A England Sparks Divine and Whispering Waves

Hi everyone, today I have the two new A England Heavenly Quotes shades for you, Sparks Divine and Whispering Waves.

Sparks Divine is a toffee brown with a fine silver holographic glitter. It is one of the thinner A Englands I have used. I'm used to this brand being close to one coaters, so I was a bit disappointed that I needed three coats for this. You can see in the photos that there is still some VNL. It does apply nicely however. Lovely colour that went well with my skin tone, but may not suit everyone.   Pics are with top coat.

Whispering Waves is a stunning blue turquoise with fine holographic shimmer. This also has a pinky purple shift that for the life of me I could not capture. It is a subtle shift though. This polish applied like a dream. Very close to a one coater. I did go over with a second thin coat just tao be sure. It does dry a bit matte, so make sure to use a top coat! Really love this.

All photos taken in artificial light. Unfortunately where I am the weather hasn't been very cooperative lately. These both look better in natural light, but what can you do?

For a full list of where A England polishes are available, please click HERE!

**polishes were provided for review. all opinions are my own**

Emily de Molly So Many Activities!

Hello everyone
Today I have a super spectacular shade from Emily de Molly for you. This is So Many Activities!

This is a minty green creme with a subtle holographic shimmer and colour shifting flakies. For the photos I have three coats of So Many Activities! Plus top coat. Excuse the tip wear. I had been wearing it for five days before I took the pictures. It wore really well as you can see. This was even after moving my daughter into her university dorm! ( I also managed not to break a nail in the process, which I thought was pretty impressive) The flakies are subtle, and hard to capture on camera. It all blended so nicely though. I thought this was much prettier in person.

I purchased these from Color 4 Nails. For more information and a list of other stockists, please visit the Emily de Molly site HERE. For those of us in North America, there is now a US based website to order from, but unfortunately does not yet stock the full line of polishes.
Thanks for the visit, I hope you enjoyed!

*all opinions are my own, nothing to disclose*

Ella + Mila Sunkissed Swatches

Happy Monday. Just some quick pics of Ella + Mila Sunkissed for you. 3 coats plus top coat.

More information about the brand can be HERE

Girly Bits neon water marble

Hi everyone,
Sorry for yet another prolonged absence. Life, what can you do?

Anyway, I am back with an attempt at a water marble. Don't judge the skills. I know they are lacking. I still like the outcome though.

For this water marble, I used Girly Bits Hooperchondriac, Thump Your Melons, and Hip Hoop Hurray. That would be green, orange, and purple! Had no issues using these polishes for water marbling. Any issues you see are my skills and not the polish. These photos were quickly taken on my phone after some clean up. You'll notice that more clean up is still needed which is making for fingers look a bit dirty. Sorry about that.

If you are looking for neon nail polish I really encourage you to check out the line that Girly Bits Cosmetics just released. I admit that I have already used them for quite a few mani's and pedi's. You can find the collection HERE.

Thanks for checking this post out. Hope you enjoyed!

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

Blush Money by KBShimmer

KBShimmer Blush Money from the Spring 2015 collection. Available from KBShimmer and Harlow & Co.

Blush Money is a pink/peach linear holographic. For the photos I used three coats of Blush Money plus top coat. It applied nicely. I did still have some visible nail line. It was only visible in direct light however. Very complimentary to my skin tone, but may not be for everyone.

I also need to point out that I have worn this on my toes a couple of times. I think it makes for a fabulous pedicure!

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

A England The Blessed Damozel, Elaine, and Merlin

Today I have the new release from A England, The Blessed Damozel plus two re-released shades, Elaine and Merlin.
The Blessed Damozel is a rich purple with some slight shimmer in blue and fuchsia.  The shimmer is more noticeable in person then it appears in the photos. I had no issues with application. Very close to a one coater but I used two for these swatches. No top coat was used. It dries to a high shine.

This photo shows the polish in a lower light. You can see that the shimmer disappears, but the purple appears to be darker. It's a very rich purple.

Next up is Elaine and Merlin. Unfortunately I don't have the originals to compare, but from what I have seen, there is no difference with the exception of Merlin smelling different.
Elaine is a smokey purple creme. I guess an eggplant purple. No issues with application. Photos are two coats plus top coat. Again, could be a one coater. Merlin is a silver glitter in a clear base. The glitters aren't uniform, but all a similar size. On my index finger I have three coats of Merlin. I still have nail showing, but not a terrible amount. It applies very nicely. On my pinky I have one coat over Elaine. Good coverage with one coat. As you can see, this can be worn on its own or layered. I think I prefer it layered.

All three of these are currently available from Nail Polish Canada. They are also available through other stockists. Too many to name, so you'll have to research your best option. I hope you enjoyed today's post!

*polish provided for review. all opinions are my own*

Pretty and Polished Swatches The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway and Girl Next Door

Hello there! Today I have two shades from Pretty & Polished to show you.

First up is The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway from the Winter 2014 collection. This is a blue jelly with tons of silver bling. I used three coats plus top coat. I did have to let the bottle rest upside down for a bit, as the larger glitter had begun to settle.

Up next is a glitter topper, Girl Next Door from the Country Girl collection. Mix of gold, minty blue, and royal blue. I have this layered over Cult Nails Lamestain. I thought it was a great combo except for the fact that the clean up of Lamestain was a major pain that didn't go well. Photos are one coat of Girl Next Door. Really good coverage for a glitter topper.

Both polishes are currently in stock and can be purchased from the Pretty & Polished shop. I hope you enjoyed. Happy Monday everyone.

*polish provided for review - all opinions are my own*

Go Seahawks Super Bowl Nails

Well, as you may have guessed, I'll be cheering for the Seahawks today. This was a tough call. I am a Patriots fan too. My prediction is that it will be a close game. Anyway, enjoy the nails!

Products used:
Glam Polish Tinkerbell
OPI I saw you saw we saw Warsaw
Rica Whiteout
China Glaze Pelican Grey

*nothing to disclose*

HPB Presents Smoke Nail Art

Hobby Polish Bloggers (HPB) presents New To You, our theme for January.

My "new to me" is smokey nail art. I saw this done by Chalkboard Nails and thought it would be something possible for me to try. My nail art skills are fairly limited!  You can see the tutorial HERE.

My black base is Formula X Dark Matter and the smoke was made using Essie Absolutely Shore.  This was easy enough to do. I actually wore this as a full mani on both hands. I'm curious to try this using different colours to see if it still has the same effect.
Make sure to check out the rest of the posts below!
*nothing to disclose*

An InLinkz Link-up

I Love Nail Polish Birefringence Swatches

 Hey there! Hope you are all having an excellent day. Today I have a billion pics of I Love Nail Polish Birefringence to show off.

 This polish is an amazing blue to purple duochrome that has some sparkle in certain lighting. Hence all the photos. I'll admit, I freaked out a little after applying the first coat. It was really thin and streaky. However, I almost had full coverage with the second coat. I applied a light third coat because of a few lighter patches. All photos are with top coat.

Did you make through all those. You can see why I added so many. Such various looks to this polish. ILNP can be found HERE. The listing for this polish states that there are flashes of orange and red, but I admit that I didn't notice these. And bonus, this polish is in stock! ILNP also ships internationally. WooHoo! Thanks for putting up with me today. Hope to see you back soon.

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

Sweater Stamping Nails

I know sweater nails are everywhere, but I do like them!

My base for this mani is Barry M Prickly Pear. Stamping is done with Mundo de Unas Metallic Violet using MoYou London plate Fashionista 03.

I did enjoy this stamping. I love the similar colours together. It was a bit challenging to get the camera to pick it up, that's why the low light photos made the cut.
Thanks for the visit. Hope to see you back soon!

*nothing to disclose*