Elevation Polish Liana - must have!

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I got Liana last year sometime. It's part of the permanent collection and I think I only bought it because all the other Elevations I wanted were sold out (as they too often are :(!)
But I'm so glad I threw it in the cart because it is 1000x more impressive in person than it looks in the listing swatches!!

Elevation Polish Liana

 Liana is a creamy milk chocolate with traffic light shimmer!!!! Glowing red, green and amber shimmer make Liana so so so so so awesome in sun or direct light! I love that it's a classic chocolate creme - perfect for office wear - but there's still some killer edginess to it! This is going to look best on warm toned skin. I'm wearing 2 coats without topcoat in these pics so you can see it's pretty darn shiny!

Elevation restocks today around 3pm NZ time so keep an eye out for any of the older collections you have missed out on. I didn't get to buy Mount Carmel (the Pahlish Collaboration) and I'm soooooooooooo bummed it looked AMAZING! I hope Lulu re-releases it alone!!!

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NPA

Lemming Quashed: Kleancolor Holo Chrome

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I'd been lemming after Holo Chrome ever since I discovered Kleancolor polish; so probably two years all up! It was never in stock at any of my Kleancolor retailers though and I never ended up buying it online, probably due to laziness!
Then my second Secret Polish Elf got me a bunch of Kleancolors including this one!!!

I actually thought Holo Chrome was made with holo particles but it turned out to be a sugary purple glitter with some fine holo/iridescent glitter for the rainbow sparkle. I still like it, and it's probably more versatile but a small part of me was a wee bit disappointed. I probably should have looked at more swatches online...

Kleancolor Holo Chrome

This was 3 coats with 1 layer of Seche Vite and there's VNL. Holo Chrome has a sheer lavender base with small blue/purple hexes and ultrafine holo and iridescent glitter but it's not so packed that it becomes opaque. I think it'd be great layered over other purples, but it is very pretty by itself too.
The formula is sort of gel like in consistency and easy to apply. I love staring at the glowing larger hexes in the close up photo!!!!!


Quashed any lemmings of your own lately?


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NPA

Girly Bits Indian Summer

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Indian Summers are the best! I remember hearing that term when I was in Science class at the age of 11. And TRIGGER going through my head right now,

Remember the days in the old school yard
We used to laugh a lot
Oh don't you remember the days in the old school yard

Cat Stevens for life!!!!!!!

Anywho....

Girly Bits Indian Summer over Essie Cocktail Bling

Indian Summer is a glitter topcoat with rose pink, sky blue, bronze orange, periwinkle and purple glitter in a translucent light blue base with orange/gold/pink shimmer. It's quite beautiful even with the slight reflective curling. I layered it over Cocktail Bling (horrid name!!!) a muted and greyed periwinkle blue which looked to be a perfect match with Indian Summer's blue hued base. It's hard to see the shimmer in the light box pics so I added the macro bottle shot. Application was breezy and I think this was only 1 coat (but truth be told I can't remember, 2 is a possibility) with a layer of Seche Vite for a smooth finish.
The shimmer adds a haziness to the manicure that reminds me of looking out to the horizon on a hot summer afternoon and seeing the heat radiating in waves!

Looking at those photos makes me wish the end of Summer wasn't nigh!!!!!!!

Girly Bits is available HERE, Llarowe and Harlow & Co


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NPA

Femme Fatale A tisket, a tasket

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The first Femme Fatale lacquer that caught my eye was A tisket, a tasket. And for good reason!

Femme Fatale A tisket, a tasket over Elevation Polish Mount Yu

A tisket, a tasket is a sheer soft minty green shimmer with green, aqua, pastel blue and green and pink glitter. On its own you need about 3 layers for semi-decent coverage but it ends up looking quite bumpy and messy with all that glitter. I opted to layer it over Mount Yu which is very nearly the same shade of green. I used 2 layers for a good dispersion of glitter, then topped it with 1 layer of Aqua Daisy Glitter Gloss for a glassy finish.

I freaking LOVE LOVE LOVE the way ATAT looks!!! The formula isn't the amazing, but it's not a PITA either. I definitely think it looks best layered over a base though and this would be killer for Easter or Spring!

I also love it because A tisket, a tasket is the name of a Gilmore Girls episode where the men of Star's Hollow bid on picnic baskets made by the women and win a date with the lady who made the basket! Lorelei begs Luke to bid on her's and Jess outbids Dean for Rory's. And I always envisioned (and still do) those two couples ending up together! Come on Gilmore Girls film or reunion show with Lorelei and Luke married with babies preparing for Jess and Rory's wedding!!!!! Hmmm, that would be the very best ending for GG!


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NPA

Dandy Nails Bathed In Light & Float On

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My heart beats for Dandy polishes!!!
These are a couple of Sandy's earlier releases. I drooled over Bathed in Light for most of last year but alas, it was always sold out on Ninja Polish. Float On conversely had me on the fence. I had a few fine matte glitter top coats already and I didn't think it looked too special. Fast forward about 6 months and I realised it was way more complex than just some blue and purple glitter plus a few larger white looking hexes!!!

Dandy Nails Float On over Milani Orchidia

Float On turned out to be a mix of fine white, pink, purple, blue, lavender and teal matte glitters plus medium ultra pale purple matte hex glitter in a clear base. I cannot believe how much I underestimated FO. It definitely pays to find a macro swatch before you decide to buy! I used 1 coat over Orchidia and got a great mix and distribution of glitter. The formula was great and it only required 1 layer of SV to be glassy and smooth.
I ADORE Modest Mouse too and Float On is one of their first songs I heard so it has a special place in my heart and on my polish shelf!

 Dandy Nails Bathed In Light

Bathed In Light does not photograph well! It is less pixelated and more vibrant in person, I promise! It's a multichrome of odd colours with fine holographic silver glitter. It sort of shifts between pinky-brown, taupe, greenish, greyish and orange/gold hues. A wee bit like a pink sunset fading in to night? The formula was a solid 2 coater, for more depth you might even want 3. The glitter makes it dry slightly textures, but 1-2 layers of top coat (depending on thickness) sets you right. I have nothing like BIL but I spotted a Ludurana that looks to have sort of similar colours in it so that's on my wish list!


Did anyone manage to pick up some Dandy Nails V-day polishes? The couple I wanted sold out so quickly on Ninja Polish! I wish international shipping was easier, or that I lived stateside so I could buy off Etsy!!!!!!

I hope your weekends were great. I did 2 movies and 2 meals out! So the diet went to the wayside but I'm absolutely back on it today!!! It's working too, woop woop!


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NPA