Indie January: NailNation3000 Eve #403

Day 13 of Indie January, and today's polish is NailNation 3000 Eve #403.  This polish is a denim blue linear holographic polish with chunkier scattered holo throughout.  Take a look!

This is two coats of Eve #403, and it applied like butter!  I used no base coat, but had to use a top coat for a smooth finish because the chunkier scattered holo dried pretty gritty.  I'm not a huge fan of holographic polishes, but I really enjoyed wearing this! 

Boy, you should have heard my dad talk about this one!  Normally the most involved he gets with my polish craziness is me shoving my nails in front of his face saying "LOOK! LOOK!" which is followed by him squinting his eyes and saying "Lovely!" because he likes to pretend that he can see close-up without his reading glasses.  But this one... he came over and held my hand under the light, moving it around and looking at the sparkle for a minute before beginning a beautiful speech.  

"I like how there's a more fine rainbow sparkle throughout, and then there's more prominent glitters that catch the light at certain angles.  It's much prettier than all those big glitters you have.  Nice blue, too!"  He's a chartered accountant.  I was so proud of him.  <3 Haha!

You may recognize this polish from a few weeks ago when I used it as a base for some awesome freehand snowflake nail art.  Click here to see the post! 

NailNation 3000 polishes are currently available through Llarowe, and become a Facebook fan! 

Have you tried any NailNation 3000 polishes yet? Check out XOXO Alexis Leigh for some drool-worthy NailNation 3000 holo swatches... I'm eyeing No Rest For The Wicked and Kizmit... What about you?  :)

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review. 

Indie January: Candeo Colors Divi Divi

Day 12's polish is quite unique, I'm interested to see what you all think of it!  This polish is from the Candeo Colors Aruba Collection, and the names of all the polishes are in Papiamento; Divi Divi is named after the divi tree, which is native to Aruba.  I've already shown two other polishes from this collection, Shelu Blou and Laman Brisa, so take a peek at those if you haven't already! 

Candeo Colors Divi Divi is a brown crelly base packed with brown and gold microglitter and gold/green colour-shifting shimmer.  I used three coats for opacity, along with one coat of Seche Vite since it dries to a satin finish.  Formula was a little thick, a couple drops of thinner made it much more workable!

It's quite the interesting mix of colours, isn't it?  My first thought when I saw this in the bottle was "This'll probably look like poop." (Makes me sound intelligent, right?)  But honestly, the brown/green colour combination had me a little worried. 

When I see this polish in the photos I'm not quite sold on it, but I remember being pleasantly surprised when I put it on!  The certain tone of brown was quite flattering, and the shimmer added a nice glow!

I can honestly say that I had no clue that Candeo made any shimmer polishes until I received these to swatch.  Apparently I'm not the only one who didn't know they existed; when you google this collection, the only swatches that come up are mine and those done by The Nail Polish Project.  In any case, this collection is severely underrated, all of them are stunning!  I have a couple more to post throughout the month, so keep an eye out!  

The Candeo Colors Aruba Collection and other polishes are available through Llarowe and the Candeo Colors website; keep up to date on Facebook. 

Now, honestly tell me what you think of this polish, inquiring minds want to know!  Beautiful unique polish, or shimmery poop?  :P

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review. 

Indie January: ILNP All Gold Everything

Indie January Day 11!  I've just about survived my first week back at school and dance after Christmas break... Then again, it wasn't really much of a break since I had to go in and do extra classes to learn the syllabus for my RAD Solo Seal exam that I'm doing in March.  

That aside, today's polish is from yet another new-to-me indie brand, I Love Nail Polish.  At least my nails can look pretty while the rest of me is sore from some intense conditioning classes this week.  -_-

I<3NP All Gold Everything is from the brand's New Year's Collection; it's a clear-based glitter topper packed with different kinds of gold glitters, and a few gold flakies!  I chose to layer this stunner over Essie Stylenomics, which I just picked up the other day at Winners for half-price.  (I know, late to the party.)  

Application on this polish was fabulous, the glitter spread perfectly with no extra work!  My only complaint about this polish is that it smelled weird.  Not like strong nail polish smell, something different.  It wasn't very pleasant while I was painting; however, I'm willing to get past that because it's such a gorgeous polish!

The blackened green base of Stylenomics really complemented the gold glitter; the whole mani had a very luxurious look to it!   I'm sure you've all seen pictures of the I<3NP packaging, Barbra goes so far above and beyond with her bottles and boxes!  Unfortunately I don't have the right lighting setup to take bottle/box pictures.  Boo.  Cue another me-holding-the-bottle shot. 

I think these bottles are the best things ever!  The logo and labels are adorable, and rubberized caps make everything better.  My friend came over to borrow some nail polish and I was literally shoving these in her face saying "Look! Aren't these so cute?! No, you can't borrow that one, I haven't swatched it yet! What if your dog eats it? What? Of course I trust you!"

Sorry, got a little carried away there, (love you, Michaela!)  I<3NP is currently available through Etsy, and like the facebook page for updates! 

I've got two more polishes from I<3NP to show you sometime this month and they're both gorgeous, so keep an eye out for those!   Gee, this has been a very wordy post.  Do I need to ask questions at the end of posts or will you comment anyways?  ;)


Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review. 

Indie January: Girly Bits Ornamental My Dear Watson

Today's post is later than usual, due to a stubborn computer than took two hours to install updates before it would let me do anything.  Grrr.  Arrg.  Anywho, today's polish is my first Girly Bits, Ornamental My Dear Watson.  I've layered it over two polishes for two different manis; take a look!  :)

Ornamental My Dear Watson is a clear based glitter topper packed with light multicoloured glitter.  For the first mani, I've layered one coat over Essie Coat Azure, with two coats of Seche Vite for a smooth finish. 

Formula was pretty easy, I just went over the nail a few times to evenly spread the glitter.  I think the amount of glitter in this was perfect, it stands out but lets the base colour shine through too!

The second combination I chose was one coat of Ornamental My Dear Watson over Contrary Polish Firebrand.  Two coats of Seche Vite. 

I'm a huge Sherlock fan, so I absolutely love this polish based on the name alone!  Of course, the light glitters are absolutely beautiful and this polish is completely unique in my collection!  :)

Girly Bits is available on Llarowe, Girly Bits BigCartel shop, and Etsy.  Like on Facebook, and follow Pam's blog and Instagram! (@girlybitscosmetics)

Which combination do you like best?   Are there any other colours you'd like to see it over?  Comments make me happy (as does my new blog look)!  :D

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review. 

Indie January: CrowsToes Tangled Web

It's Day 9 of Indie January, and today's polish is an awesome glitter topper from CrowsToes!  Tangled Web is a clear base packed with black hexes, bars, and micro glitter, as well as blue duochrome hexes.  

I layered one coat of Tangled Web over two coats of Zoya Dove, and topped with two coats of Seche Vite.  Application required some extra work because it was super thick, so I dabbed it on like I described in this post. 

You're probably aware of my love for black glitter, and I really like the pairing of black and blue instead of the normal black and white!  It gave this really cool almost graffiti look to my nails, I had so many people grab my hand and ask me how I "did" the black, haha!   I find that most nuggles (nail muggles) have some mental block with the concept of matte or black glitter, ("But glitter is sparkly!") 

CrowsToes polish is currently in stock on Llarowe, and follow The Polished Crow's blog for updates.

Black glitter: Yes?  No?  Do you like the different pairing of colours, or prefer the normal black and white?  Comments make me happy!  :) 

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review. 

Indie January: Candeo Colors Laman Brisa

It's Day 8 of Indie January; today's polish is Candeo Colors Laman Brisa, which in Papiamento means Sea Breeze.  This polish is part of the Aruba Collection, like Day 4's polish Shelu Blou.  Take a look!  :)

Laman Brisa is a sea-foam green/blue base with gold and silver shimmer.  Full coverage in three easy coats, and one coat of Seche Vite for shine since it naturally dries to a satin finish. 

Isn't this polish beautiful?  I think it will make a great spring and summer polish! The base colour and the shimmer are so flattering; once again, yay for non-glitterbomb indies!  :)

The Candeo Colors Aruba Collection and other polishes are available through Llarowe and the Candeo Colors website; keep up to date on Facebook. 

What do you think of this polish; is it something you'd wear?  Are you planning on picking up any other polishes from the Aruba Collection?  :)

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review. 

Indie January: CrowsToes Cheshire

It's day 7 of Indie January, which is also my first day back at school and dance after Christmas break.  From here on out, it will really be a challenge to post every day; thank goodness for scheduled posts!  To make this sad Monday a little more cheerful, I've got a stunning glitter topper to show you!  (Castle Mani Mondays  will be suspended for the duration of Indie January.)

CrowsToes Cheshire is a perfect mix of purple, pink, silver holo, and yellow glitters with a few odd large matte magenta hexes thrown in for good measure.  That cat used to creep me out, but I'm in love with this polish!

I dabbed one coat of Cheshire over two coats of Zoya Savita, and they work perfectly together!  This polish is literally packed with glitter, so application was tricky.  To get an even coating of glitter, I started by wiping the brush off to remove as much glitter as I could; I then dipped only the tip of the brush into the polish to grab just a little glitter, held the brush parallel to my nail, and dabbed the glitter on using the whole side of the brush.  I found it much easier to get a perfect even coating of glitter this way without any patchiness or clumpy bits!  However, it still needs at least two coats of top coat (shown here.) 

This polish is so glittery, and it's my favourite colour too!  I love red-toned purples, and I think that Zoya Savita made a perfect canvas for the glitter to shine! (Sparkle?) 

CrowsToes polish is currently in stock on Llarowe, and follow The Polished Crow's blog for updates. 

Are you a fan of this polish?  Did the Cheshire Cat creep you out too when you were younger? Haha! :P

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review.