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*

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*

Infinity Snowflake Stamping

This is the first Infinity plate that I have tried. Really happy with it. I ordered a few more at the same time and can't wait to use them.
The base is Barry M Sugar Apple, stamped with Mentality blue opaque and Konad special silver. The plate is Infinity 79. This is one of those mani's that I liked some of nails and some not so much. I even managed to get a picture of my "other" hand to show you.

I know there are a lot of snowflake nails but there are so many options for them. Kind of like an actual snowflake, no two are the same.

*all products purchased by me*

Gosh Attitude

Today I have Gosh Attitude. I've had this polish for ages! It was a special edition so I'm not sure if it is still available anywhere. Apologies for that!

This is a really pretty royal blue. It's a creme, but it is so shiny you would think it's a jelly. This polish does have one major flaw. It stains. A lot. Did I mention that it stains... but it's so pretty. Considering I very rarely like a blue polish, that is saying a lot. This is two coats over a double layer of base coat.

I loved the stars that the sun made on my nails for the photos. It was a lovely added touch that I had nothing to do with! I purchased this from Shopper's Drug Mart. As mentioned, I am not aware if this is still available or not. If you do have it, remember to double up on your base coat!!!

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

Ciate Beach House Set Summer 2014 Swatch and Review

Today I'll be showing you the Ciate Beach House set. The set includes five polishes. Four cremes and one glitter. This set was purchased from Sephora.

Beach Bum is a sandy beige creme. Good formula with some minor issues with self leveling. They were fixed with top coat. I used two coats. The shade is nothing unique, but it did go well with my skin tone.

Palm Tree is a very bright lime/grass green creme. The formula was on the thin side, but it was still easy to apply and well pigmented. Self leveled and two coats for full coverage. Pics with top coat.

Raspberry Collins is a hot pink creme. No issues with formula or application. Two coats plus top coat.

Off Shore is a royal blue creme. This was very close to a one coater. Had I applied more carefully, it would have been. Self leveled completely on its own. Dried the shiniest of the bunch. Photos shown are without top coat to show the shine.

Surf's Up is the glitter in the group. Consists of iridescent shards in a light base. I layered this over Off Shore, so I'm not sure what the base would look like over a lighter shade.  Also the suspension base is a bit strange in this one. I would describe it as gel like. It was still easy to apply, just odd. The glitter payout isn't that great with this. I used two coats plus top coat.

Overall, I think the set is pretty nice even though it isn't original. I'm sure all these colours have dupes available. I also want to note that the bottles are minis and they don't contain mixing balls. I had to shake the crap out of them and let them sit for awhile. Please note that I didn't wear any of these to test for staining and wear time.
Thank you for sticking all the way through this! Hope you enjoyed.

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

Picture Polish Blue Dog

Today I have a Picture Polish collaboration for you. This polish was created with Vampy Varnish.

Blue Dog is a dusty blue with blue and purple flecks. It was kind of hard to capture it all nicely. Great formula. Two coats for full coverage and self leveled perfectly. Nice and shiny with a top coat.

So blue isn't a shade I normally gravitate towards, but this one caught my eye, and I wasn't disappointed. Everything really works together nicely. I bought this from Nail Polish Canada. If you would like a list of international stockists or to purchase directly, please visit Picture Polish.
Thanks for the visit!

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

Powder Perfect Magnus Bane and Downworlder

I was really excited that Harlow & Co. brought in some of the Powder Perfect line. I love being able to try new brands. And I seem to have a weakness for Aussie indie brands. Powder Perfect polishes are 5 free and come in 13 ml bottles. Both of these shades are based on the Mortal Instruments book series. Yes please!

Magnus Bane is a black jelly based polish full of glitter. In fact, there is so much purple micro shimmer in it that it does look more purple then black. All the glitter didn't interfere with application. It went on easily and I had full coverage with two medium coats. Smoothed out perfectly with one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

Downworlder is a deep blue jelly with holographic glitter in silver, blue, and teal. Not as densely packed as Magnus Bane. I used three thin coats. And again, one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top smoothed everything out. No issues to report with application. Has a great squishy look to it.

I was really happy with both of these polishes. I can't wait to try more from this brand!

Powder Perfect links STORE | FACEBOOK | ETSY or available from Harlow & Co. if you live outside of Australia. I believe these are also available internationally from Edgy Polish. Thank you for visiting today and I hope you enjoyed.
Also, please excuse the different watermarks. I've been trying to figure out photoshop for the last month. I've managed to add text and crop so far. It will be the death of me, I swear!