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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Ninja Polish Holiday 2012 - Part 2 of 5

This evening I am continuing a multi-part series of blog posts on Ninja Polish's Holiday 2012 Collection! There are 10 polishes in this collection and I'll be showing all of them to you over the next several days. To see the first 3 in Part 1 (Sapphire Dreams, Hanukkah Floam and Candy Cane Floam) click here.

Tonight I'll be showing you No Peeking! and Melted Snowman...

No Peeking! is described by the maker as a bright, vibrant fun glitter polish. It is opaque in 2 coats thanks to the ultra fine and small green glitters. Scattered in amongst the green (tree!) you will find red and blue squares (are these presents?! or ornaments?!) and yellow hexes (more ornaments maybe?) and an occasional shining holographic star to top the tree! Application on this one was smooth and easy and the stars you see came out randomly - no digging. This is opaque on its own in two coats as stated by Ninja Polish - I've shown it alone on my thumb nail with just two coats. On the rest, I've layered it over silver and green on alternating fingers. Two light coats and one coat of Gelous.

Ninja Polish No Peeking!

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According to the maker, Melted Snowman is a super fun and cute polish for the winter season!! Layer it over any chosen color to give the appearance that a snowman just melted on your nails!!! We personally love it over a light baby blue!!! So wintery and fun! This one is so cute! I've layered it over Pure Ice Silver Mercedes - two coats and one coat of Gelous. No issues at all...I did have to dab just a bit on this one, but nothing bothersome. All the glitters laid perfectly flat. If you will look at the largest white hex in the close up shot, you can see the iridescent shimmer flakes that make this one have so much depth...and layered over a contrasting color, show up even more.

Ninja Polish Melted Snowman

What do you think of these two? Stay tuned over the next few days for MORE!

Also from Ninja Polish: These are seasonal edition polishes. They will be restocked throughout the season while supplies last. Polishes from seasonal edition collection *may* return again at a later time and should not be considered *Limited* edition unless otherwise noted.

You can follow Ninja Polish on Facebook to stay up-to-date on restock information and specials and you can go to their site and click to be notified via email of restocks. Most of this collection is still in stock right now.

*PR Samples provided for my honest review

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Ninja Polish Holiday 2012 - Part 1 of 5

Ho Ho Ho! This morning I am starting a multi-part series of blog posts on Ninja Polish's Holiday 2012 Collection! There are 10 polishes in this collection and I'll be showing all of them to you over the next several days.

Right now I have Sapphire Dreams, Hanukkah Floam and Candy Cane Floam!

Sapphire Dreams is a metallic deep blue and covers easily in 2 coats for full opacity. No issues at all with formula or application.

Ninja Polish Sapphire Dreams

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Ninja Polish describes Hanukkah Floam as follows: As part of the Floam polish family, it contains fine blue matte glitters. This Floam has a touch of uniqueness as it also contains silver holographic to celebrate the holiday with traditional colors of Hanukkah! This polish will give you the touch of sparkle you need to celebrate 8 days and more! Application was great - no issues. This floam, as with the others, can be worn alone or over other colors. I am wearing only one coat over Sapphire Dreams here. Two coats would make it cover the base more, but I liked the look of Sapphire Dreams peeking through. I used one coat of Poshe, but being one of the floam polishes, I will add another coat of Poshe or a coat of Gelous. The sparkle in this one is like the photos times 10. Impossible to capture.

Ninja Polish Hanukkah Floam

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Candy Cane Floam is a red and white matte glitter polish in a clear base and it's so Christmasy! Being one of the floam polishes, this one can be worn alone (2 to 3 coats) but I've chosen to layer it over a plain nude cream so you could see both the red and the white. I used one coat here, but 2 would give more coverage. No issues at all - perfectly smooth application. I've only used one coat of Poshe for the photos, but again, I would add another coat or a coat of Gelous as the floam polishes are top coat hungry.

Ninja Polish Candy Cane Floam

What do you think so far? Well you ain't seen nuthin' yet. Can't wait to show you the rest of the collection!

Also from Ninja Polish: These are a seasonal edition polish. They will be restocked throughout the season while supplies last. Polishes from seasonal edition collection *may* return again at a later time and should not be considered *Limited* edition unless otherwise noted.

You can follow Ninja Polish on Facebook to stay up-to-date on restock information and specials and you can go to their site and click to be notified via email of restocks. Most of this collection is still in stock right now.

*PR Samples provided for my honest review

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Monday, November 26, 2012

Gold Flake Top Coat Comparison with Zoya, OPI and Ninja Polish

It's all about the BLING, bay-bee! And this season we have choices, oh yes we do!

So I have 3 of them to compare for you this evening...

Gold Flake Top Coat Comparison

Zoya Gilty
18K
$35 alone or $45 in the Trio (with black and white cremes)
Cruelty-Free YES
5-Free

OPI Man with the Golden Gun
18K
$30
Cruelty-Free NO
3-Free

Ninja Polish The Midas Touch
24K
$15
Cruelty-Free YES
4-Free

NOTE: The "silver" you see on my pinky nail is actually 12K WHITE GOLD from Ninja and it's called He Went to Jarred (purposely misspelled) - it also retails for $15.

Gold Flake Top Coat Comparison

There is a little bit of dabbing on all three of them but you can pretty much control how sparse or thick you want them fairly easily. I just swatched them how they came out on the brush with the least manipulation on all three to get a good comparison. Zoya and OPI are pretty difficult to tell apart. But Ninja Polish has the most variety of sizes of flake particles. Large and small.

Above I listed the prices, the karat of gold used, whether or not the brand is Cruelty-Free and whether they are 3, 4 or 5-Free.

Zoya Gilty is still available as I write this. I've heard the OPI one is pretty hard to find already and Ninja Polish is currently out-of-stock but will have fresh stock in early December. You can follow Ninja Polish on Facebook to stay up-to-date on restock information and specials and you can go to their site and click to be notified via email of restocks. OPI is sold at various retailers worldwide. Zoya can be purchased on their site here and you can also follow them on Facebook here to stay apprised of specials and other information.

Obviously my favorite is Ninja Polish for 4 reasons: Cruelty-Free, lowest price, most variety of flake size and it's 24K instead of 18K.

(*These products were all purchased BY ME for my own personal use except the OPI which was a gift from a friend.)

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Jade Deja Vu - Swatches and Review

Well I posted a teaser photo last night asking for guesses of what it could be and you guys were ALL OVER IT! Jade Deja Vu it was!

Deja Vu is the only Jade holographic polish I have so far, but if the others are like this one, I really need more. This one is the "pink" one and it's a gorgeous deep hot pink linear holo to boot. Application was smooth and easy and I, as always with linear holos, did not use a base - neither a special holo base nor a regular base. Two coats for opacity. One coat of Poshe on top. As you can see, it didn't diminish the holo.

Jade Deja Vu

What do you think? Which ones should I get next?

Jade Holografico polishes are available through Ninja Polish and Llarowe. And of course, you can always stay up to date on their latest information by following Ninja Polish on Facebook and Llarowe on Facebook for updates, availability and re-stock information.

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