Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Smitten Polish - Swatches & Review!

Hi all! Today's post is an assortment of gorgeous Smitten polishes! Including three from the new Speck-tacular collection and one from the Berrydrops collection!

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Smitten Nail Polish Smitten macros Smitten Butter Mint (2)
Butter Mint - Three thin coats.
Bright minty green crelly base with black glitters in various sizes.
Shimmer Candy Kisses
Candy Kisses - Three thin coats.
A white crelly with various pink and purple glitters.
Smitten Huckleberry Gumdrop
Huckleberry Gumdrop - Three thin coats.
Bright blue crelly base with subtle flakies. 
Smitten Ladybird (2)
Ladybird - Three thin coats.
Medium pink crelly base with black glitters in various sizes. 
Smitten Naiad
Naiad - Three thin coats.
a medium aqua "crelly" base with purple shimmer.
Smitten Purple Polka-Dotty
Purple Polka-Dotty - Three thin coats.
Purple crelly base with black glitters in various sizes.
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Smitten Polishes are available for purchase through Etsy and Llarowe, and retail for $9.00-$10.50.


None of these polishes caused me any turmoil, but next time I might layer the Speck-tacular ones.
The black glitter is a little thicker than typical glitter, so if you apply coats too soon they can cause dragging- so make sure to wait for them to dry in between coats! They also require 2 coats of topcoat for complete smoothness.


I really love the colors, I couldn't even find perfect matches for layering, so they are unique shades for sure!
Ladybird is one of my favorites, the dustiness there is just so pretty! Naiad is just stunning as well! I knew I would love it the second I saw it! But they are all very pretty!

Smitten Collage
Here are some nail wheel swatches below you to show you layerings. It's nice that Candy Kisses is sheer enough to build up or to layer over different colors! It's very versatile!
Smitten Swatches (2)

Smitten Swatches (1)
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Monday, April 22, 2013

Shimmer Polish Swatches & Review Part Two!

Hey guys! As promised here is the other seven Shimmer Polishes I have to show you right now!
And if you didn't see yesterday's post, you can check it out here!

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Shimmer Part Two Shimmer macros2 Shimmer Lorene
Lorene - One coat over Jade Musa do Verao.
Raspberry Melange Glitter Polish
Similar to Wendy and Natalie but more opaque
Shimmer Lucie
Lucie - One coat over Jade Flamingo.
Red and Silver Mixture Glitter Polish
Similar to Mary but clear silver base
Shimmer Maria (2)
Maria - One coat over Zoya Evvie. 
Blues (Light to Dark) Glitter Polish
Shimmer Maria (1)
Maria - One coat over Zoya Zuza. 
Shimmer Mary
Mary - One coat over Jade Adoravel Sedutora.
Red Mixture with Black and Silver Glitter Polish
Shimmer Nichole
Nichole - One coat over Zoya Posh.
Red, Silver and Blue Melange Glitter Polish
Shimmer Sarah
Sarah - One coat over Jade Alga Marinha
Tropical Green-Blue Glitter Polish
Shimmer Vicki
Vicki - One coat over Jade Rosa Retro.
Vicki is a wonderful mother and survivor of breast cancer, this polish is made to encourage and support the fight against this disease! *Donations will be made to support Breast Cancer Research!
Pink and Silver Glitter Polish with bars.
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Like I mentioned yesterday these all seriously have very impressive formulas, they go on smooth and so easy it's insane! To add to that they aren't topcoat thirsty which I know a lot of glitter polishes can be.
There are many combinations or you could build a lot of them up to opacity on their own!


Shimmer Polish can be purchased from the Shimmer website or from Etsy.
Shimmer polishes retail for $12.00 ea. .

Follow Shimmer Polish on Facebook and Twitter!Shimmer Collage


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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Shimmer Polish Swatches & Review Part One

Hey guys! Today's post is featuring seven beautiful Shimmer nail polish shades!
And come back tomorrow to see seven more!

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Shimmer Swatches Part One Shimmer Macros Shimmer Alessandra
Alessandra - One coat over Jade Pimento Doce
Coral Red Glitter Polish
Shimmer Candace
Candance - One coat over Jade Cappiccino.
Gold Holo and Black Glitter Polish
Shimmer Irene (3)
Shimmer Irene (1) 
Irene - Two coats.
Champagne Golden Silver Glitter Polish
Shimmer Irene (2)
Irene "gradient" on Jade D'vino. I was out of sponges so I just used the brush..didn't come out great lol!
Shimmer Jennifer (1)
Jennifer - One coat over Jade Rosa do Deserto.
Soft Blue, Periwinkle Glitter Polish! 
Some bottles may have black glitter as well!
Shimmer Karen
Karen - One coat over Licorde Armarena.
Lavender pink with a hint a plum Glitter Polish
Shimmer Kim (2) Shimmer Kim (1)
Kim - One coat over Jade Black Jack.
Blue Purple Mixed Glitter Polish!
Similar to Jenny, with a large variety of color glitters. 
Shimmer Liana
Liana - One coat over Chick Biker Chick.
Midnight Navy Blue Glitter Polish
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I'm loving these! Especially Candace over Cappuccino just a gorgeous combo!
I can't even stress enough how amazing the formula on all of these are, seriously each and every one spreads the glitter so easily and evenly. They almost puts themselves on.  


Shimmer Polish can be purchased from the Shimmer website or from Etsy.
Shimmer polishes retail for $12.00 ea. Kind of steep, but the formulas are impeccable.

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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Scofflaw Nail Varnish LE Love Letter to Kurt Vonnegut - Swatches & Review!

Hey all! I'm really excited to share today's post with you! It is featuring Scofflaw, a relatively new impressive indie brand that has unhesitatingly created some really amazing, unique shades from the get go!
Today's post is showing you the new Limited Edition shade Love Letter to Kurt Vonnegut.
There is a very limited number of bottles and it will not be recreated in the future.

And here is a factoid from the Scofflaw Facebook page for you guys!

"Factoid: Besides being the greatest American author of the 21st century (I will fight you on this) he also survived the firebombing of Dresden in 1944 only to be sent home with frostbite in 1945. He won a Purple Heart for having frostbite (as he told it)."
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Scofflaw Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut (1)
Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut (2)
Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut Macro (2) Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut (11) Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut (6) Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut (12)
Love Letter to Kurt Vonnegut
"Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut consists of a periwinkle blue base with blue and delicate silver flakes that glint and shimmer as well as periwinkle, midnight blue, and light holo micro glitter. For added dimension, it also contains ice blue and purple sparkling highlights that catch in the light. Being a limited edition, it features a special label with the polish name featured prominently, as well as Vonnegut's 'asterisk'."

There is a very limited number of bottles and it will not be recreated in the future.
I applied two easy coats for the photos. This polish is just amazing, a wonderful formula with terrific coverage and dispersion. It is very delicately complex and remarkably stunning.
Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut (8) Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut (10) Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut (4) Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut Macro (1) Scofflaw Love Letter To Kurt Vonnegut (7)

Sorry for all of the pictures, I promise I tried to narrow it down even more! This polish is just so phenomenal and completely unique in my collection I just had to post a lot of photos!! Seriously, do yourself a favor and open the macro in a new tab and look at it larger!

I'm very impressed with Scofflaw so far and I have no doubt that we will keep seeing amazing creations from her!
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Scofflaw Nail Varnishes are available for purchase from Etsy and Llarowe.
Scofflaw will also soon be available through Shop Electicco 


Stay updated with Scofflaw through Facebook!

The next Etsy restock will be next Wednesday, on April 24th at 7 pm (CST).

This restock will include all colors, 
HOWEVER, this will be your last opportunity to purchase Insert Lemon Pun Here, Wee Beasties, and Thunderkitty through Etsy. After this restock, they will exclusively be available through e-tailer shops.
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Am I the only one totally freaking out over this polish??!?

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