Rimmel Salon Pro Kate Moss collection Punk Rock

 I saw a new display set up at my local Shopper's Drug Mart. What was it? Nail polish of course! Looks to be a new line from Rimmel London to add to the Kate Moss collection.

Punk Rock is a creamy dark grey with a definite purple undertone. This is a lycra polish and dries to a satin finish. The bonus is that the photos are ONE coat. I maybe could have done another coat, but I didn't notice that until I was out in direct sunlight. Wondering if this would work for stamping? Any flaws you see on my nails are actually from the top coat I used. I forgot to thin it before I started. Sorry. Anyway, I enjoyed this polish. I really like greys!

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I feel the purple is quite noticeable in the sun. Please note that I didn't test the wear time on this. Just did a quick swatch. Thanks for stopping by!

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Alanna Renee Evening Amethyst

Alanna Renee is a new brand for me. I recently purchased this at Color4Nails. I just recently discovered this shop. Bad for my bank account! Great place to find indie polish without the craziness that you find with some e-tailers.

Evening Amethyst is a deep purple shimmer. The shimmer is quite subtle. Has a bit of a blue undertone. I needed three coats. I would recommend layering this over a similar purple or black. Applied evenly and dried quickly. Also very shiny with no top coat. I did not test this for wear.

Overall I liked it, but it didn't wow me. Classy shade for day or night. I can see using this for some nail art. What do you think?

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

The Brave from Pop Culture Cosmetics

Pop Culture Cosmetics The Brave is from The Factions collection. Based on the Divergent book series. I love these books! My daughter got me hooked. The final book comes out Oct. 22 and I'll be at the store when it opens to get it!

The Brave is based on the Dauntless faction. It is a black jelly with silver and iridescent glitter in many shapes and sizes. There are also some larger black circles. Hard to see in the pictures because they blend with the base colour. Photos are three coats of The Brave. No vnl to report. You could also layer this over black. Very smooth considering all the glitter in this. I was pleasently surprised.

Pop Culture Cosmetics can be purchased HERE if you are in the U.S. or international can purchase from Etsy HERE. Polish is available in full and mini size. Thanks for having a look! And don't forget to check out the books if you haven't read them yet.

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Glam Polish Margaritaville swatch and review

Glam Polish is a new to me brand. Mostly because until recently it was only available in Australia. Now I have the option of purchasing either through Color4Nails or Llarowe.

Margaritaville is a peach base with purple metallic glitter and bright pink hexagon and lime green squares. The larger pinks were a little elusive, but you didn't really have to fish. If you wanted more on your nail, you would have to. My favourite are the green squares. Just loved them! Application was easy. Three thin coats. Nice and smooth, no issues with hungry glitter! Average dry time.

I have to admit that this doesn't remind me of a margarita, but it is fun! For more information on Glam Polish, please visit their shop. There is also a list of places to purchase, no matter where you live! Thanks for having a look. Hope you enjoyed.

*polish purchased be me and all opinions are my own*

China Glaze Howl You Doin'

My first Halloween polish of the season. This is my favourite polish holiday!

China Glaze Howl You Doin' is a vampy purple jelly with purple and pink micro glitter and small orange shreds. This turned into an I love you and hate you polish for me. The formula on this is terrible. There is just no other word for it. The glitters clump together and it is impossible to apply evenly. I used three coats because I kept seeing lighter patches. Very gritty once dry. I recommend two generous coats of top coat to smooth out. BUT, once you manage to apply and top coat, it looks amazing on the nail! Gah. I am happy that mainstream brands are trying to get more creative, but I expect more from China Glaze as far as formula. Photos are shown with one coat of top coat so you can see the grittiness.

Forgot to mention the name of the collection is Monsters Ball. I purchased this from Nail Polish Canada. What do you all think of this? Tried it yet? Want to?
Thanks for sticking with me!

Zoya Kalista

Zoya Kalista is a warm brown with plum undertones and a golden shimmer. The first coat was all plum and turned brown as the coats progressed. I needed three coats for full coverage. Average drying time. Photos are with top coat.

This shade screams Fall to me. I truly love it! It even looked good on my newly shortened nails, yeah. What do you think of this?

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Emily De Molly A Certain Shade Of Green

Today I have swatches of Emily de Molly A Certain Shade of Green. Forgive my lack of clean up, I had run out of time to get my pics done.

A Certain Shade of Green is a turquoise green with hints of blue jelly base. Very hard to describe the colour of this! Contains silver, lavender and pale green glitters. Just the right amount of glitter in this to make it all blend nicely. I used two coats, but could probably have done with one more. Applied easily and dried smooth.

Emily de Molly polishes are 3 free and made in Australia. For more information and where to purchase, please visit their site. Thanks for stopping by!

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Enchanted Polish J'Adore

J'Adore is an icy pink scattered duochrome holographic. At least that is the best I can come up with! This is pretty, but subtle. Not the in your face holo that a lot of people are looking for. However, I quite like it. Found it really suited me. Formula wise, I find this on the sheer side. I used three coats and still had a bit of VNL. You could try using this as a top coat.

As I am sure you all know, Enchanted Polish isn't the easiest to get. I bought this from Nail Polish Canada a while back. I recommend you find a distributor and stalk them :)

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

China Glaze Sea Spray and L'Oreal The True Diamond

Hope you all had a great weekend. I cleaned, not so fun.
Today I have two polishes for you. Something old and something new. Hope you enjoy.

China Glaze Sea Spray is a pale greyed out blue with a slight shimmer. In fact the shimmer is so subtle that I didn't know it was there until I looked at the photos! It's pretty, but I found the formula too thin for my liking. I used three coats for the pics. It did level nicely. The photos also make it look more grey. There is more of a blue tinge to this polish IRL.

Next I have L'Oreal The True Diamond #802. This is from the new Magic Top Coats collection that I noticed a few weeks ago in stores. I find more and more drugstore brands catching up with what all us nail fanatics are looking for! It is a shimmer/glitter top coat. Applies flawlessly and dries very quickly. Since this is a top coat, it can be worn over any shade. Of course, Sea Spray is the base I used. It really does look like diamonds on your nails. You can never go wrong with that!

Thanks for sticking with me! I appreciate all of you. Hope you enjoyed today's post.

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Julie G swatches

I have two Julie G polishes for you today. Umbrella Drink and Butterflies & Rosebuds.

Formula wise these two polishes are identical so I'll just give you the rundown for both. Perfect application, only two coats needed for full coverage. Self leveled on its own. No pulling or dragging to report. All photos are two coats with top coat.

Umbrella Drink is a sorbet orange with golden shimmer. Happy to announce that the shimmer does not get lost in translation.

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Butterflies & Rosebuds is a plum/fuchsia shimmer. The shimmer stands out so much in this that it almost broke the camera. You'll see what I mean. It looks like I have added some sort of effect to the pics, but I haven't. Sorry.

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These are my first two Julie G polishes. I bought them at my first ever trip to a Rite-Aid. Weird I know, but as I am Canadian we don't have that chain. Very happy with these! I'll definitely try to get more the next time I cross the border!
Thanks for stopping in everyone!

Hare Polish Flight of the Flamingos

Flight of the Flamingos is from The Tropics are Calling collection for late summer. This is a pale grey jelly base with gold shimmer and glitter and various neon pink glitter. It sounds like a strange combination but something about it made me do my I NEED this dance!

I've used three coats of Flight of the Flamingos with a generous amount of top coat. This was still not quite smooth so I recommend a glitter taming top coat. Dries to a semi matte finish. Even with three coats it dried quite quickly.

Overall, I really like this. Just something about it! What do you think? The Hare Polish shop can be found HERE.
Thanks for having a peek everyone!

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*