Author: RiaG

Crazy Polish Lady – Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

4

Today I have a new Crazy Polish Lady shade for you from her limited edition Summer is Up collection. This is Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, a yellow crelly with multicolored glitter. The yellow shade is nice and smooth looking. This is kinda like banana ice cream with rainbow sprinkles. Pretty and sweet :D

This is three thin coats of Yellow Polka Dot Bikini with G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Application was as perfect as it has been with all the Crazy Polish Lady polishes I have tried. For a yellow polish application was just great, no dragging or balding. The result is smooth enough that there was really no need for Glitter Food. I used three coats but two will be enough for shorter nails. Great shade for summer and springtime :)

Crazy Polish Lady lives in Portugal and she ships internationally. She doesn’t have her own store yet but you can message her on her Facebook page or email her carvalho.sophie(@)gmail.com and place an order. Some of her polishes are now also available at Mei Mei’s Signatures.

 

 

***Yellow Polka Dot Bikini was sent for review, HK Girl was purchased by me. I don’t benefit from clicking the links on this post.

Femme Fatale – Fatal Attraction

0

Happy hump day! Today I have the last one of my four new Femme Fatale polishes, Fatal Attraction. This is a very beautiful shade packed with holographic micro-glitter and shimmer. Base is somewhat sheer and jelly-ish giving this polish some depth. Perfect color for fall! Love this!

This is three thin coats of Fatal Attraction and two coats of G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Photo taken with daylight bulbs.
Photo taken in sunlight.
Photo taken with daylight bulbs.
Photo taken in sunlight.
Fatal Attraction applies well and smoothly. Though you should be careful with the application cos cleanup with this one is not easy. Mess your cuticles, do the cleanup and you might end up with shimmer up to your elbows ;) This also dries a little gritty, hence the two coats of HK Girl.

Femme Fatale polishes and cosmetics can be bought from their website if you live in Australia. International customers can find Femme Fatale polishes from Llarowe, Harlow & Co, Norway Nails, Shoppe Ecclecticco and Ledouxnuage.

You can also follow Femme Fatale on social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

 

***Fatal Attraction was sent for review. HK Girl top coat was purchased by me.

Try It On Tuesday – Illamasqua Load

2

Here we go again with another untried. This time it’s Illamasqua Load. If you can get past the image the name and color can create ;) this one is actually quite lovely. Very unique color in my collection and makes a great base for layering glitter or nail art.

This is three coats with G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

 

Application is somewhat challenging but three thin, careful coats does the trick. Beautiful creme and the name cracks me up every time ;D

 

 

***All products used on this manicure were purchased by me. I don’t benefit from clicking the link on this post.

Oldie but Goodie – OPI Ate Berries in the Canaries

2

I’m starting a new theme post series on my blog. This might not be a weekly thing but every now and then these posts will pop up. For “Oldie but Goodie” posts I will go through my stash and pick a polish that isn’t untried but has been forgotten for quite a while and deserves to be used again. This way I’m trying to get a little more use out of my evergrowing stash and not just use polishes once and then forget about them.

For my first post I chose OPI Ate Berries in the Canaries from the Fall 2009 Spain collection. This is two coats with G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

 

Ate Berries in the Canaries is easy to apply and is opaque on two coats. This is pink-ish purple-ish berry-ish I dunno what color creme. Very pretty on it’s own and definitely deserved to get out of the Helmer again.

So this was my first  “Oldie but Goodie” post. Feel free to adopt this idea and use it too since I know there’s a lot of you ladies (and few gentlemen) out there who’s stash has a lot of forgotten beauties in it :)

 

 

***All products used on this manicure were purchased by me. I don’t benefit from clicking the link on this post.

Lynnderella – Amethyst Devotion

0

Late Sunday post for me, but I’m here now with an awesome glitter polish to show you. This is Lynnderella Amethyst Devotion from the Talismans and Birthstones collection. Amazing sheer base polish with a ton of purple glitter along with some red and pink. This can be layered over a lot of different base colors and this time I decided to use pink-ish purple creme. I also intend to do a gradient mani over a black base as soon as possible. This one is so sparkly and absolutely stunning IRL.

In this mani I used two coats of OPI Ate Berries in the Canaries, one coat of Amethyst Devotion (plus some dabbing here and there) with a generous coat of G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Amethyst Devotion applies well and cos it’s so packed with glitter one coat is enough. Two coats would probably be almost opaque. This is the kind of polish that is very hard to capture accurately. It’s complex and there’s so much shiny glitter and sparkles. You really need to see this in real life to truly appreciate it.

Lynnderella polishes are available to European customers at Norway Nails. You can use the code “POLISHAHOLIC” to get -10% off of any purchase. Norway Nails offers a wide range of gorgeous indies and other polish brands. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

 

 

***Amethyst Devotion was sent for review, HK Girl top coat was purchased by me. I do not benefit from clicking the links on this post or use of the discount code.

Femme Fatale – Noble Garden

2

Hello lovelies! Today I have another Femme Fatale polish to show you. As many of you know I’m a sucker for green nail polish so this was a real treat for me. Noble Garden has a lot of sparkling green glitter in different shapes and sizes along with some little pops of color like pink and orange. Very beautiful combination of glitter.

I decided to layer this over a dark green jelly, NARS Zulu. This is two coats of Noble Garden over Zulu, a coat of Glitter Food and G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Noble Garden applied very nicely and just one coat resulted in a good amount of glitter on my nails. But again I was greedy for bling and added another coat :P IMO there’s never enough green glitters and this one is a real gem :)

Femme Fatale polishes and cosmetics can be bought from their website if you live in Australia. International customers can find Femme Fatale polishes from Llarowe, Harlow & Co, Norway Nails, Shoppe Ecclecticco and Ledouxnuage.

You can also follow Femme Fatale on social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

 

***Noble Garden was sent for review. Glitter Food and HK Girl top coat were purchased by me.

Mint Manis for Talia Joy

4

Today is the day nail community and nail bloggers want to honor and show their love for an amazing little girl that passed away, Talia Joy Castellano. Thank you Nail Polish Wars for this lovely idea!

Talia was a shining example of courage and strength. Despite of her long battle with cancer she was such a happy person and had an enormous amount of talent. Her videos and her legacy will live on.

We can all learn a precious lesson of how to live your life from Talia Joy ♥

Here’s my mint mani for Talia Joy. I used China Glaze Keep Calm, Paint On and Color Club Angel Kiss with HK Girl top coat to create this look.

 

♥ RIP Talia Joy ♥

NARS – Zulu

2

Hello again! This is probably going to be the last two post day for now. We still have a lot to do around the house and I should have daily dates with a paintbrush. I’m also finally starting to work on my womancave so that is going to take some of my precious freetime also. I’m just so happy to finally have my own space and to move all the makeup and nail stuff out of our bedroom :)

And then to the polish. I have swatched this before but the photo isn’t very good. Since I wanted to use this as an undie to a gorgeous glitter I decided to photograph it alone first. This is the queen of green jellies, NARS Zulu. Very deep, dark green but still clearly green instead of looking black.

This is three coats of Zulu with G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

 

Zulu is a little tricky apply. There’s some balding and dragging going on. Being careful and patient with the application helps. Let each coat dry for a bit before applying the next one. I love green nail polish and I love this gorgeous jelly one too. It looks great alone and makes a nice squishy base for layering glitter.

 

 

***All products used on this manicure were purchased by me. I don’t benefit from clicking the link on this post.

OPI – Innie Minnie Mightie Bow

0

On my first post of the day I have yesterday’s Lynnderella manicure undies for you. This is Innie Minnie Mightie Bow from the Couture de Minnie collection. This is packed with gorgeous shimmer and all I can say is that OPI really does these classic reds better than anyone. Just perfection!

This is two coats of Innie Minnie Mighty Bow with  G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

 

Application was smooth and perfect. This was almost a one coater for my nails too. Innie Minnie Mighty Bow is a perfect shimmery red.

 

 

***All products used on this manicure were purchased by me. I don’t benefit from clicking the link on this post.

Lynnderella – S.W.A.K.

0

Here’s the second one of my new Lynnderella polishes. This is S.W.A.K. from the 2013 Groundhog Day collection. This beauty has a ton of different kinds of glitter on a sheer base, including hearts and stars. The sheer base is packed with pink/fuchsia shimmer and it just glows. This is a perfect Valentine’s Day or a romantic date polish.

This is two coats of OPI Innie Minnie Mightie Bow, two thin coats of S.W.A.K., a coat of Glitter Food and G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Photo taken in sunlight.
Photo taken in sunlight.
S.W.A.K. applies well and one coat wouldn’t really even need Glitter Food to smooth it. But I’m a glitter addict so of course I had to add another coat and the result was a little chunky. This is a perfect blend of glitter and you can layer this over a lot of different base colors. I used a red shimmer base but also a bright red jelly would look absolutely gorgeous with this one.

Lynnderella polishes are available to European customers at Norway Nails. You can use the code “POLISHAHOLIC” to get -10% off of any purchase. Norway Nails offers a wide range of gorgeous indies and other polish brands. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

 

 

***S.W.A.K. was sent for review, Glitter Food and HK Girl top coat were purchased by me. I do not benefit from clicking the links on this post or use of the discount code.