Cuter Cuticles!

I love mani bombs.  I don't care, I can never have enough.  If I've been swatching all day, I'll soak in one before I get ready for bed.  If I've been rough on my hands, I'll use one to.  Soooo, I like to stock up!

Cuter Cuticles is a Canadian brand, so keep in mind that the prices on the website are listed in Canadian dollars.  Even with shipping I was impressed at how affordable everything was and got a little bit of everything to try.

I ordered several mani bombs, in both Fruit Loops and Vanilla (some of which are heading off in a swap box!) and I was super impressed they arrived in one piece.  A lot of times bombs arrive preexploded!  While it's not an issue, I just spill the 'dust' into my dish, there is still something to plunking one into water and watching it go.  I've got a little clip on my IG if you want to see one in action!

The bombs are nicely scents and despite being nice and solid, fizz and break up like a dream in warm water.  They are nicely moisturizing but don't leave a chunky layer of greasy oil behind.  I am really happy with them.  I really wish I had ordered more, but I really wanted to both stick to my budget as well as try a few different things!

Have you tried Cuter Cuticles?  What's your favs?

Mani of the Month: February

Today I'm bringing you my monthly review of the Mani of the Month kit!

As always, it contains special limited edition items from Heather's Hues, Dream Polish, and Nails Redesigned.  And as always, you are probably going to kick yourself if you missed it because it's amazing.

Simply amazing.

It contains:

From Dream Polish

• A 5 ml Gem Stick Base Coat in Bed of Rose
• A 5ml Gem Glam Top Coat in Bed of Rose
• A 5ml Cuticle Oil in Bed of Roses

From Heather's Hues

• A polish mini in Bound By Your Love
• A full sized polish in Love Hurts (thermal)

From Nails Redesigned

• A sheet of vinyl hearts in various shapes
• A sheet of vinyl feathers
• A sheet of vinyl handcuffs
• An assortment of gems

Bed of Roses is probably my favourite scent from the box yet. It's a true, pure rose scent.  It's not perfumey, it's just the real clean scent of roses.  If you haven't already, you can read my previous review of the Gem Glam Top Coat and the base coats here. 

I'm crazy about the vinyls this month!  I just made some feathers for myself, so I loved getting these sparkly white ones!  Unfortunately my nails are trimmed to nubbins right now and the vinyls are a little too large.  I'm anxious for them to grow out so I can use the handcuffs!

I'm going to go ahead and officially name Heather's Hues as my favourite thermal polish maker.  I love thermals and I do have a lot of them.  There are some brands whose thermals are so thin they never quite get opaque and many many thermals don't really change colours as designed.  Every one I've gotten from Heather's Hues has been amazing.  In fact, I used Mucho Smoocho, a thermal not included in the box as the compliment for this mani and it's just as stunning.  There is an obvious shift and it really lingers so you can see the process.

 I've got a macro here, you can see the swirls underneath are Mucho Smoocho, the perfect pink accent for Love Hurts.

This month's box is another stunner, did you get it?  Have you pre-ordered March's?