Punked Up Kicks

I have another swatch of a gorgeous indie glitter polish given to me by a good friend! So here's what I did:

1 coat Nail Magic
1 coat Orly Tough Cookie (for the peeling awesomeness of it!)
1 coat Gelous
3 coats Milani 3D Holographic Green
2 coats Hit Polish Punked Up Kicks
1 coat Seche Vite

Again, with the Milani Holo, it was thin and I had to do 3 coats to make it opaque. But I love the coarse rainbow of these polishes!!!! Hit Polish is phenomenal! So smooth, no fishing, and gorgeous!!!! The little green holo glitters went beautifully with this Milani polish! I wanted to swatch a lot last night, but after putting this mani together, I couldn't take it off!! Stunning!!

Have you tried Hit Polish???

Until next time...

Christina

Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

Party Rockin

Good morning all!!!

My contest will be ending soon!!! So please enter if you haven't already!!! You can find the post HERE!

Today I have a gorgeous manicure to share with you all! I used an unnamed Hot Topic polish and Lush Lacquer's Party Rockin. I love love love the colors in Lush Lacquer's glitter polish!

Here's what I did:
1 coat Seche Retain
1 coat Gelous
2 coats Hot Topic polish
1 coat Party Rockin
1 coat Seche Vite

The Hot Topic polish was a bit of a pain to work with. The consistency is great, but while applying it, it creates bald spots on itself. So I sort of had to goop it on. Other than that, I really do like this polish. It is a nice dark purple with lots of shimmer that changes from purple to blue. It really is gorgeous. I'm in love with the bottle too. I love me some skulls.

Lush Lacquer is one of my favorite indie polish companies. I love all their polish, and I have never had a single problem with them! The shipping to get to you does take a little while, but trust me, it is WORTH the wait!!! They retail at $8.75 a 15ml bottle. Which is very reasonable, considering the quality you are getting! The polish always glides on like butter. I never have to fish for any glitters, nor do I ever have clumping problems with the glitter. I never have to adjust the glitter on the nail! All I do is paint and go. Seriously.

Party Rockin is a gorgeous polish that is LOADED with glitter. There are smaller glitters, medium sized hex glitters, and bar glitters. The color combination is to die for. It is bright and summery. I decided to pair it with purple to really bring out the blues, oranges, and yellow/golds. I know this polish would look amazing on blacks, pinks, and greens! I can't wait to try this glitter with other colors! I also can't wait to try a jelly sandwich!

You can find Lush Lacquer's Etsy shop HERE! I really suggest checking out what they have to offer! They never disappoint! They have great customer service, and once you do receive your package, you will be shocked that this is an indie polish seller. Their quality is very very professional!!!

I hope you all enjoy this manicure as much as I do!

Do you own any Lush Lacquer products? What do you think about them? Have you ever bought Hot Topic polish? Did you have the same problem I did?

Until next time...

Christina


Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

Sea Creature

Good morning!! I have a gorgeous polish to share with you all!! Two polishes, really! :)

First:
Wet n Wild's Teal of Fortune! This is a gorgeous teal jelly with lots and lots of glitter!

This is:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
2 coats Teal of Fortune
no top coat.

Here it is with flash! I really like this color. The brush is a little thick, but the color is worth fighting with the clean up! Speaking of clean up, it was a little tough. I feel like blues and teals like this always stain my skin. So I spent a lot of time doing clean up, because of that pesky brush. The formula is pretty thin, but the tiny glitter is not sparse. It is FULL of glitter.
I really love this color. I like darker teals. This polish by itself probably needs to have 3 coats to have full coverage, but I knew I would be layering with it, so I only did two.

Now for the star of the show:
The Hungry Asian's Sea Creature. This polish has been on my wish list for a long time. Even before I started this blog. I recently got it via mail for $4.50. Even though I knew I would love this polish, I went ahead and got the smaller bottle, due to financial lacking. BOO.
This polish is a jelly polish. Because I layered it, I'm not sure if it has an actual tint. I felt like it made Teal of Fortune just a tad darker. But it is FILLED with green, black, blue, and pinkish/purple glitter. The application was amazing. The formula is divine. And the way it feels on my nails is sooo smooth. Especially for a glitter!
Clean up was cake, mainly because the brush in this little bottle is awesome. I never have a big issue. I have a few stray glitters, but that is to be expected.
I literally can not stop staring at my nails. I am ALWAYS so impressed with The Hungry Asian's polishes. They're made SO beautifully!!!

Here's a sun shot. I took these in the evening yesterday, so they aren't the greatest sun shots. I'm sorry. I will be making a light box for myself again soon! I used to have one for my jewelry photos, but my little ones destroyed it.

Doesn't that picture make you want to go out and buy all of her polishes?? YUM! My next purchase from her will be U Jelly Red and Twenty Ten. I just need to start making money from buying polishes. Maybe I should be a secret polish buyer, or have a company pay me to try their polishes. Seriously. I accept polish as payment!

All in all, another wonderful manicure! I will probably wear this one for a few days, or until it chips. I can't bring myself to take off this gorgeous color/glitter/awesomeness!! I AM IN LOVE!!

 What do you all think of this color/polish/glitter? Have you tried any of The Hungry Asian's polishes??? What would you do differently??

I hope you all have a wonderful day!!! <3<3<3

Until next time....

Christina

PS:
I am thinking about hosting a tiny giveaway once I hit 25 subscribers. What do you think? What polish should I give away??

Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

Sneeze Breeze

Gooooood morning!!!

So, as all you know, there is a huge hype around indie nail polishes. And I have been a victim of them too! They're all so unique, and SO enticing! And a lot of them do NOT disappoint!! I have a fabulous indie polish to share with you today! It was featured on another nail blogger's blog, but I honestly cannot remember who's AND for some reason, I cannot find the post again. So if it was you, or if you know who recently featured this color, PLEASE TELL ME so I can send people to her blog too!!!

Now presenting....

Sneeze Breeze.

I will go into what I did, so we can skip the boring part, and go right into my review! :)

1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
1 coat L'oreal Jet Set to Paris
2 coats Hungry Asian Sneeze Breeze
1 coat Orly's Won't Chip top coat

Phew. That felt like a lot...but on my fingers, it really doesn't feel like I have 6 coats of polish on!

This gorgeous color was created by Hungry Asian. You can find her blog HERE! And her Etsy shop HERE!

I purchased Sneeze Breeze and Sea Creature from her in the tiny 5mL bottles for $4.50 each with $3.00 shipping and only $0.50 extra for each additional item.

I really enjoy tiny bottles, JUST IN CASE I hate the color. I never want to spend $8+ on a polish that I think is horrible on. Maybe I'm just cheap....but I also have mouths to feed and diapers to buy.

Ok, back to the polish. I love this polish so much. I'm usually not a big blue polish fan. I love them in the bottles, but never on my fingers. This one is a HUGE exception for me.  I personally think it looks great on me...but then again, it could be the gorgeous blue and black glitter just drawing me into thinking it looks great with my olive skin tone. What do you think??

I decided to use a base color under Sneeze Breeze...only because I knew I would love this color so much, and I didn't want to waste any trying to build up this glitter polish. I think it was a good move on my part. I can now conserve the polish without losing any of the punch!!

The application was such a breeze...haha, get it, breeze! LOL. The glitter just glided on. I did not have to fish for glitter. It wasn't goopy. It was like silk. Seriously.

Now the texture of this polish is NOT like silk. Even with a top coat, it is still pretty gritty. But honestly, I do not mind it at all! It is crazy gorgeous to be picky.

This manicure was done yesterday, and usually with glitter manicures, I tend to end up with a TON of tip wear by the end of the night. But as you can see, there is hardly any tip wear at all!! I am so incredibly impressed with this polish!!! It is staying put! And it looks sooo awesome! I love love love love it!

What do you all think of Sneeze Breeze? Would you wear it/buy it? How much do you love that glitter??? :) Don't forget to check out Hungry Asian on Etsy and check out her blog!!!

Until next time....

Christina

Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*