Silly Bee's Chickadees Velvet Orchid Review & Swatches

Sorry for the late post! My little one has had more energy than I can even imagine having, so I spent most the day in a nice zombie-like state. Tonight I have a new polish coming from Silly Bee's Chickadees and it's one included in the giveaway I'm running with her! :) So check out this post and the giveaway one for your chance to win a bottle of Velvet Orchid and a ton of other fun things! :D

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Velvet Orchid has a orchid matte base with a subtle copper shimmer. All nails are 3 coats with top coat. 

While I used 3 coats, but I think if you have shorter nails and use thicker coats you could get away with 2 coats pretty easy. :) Formula was great to work with and it dried quickly. The color just reminds me of something nice, subtle and classy. It also reminds me of something that would be perfect if you need your nails to be "work appropriate". :D

 Here it is with top coat. :)

I prefer Velvet Orchid in it's matte state, but with top coat the shimmer does come out a little more. The shimmer is very subtle, to the point my pictures couldn't capture it, but it is there. :)

As I mentioned above, this polish part of the prize from the giveaway I'm running with Silly Bee's Chickadees. Another part of the giveaway is a set of Jamberry Wraps, so Melissa sent along some sets for me to play with. I chose to use the print "Sweet Symphony"  for an accent nail with Velvet Orchid because they looked pretty and vintagey together! ;)

Velvet Orchid will be available through Silly Bee's Chickadees Etsy store on Monday, June 2nd! Follow Silly Bee's Chickadees on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram and her blog.  

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Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Get Too Close to the Flame, Self Satisfied and Watch the Walls Reviews & Swatches

Back again with more Blu-Eyed Girl Lacquer! This post has 3 new glitter polishes coming out June 15th! :)

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Get Too Close to the Flame is described as a mix of watermelon pink and hot orange hexes with some added dots and tiny stars and pink micro-flakies. Shown is 1 coat dabbed over 3 coats of Sordid End.

I'm actually a little sad I had more swatches to do and had to take this combo off! >_< The formula of Get Too Close to the Flame was great! I chose to dab it on because the more glitter the better. :P This polish is limited edition, so grab it while you can! :)

Self Satisfied is a clear based polish with green shimmer, predominantly neon green and yellow glitters with accents of teal, fuchsia, neon pink, neon purple, hot orange, and watermelon colored glitters. All nails are 1 coat of Self Satisfied dabbed over 3 coats of Cherry Blossom.

Self Satisfied reminds me of a fun house! :P Tons of colors, shape and finishes. Formula was a great consistency and I was able to easily get out the shapes out. I again chose to dab to get more glitter. ;)

 Watch the Walls has predominantly neon pink, hot orange and watermelon colored glitters with accents of various neon and holo glitters in clear base with blue/purple/pink shifting shimmer. I used 1 coat dabbed over 3 coats of Peruvian Lily.

The shimmer in Watch the Walls is super strong and super pretty! :P The glitters do seem to sink more than in the other two polishes, I have a feeling because the shimmer, but a good shake helped with out. :) 

All 3 of these polishes will be available on June 15th in Blue-Eyed Girl's Big Cartel store. The 3 base colors I used are all currently for sale as well. :) Make sure to follow Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and make sure to check out her blog and sign up for her newsletter!

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Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Random Holo Polish Swatches

Hi guys! Today I have 2 posts for you today, both featuring Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquers. In this first post, none of the polishes are currently available, are a "one-off" or not available to the public, sorry! I wanted to post them though so you can see some of the amazing polishes Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer makes and why you should make sure to check her out!

 BEGLove is described as an indigo linear holo with purple shimmers. This polish was specially created for members of a Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer group. I used 2 coats with top coat.

Dorkhead?! You Slash Me with Your Words! is a pale green linear holographic with a strong green flash. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

Love Makes You do the Wacky has a fuchsia flash in a dusty purple linear holo base. Here I used 3 coats with top coat.

Summer 2.0 contains is a cherry red linear holographic with red to gold shift. This polish is a "one-off", so it won't be for sale but maybe a prototype for an upcoming polish! :) Shown is 2 coats with top coat.

 Tea is Soothing. I Wish to be Tense. is described as a blue linear holo with an ice blue flash. These photos are 3 coats with top coat.

We Saved the World, I Say We Party! contains a pink flash and holographic finish in a pale pink base. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

As I stated at the beginning of this post, none of these polishes are currently available in Blue-Eyed Girl's Big Cartel storefront, sorry! She does have a few polishes still for sale from the Fan Favorites collection, including Sordid End!!, so grab them while you can! Follow Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and make sure to check out her blog and sign up for her newsletter!

KBShimmer Early Summer 2014 Collection Reviews & Swatches

Hi everyone! I hope you are ready for a huge post! I've spent most the day finishing the swatching and editing for this post, so that's the reason it's so late. :P  Formula for everything was as I have come to expect from KSBhimmer: easy to work with, quick to dry and no problem getting glitters out of the texture polishes. 

I decided to use a cut because there are close to 50 pictures here (48 to be exact :P ), so click "Read More" to see swatches, compares and some nail art! :)

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Rain City Lacquer Posh Petals Collection Reviews & Swatches

Hi guys! :) Up next in my crazy post-a-thon is Rain City Lacquer! Her new Posh Petals Collection has a great mix of different polishes including cremes, micro glitters, glitter and a crelly polish. I will say it now so you don't have to read it a ton of times :P, all the formulas were great to work with and I have no problems to report! :)

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Dalia is a pink creme. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

Enchanted Waters has a clear base with a variety of teal holographic glitters. Shown is 3 coats with top coat. 

Extra Sprinkles is described as a fun mix of pastel glitters and holo triangles in a blue shimmery base. For these photos I dabbed one coat over 3 coats of Dalia.

Garden Delights contains a mixture of various purple, pink, and blue matte and holographic glitters in clear base. All nails are 1 coat dabbed over 3 coats of Hydrangea. 

Hydrangea is a periwinkle creme. I used 3 coats with top coat. 

Pixie Dust has a clear base with various silver holographic glitters. Shown is 3 coats with top coat.

Sundae Sunday is described as a mix of pastel hexes and holographic triangle glitters in a white crelly base. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

Vase Value has a clear base with various gold, green, purple, silver and raspberry holographic glitters. I dabbed 1 coat over 3 coats of Zinnia for these photos.

Zinnia is a peach pastel creme. All nails are 3 coats with top coat. 

All polishes from this collection are available now through Rain City Lacquer's online store. Be sure to follow Rain City Lacquer on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

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