Girly Bits Bachelor's Button & Stamping

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Girly Bits Bachelor's Button

Bachelor's Button is a beautifully muted, cornflower blue with a moderate linear holo effect. It applies like a dream and is opaque in two coats.

 Girly Bits Bachelor's Button & MoYou London Tourist Collection 07

I used Konad White Special Polish to stamp with. 

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NPA

A England Her Rose Adagio

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Since A England had to stop international shipping, I haven't bought any. But my fingers got a little itchy with the release of their Ballerina Collection. Most of the shades were cool toned but the one warm one looked like a winner so I ordered it from Femme Fatale.

A England Her Rose Adagio

Her Rose Adagio didn't meet by expectations because turns out she's pretty silvery too :( I would've loved this rose/peach toned holo to be warmer and more vibrant; I already have one fairly similar. But the formula was that buttery brilliant A England is known for and it's a good stamping polish too. I applied two thin coats for spot on coverage.

Where do you ladies get A England from?

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NPA

Lilypad Lacquer Pink Sugar

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WOWZA! You all need to get Pink Sugar NOW!

Lilypad Lacquer Pink Sugar

Pink Sugar's an amazing hot, blue based pink with tons of colour shifting flakey shimmer and linear holo effect. The shimmer gives it a real blue/purple/fuchsia flash that is AMAZING!!! The formula is on the thicker side of things, but it goes on opaque in two thin coats.

Lilypad Lacquer is available from the following stockists:

Etsy

Femme Fatale

Llarowe

Have an amazing Wednesday my polished pretties!

xxx

NPA

The Polish Well assorted swatches

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Got some really pretty polishes to show you today, all made by Mich of the gorgeous nail blog, The Polish Well.
I bought a couple of Mich's creation last year and when she reopened her Etsy store a couple of months ago I made sure to pick up a collection of her new releases.

The Polish Well Lust

 Lust blew me away! It's part of Mich's Seven Deadly Sins Collection. I was expecting more of a tinted glitter top coat, but after three coats it reached an opaque wine/plum jelly sandwich look. It's so rich and juicy looking and definitely lust-worthy! The formula and application were perfect. I just needed one layer of Seche Vite to smooth it out too.

The Polish Well Skinny Dipping

 Skinning Dipping is possibly my favourite. It's a turquoise (yellow undertones) creme with gold and orange/copper fine flakie shimmer. Soooooo beautiful and the warmer undertones make it so wearable on me. I think this was two coats with one layer of Jordana Quick Shine top coat. I used SD as a base for THIS mani.

The Polish Well Pompadour

Pompadour is a fleshy pink speckled creme. I was actually expecting a pinker shimmer, but was still happy with this neutral hue. It is described as a "dusty rose pink with copper and taupe shimmer".  The taupe shimmer comes off looking more like speckles than shimmer, but the copper shimmer is subtle but noticeable. I needed three coats for full coverage and depth, and it is a little thick so you may want to add some thinner. I topped it off with one layer of Jordana Quick Shine.

The Polish Well Spring Kisses

Spring Kisses is a white crelly with purple flake shimmer, a sprinkling of silver holo dust and satin pastel pink hex glitter. It is so cute and perfect for Spring. I used three thin coats and there was still some VNL. The formula is moderately thick but applies nicely. I topped it off with one layer of Jordana Quick Shine top coat. And HERE'S a mani I did with SK as the base colour.

The Polish Well Tea Party

 Tea Party is a purple toned taupe holo. This is another favourite of mine! Again I was expecting a more purple shade, but I loved the finished result anyway. It is described as "dusty mauve lilac" but whatevs... This had a pretty thick formula and I really had to let each coat dry completely before adding another or I'd wipe it off with each stroke, like the China Glaze OMGs; but it's a great office appropriate soft holo so I don't care! I used Seche Vite on top of three thin coats of TP.


So I love every single one of these The Polish Well lacquers. The etsy shop opens the first and last 3 days of each month, so the next restock is about 3 weeks away, mark it in your diaries so you don't forget!!!! They offer international shipping and are based in Singapore.

Which one is your favourite? Do you follow The Polish Well's blog?


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NPA

N. Nail Circle Glitter from KKCenterHk

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Press Sample

I have a true love for nudes, beige and neutrals. There's something classic about these tones on me and I always feel chic when I wear them.

So when KKCenterHk asked if I'd like to review some of their new circle glitter I chose the shade 'bisque'.

N.NAIL 2.5mm Circle Glitter-Pink Bisque

I really love the shade, but the glitter has a non-sparkly finish so I do not think it is the best choice for nail art.  You can judge for yourself though :)

I didn't really know what to do with the circles! I do not pretend to be a nail artist so the best way I knew to show off the glitter, was to just cover my nails in it!!! I started with a base of OPI Glints of Glinda then placed the circles in horizontal lines covering my ring and pinkie nails. The pinkie looks good but I thought the ring nail was a bit patchy so added a couple of glitters to the right side (out of line) and that made it look crowded and messy :(
I finished the mani off with some holo stamping on my middle and index finger nails. I used Color Club Cosmic Fate and the NC02 plate from Nailz Craze

The pieces of glitter were really easy to stick on. I used a nail art pencil to place each one into a tacky coat of my base colour. They felt pretty secure, so I doubt they'd fall off easily.

There are like 36 colours to choose from. Lots are sparkly and have that iridescent coating on them so you get a multi-coloured effect. For USD$8 you get a small, deep pottle of glitter.

For 10% off your next order from KKCenterHk use my readers coupon code NPA10.

NPA10

You can always find the code on my left hand side bar too.


Are you in to the circle glitter craze that swept the indie polish maker's market this year?


xxx
NPA

The BATTLE #7: Geometric vs Flora

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Ok, I've enjoyed an almost  3 month hiatus on The BATTLE Nail Art Challenge, but here I am with Challenge 7. I chose to go Geometric with this one, I hope this stamping counts!

Geometric Nail Art

I started with a base of Maybelline My Varnish in 357 (I think, the labelling was confusing) and stamped on this neat pattern of BM 319 using Jade Vermelho Surreal. I was trying to get the complimentary red to show up in the holo stamp, but it's not really noticeable. I topped this mani off with a layer of Seche Vite.

I love subtle stamping, especially with vampy reds!!

I'm going to try to knock out a couple more of the BATTLE challenges over the next month, maybe catch up to everyone else?!

Do stop by the other participant's blogs to see their nail art interpretations:
Two Matejas Creating
An Indie Girl's Passion
Lacquered Tips
My Wondrous Marvellous Obsession
Cats n Nails
Jibber Jabber
Life in Color!

Annie Suzie 

Polished Polygot  


xxx
NPA 

More Different Dimensions Polish Swatches

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I placed a large Different Dimensions order just before xmas and it arrived very quickly (which I was not expecting). Amongst the order were polishes from the Pretty Little Liars  and regular line. I'd been lemming them for some time now and they lived up to my expectations! All photos were taken in my light box unless otherwise stated.

Different Dimensions Hanna

Hanna has a pastel purple milky base with matte periwinkle and white and metallic fuchsia micro-glitter. The formula is a bit heavy on the glitter but you can apply it rather easily in 3 thin coats for full coverage. I added 1 coat of SV and it was pretty smooth.

Different Dimensions Emily

  

Emily (also from the Pretty Little Liars Collection) is a mix of white, light blue and pastel pistachio matte glitter in a sort of cloudy base. I can't figure out whether it is actually tinted light blue or just plain clear... It's really similar to Hanna but the coverage isn't as good. Emily applies much like the Floam polishes. I'm wearing 3 thin coats and 2 top coats.

Different Dimensions Doppleganger

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Doppelganger has a sheer grey base with small pink holo glitter and various sizes of matte baby pink hex glitters, plus large matte white glitter hexes. I wore it alone with 2-3 layers and it's obviously sheer still, so I recommend layering it over a grey base.The formula was nice, I did place a few glitters to avoid doing an extra coat. I needed 2 layers of top coat to smooth it.

Different Dimensions Warm Fuzzies

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Warm Fuzzies is a brown scattered holographic which has a weak linear effect in direct light. The brown transforms from a coolish taupe in the shade to a warmer golden brown in the sun. It's much more holographic than I expected (the photos play down the holo effect) but it also looks like a great work appropriate shade indoors! Application was easy, I used 2 buttery coats.

 It's so cruel having an addiction to Missi's polishes because she's constantly  coming up with new amazing shades!
 I'm saving up for her 80s themed fluoro holos now. They're sold out but should be back in store in a couple of weeks.
Different Dimensions is on Etsy, check them out NOW!