HPB Presents: Halloween Mani (Heather's Hues Killer Costume Party)

I have a review of another Heather's Hues polishes today which also happens to be my Halloween mani I'm wearing today. This has to be one of the coolest nail polishes I've tried this year and probably one of the top ones I've tried ever. I don't see magic like this too often these days. This was the nail polish I got out of bed to polish a couple of weeks ago. I think you all will agree.

Killer Costume Party (over a black creme)

Killer Costume Party is a clear base and is packed with iridescent chameleon glitters, iridescent color-shift flakes, and multichrome flakes in violet/red/orange and red/copper/bronze.

Collection: Heather's Hues Haunted Collection 2016

Color: Wowza! That is some magical polish! There is some much colorful multichrome and color-shiftness going on. I make less and less sense the more amazing the nail polish. This is a stunner and so unique and magical in my collection.

Formula: Excellent easy to apply formula. I used 2 coats over a black creme. I love this layered it really pops!

Price: This is $10 for a 15ml bottle or $5.75 for 7.5ml bottle on Heather's Hues etsy page.

Overall: Sneak peak! This will be one of my Top 25 of 2016 polishes. This is probably my favorite polish of the year. I love everything about it. How could you not? Everyone needs this one. Get it!

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

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Happy Halloween!

Heather's Hues Halloween Magic

I have a new to me brand to share with you today. I came across Heather's Hues when it was posted in FB group about a month ago. I was in bed getting ready to go to sleep and I checked my FB and some of her Halloween colors popped up. It was one of the very rare instances where something got me out of bed to buy! I purchased two colors from that collection and I have one of those to show you today.

Halloween Magic (over orange creme)

Halloween Magic is clear base packed with iridescent chameleon glitters that shift from green to red to orange to yellow, copper holo microglitters, and bronze and gold microflakes.

Collection: Heather's Hues Haunted Collection 2016

Color: I love iridescent glitter and it's not really visited much in nail polish lately. I love the dimension of this polish with microglitter and flakes. I like the autumn color scheme of this glitter too.

Formula: Easy to use formula. I used one coat over a base above. This is buildable, but I found it looked better layered in my case.

Price: This is $9.50 for a 15ml bottle or $5.75 for a 7.5ml on Heather's Hues etsy site.

Overall: This is a gorgeous iridescent glitter. I love the colors of the all the glitters and elements that go into this polish. It gives it interest and makes it unique. I also love that it's iridescent glitter which isn't something I see a lot in nail polish anymore.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

 Happy Tuesday!

Throwbacks Week: Cult Nails Captivated

I wish Cult Nails was still around. I think they had some of the most high-quality formulas and colors with their polishes before the indie market became oversaturated. One of my favorite polishes from theirs was Captivated. I loved it so much I got two bottles.

Captivated

Captivated is a coral jelly with golden iridescent glitter.

Collection: Cult Nails A Day At The Races 2011

Color: I love this color combination. This is definitely reminiscent of  those early 90's jelly shoes. I adore the golden iridescent glitter mixed in there against that bright coral. 

Formula: This formula is a bit on the thick sign. I do remember it being this way when I originally had it, so it's not from age. I used 3 coats on this and I think adding a bit of thinner could be beneficial to keep it from getting too thick on the nail when building coats.

Price: N/A. This has been discontinued as the brand is no longer in business. You might be able to spot this in a destash sale though.

Overall: I have so much love for this polish. I love the brightness of the coral and I'm practically drooling over the iridescent glitter. This is a polish that has withstood the test of time as far as appeal goes. This is probably the only time in the history of Imperfectly Painted I'll do this but despite its thick formula it's definitely worth 5 golden paint splatters.

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

Happy Wednesday! 

Throwbacks Week: OPI Pink Me I'm Good

I'm noticing a trend here, not only because I've posted two OPI polishes in a row, but because I've posted two OPI exclusives in a row. OPI is a solid nail polish brand, but it's never really been a favorite of mine if I'm judging mainstream brands as a whole. That being said, OPI makes some amazing exclusives and this one is probably my favorite. This polish was released as an Ulta exclusive for Valentine's Day in 2010.

Pink Me I'm Good

Pink Me I'm Good is a strawberry pink jelly with golden iridescent glitter.

Collection: OPI Ulta Valentine's Exclusive 2010

Color: You didn't see polishes like that then and I don't see them now. I absolutely love jelly polishes with golden iridescent glitter. I see awesome glitter glues that look like that, but not enough nail polish! I love this pink shade and I would bathe in golden iridescent glitter. I love it so much more than just white iridescent glitter.

Formula: This formula has thickened up quite a bit over the years, but some thinner always does the trick. I used 3 coats here.

Price: N/A as far as I know this is long gone if you snag one of these consider yourself lucky. It was VHTF after it's release in 2010.

Overall: This is a polish I break out every year. I love the jelly quality and the glitter. It's really a unique polish in my collection into today with all the amazing offerings we have now. This is one of those polishes I'd save if my house was on fire.

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

Happy Wednesday!

Third Week Throwbacks: China Glaze Cloud Nine

It's throwbacks week! I'm starting to think I need to do either another week of these or add Throwback Thursday polish every week. I have so many older polishes to go through. This polish came out with China Glaze's Specialty Glitter collection almost 7 years ago! This was a polish before its time, and the formula most definitely suggests that.

Cloud Nine

Cloud Nine is a white crelly base with golden iridescent glitter.

Collection: China Glaze Specialty Glitters 2009

Color: This is a beautiful polish. I think it has the perfect name. That perfect white paired with that beautiful iridescent glitter is stunning. I don't think I've seen a polish like it before then and even now. You know what it reminds me of? That Beanie Baby dragon called Magic. This color is magical.

Formula: Well that is where the magic ends. This has the absolute worst formula in my history of nail polish. I can't really blame it though. This was a crelly before there were crellies. The problem with this polish isn't the glitter in the base, it's the base itself. The base is has the consistency of watered down glue with clumps of white pigment floating about. It's gloopy, patchy, thick, sheer, and everything else that could be wrong with a formula. You can tell by the photo it was a struggle. I used 4 coats to get that coverage and I still had patches, so I just dabbed the polish over them. It is an absolute mess. I would love to say the age of the polish is what caused this to happen, but no I remember being just as bad 7 years ago.

Price: You can find this in the $4-$5 on eBay.

Overall: As terrible as this polish's formula is I cannot part with it. It is just so pretty. Will I ever wear it? No. It doesn't dry fully and it's just such a PITA. This is staying around for it's looks and nostalgia. I am curious though if there is an indie out there like this or if one can be created I'm sure with the materials these days there would be a much better result?

My Rating: 1 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Monday!

Pure Ice Tales Untold

I have another one of the Fairytale Forest polishes by Pure Ice to show you today. This is their newest collection I happened to come across at Walmart for winter. To be quite frank, it's the first drugstore level polish collection I've been excited about in a very long time. I love this purple shade and I think you all will like it too.

Tales Untold

Tales Untold is a lavender creme with micro fine iridescent golden shimmer.

Collection: Pure Ice Fairytale Forest Winter 2015

Color: I love lavender polish. Soft purples are my favorite colors to wear in spring, but I'll wear them in winter too! What makes this polish is that beautiful golden iridescent shimmer. The shimmer really brings this polish to life without being overwhelming or harsh. This is stunning!

Formula: This had a nice formula. I don't have complaints. I thought this formula was better than True Love's Kiss. It is a bit streaky on the first coat, but it was fully opaque in 3 coats.

Price: This is $1.97 at Walmart.

Overall: I can't get over the $1.97 price tag on this polish. It seems though, long gone are the days of beautiful polish being under $5 much less under $8. This is a stunning polish for under $2! I love this beautiful shimmer and the formula isn't anything to complain about. This is a definite contender for my Top 25 of 2015. Did I mention that is only a few weeks away!

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

Happy Wednesday!

Pure Ice True Love's Kiss

I walked into Walmart a few weeks ago with no intent to look at their beauty section. I needed kitty litter. In all honesty as I've mentioned before I have not found anything of interest when it comes to drugstore nail polish, so I don't bother looking much. On the way to the kitty litter, which happens to be near the beauty section I came across a new display of Pure Ice polishes. The collection was called Fairytale Forest and it is a new collection for winter with 8 polishes. I stopped dead in my tracks in awe of finding such a beautiful collection these days in a store! They all were gorgeous pastel shades with beautiful glass fleck like glitters in them. I had to get them all!

 I have the pink one of this bunch to share with you today called True Love's Kiss.

True Love's Kiss

True Love's Kiss is a pale pink with a golden iridescent glass fleck shimmer.

Collection: Pure Ice Fairytale Forest Winter 2015

Color: This is a beautiful soft pink. I say this often, but there is a severe lack of beautiful and original pinks in nail polish these days. True Love's Kiss is beautiful and unique. I love this soft shade of pink, but we all know it's this beautiful golden iridescent shimmer that gives it the wow factor. This color is stunning.

Formula: I'd say for $1.97 nail polish this formula is pretty good. It's not great or out of this world, but it is good. The first 2 coats are bit streaky and patchy, but it is opaque on a 3rd coat. This isn't a sheer pink it is opaque and meant to be.

Price: $1.97 each at Walmart. Polishes that are unique these days at $1.97 are unheard of.

Overall: I'm extremely happy about discovering this collection and this color. This is a stunning pink with an extraordinary shimmer added to it. It stands out as unique in a sea of hum-drum mainstream and drugstore nail polishes these days. The formula for the price point is good, it's not perfect, but I can honestly let that aspect go. It's great polish and I think us oldsters in nail polish world and newbies to polish will equally love this one.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Monday!

Elevation Polish & Pahlish Collab: The Venetian Duo

*The following products were provided in exchange for my honest review. 

I have collaboration duo share with you today brought you by Elevation Polish and Pahlish. This the duo for August called The Venetian Duo inspired by the Netflix series Marco Polo. Side Note: I think I should watch that show, it sounds like it would be something I'd really like.

The cool thing about this duo is the Elevation Polish The Merchant's Sea is a thermal polish. I'm a thermal polish virgin, so this was a neat and interesting experience for me. I'll get into that in a minute!

Elevation Polish The Merchant's Sea (cool)

Elevation Polish The Merchant's Sea (warm)

The Merchant's Sea in a cold state is dusty turquoise with a blue/green shimmer, while in a warm state is in brighter turquoise with a blue green shimmer.

Here was my thermal polish conundrum. I put this polish on and immersed my fingers in cold water. Nothing happened. Well, I live in an igloo. It is so hot in humid here in summer, I blast my A/C anytime I'm inside. An emperor penguin would be content in my apartment. I then realized The Merchant's Sea was already in the cold state just by my room temperature. I switched to warm water and that's when I saw it change to a lighter and brighter turquoise shade! Problem solved.

Pahlish The Wayfarer over The Merchant's Sea

The Wayfarer is a clear base mixed with metallic chrome flakies, iridescent glitter, and silvery/iridescent shimmer.

Collection: Elevation Pahlish The Venetian Duo August 2015

Color: These are both beautiful colors. I love the depth The Merchant's Sea has with that added shimmer, it really elevates that gorgeous turquoise shade. The Wayfarer is a beautiful compliment. I love the mix of the metallic flakes and the iridescent glitter. This glitter mix reminds me of shattered glass bottles. The colors are cool and muted and balance out perfectly with The Merchant's Sea.

Formula: Both of these polishes had excellent and easy to use formulas. I used 2 coats of The Merchant's Sea and 1 coat of The Wayfarer.

Price: This duo is $22 and can be purchased on Pahlish's shop. This will be available in Elevation Polish's shop on August 7th.

Overall: Beautiful duo! I am in love with these colors and think it's they compliment each other perfectly. These were very thoughtfully made for sure. The formulas are also great, and I think everyone would be very happy to have these!

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Monday!

Sally Hansen Pink Dream

I have another one of the Sally Hansen Complete Salon limited edition fall shades to share with you today. This is one of the glitter toppers in this collection which obviously being a glitter addict caught my eye.

Pink Dream over China Glaze Life Preserver

Pink Dream is a golden-orange base with golden-orange-pink toned iridescent glitters.

Color: This isn't really pink to me. It's hard to explain this it's kind of a sunset orange-golden-pink color? Does that make sense? I'm a huge sucker for glitters like this, but I don't think you're getting anything standout or original here.

Formula: The formula was nice. I used 2 coats on top of a base.

Price: I purchased this in the $7-$8 range at CVS.

Overall: Like, I said I'm a sucker for iridescent glitters like this, so I gravitated toward it. In hindsight, I should of passed. The only way I see this varies from other glitters like this is it does have a more golden hue. Otherwise, this isn't special, unlike Chili Flakes which is awesome. It's not a bad polish formula wise or anything, just a bit of a downer color appearance wise. Also, the price is a steep for a drugstore polish.

My Rating: 3 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Monday!

Zoya Binx

I've hit that part of the summer where I'm wavering on whether or not I'd still like it to be summer or if I'm ready for fall. As far as weather goes, definitely ready for fall. As far as nail polish and makeup go, I'm still enjoying the summer colors and trends, but I'm starting to itch for fall shades.

Since I still have tons of summer polish to review,  I'll keep it summer for a bit on the blog, and throw a bit of fall in on occasion. Today, will be a summer day with a Zoya from their recent summer Bubbly collection

Binx

Binx over L'Oreal Flashing Lilac

Binx is a medium sheer rose base full of iridescent sparkle.

Color: Zoya is calling Binx and orchid shade and puts in the purple family. I'm sorry Zoya, but this is pink, it does have the teeniest hint of purple to this color, but it's pink. I do feel their promo picture were misleading too, as they made Binx look more purple. Taht being said, I love the rosy pink shade Binx really is. It is definitely a shade that would flatter most.

Formula: The formula was easy to use. I used 3 coats above. This is sheer, but buildable. I like the look of it own it's own, but I wanted to show you how it looked layered too. They're beautiful both ways, and I would definitely sport both looks!

Price: This is $9.00 on the Zoya website.

Overall: Binx is beautiful, despite the color family mix up. The iridescent sparkle is incredible in this polish. They call it holographic, it's iridescent in my book. The formula is great, and I love how you can wear it on its own or layered. Options are nice.

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Monday!

Sally Hansen Twinkled Pink

Summer is when I like to break out the glitter top coats. Who am I kidding? I always like to break out glitter top coats! Seriously though, I find in spring I do more creme manis, and by time summer rolls around I'm all about glitter. I have pretty glitter part of the new Sally Hansen Triple Shine line to share with you today.

Twinkled Pink over China Glaze Escaping Reality

Twinkled Pink is a sheer pink base with gold iridescent glitters, silver glitters, and iridescent microglitters.

Color: This is a gorgeous color combination of glitters. This looks like a sunset in a bottle to me! I love the combination of the iridescent gold with the silver. I don't have glitter topper like this.

Formula: I used 2 coats over a base here. The formula was smooth and easy to apply, but I so wish this glitter packed more of a punch. This is very pretty, but a slightly more dense glitter would of been better.

Price: I paid around $4-$5 for this at Walgreens.

Overall: This is beautiful combination of glitters, that adds a really extra sparkly touch to your nails. The glitter could a little bit denser for me, but I still really like this one.

My Rating 4 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Friday!

Essie Sparkle on Top

"Well, it was pretty in the bottle."

We've all been there, sorely disappointed by a beautiful nail polish in the bottle, that looks entirely lackluster on the nail. This is a sad situation, and a common one. This the story of Essie Sparkle on Top.

Sparkle On Top looked like some China Glaze Snow Gobe-esque  icy iridescent rainbow fantasy in the bottle, but it's all just a bottle of sorry and sad lies.

Sparkle on Top over Essie No More Film

Sparkle on Top is a mix of blue-green iridescent flakes in a clear base.

Color: Lies. Lies. Lies. This isn't some strong iridescent pretty multi-dimensional flakie situation. No, this is a sorry and sad flakie situation. These flakies/flakes have a faint blue-green shift, but mainly just look completely transparent on the nail. This looks so much better in the bottle.

Formula: The formula is fine. The flakes spread evenly and easily on the nail.

Price: I paid $8.50 for this CVS.

Overall: This is not worth your money. There are much better iridescent glitters and flakies out there that you will be happier with. I recommend China Glaze Snow Globe, China Glaze Make A Spectacle, China Glaze Luxe and Lush, or Essie Shine of the Times. Sparkle on Top is a Whompasaurus Rex.

My Rating: 1.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Monday!

Cult Nails Dance All Night

I hope glitter never goes out of style. Never ever. That's not to say I'd wear it anyways. I love how glitter has become acceptable with nails for grown ups over the past few years. I love my sparkle. I need my sparkle. Don't take it away from me!!!

Here is a great sparkler from Cult Nails that I've been swooning over.

Dance All Night over Cult Nails Nakizzle's Shizzle

Dance All Night is a mix of teal and green hex glitters and a iridescent mcri glitter in a clear base.

Color: This glitter is a stunner. This the ocean and mermaids in a bottle. The shimmering cool toned glitter with the iridescent micro glitter make a gorgeous combination! I think that added micro glitter makes this polish.

Formula: Very easy to work with and apply.

Price: $12.00 on the Cult Nails website.

Overall: Excellent glitter topper. Cult Nails has a really nailed it (pun intended) with glitters in 2013! The recent glitter releases seem to be in the same realm of uniqueness and fun as Deborah Lippmann glitters. Love them!

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Tuesday!

Shimmer Polish Jovie, Leslie, and Taylor

*The following products were sent to me by Shimmer Polish in exchange for my honest review.

Today, I have some more Shimmer Polish pretties to share with you!

Jovie over Cult Nails Nevermore

Jovie over Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac

Jovie is a mix of pink opalescent glitters in a clear base.

Leslie over Cult Nails Nevemore

Leslie is a mix of periwinkle and lavender glitters in a clear base.

Taylor over Cult Nails Nevermore

Taylor is a red jelly base with red, green, and blue glitters.

Colors: Lovely mix of glitter combinations in these three polishes. I love how multi-dimensional they are. Shimmer Polishes are not one flat color glitter polishes, they have multiple color glitters in them that make them stand out. It's hard to choose a favorite here!

Formula: I didn't have any difficulty with any of the formulas. Leslie is a little chunkier than the other two, but it still applied nicely. I used 2 coats for each swatch. I do recommend using a base with these as it allows you to use less coats to build up the glitter.

Price: These polishes are $12 and can be found on etsy. You can also purchase through Shimmer Polish directly via email. There are directions on her site on how to do so.

Overall: Jovie, Leslie, and Taylor are all awesome and unique glitter mixes. I love them!

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

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* I received the above products by Shimmer Polish for review. 

Happy Monday!