Category: Indie Polish

Daring Digits – Speicher Mei Mei’s Signatures exclusive

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Today I have another Mei Mei’s Signature exclusive polish for you, Daring Digits Speicher. All of these Mei Mei’s exclusive polishes are so pretty and feminine that I can’t help but keep buying them :D On this order I got two polishes. Those of you who follow me on Instagram have already seen a sneak peek of the pink beauty that is the other polish I bought. I’ll get back at that on another day and on another post.

On Mei Mei’s Signatures shop page  Speicher is described as “A delicate clear base polish with lots of thin gold and silver flakes in irregular size with blue iridescent flakes and blue/purple duochrome micro-shimmers”. This applies really nice and thin. I decided to layer this over white since I thought that combination would be great for spring time and it really is. This also works great over dark shades and I’ll be sure to take a swatch photo over black or dark purple later on.

On the photos I have two coats of Essence Top Of The Ice-stream (white shimmer), two thin coats of Speicher and HK Girl Fast Drying + Super Shiny top coat.

You can buy this and a lot of other gorgeous polishes from Mei Mei’s Signatures. I have nothing but good experiences with this store. Great customer service and fast shipping :)

 

 

BG Cosmetics – Ecstasy

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I bought a couple of more polishes from BG Cosmetics and this is the first one of those two. Ecstasy is from their Party Like a Rockstar collection which includes three other amazing shades. This one is pink, fuchsia, black and gold/yellow hex glitter in a fuchsia tinted shimmery base. I decided to layer this one over my yesterday’s China Glaze No Way Jose manicure. My photos just don’t do this polish any justice. I’m definitely going to revisit this one on a sunny day and wear it alone. This one is so packed with glitter that regardless of the sheer base you can easily wear it alone and get an opaque result.

Ecstasy applied well and evenly. Glitter also came out of the bottle effortlessly. I had no issues with this polish and I love the really bling bling result that sadly didn’t transfer into the photos. On this mani I had China Glaze No Way Jose as a base color, two coats of Ecstasy and a coat of HK Girl fast drying top coat.

I bought this from the BG Cosmetics Etsy store. They have a good customer service and very fast shipping. You should also follow their FB-page for latest news and info on new shades and collections.

 

 

Jindie Nails – Barbie Is Dreaming (Mei Mei’s Signatures exclusive)

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Hello my fellow polish enthusiasts! Today I have a new Jindie Nails, Barbie Is Dreaming for you. This polish is sold only on Mei Mei’s Signatures. Barbie Is Dreaming is a very pale pink crelly with a lot of glitter. This one is so very cute and girly. Colors are perfect for spring and summer too. Neon hexes, star shaped glitters in three different colors, etc. It’s just so much fun :D I really like the baby pink base on this one. Jen does these crelly bases so well :)

Barbie Is Dreaming applies like a normal indie glitter bomb, no issues here. There’s no need to fish for the glitter and even the stars come out of the bottle very easily. On the photos I have three coats of Barbie Is Dreaming, one coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and HK Girl Fast Drying + Super Shiny top coat.

So this one can only be bought from Mei Mei’s Signatures and there’s also many other exclusive shades from other indie brands. I just bought a couple of more myself the other day ;)

 

 

Jindie Nails – Snow Angels

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Today I have yet another Jindie Nails polish to show you. What can I say, I’m hooked on these gorgeous glitter bombs :D This is Snow Angels, a lovely pale baby blue crelly packed with glitter. Like many other Jindie’s, the glitter in this is various shapes, sizes and colors all blended together into a perfect combo. I’m still wearing this as I type this post and I keep checking out my nails. I love the sparkle and color combination this polish has. Very beautiful!

Snow Angels is packed with glitter so you have to pay attention to the application. Application is not difficult though, just a usual indie glitter bomb type. Two coats was enough for my nails and the glitter came out of the bottle easily. Like my other Jindies this also dries pretty fast. On the photos I have two coats of Snow Angels, a coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and HK Girl fast drying top coat.

I’ve also been thinking about maybe making a tutorial of how I apply these glitter polishes as well as a post about my favorite combination of products to achieve the best possible result.

You can purchase Jindie Nails polishes from their webstore that opens before next restock. You can also buy them from the 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. You can also follow Jindie Nails on Twitter and Instagram. Jen has already given us a little taste of the upcoming spring collection on Jindie Nails FB and Instagram pages.

 

 

Gloss ‘n Sparkle – Unicorn Droppings

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Today I have an Australian indie brand Gloss ‘n Sparkle‘s Unicorn Droppings polish to show you. This is a gorgeous glitter polish that has colorful matte hex glitters on white shimmer base. This applied very well and was more opaque than I expected it to be. Two coats was enough and this also dried pretty quickly with a little help from Poshe fast drying top coat. I didn’t take the photos till the next day after the application so I added a coat of my brand new HK Girl top coat which added the intense shine you can see on the photos.

The rainbow colors on this make it a perfect color for spring and Easter time :)

I bought this from Shoppe Eclecticco. They have a great customer service and my orders have always been shipped super fast!

 

 

Jindie Nails – Princess Breath

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Wow! It’s Monday again! Time goes so fast I feel like it’s Monday every other day instead of once a week. For me it’s not that bad though cos I’m staying at home with my two little girls so it’s like any other day for me really. Ok, enough with the babble and on to today’s polish which is the last of the three new Jindie Nails polishes I have to show you, Princess Breath. Ladies and possibly a few gentlemen, this is a stunner! So much shiny glitter on this one, it just sparkles on your nails. So beautiful! Another “I need a full size bottle” shade for me.

Princess Breath is a pale mint-y green crelly that applies very nice and smooth, no need to fish for the glitter either. I did turn the bottle upside down for a bit before application though. Two coats is enough for an opaque result but I added a thin third coat to get the shiny glitter to show. I press down with the brush just hard enough to wipe the polish off of those glitter pieces so you can really see them shine. To be able to do that you have to let the first two coats dry for a bit or the bigger glitter on the second coat starts dragging when you press the brush down harder. I really love this polish! This is the kind of a shade that can cause you to crash into things while staring at your nails and not looking where you going ;)

On the photo there is three coats of Princess Breath, a coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and Poshe fast drying top coat. Photos are taken with daylight bulbs since the sun decided not to show up at all while I was wearing this.

You can purchase Jindie Nails polishes from their webstore that opens before next restock. You can also buy them from the 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. You can also follow Jindie Nails on Twitter and Instagram. Jen has already given us a little taste of the upcoming spring collection on Jindie Nails FB and Instagram pages.

 



***This was sent for review

Jindie Nails – Purple People Pleaser

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I hope everyone is having a lovely Friday :) Weekend is almost here! Today I have another Jindie Nails polish for you, Purple People Pleaser. After this I still have a couple of more to show you plus a re-visit to Barney Blew Up. My photos of that are on the short nails and I wasn’t too happy with those photos anyways. It’s also such a cute polish that it would be a crime not to use it!

Purple People Pleaser is a sheer shimmer-y polish with a lot of blue, purple, white, black, etc. glitter in different shapes and sizes. This is at it’s best layered on top of a colored base. I also swatches this alone cos it can be worn that way too. The cold blue shimmer on the base can also make your nails appear a bit more white too. The formula is the usual normal indie glitter. Applies smooth and even. This is the usual, great Jindie Nails quality.

On the first set of photos I have three coats of Purple People Pleaser, a coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and Inm Super Fast Drying top coat. On the next one I have layered a coat of Purple People Pleaser over two coats of OPI Pedal Faster Suzy! as an example. Then to my actual manicure and I loved the way this looked. The green base really made the purple glitter pop! Such a fresh looking combination. On that I used two coats of China Glaze Def Defying and one generous coat of Purple People Pleaser plus Inm Super Fast Drying top coat. Purple People Pleaser would also pair up perfectly with a gold base color. This applies so nicely that I think I’m gonna use this as a gradient glitter over gold sometime.

You can purchase Jindie Nails polishes from their webstore that opens before next restock. You can also buy them from the 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. You can also follow Jindie Nails on Twitter and Instagram. Jen has already given us a little taste of the upcoming spring collection on Jindie Nails FB and Instagram pages. I believe there is going to be more previews to look forward to today.

 

Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, 3 coats, photo taken in sunlight.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, 3 coats, photo taken in sunlight.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, one coat over OPI Pedal Faster Suzi!, photo with daylight bulbs.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, one coat over China Glaze Def Defying, photo with daylight bulbs.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, one coat over China Glaze Def Defying, photo with daylight bulbs.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, one coat over China Glaze Def Defying, photo with daylight bulbs.

 

***This was sent for review

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

Pretty Serious – Liquid Leprechaun

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Happy St Patrick’s Day to all of you who are celebrating!

Here in Finland we don’t celebrate St Patrick’s Day but I take any excuse I can to wear an awesome green glitter polish ;) What would be more perfect for this day than Pretty Serious Liquid Leprechaun? This is an amazing glitter polish that has green and gold glitter on a green jelly base. Liquid Leprechaun just shines and sparkles in the sunlight. If you love green polish you have to get this one!

Liquid Leprechaun applies very well and is opaque with two coats. Dry time is normal. On these photos I have two coats of Liquid Leprechaun and Inm Super Fast Drying top coat. I love this glowing shade of green! Amazing! I think Pretty Serious has some awesome polishes and I gotta buy a few more myself.

I got this from Mei Mei’s Signatures. I’ve placed two orders with them and both times the customer service was excellent and the shipping time was very short.

 

Pretty Serious – Liquid Leprechaun in sunlight.
Pretty Serious – Liquid Leprechaun in sunlight.
Pretty Serious – Liquid Leprechaun with daylight bulbs.
Pretty Serious – Liquid Leprechaun with daylight bulbs.