Penelope Luz Taurus & Picasso

Good morning and happy Saturday!  Hopefully you didn't have to be up as early as I did today!  3 kids soccer games starting at 9 AM - ugh!  Thankfully I have pretty polish on right?  I have another lovely Brazilian brand to share today.  I am positive Penelope Luz has been around for a while now, but because the translation button didn't work for on the website so I didn't get much information there.  But what I can tell you is that if you are interested in trying out this brand you can purchase directly from Color4Nails!   The price ranges from $8.50 to $10 for a 12ml bottle.  You can also follow Color4Nails on Facebook and Instagram (color4nails).  

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Here we have Taurus.  This is actually my astrological sign so of course I like this.  Alot.  Taurus is a dark green-teal jelly base full of micro glitter, holo and small blue hexs.  It applied nice and even with a good amount of glitter coming out with each brush dip.  This is a very sparkly polish, I tried my best to share pictures that capture the sparkle.  The base was slightly tinted, but I think it's too sheer to build up on it's own.  In my pictures you see 2 coats of Taurus over 2 coats of Nfu Oh 570, a matching green-teal jelly polish (This is so stain-y!  Please excuse my stained finger skin and if you have this one beware!).  Taurus was also very shiny so I didn't need to use topcoat.  

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And this pretty polish is Picasso!  Picasso is a multi-colored glitter in a clear base that reminds me more of the circus than a Picasso painting.  But you say To-mato, I say Toh-mahto.  I definitely love multi-colored glitter bombs and have my fair share.  Picasso is lovely, it has more of a demure glitter effect.  Not so much "in your face" as some of the others.  I used 2-3 coats of Picasso and do wish more glitter had come out to play on my nails.  The glitters laid flush on my nails.  My bottle also had some pretty good separation going on, but a hearty shake got everything mixed back up.  I have Picasso over 2 coats of OPI Lucky Lucky Lavender.  Again, it was so glossy on it's own I did not need to use topcoat.

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*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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