Category: Brands

Lynnderella – Karma Carnelian

0

Today I also have my first ever Lynnderella manicure to show you. This is Karma Carnelian from the Summer 2013 Talismans & Birthstones collection. This is absolutely gorgeous sheer shimmer based glitter polish. Karma Carnelian is full of orange and reg glitter in different shapes and sizes. It’s also packed with fine glowing shimmer that gives this polish great depth. Since this is quite sheer I decided to layer it over a creme polish. I wanted to achieve a really flaming, fire-y result so I chose a bright coral-y red base color.

This is a coat of Essie Ole Caliente, two coats of Karma Carnelian, a coat of Glitter Food and G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Photo taken with daylight bulbs.
Photo taken with daylight bulbs.
Photo taken with daylight bulbs.
Photo taken in sunlight.
Photo taken in sunlight.

Karma Carnelian applies very smoothly and evenly. In a nutshell my first experience with Lynnderella polishes was very positive. I loved the result over red base and next I will try a gradient over an orange base.

Karma Carnelian and the other shades from Talismans & Birthstones collection along with other 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.

 

 

***Karma Carnelian 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.

Femme Fatale – Planar Anomalies

0

I recently received my first Femme Fatale polishes and they are gorgeous! First I’m showing you Planar Anomalies.

This is how it’s described by Femme Fatale “Planar Anomalies is a really complex polish that is nearly impossible to photograph. It’s a murky black base (sheer crelly, suitable for layering over another shade) with a subtle pink > green shift. in this darkly delightful base we have an assortment of grey, black, holo, purple and teal”.


I totally agree with the “nearly impossible to photograph” part. This one really gave me trouble. It is so unbelievably sparkly and has this amazing depth IRL and only a small part of the awesomeness this polish is can be captured on photos *sigh* I decided to wear this alone to get the depth showing but it would also look great over dark colored undies.

This is two normal coats of Planar Anomalies, a coat of Glitter Food and G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Photo taken with daylight bulbs.
Photo taken in sunlight.
Photo taken in sunlight.
Photo taken with daylight bulbs.
Photo taken in sunlight.

Planar Anomalies is really packed with glitter and I think you’d get a better result with three thin, carefully applied coats than two normal ones. You need to be careful with the amount of the glitter on the brush so this will apply evenly. I was a little too generous with the glitter and there’s a few visible bumps. I absolutely love this deep dark color and I will most certainly wear it again when the fall comes. I’ll layer this with a dark shimmery purple and it’ll look stunning!

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.

 

 

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

Jindie Nails – Dancing with the Stars

2

And here we go again :) This time, as promised, I have another brand new glitter topper from Jindie Nails. This is part of the Mod Quad collection.

On Jindie Nails website Dancing with the Stars is described as: “An assortment of shapes & colors of glitters including opaque matte baby pink, neon pink, white, matte opaque gray, black, silver holographic and matte opaque white diamonds, stars, dots, short bars (just a few), hex and a few hearts and butterflies.  It has neon pink stars, hearts and butterflies!”

This is super cute and girly! You can layer this with a lot of different base colors. I chose bubblegum pink but I’m also going to try this out with baby blue and pale lilac in the future.

This is OPI Chic From Ears To Tail, two thin coats of Dancing with the Stars, a coat of Glitter Food and G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Dancing with the Stars is packed with glitter but it’s also easy to apply. I wanted to keep on adding more and more and ended up dabbing more glitter on few spots after applying two coats. It’s so pretty and I just couldn’t help myself :D I turned the bottle upside down before application to help get out the bigger glitter pieces. This didn’t work for the butterflies though and they decided not to work with me on this and stayed in the bottle. I could see them pretty little pink things taunting me through the glass though. I’ll get them next time :P

Jindie Nails polishes are available at www.jindienails.com. International customers can also click here to find a distributor that works the best for you. Jindie Nails can be found from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Please go follow for latest news and swatches of awesome upcoming new shades!

 

 

***Dancing with the Stars was sent for review. Glitter Food and HK Girl top coat were purchased by me.

OPI – Chic From Ears To Tail

4

Another day, another blog post :D This is OPI Chic From Ears To Tail, a very pretty bubblegum pink with a subtle silver shimmer. It’s from OPI Couture De Minnie collection of five polishes. Not really all that unique but very pretty either way.

This is three thin coats of Chic From Ears To Tail with G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

 

Chic From Ears To Tail was a little streaky to apply on the first coat and it took three careful coats to be smooth and opaque. This is a very summer-y girly shade that is great to wear alone and it also makes a good base for nail art or layering glitters.

Later today I’ll show you another new Jindie Nails glitter topper layered over this pretty pink thing. So check back for that!

I bought this polish along with the whole collection from Glisten & Glow’s online store. If you haven’t tried their Stuck On Blu base coat or the amazing HK Girl top coat be sure to correct that mistake soon enough ;) I promise you won’t be disappointed!

 

 

***All products used on this manicure were purchased by me.

Glam Polish – Star Candy (Mei Mei’s Signatures exclusive)

6

Hello again :) Today ended up being another two posts day. I have so many cool polishes to review and show you that I think there will be a few two posts days ahead.

This time I have a fun and bright glitter topper from Glam Polish. This neon explosion is Mei Mei’s Signatures exclusive and you can’t buy it anywhere else. Star Candy has different shapes and sizes of glitter in several neon colors. It’s bright and fun and can be layered over a lot of different base colors. I chose two different ones to try it with.

First I layered it over Delush Polish It Takes Two To Mango. This is two coats of Star Candy and G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

 

Second I tried it over a black creme cos I really wanted the colors to pop out. This is a coat of Color Club Where’s The Soiree?, two coats of Star Candy and G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Application was very good and glitters came out of the bottle easily. Formula is a little thin and runny but as long as you make sure not to have too much polish on the brush it applies just perfectly.

This can be bought from Mei Mei’s Signatures along with a lot of other goodies. Service is always great and friendly. Shipping has always been fast but this time it was super fast, five days from Singapore to Finland. Excellent if you ask me!

 

 

***All products used on these manicures were purchased by me.

Delush Polish – It Takes Two To Mango

0

It’s time for another lovely Delushie from the Bombastic Summer Love Collection. This is It Takes Two To Mango, a delicious mango shade polish that is packed with shimmer. This is a very summer-y and feminine shade.

This is three thin coats of It Takes Two To Mango with G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

It Takes Two To Mango applies perfectly and dries fast. You can see some brushstrokes on the photos but they are barely visible IRL. This is perfect to wear alone or layer over a darker color. I myself layered an awesome bright glitter polish over this but that is a story for another post.

You can find Delush Polish website here and you can also follow in Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

 

***All products used in this manicure were purchased by me.

Try it on Tuesday – OPI You Only Live Twice

2

Hello again! Here’s, as promised, my second post of the day. The awesome Gini from Sassypaints has come up with an idea of  “Try it on Tuesday”.

 

Here’s how it works:

“If you have a blog and you want to create a post do it, if you can’t that week but still want to participate that’s ok too! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A BLOG! Post it on your Facebook fan page, IG account, Tumblr, Twitter, or personal Facebook, anywhere you wish! EVERYONE is welcome to join in! I want to interact with my followers, not only with my fellow bloggers but with ALL of my fellow polish lovers!

Once you have posted your manicure, of an untried polish from your stash, email me a photo with the name and brand of the polish you chose and the link to where ever you posted (if available). My email is sassypaints2012@gmail.com 

Then I will post all of the photos that were emailed to me that day, along with their links, in this photo album on my Facebook page! 

You can’t post one week? Don’t worry! This is a low pressure “challenge”. I just want to get around to using some of my untried polishes and I know there are lots of my fellow nail junkies who would like to do so as well!”

This is right down my alley so I joined right away :D If we do this once a week I’m set at least for a year, probably two LOL

So my first untried is OPI You Only Live Twice. This is three thin coats with G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

 

I can’t believe this stunning red was sitting in my drawer untried. So pretty and sparkly! Application was good and my long nails needed three thin coats for an opaque result. Shorter nails can get away with two.

Milani Lip Flash – Hot Flash

2

Hello lovelies! Today I have two posts for you and here’s the first one, a rare makeup post. Few days ago I mentioned that I wanted to also start blogging about makeup and cosmetics, not just nails and here we go. My first makeup post in a long while :)

This is Milani Lip Flash Full Coverage Shimmer Gloss Pencil in Hot Flash 05. I bought mine from Cherry Culture sometime last year.

 

This pencil is on the thick side and quite soft. It applies very smoothly and evenly but cos of the size I have hard time trying to use it as lip liner too. So for sharp looking result I like to either use a lip liner pencil or apply Lip Flash with a brush for the finishing touch.

Hot Flash is highly pigmented and has visible shimmer in it. It is creamy and doesn’t feel dry on my lips. It’s also surprisingly long lasting through eating and drinking. It wears off pretty nicely leaving a hint of shimmer and redness on your lips.

 

 

I love this deep, bold, metallic shade! Great product for the price!

I’ll be back later today with a nail post. My first TIOT :) Check back later to find out what that is about!

 

 

***Milani Lip Flash was purchased by me

Jindie Nails – Sparkle on the Vine

4

Today I have another new glitter topper from Jindie Nails. This is Sparkle on the Vine and oh boy does it truly sparkle. This is so very bling and out in the sunshine it’s almost blinding. Absolutely gorgeous!!

Here’s what Jen has to say about it: “It has lots of purples, pinks and greens in a clear base loaded with multiple shades of shimmer.  The glitters are dots, squares, shreds, hex & diamonds.    This polish features new glitters I haven’t used before including lilac metallic extra large dots, lilac holographic large dots, opaque kelly green dots, opaque baby pink dots, violet metallic medium dots, large magenta metallic squares, teal diamonds, small lilac holographic dots & more.  This polish has a clear base meant for layering.  It’s packed with glitter and you should have pretty full coverage in about 2-3 coats tops”.


This one really is packed with glitter and it’s so sparkling. I wanted to keep adding more and more cos it looked so amazing. Imagine the sparkle on the photos x100 and you get some kind of idea of what this glitter topper really looks like. Amazing!

I layered this over my yesterday’s a england Tristam manicure. So this is two coats of Tristam, two coats of Sparkle on the Vine, a coat of Glitter Food and G & G HK Girl top coat.

 

Jindie Nails Sparkle on the Vine over a england Tristam, photo taken with daylight bulbs
Jindie Nails Sparkle on the Vine over a england Tristam, photo taken with daylight bulbs
Jindie Nails Sparkle on the Vine over a england Tristam, photo taken in sunlight
Jindie Nails Sparkle on the Vine over a england Tristam, photo taken in sunlight
Jindie Nails Sparkle on the Vine over a england Tristam, photo taken in sunlight

Sparkle on the Vine applies well but some placing of a larger glitters might be needed. I turned the bottle upside down before application to get the bigger glitters out easier. This just a perfect glitter topper that goes with a lot of different base colors.

I also took a video of this to show how it really sparkles in the sun but the idiot that I am I messed it up and won’t be adding it to this blog post. I will start to do the videos with these hard to capture bling bling polishes though. I have a YouTube account now and I’ll be uploading some manicure videos over there in the future.

Jindie Nails polishes are available at www.jindienails.com. International customers can also click here to find a distributor that works the best for you. Jindie Nails can be found from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Please go follow for latest news and swatches of awesome upcoming new shades!

 

 

***Sparkle on the Vine was sent for review. Glitter Food and HK Girl top coat were purchased by me.

a england – Tristam

2

Today I have a stunning a england polish for you. Tristam is a blue scattered holo beauty. This one looks absolutely amazing in sunlight and is also beautiful in a shade. This is a very classy dark shade with a twist.

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

 

a england Tristam in sunlight
a england Tristam in sunlight
a england Tristam with daylight bulbs
a england Tristam with daylight bulbs
a england Tristam, closeup in sunlight
Tristam has a perfect formula and it’s opaque with two coats. Application is flawless and dry time is short. Perfection in a bottle!

This and other a england beauties can be bought online from a england website if you live in UK and if you don’t live in UK click here to find the online store most suitable for you. I bought mine from Mei Mei’s Signatures. As always the customer service was great and shipping was super fast this time. Five days from Singapore to Finland!

 

 

***All the products in this post were purchased by me.