Tammy Taylor - Dazzle Rocks Nail Polish

These are her Dazzle Rocks Nail Polishes, various color glitters suspended in a clear polish base.

I can't find them on the painful Tammy Taylor Website, so I don't have a link or prices... Sorry.

They are each labeled with "Dazzle Me Up" red, blue, or black. The silver one is different, it's Dazzle Me Up Stardust and my gold bottle is missing a label, so I don't know if it's called gold, or something fancier.

 

For each of these swatches I used one coat over the colored nail polishes so you could see the opacity. The ring finger nail shows 3 coats of the Dazzle Rocks nail polish over my natural nail.

 

Stardust over China Glaze Laced Up

 

Mystery gold color over Sinful Colors Endless Blue

Blue over Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Green With Envy

Black over Sally Hansen CSM Lavender Cloud

(I really like how it's a mix of black and silver)

Red over theBalm Mellow Yellow

The glitter polishes were easy to apply and the glitter seems to disperse evenly without any extra effort. Each of them are pretty topcoat hungry in that it looked best with 2 coats of Seche Vite topcoat.



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Tammy Taylor - Top Gel Plus, Clean-It, Clean Finish Buffing File, & Brush on Nail Glue

Some random additional products provided by Tammy Taylor.

 

Tammy Taylor Top Gel Plus

Here for $19.95

This is a gel top coat that can be cured under a LED or UV light. I don't have a lot of gel system knowledge, but I do have the Sensationail LED lamp, so I tested it over a completely dry regular nail polish. It did cure within 40 seconds as it states and it provided a high shine with a thick glossy look. (I'll spare you the pics because it was on my toes) I can't attest to the wear time or compare it to other gel polishes because I don't have a full system with the proper base coats.

 

"Clean - It"

Here for $8.95

This is meant to be used prior to any gel system application to ensure better adhesion, as well as after a gel polish is cured to remove any sticky residue from the surface of cured gel polish. I found it worked great with the Top Gel plus polish, it's a nice size of 3 oz, free of any harsh odor.

 

Clean Finish Buffing File

Here for $11.95

This has a heavy grit to it that can rough up the surface of the natural nail prior to polish application. Also it can be used to buff off the gloss of a cured gel polish, so you can use the acetone-soaked-cotton-ball-wrapped-in-tin-foil onto the nail to remove gel polish.

 

Tammy Taylor Brush On Nail Glue

(I can't find the direct link on their site.)

I don't often have a need for nail glue, but I sometimes use it to apply rhinestones if I want some extra staying power. This being in a brush on form makes it really easy to use and control the amount of glue placed. It's a nice size bottle of a full 15mL or 0.5oz.

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Tammy Taylor Dazzle Rocks Rockstar Glitter "Night on the Town" Collection

Some more products from Tammy Taylor Nails. These are her Dazzle Rocks or 1oz /10gm jar of loose glitter. They can be found HEREon her site for$14.95 for each color. Tammy Taylor also has several videos posted on that same page showing how these glitters can be utilized with gel polish and acrylic powders. I don't have either of those techniques in my skill set, so I used them over regular nail lacquers for these swatches.

Midnight Sky is the first one.

Fine black glitter, with larger black, irridescent blue, green, and yellow pieces.

I first painted my nails with OPI Eurso Euro, then sprinkled some "Midnight Sky" over the top. I lightly pressed it so the pieces would lie flat then applied regular topcoat.

Shimmering Stars

Over all white appearance that changes to opalescent pastel over a base color.

Here I'm showing it over China Glaze Spontaneous

Moonlight has an over all gold appearance.

Fine gold glitter and larger opalescent pieces.

Here I'm showing it over Orly Ancient Jade

Rock Me Red

Fine red glitter mixed with larger gold pieces.

I always have a hard time figuring out what to pair red glitters with. Anybody else suffer that same dilemma? Here I'm showing it over China Glaze Electric Beat

City Lights

A mix of silver

Here I'm showing it over China Glaze Laced Up



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Tammy Taylor Nails

Tammy Taylor Nails has sent me some of their products to review for you guys. Tammy Taylor started her own product line in 1983, and apparently she is well known by nail professionals because her products are used in many salons. She carries a lot of acrylic and gel products as well as regular nail lacquers.

First of all, I was really impressed with their packaging. These foam star cut outs are PERFECT for shipping nail polish. It keeps it snug and in place with plenty of protection from breakage. Then each other item was bagged or sealed in some way. The box was also stuffed with packing peanuts to prevent the items from shifting. So already Tammy Taylor gets 5 stars for packaging!

 Since I'm being honest, here is a negative. I really dislike the website. It is terribly hard to navigate and I couldn't even find the direct links to the polish colors she sent me. For example, you would think to find a polish color you would click "Nail Polish (Colour)" but no. That just has topcoat, thinner, and remover...... Ok well let's click "Polish (Nail Colour)," no such luck. Just links to the gel topcoat and her Polish Accessory Kit.... No actual nail colors.... Then I decided to utilize the search box and type in the name of the polish colors I was sent.... Still can't find it. :( Disappointing!
*UPDATE* They recently updated and revamped the page containing the nail polishes, so check it out HERE. Each polish is $6.95. *END UPDATE*

 

Z-Coat is her non yellowing topcoat that dries fast and prevents polish colors from fading. 

Found here for $12.

I really enjoyed it! I found it comparable to Seche Vite (my current favorite topcoat), dries fast, self levels, and the quality of the brush itself made application easy.

The other polishes used for this french look are called Ca. French White & Ca. French Pink, but I couldn't find them on the website.

 I masked off my tips with tape, then applied 2 thin coats of Ca. French White before removing the tape. Once that was dry I applied 2 coats of Ca. French Pink over the entire nail and it did a really nice job of softening the entire look. It went on smoothly without being streaky and added a soft pink color to the nail bed. I then used the Z-Coat over everything and it dried quickly with a very glossy finish!

This color is called Pinkalicious, but yet again I couldn't find evidence of it on the website. :(

Pictured is 3 thin coats topped with Z-Coat. The polish was really easy to apply, but didn't self level real well. The formula was very opaque, I imagine this polish would work well with stamping, but I have yet to try it. I thought I could stop after just one or two coats, but it wasn't seeming to self level. I had darker areas and lighter areas. Not quite what I'm used to when I think of a streaky polish, but similar.

Another thing included was the "Cutie-File" 3-in-1 cuticle pusher, shaper, & smoother.  You get a 50pk for $16.95. I was confused at first, but figured it out. You get one pink piece which is made of a thick plastic and each file piece is 320grit on the dark side, and the white side is a cover over adhesive. So you peel off the white backing and it sticks onto the pink plastic. On it's own the file piece is too flimsy to use, but attached to the pink piece, it's perfect. This would be great for any nail professional that needs to switch out files for each client. This would make it really easy.

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Kissy Lips

This cute design can be found on the QA28 image plate from Born Pretty. It can be found here for $1.99. That's a great deal!

I first painted my nails with China Glaze Dance Baby, then stamped using Kleancolor Metallic Pink.

 I used all 3 full nail images. I put the smallest lips on my pinky. The plate was easy to use and gave me a crisp clean image each time. I'm really excited to figure out an idea to use the mustache images.... A brainstorming session is needed!

If you end up shopping at Born Pretty - here is a coupon code:

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Born Pretty Store Holographic Polish - #3 Pink, #8 Blue, & #11 Purple

Born Pretty Store has recently put up their own line of holographic polish.

#3 can be found here for $5.59. The bad part is that it's only for 6mL of polish.
You can tell my bottle is not as vibrant or hot pink as the site photos. I applied 3 coats. Coverage was easy, no trouble with patchiness or dragging like some holo polishes. Dry time was fast.

It's so mesmerizing. I could stare at my nails in the sun all day.

#8 can be found here for $5.59. 3 easy coats. No trouble at all!

#11 is a dark purple. Found here for $5.59

So do you love them? If you end up buying any, use my coupon code and get 10% off.

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