Simple Swatch + Watermarble

I finally watched all of Breaking Bad, and now I know why everyone was going crazy over it. So when I saw this polish from Dollish Polish's Fandom Part Deux Collection, I knew I had to have it! It also helps that it is a nice polish as well

Dollish Polish- I Am The One Who Knocks

This polish is a white crelly base with bright blue tiny matte micro glitters, along with darker blue medium matte hex glitters. I used two coats here, but probably should have done 3, or at least done two coats over a white base. All in all I really love this polish!

The colors I used for the water marble:
Wet n Wild- White Creme
Zoya- Ling (Tickled Collection Summer 2014)
China Glaze- Man Hunt (On Safari Collection Fall 2012)

Simple Swatch + Water Marble

As promised, here are some more festive nails:

The awesome white, red, and green glitter is KB Shimmer- Holly Back Girl (Holiday Collection 2014). This is your standard amazing formula by KB Shimmer. I have tried a lot of her white crelly base polishes with various colors of glitters in it, and they have never failed to impress me. If you are new to indies and weird glitters, KB Shimmer is definitely the brand to start out with, plus they are one of the most affordable, cheaper than OPI! I used two coats here.

I used three different polishes for the water marble:
OPI- Coca-Cola Red (Coca Cola Collection 2014)
OPI- Jade is the New Black 
Wet n Wild- White Creme

All worked very well, I just can't seem to not get a bunch of air bubbles in my design! Oh well.

Stay tuned for more

Simple Swatch: Takko Lacquer + Enchanted Polish

I feel bad for showing these polishes because they are so hard to get your hands on! I timed posting this today because Enchanted Polish will be having a pre-order for her LE November, December, and Holiday 2014 polishes today. They are usually mystery polishes, but she just posted a sneak peak of the Holiday polish, and it is gorgeous, so you don't want to miss out! They will on be sale for pre-order for one hour starting at 12 pm PST on her bigcartel. Anyways here are my nails:

This is also appropriate to post now because flakies are making a come back and every indie brand are making their own! I think the only ones available right now are I Love Nail Polish which are on preorder, so you can get them for $1 cheaper. I will hold off for now so I can see more swatches and get the cheaper ones :)

This beautiful flakie polish is Takko Lacquer- Dark Paradise which is a Llarowe exclusive. It is stunning! I wore this a while ago and honestly can not remember if I wore it over a dark purple polish, but if I did, it was probably OPI- Sapphire in the Snow. Then I know I did two coats of Dark Paradise. I remember the formula being pretty sweet too. It is kind of a jelly base, packed with all the flakies, and of course I added a matte top coat. I pretty much only wear flakies with my Essie Matte About You Top Coat. It also makes picture taking much easier!

My ring finger is Enchanted Polish- June 2014. It is a super deep purple holo, but in some lighting, it can almost look duochrome. I used two coats, and formula was perfect of course.

These polishes are definitely expensive, but they are totally worth it! Especially if you are an avid collector like myself. Go get you your Enchanted Polishes at 12pm PST today!

Simple Swatch: KB Shimmer

Kb Shimmer is one of those brands that I usually hold off on buying because they tend to have stock of all polishes for a long time. They have about one sale a year, so that is when I hoard all the polishes that are on my wishlist. A few months ago I saw various bloggers posting pictures of some KB Shimmer's that were going to soon be discontinued, so of course I had to see what they were. This polish was on my wishlist for ages, and I had to get finally get it, especially since it was on sale!

KB Shimmer- Watercolor

I used two coats here. The base is a semi sheer periwinkle/cornflower blue shade which barely covers the nail on the first coat, but once you add a second coat, you can't see the nail line at all! I probably could have done 3 coats, but ain't no body got time for that!

It has a beautiful mix of glitters, too. It is a mix of large, medium and small metallic purple, magenta, and blue hexagonal glitters, and also has a sprinkle of small and ultra small hexagonal white holographic glitters. And as always, it has tons of glitters like all KB Shimmer's do, but it isn't a thick goopy mess, very easy to work with. I just love it. Too mad it is not available anymore!

Simple Swatch + Water Marble

I am gonna keep this short and sweet:

I swear every time I wear Laquerlicious the sunlight is never in my favor.

The glitter is Laquerlicious- Class Act (Lights, Camera, Action Collection Summer 2014). This was kind of tricky to work with. It is very glitter dense, so when applying it kind of clumps up, so you definitely have to work fast with it. I have 2 coats here over white, with 1 coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food + 1 coat of Seche Vite.

I tried using colors for the water marble that were as close as possible to the glitter colors, but they aren't quite close enough for me. I used:
OPI- My Boyfriend Scales Walls (Spiderman Collection Spring 2012)
Wet n Wild- Candy-Licious
Zoya- Blu (Lovely Collection Spring 2013)

Simple Swatch: Colors By Llarowe

I just couldn't come up with any good ideas for nail art the other day, and I sometimes get overwhelmed with the amount of polish I have. So, I just picked a holo I haven't worn yet:

The perfect green holo for the holidays!

This polish is Colors By Llarowe- Gemini Rising (Summer Collection 2014). This was nearly a one coater, but I did two coats. The formula was flawless, not runny, but not thick, just perrrrfect. And the holo is super strong like all Color By Llarowe holos! Gemini Rising is actually in stock on Llarowe's Website, so go get it!

Lastly, the texture I paired it with is KB Shimmer- Partner's in Lime (Early Summer Collection 2014). Amazing formula as well. One coat is almost full coverage, so you definitely need a second coat.

Simple Swatch: Cirque + Ninja Polish

I am officially on my last summer break, but am still behind on some posts! I actually have some nail art planned, including a fun one for the fourth of July! Anyways, here is one of the new awesome holos Cirque released for the summer:

 

Cirque- Cerrillos (Heritage Collection Summer 2014) is the most gorgeous bright blue, turquoise holo out there right now. I have a lot of holos right now, and none of them are quite like this one! This shade applied in two flawless coats, like all Cirque polishes I have tried. I got 5 of the 7 polishes from this collection, so expect to see those in the near future- another one will be in my next post actually!

I used Ninja Polish- Floam on my ring finger. First I applied one coat of Cerrillos, then applied 2 coats of Floam just in case there were some bald spots. I love this polish! Of course it is sold out right now, but a lot of indies have their own version of this now, and in many color combos, such as Salon Perfect.

Simple Swatch: I Love Nail Polish + OPI

Here is a quick simple swatch from about a week ago:

The holographic is ILNP- Summer Stargazing (Summer Collection 2014). It is an awesome deep royal blue holo, but the holo wasn't showing up super strong in my photos from some reason. The formula was awesome. You could get away with one coat if you have really short nails, but I used 2 coats.

The textured polish is OPI- Wharf! Wharf! Wharf! (San Francisco Collection Fall 2013). Love the name of this polish, if you have been to fisherman's wharf on pier 39, then you would understand why! It is one of the few matte textured polishes that OPI has released, very easy to work with like all textured polishes from OPI, I used 2 coats, but again if you have short nails, you could easily get away with 1 coat!

Simple Swatch: Hare Polish and Ooh La Lacquer

Here are some lovely polishes I paired together a few days ago:

The amazing glitter+creme polish is Hare Polish- Abbot Kinney (Viva Los Angeles Spring/Summer Collection). Yet another amazing polish from Hare Polish. I don't think I have been disappointed with any Hare Polish, and this one was no exception (I have probably said this exact same sentence in a previous Hare Polish post, too). This whole collection was absolutely perfect! I wanted all of them, but narrowed my choices down to two. She somehow manages to mix the most random glitters and colors together, making a unique, beautiful combination. This polish is a grey creme/jelly base, with tons of multiple size and shape green glitters, orange circles, and small pink and gold hexagonal  glitters. Just perfect.

I almost did a water marble, but didn't really have much time, so I just paired it with one of my untried holographics. It is Ooh La Lacquer- Glen Cocoa (Mean Girls Collection). I mainly wanted this for the name, but it is actually a gorgeous nudey brown super strong holo! I have accumilated A LOT of holos recently, especially from this brand, so expect to see a lot this summer.

My next manicure is actually using some new holographics, so stay tuned, it's a good one!

Simple Swatch: Zoya + Jindie Nails

I went camping this past weekend and I was pretty sad face to find out it would be raining. We have been camping in the rain plenty of times, but it is just better when there is no rain, especially in the redwoods! So, I decided to paint my nails super girly and bright to cheer me up:

The super sparkly chunky textured polish is Zoya- Lux (Magical Pixiedust Collection 2014) I really like the look of this polish, but the formula is a little thick, and it chipped super fast unlike the other pixidusts. Maybe it just chipped on me so fast since I was camping. It was two coats. I am really excited for the new Magical Pixiedusts!

The polish on my middle and ring finger is Jindie Nails- Talk Nerdy To Me. LOVE this polish. This had been on my wishlist forever until my nail mail buddy got it for me. It is a slightly crelly pastel pink base, loaded with hot pink and blue microglitters, It was an easy two coats!

Simple Swatch: Cirque

I added a little nail art to this simple swatch, very subtle:

Cirque- Queen Majesty (Arcus Collection Summer Collection 2013)

I remember this being a build-able glitter, but it would have taken me about four coats, and I wasn't trying to deal with that. Instead, I layered it over Anise- Violet Falls in Love. Then applied two coats of Queen Majesty, followed by two coats of Seche since Queen Majesty is a top coat eater. Once that dried I applied some binder paper reinforcement stickers for the half moon shape, and applied Essie- Matte About You top coat.

I got the idea from Mrslochness who did it with a darker color and hers turned out much better. I will try it with a dark color next time!

Simple Swatch + Water Marble

I am still burnt out on nail art, and can't come up with anything original. So, for now I will stick with some water marbles, but at least I am going to be posting a lot this week since I am on spring break! Here is one of the newer Emily de Molly shades for spring that I luckily snatched up when Llarowe had a surprise restock that no one new about!

For some reason this polish reminds me of mint chocolate ice cream...

This is two coats of Emily de Molly- Frail Promise. Another flawless polish from Emily de Molly, I probably sound like a broken record saying that, but this really is one of the best indie brands out there! The polish is a nude base that actually has tons of gold shimmer in it, but that didn't translate to the nail. The glitters in it are black, pink, white, and mint hexes in various sizes, and some larger mint circle glitters. Some of the glitters are matte and sparkly.

I really love how the water marble came out! The grey/taupe is OPI- Taupe-less Beach (Brazil Collection Spring 2014). The green is OPI- Mermaid's Tears (Pirate's of the Caribbean Collection Spring 2011). Lastly, the pink is Wet n Wild- Candy-Licious (Megalast Line)

Here are some more pictures of it in less sunlight just cuz...

Simple Swatch: Wonder Beauty Products/ Superchic Lacquer

I saw this brand pop up randomly on my Instagram feed around the holidays last year. I was instantly hooked and had an idea of a bunch of polishes I wanted to get from them, but I was really good and refrained from buying too many polishes around the holidays. Now I have been going crazy and just buying like crazy, and finally picked some up! Here is one from their newest collection:

Superchic Lacquer- Fuchsure Drive Me Insane (The Gaslighted Collection Spring 2014)

LOOK AT THAT SHIMMER!

I saw Misshollyberries review this collection a few weeks ago and died. Mainly over this shade, which is the only polish I picked up from this collection

The shimmers in this are very reminiscent of Takko Lacquer which are pretty much impossible to get your hands on. It is a fuchsia base loaded with blue and silver glass fleck shimmer, and that's really all there is to it, yet it is so freakin gorgeous. I used two coats, and the formula was flawless, and it dried super fast! I was going to do a glitter gradient with it, but I was just overwhelmed by the beauty of it on its own that I left it as is.

Another thing about this brand is they have the coolest bottles! I have never seen bottles like this:

It looks the same on the other side as well.

The brush is also amazing too, very wide and semi short, so it is easy to work with.

My next post will by the other two polishes I got from them which were from a previous collection, so keep a look out for that!

It looks like this is currently out of stock on their Etsy, but hopefully it will be back soon!

Simple Swatch: Glam Polish

Here is a simple swatch of a Glam Polish I got a while ago. This brand exploded last year and are still going strong, and luckily they ship to the US! Although I feel like I can't keep up with the collections they release. They release a new collection like every two months!

Glam Polish- Juggling Jupiter

Sorry for the weird parks on my nails. I painted these at night and went to work the next morning before taking pictures. It looks like some animal hair imprinted on my nails!

I used one generous coat over two coats of Orly- Lollipop. It didn't require any fishing and was really easy to work with!

Unfortunately it looks like this isn't available anymore, but you can get their polish on their Website

 

Simple Swatch: Cirque Colors

I am posting this on Valentine's day, but I wore this a couple days ago. No time to edit photos.

I think I would be perfectly happy if I owned just holographic polishes!

These two shades are from the Cirque Alchemy collection for Fall 2013. Both were two easy coats, and have an amazing holo effect just like the other Cirque holos I have

The greyish purple one is Magnum Opus. Such a unique color. And the brown is Mink. This is closest I will get to Enchanted Polish Hot Chocolate.

Here is one last photo of the awesome holgrachicness:

Simple Swatch: Gloss n' Sparkle

I have so many untried polishes because I have a hoarding problem. I especially have a lot of untried indies, and every time I wear one, it pretty much becomes my new favorite, this one is no exception:

Gloss n' Sparkle- Land of Sunshine

I thought this was a white crelly base, but as I was taking photos, I realized it is leaning more towards a creamy white base. I love the contrast between the cream color and the neon glitters in it! There are all different sizes of hexagonal and SQUARE glitters, ranging from a pink, blue, purple, orange, and green, pretty much every color of the rainbow, but neon!

I used two coats in these photos. Glitter pay off was amazing, and not hard to get out of the bottle and onto the nail.

This shade is currently in stock on Llarowe, so go get it!

Simple Swatch: HARE Polish

I believe these were my first HARE Polishes. I saw Chalkboardnails swatch these a while ago, and when she said these were packed with glitter, that is what sold me. A lot of indies don't have a lot of glitter pay off and they need to be worked with a little more. Hare Polish has always been so jam packed with glitter, but so easy to work with!

You can tell how old these are since the bottle still has the old label!

The purple is Hare Polish- Magic Mist and the pink is Hare Polish- Rad Cloud. Both were two coats, and topped off with  one coat of Poshe Top Coat.

Simple Swatch: HARE Polish

Here is another amazing polish from HARE polish:

HARE Polish- Anemone Gardens 

This polish is a purple jelly base with the same consistency of glitters like all the HARE polishes I have, JAM PACKED! Jam packed, yet not thick and a beezy to work with which is always good. It has a variety of glitters in it: small, medium, and large purple circle glitter, medium green squares, small green hexagons, and some purple shimmers. I love the color combo in this one!

Since the base is so sheer, I layered it over one coat of China Glaze- Flying Dragon. It is pretty much the same color purple but it has a little bit of a blue shimmer through out it.

You can get HARE polish on Etsy and Llarowe , but of course it is sold out, so keep an eye out for it!

Simple Swatch and Ombre

Here is what I have been wearing on my nails the last 5 days:

And some pictures in sunlight with the bottle:

Pretty awesome, huh?

The glitter I used is Cirque- Electric Circus (Arcus Collection 2013) This glitter is mainly green, blue, and red large, medium, and small hexagonal glitters. It reminds me a lot of the glitters inside Emily de Molly- Soon, only Electric Circus is jam packed with glitter, I have just one coat shown here. No dabbing required at all!

On to the colors I used underneath, starting from thumb to pinky: Jessica- Lime Cooler (Gelato Mio Collection Spring 2012), Illimasqua- Radium, Illimasqua- Nomad, Jessica- True Blue (It's A Girl Thing Collection Spring 2013), and Inglot Breathable Nail Enamel - No 669. All five were just 2 coats.

Here are two more pictures in more cloudy lighting. I took these pictures at different times of the day...

Simple Swatch: Cadillaquer

This is my first and only Cadillacquer I have ever owned. They started being sold on Llarowe a few months ago, and I thought hey, why not try them out since they are getting pretty big. Of course I got the yellow since I want as much yellow polish as possible! Here it is:

Cadillacquer- Say The Word

This polish is a nice pastel yellow base jam packed  with large navy blue square glitters (which I love of course) medium navy blue hexagons, and shiny silver hexagons. The shiny glitters are what really make it unique since all the other aspects of the polish aren't shiny. It just gives it an extra pizzazz to it! I used two coats here.

Cadillacquer's shop is currently closed. I am not too sure if they ship internationally. Say the Word is currently in stock on Llarowe, along with a bunch of other polishes by the brand, and a lot of them are on sale right now, too!