Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Chlorine Light

* I received the following product in exchange for my honest review.

I have another blue Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer polish to share with you today. Julie and I collaborated together in the latest Color Box and created Niagara Sunrise. She makes gorgeous polishes and certainly has a knack for blues. She kindly sent me some of her blue polish to review. This next one is great bright blue holo.

Chlorine Light

Chlorine Light is a bright blue linear holographic with rainbow micro-flakies with a slight metallic finish..

Collection: Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Far From The Sun 2014

Color: I love the name of this polish because it truly is a swimming pool-like blue.  It's a crisp, clean, and bright blue and those flakies and holo make it come alive. This is a winning a blue!

Formula: This had an excellent and easy to use formula. I used 2 coats above.

Price: You can purchase a 10ml mini for $6.00 or a 14ml full size for $12.00 on Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer's website.

Overall: This is a gorgeous blue holo. I love this bright blue shade that is very reminiscent of spring and summer and days at the pool. The holo and flakes are great added touch that gives this polish more depth and complexity. The formula was awesome too. No complaints.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

Happy Wednesday!

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer A Long Time Ago Tomorrow

*I received the following product in exchange for my honest review.

I had the pleasure of working with Julie from Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer for the most recent Color Box. In addition to making a beautiful color for that box, she kindly sent me a handful of her polishes for me to try and review. I have one of those colors she sent to me to share with you today. It's a real stunner!

A Long Time Ago Tomorrow 

A Long Time Ago Tomorrow is a sheer tardis blue base filled with bright blue flakies with a subtle pink shift.

Collection: Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer It Got Away From Me, Yeah... 2014

Color: This is a rich and beautiful blue. Tardis blue is definitely one of my favorite blues shades. What I love most about this is the finish. Those flakies even though they're in the same color family as the base really glow and stand out against it. This color really has a beautiful bejeweled look to it.

Formula: This formula was sheer and thin with a satin finish. I needed 4 coats to get the opacity I liked. However, because of this type of formula, it dried quickly between coats so the application was a breeze. Usually, the more coats the more likely you are to have dragging or thickening. This was not the case with this polish. I know 4 coats is a lot for many people, but they truly were effortless thanks to this type of formulation.

Price: This is $12 on Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer's site.

Overall: I'm really impressed with this polish. It looked pretty amazing in the bottle, but it looked even better on the nail. I love the vibrancy of this blue with those bright flakies and I appreciate the thoughtfulness put into this formula to make sure it performed its best.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

Happy Tuesday!

DIFFERENT dimension Topaz 2.0

I have super sparkly DIFFERENT dimension polish to share with you today. I know it's before Thanksgiving, but I'm already thinking about holiday polishes. This polish definitely seems to fit the holidays for me. Holiday time is the perfect time for bling! 

Topaz 2.0

Topaz 2.0 is a lightened rose gold glitter bomb full of pink holographic glitters, gold holographic glitters and gold flakies in a rose gold tinted base.

Collection: DIFFERENT dimension Let Them Eat Glitter March 2016

Color: Does anyone not like rose gold? I saw a rose gold Christmas tree at Target last week. It's definitely a trendy metallic color and I'm a fan. This is a beautiful pinky rose shade and all of those sparkly glittery bits with the holo and flakes makes this polish amazing.

Formula: This formula was easy to apply and work with I used 2 coats above. This will definitely need top coat as it is very glittery and it will give it a smoother appearance.

Price: This is $8.75 on DIFFERENT dimension's website. 

Overall: This is a fantastic blingtastic polish. I love the rose gold shade. There isn't much to love and it's certainly a color I will be reaching for this upcoming holiday season. 

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Thursday! 

LevelUP Lacquer Subspace

I have another one of LevelUP Lacquer's Intergalactic polishes to share with you today. It's been awhile since I've posted any from this collection, but this has been one of my favorite collections of the year. I can definitely say that now since we're in November. I love the theme and chameleon flakies! This blue shade is a beauty.

Subspace

Subspace is a blueish teal crelly with gold interference and chameleon flakies.

Collection: LevelUP Lacquer Intergalactic Collection 2016

Color: This is a beautiful soft blue with just the slightest touch of green. What I love about this polish is that gold "interference" a.k.a. shimmer it really gives this shade intensity and glow. I can't complain about those magical multichrome flakies either!

Formula: This has an excellent smooth and easy to apply formula. The formula is sheer on the first coat but builds up in 3 coats. I prefer this formula type of formula on a crelly than a thicker one that doesn't apply as evenly.

Price: You can purchase this polishes in 3 different sizes for 3 different prices. 16.5ml for $10, 11ml for $8.50 or 5ml for $4.50. You can purchase Subspace on LevelUP Lacquer's site.

Overall: This is gorgeous and unique polish. I love the soft color paired with the intense shimmer and flakies. I love the formula and all in all it's a very thoughtfully and well made polish!

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

Happy Tuesday!

Ever After Burning Twilight

I have another amazing polish to share with you today. I figured while I was out of town I'd show you the best of the best! This one is from Ever After Polish. This is actually my first ever Ever After Polish. I saw this polish featured on another blog and seconds after reading it I purchased it. Every once in awhile a polish just catches you off guard and you have to have it!

Burning Twilight

Burning Twilight is a purple/blue periwinkle with copper/red flakes and skattered holo.

Collection: Custom Polish made for Newsie Nail Novice

Color: I'm sure if you've been reading my blog for awhile you'll know why I needed this so badly. The color combination is what got me here. I love cool-toned colors paired with warm metallics. This periwinkle/cooper combo is beautiful! I love the flakies in this and the added holo.

Formula: Great formula. I used 2 coats above. It was smooth and easy to apply.

Price: This is $11 on the Ever After website.

Overall: This is a winning color combination. I love the richness of this periwinkle paired with the copper flakies. It gives off such a luxurious look. I love all the added elements in this polish that make it extra special. This is one of those where more is more, not less is more!

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

Happy Wednesday!

Sinful Colors Hit The Dance Glow

I never came across Sinful Colors Bling It On collection, but I heard a lot of great things about it. Thankfully, a local friend stumbled across it and picked up some colors for me. This collection consisted of a bunch of colors with cool shimmers, flakies, and glitters. I have Hit The Dance Glow to show you today.

Hit The Dance Glow

Hit The Dance Glow is a sheer fuchsia jelly mixed with iridescent glitter, blue/purple iridescent flakies, and a blue flash shimmer.

Collection: Sinful Colors Bling It On Fall 2015

Color: I do not see nail polishes like this made much anymore. I remember fuchsia paired with that blue flash shimmer were popular in the 90's. I think that's the only type of color my aunt wore! Anyways, this is updated. It has a jelly finish and I love all those fun glittery elements. It has a cool effect that is glowy and shimmery.

Formula: This applied easily and smoothly. The problem with this is it's very sheer. I used 4 coats above and it still isn't as rich of color as it is seen in the bottle. I tried layering it and I found that a lot of the sparkly fun bits in there do get lost on the nail over a base color. This is a lot of coats, but still doable for me as 3 coats is usually my max. A 4th isn't going to be dealbreaker for me, just more than expected.

Price: This was $1.99 at Walgreens. I don't think this collection around anymore though.

Overall: I like Hit The Dance Glow. Yes, it's not a perfect polish, but it does have some unique yet nostalgic properties that makes me like it. It's definitely not a type of polish I'm used to seeing this days which is nice for a change.

My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Friday!

Pretty Jelly 3 Year Anniversary Shades

*I received the following products in exchange for my honest review. 

I have more Pretty Jelly goodies to share with you on this Friday. This collection consists of three colors to celebrate Pretty Jelly's third anniversary. One of the best new trends in indie polish that I'm head over heels about this year are multi-chrome flakies, rainbow flakies, and metallic flakies. I'm a blingy girl, and these flakies take bling to the extreme. These three anniversary shades all have rainbow flakies in them and are blingtastic to the max!

Transcendent Triennium

Transcendent Triennium is an opaque gold holo glitter and rainbow flakies with an emphasis on the
pink/purple. Note: My camera really picks up on the pinky/purple flash on this, but in real life this does have an overall golden look to it as you can see on the sides of my nails.

Celestial

Celestial is an opaque silver holo glitter with rainbow flakies.

Amore

Amore is an opaque pink bronze glitter with pink, red, gold, and blue flakies

Collection: Pretty Jelly 3 Year Anniversary Shades 2015

Colors: These are all three absolute stunners. I love all the shades and they all offer something different. Celestial is cool toned, Amore is warm toned, and Transcendent Triennium kind of falls in between. You're getting different tones in all of these and the color shifts and flashes from these flakies are incredible!

Formula: Excellent opaque glitter formulas. I used 3 coats on all three and got full opacity. I think some of you could get away with 2. These glitters cover the nail easily and evenly.

Price: This is going to be releases as a set on on Monday 10/26. You can buy the set for $32.40 (10% off) between 10/26-11/2. These will be available for individual purchase on Pretty Jelly's anniversary 11/10 for $12 each. You can purchase these from Pretty Jelly's etsy site.

Overall: These are incredible glitter/flakie combination colors. I love the depth and complexity each of these shades have. Again, another thoughtful collection from Pretty Jelly. If you love glitter and flakies you will not be disappointed by these shades. They're a must have in my book!

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

Happy Friday!

Pahlish Watermelon Punch

*The following product was provided in exchange for my honest review.

I have another Cosmprof indie Vegas polish to share with you today. I picked up this one at the Cocktails & Colors event from Pahlish. She had offered a polish of hers to each of us as we visited with her at her table. This one immediately caught my eye. It was eye searing bright pink and that was enough to sell me on it!

Watermelon Punch

Watermelon Punch is a neon watermelon pink crelly with white, violet, and blue flakies.

Collection: Pahlish Tropical Trio July 2015

Color: Pink is not a color I really see celebrated or released in nail polish much anymore. I get it, it's a pretty general color and no very exciting in comparison to others. I love an amazing and innovative pink though and Watermelon Punch is just that. This bright crelly pink with the added flakies is different, fun, and definitely a one of kind pink shade.

Formula: The formula on this was a little bit on the thick side. I could still work with it, but I'd prefer if it were just a tinge thinner. I used 3 coats for full coverage.

Price: Please don't get mad at me, but this one isn't available anymore :(. This I think was LE for last month and part of a trio of 2 other colors.

Overall: I love this creative and fun pink shade. This nail polish brings and smile to my face with just how bright and awesome it is. It also makes me crave more fun pinks like Watermelon Punch. Awesome pinks are possible!

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Friday!

HPB Presents: April Showers Manicure Link-Up

It's time for another monthly Hobby Polish Bloggers link-up post. This month's theme was "April Showers".

"Drip, drip, drop, little April showers....."

Since I'm pretty much incompetent when it comes to nail art I decided to do a little abstract interpretation of the theme.

 I did a glitter gradient using Essie Bikini So Teeny as a base and Essie Stroke of Brilliance as the glitter. I then topped it off with Essie Shine of the Times for a little rainbow effect. My thinking was that the glitter represented the "showers" and the flakies where the rainbow after the rain. That works in my head! I had fun with this theme and I really love my result!

For your entertainment...


Check out my fellow HPB friends manis below!

An InLinkz Link-up

HARE Polish Rosa Meditativa

I have a new HARE Polish to share with you today. This is from the A Surreal New Year collection inspired by Salvador Dali. This is one of the most interesting polishes I now own. Interesting, in a very good way that is!

Rosa Meditativa

Rosa Meditativa is dusty mauve jelly with multi-color ultra chrome flakies.

Collection: A Surreal New Year 2015

Color: This is 100% original and stunning color! The base color is beautiful and those mult-colored ulta chrome flakies? Need I say more? This polish is so cool, creative, and different!

Formula: I found this formula easy to use and apply. I used 3 coats above.

Price: I paid $10 for this on the HARE Polish etsy site. I hope this one will be restocked soon. 

Overall: These are the types of polishes I really do not have much to say with. I mean all you have to do is look at it to see its greatness. I love Rose Meditativa. This is a definite standout for me so far this year. I think we have a Top 2015 contender already!

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

Happy Friday! 

Urban Outfitters Mystic & Comparison

I need to go to Urban Outfitters more often...well maybe I shouldn't. I've been going weekly lately, because some of my friends wanted some of their holos. Every week I've gone they have a new polish out that wasn't there the week before. What's even better than that is it's always some awesome polish or some polish that seems very familiar to something more expensive. I spotted this polish the other week, and it reminded me a lot of Deborah Lippmann Ray of Light. Is it a dupe?

Urban Outfitters Mystic 

Mystic is a deep indigo blue that leans slightly blurple jelly with coppery pink flakies.

The flakies in the bottle in person look iridescent, however, on the nail and when photographed the iridescent color flash doesn't not really show. The flakies on most all accounts here will look coppery pink. The formula on this was a bit sheer, but buildable. The photograph makes it look more sheer than it does in real life. This is a great deep jelly shade with gorgeous flakies. 

Let us now see how it compares to DL Ray of Light: (I'll be using UO to reference Urban Outfitters and DL to reference Deborah Lippmann below.)

Index & Ring Finger: UO Mystic

Middle & Pinky Finger: DL Ray of Light

Top: UO Mystic

Bottom: DL Ray of Light

These are not dupes, but they're close. Below I have listed the bullet points of differences and similarities. 

• Base color is different. UO is darker and leans more purple than the DL.
• UO base is sheerer and slightly more jelly than DL
• UO has more visible flakies than DL
• They both have iridescent flakies that appear coppery pink on the nail
• DL formula is better and easier to apply than the UO

If you want something similar to DL Ray of Light, but don't want to pay the DL price I think UO is a good alternative. These are not dupes though, but they are very similar  If you have DL Ray of Light, and you're happy with that I wouldn't say you need UO Mystic unless it appeals to you too. I think if you have the DL already, you will prefer that formula to the UO. 

Happy Monday! 

Sea Lore: Triton's Daughters Collection

I am very excited to show these Sea Lore polishes to you today. This is a new indie brand out there. I have to say that the theme of this collection like Steph's Disney + nail polish addicts idea of perfection. I've mentioned this throughout my blog since the beginning that The Little Mermaid is my favorite Disney movie ever. I was so psyched to see Sea Lore did a collection themed based off of Triton's daughters. I am over the moon! The collection theme is clearly great, but the polishes themselves are just as great too.

This is the collection.

L-R:
Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana, & Ariel

Aquata over Sally Hansen Pacific Blue

Aquata is a deep sea blue jelly base with blue shimmer and blue iridescent flakies.

Andrina over OPI Do You Lilac It?

Andrina is a deep sea urchin purple jelly base with purple hex glitters and purple shimmer.

Arista over Revlon Raven Red

Arista is a deep crimson jelly polish with red holo hexes and red shimmer.

Attina over Milani White on the Spot

Attina is a coral jelly polish with golden shimmer and golden iridescent flakies.

Adella over Sinful Colors Olympia

Adella is a seahorse yellow jelly base with mint green hexes, gold glitter, and golden shimmer.

Alana over Orly Lollipop

Alana is a sea anemone pink jelly polish with rose colored hexes and rose shimmer.

Ariel over Orly Frisky

Ariel is a bright turquoise jelly base with red squares, purple hexes, green glitter, and green shimmer.

I absolutely adore this collection. It is adorable and the colors are great. The colors are 100% reflective of Triton's daughters. These are definitely meant to be top coats. I think you could achieve opacity with these in 4 coats, less with Aquata and Arista, but a base really brings out these polishes.

What really stood out to me about Sea Lore and these polishes is how thoughtful they were. These are not just chunky glitters in base, these have the addition of micro shimmers and flakies. This gives these polishes so much dimension and depth. I am so impressed with this because it would be easy to just put glitter in this an call it day. They would still be pretty, but that extra element really makes these polishes special. These were also easy to work with and apply.

You can order Triton's Daughters collection on Sea Lore's website. The 15ml sizes are $10.00 each and the 7.5ml sizes are $5.50. If I had to choose my favorites I'd have to go with Ariel, Attina, Adella, and Alana. You can also follow Sea Lore through their blog and Facebook.

**These polishes were provided to me for review by Sea Lore

Happy Monday!