Reviewing The Vampire Diaries Collection by Paint Shop Polish

Hello, everyone!  Today I have a review of a couple of really cute glitter polishes from Paint Shop Polish to show you.  Candi Clemens is the talented creator of these lovely beauties and the owner of Paint Shop Polish.  Candi provided these glitter top coats to me for reviewing and your viewing pleasure!  It is a specialty of her store to create custom polishes - and she makes wonderful customs!  I will have to show you the one she made for me on another day!

These three glitter polishes are from Paint Shop Polish's Vampire Diaries collection. 

Up first is my favorite of the three: The Doppelgänger.  This polish was inspired by the Petrova Doppelgangers, Elena and Katherine, in The Vampire Diaries.  Purples, blacks, and whites in various sizes and shapes are what make this glitter polish an instant favorite for me.  The consistency of the formula and the amount of glitter are just perfect.  I paired The Doppelgänger over Ellagee's Frozen Concoction (a thermal) for a neat ombré and glitter effect in my favorite colors!  This is one coat of The Doppelgänger and HK Girl topcoat on top.

 

Up next is a fun polish called Hybrid!  This polish is inspired by Klaus and the hybrids from The Vampire Diaries.  I had a blast with Hybrid because it's full of tiny red skull and crossbones, and gold and black circles, and gold moon glitters that I didn't have to fish and fish for.  Gotta love it when you don't have to spend twenty minutes digging for glitter!  I thought I would be head over heels for the little skulls and was surprised to discover that I love the black circle glitter even more!  I paired this one over China Glaze's Gothic Lolita.  This is one coat with a little extra dabbing to place the bigger glitters.

 

Last but not least is Katherine, full of red, gold, and purple glitter with red skull and crossbones.  This polish was inspired by Katherine Pierce from The Vampire Diaries.  The skulls were much more challenging to grab from this one but the color combo is very pretty!  I love that I didn't have a glitter bomb but still had plenty of sparkle on my nails.  This is one coat of Katherine over LVX Cerulean.

 

You can find these available now along with some other beautiful, unique colors from Paint Shop Polish on Candi's etsy shop HERE!  Also, don't forget to check her out on Paint Shop Polish Facebook.  Keep an eye out for more Paint Shop Polish on my blog in the very near future!!!

Belated Valentine!

Hey, everyone!  So I know it's a few days late but I really loved my Valentine's Day mani and I wanted to share it!

I recently obtained my first Cadillacquer polish from a blog sale and I knew it was the perfect color for Valentine's Day.  Cadillacquer's We'll Meet Again has flawless coverage in two coats and is pumped up with red glitters and lots of holographic microglitter.  I haven't ever been much of a fan of red and pink together, but this.... perfection!

As you can see, I also created an adorable accent nail on each hand with Sinful Colors Snow Me White and some pink rose water decals from the Born Pretty Store.  I freakin' LOVE water decals.  I think the pink roses just pop right off my nail surrounded by that Cadillacquer pink!

This is, as I said, two coats of We'll Meet Again over my usual Orly base with one coat of HK Girl on top.  What do you think?  Isn't it sweet!?  Perfect for Valentine's Day!

If you need some Cadillacquer of your own Llarowe.com provides this brand in the US at this LINK.  Here is the link to the main Cadillacquer Shop.

Polish Addict Nail Color, Part II

Provided for Review

Hi, everyone! 

Before we get started I have a quick request.  I received a comment on my last post that my page is hard to read, but she did not give me any specifics as to what the problem is.  When I am on my PC and my iPhone the layout and colors seem fine to me.  I would love to correct this issue if necessary but I need you all to tell me where the problem is. Thanks sooooo much! :)

Thanks for your patience while waiting for this post.  This one is pic heavy :D

Today I am going to show you two more amazing polishes from PANC - but unlike the first two these are HOLOGRAPHIC!  Woo!  Who doesn't love holographic polish?!

First up is Unicorn 2.2, a gorgeous silvery-lavender beauty.  This shimmering, glitter-filled holo polish catches the sun in so many various ways and is still just stunning in regular lighting.  The combination of sparkle in this baby impresses me; I just adore unique polish.  It's sure to please everyone with its lavender base, lavender flakies, and iridescent glitter.  I wore it alone in three coats and was very impressed with the formula.

 

 

 

Up next is a lovely shade called Alter Ego.  Alter Ego is not only beautiful and holographic but it is also a thermal polish!  The PANC store site says this is a "holo thermal that is a light amber when warm and turns darker when cold.  (An Ultra Thermal-Dust which changes from one color to another instead of transparent at temperatures of 86F and warmer. [...])"  I absolutely loved this color when I put it on and wore it for a week.  The neutral amber-brown was just perfect for the cool weather we are having!  I wore two coats of Alter Ego for perfectly full coverage.

 



 

Here is the LINK to the holographic polish section of PANC, and here is the LINK to get to the main shop page.  Don't you just LOVE these holographics?!  They are very strongly holo in all light sources and the formula is just perfect.

Polish Addict Nail Color Review, Part I

Provided for Review

Good evening!

Tonight I want to show you two of four amazing colors sent to me for review by the creative Laura Sanchez!  Laura is the brilliant mind behind the Polish Addict Nail Color line, along with PANC co-owner, Crystal Fernandez.

I have chatted often with Laura lately and she is the sweetest lady!  I have always admired her unique glitter polishes and I was thrilled when she contacted me to do a review.

First up is a really sweet color that my daughter was head over heels for.  Pretty Zombie is a pink crelly packed full of different sizes and shapes and types of glitter!  This polish was inspired by Rob Zombie and his wife, and has something interesting on every brush swipe.  I found stars, hearts, hexies, neons, mattes, metallics... and the best part of all is that it glows in the dark!  I found that the pink base was a bit sheer for me but with three coats it became opaque.  I want to try this one over pink undies and see if I can make the glitter a touch less overwhelming on my tiny nails.  I put this on over my Orly base and used two coats of HK Girl top coat over it.  The top coat did not take away from the glow in the dark effect at all!

 

Up next is another super fun glitter polish that I'm sure you have heard of!  If you read Nail It! magazine then you have probably seen the Indie Spotlight interview in which Laura says one of her favorites from her polish line is Blurred Lines Glow in the Dark polish!  When I put on Blurred Lines I really was super excited to have such a gorgeous piece in my collection and it became one of my all-time favorites, too.  We all know I love my glitter-filled white crème bases--especially when they are unique to my stash!  Blurred Lines is a white crelly with holo dust that glows in the dark with a mix of black, blue, pink, and white glitters.  Oh my gosh it is pretty!  I love that I found so many different glitters in the formula without it being as many different types as Pretty Zombie.  This is three coats of Blurred Lines in all its magnificence!  This is also over my Orly base with two coats of HK Girl on top.  I want to go put it right back on my nails now...........

 

 

 

For all your glow in the dark polish cravings here is a LINK specifically to the Glow in the Dark section of the Polish Addict Nail Color shop!  This LINK is to the Big Cartel shop home page.

 

You have got to see these beauties!!!  I need to go get my hands on Unicorn Galaxy GITD right this second, you guys.  So pretty!

 

Laura and Crystal also have a fantastic selection of other types of polish including holographic, thermal, and even an extremely popular Mystery Box subscription!  Be sure you go check out the PANC Facebook, too.  If you want to see that interview in Nail It! magazine you can find the link HERE.

 

Here is a little tidbit from the PANC site regarding the GITD polishes in case you are wondering about the glow: "A Photo-luminescent Powder that when charges with natural or artificial light will absorb photons, then re-radiates them and gives a glow. Sunlight and UV black light provide the best effect for a charge."

 

Thanks for dropping by - and come back to see some amazing holographics from PANC that will knock your socks off!!!

My First Scofflaw Nail Varnishes!

Hi, everyone!  So tonight I want to show you my first two Scofflaw Nail Varnishes!  I can't believe I waited so long to buy from this Indie brand.  These two colors are unique and stunning, each one was opaque in two coats, and the formula is impeccable.  These two polishes were purchased by me.

 

Before we get started I must ask you to excuse my incredibly random watermark on these pictures.  Unfortunately my program is not working properly and while the watermark was in the right place on the program, apparently it did not translate correctly when I saved the pic.... however the heck that works.... :(

 

Moving on!!!!

 

First up from Scofflaw is "Drop Dead Fred" and it is officially one of my new favorite polishes!  I just couldn't stop staring at it while I wore it.  Couldn't.  Stop.  And who would want to!?  "It's a vivid lime green with butterscotch shimmer highlights. It boasts glitters in metallic butterscotch and various sizes of holographic blue," says the Scofflaw site.  What a freakin' masterpiece.  I am obsessed with the shimmer, the colors, the formula..........  Just dreamy, you guys.  You have to get this one!!!  (As you can probably see, this is the last swatch set I watermarked with that program....)

 

 

Next is "Your Cat Ain't Cute," a vibrant coral creme polish full of delicate gold, matte neon coral, and various sizes of metallic brown glitters.  My camera barely does this polish justice!  I don't think that the coral color suits my skin as well as I'd like, but nonetheless I am obsessed with this beautiful glitter polish.  I think that this second photo is very true to the actual color of the polish you're getting.  Also - check out the new watermark!  Ooooh ahhhh!

 

You can find these and other amazing colors online at the Scofflaw Nail Varnish shop!  There will be a restock on February 8th!  You can subscribe for email alerts and follow along on Facebook, too.

Every Nook and Cranberry

Here is a lovely polish from the KBShimmer Fall 2013 Collection!  I wanted Every Nook and Cranberry from the moment I read about it on the press release info Christy sent with my Blogger package in August.  My darling husband got it for me for Christmas!  Woo!

This polish is described on KBShimmer.com as "a cranberry satin matte polish with a subtle pink and gold shimmer."  I adore mattes and this one did not disappoint.  Every Nook and Cranberry goes on in two flawless coats for full coverage and has a pretty rapid dry time.  I oohed and ahhed over the gorgeous glitters and blue tones in this polish as I applied it and I really want to try it out with  top coat!

 

Here is a DIRECT LINK to Every Nook and Cranberry on the KBShimmer shop website!!  Go check out all the other gorgeous beauties she has up for sale.  I have 19 different colors by Christy and they are of amazing quality and uniqueness!

Emily de Molly Cosmic Forces

Good morning!
I just laid the little one down for his morning nap and looked over my blog a little.  I am very sad to see that some of my photo quality is very poor!!  They really lost their quality in translation from my iPhone app posting to the PC view....  I'm incredibly sorry about this!!!

Today I am working from the desktop and I want to show off another Emily de Molly to make up for my crappy pics before.  This is the famous Cosmic Forces!  I did take these photos inside, but I don't think they turned out badly.

 



This mani is two coats of this lovely, squishy purple jelly polish.  I especially adore the big holo circles in there that just make the whole thing pop!  My only issue with this polish is that where the big circles stick on my nails it always leaves a violet stain.  It's still totally worth it!!!  I use on coat of Seche Vite on top and it is nice and smooth.  I have never had any glitter problems with Cosmic Forces, whether it be with placing the glitter or any catching.

What do you think of this one!?  Love it!!

I Love Emily de Molly!

And who doesn't?!  If you don't know Emily de Molly Nail Colour you're missing out, my friends.  This gorgeous Australian brand expands all the time but is never out of fresh ideas.  I fell in love long ago with Cosmic Forces, Black Forest, and Zombie Spotting (which, unfortunately was LE and gone by the time I discovered it!).  I finally got my hands on an EdM polish called Ursula from a blog sale and I knew I had to find a way to get more EdMs off my wish list and onto my shelf!

The lovely creation I want to share with you today was on its way to being discontinued when I finally caved and spent $13 plus shipping for it on www.shop.llarowe.com.  If you're iffy about spending $13 on a bottle of nail polish, let me assure you that this is the brand you should splurge on!  Have you heard "you get what you pay for?"  Yep!

This is Regal Beginnings.  If you know how much I adore purple you know I had to have this one!

This is two thin coats of Regal Beginnings.  I kid you not, this polish was literally the smoothest application of a creamy, glitter-filled polish I have ever used!!!  It was practically opaque with the first coat but I wanted to add depth with a second.  This beauty manages to layer the glitter and base color so well that it shows the blue, gold, and black glitter while still stacking creamy layers.

Obviously this became one of my favorite colors ever.  Ever.  Ever. ;)  I only took it off because my bestie got married this weekend and I painted my nails red to match!

Like I said, this is an Aussie based polish brand, but you can find it in online shops.

Ack!!!  These photos make me want to put this color back on sooooooo badly!!!!!! ;)

Do you have any Emily de Molly Nail Colour?

Naomi Rose

This polish was generously provided to me for review by Darah Patterson, owner and creator of Sweet Tea Polish. The provided polish is graciously accepted and kept, and does not affect my opinions regarding the product.  This blog review post is my honest opinion for the owner's and any consumers' benefit.  Thank you, Darah, for the opportunity to review these awesome polishes!

Sweet Tea Polish is so much fun!  Today I have another color Darah calls Naomi Rose.  Naomi Rose is described as an opalescent turquoise with pink, purple, aqua & silver glitter.  I love how each color stands out independently from the base but in certain lights it all blends together.  It sound strange, but it's just hard to describe!  Pictures really don't do this creation justice.

I layered two thin coats over Sinful Colors Snow Me White for this mani and it got so many compliments at work!  I adore looking at the shimmery color shift happening in this subtle shade!  A must have for glitter lovers as well as the more conservative of polish wearers.  There was no trouble applying this one, I just shook my bottle up and let it sit upside down for a little while before use and the glitter was very easy to grab.

See how it kinda looks like a glare on my nails and in the bottle?  It's not!  That's the turquoise standing out!

What do you think?  I'm so happy to have this one!  Once again here is the shop info for Sweet Tea Polish: You can purchase Sweet Tea Polish on etsy here for $9 a bottle plus shipping: http://www.etsy.com/shop/designsbydarah.

New Indie Brand! Sweet Tea Polish!

Sweet Tea Polish: "colors inspired by the Sweet South!"

This polish was generously provided to me for review by Darah Patterson, owner and creator of Sweet Tea Polish. The provided polish is graciously accepted and kept, and does not affect my opinions regarding the product.  This blog review post is my honest opinion for the owner's and any consumers' benefit.  Thank you, Darah, for the opportunity to review these awesome polishes!

Today I want to share a new Indie Polish brand with you!  Lovely Darah Patterson contacted me to review her southern inspired lacquers and I couldn't have been more excited!  This initial set of colors is expansive and diverse and really showcases Darah's creativity.

A graphic designer by trade, Darah designed her own adorable Sweet Tea Polish labels and put together a super cute little package for me!  I was so exited to find a very cool little set of bonus hairbands with my polish samples.  Unfortunately I forgot to take some pics of them and I am at work, but since I have two great colors to show you I will be sure to have pics of them next time!

For now this is Barefoot Belle!  This glitter topper shines with gold, rose, and lavender bits in different shapes and sizes depending on the color.  I wasn't sure what the best color would be for under this one and it looked a little dark in the bottle so I went with a silver first.  To me this does not show off the glitters at all!  I made a huge mistake lol!  The glitter is actually very lightly dispersed and the colors are bright and shiny and not dark at all. 

So of course I corrected this mistake and did a little art!

This is Barefoot Belle over a gradient with e.l.f. Taupe of the World and Zoya Pepper!  The gradient alone is pretty awesome and I will have to show you that another day!

Look at all that sparkle!!! I love how all the colors compliment and pop off my nails. What do you think?

You can purchase Sweet Tea Polish on etsy here for $9 a bottle plus shipping: http://www.etsy.com/shop/designsbydarah.

Tell her I sent ya! :)

Nice Planet!

Kunimitsu Nail Potions is a really neat little Indie brand I discovered on Etsy and absolutely love! This color really caught my eye when I first saw it and when I found it in a blog sale I was so excited.  Nice Planet! is a white base with a green shimmer that I did not notice until I put it on my nails!  The shimmer really sets this glitter packed polish apart from other similar colors. 

This is two medium coats with no white undies. The polish is very opaque and super easy to work with - perfect formula and glitters in green, teal, and gold!

You can purchase Kunimitsu Nail Potions on etsy.com here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Kunimitsu

If you have any of these up for swap or sale let me know, would ya?!  I just adore these colors and can't wait to get more. 

KBShimmer Birthday Celebration, The Finale!

This polish was generously provided to me for review by Christy Rose, owner and creator of KBShimmer Bath and Body. The provided polish is graciously accepted and kept, and does not affect my opinions regarding the product.  This blog review post is my honest opinion for the owner's and any consumers' benefit.  Thank you, Christy, for the opportunity to review these awesome polishes!

The gorgeous colors I will share today to continue my celebration of KBShimmer's 5th Birthday are so bright you might wanna grab yo' shades!  I wasn't sure what to think of these two when I opened my review package from Christy Rose, creator of KBShimmer, but when I put them on I was super excited to show them off!

This first polish, Blinded by the Bright, is a super neon yellow crelly with a rainbow of different size and shape glitters!  I got sooooo many compliments on this one, you guys.  The more I stared at it the more I fell for it!  This is three thin coats to grab lots of glitter for layering. It also worked well with two but I couldn't help myself!  What do you think?

The yellow base seemed like it might overwhelm the glitter colors but it really wasn't too bad!  We all know Christy makes amazing polish so I dunno why I doubted.  LOL.  You will notice some of the glitters obviously have yellow polish over them, but it really adds to the depth and doesn't take away from the combo, in my opinion.

Next up is The Dancing Green!  I was really hoping to be blown away by this one because my favorite colors are purple and green.  While it isn't my favorite color by KBShimmer I have absolutely zero complaints about the formula, coverage, or amount of glitter in this crelly.  The green base is thinner than the yellow base and makes the glitters pop from every coat!  Christy says The Dancing Green "features fuchsia square glitters, chartreuse dots,  sapphire hex glitters and fuchsia dots.  A subtle micro shimmer completes this emerald colored polish."  Check it out!  This is three thin coats. 

These two colors are currently still available at www.kbshimmer.com.

A Visit to the KBShimmer Circus!

Continuing with my Feature KBShimmer Month today!  I have an hour for lunch at my new job and of course, once again, I am sitting alllll alone!!!  I am not letting it get me down though because it's the ONLY time I am ever alone!  And it gives me time to blog!  ;)

This polish was generously provided to me for review by Christy Rose, owner and creator of KBShimmer Bath and Body. The provided polish is graciously accepted and kept, and does not affect my opinions regarding the product.  This blog review post is my honest opinion for the owner's and any consumers' benefit.  Thank you, Christy, for the opportunity to review these awesome polishes!

Today I have two lovely older colors from a collection by Christy that was inspired by the circus. These two colors are currently still available at www.kbshimmer.com but are going fast!

First up is a color that was on my good ol' wish list for a long time!  Elle is a sheer, pale grey crelly packed with glitter!  I was a little sad about how sheer it was, but when I put one coat over Revlon Stormy Night it turned out to be a perfect amount of glitter!  You could make this one fairly opaque with 2-3 coats alone, however, it gets a little clumpy that way due to the fantastic plethora of glitters.  There are several pink, white, and grey sparklies in here of different shapes and it's a crowd pleaser for sure!  Check out one medium coat of Elle below.  The application was as impressive as all KBShimmer colors and with one or two coats it is a pretty smooth finish. 

Speaking of fantastic glitter, the next color I want to show you is a glitter topper.  It's a clear base with about 100 different types of glitter in each varied batch!  Does that sound like the type of polish everyone should have in their collection or what?!  Funny thing: I never really wanted this one before because the name honestly just bugged me a little.  Now that I have it I am beyond glad! I wore it until it was growing out, then I matte top coated it for fun and wore that until it started to peel!  So. Gorgeous.  This phenomenal glitter topper is called Clown Puke, and it is loads more fun than the name implies!  Perfect application, obviously, this is one medium coat and a few extra dabs because I couldn't help myself over Sally Hansen Black Out. 

Look!  A big, teal holo round glitter!  Look!  A white, matte square!  Look!  A black, matte square!  LOL

Fun stuff!  I even got a star on this hand!  My husband also spotted a red heart in the bottle and I myself saw several sizes of black round glitters, fuchsia round holos, and a purple flower!  How exciting is that?!

I am sure just Clown Puke alone has overwhelmed you, so I am gonna put the store link here for you once more and leave you to your shopping!!! ;)

Go to www.kbshimmer.com right now!!!!  See ya next time!

KBShimmer Fall 2013 Colors Part Two

Yay! Time for part two!

This polish was generously provided to me for review by Christy Rose, owner and creator of KBShimmer Bath and Body. The provided polish is graciously accepted and kept, and does not affect my opinions regarding the product.  This blog review post is my honest opinion for the owner's and any consumers' benefit.  Thank you, Christy, for the opportunity to review these awesome polishes!

Continuing from my previous post, which you can see HERE, I am gonna show you the other two colors in the new KBShimmer Fall 2013 Collection that were sent to me for review!

This perfectly fall color is called Turbulence and when I put it on all I did was stare at my nails! I sincerely think I will use this bottle up and that doesn't happen often! This gorgeous gray color dries to a matte finish and features flecks of glitter. I shook well, used two thin coats and appreciated the fact that it didn't take very long to dry! I adore matte finish polish! In the last pic below you can see what Turbulence looks like with a top coat. 

And last, but certainly not least, is You Autumn Know! If you have read my blog before or know me at all you know I have a serious addiction to white base polish with glitter! I was so happy to see this color when I opened the package from Christy!  This is two coats of You Autumn Know, which, as you can see, has a variety of glitters including two sizes of hex glitter in orange, yellow, and fuchsia, small circles in orange, yellow, and purple, and to accent those are short bar glitters in orange and fuchsia!

So far that's a duochrome, a jelly, a matte, and a crelly!  And that's not even all of the colors in the collection! I sincerely wish I had the others to swatch for you because they are also just stunning! Keep your eyes peeled for swatches of those from other lucky duck bloggers. 

I hear that this collection will be released on September 1 on www.kbshimmer.com! 

Don't forget to also drop by Facebook and leave KBShimmer happy birthday wishes and tell Christy how stunning these colors are at www.facebook.com/kbshimmerbathandbody.