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

Polished by KPT Kelvin Bleu & Wicked Polish Prowling

Good afternoon lovelies!  I was going to skip a post today but the kids are playing with toys in the living room and the Mr. is still asleep so here I am.  Just the other day I showed you the beautiful Wicked Polish Fairy Blood Splatter.  Today I have another to share!  Hope you enjoy the read!
First I started this mani with Polished by KPT Kelvin Bleu.  Kelvin Bleu is a lightly scattered holo and thermal polish.  It's very pretty!  It starts out as a lovely dark blue (with a touch of purple) when cold.  When it heats up it changes to a baby blue that is so light it's almost white.  Kelvin Bleu was pretty sheer, I used 4 coats to build up the color.  I think if I had started with a base color (white perhaps) I would have gotten a deeper blue to start with.  The application and formula were nice and easy to work with.  Then I used Wicked Polish Prowling.  Prowling is described by maker Rylee as "a deep blue jelly with holo black and blue shimmer and teeeeeeeny holographic stars...it also glows faintly dark blue."  It's a gorgeous polish and it feels like the night sky on your nails!  I basically can't pass up any polish with the mini stars because they are so cute.  I accented 2 nails with Prowling and I love how looked!  I only needed 1 coat and the color of the jelly base really shows up nicely.  The formula on this was also lovely to work with.  I used 1 layer of topcoat to finish it off.
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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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Elevation Polish Skittles

Another good morning here at My Nail Polish Obsession!  I hope the day finds you well and happy!  I'm happy because I get to share this fun skittle mani featuring some gorgeous Elevation Polishes!  Lauren (also know as Lulu) makes some really beautiful polish - she puts out shimmer, jelly, glitter and cremes like no ones business!  She's started to release a few holos (oh GAWD hide my wallet) and her one of a kind and small batch samples are highly coveted.  You can follow Lulu's blog to get store updates (sign up by with your email) and purchase polish in the store.  Llarowe also recently started to carry Elevation Polish and has a few exclusive colors (you will be mine some day Wuyi Mt).  With all the info stated how about I get on with the polish and pictures!

Thumb: 2 coats of Freeway Park

Index: 2 coats of Ubsunur (I won this from a giveaway hosted by Lovely Little Things - thanks SuiLing!  I love it!)

Middle: 2 coats of Ubsunur topped with 1 coat of Lake MTKA

Ring: 2 coats of Freeway Park, saran wrap method Mountain Mint on top

Pinky: 3 coats of Mountain Mint

I don't even feel like I need to give you descriptions of these polishes.  Just look at them - they are stunning!  The shimmer in Freeway Park and Ubsunur is amazing.  Lake MTKA is a fun and versatile glitter topper that will look wonderful over a variety of bases.  And Mountain Mint - well I was lemming that baby pretty hard and I am so very happy I have this lovely shimmery minty blue in my collection!  Each polish had wonderful formula/application with no problems to report.  I used 1 layer of topcoat to finish the mani.

*Just an FYI - Freeway Park has been discontinued and Ubsunur is in the Last Call section so if you like it snag one quickly!  Once it's gone it's gone! 

**Mountain Mint and Lake MTKA were small batch samples

Alanna Renee Patronus

Hullo polish friends!  Alanna Renee is a new Australian indie brand that already has a plethora of gorgeous polishes under her belt.  I have reviewed Alanna Renee before, if you want to view those post you can see Mardi and Black Cherry HERE.  But this post features the brand new Patronus from the Magical World collection.  The Magical World collection is inspired by the wonderful wizardry world of Harry Potter!  I'm a huge fan of Harry Potter so I was very excited to review polish from this collection.  And as you'll see from the pictures in this post and the next 2, Alanna NAILED it!!  

If you live in a country other than Australia you can purchase Alanna Renee polish from Color4Nails!  Sisi has a Facebook and IG (color4nails) account that she updates frequently with new stock and pre-orders for exciting new brands!  Just send her an email with your order: color4nails21@gmail.com

This lovely polish is Patronus!  Alanna has a great description of what a Patronus is and the polish on her website...here is what she says "Patronus is inspired by the form produced by the Patronus Charm.  A Patronus is a positive energy force which takes the shape of the animal with whom you share the deepest affinity.  A Patronus can be used for defence against Dementors.  Patronus has a mix of white and blue flakies in a shimmery white base. I used three coats in the swatch photo."  Application of Patronus was great and interesting!  It almost appeared that I was putting fibers on my nails.  Rest assured that all the flakies laid down flat (meaning they sure didn't feel like fibers) and were stunning on the nail.  I used 2 coats for full coverage and 1 layer of topcoat.  

(would you look at those gorgeous colors!!)

*this polish was provided for my honest opinion and review