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*

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*

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*

Powder Perfect Otherworld

Today I have swatches of Powder Perfect Otherworld. This polish is exclusive to Color4Nails.

Otherworld is a dark berry holographic with some sparse larger flakies. The formula was fantastic. This is two coats with a top coat. These photos were taken after I had been wearing it for a few days. There is some slight tip wear, but it wore really well.

I was really happy with this polish and was reluctant to take it off. It was just so pretty. As mentioned above, this is an exclusive Color4Nails shade. Unfortunately it appears to be out of stock. If interested, I would contact the store directly for information.
Thanks for the visit.

*purchased by me. 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*

Cupcake Polish Versailles Swatch and Review

Well hello there! Today I have Cupcake Polish Versailles. This is from the Sweet Addictions September box.

Versailles is a lavender linear holo polish with some added shimmer. I had complete coverage in two coats. Formula is good with no issues to report. 

Cupcake Polish and Sweet Addictions boxes can be found HERE. The boxes retail for $30.00US and feature different polish and products each month.
Thanks for the visit. Hope you enjoyed.

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

Rica Leopard Spot Glitter Polishes Swatches

Today I have three new glitter toppers from Rica Polish. All three feature the new leopard spot glitters that are popping up in polishes. Post is pic heavy! 

L - R: LF Neon Leopard, The Cat's Meow, Purrfectly Kissed

Quick rundown for you. All of these required the leopard spots to be fished out. These have what I call a "slippery" base. Meaning the glitter slides off the brush as you take it out of the bottle. All are finished with a coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and a top coat.

Purrfectly Kissed features a pastel pink leopard glitter with various pastel glitters and micro blue glitter. Layered over Barielly Money Talks. This is two coats of the smaller glitters and placing of the leopard spots. The fishing was fairly easy with this one.

LF Neon Leopard ( Lisa Frank inspired ) Features white leopard with various bright and black glitter in micro and small sizes. One coat layered over Illamasqua Grab. This had the best coverage of the bunch. One leopard came out of the bottle on its own. The rest were placed but the easiest to fish.

The Cat's Meow is a silver holographic leopard with silver, blue, and purple holo glitters. This was the sparsest coverage of the three.  At times I would only have one glitter on the brush. This also required a lot of effort to get the leopard spots out of the bottle. This is layered over Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Pagan. I really loved the combo of these two together.

Although these don't have the greatest application, I do like the way they look. Tons of layering options with these too. What do you think? Worth the effort? These polishes are available from Rica's Etsy Shop.
Thanks for sticking through the whole post.

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

OPI DS Titanium

  OPI Titanium is a new Designer Series release.

Dark charcoal with iridescent flakies and silver micro glitter. I found the application to be a bit of a challenge. I did three coats plus a bit of dabbing. Once I got into natural light I noticed that there were still some areas that didn't have very good coverage. It dries to a matte finish. I applied top coat for the pics.

I have to say that I was pretty disappointed with this. It should look great, but for some reason it just didn't work for me. I may try layering it and see if the results are any better. And please note that this tends to eat top coat, so you may need two coats.

I purchased this from Nail Polish Canada. All opinions are mine.

Picture Polish Grace

Today I have Picture Polish Grace swatches for you.

It's a very pretty pale pink scattered holographic. No glitter in this polish. I didn't use a ridge filling base, but as you can see I should have. The formula was thinner then I expected it to be. I used three thin coats. Some of my larger flaws aren't quite covered. Remember to use a good base coat if you need it! Other then being on the thin side, I didn't have any issues. Pics are with top coat.

Picture Polish Grace is part of the Opulence series. For more information please visit the Picture Polish site. They have a lot of international stockists, so you are better off to check here. I hope you enjoyed!

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

Renaissance Custom Lacquer in L'Ete

Is there a better way to end summer then with a polish named summer? Okay, maybe, but this is close!

L'Ete is a berry pink creme with holographic shimmer and glitter in silver, blue, and purple. The glitter isn't dense, so application is very easy. I used two medium coats and topped it off with KBShimmer Clearly On Top. Perfectly smooth and shiny.

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