Above the Curve - Wisteria

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Good morning! Have you been missing Above the Curve? Me too! So this morning I have one of their new ones: Wisteria.

*$1 of every bottle sold goes to Shriner's Hospital for Children!*

Wisteria is a dark purple linear holo,Inspired by Spring and Wisteria and the grand gardens of the past. I had no issues with formula or application and I used 2 coats and no top coat for the photos.

Above the Curve Wisteria

Above the Curve Wisteria

Above the Curve Wisteria

Above the Curve Wisteria

Above the Curve Wisteria

Above the Curve Wisteria

What do you think of this one? I LOVE holos and purples and this one is dark enough to really POP for me. I LOVED it.

Above the Curve polishes are available on their Big Cartel shop here and their Etsy shop here. You can also follow them on Facebook here to stay up-to-date on availability, new collections, promos, etc. The BEST part? $1 of every bottle sold goes to Shriner's Hospital for Children! Full-sized bottles retail for $9.00.

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*PR Sample provided for my honest review.

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Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy and Stormer

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Good evening! Tonight I have a couple of polishes from Sweetcheeks Polish to show you - Synergy and Stormer!

Both of these are from her first collection - The Jem Glamour & Glitter Collection, inspired by the iconic 80's cartoon series Jem and the Holograms!

All of Sweetcheeks polishes are  big three free, cruelty free, and hand poured, so slight variations will happen from batch to batch. The best thing  is that Steph, the lovely creator of Sweetcheeks Polish has committed that $1.00 from each polish sold will be donated to the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association, VOKRA (see here for their Facebook page). 

First up, Synergy. This one is described by Steph as follows:

Synergy is from the TV show Jem and The Holograms. She is a computer that can generate holographic images that are extremely lifelike and synced to accompanying sound-effects. She manifests herself physically as a hologram in the form of a light purple-skinned woman with dark purple hair and eyes.

Synergy is a silver holographic topcoat, with a bit of silver to blue duochrome. In various lights you will see purple, silver, blue, and many other shades.

I REALLY loved this one over black, although it can be layered over ANY color. One coat, no top coat for the photos. It's just stunning and I had no issues at all with formula or application.

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Stormer - described by Steph as follows:

Based on Stormer from the 80's TV show Jem and The Holograms. Stormer is the primary songwriter of the Misfits, Keytarist for the band, and overall creative force behind the group (though she is almost never given credit for it). Stormer is the "nice" Misfit- and is friends with Kimber Benton.

This is not a "glitter bomb" it is designed to be a bit more low key- while still being dazzling. Stormer has teal and raspberry shard glitter in various sizes, as well as silver, gold, black, and mint micro glitter.


I used 2 coats over a plain black creme and actually NO top coat for this photo. The shards are suspended very well and the base dries super glossy. No issues with formula or application.

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

A few people have mentioned that it looked sort of like a dupe of Dandy Nails Funhouse, so I've taken a comparison photo for you...

As you can see, they're not what I would call dupes at all.

What do you think of these two? You know what my favorite is - HOLO Bay-Bee!

Sweetcheeks Polish is available on Etsy here. Steph also has a Facebook page where you can keep up-to-date with new releases and restocks. 

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*PR Samples provided for my honest review

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Light It Up Blue Blogger Collaboration Manis for Autism Speaks

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Today I'm getting a head start for the week with a BLUE mani in collaboration with my blogger friends for World Autism Awareness Day - Light It Up Blue/Autism Speaks - April 2, 2013. Click for more information on Light It Up Blue.

Light It Up Blue Manicure for Autism Speaks 2013

 I used butter LONDON Sprog and Royal Navy and some plastic wrap.

Light It Up Blue Manicure for Autism Speaks 2013
butter LONDON Sprog and Royal Navy

First coat, butter LONDON Sprog...

Light It Up Blue Manicure for Autism Speaks 2013
butter LONDON Sprog

Then I used butter LONDON Royal Navy - some people layer a full light coat of the second color and use the plastic wrap to "remove" some of it, letting the base color show through. I don't have much luck with that method so I put a little in a plastic paint palette and dab it on with the plastic wrap.

Light It Up Blue Manicure for Autism Speaks 2013

Light It Up Blue Manicure for Autism Speaks 2013

Light It Up Blue Manicure for Autism Speaks 2013

Light It Up Blue Manicure for Autism Speaks 2013

But...I wanted something a little more "on theme" than just the blues, so I removed the dabbing over the accent nail and replaced it with a puzzle piece stamp - BM 319

Light It Up Blue Manicure for Autism Speaks 2013

So what do you think? I think it looks like marble and is a really cute look.

butter LONDON polishes are available at various retailers and at butterlondon.com and retail for $15 per bottle.


And Jen's Nail Files on Facebook did a mani to join us!

Jen's Nail Files Mani for Light It Up Blue
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This is Color Club Worth the Risque with Different Dimension Light It Up Blue over top.

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*Products purchased by me

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Ozotic 914 Scatter - Swatches and Review

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Monday, Monday - can't trust that day... BUT you can trust that it comes after Sunday every. Single. Week. It doesn't have to be a downer though. Today I'm showing you my happy nails! They're always happy in holo. Holla!

I'm wearing Ozotic 914 Scatter! This one is one of their "Scatter Chromes." It's a great medium royal blue with purple undertones and holo! There is a subtle color-shift from vibrant blue to a cool-toned purple and while it may look "glittery" there's no glitter in it so removal is a breeze. I had no issues at all with formula or application - two coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos.

Ozotic 914 Scatter

Ozotic 914 Scatter

Ozotic 914 Scatter

Ozotic 914 Scatter

Ozotic 914 Scatter

Ozotic 914 Scatter

Ozotic 914 Scatter - shade

Ozotic 914 Scatter - shade

Ozotic 914 Scatter - shade

What do you think of this one? The holo and the sparkle really POP in real life and I got tons of compliments on it. Blues are the hardest for me but this one went great with my skin tone and I couldn't stop staring at my nails.

Of course this shade is available directly from piCture pOlish and also through The Network. 

The Network brings piCture pOlish and Ozotic to you through their network of members worldwide. By clicking on The Network on their site, you will be given a list of Network Members all around the world who carry piCture pOlish and Ozotic shades. Easy-peasy! The Network Members for the US are Kim at Overall Beauty and Leah Ann at Llarowe and for Canada it's Katie at Harlow and Company.

So what are you waiting for? Go! Go to the piCture pOlish site here and be sure and visit them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. 

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*PR Samples provided for my honest review

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