Serum No 5; Don't Peek, All of the Lights

Good evening lovely readers!  I have another post to share with you tonight and it's got some fun glow in the dark, flash in the lights excitement of you!  Tonight I have a couple fab polishes from Serum No 5.  These are both older colors - from last year I think?  But both are still available in the shop.  I found them both fun and pretty and original.  So let's jump on in and check out these awesome Serums!

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Superficially Colorful Lacquer St. Patrick's Day Collection

Good afternoon again lovelies!  I have another fantabulous collection from Superficially Colorful Lacquers to share with you right now.  This collection of green beauties is the Sham Rockin' Collection and if you love green you are in for a big treat.  Sham Rockin' is of course in celebration of St. Patrick's Day.  Jin shared her inspiration for the collection with me and I'd like to share it with you!  "Shamrock is the young sprigs of the clover that symbolize St. Patrick's Day.  In Irish slang, Sham is a friend, mate, dude.  And according to the Urban Dictionary Shamrocking has several meanings but my favorite is yelling out loud and crying when you lose at a game you suck at horribly.  So this is my collection: a play of shades, finishes and words based on Irish slang."  The Sham Rockin' Collection will be available Saturday 2/28 at 12pm EST.  They will be $9 each.  I think it's time to jump in and enjoy this collection, don't you?

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Boxing the Fox is a term for "robbing the orchard."  Jin describes this as a "silvery green holographic polish that is like an apple orchard worth robbing."  I love this gorgeous color, it's just so fresh!  The formula was great and it applied nicely.  I used 3 thin coats of Boxing the Fox and no topcoat.  

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The other holo in the collection is Stouting.  Stouting is "the act of drinking stout."  It's described as a "very dark forest green holographic polish that is as dark as the Irish beer."  I'm slightly biased because I adore deep, dark shades and this was a real beauty!  I found the formula and application of Stouting to be lovely.  I used 2 easy coats, the polish was creamy and opaque.  It does dry slightly dulled so you will want a layer of topcoat to gloss things up.  

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Stop the Lights is an "expression of incredulity or astonishment."  It's a "base of golden green flakies with different sized of green hex glitter."  I wasn't surprised at how much I liked this one, the gold flakies stand out so vibrantly and give the polish a nice dose of depth.  And while I love all things holo I have come to greatly appreciate the subtle (or not so subtle) details that make a polish lovely.  You can wear Stop the Lights as a topper or on it's own in a few coats.  I went with topper and alone so you could see it both ways.  The formula and application were both fabulous.  Stop the Lights built up well on it's own and made an easy accent nail over another color.  I used 3 coats on all nails except the accent, which is 1 layer of Stop the Lights over Stouting.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.     

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Finally, we have Acting the Maggot.  This is a gross term to me because I can't help but think of the nasty little bugs, but the description, "playing the fool, acting annoyingly stupid" really does make sense for the slang terminology.  Acting the Maggot is a "squishy medium green jelly polish with holographic micro glitter."  Well hello there sexy green jelly polish!  I loved the formula/finish on this one.  It was so shiny and sparkly at the same time.  The jelly finish built up beautifully on itself and the holo glitters added a perfect touch of sparkle.  I used 2 coats of Acting the Maggot and no topcoat.  

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Sweet Heart Polish Sham-Rockin Mouse

Good morning dears!  So tomorrow is Valentines Day and you know what that means.....TIME TO SHARE ST. PATTIES POLISH!  Ha, sorry for yelling I got a little excited.  Well today I have my first green mani and it's an adorable glitter topper form Sweet Heart Polish.  By now you know that Cassandra has a love for all things Disney (as do I) and she loves to create Disney themed polishes.  She created this great glitter topper to celebrate one of the drinking-est holidays around and it's perfect!  Green, gold, holo - wear it over a rainbow of shades for a perfect touch to your green party outfit.  Sham-Rockin Mouse will be available in the shop at noon PST today for $9.00.  Don't wait too long to get your bottle of lest you want to get pinched.  

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Sham-Rockin Mouse is a fabulous blend of green metallic glitter, gold holo mouse heads and gold holo microglitter.  This is in a clear base so you can easily wear it over different shades of green, yellow, white, blue, anything really!  Play around and find the combo that you love best!  Maybe a rainbow gradient with on top?  I found the formula and application both great.  The mouse heads came out easily enough after resting the bottle upside down for a few minutes.  The glitter spread well on my nails.  I used 2 coats of Sham-Rockin Mouse over OPI Feel The Mo Heat-oes, a soft green creme.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  

Polish TBH #WorkBitch

Good morning, or afternoon depending on where you are.  With my boys back in school I've had some time to catch up on things around the house and really focus on planning Naomi's 3rd birthday party!  Frozen themed of course - so original.  But I've also had time to get some swatching done and catch up a little on my blogging!  Today I have a brand I haven't tried before, but I have met the maker Christian,a few times.  She's super sweet and super cute to boot!  So I'm happy that now I have tried Polish TBH because this glitter topper is really fabulous.  It also made me eager to see her Fall collection that I just saw a sneak peek of on Facebook!  So let's jump in and see this beauty and make sure you are following Polish TBH on Facebook and Instagram so you don't miss out on any updates about her newest collections!  I also received a sample of the Moisturizing Bath Truffle and Harvest Apple Cuticle Oil, keep an eye out for a review of those products soon.

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This is #WorkBitch.  Yes it's named after the Britney Spears song Work B**ch.  Great song...great polish!  #WorkBitch is a blend of "gold & black glitters sparkle in a sea of a turquoise holo glitter."  It's pretty but not in your face blingy.  I love how the gold circle glitters really stand out against the darker black and turquoise glitters.  #WorkBitch is a glitter packed polish and I had great payoff in 2 coats.  The glitters came out of the bottle easily and spread nicely on my nails.  I imagine you can wear this over a variety of base colors but I went with something a little matchy and used Colors by Llarowe Julia Roberts 1967.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat and all was smooth and shiny.

Red Dog Designs The Butterfly Effect

Good afternoon polish friends!  This will be the last regular post you see from me for a short time while I am on vacation.   Luckily I have guest posts scheduled from some very awesome bloggers to share with you!  So stay tuned for gorgeous polish and beautiful photos to oooh and aaah over.  I shall leave you with this fabulous polish.  Red Dog Designs has done it again, made a gorgeous polish that makes me drool all over the place.  This is The Butterfly Effect and it is currently an unreleased polish but it should be making it's debut very soon.  You can follow Red Dog Designs on Facebook and IG (reddogdesigns) to find out when new collections will be released!  AND you can purchase Red Dog Designs polish from the shop!

The Butterfly Effect is a super pretty mix of pink, purple and silver holo butterflies with aqua, green and purple hexs.  If you have any Red Dogs you know how much Gina loves her holo shimmer, s of course you can see a nice helping of holo shimmer in The Butterfly Effect.  The formula and application on this polish was great!  I got a good amount of butterflies out with each brush dip and they spread nicely on the nails.  They didn't clump or travel down to the end of my nails.  I also got plenty of hexs and shimmer on each nail.  I used 1-2 coats of The Butterfly Effect on each nail.  I have TBE layered over Illamasqua Caress and Cameo done in a lazy gradient.  By lazy I mean I painted each nail with 2 coats of the base color, then put a small amount of the opposite color on the tip of a makeup sponge.  I applied by lightly dabbing the sponge, moving from my nail tips towards the middle of my nail.  I actually think the gradient came out well and the cleanup was  a breeze!  I'll definitely use this method again.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat, though I would suggest 2 or a layer of Gelous.  

*this polish was provided for my honest opinion and review

Rainbow Honey The Kracken

Afternoon lovelies!  I have another gorgeous Rainbow Honey from the Summer of 199X collection to share.  All the polish I have reviewed in this collection has been so fun and perfect for the hot weather this summer.  Just a little recap for you, Dee the creator of Rainbow Honey, was inspired by the SNES game Earthbound for this collection.  Now I didn't play that game, but it doesn't mean I can't enjoy all these beautiful colors!  I have reviews of Apple Kid/I Miss You, Mint Flavor/I Miss You, Fire Spring and Pink Cloud which are all from the 199X collection.  You can head over to Rainbow Honey on Facebook to see more colors or the SHOP to purchase the polish.  Rainbow Honey is also available on fab.com in fun sets!  You can also keep up with Rainbow Honey on IG (rainbowhoney).  

This is The Kracken!  The Kracken is an amazing polish full of aqua, teal and green glitters!  These all float about in a light teal jelly base.  It's the perfect name for this polish because it makes me think of the sparkling blue Mediterranean waters around Greece which makes me think of Greek Mythology which leads me to Clash of the Titans (the movie) and finally to The Kracken.  I just played 6 degrees to The Kracken, how'd you like that!?  Anyways, it's beautiful and was my favorite of the 3 Rainbow Honeys I recently reviewed.  I have 3 coats of The Kracken alone on my ring finger.  The rest of my fingers are 1 coat of OPI Ski Teal We Drop, a dusty deep teal creme, and 1 coat of The Kracken.  The formula on this was also the best of the group I just tried out (Pink Cloud and Fire Spring).  It was a great consistency, not as thick as the others, and it spread well on the nails.  The glitters laid flat and really sparkle!  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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