Teal Gradient with Julep Lissa and Donna

The Crumpet's Nail Tarts 52 Week Pick n Mix Challenge has begun!

The challenge for this week is two colour gradient plus teal. You can use one of the prompts or both. So I went for straight up teal. These are two untrieds from my collection, so it was a nice was to incorporate that in as well. I also tried a new technique. Obviously, that didn't turn out so well. I still liked the colours though!

Thanks for the visit and make sure to check out everyone else that is participating!!  

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Underlight - Color4Nails exclusive by Femme Fatale Cosmetics

Hello everyone! Sorry for my sporadic posting lately. It's harder when kids are off on Summer vacation to make the time. I'm here today though.
This is Underlight by Femme Fatale Cosmetics and was released exclusively through Color4Nails. This shade really fought with my camera. I've done the best I could. It was just so full of flecks and shimmer. I used three thin coats. I should have thickened up the last coat, but in person, the visible nail line wasn't as visible. It applied nicely and there was no staining to report. Teal/blue jelly base with purple shimmer and holographic flakies or shreds. You can also layer this over a similar base. The shimmer did disappear a bit once on the nail.

You can find this polish HERE and if you would like to find more information on Femme Fatale Cosmetics, please click HERE. Thank you for this visit!

*purchased by me*

KBShimmer Teal Another Tail

With the weather getting better, I find myself breaking out some of my brighter shades. Today I have KBShimmer Teal Another Tail for you.

It's hard to describe this, there is a lot going on. It is a muted teal with a pink shift and micro holographic glitter. In certain lights I seemed to get a bit of a purple shift. I used two coats. I possibly could have used a third. There is just a touch of visible nail line. Applied easily with no issues. Photos are with top coat.

I really love this macro shot. You can really appreciate everything going on in the polish. 

So there you have today's beauty. So you are aware this polish is in the process of being discontinued. It is currently available, but won't be for long. I suggest you grab a bottle, or a back up, while you can. The KBShimmer site can be found HERE. This product is also available at Harlow & Co. for international shoppers.
Thanks for dropping in to my little corner of the polish world today. Look forward to seeing you again.

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

Essie interlocking dots manicure

Happy hump day! Today I have my first attempt at an interlocking dot manicure. I originally saw a tutorial at I Feel Polished's blog. You can find that here if you are interested. 

I chose to use Essie Go Overboard and Smokin' Hot. You'll have to excuse the dings you see in the photos. I had been wearing this mani for awhile before I took the photos and forgot to put on more top coat. Oops.

It wasn't perfect, but it turned out okay. It can be a bit time consuming waiting for everything to dry. Have you tried this type of art before? Will you? Thanks for stopping by to have a look and thank you to Heather at I Feel Polished for the tutorial.

Ocean Love Potion Sephora by OPI

I know, I know, Sephora is no longer carrying these polishes, but they do still have some on clearance so you may be able to still find it. Or like me, find it at a discount chain. I found this beauty at Winners.

Ocean Love Potion is a sea green creme polish. Formula is a tad on the thin side but very pigmented, so there were no issues with coverage. Just be careful of pooling at the cuticles and you'll be fine. Photos are two thin coats with top coat.

I really like this colour. Sometimes shades like this just don't work for me! Thanks for stopping in today!

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

Lime Thief by Femme Fatale Cosmetics

Lime Thief is a green/yellow jelly base glitter. Contains various size and shape glitter in teal, red and green. The first coat appeared very yellow, but the base got greener with each layer of polish. I used three coats for the swatches seen. Good coverage and no fishing or placing of glitters required. Photos shown are with top coat.

Forgive my photos. This is one of those colours that gives my camera fits!
Femme Fatale Cosmetics polishes are available at a wide variety of online shops. Please visit their website or facebook page to find the best place for you! Thanks for joining me today. I always appreciate your visits!

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

essence Vintage District trio

Hello polish people!  I was able to find the new essence Vintage District collection polishes at my local Shoppers Drug Mart the other day! They don't always get new collections in so I was pretty excited. And for essence being carried in Canada, Shopper's is the only store I can find.

VINTAGE PEACH is a brown toned peach. Darker then what most of us would refer to as a peach. I liked the shade but found in certain lighting that is looked a bit weird with my skin tone. I used 2 coats with a coat of Seche Vite. I found that the formula didn't quite self level all the way. It needed the top coat to help with that. Pics taken outdoors in sun.

ANTIQUE ROSE is a darker, dusty, muted pink. Full coverage in 2 coats. Again, didn't quite self level all the way. You'll see a few bubbles in the pics, but that is actually from the top coat not the polish itself. Pretty colour. I think this would be flattering with most skin tones. Pictures taken outdoors in sunlight.

SHOPPING @ PORTOBELLO ROAD is a dusty teal blue shade. Not really sure how to describe it actually. I also have no idea where the name comes from either. Doesn't seem to fit with the previous two. This was another 2 coater and evened out better then the previous polishes. Please note that I just did quick swatches so I'm not sure if this would stain your nails or not. I'm terrified of trying new blue polishes for this reason!

outdoor in sun

Indoor. This is a more accurate picture of the colour.

Thanks for stopping in today. I hope you enjoyed the post. I would love to hear your thoughts!

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

Gloss n Sparkle polish!

These are my very first Gloss n Sparkle's that I recently purchased from Llarowe. They retail for $13.00 a bottle. I'll be showing you Frazzle Berry, Edge of The World and Decadence!
All photos are 2 coats, no undies. I would suggest that a 3rd coat is needed to completely get rid of VNL. To the naked eye, 2 coats is fine, but once in bright light you notice that they aren't quite fully opaque. All three polishes had a great formula. No issues with application at all.

Frazzle Berry is a raspberry jelly base polish with cranberry, dark green, and red hexes with silver shards.

Edge of the World is a dark teal green jelly with blue, green, and micro holographic glitters.

Decadence a red hued purple jelly base packed with silver micro glitters and blue micro flakes. Really impressive in the sun!

I have 3 more Gloss n Sparkles to try. I can't wait, I really loved these three. Again, I purchased these at Llarowe. For more details on the brand and where else you can purchase please visit their website.

*all opinions are my own*

Nail Pattern Boldness Slow Invasion and Oodiful

The indies are going strong!
I have my two picks from the Time Traveler collection by Nail Pattern Boldness.

Slow Invasion is a teal jelly with various sizes and colours of square glitter. Because this is a jelly you do need multiple coats for full coverage. I used four. Surprisingly, it remained easy to work with. No problems with glitters bunching up.

Oodiful is a grey jelly polish with pale pink and pink matte squares and white matte hexes. I used four coats for this polish as well. It built up nicely, but you'll see in the photos that it is a little uneven. A good top coat will fix this.

Nail Pattern Boldness can be purchased through the etsy store here. You can also buy them through Llarowe.

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

Enchanted Polish Hey Jude

Enchanted Polish makes amazing holo's. I only have 3 of them in my collection. I need more!

Hey Jude is described as a multichrome holographic polish that shifts from greyed khaki lilac to teal green to purple. I tried to capture this in the photos, but I couldn't do the shift justice. You have to see it in person to really appreciate it. Applied very nicely. Photos are 2 coats.

Enchanted Polish can be purchased through their big cartel store here. They can also be found at Harlow & Co and Llarowe.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed today's polish.

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

Darling Diva Fancy Nancy and Princess Celestia

Day 20 of indie month. Can you believe it? The sad thing is that I have hardly made a dent in my indie stash.

Darling Diva Polish is featured today.

Fancy Nancy is a light pink shimmer jelly base full of various glitter. There is pastel matte, iridescent, pink holo, white matte hearts and holo diamonds. I applied 2 coats over Lime Crime Parfait Day. You could try this without undies, but my guess would be that you would still have a bit of VNL.

click pics to enlarge

Princess Celestia is a shimmer white jelly base. Contains blue and teal metallic hexes. Pink and purple matte squares, light purple diamonds and yellow flowers. You'll see in the bottle shot that my yellow flower is white. I guess it bled at some point. I have had this for awhile. Photos shown are 2 coats over white. Could be worn on its own. My guess is 4 coats for full opacity.  Applied very easily. 

And the bottle shot.

Darling Diva can be purchased on Etsy. As this was being written both polishes were available. You can also follow on Facebook for any updates and sales.
Thank you for having a look. Hope you are all enjoying my month of indies.

*all opinions are my own*