Glitter Gal - Hidden Violets

Hey guys! I hope you're all having a lovely Saturday.

Today I'mma be showing you another stunning polish from Glitter Gal.
If you liked my post about Wild Violets, I'm sure you'll like today's polish too!

Behold the beautiful Hidden Violets from Glitter Gal!

As I said yesterday, GG has recently released some new polish lines, and this one is from the Shade Shifters collection of duochromes!
This is from the "Soft" half of the collection, which are smooth duochrome shimmers. The other half of the collection, "Brilliant", has the same colors with a more textured, sparkly finish (like yesterday's Wild Violets.)

Pretty much everything great that I said about Wild Violets can be said about Hidden Violets!
I adore how this polish is opaque on its own - shown here at 3 coats - and the purple color is just fantastic.
It flashes pink and purple and blue.

Can you believe these pictures are without topcoat? Check out that shine!

Just like yesterday's polish, this one can also be layered over black for a great look! But again, I prefer it on it's own.
Here's the swatch over black and please forgive the tiny bubbles in the second photo... My black didn't cooperate with me.

Just stunning. Love it!
Glitter Gal really knocked these colors out of the park, for me!

This polish comes in the new larger 15mL bottles from GG and is available on Ninja Polish for $17.95!

Product sent for honest review.

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Glitter Gal - Wild Violets

Aloha!
Today I'm gonna be showing you guys a really great polish from Glitter Gal!

Glitter Gal recently introduced some new polish lines to go along with their ever-popular holographic shades.
I've got one polish from three of the new lines to show you, and I'm starting with my favorite!

Glitter Gal - Wild Violets
This beauty is from their new Shade Shifters collection. There are two types of polishes in the Shade Shifters line - Brilliant finishes, like this one, which means the polish is more sparkly and glass-flecked; and Soft finishes, which are smooth.

This is three coats of the polish on its own. No base color. That's what I love so much about this polish! Usually you have to layer duochrome polishes over black to get the best effect - but this one is so killer on its own.
There are so many colors and it's just so darn pretty.

Sooooooo pretty. And so shiny, without topcoat! It dried really quickly too. It was pretty much perfectly dry once I had stopped snappin' pictures.

Yum. Usually when I try out duochromes, I'm like "well okay, this is cool," but I never really wear them again. This one will be worn again!! It's just stunning. Pink and purple? Yes please.

I also tried it out over black to see what magic would happen! But I don't think it was as cool as it is on its own.

The blue tones in the polish become more visible over black, but I don't think it is as unique this way. A lot of duochromes can look like this. The purple base and opacity are what makes this one a stand out, for me.

Glitter Gal are now offering their polishes in large 15mL bottles! The bottle is really sturdy and I dig the shape. The brush was a pleasure to work with. No complaints there!

Verdict? Hell yes! This polish is a major winner and we're in love. 
Check back tomorrow for the next swatch!

Wild Violets is available on Ninja Polish for $17.95!

Product provided for honest review.

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OPI The Amazing Spiderman Collection Swatches and Review

Good morning everyone! Today I have a collection that I was anticipating to share with you guys (though you may have seen review and swatches every where already). Today's post is a review on OPI's The Amazing Spiderman Collection for Spring 2012. I can NOT wait for this movie to come out! Huge spidey lover lol

Anyways, this collection consists of six colors and a green shatter. So when I heard a green shatter was coming out, you can imagine how excited I was. On with the swatches.

Just Spotted the Lizard is yellow and green duochrome with hints of blue in certain lighting. Very similar to Chanel's Peridot. Even though we've seen this color around now, it's still very pretty to look at. 2 coats.

 My Boyfriend Scales Walls is a pure white creme. 2 coats. Yes a white creme that is fully opaque in 2 coats and is not streaky at all! LOVE!

 Your Web or Mine? is a rosey pink with a pearly finish. 2 coats. Very elegant and sophisticated looking pink.

Call Me Gwen-ever is an orangey coral creme. 2 coats. This looks a lot brighter in person.

 

Into the Night is a midnight blue shimmer that really glows in person. 2 coats. It has such a vibrant hue.

Number One Nemesis is a mixture of gray and golden shimmers. 2 coats. Very interesting color!

And of course, the green shatter, which is called Shatter the Scales. I put it over every color in this collection. Shatter the Scales is a forest green shimmer shatter.

Shatter the Scales over Just Spotted the Lizard

Shatter the Scales over My Boyfriend Scales Walls

 Shatter the Scales over Your Web or Mine?

Shatter the Scales over Call Me Gwen-ever

Shatter the Scales over Into the Night

Shatter the Scales over Number One Nemesis

The formula for this collection is excellent. Very interesting choices of colors. Even though we've seen colors like Just Spotted the Lizard, I still really liked that color. It's a cheaper alternative to Chanel's Peridot. I haven't done a comparison myself between the two, but from other comparisons I've seen, they are pretty similar. I also really liked that My Boyfriend Scales the Walls is a fully opaqued white creme and it is not streaky at all. I love applying polishes without hassle!

Overall, I am pretty satisfied with this collection. There wasn't a single polish I didn't like. And the green shatter is just pure prettiness. What are your views on the Amazing Spiderman Collection?

Well this is all I have for today. I will be away for the weekend, so I hope everyone enjoy a lovely weekend!

(These were sent to me for review)

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connect the... diagonal neons?

Afternoon everyone!
Here's the mani I mentioned in yesterday's post about Lynnderella's Connect The Dots - a fun neon mani with CtD on top!

Tada!
I think CtD is best over a neon color... And even better over two of them!

This mani started out with two coats of Julep - Hayden, one of the few Julep colors I love.
I then painted half my nail with Color Club - Poptastic, which I had to do 2 coats of to make it even.
I added 2 coats of Lynnderella - Connect The Dots on top.
And this fun neon mani was born!

I got a ton of compliments on this mani just because it is so eye catching!
Several people were really confused as to how I "did" the black and white - they don't believe it's just glitter.

What do you guys think of neons + black and white glitter? I basically can't get enough.

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Zoya Beach & Surf Collection

Hi everyone! I  have a long awaited post today. Today's review is on Zoya's Beach & Surf Collection for summer 2012. The reason I took so long for this post was because two polishes got destroyed during transit so I had to order the other two. But as always it's better late than never right?

Zoya Beach Collection consists of 6 gorgeous summer colors, 5 of which are cremes, and 1 with a slight shimmer.

Reagan is a dark fuchsia creme which leans toward to a little on the purple side. 2 coats

Lara is light fuchsia creme. 2 coats

Shelby is a bright bubble gum pink creme. Very girly and barbie pink like. 2 coats

Arizona is a light orange creme. Not light enough to be categorized as pastel, but this is a pretty bright orange. 2 coats

Tracie is a light green with a semi pearly finish. This is the only one that is not a creme polish. 2 coats

Wednesday is a turquoise creme. It is a lot more greener in person. 2 coats

Overall, the Beach collection is one of my favorite collections so far for the Summer 2012. All the colors matches Summer perfectly and they matched my skin tone. The formula were pretty good, it wasn't thick or thin and I had no problems with application.

Zoya Surf Collection consists of 6 bright colors with a foil/metallic finish.

Rory is a light pink with lots of silver flecks giving it a shimmery finish. 2 coats

Carly is a reddish plum with metallic finish. This color seems to be 'glowing' if you understand what I'm talking about! 2 coats

Kimber is a reddish pink with golden flecks. This one is super bright and super gorgeous. I think this might be my favorite one of the collection. 2 coats

Myrta is a bright orange with silver flecks giving it a metallic finish look. 2 coats 

Meg is a super light midori green with silver flecks. This one is super bright and also glows. 2 coats

Zuza is a teal blue with silver flecks. My picture makes this color look so dull, but in person it's so bright and gorgeous. 2 coats.

Overall, the Surf collection is STUNNING. I love the whole foil/metallic like finish which makes the polishes stand out on your nails. The formula for these were perfect. I would've thought there will be streak marks being they're a little metallic ish, but there was none. It applied so perfectly with no problems at all.

Zoya did an excellent job with the Beach & Surf collection. There is not a single color I did not like or enjoy. But I got the most compliments with the Surf collection!

Well that's all I have for today, what do you guys think of these two collections for summer?

(These were sent to me for review, except Tracie and Meg, which were purchase by myself)

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