Maya Cosmetics Sprummer Collection 2014

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Today I have 4 of Maya Cosmetics' Sprummer 2014 Collection to show you.  As you can see I swatched these with shorties.  Sometimes I don't know what happens to my brain. I loved them and set them aside in my "done" pile to be put away. And then I never showed them to you! So I apologize for the delay. Her shop is closed at the moment but she should be back up soon and I'll put the links in at the end.

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Indigo Bananas Executive Transvest!te - Swatches and Review

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Tonight one of the polishes in Indigo Bananas' Executive Holos Collection for you - Executive Transvest!te! I laughed so hard at the name of this one! (Think Eddie Izzard!)

Executive Transvest!te is a champagne holographic polish with a foil-ish finish and gold micro-flakes. When I saw this one I thought it was going to be like 4 coats. NOT SO! Two coats for full opacity and NO issues to report at all. This one applies easily. No top coat for the photos. I love that it's not a brassy gold.

More photos after the jump...

Thrifty Thursday! Hard Candy Crush on Pink

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Yep, still rockin' the Hard Candys for Thrifty Thursday! Tonight I have another from the Crushed Chrome Collection - Crush on Pink.

Crush on Pink is a shimmery, foil metallic rose/antique pink with tons of sparkle - and copper flecks! No issues at all with the formula or application. Two coats and no top coat for the photos.

Hard Candy Crush on Pink

Hard Candy Crush on Pink

Hard Candy Crush on Pink

Hard Candy Crush on Pink

Love the copper flecks in this one. What do you think? Do you have this one yet?

Hard Candy polishes are available at Walmart Stores nation-wide and retail for $4.00 each.

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Ruby White Tips Aries - Swatches and Review

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Happy Monday! Today I have another polish from Ruby White Tips for you: Aries.

Ruby White Tips polishes are all at least 3-free and most are 5-free, and vegan. They test their polishes for several months before releasing. Stay with me until the end of the post for a 20% off code!

Aries is a golden green foil shimmer and the formula and application were great. I used two coats and no top coat for the photos.


In artificial lighting...

Ruby White Tips Aries

Ruby White Tips Aries

In indirect natural lighting...

Ruby White Tips Aries

Ruby White Tips Aries

Ruby White Tips Aries

What do you think of this one? The gold shimmer really comes out in indoor lighting and read warm on me but in natural shade, it reads much cooler.

Ruby White Tips polishes are available through the Ruby White Tips website and through the Ruby White Tips Etsy Store and retail for $8.50 for full-sized bottles. She also has a collection called Batworld Sanctuary and 50% of the proceeds from the sale of polishes in this collection go to Batworld.org to help wayward bats.

Use code POINTLESS (all caps) at checkout for 

20% off your purchase!

(excludes Mystery Bags and Batworld.org polishes)

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Ozotic 904 Sugar - Swatches and Review

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Good morning! Yeah, it's Monday, but we won't talk about that. Today I have another Ozotic polish by piCture pOlish to show you.

Ozotic 904 Sugar

Ozotic 904 is one of the Sugars and it's a yellow/gold glass fleck/flake foil polish. To be honest, I saved this one for last because, well, I figured I wouldn't like it. My skin is pale and it's not usually my best color. And I think it's turning out to be my favorite! It's unique in my collection and you can layer it over just anything! (Several options shown later in the post.)

I used Ozotic 904 layered over several things but ended up wearing it layered over a plain white creme as my full mani. Two light coats and no top coat for the photos. No issues at all with the formula or application.


Swatches after the jump...

Illamasqua Seance - Swatches and Review

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Tonight, as promised, I have Illamasqua Seance to show you. This one is from their new Paranormal Collection. I also have Geist, which is the UV top coat, but since this one already glows under black light, we will get to that another time.

Seance is a bright violet polish that is so gorgeous on its own I'll just let you see the photos in a minute. Application was a DREAM. Seriously, perfect, easy, self-leveling, nearly one-coat deliciousness. It has a foil-like base, which I am sure gives it the depth and interest, but I wouldn't have known this until I removed it. All the color comes off in one swipe but you have to rub a bit to get the silver foil that's left on the nail. No issues at all to report. AND it glows under black light.

Illamasqua Seance

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Pretty Serious Cosmetics - Mummy Mush

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Good morning! Today I have a polish from The Pretty Serious Monster Mash Collection to show you.

Mummy Mush is described by the maker as a golden glass fleck multi-chrome. And that it is! It starts out with a pink base that turns into a champagne/gold foil. This polish can be worn alone or layered. I've seen it alone a LOT so I'm going to be showing it to you layered over black. I've also layered it over a few other colors to show its versatility. No issues at all with formula or application.

Swatches and review after the jump...

Thrifty Thursday! Starring Hard Candy Crush on Tin...with Dog

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Happy Thursday! Tonight I have another Hard Candy polish for Thrifty Thursday - Crush on Tin.

Crush on Tin is part of their Crushed Chrome Collection and it's a bit hard to describe. It's sort of a charcoal/golden/green/metallic/glass fleck/foil. LOL - how's that for a description? It reminds me of something but I haven't quite put my finger on it yet. If you guys know, please let me know in the comments!

The brush is medium wide and flat, making it apply perfectly. The bottle is taller and skinnier and I was afraid it 1) would be easy to tip over and 2) would have a wand that was so long it would have too much on it to "wipe off," but I had no issues with either one. The formula is great and I had zero issues. Two easy coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. It was perfectly smooth to the touch. Wear on it was good - I had minimal tip wear and no chips. (I didn't use a base coat.)

Removal was easy, but sort of like a foil polish only not quite as difficult.



Without top coat...

Hard Candy Crush on Tin

Hard Candy Crush on Tin

Hard Candy Crush on Tin

With top coat...

Hard Candy Crush on Tin

Hard Candy Crush on Tin

Hard Candy Crush on Tin

Hard Candy Crush on Tin

And this is what's going on while I'm trying to get photos...

Hard Candy Crush on Tin with Background Dog

 And some gratuitous dog shots...♥

Twinks

Murphy

What do you think of this one? I think it's probably my favorites of all the new Hard Candy polishes I've tried so far.

Hard Candy polishes are available at Walmart Stores nation-wide for $4.00.

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Indigo Bananas Pan - Swatches and Review

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Good morning! I'm torn today. I'm showing you a gorgeous polish but it's the last of the three Indigo Bananas I have for you for now. Pan.

First, here's what the Andrea, the genius behind Indigo Bananas, had to say about Pan:


"O goat-foot God of Arcady!
This modern world is grey and old,
And what remains to us of thee?" 
- Oscar Wilde

Pan is a golden-green / olive duochrome with scattered holographic glitter, shifting a true green, and green-blue at sharp angles. Opaque in three coats.

Base color: olive
Shifts: olive / green-gold / green-blue
Finish: duochrome foil with holographic glitter
Roughness: very slightly gritty
# coats: three solo, or one as top coat
Top Coat: recommended
Size: 15ml 
Vegan & cruelty free, 3-Free (formaldehyde, toluene, DBP free)

Pan went on smoothly and I've used three light coats for the photos with no top coat. No issues to report with formula or application. This one is more a duo-chrome than the multi-chromes I've shown you in Anansi and Wednesday but this one has scattered holographic glitter.

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

What do you think of this one? I did apply a top coat later but the texture and look of it without was probably my favorite.

Indigo Bananas polishes are available at their Etsy shop here and be sure and "like" their Facebook page and visit the website here to stay up-to-date on news and announcements! Full-sized bottles retail for $10 and minis for $4.50.

And a gratuitous doggie pic, just because...

Whatcha doin', Ma?

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Nails Inc. Wardour Mews - Swatches and Review

Good morning! It's SATURDAY! This morning I have another Nails Inc. polish to show you. Wardour Mews.


Wardour Mews is a purple/lilac foil with gold shimmer. It has that duochrome look to it and it does shift from purple to gold because of the great shimmer. Application was easy and I had no issues. Two coats for full opacity. Photos with no top coat.

Nails Inc. Wardour Mews

Nails Inc. Wardour Mews

Nails Inc. Wardour Mews

Nails Inc. Wardour Mews

Nails Inc. Wardour Mews

Nails Inc. Wardour Mews

Nails Inc. Wardour Mews

What do you think of this one? I actually think I have a few that are close, but no real dupes.

A limited selection of Nails Inc polishes are available through Amazon.com or Sephora.com for around $9.50 in the US and the entire line is available through Nails Inc's own site nailsinc.com for around £11.00. Nails Inc. doesn't ship to the US so I'm ever thankful to my UK buddies for keeping me supplied.



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butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee - Swatches and Review

Today I'm excited to show you butter LONDON's Lillibet's Jubilee!

This is a Limited Edition polish created especially for the 60th (jubilee) anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne in Britain.

butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee

butterLONDON.com describes it thusly:

"This commemorative colour honours the international celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne. Lillibet’s Jubilee is a silvery, lavender metallic foil, heavily infused with holographic glitter."


Lillibet was, apparently, Queen Elizabeth's childhood nickname. Or if it wasn't, it's now her nickname as far as I'm concerned, thanks to butter LONDON! (Sorry Lillibet!)


This polish applied extremely easily, especially for a foil! I used two coats out of habit, not out of necessity, as it's perfectly opaque and streak-free in one coat. Very smooth formula. I like that it's not a straight silver metallic foil but has a lavender tint that makes it somewhat unique in a sea of metallics. That's pretty difficult to do these days.


The only complaint I have about Lillibet's Jubilee is that it's described as being "heavily infused with holographic glitter." I didn't find that to be the case. I'm only disappointed because of the description because I actually think I like it better without the holo glitter. There's a tiny bit, but you have to look hard for it. So do not expect to see holographic glitter. Sorry.


Now on to the photos. No clean up, no top coat...

butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee

butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee

butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee

butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee

butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee

butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee

butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee

And lest you think it doesn't have a lavender tint...here you can see the difference

butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee

My skin tone doesn't look its best in metallic silver foil, no matter how much I like it, but the addition of the lavender really helped! What do you think? Will you be getting this L.E. polish?


butter LONDON polishes are available at butterlondon.com and selected retail stores like ULTA and they retail for $14.00 for .4 ounces. To stay up-to-date on special deals and offers, you can "like" them on Facebook here. Lillibet's Jubilee 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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