Nails Inc. Sparkle Like A Unicorn Duo

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

Nails Inc. recently kindly sent me their new Sparkle Like a Unicorn Duo to review. The whole "unicorn" theme has been very on trend lately. I'm surprised it wasn't a trend before because the nail polish community has been unicorn-ing it up for the past few years! This duo features two sparkly, .magical, and unicorn-riffic shades.

Rainbow Wishes

Rainbow Wishes is a soft lavender base with a strong blue shimmer flash.

Dream Dust

Dream Dust is a soft pink with a fiery golden foil finish.

Collection: Sparkle Like a Unicorn

Colors: These colors are great and fit the unicorn theme. I love the lit-from-within glow in Rainbow Wishes. The shimmer in there is strong and lights up on your nails. Dream Wishes is an amazing foil. You know I love foil polishes and I don't see them done in nail polish in recent years. It looks like liquid metal on your nails. Both of these shades are stunning!

Formula: These both had excellent formulas. I used 2 coats for each. They were opaque and applied smoothly and easily.

Price: This duo is $15.00 and can be purchased at Nails Inc. or Sephora. That's typically the price for one Nails Inc. polish. You get them both for $15.00. That's a steal!

Overall: You need this duo. They're gorgeous shades and beautifully made. The formulas were great and you can't beat that $15.00 price!

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

Happy Tuesday!

ILNP Empire

I have an ILNP Ulta Metallic polish to share with you today. I love ILNP's take on metallic colors and how many of them have a holo twist that is executed beautifully. This one I have today does just that!

Empire

Empire is a true gold with made up of thin metallic flakes and holo micro flakes.

Collection: ILNP Ultra Metallics

Color: Gold isn't always my best color, but I still love it. The blingier the better. This is a great blingy gold. I love the use of metallic flakes and that little added holo flare!

Formula: This applied smoothly and nicely. I used 3 coats here. This has a similar formula to Juliette which I wasn't entirely impressed with, but I prefer this one. The flakes in Juliette were chunkier where I felt like there needed to be some sort of tinted base in the background. Empire the flakes seem a teeny bit finer so it gives a more opaque look on the nail.

Price: This is $10 on the ILNP website.

Overall: This is a gorgeous and beautifully made blingy gold polish. I love the use of flakes and the opacity of the formula for a flakie polish. The holo sparkle is a nice and perfect touch. No complaints!

My Rating 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

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Powder Perfect Ra

I have a Powder Perfect polish to share with you today. I was first introduced to this brand at Cosmprof last year and I really enjoyed the brand. During the holiday season, I added a few to my wishlist for one of gift exchange. This was gifted to me during that gift exchanged and I'm still impressed with the brand.

Ra

Ra is a silver based holo-twist lacquer with a golden hue.

Collection: Powder Perfect Egyptology Collection 2016

Color: This is a beautiful take on a silver holo. Silver holo polishes are a dime a dozen, so they really have to catch my eye these days. I love how these has that touch of gold to it. That hint of gold warms the color up just a bit so it reads like a nude on my nails. It's not too warm or too cool. You know how I'm into nude/neutrals these days!

Formula: This had an excellent formula that was easy to apply. I used 2 coats above with topcoat.

Price: This is $13 on Powder Perfect's site.

Overall: This is a great holo/glitter shade. It's soft and subtle type shade while still having a bit of pop to it with the bling. The formula is great and I don't have any complaints!

My Rating. 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

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ILNP Juliette

I have an ILNP polish to share with you today that has been on my wishlist for a long time. I finally got around to getting it in a gift exchange last fall. Who doesn't love rose gold? I sure love it but it can be a bit of tricky color for me. If it's too warm it doesn't really do wonders for my skin tone, but finding the right rose gold can be difficult. Rose and gold are warmer tones, so I'm already at a disadvantage. How will Juliette fair for me?

Juliette

Juliette is a holographic rose gold with metallic flakes.

Collection: ILNP Winter 2015

Color: I think this rose gold works for me alright. It maybe a touch too warm, but overall I do really like it. I love metallic flake polishes so this is what I  was drawn to instantly when I was oogling over this color over a year ago. I don't know if this finish really works out for me, though. It's all glitter particles without a color base. It doesn't look really smooth or cohesive on my nails because of this and I wish it had some sort of base going on.

Formula: This formula on this was OK. I think because it is all glittery particles it makes it harder to apply cleanly and smoothly. I used 3 coats above. It's not completely opaque, but close enough.

Price: This is $10 on the ILNP website.

Overall: I'm a bit disappointed with this polish. I think I had such high expectations for it and I had been wanting it for close to a year. I do love the color. I like the finish too, but the finish didn't work out too well application or look wise. I really wish there was some sort of colored base or even a shimmer base in this to give it a cleaner more complete look on the nail. It's not a bad polish and I really think these issues I have with it are more about my personal preference than what most people would feel about it.

My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

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Wet n' Wild I Dream of Jean Genie

I was really excited when I heard about some of the nail polishes in Wet n' Wild's recent Sequins & Stardust Holiday 2016 collection. As we all know the drugstore has been incredibly lackluster in the nail polish department as of late. I actually had a hard time finding the polishes from this collection at first and almost ordered them. I eventually found them, and I'm glad I didn't go through the trouble of ordering them 😑. I have one of those colors to share with you today.

I Dream of Jean Genie

I Dream of Jean Genie is a denim blue creme with gold microglitter. 

Collection: Wet n' Wild Sequins & Stardust Holiday 2016

Color: When I saw bottle shots of this color and even the bottle itself I knew this was going to be a must have for me. I love blue and I love gold. This is one of those polishes that looks better in the bottle than on the nail. The glitter in this just doesn't work it's too sparse and it does get drowned out by the base. A shimmer would have been better here. This type of glitter polish would be out of this world and acceptable back in 2010, but not today. This is pitiful. 

Formula: The formula itself was good and easy to use. I used 2 coats above.

Price: This was $1.99 at CVS. 

Overall: I'm really let down by this, and I understand with a price that low I shouldn't really complain. Wet n' Wild is capable of much better, though. I hate fake out polishes too. This looks stunning in the bottle but so puny on the nail. Blech. I'm disappointed. 

My Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Thursday! 

L.A. Colors Treasure Chest

The L.A. Colors section of my Dollar Tree used to be a section I'd pass over without much thought. It was usually a handful of unoriginal or not so great colors. Lately, the Dollar Tree nearest to me has been out a fairly large selection of L.A. Colors polishes and has been rotating the colors seasonally. I came across this beauty a few weeks ago and it's a real winner.

Treasure Chest

Treasure Chest is a blue-toned purple with an intense gold glass fleck sparkle and some silver round glitters.

Collection: L.A. Colors Color Craze

Color: The finish of this polish reminds me of the polishes in the Zoya Sunshine collection 5 years ago. They're intense flecky shimmers if that makes sense. I love this finish and I adore this color. It's an intense purple shade and all of that golden and glitter magic make this polish super special.

Formula: This had an excellent formula I used 2 coats above.

Price: I paid $1 for this at Dollar Tree. I do not see this color come up on the L.A. Colors website so I'm wondering if this is an exclusive to Dollar Tree?

Overall: This polish is pretty fantastic. The finish and color are beautiful and this is a polish I'd expect to pay more than $1 for. You really can't go wrong here in any way. This is a winning polish for several obvious reasons!

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

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Throwbacks Week: KBShimmer Toast-ess With The Mostest

Let's kick off the holiday season with one of my favorite holiday throwback polishes! This one is by KBShimmer and it's really the perfect glitz and glam party color for this time of year. This is a glitter topper polish and I know glitter toppers have lost their appeal significantly over the past year or so. That being said, I think they're great to break out in the holidays because there is no better reason for bling in my opinion!

Toast-ess With the Mostest (over a nude pink creme)

Toast-ess With the Mostest is a clear base with gold, silver, and pink glitters in various sizes and shapes.

Collection: KBShimmer Winter 2013

Color: I love this pink, silver, and gold color combination. It's a festive and fun color combination yet sophisticated as well. The mix of glitter shapes in this polish is fun and unique. Remember when circle glitters were a thing? This reminds me of some bubbly champagne!

Formula: This formula was fairly easy to work with it. It works better to dab these glitters on. I used one coat dabbed over a base.

Price: N/A. This color is no longer available. I did request it as a returning color in KBShimmers FB group a few months ago to no avail. I tried!

Overall: This is an excellent fun and festive glitter for the holiday season! I love these colors and I wish this polish would make a comeback!

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

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Throwbacks Week: Sally Hansen Purple Gala

It's the third full week of the month which means it's time for another Throwbacks Week! I have a pretty ancient Sally Hansen oldie to share with you today. Ancient in nail world terms, because it's only 6 years old, but that may as well be 300 hundred years ago! This color came out in a limited edition Sally Hansen display.

Purple Gala

Purple Gala is a purple and gold foil.

Collection: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Limited Edition Fall 2016

Color: I love this purple and gold metallic combination. It's really a great color for fall and can read as a neutral shade as well. I love this foil finish in nail polish and it's not something I've seen in recent years. It's one of my absolute favorite finishes so I miss it!

Formula: This had a nice formula. It is a little more sheer than expected. I used 3 coats above.

Price: N/A. This was limited edition drugstore polish and as many of us know when it comes to LE drugstore polish when it's gone it's gone!

Overall: This is a great foil finish polish.  I love the color combination and it's a definite oldie but goodie!

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Monday!

Sinful Colors Prosecco

I think I may be the last nail polish addict to actually get this Sinful Colors polish. I know this polish was on everyone's radar well over a year ago. I liked the color but never got around to really getting it. I finally got it last week. I spotted it at Walgreens recently and decided to take the plunge.

Prosecco

Processo is a soft taupe filled with a golden shimmer.

Collection: Sinful Colors SinfulShine

Color: This is definitely my kind of color. As many of you know I've been on a nude/neutral polish kick and have been accumulating many colors like Processo. This one is a nice addition. I love this soft shade and we all know it's about that gorgeous shimmer!

Formula: This had an excellent and smooth formula. I used 2 coats.

Price: I purchased this from Walgreens for $2.98.

Overall: This is a great neutral color that has a beautiful shimmer. I get why everyone loved this shade. It's very flattering, unique for a drugstore color, and with a drugstore price! I don't have complaints.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

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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!

KBShimmer Winter 2016 Collection (8 of 16)

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

I have some of the polishes from the KBShimmer Winter Collection to share with you. Today is release day for this collection so these pretties are all available for you to purchase now! This is a great collection in true KBShimmer fashion. There is a great mix of cremes, glitters, holos, crellies, and more. There are also some new holiday scents for their body care line as well as some holiday promos. I'll get to those later in the post. First, is nail polish. I have 8 of the 16 polishes in this collection.

 Bling In The New Year

Bling In The New Year is a silver holo glitter and metallic flakes featuring pink, green, gold, and blue flakes. (2 coats)

Chai-huahua

Chai-huahua is a warm brick-toned red creme. (2 coats).

Just Duvet It

Just Duvet It is a rich grape shade with a hint of sparkle and some pink shimmery flakes. (2 coats)

Soot And Ladders

Soot And Ladders is a soot black jelly filled with micro flakes in a rainbow of colors. (2 coats)

A Walk In the Park-A

A Walk In The Park-A is a lush orchid creme. (2 coats)

Yeti or Not

Yeti Or Not is a textured pale gray polish loaded with iridescent glitter and holographic glitters. (3 coats plus topcoat)

Spruce Things Up

Spruce Things Up is a Christmas green jelly with micro holo and silver glitters. (2 coats)

Haute Mess

Haute Mess is clear base filled with silver, copper, rose gold, and holographic glitters. (1 coat of A Walk In The Park-A)

Holiday Scents

There will be three new scents (Gingerbread Men, Very Merry Cranberry, and Cocoa & Cookies) added for the holiday season. These scents will be available for a limited time in Mani Shots, Mega Shots, Sugar Scrubs, Picture Perfect Cuticle Creams, and Lotions.

Collection: KBShimmer Winter 2016

Colors: I think KBShimmer nailed it with this collection. I really like a traditional holiday collection and this collection really has awesome traditional holiday colors that are still fresh and relevant for this upcoming season. The colors in this collection are rich and saturated and the variety of finishes offered is always appreciated.

Formulas: I thought 7 of the 8 polishes I tried had a superb formula. The cremes were excellent and smooth. A Walk In The Park-A could easily be one coat, I just did two for the sake of photography. The glitters and shimmers also had great formulas. The only troublesome one of the bunch was Yeti Or Not which had a textured and chunky formula. It was not smooth to apply and I really wish it was created just as a normal nail polish because the color is beautiful and would have been my favorite otherwise.

Price: The polishes in this collection are $9.25 each and are available now on the KBShimmer website. KBShimmer will also be offering holidays promos with orders placed between 11/01-12/31 or while supplies lasts.

Promos

Spend $25 or more – receive a chrome nail polish charm with the KBShimmer logo ($2.95 retail value)
Spend $50 or more – receive a KBShimmer branded Mont Bleu purse sized crystal nail file ($4.95 retail value) and charm.  Plus free shipping on your order!
Spend $75 or more – receive a faux leather KBShimmer holographic cosmetic case ($12.95 retail value), nail file, and charm.  Plus free shipping!
**Purchase amount after any discounts or coupon codes

Overall: This is a wonderful holiday collection. I love the selection of colors and it's the perfect collection for those of you who love traditional holiday colors but have KBShimmer's magical touch. The formulas are great and I'm really excited bout the promos and new holiday scents. My favorite colors from this lot are Bling In The New Year, Chai-huahua, A Walk In The Park-A, and Spruce Things Up.

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Tuesday!