SquareHue Rio 05.14

SquareHue Passport Collection Rio May 2014

Ipanema is a mustard yellow with gold micro glitter. This had a really nice formula and I used three coats. No top coat. There is a bit of visible nail line in the photos, but in person they weren't as noticeable. I really liked this shade. Normally yellow anything isn't my thing, but I really liked the darker leaning shade.

Leblon is an emerald green metallic shimmer. Was quite streaky, as you can see. Wait a bit between coats or you may pull some of the previous coat off. Leveled nicely and full coverage in two coats. I love green, but couldn't get past the streaks.

Copacabana is a blue jelly full of holographic glitter. I have this shown with no undies. I used three coats for the pics. Of course, you could also layer this over a coordinating base. No issues with application for this one. The glitter spread nicely and the jelly base applied evenly.

So, overall I was happy with two out of the three polishes. Surprisingly the yellow was my favourite. Go figure. SquareHue is a monthly subscription and if you would like more information, please visit their website. $14.99 US plus shipping per month. Shipping costs differ per destination. Polish is 5 free and not tested on animals.
Thanks for popping by today! Hope to see you back soon.

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

Emily de Molly Soon and stamping

Today I have Emily de Molly Soon and some stamping using plate EDM02.

Soon is a medium grey crelly with various size hexagon glitter in blue, green, fuchsia, and purple. I had full coverage in three coats. You could also layer over a similar colour base. Not too chunky, completely smooth with a coat of Seche Vite. 

Emily de Molly recently released five stamping plates. Below is the image I used. I stamped over Soon with Racy by Formula X For Sephora. It is a metallic lavender. I have a review of that polish HERE. Because I have small nails only some of the image is on my nail. Image is also rotated differently on each nail. For those with larger nails, these images should fit. Had no issues with my stamper picking up the image.

For more information on Emily de Molly please visit her site. You will find information on international stockists and her full line of polishes and plates. Plates can be sent worldwide but polish is only directly available for shipping if you are in Australia.

Thank you for stopping in! Have you noticed that my stamping is getting better. Yeah me!

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

Formula X For Sephora - Racy

Racy is one of the new chrome effect polishes from Sephoras new polish line. I have to say that normally I really despise chrome finishes, but this was a pleasant surprise! Actually, I had two surprises. The first is that I had full coverage in one coat. The second is that it wasn't streaky. Imagine that. On the Sephora site this is described as a metallic lavender. Pretty accurate. The photo they use on the site I find a bit deceiving. It looks more purple in that photo then it does in person.

Photos are one coat of Racy with top coat. Natural light. I did not test this for wear time. I did test this as a stamping polish though. It works! In fact it worked really well, so even if you aren't a fan of chrome finishes you should consider it for that fact.


*polish recieved as a gift*

Revlon Chroma Chameleon

Hi everyone!  Today I have two polishes from the Revlon Chroma Chameleon collection. This was a set of colour shifting or duochromes that was released a while ago. I happened to find these on clearance for $1.99 cdn at my local drug store.

Amethyst is a true duochrome that shifts from purple to green. I used three thin coats for full coverage. The formula is a bit sticky, so I recommend that you let dry a bit before applying more coats. Minimal brush strokes. This is quite eye catching, but at the same time it isn't all that unique.

Topaz in the bottle looks like a green to blue colour shift. However on the nail it just translated to a green gold metallic finish. No matter what, I couldn't see a flash of blue. Also required three thin coats for full coverage. Again, minimal brush strokes. This was a disappointment as I was looking for a duochrome finish.

If you are interested in these you might just want to search the clearance section of your local drug store.

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

Orange shades metal and shimmer

Continuing with orange shades I have three more today.

China Glaze Harvest Moon. I have to say that I love this polish. Always have, always will! This is a burnt metallic orange. Two coats for full coverage.

OPI Clubbing Til Sunrise is a medium orange shimmer. I love the end result, but the formula doesn't wow me. Three coats for full coverage, but be careful with pulling. This also dried quite slowly. Formula was thin.

Jessica Overture. I included this because it is officially called an iridescent copper. To me it leans much more of a red. You do get the hints of copper, but that's it. Their official little colour dot isn't very accurate in my opinion. That being said, it has a great formula and I had full coverage in two coats.

There you go, three more orange shades to choose from. Hope you enjoyed!

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

OPI Rock Goddess Halloween 2013

Rock Goddess is OPI's Halloween collection for this year. The set consists of four mini polishes and a skull bracelet. Yeah, I passed the bracelet along to my daughter who looked at me like I was crazy! The set is made up of three cremes and a metallic.

So I don't repeat myself, I will give you the basic rundown here. Formula wise these were all very similar. Each polish required three coats. 3 or the 4 polishes still had a bit of vnl, although you can't necessarily see it in the photos. The only colour in the collection that I don't have something comparable to is The Drummer Is Hot (orange).

Yellopalooza is a yellow creme that leans a bit mustard on my nail. This could just be because of my skin tone.  Generally yellow and I don't get along.

Stand In Lime For Days is a yellow leaning lime green creme. This was the thinnest of the bunch.

The Drummer Is Hot is a red toned orange creme. Most pigmented of the set. I don't have anything like this. It's quite vibrant and fiery. Really the only one of the bunch that I like.

Rolling Bones is a platinum metallic polish. Quite thin so I actually recommend layering this one. Yes, it's that thin! Slight gold tone in certain lighting.

Thanks for sticking with me through all that!  Do you have a favourite from this collection?  As mentioned, I really only like the Drummer Is Hot. Maybe if the formulas were a bit better? Probably not. This collection is just meh. Happy October everyone!

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