Category: Glitter Gal

My new favorite black!

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A good black creme polish is one of the must haves in every polish addicts collection. I already had two good ones and now I think I’ve found my favorite one yet, Glitter Gal Serpent Black.

This black is very well pigmented, a one coater if you apply a generous coat. It also evens itself out perfectly, doesn’t run to your cuticles and if you manage to make a mess it isn’t impossible to clean. This is listed as a creme but it’s so squishy and glossy that I’d say it’s a borderline crelly. Dry time was also very quick. Just a perfect black!

This is one coat of Glisten & Glow Stuck On Blu!, a coat of Serpent Black and HK Girl top coat.

Check out Glitter Gal website for more info and their store.

 

***Serpent Black was sent for review. I don’t benefit from clicking any of the links on this post.

Glitter Gal holo manicure

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I decided to do a manicure using two beautiful Glitter Gal Australia holo polishes Love Bite and Blush. I also wanted to use my NailVinyls since it’s been a long time I did anything with those either. I chose the star shape pattern vinyls from my untrieds pile and used those on my thumb and ring finger nails.

For this manicure I used a coat of Sally Hansen Nail Rehab, a coat of Glisten & Glow Stuck On Blu!, two coats of Love Bite on my index and pinky nails and two coats of Blush on my thumb, middle and ring finger nails. I also used HK Girl top coat as usual.

Looking at the photos now I think this look could’ve used some silver glitter with the stars. Oh well, polishes are stunning anyways :) Love Bite is just a perfect red holo for the Holiday season! I’ll definitely use that again soon.

 

 

GLITTER GAL AUSTRALIA FLASH SALE!

Till Christmas Glitter Gal Australia is going to be having flash sales every week (!!) Each week there’s a range of polishes with a big discount.

WEEK 2
20. – 21. NOVEMBER 2014
-45% OFF ENTIRE COLLECTION


Coupon code: HOLYHOLO(All orders are shipped from their US warehouse)

 

 

***Both polishes were sent for review. NailVinyls were purchased by me.  I don’t benefit from clicking any of the links on this post.

Glitter Gal Australia Blooming Babes Spring 2014 Collection

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Glitter Gal Australia is just about to release their Blooming Babes Spring 2014 collection. This collection includes five shades, four cremes and a stunning holo plus Gloss Boss top coat. Today I have swatches of the whole collection for you.

Let’s start with a few words about Gloss Boss Ultimate Color Enhancer top coat.

 

 

 

Gloss Boss top coat “is the ultimate colour enhancer with a gel like, super glossy finish.  Can be applied over Glitter Gal’s entire polish collections, even holographics.  If applying to holographics, wait 2 minutes for the holographic effect to be enhanced.” 


This top coat is a bit on the thick side but easy to apply and it’s self leveling. This really does enhance the color on creme polishes I have tried it on. Finish is very shiny and has a gel like feeling to it. This is not a fast drying top coat but the dry time is not too long at all. I quite like this one and I love the glossy finish it gives to creme polishes.

 

 

Then let’s move on to the gorgeous polishes on this collection …. and oh yes, I filed my nails shorter and got rid of the stiletto shape for now. Just felt like I needed a change :)

 

Nuddy Nude – two generous coats with Gloss Boss top coat. A beautiful pale sand-y beige nude. This is your basic neutral nude creme. Perfect for many different skin tones. Subtle and chic color. Very pretty! This takes two somewhat generous coats or three thinner coats to be even and opaque. The formula is very good and smooths itself out nicely so I didn’t see a problem with two thicker coats.

 

Good On Ya – two generous coats with Gloss Boss top coat. Pale green creme with a hint of yellow. This color is so awesome. I want to call it pastel neon cos it’s pastel but also so vibrant. Really cool and unique in my collection. This also creates the “Ohh! My hands are tanned!” effect. Love this color and I’ll definitely do some nail art on this. This is the same way with Nuddy Nude, applies well, levels itself and takes two thicker or three thin coats for a perfect result.

 

 

Mozzie Bite – two normal coats with Gloss Boss top coat. Juicy, squishy berry red crelly. Great application and lovely glossy finish. Beautiful!

 

 

Bikini Babe – two generous coats with Gloss Boss top coat. Delicate pastel pink creme. Perfect girly summer shade. I think this might have just taken the #1 spot of pastel pinks in my collection. Formula and application on this is very similar to Nuddy Nude and Good On You.

 

 

Love Bite – three thin coats, no top coat. Stunning red linear holo. Excellent application and quick dry time. Photos are taken with daylight bulbs and the holo effect is even stronger in direct sunlight. I applied three coats but shorter nails will get away with just two. Such a beautiful shade of red! Love!

 

“All Glitter Gal Australia’s polishes are 5 free and do not contain Formaldehyde, DPB, Toluene, Formaldehyde Resin or Camphor”

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Glitter Gal Australia polishes and more info is available at their website. You can also find Glitter Gal from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

***Nuddy Nude, Good On Ya and Gloss Boss top coat were sent for review by Glitter Gal Australia. Love Bite, Bikini Babe and Mozzie Bite were sent to me by CesarsShop (Finland stockist). I don’t benefit from clicking any of the links on this post.

Some Glitter Gal Australia pretties

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Today I have two polishes and a holo top coat from Glitter Gal Australia.

Let’s start with She’s Cactus, a creme polish from Celebrate Sydney Style collection. This is two coats with Glitter Gal Gloss Boss top coat. Application was a little uneven on the first coat but the second one smooth it out nicely. Even after the second coat the result wasn’t perfect at first but the polish seemed to smooth itself out while I was cleaning the cuticles and Gloss Boss top coat made the finish look perfect. This dries a little bit brighter than it looks in the bottle and adding top coat brings out a hint of yellow on the color. I also tested this with HK Girl and it dried exactly the same way, more yellow than it looks in the bottle. I really like this bright color and it’s absolutely perfect for spring and summer!

 

 

Today I also have a gorgeous holo polish for you, Lizard Belly. This is very deep, dark green linear holo polish. I applied three coats, for shorter nails two will be enough. Application was very good and even. Unfortunately the sun wasn’t out when I was swatching this so all I have is photos taken with daylight bulbs. This was stunning and somewhat dramatic looking on my long nails. Love it!

 

Last but not least there’s Galaxy Holo top coat “an intense multi-coloured sparkle with a holographic prism when viewed under light.  An absolutely beautiful twinkle”.

This top coat can be used over any color and finish you want to. Naturally it’s gorgeous over creme polishes but I also wanted to try how it looks layered on a holo polish. So I decided to add a coat of Galaxy Holo top coat on Lizard Belly. The result was super-sparkly and very pretty. The photos don’t do justice to the sparkle of this combination at all and I should have taken a video to show it better.

Application was nice and even and it dried very smooth and shiny.

 

“All Glitter Gal Australia’s polishes are 5 free and do not contain Formaldehyde, DPB, Toluene, Formaldehyde Resin or Camphor”

Glitter Gal Australia polishes and more info is available at their website. You can also find Glitter Gal from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

 

***These were sent for review. I don’t benefit from clicking any of the links on this post.

Glitter Gal Australia – Blush

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Today I have another Aussie indie for you. This is Glitter Gal Australia Blush. Soft pink linear holo. This color is so very pretty and delicate. Formula was great and two coats was enough for an opaque result. I did add a third coat but it wasn’t really necessary. I could have worn this color for days!

You should also know that “All Glitter Gal Australia’s polishes are 5 free and do not contain Formaldehyde, DPB, Toluene, Formaldehyde Resin or Camphor”


Glitter Gal polishes and more info is available at their website. You can also find Glitter Gal from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

On the first two photos I have three coats of Blush alone and for the last two I added Glitter Gal’s Gloss Boss top coat.

 

Glitter Gal – Blush without top coat
Glitter Gal – Blush without top coat
Glitter Gal – Blush with Glitter Gal Gloss Boss top coat
Glitter Gal – Blush with Glitter Gal Gloss Boss top coat
“All Glitter Gal Australia’s polishes are 5 free and do not contain Formaldehyde, DPB, Toluene, Formaldehyde Resin or Camphor”

 

 

***All the products used for these manicure were sent for review. I don’t benefit from clicking any of the links on this post.

Glitter Gal Australia – Tart Yourself Up and Big Smoke

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Today I have two new Glitter Gal Australia polishes for you. They are Tart Yourself Up from the Celebrate Sydney Style collection and Big Smoke from the Holiday in OZ collection. These two are not your typical holiday colors here up north but never the less they are gorgeous.

Both of these are creme polishes. Formula is excellent and application is absolutely perfect. Both took two coats for an opaque result and dried very quickly and shiny. Top coat used on these manicures is Glitter Gal’s own Gloss Boss.

Tart Yourself Up which apparently in OZ means “Get dressed, were going out for dinner”! (I just love this name :D ).

 

Big Smoke
The application and dry time on this are really right next to all the best cremes out there. Just flawless!
And then to the top coat, Gloss Boss. I will review this properly on its own later on. But here’s my first impression of it.

Thick-ish formula but still good application. Evens itself out perfectly leaving insanely shiny gel like finish. This is not mentioned to be a fast drying top coat but still dried very very quickly when I used it on both of these manicures. So I had quite a positive first experience with this top coat. Next I’ll try it with a holo polish since it is supposed to enhance the holo effect. I’ll also try this with some chunky glitter since it is quite thick and might even out some of the glitter polishes nicely too.

You should also know that “All Glitter Gal Australia’s polishes are 5 free and do not contain Formaldehyde, DPB, Toluene, Formaldehyde Resin or Camphor”

Glitter Gal polishes and more info is available at their website. You can also find Glitter Gal from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

***All the products used for these manicure were sent for review. I don’t benefit from clicking any of the links on this post.

Glitter Gal Australia – Marine Blue

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Today I have a new to me brand Glitter Gal Australia and their holographic polish Marine Blue. This is a great quality blue linear holo. Application was flawless and two coats was enough for an opaque result. Unfortunately at this time of the year we don’t have enough sunlight to photograph holos here in Finland. So all the photos are taken with daylight bulbs.

Glitter Gal recommends not using a top coat with their holos (except for their own Gloss Boss), but I love the glossy shine a top coat brings so I did add HK Girl top coat. I only applied it to two nails at first and waited for a bit. I then compared the holo effect with and without top coat and didn’t really see a difference so I applied the top coat to the rest of the nails too before taking the photos. In the future I hope to do a comparison with this polish using Glitter Gal’s Gloss Boss and no top coat at all.

So on the photos I used no base coat, two coats of Marine Blue and HK Girl top coat.

Glitter Gal polishes and more info is available at their website. You can also find Glitter Gal from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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***Marine Blue was sent for review. HK Girl was purchased by me. I don’t benefit from clicking any of the links on this post.