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Showing posts with label charcoal grey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label charcoal grey. Show all posts

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Ninja Polish Gemstone Dreams Collection - Amethyst Dreams, Andesine Dreams and Obsidian Dreams

*These products are Cruelty Free 

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I love holos and a lot of duochromes, but this collection I'm going to start showing you this evening may be my favorite so far - The Ninja Polish Gemstone Dreams Collection.


L to R: Amethyst Dreams, Andesine Dreams, Fire Opal Dreams, Obsidian Dreams,
Rubellite Dreams, Sapphire Dreams, Tanzanite Dreams and Tsavorite Dreams



I have the first 3 for you tonight and I'll be showing you the other five in this 8 shade collection over the next week.





These first three all had the same formula. Smooth and easy - no issues to report at all. All three are shown with two coats of color and no top coat for the photos.

Continued after the jump...


Sunday, September 23, 2012

a-England Dorian Gray - Swatches and Review

a-England has recently released five new polishes called the Gothic Beauties Collection. a-England is one of my all-time favorite brands so I knew I had to have them even if swatches were indicating that they would all read black on me. So I pre-ordered them directly from Adina as soon as I could. The formula is absolutely amazing, as always - on all five of them. The Gothic Beauties Collection was inspired by and named for characters in well-known gothic literature. Literature, especially of this genre, is a passion of mine, so I was thrilled to see them!

Today I have Dorian Gray to show you. I'd thought about a polish named Dorian Gray for a long time and always pictured it as a duochrome - you know because of the two distinct "Dorian Grays?" For those of you who don't remember the story, there was a painting in the attic that aged and showed all the evil that was Dorian's character in IT rather than in Dorian, who never seemed to age or have any consequences for his actions. This one is my favorite of this collection, though, so I think Adina did a great job. Dorian Gray is a gunmetal grey and is so highly pigmented and has such a perfect formula that I only used ONE COAT for the photos. No top coat. I usually add that later because I like to show you the actual finish.



a-England Dorian Gray

a-England Dorian Gray

a-England Dorian Gray

a-England Dorian Gray

a-England Dorian Gray

a-England Dorian Gray

a-England Dorian Gray



And as I am doing with the whole collection, the last photo(s) will show what it looks like 99% of the time. As you can see, Dorian Gray doesn't loose much - it's still gorgeous and not reading black on me at all.



a-England Dorian Gray




What do you think? This one and Tess d'Urbervilles are my favorites of the collection. To see my Tess d'Urbervilles swatch, click here.

A-England hasn't yet put the Gothic Beauties Collection on their website, but you can place your order through email directly with Adina and they offer free international delivery. You can also order through Ninja Polish, MeiMei's Signatures,  Overall Beauty and Llarowe. And of course, you can always stay up to date on their latest release by following a-England on Facebook and Twitter!  Also follow Ninja Polish on Facebook, Overall Beauty on Facebook and Llarowe on Facebook and MeiMei's Signatures on Facebook for more updates, availability and re-stock information.





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Thursday, August 9, 2012

butter LONDON Gobsmacked - Swatches and Review

This evening I have butter LONDON Gobsmacked to show you. It's part of their Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection. To see my other reviews of this collection, click the links: Scouse. Squatter and Shag. Cake-Hole and Trustafarian. Brummie and Lovely Jubbly.

Gobsmacked is a charcoal grey glitter polish - tiny dark charcoal grey (and possibly silver, though I can't tell if it's just the charcoal ones catching the light or actual separate silver ones) glitter pieces in a clear base. I've layered it over a black polish for opacity but I used three coats alone on my thumb to show you how it looks worn alone. I used two coats over the black. It's a very textured polish, so you will need Gelous or a heavy top coat if you want a smooth-feeling finish. I didn't have any application issues at all.


butter LONDON Gobsmacked

butter LONDON Gobsmacked

butter LONDON Gobsmacked

The next photo shows the thumb with the glitter alone. I used three coats over my bare nail.


butter LONDON Gobsmacked

And the closeup (I've done it over a swatch wheel so you're not distracted by my stained nails.)


butter LONDON Gobsmacked


This one is pretty, but it's probably my least favorite of the new Fall Collection just because I don't personally find it that interesting. The formula and application, however, were great and if this is a look you like, you'll need this one.

What do you think of this one?

butter LONDON polishes are available at butterlondon.com and selected retail stores.  They retail for $14.00 for .4 ounces. To stay up-to-date on special deals and offers, you can "like" butter LONDON on Facebook here. Gobsmacked is just one of the over 60 colors they offer, in addition to various indulgences for your hands and feet...and even your lips. The nail lacquers are 3-free and butter LONDON is a Cruelty-Free company. That's a major plus for me.


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