Review: "Gravity" from Picture Polish

Hello Readers:

Sorry there was no post yesterday. The weekend was super busy and I never got the chance to post it, but today I have beauty for you! Another gorgeous LE (limited edition) polish from Picture Polish. Today is "Gravity" a multi-colored scattered holo polish. It shifts from a navy blue to a purple. 

This post will be another one that is a little picture heavy, and there are a couple of photos that are a bit blurry since they showed the holo better.

First here are a couple photos of Gravity with no undies, just 3 coats by itself.

The polish as you can see is pretty sheer still, but boy does the holo glitter stand out even without the use of undies.

Here are the photos with a black undies ("Under Cover of Night" from Carpe Noctem), two coats of black and one coat of Gravity.

WOOooo! Boy is this a beauty! I may have felt a little let down from Aurora (review here) but boy did this one steal my heart. I do NOT want to take off this gorgeous polish! The color palette, the holo glitter, it's all just so gorgeous! I think this may end up being my go to polish from the collection... but there's 3 more to go so I won't say for sure yet. It is definitely up there as a favorite though.

This lovely is currently sold out but if you are interested in other Picture Polish you can get them from one of their stockists. Ie. OverallBeauty or Llarowe, or you can read their stockist list from their website.

Until next time.

-Andi

Review: "Aurora" from Picture Polish

Hello Readers:

It is finally here! The next few posts will be dedicated to the Picture Polish LE (limited edition) polishes recently released: Altered State, Aurora, Gravity, Illusionist, and Solar Flare

This collection was meant to be worn over black to really bring out the colors and shimmers of the polishes, but I took some photos by themselves just so  you could see what they are like on their own.

I HAD to start with Aurora since it was my number one must have from the collection. It looks so absolutely gorgeous in the bottle, and in swatches I have seen. As it is a color shifting polish this post will be picture heavy, as well, I will have some intentionally blurred photos as I found that was most optimal at showing the color shifting. Aurora shifts from green (more a turquoise), purple, pink, and orange and gold at extreme angles.

First here are the photos of the Aurora by itself (no undies). I used three coats of Aurora.

Artificial Lighting

Indirect Sunlight

Direct Sunlight

As you can see the polish is quite sheer in the sunlight, and is more opaque under artificial light. It has great sparkle, and the colors are wonderful, but I think the WOW factor just isn't there, so below is the photos of Aurora over black (Carpe Noctem Cosmetics' "Under Cover of Night" to be exact). I used two coats of black, and one coat of Aurora.

Natural Lighting

Artificial Lighting

Isn't the color palette AWESOME?!? I love greens and purples so pairing them is what really drew me to this polish!

This polish is a huge color shifter, but I have to admit that I was a little underwhelmed by it. I think mainly it was all the excitement and build up that I put towards it so in the end I let myself down. So, I think after awhile I'm going to come back and give it a more fair shot because it is beautiful.

Has anyone else built up their expectations for a polish then when you got it on you felt a little let down? I really hope I'm not the only one haha Don't get me wrong I don't hate the polish. It is lovely! But it is not my favorite from the collection like I thought it would be.

My next post will feature another LE Picture Polish.

Until next time

-Andi

Review: "Under Cover Of Night" from Carpe Noctem Cosmetics

Hello Readers:

New-to-me brand Alert! Featured today is Carpe Noctem Cosmetic (seize the night), and it is a 3 free and cruelty free brand made by the lovely Emily. I've heard a lot of great things about Carpe Noctem so I knew I had to try it. Today I have "Under Cover of Night" for you to see.

Under Cover of Night is a black creme polish. It went on smooth and easy, and you could do one thick coat for full coverage. My coats were very thin so I used two coats of this polish over a clear base and no top coat.

I have been needing a plain black polish for awhile now, and I am super happy with this one. I have plans for this polish (you'll see in upcoming future posts), and I will be buying another bottle of this in the future. If you're in need of a good black creme polish I would definitely get your hands on this one.

Currently, Carpe Noctem is on hiatus as Emily recovers from surgery, but if you would like to see what other polishes she offers, or would like to keep an eye on for when she will be back (which should be soon) go check out Carpe Noctem's Facebook page.

Until next time.

-Andi

PS. I apologize for the lack of nail art. I will have some to share once I have finished reviewing the Picture Polish LE polishes.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hello Readers:

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Sadly, my St. Paddy's day mani didn't turn out the way I wanted to. It was definitely one of those days. At first I tried doing a ombre/gradient with shades of green but sadly it didn't turn out, so I decided to just freehand some stripes. Then I wanted to stamp some shamrocks on top, but for some reason it just didn't want to turn out (even tried it with a couple different polishes). So after having to redo my nails many times I ran out of time and just had to settle with my freehand stripes.

I like the colors alot, but I just wish I could've had a little something extra on it. Nonetheless I'm happy with it, and (again lol) I love the colors!

In this mani I used BB Couture's "Laguna Lagoon", Girly Bits' "What the Deuce?", and Literary Lacquers "A Thousand Christmas Trees". 

For those who celebrated over the weekend, I hope you are recovering well. For those who are celebrating today, be safe and recover well.

Have a good one folks, and I wish ya all the luck o' the Irish today.

Until next time.

-Andi

Review: "What's Your Angle?" From Above The Curve

Hello Readers:

I have a wonderful polish from Above the Curve for you today. It is called "What's Your Angle?" and it is a multi-chrome polish. It goes from turquoise to indigo to purple to violet, and to red, orange and gold at extreme angles. Just like the name says it's all about the angle.

This post is going to be a little pic heavy as I try to show you all the colors from different angles, and since its hard to get some of the colors when using typical picture poses I had to use some unorthodox ones, and I also took a quick video to help show the color shifting.

In Full Sunlight

Natural light

I used three coats of the polish over one clear base coat. It goes on easy and smooth, no issues at all in application. The color shift is great! This is such a fun polish! Here is a short video to help see the colorshift a little better.

Above the Curve is currently sold out of this polish, but they did just recently release the first part of their Dr. Who Collection (woohoo! I've got some on the way!). They also have other wonderful polishes so go check out their website, and remember a portion of each polish goes to charity! :)

Until next time.

-Andi