Review: "A Thousand Christmas Trees" from Literary Lacquers

Hello Readers:

Christmas is fast approaching, and things are getting busy. I've got an appointment at the end of the week, and I need to do the baking for the Foodie Secret Santa that I'll be delivering this weekend. Super excited for the secret santa, though nervous it won't be something they like, but that's the risk you take. All in good fun though. Yesterday was productive up until I felt like crud and went to bed. On the up side of that it didn't stay so it doesn't seem like I've gotten the nasty bugs that are going around, that definitely would've sucked.

Today's polish, "A Thousand Christmas Trees" is one I originally wanted to do nail art with, but for the life of me I couldn't get the other bottle of polish opened. I tried everything I new of under the sun but nothing, and in the end I ran out of time so once again no nail art :( 

"A Thousand Christmas Trees" is a Limited Edition from Literary Lacquers. It was given as a free gift with purchase  last year (2013) during the holiday season, and was recently re-released for the Literary Lacquer fan group. I've heard that the 2014 version differs slightly from the 2013 version, but I cannot confirm that as I only have the 2013 version to show you.

"A Thousand Christmas Trees" is a forest green holo with holo glitter for extra sparkle.

 

 

This polish is such a festive color with loads of sparkle! Sadly, I was unable to capture the sparkle in all its glory, but even without sunshine is sure does shine, no? I used three thin coats of polish over a clear base coat, and a clear top coat. I think Amy did a great job in capturing the look of twinkling lights on Christmas trees. I really can't say enough good things about this polish! I even wore it to my husband's office Christmas party!

Unfortunately this polish is no longer available but Amy has a lot of wonderful polishes on the Literary Lacquer Etsy Shop. You can also join the Fan Group, to see if it is ever offered again.

Until next time.
-Andi

Special Charity Polish: "Purple Heart" from Darling Diva Polish

Hello Readers:

I have returned from my time away. My first post back I want to show you a limited edition charity polish from Darling Diva Polish. "Purple Heart" was created to help raise money for Disabled American Veterans (DAV) with 100% of the proceeds being donated.

Being a part of a military family this is near and dear to my heart, so I knew I had to try and grab a bottle. I was lucky and managed to snag one.

"Purple Heart" is a deep purple linear holo.

Outside Photos

Inside Natural Light

 

Sadly I have had nothing but cloudy/rainy weather lately so I am unable to show the true holo glory of this polish, but you can at least get a glimpse of it from the indoor photos. I can't say enough good things about this gorgeous polish! I used two coats of it over a clear base coat, and a clear top coat.

 

"Purple Heart" also has amazing wear time. I put this polish on for my time away, and it didn't start chipping until day 5, and even then it was only minor chipping as I wore this polish for a week. "Purple Heart" is sold out but there are many other fabulous polishes over at Darling Diva Polish's website.

 

Until next time.

-Andi

 

PS. Don't forget there are still 4 days left to enter my giveaway: HERE.

 

"War Of The Worlds" From My Ten Friends

Hello Readers:

I have a special polish to show you today. Last year My Ten Friends  helped a friend fund his kickstarter Banned Books For The Blind, and created two special polishes for it. A few months ago I did a post for the first polish Frankenstein, and today I'll show you "War of the Worlds".

"War of the Worlds" is a blood red jelly with large black hexes, medium black, red and holo hexes, plus some black and holo microglitter and a smattering of iridescent flakies. OH! And it glows in the dark too ^_^

 

I loooooove this <3 I of course have a special place in my heart for glitterbombs, and this one is such a great one for this time of year. The color is fabulous and the glow in the dark is great! (Sadly of course my camera sucks at capturing glow in the darks so I have none to show, but it is there). I used three coats of polish over a clear base coat, and a top coat. You could totally get away with two coats but I wanted I darker red so I added a third coat.

 

This polish is not for sale, but My Ten Friends still has many awesome polishes to choose from over at their website.

 

I'm starting to get ideas for some Halloween nail art I want to use this polish for, so look for that in the future. It won't be for a few weeks though since I'm headed for vacation in a few days, while I'm gone I won't have much web time so no posts but I'll pop in on my FB page from time to time. My giveaway will continue through my vacation so don't forget to get your entries in: HERE.

 

Unti next time.

-Andi

Review: "What Happens In Vegas...Ends Up On Instagram" from Girly Bits Cosmetics

Hello Readers:

Gosh I had a busy weekend, then had to go back to the clinic as the technician didn't take enough blood to run all the tests they needed. Boo for getting poked more than necessary! Anyhoo, on the gorgeousness that is the polish I'm showing off tonight!

"What Happens In Vegas... Ends Up On Instagram" was created exclusively for the event Girly Bits Cosmetics co-hosted with KBShimmer during Cosmoprof in Las Vegas earlier this year.

"What Happens In Vegas... Ends Up On Instagram" is a bright raspberry-fushia scattered holo with flashes of purple and bright pink microglitter.

Full Sunlight

Shade Photos

 

Isn't it just GLORIOUS?!?! This berry polish is everything I hoped it was and more. This is definitely one of those polishes where I couldn't stop staring at my nails. It made me smile every time I looked at it. It went on very easy and smooth, no application issues. I used two coats of polish over a clear base, and a clear top coat.

 

The microglitter shone great along with the holo, but didn't translate well to the photos so I took some photos in the shade where you could see the microglitter a lot better. Unfortunately, this polish is no longer available but Girly Bits Cosmetics has many great polishes to choose from, so don't hesitate to go check out their website.

 

Until next time.

-Andi

Review: "Clear Skies" from Carpe Noctem Cosmetics

Hello Readers:

Today I have a charity polish to share with you. Carpe Noctem Cosmetics created "Clear Skies" as a limited edition polish to help raise money for the Red Cross for Tornado relief that ravaged many towns in the US on 6/14 - 6/18.

"Clear Skies" is a blue linear holo with a pink/violet color shift.

 

 

I'm really loving this shade of blue, it goes well with a ton of my outfits! And of course when have I ever said no to a holo? haha The only small issue (that to me isn't really an issue but annoying when trying to photograph) is that you can see the brush strokes when the pink/violet shift is dominant as you can see on my ring finger mostly, but it is only noticeable during that time which doesn't bother me personally I just think it took away from the beauty of the polish a little when photographing it.

 

I used two coats of "Clear Skies" over a clear base, and a clear top coat. There are still some stock of this left, so if you want to help out the Red Cross in their Tornado relief project, and want to snag an awesome polish in the process check out Carpe Noctem Cosmetics Etsy page 

 

Emily also just released a new holo polish chalk full of spectraflair which has been aptly named "Rainbow Generator" plus other lovely polishes.

 

Until next time.

-Andi