KKCenterHK - 3D Acrylic Bow Mold

Norther Star Polish - TrustNo1

So for todays post I am showing you a mold KKCenterHK sent me to review.

Don't let this fool you, if you have ANY experience with using acrylic powder and liquid you can do this.

Here is how the mold arrives, in a sealed package. It is available on the site, HERE, and retails for $4.75US - which is a great price for a lifetime supply of bows in any color you want!

Here are the supplies used for this, please note I have NO IDEA what these acrylic products are! When I first got into nails, my friend Rachelle gave me a bunch of random stuff she had left over from cosmetology school, so thats what these are. Acrylic powder (clear), acrylic liquid, powdered eyeshadow pigment and the mold. Essentially I mixed half acrylic powder and half green shadow pigment in a seperate container and then I dipped a brush in the acrylic liquid and then into the powder to get a nice sized ball. Pushed it into the mold and made sure to clean up the edges. I let it dry for about a minute or two, just until I could flex the mold and the acrylic didn't flex with it. You pop that out with some tweezers...let me tell you, the reason you dont want this to dry too much is so it's still pliable. If you want it to sit up off of your nail, no problem, but if you want it to bend with the shape of your nail, you need it to still be somewhat bendy. Wait too long and it snaps when you bend it. It's a learning curve that I got right the first time and wrong the second time!

And this is the bow attached to the nail. After I took it out of the mold I grabbed a sanding block and QUICKLY removed any little residual jagged edges and topcoated my nail than I bent it a little between my fingers and pressed it on my nail, holding it for about a minute until it was firmly stuck down all around.

It's a super simple process and I do plan to come back with more of a tutorial on how I did this and show a few different colors. In the meantime if this interests you, make sure and use the code below for a discount! the base polish for this is Norther Star - TrustNo1, which I reviewed HERE.

Look at all this fun!!

Let's start this review off with the Cuticle Oil Kristin sent me.

SWOON. I am OBSESSED with Cuticle Oil you guys! I mean it, I have at least 8 bottles, probably more if I rounded them up. Yes, I'm sure of it now that I think of it. But this one....OMG. The smell is so heavenly! It's like a fruity flower, its perfection and I wanted to permanently shove my fingers up my nose every time I had it on. Which has been non-stop since I got it last week! 

And this is my nails on Cuticle Oil! Any questions?

How old do I feel for just saying that? If you got it, you're old too. And if you didn't get it, I feel 20 years older than I already am!

Next up is Galactic Memories - A clear based glitter top coat full of hot pink and purple shreds, holo stars and hex glitters! Wee!

I've paired Galactic Memories up with Sinful Colors Mint Apple, a super pretty green shimmer.

Shown here is 2 coats of Mint Apple with 2 coats of Galactic Memories over top and top coat.

Glitter ratio here is epic. It's just the right amount per coat in my opinion. I like a glitter top coat that allows me to control how much I want, one that doesn't come out in small doses or extremely dense doses.

Look!!!! Do you see that awesome holo star? Those suckers come out easy!

And here is a matte version. Sweet.

Next up is Ligeia - another glitter top coat with an abundance of matte red and black glitters. I layered it here, but Kristin says you can reach opacity without unders in a few coats.

I'm pairing Ligeia up with the last of my amazing W7 planet polishes, Metallic Venus.

I have not stopped being enamored of red glitters over purples and blues. So I did it again! This is 2 coats of Metallic Venus and 2 coats of Ligeia. Plus top coat.

Again. glitter ratio is right on!

You can see here the glitter is primarily medium and tiny, I really like the combo of sizes here...sometimes all those huge large glitters in so many shapes and sizes gets overwhelming.

TrustNo1 - This is the NEW one that comes out on June 28th and also my FAVORITE of this bunch today! TrustNo1 is a purple jelly base with electric blue flakie glitters. Hello Gorgeous!!!!

This is JUST 2 fantastic creamy coats plus top coat. It is a superb formula.

It does come off a little darker in person but it is just as stunning. So much so I STILL have it on for 3 days going now.

The flakies are super prevalent in this, on the nail as well as in the bottle, you will not be disappointed here.

And a matte version. I'll totally refrain from cussing my excitement here.

Last up today is Wuv, Twoo Wuv (what a cute name!) - this polish is based off of the movie The Princess Bride and has a milky base with pink, red, silver and white glitters. Some are satin some metallic.

I paired up Wuv, Twoo Wuv with Sephora Rose Dawn, a gorgeous rose gold metallic.

I don't even think I could have picked a better partner for Wuv, Rose Dawn is so awesome under this polish! Rose Dawn is 1 coat with 2 coats of Wuv over top and top coat.

This is such a pretty and delicate polish, I love these types of polishes so much. It's like super girly without trying to be and perfect for SO many occasions and kinds of people.

The mix of sizes of hex in this polish plays really well against the colors Kristin chose for it. It's JUST right.

And matte. Cuz that's how I do.

So I'm totally in love. Aren't you?

There is a little something for everyone here.

All of these polishes are currently in stock at Northern Star Polish, with the exception of TrustNo1, which will release on 6/28 at 12 NOON Central Time.

Northern Star polishes are all 4-FREE and retails at $6 for .3oz Petites and $9 for .5oz Full Sizes.