Category: Jelly

Femme Fatale – Mana Ruby

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Happy Sunday! Today I have another Femme Fatale polish to show you and this one is a real beauty. Mana Ruby is the squishiest, juiciest jelly I’ve ever tried. It is absolutely delicious! It has red hex glitter and iridescent blue glitter that gives this an amazing glow from within. I almost never layer jelly polishes over cremes cos I love to get the depth showing and you lose that effect if you layer it on a base color. That being said nothing stops you from layering this one on top of another polish and it’ll still be gorgeous.

This is three thin coats of Mana Ruby with G & G HK Girl top coat. The color is somewhat more vivid red in real life than I was able to capture on the photos.

 

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

Mana Ruby applies perfectly and applying three coats didn’t look too thick at all. Since this one has a true jelly formula it’s never really opaque but the visible nail line wasn’t really a problem either. I absolutely love jelly polishes and this one is instantly one of my favorites :)

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.

 

 

***Mana Ruby was sent for review. HK Girl top coat was purchased by me.

Jindie Nails – Pickled Tink

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Today I have a limited edition polish for spring 2013 from Jindie Nails. This is Pickled Tink and oh man, I’m in love!!! Here’s how Jen describes it ” It has a bright hot, neon pink jelly base that can be fully opaque to a crelly finish in about 3 coats.  It has silver and light pink metallic tiny stars, silver and light pink smaller dots and light pink holographic larger dots.  It also has bits of blue, green and purple iridescent, glowing glitters (does not actually glow, just appears to light from within)”. She also calls it magical and that it is. I love this shade so much! It really glows and the shade of pink is just perfect!

 

Pickled Tink is again on the thinner side and application is flawless. I did turn the bottle upside down for a bit before applying each coat. That helps to get the stars and larger dots out easily. Dry time is also fast. Pickled Tink is juicy and squishy looking perfection in the bottle!

Jindie Nails polishes are available to US and Canada customers at www.jindienails.com. International customers click here to find a distributor that works the best for you. Jindie Nails can also be found from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

 

***This was sent for review





Enchanted Polish – Flamingo Freckles (Mei Mei’s Signatures exclusive)

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Today I have another Mei Mei’s Signatures exclusive polish for you, Enchanted Polish Flamingo Freckles. This one is so pretty, feminine and unique! I love it! On Mei Mei’s this is described as “A gorgeous hot pink jelly with scattered holo, iridescent flakes and glitters in hot orange, bubblegum pink, and tiny white color”. It just screams summer to me. Perfection in a bottle!

Flamingo Freckles applies nice and smooth. This is quite sheer so if you want 100% opaque result I suggest layering this on an opaque base color. I myself love squishy jellies so for me this is perfect on it’s own. On the photos I have two coats of Flamingo Freckles and a coat of HK Girl fast drying top coat.

This can be bought only from Mei Mei’s Signatures. Her store will be closed from 25th of April to 7th of May due to moving house and inventory check. For more information you should follow her FB page.

 

 

 

Cirque – Fleur Est Belle

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Today I have my first Cirque polish to show you, Fleur Est Belle. This was created exclusively for Mei Mei’s Signatures and can only be purchased from their store. Fleur Est Belle has at least gold, white and pink glitters in different shapes and sizes on a peach-y shimmer-y jelly base. This is just perfect for summer. Beautiful and delicate! Reminds me of an expensive floral perfume in a form of a nail polish :D

This has a good formula that applies evenly. Base is very sheer so you can use this alone or layer it with several different colors. I decided to use this alone since I love the depth that the jelly base creates and I also like the sheer result. I bet I’ll be using this a lot during summer and might even need a backup bottle.

On this mani I used Essie Beam Up whitening base coat x1, Fleur Est Belle x2, Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter food x1 and Inm Super Fast Drying top coat.

So this is only available on  Mei Mei’s Signatures. I have placed an order twice and had no problems. I’ve been more than happy with their service and shipping to Finland was also very fast. They also have a wide selection of other gorgeous indie brands so go check out their store.

 

Jindie Nails – Silent Night

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Today I have a bit different Jindie Nails polish for you called Silent Night. So yes, Jindie Nails doesn’t only make those light colored crelly based glitterbombs we all love so much. There are also other creations like this stunning deep blue jelly polish with different shapes of glitter including stars and crecent moons. This polish has such amazing depth and I had a hard time trying to capture the true beauty of it on the photos. Yet another gorgeous polish that is totally unique in my collection.

Formula is good quality and dries fast. Due to the bigger glitter pieces on this polish, application can be a little trickier than usual, but not too difficult. Before you start, I again suggest you turn the bottle upside down for a bit and mix the polish lightly. That way the glitter comes out of the bottle easier. Applying these indieglitterbombs can sometimes take a little more patience and you have to be more careful than with your average shimmer or creme polish. Though I don’t think applying indies is too hard at all and the end result is definitely worth it.

Silent Night is a jelly so you have to build it opaque. I started with one normal thickness coat and I didn’t really try to get much glitter on the first coat. For the second coat I took a fair amount of polish for each nail and really went for the glitter too. I tend to tip the bottle a little and take a good amount of polish on to the brush. That way I usually get enough glitter too. I sometimes separate and place the bigger glitter if needed with the second coat. Third coat is to make it all even and smooth looking. I allow each coat to dry for a bit to avoid dragging the bigger glitters out of place while applying the next layer. You should always use a light hand while applying these glitter polishes and not press the brush against your nail too heavily.

On the photos I have three coats of Silent Night, a coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and Inm Super Fast Drying top coat. This polish is from 2012 Santa Claws collection and it has this certain peaceful Christmas night magic to it. When the light hits your nails just right this holographic glitter shines in the middle of the deep blue jelly base like a starry night. What can I say? Stunning, beautiful, breathtakingly gorgeous!

You can purchase Jindie Nails polishes from their Etsy-store (closed at the moment) as well as Llarowe, Mei Mei’s Signatures and Ninja Polish. You can find the latest restock and other info from their Facebook page. Jindie Nails is opening their new online store in a near future. You can also follow Jindie Nails on Twitter and Instagram. You should also keep your eyes open for their new Spring collection!!!

 

Jindie Nails Silent Night with daylight bulbs.
Jindie Nails Silent Night in sunlight.
Jindie Nails Silent Night in sunlight.

 

 

***This was sent for review

piCture pOlish – Mallard

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I bought my first piCture pOlish bottle a while ago, it was Mallard. This polish is created with The PolishAholic blogger. I really love seeing these blogger collaborations. Who would have better knowledge of what shades are unique and still missing from the nail polish universe than a true polishaholic? Mallard was released as a limited edition shade but has since been added to the permanent range, where it truly deserves it’s spot I might add. I’m still praying to the nail polish goddesses to give me a change to get my hands on another very popular shade, piCture pOlish Kryptonite.

Mallard is a deep dark green polish with green and copper flakies plus a lot of shimmer. There is very beautiful depth to this polish, it glows on your nails and the shade of green is stunning. This applies very well and dries fast. On the photos I have three coats of Mallard on but if you have shorter nails you can get away with just two. I also have Inm Super Fast Drying top coat on. This is a unique shade in my stash and I’m very happy to own it. I actually wore this manicure for a full week :D

Please go read The PolishAholic’s original post where she shares the lovely story behind this polish.

I got my bottle from Harlow & Co. Mallard is sold out at the moment but since it’s now part of a permanent collection you can get yours later when it’s back in stock.

 

 

Emily De Molly – Girls Best Friend

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Happy Women’s Day to all you lovely ladies!

What would be a better color for this day than bright feminine pink? This is my first Emily De Molly polish but it certainly won’t be the last, I love this! Girls Best Friend is a bright pink jelly with holographic glitter. This applies oh so smoothly and dries very fast. There’s also no need to fish for the glitter. Just turn the bottle upside down for a bit before applying the polish. On the photo I have three coats of polish and Inm Top coat. I could’ve easily applied a fourth coat and the result would’ve still been nice and smooth. This polish is so pretty and the quality is amazing! I love these jellyglitters cos I can get a sandwich effect just by using one polish.

I got this from Shoppe Eclecticco (they ship internationally). At this time most of the Emily De Molly polishes are sold out. You can follow the shop’s Facebook-page for further information about the next restock time. This was my second order from this store and I can really recommend them. Customer service is great and my order arrived in about a week.

 

Photo taken in sunlight.
Photo taken using daylight bulbs.

 

ABC Challenge – H is for Hare Polish Swanky Soiree

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Hello my lovelies, I’m back! I’m still not completely over the influenza but I’m better. This one really kicked my butt though. Had high fever, trip to the hospital cos of breathing difficulties, bad cough, you name it. Also hubby and the kids were very sick too. It was a pretty bad week here but thankfully it now looks like we are all getting better.

So I’m late with my letter H post but better late than never, right? I wanted to do some nail art this week but just didn’t have the time or energy to do it so I chose a cool H polish from my unused pile. This is Hare Polish Swanky Soiree. Here I have three coats and next time I think I’ll layer it with grey creme and just use one coat. This is an awesome looking polish and glitter really pops. I love it! It an unusual combination but it really does work.

 

 

Hare Polish – Midsummer’s Midnight

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It’s time to continue my adventures in the wonderland that is indie polish. This time I have HARE Polish Midsummer’s Midnight for you. This is a glitter polish with multicolored, shaped and sized glitter on a dark sheer-ish base. This is totally awesome!! I especially fell in love with the square glitter in it. Yet another beautiful and unique addition to my polish collection.

In this manicure I used one coat of black Color Club Where’s The Soiree? and two coats of HARE Midsummer’s Midnight plus a coat of Inm Out The Door. I think you can get away with just three coats of Midsummer’s Midnight alone but I wanted to use black base to really make the glitter pop. This was easy and even to apply and glitter went on the nail nice and smooth without extra work. I was very happy with the quality of this one. This was my first HARE Polish but I can already tell it won’t be the last ;)

I bought this from Shoppe Eclecticco. This was my first experience with this store and it was a very positive first experience. I got answer to my question about restock for other brands within minutes via email (this of course must depend on the time of the day when you send your question). The order itself was deliver to Finland in a week. Great service in my opinion! Thanks!

 

 

Cult Nails – Coveted

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Today I have a real treat for all of you green polish lovers out there, Cult Nails Coveted. This is a deep emerald green jelly, with flakes and a lot of very fine shimmer. I kept staring and admiring my nails constantly when I was wearing this. Truly a stunning one!

Formula on this is great, it applies smoothly and two coats is enough for semi-opaque result. As a jelly this is never fully opaque and it’s also the jelly finish that gives this one the amazing glow. Some of the flakes were a bit bigger and could be felt but a top coat smooth down most of those. Dry time was very quick with Inm Out The Door fast dry top coat. I wore this for two days and had no chipping or tip wear issues. This was perfect in every way!

If this was love at first sight for you too I suggest you don’t think about it too long. Coveted is a limited edition polish and can be purchased along with other Cult Nails polishes from their website here.