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*

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*

Nails Inc Bruton Mews and Whitechapel

Hello there everyone. I hope you've all had a great start to the new year. So far mine has been okay. Quiet, the way I like it.
Today I have two new Nails Inc polishes for you. Both of these were purchased from Sephora.

Bruton Mews is my base. It is a forest green creme. Very close to a one coater. Great application with no issues to report. This is part of the new Nails Inc Nailkale line. I should also mention that I have the Nailkale base coat and am in love with it. Just an fyi. I decided to top this with Whitechapel. This is a glitter topper with white mini bars, white hexes and lots of micro gold and holo glitter. This is ONE coat. No dabbing, fishing, swishing, etc. Super application with great coverage.

I have to say I love both of these! Nails Inc's rebranding has really impressed me. The big square bottles are super easy to deal with. Love the brushes. Great formulas for the ones I have tried. Super happy.
I hope you enjoyed. See you soon ;)

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

Picture Polish Hercynia Swatches

Hello everyone. Today I have a few pics of Picture Polish Hercynia for you.

Hercynia is a 2014 collaboration shade by Nailderella. Sparkly evergreen mix of holo and coloured flecks. Surprisingly, this polish contains no glitter. It applied smoothly and evenly in two coats. Make sure to wrap your tips to avoid tip wear too soon. I wore this a lot over the holidays. It is a very Christmas appropriate green.

I truly loved this polish. Of course, greens are my thing! You can find this at Picture Polish and you can also find a link with suppliers worldwide. I hope you enjoyed!

*purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

CrowsToes Huggin n Muninn

Long time no see, everyone. Sorry for my lack of posts recently. Tis the season to be crazy busy! Hope everything is well in your world.

Today I have a few pics of CrowsToes Huggin n Muninn for you. This shade is from the 9 Realms collection and can be purchased online through Harlow & Co and Llarowe.
This polish is a stunning Multichrome with some shimmer to boot! My pictures just don't do it justice. Definite shifts of purple, blue, and green. I had a hard time capturing the blue. It is more elusive then the other two.

 This was two coats of Huggin n Muninn with no top coat. Very shiny on its own. Applied nicely and has a bit of a jelly quality to it. If interested, as I typed this, it was available at Harlow & Co. Appears to be sold at Llarowe. Don't forget to follow CrowsToes for updates on new polishes!

Thanks for the visit and for sticking with me!

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

MckFresh Nail Attire The Labyrinth

Hello everyone. Today I have a polish from an Australian indie maker for you. Don't worry, polishes are available worldwide!
This is The Labyrinth. It's a glitter topper made up of black bars, different greens, and white in various sizes. I have two coats of The Labyrinth layered over Sally Hansen Coat Of Arms. Please excuse the clean up. The gold shimmer just spread. I had sparkly fingers for awhile! No issues with application other then not many bars made it onto my nails. Personally, this is fine, bars are my least favourite glitter shape.

This is an older polish, but it is still available at Mei Mei's Signatures. For newer polishes you can order direct from MckFresh's Etsy shop HERE. Shop is currently open! You can also find information on MckFresh's Facebook page and Instagram.

Thanks for having a peek! Hope to see you soon.

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

Naild'it Unique Polish Virgin Margarita - Mei Mei's Exclusive

Good day all! I'm happy to report that our teachers strike is over and my kids are finally back to school today. Hopefully I'll be able to pay more attention to my blog now!

Today I have Naild'it Unique Nail Polish Virgin Margarita for you. This polish is exclusive to Mei Mei's Signatures. I couldn't tell how opaque this polish would be, so I swatched it on its own and layered. My index finger is three coats of Virgin Margarita with no undies. The others are two coats of Virgin Margarita over white. So, you can get this opaque on its own. I actually preferred it without the undies. I had no issues with application and one coat of top coat smoothed everything out. There is a wide variety of glitter in this polish but they all work very well together.

macro with undies

macro no undies

shade

Overall I was really happy with this polish. It is definitely unique! I can't think of a dupe off the top of my head and I have nothing like it in my collection. As mentioned, this polish is only available at Mei Mei's Signatures. It is currently still in stock!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoyed today's polish!

*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*

Scofflaw Nail Varnish Arcane Sugar

Hello everybody! Hope you're doing well.
Today I have Arcane Sugar from Scofflaw for you. This was part of the newest release.

Arcane Sugar has a pale minty green base with cream and copper glitter. There are also some light coloured flakes in the base. They are subtle but very pretty in person. I really enjoyed this colour combination. It's all very me. I used two thicker coats followed by a coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top. This smoothed it all out. The glitter applied evenly and I didn't have any issues with application.

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Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you back soon.

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

Stamping with MoYou Tropical plates and Rica Polishes

Summer is winding down but I am determined to drag it out on my nails. The brighter the better! Today I went with some bright stamping.

My base is A England Iseult. It is a fabulous pale pink with a subtle shimmer. Index and pinky fingers are stamped with MoYou Tropical plate 12 using Rica stamping polish in Summer Mint. The flamingo's are Tropical plate 06 using Rica polish in Pinky Promise. No issues to report with the plates or polishes.

I really liked the way these turned out. They got a lot of notice, that's for sure! My summer will be going out in a bang. At least on my nails ;) I do need to mention that Pinky Promise is being discontinued due to issues with availabiliy of a pigment. Some international stockists still have it in stock. Act quickly!

RICA | MOYOU

Thank you for visiting. Hope to see you back soon.

*all products purchased by me*

Barry M Gelly Effect Green Berry Swatches

I have another lovely Barry M Gelly Effect polish for you. I do love these polishes. Not gonna lie. Today I have the shade Green Berry for you. Unfortunately, the colour was quite difficult to capture accurately. It was just one of those shades. The photos turned out to be a tad lighter then what the polish looks like in person. Sorry about this. I tried and tried, but it just wouldn't cooperate with me.

I used two coats of Green Berry plus top coat. I did have a couple of small areas that didn't quite self level, but top coat took care of these issues. Other then that, it was all good. I really liked it and am always happy to add a new green polish to my collection.

Thank you for the visit and I hope you enjoyed today's polish as much as I did. Hope to see you back soon.

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

CrowsToes Alfheim

Hello everyone. Today I have Crowstoes Alfheim for you to ogle. This shade is from the recently released 9 Realms collection.

This is a light green linear holographic polish. I used three thin coats and had no issues with application. I found it very flattering with my skin tone, but am not sure if it will work on everyone. Pics taken outside in sun and shade.

I need to mention that I have also worn this on my toes, and it made for a beautiful pedi! CrowsToes does not have a store, but there are many stockists who carry it. I suggest that you check out the CrowsToes FACEBOOK page for details. I purchased this from Harlow & Co.

Revlon Mayan Riviera and French Roast

Today I have two random Revlon shades for you.

Mayan Riviera is a new shade from their pebbled texture collection. Personally, I find this to be more of a densely packed glitter polish opposed to an actual textured polish. It was very dense which made it difficult to apply nicely. A lot of dabbing was required. It dries to a matte finish. I didn't use top coat. I really liked the colour of this polish, but other then that, it was a fail for me. This also was slow to dry.

French Roast is from their Colorstay line. I actually found this at a dollar store! It's a medium brown creme with a lighter brown shimmer and a small amount of blue microshimmers. I used two coats plus top coat. It self leveled perfectly, and was nice and shiny. I really enjoyed this one!

At least one of them was a winner for me! I won't be purchasing anymore of the Revlon textures, that is for sure. Revlon is available at most drugstores.

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