Cupcake Polish Queen Collection

Good morning!  Nothing like seeing that an online shop is going to have a collection in stock to light a fire under my butt to get a post up!  Today I am sharing the Cupcake Polish Queen collection.  I seriously loved all of these and knew I'd have to get the full collection.  Well that's just what I did when Sara released them.  These are some seriously gorgeous holos.  I love them, all of them.  You can pick these up in the Cupcake Polish shop now for $13.00 each.  They will also be stocked at Harlow & Co today!  So let's jump in and meet some royalty.

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Elizabeth, inspired by Queen Elizabeth I of England, is a "light gold...metallic linear holographic finish and is packed with gold shimmers."  Gorgeous.  I am a huge fan of gold polish so I knew I was going to love Elizabeth.  The formula and application were both fabulous.  I used 2 coats for full coverage and no topcoat.  

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Catherine, inspired by Catherine II of Russia, is a "pink leaning red...metallic linear holographic finish and is packed with pink shimmers."  I thought I had all the pink holo polish I needed.  Boy was I wrong.  Catherine is amazing.  She's almost a bright magenta.  The formula was so creamy and opaque.  Application was dreamy.  I used 2 coats of Catherine and no topcoat.  Catherine could easily be a 1 coater for a more heavy handed painter than myself.  

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Maria, inspired by Maria Theresa of Austria, is a "blue...metallic linear holographic finish and is packed with green shimmers."  Surprisingly Maria is the one polish from the collection that really made me stop what I was doing and stare at it!  Those first teaser swatches that came out were seriously drool worthy!  And Maria did not disappoint once I had it on my nails.  I love the green shimmer - really makes the blue base pop and makes the entire polish something unique and lust worthy.  Again, a lovely formula and application here.  I used 2 coats of Maria and no topcoat.  

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Victoria, inspired by Victoria of the United Kingdom, is a "purple with a slight shift to red...metallic linear holographic finish and is packed with pink shimmers."  You know something, I am not a huge purple fan like 99.9% of the rest of the polish loving world.  But Victoria is crazy stunning and I loved it on me!  I think it must have been that nice touch of red in there that helped make it work with my skin tone and appeal to my eyes.  I seriously love the holo flame on Victoria - so much pretty going on.  As per the other polishes in the collection, fabulous formula and application.  2 perfect coats of Victoria and no topcoat.  

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I'm sad, here's the last Queen.  I hope Sara makes a part 2 of this collection because it's just so fantastic!  Eleanor, inspired by Eleanor or Aquitaine, is a "black...linear holographic finish and is packed with shimmers that shift from pink to blue."  My pictures must be off because Eleanor has a mostly green tint on me.  I did see the pink/fuchsia shimmer in indirect lighting, but wasn't successful in getting a picture to share.  Regardless, Eleanor was very pretty.  I do like these dark shades and think they are wearable all the time and for all skin tones.  The formula and application of Eleanor were both great.  I used 2 coats of Eleanor and no topcoat.  

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Darling Diva Polish Slutty Pumpkin, My Coven Has Cookies & Flash

Good morning dears!  I have a trio of lovely holos from Darling Diva Polish to share with you today.  I am a big fan of Darling Diva Polish!  Carrie has some beautiful polish; glitter, shimmer and holos in abundance and they are all great.  I've loved every DDP that I have tried.  2 of the polishes I have to show you today are limited so if you want either you'd better act fast before they are gone.  You can purchase Darling Diva Polish at the Big Cartel and Etsy shop.  You can follow Darling Diva Polish on Facebook for promotions, previews, stock update and giveaways!  Let's look at polish shall we?  

Let's start with Slutty Pumpkin.  This is one of my favorite Halloween polishes!  I reviewed it last year, if you want to see that post (and my progress as a blogger and photographer) take a look HERE.  My post today is closer to the actual color which Carrie describes as a "burnt orange metallic linear holo polish with a scattering of black glitters." The holo is special and extra sparkly as well because both coarse grade and find grade holo powder are used with a fine grade holo glitter (paraphrased from DDP on Etsy).  Now that my friends is alot of holo goodness.  Slutty Pumpkin has a great formula and applied so well.  It flowed easily and smoothly on my nails and the glitter laid flat.  I really do like the addition of the black glitter to add some interest and contrast to the orange holo.  I used 3 coats and 1 layer of topcoat.  Slutty Pumpkin was brought back in limited supply for Halloween.  If you want it, if you love it, get it now! 

  

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This pretty holo is My Coven Has Cookies.  In anticipation of American Horror Story: The Coven she created a few new Halloween polishes.  This is one of the inspired by colors!  My Coven Has Cookies is a  silvery-blue holo with charcoal holo glitters.  I swear I also see blue and silver holo glitters in there too!  I love this polish.  It's so pretty and a nice breath of different color for the Fall and Halloween (IE not orange, purple or green).  Formula and application on MCHC was really lovely.  So much holo glitter came out to play and the base was nice and creamy.  This did dry a bit gritty due to all the glitter so be sure to use a thick layer of topcoat or Gelous (or similar type of topcoat).  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.

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Finally we have Flash…aaaaaa-aaaaaaaah savior of the universe!  Sorry, I couldn't help myself.  And now I'm thinking of Ted.  And now I'm thinking of Marky Mark.  And now I'm thinking of Donnie.  Oh you know I love those Wahlberg men.  LOL.  Oops sorry my mind wandered.  Flash is one of the LE polishes from the Queen collection that Carrie recently released.  I reviewed all the non LE ones HERE.  Flash is really special.  I think it's claimed the throne as my favorite of the Queen super multichrome holos.  I saw so many colors here, a maroon red, golden pink, a little charcoal.  So pretty and shifty!  The holo is really linear and doesn't take much sunshine to show off it's beauty.  Indoors and shaded lighting shows the multichrome much better.  The formula and application were really a dream to work with.  I used 3 coats for full coverage but 2 would have been absolutely fine.  I used 1 layer of topcoat and the holo was (clearly) not effected.  This is the other polish that is available in limited supply.  If you want it do not hesitate!  

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Darling Diva Polish Queen Collection: Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen

Good morning lovelies!  I have some extra gorgeous polish to show you today so get your drool rags ready.  The polish in this post hails from the Darling Diva Polish Queen Collection.  First let me say that Freddie Mercury is one of my favorite singers EVER, next to David Bowie of course.  The man was a lyrical and musical genius.  And I am in no way biased in my opinion of these polishes because I love Queen and Freddie so much - this collection is flipping amazing!  I was stunned with each one I put on and could not choose a favorite if I had to!  Carrie categorizes the polish in this collection as "Super Multi-Chrome Holo."  Wow, that's alot of awesome going on.  This collection is only available at the DDP Big Cartel shop.  You can also shop on the Etsy store - which also has an exclusive holo right now.  DDP is also available at Llarowe and Mei Mei's Signatures.  Be sure to like DDP on Facebook for updates on stock, new colors and promotions!  

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Up first I have Crazy Little Thing Called Love.  I loved this pretty hard.  It's a gorgeous purple that shifts to blue, amber and magenta.  The holo is a mix of linear and tightly scattered.  I had full coverage with 2 coats and I used 1 layer of topcoat.  The holo was not effected with the topcoat.  The formula was really lovely to work with, no problems to report.  On my accent nail I did 1 layer of Orly Liquid Vinly, a black creme, and used a fan brush to apply CLTCL horizontally over the black.  I thought it was a fun addition to the mani! 

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Bohemian Rhapsody was the one that really sucked me in when I first saw this collection.  I love me some green polish and I was like grabby hands-have to have it.  I love the colors in BR.  I see green, silvery sage, blue, light purple, deep purple, even a little pink.  It also has a mixture of linear and tightly scattered holo.  I used 3 coats of BR because is was just a smidgen more sheer than CLTCL.  But it applied great and the formula was wonderful with no issues.  I did an accent nail with a gradient of BR and Killer Queen over 1 layer of Orly Liquid Vinyl.  I totally dig how that nail came out.  1 layer of topcoat didn't effect the holo.  

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And last I have Killer Queen.  Killer Queen is another amazing multi-chrome holo but this one has the richest color pay off of the 3 I shared today.  I see mainly purple, but I also see blue and some red tones.  KC has the same linear/tightly scattered holo as the other 2 and the use of topcoat did not effect the holo.  I used 3 coats here but would have been fine with 2.  The formula was spot on, so easy to use and nothing to report.  For this accent nail I again started with a coat of Orly Liquid Vinyl (black creme) and used the saran wrap method to apply KQ on top.  It turned out with a cool mottled look.  1 layer of topcoat to finish.   

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*polish was provided for my honest opinion and review