Battle of the Metallic Flakes! Comparison Post: Cirque Colors Mirror Mirror, Indigo Bananas Moonlight, Lumina Lacquer Tinseltown & Lacquistry Amazeballz

Morning dolls!  You know what I'm doing today.  Yup, more soccer.  Noah (my oldest) has 2 to 3 more games and I also have a game.  So I'll be kicking around in my warm ups all day and that's fine by me because they are darn comfy, and sporty!  So I'll be a Sporty Spice while out and about today!  But this post features futuristic nails, not sporty ones.   These silver (and gold) flakes are mighty robot-esque and totally cool.  There are plenty of makers who have a polish like this, or have added their own touch to it (different colored micro flakes, holo shimmer, colored pigment, mixture of flake grades, etc...) and I own enough of them to give you a little comparison post!  So let's jump in to the Battle of the Metallic Flakes!   

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Cirque: Mirror Mirror

Indigo Bananas: Moonlight

Lacquistry: Amazeballz

Lumina Lacquer: Tinseltown

For each nail I used 2-3 coats of nail polish and NO topcoat.  What you see if what these polishes actually look like.  So lets begin with my index nail which is graced with Cirque Colors Mirror Mirror.  This is a Limited Edition polish and I swear I stalked it for a few days and it randomly popped up as available and I totally squeeed as I checked out.  Mirror Mirror is a "A highly reflective lacquer made with pure silver-coated flakes creating a mosaic mirror finish."  Formula and application were pretty awesome.  The flakes are larger and come out in abundance and spread well on the nail.  I used 2 coats and a little dabbing on a couple empty-ish spots.  

On my middle nail I have on Indigo Bananas Moonlight.  I have had this for a while and have worn it before a few times.  It's a "super shiny, real silver flakie based polish that has purple, black and holographic microglitter in it - the effect is super silvery, metallic and smooth but with an interesting visual texture."  I like the addition of the purple and black here, adds more interest to the polish.  Moonlight is the thinnest formula of the 4 brands, with tiny flakes.  The flakes come out fairly light so you need 3 to 4 coats for full coverage.  I used 3 coats of Moonlight for my pictures.  

On my accent nail I have the original gold flake polish, Amazeballz!  Amazeballz is a polish made of  "super fine particles of super reflective metal."  This one definitely leans more gold than silver, but you will see silver in the bottle.  The flakes are about the same size as the ones in Mirror Mirror, on the larger side.  Formula and application were both great.  I used 2 coats of Amazeballz and a little dabbing to cover empty spots.  If you prefer a gold shade then this one is for you!    

Finally I have Lumina Lacquer Tinseltown on my pinky nail.  Tinseltown is another Limited Edition polish and it's a "silver foil finish" polish.  It is made up of flakes but they are super tiny and fine.  So they do give full coverage compared to the other polishes in the group.  Tinseltown also seems to be a blend of gold and silver colors, but maybe my eyes are playing tricks on my.  I used 2 coats of Tinseltown.  

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Indigo Bananas Acid Ocean

Good morning dears!  This lovely Friday morning I have some jelly flakie goodness to share from a brand I am quite fond of, Indigo Bananas!  This polish comes from the Summer Rains collection, an entire set of gorgeous color multichrome micro flakies in jelly base.  Amazing you think?  Wait until you see!  The Summer Rains collection is currently available on the website and they are $7.25 - $12 depending on the bottle size you choose.  

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Acid Ocean is a "deep blue to blue green base with several kinds of aqua and green color shifting (ultra thin) flakies, and a bronze to green shifting shimmer."  This blend of colors and flakies and shimmer in Acid Ocean completely amazing together!  The jelly base was a a bit sheer on the first coat but it built up very nicely and I reached full coverage in 3 coats.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

Indigo Bananas SPAM!

Good morning all!  I have another big post for you today.  Indigo Bananas is one of my favorite indie brands.  Andrea comes up with really gorgeous colors and her collections are fun.  I am itching to get my fingers on her new collection inspired by Willy Wonka (the original with Gene Wilder, not the weird new one with Johnny Depp).  But until I can get some of those I will show you the Indigo Bananas that I currently do have!  

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Up first I have Electric Unicorns.  Electric Unicorns is a "periwinkle blue (or a medium, leaning lavender) creme packed with pale green duochrome glass flecks that also shift a green blue."  This is a very pretty polish with lots of personality!  My pictures are showing it much more blue that lavender - the macro is closets to the actual color.  Electric Unicorns had a great formula that was fantastic to apply.  I used 3 coats for full coverage.  It did dry a bit dull so I used 1 layer of topcoat.    

This beauty is A Thousand Dreams from the Endless Summer 2013 collection.  I loved this entire collection and have been slowly picking them up one at a time.  A Thousand Dreams has a pink/red base that shifts to "coral red, orange red and golden red."  I adore the color but what I love most about it is the mixed linear holo and metallic finish.  It's so fun and unique.  The metallic finish almost gives  it a frosty look, and it totally works.  The formula on A Thousand Dreams was a little thin, but it built up perfectly in 3 layers and no topcoat.  

With A Spoon In It comes from the Executive Holo collection.  This is an amazing polish - the color, the holo effect, it's all fantastic.  With A Spoon In It is described as a "light brown ('late' or taupe), with two kinds of shimmer in it: a greyish brown shimmer that has a slight pink shift (giving this polish a slight pink highlight) and small amounts of gold shimmer particles throughout."  Formula and application were both great on this polish.  I used 2 layers with no topcoat for complete coverage.  

This is Moonlight (Clair de lune).  Moonlight is a "super shiny, real silver flakie based polish that has purple, black and holographic microglitter in it."  Despite this being a dense glitter polish it is very smooth.  I really adore this polish and look forward to getting it's rose gold sibling, A Star To Sail By.   Moonlight was a breeze to apply, so much glitter comes out with each brush dip and it all spreads nicely on the nails.  You can use this polish on it's own or as a glitter topper.  I used 3 coats alone for full coverage and no topcoat.  

Indigo Bananas Moonlight, OPI Russian Navy Suede & Colors by Llarowe Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Good morning!  Hope you've enjoyed your coffee and breakfast!  I am lounging about, kids are watching Sponge Bob, hubby is still snoozing.  But in a few we will all be hustling about as we head out to the boys indoor soccer games.  Until then I thought I'd slap a new post up for you to check out!  I recently got to go to the Love, Preview event in Costa Mesa, CA.  It was so much fun!  I loved getting to see all the polish but it was really awesome to meet indie makers and other polish gals.  Putting names to bloggers is fun and since we already all know each other it's like old friends catching up.  Anywho, this is what I wore to the event.  I really love how it turned out.  Let's take a look!

I started this mani with Indigo Bananas Moonlight.  Hello gorgeous shiny silver fleck glitters!  But it's so much more!  Head down to the macros and you will see holo rainbow sparkles and purple fleck glitters!  Application on this surprised me.  I thought it would apply sparsely like some glitters so, but the flecks were so dense they covered the nail really well and I didn't need a base coat.  I have on 3 coats and the formula was flawless!  

My ring finger is 2 coats of OPI Russian Navy Suede.  What can I say about this polish that you don't already know?  It rocks...hard!  It's a stunning denim blue matte polish with silver sparkle.  It has an amazing formula and application is like butter.  It's fun to watch it dry too...and super quick dry time.  I really wish OPI would make more Suedes or re-release them (new colors for me since I have the whole set) because they are stellar.  I accented this nail with a square pyramid stud - stuck it on with a dab of super glue since I didn't have any nail glue on hand. 

Lastly I have Colors by Llarowe Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star on my pinky and thumb.  This was another perfect polish!  A very pretty deep, dark sky blue with silver sparkles.  Leah Ann created this to rival Essie's now impossible to find Starry Starry Night.  Pointless Cafe did a comparison HERE and it's pretty dang close!  I used 2 coats and it had a really pretty, almost jelly type formula.  It dried a bit flat so use topcoat for optimum glossiness!  I used 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Indigo Bananas Fiery The Angels Fell & Maui Wowee (Maui SE)

Good afternoon all!  I know I already posted this morning but I couldn't wait to share these polishes with you - they are AMAZING!  Indigo Bananas is a great brand that has created some gorgeous polish!  I've reviewed some in the past and you can see those posts HERE and HERE.  You can follow Indigo Bananas on Facebook and Instagram (indigobananas).  Or you can just head straight to the shop and purchase some of these beauties!  Bottles range from $6.25 - $12 depending on the size and complexity of the polish.   The 2 I have to show you today are from the brand new Endless Summer August 2013 collection.  The set consists of 7 polishes total and they are all pretty darn fabulous!  So lets take a look-see at the 2 I had the pleasure to try out!  

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Fiery the Angels Fell is a real stunner!  Andrea, the mastermind behind Indigo Bananas, describes FTAF as "a strong coral red or raspberry red that shifts golden orange to lighter orange."  I love this color.  I really love these red-orange polishes, they are bright but not blinding and so rich!  It's such a Jen color.  The coppery gold shimmer plays very well with the red-orange-coral color.  The shift on FTAF was really strong and I was able to capture it in a few pictures!  Yay!  The formula on Fiery was amazing.  Nice and creamy, it was a breeze to apply.  I used 2 coats of Fiery and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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This loverly polish is Maui Wowee (aka Maui SE).  This baby really killed me...it's SO gorgeous.  Andrea describes this one as a "bright metallic aqua with sky blue, blue-purple (periwinkle-ish) shifts, and a linear holographic, metallic chrome finish." *that was me paraphrasing*  Phew, that's just alot of awesome.  I found myself staring at my nails to catch the shift, which was very noticeable.  The holo effect is very strong as well.  MW is basically the most awesome polish you could ever own...this is definitely one of my top 10 for 2013!  The formula was lovely and easy to work with.  The first coat was sheer and I ended up using 3 coats for full coverage.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  The topcoat did not diminish the holo effect.   

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**these polishes were provided for my honest opinion and review