Summer of Untrieds Day 12: Glitter Crelly

Good morning lovelies!  Day 12 of Summer of Untrieds is "Glitter Crelly."  I am sure I have a load of glitter crellys but I was just itching to try out one that I got recently from one of my favorite brands....Lumina Lacquer!  What I have learned about Lumina Lacquer is that I may as well buy everything released because finding LE ones after the fact is nearly impossible.  Ok, now that the PSA is out of the way we can talk about the Summer of Untrieds Challenge!  Put on my Julie of Wishes Of A Blue Eyed Girl, you can join in any time with #summerofuntrieds or #julyuntriedschallenge on your shared Facebook or Instagram pictures!  You can also tag Julie at #wishesofablueeyedgirl so she can see that you are playing along!

Mad Madam Mim came out a while ago and I passed it up (derp).  Well I was lucky to snatch it up in a blog sale and I am overjoyed that I got it.  Mad Madam Mim has a purple crelly base that is full of neon glitters in shades of green, pink, orange, purple.  There are different sized hexs and micro glitter.  The larger glitters wanted to stay in the bottle but I did get some out.  I think if I had done a bit more shaking or bottle rolling I would have had more large glitter payoff.  The formula was nice and easy to work with.  Application was great - Mad Madam Mim built up to full coverage in 3 coats.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat. 

Glam Polish Hopscotch & Candyland

Good morning dears!  I have a fun little post to share with some brightly colored polish from Glam Polish!  Glam Polish is a brand that comes from Australia and by taking a gander on the website you will see that the specialty is bright and neon colors!  Which is fine with me since I am a huge fan of the neon glitter combos!  I know right now you are thinking, "phooey, how will I get any of these gorgeous polishes from Australia?"  Well I have an answer for you….Color4Nails is a stockist and has a great selection of Glam Polish (as well as other awesome international indie brands) to chose from.  You can also follow Color4Nails on Facebook and Instagram (color4nails) for stock updates and promotions.  

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Hopscotch is a bubblegum pink crelly polish with purple, pink and neon blue glitters.  I really liked the color of the base, it's bright and fun and squishy!  Hopscotch had a nice formula, it applied easily and built up well.  It was still a tad sheer but 3 coats gets pretty close to almost fully opaque coverage.  I got a good amount of glitter out and it spread nice and flat on my nails.  I used 1 layer of topcoat to finish the mani.

Candyland, my favorite of the two is a mixture of matte neon and white glitters in a clear base.  I like the assortment of shapes here; circles, diamonds and hexs.  I always prefer glitter polish in a clear base because the possibilities for layering are endless.  A month ago I would have worn this over a bright base, but since it's Fall I chose a nice deep color.  I really like how the vampy color makes the neons pop!  I used 2 coats of Candyland over 1 coat of Wet N Wild Toxic Apple.  I had a good amount of glitter come out with each brush dip and it laid flush with my nails.  1 layer of topcoat to keep things smooth and glossy!  

*polish was provided for my honest opinion and review

Femme Fatale Pools of Vision & Edge of the Cosmos

Good afternoon readers!  Sorry for disappearing for a bit!  Sometimes life gets hectic with 3 littles and a household to run.  Being a soccer mom isn't always the easiest job but it's definitely a rewarding one.  About a week back I reviewed some lovely Femme Fatale Cosmetics nail polish.  You can see the post for Gravity Lapse and Fatal Attraction HERE!  Today I have 2 more beautiful polishes to share!  I have been highly impressed with the quality and formula on all the Femmes that I have.  This is a great brand  that puts out great products.  Femme Fatal Cosmetics is an Australian brand and shop that carries a large variety of products including lots of indie nail polish.  If you don't live in Australia don't fret...there are plenty of stockist that carry the brand *insert the sound of thousands of women rejoicing at one time*  Harlow & Co, Ninja Polish, Color4Nails, Norway Nails and Beauty Softly.  You can also follow Femme Fatale on Instagram (femme_fatale_cosmetics).  Let's move into the review shall we?

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This lovely fellow is Pools of Vision.  On the FFC website it's described as a "grey tinted off white with a variety of cool toned (grey, teal, white, aqua, green) glitters scattered throughout.  POV is kind of a trickster to the eye - sometimes the base looked white, sometimes light blue, and others grey.  I love how the almost pastel and neon glitters really popped through the base color.  Of course the neon green glitters were my favorites, they really brought some fun color to the mix.  I used 3 coats for full coverage and had plenty of glitter show up on my nails.  The glitters laid flat and I had no problems with the formula or application.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Edge of the Cosmos is another lovely polish.  It's described as a "blackened purple base with fine holographic particles, and a variety of holo shapes and sizes."  It's gorgeous for this time of year.  It's dark and vampy with silver holos moons and stars.  The base on EOTC is jelly so it's nice and squishy and very shiny.  This is another trickster because it appears to be a very dark purple or a deep raspberry depending on the lighting.  I again used 3 coats and had no issues at all with the formula or application. I had plenty of glitter shapes come out and they all laid flush with my nails.  I did use 1 layer of topcoat to seal in the glitter (and force of habit) but EOTC has a nice glossy finish so topcoat isn't really necessary. 

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