Barielle Bling It On, Spring 2015

Good afternoon!   Hope your weekend has been nice and relaxing.  I am definitely enjoying the weather.  So sunny and warm here in NorCal.  It's also so much nicer to do swatching in the Spring and Summer months - I can depend on direct sunlight to really show off all types of polish in natural lighting settings and with pretty green and flowery backgrounds!  Today's post features a new glitter topper collection from Barielle called Bling It On.  The Bling it On collection is currently available and each glitter topper will be $8.  So let's jump in and see what all this glitter is about!

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All pictures in this post are direct sunlight unless otherwise noted.  

Angel Dust is a "sheer iridescent glitter" that gives a whimsical effect to any base color.  This is definitely a topper though, it would be very sheer alone.  While I don't think it's particularly unique it is very pretty.  I went with a soft pastel pink base and 1 coat of Angel Dust was plenty to achieve the desired look.  The glitter came out easily and spread well on each nail.  I used 1 layer of topcoat.  

Worn over Jessica Soho in Love

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Sea Urchin was the one I was most interested in trying on.  This "sea foam green glitter" is full of shimmer.  The shimmer and glitter actually cause a strange wrinkled/textured effect that I wasn't fond of.  I used a similar base color to start with, but I think with 4 coats you could build Sea Urchin up to almost full coverage.  The formula was a little streaky, probably because of the shimmer, but it applied easily enough.  I did like how mermaidy my nails felt with this glitter!  I used 1-2 coats of Sea Urchin and 1 layer of topcoat.  

Worn over KBShimmer Shore Thing

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Shooting Star turned out to be my favorite in the collection.  I don't have nor have I seen a similar glitter topper.  It's full of "metallic blue/purple glitter" and a pretty shift blue/purple shimmer.  The formula was really lovely and it applied perfectly.  I have on 1 layer of Shooting Star and 1 layer of topcoat.  

Worn over KBShimmer Beach Please

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Golden Halo is a beautiful "gold with pink glitter".  I see it as a heavy gold shimmer with metallic pink glitters.  This is a really pretty color but I feel we have seen something similar from a few other mainstream and boutique brands.  I think Golden Halo would have a good chance of building up well on it's own but I chose to layer it over a soft shimmery pink.  Golden Halo had a nice formula that applied easily.  I used 1 coat and 1 layer of topcoat.  

Worn over Zoya Gie Gie

Amethyst is a metallic "purple glitter".  This was my least favorite of the group.  I do not care for these large glitters because bore me and they aren't easy to work with.  They tend to have that taco'd look even if they aren't curling.  I used 1-2 coats of Amethyst and found the coverage sparse and inconsistent.  The glitter clumps together and the base to glitter ratio caused streaks and heavy piling of base in some spots - you can see this in my macro.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat. 

Worn over China Glaze Wanderlust

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Lumina Lacquer Holiday 2014

Good evening dears!  I jut had the most hectic day and I am forcing myself to take a breather so I figured while I am resting I really ought to share this gorgeous Holiday Collection with you.  The other day I was thinking to myself that this season it felt as if no indies really put out glitter blends that screamed Christmas to me.  Well enter Lumina Lacquer.  I swear she was in my head because each of these polishes are perfection and just what I wanted to see this season!  The holiday polishes are currently available in the shop.  Most of them are Limited Edition so don't miss out on those ones.  Before we jump in the post let me say that the sun, rain and clouds were really messing with my swatching mojo so the lighting on these pictures is going to be different for each one, sorry about that.  With that being said, let's look at glittery polish!

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Jingle Bells, a Limited Edition shade, is a "Red, green, and silver holo glitter mix that includes bells, trees, and snowflakes."  It also comes with an extra packet of glitters.  This is the ultimate classic Christmas combo...red, green and silver perfection.  I let the bottle sit upside down for a few minutes before painting so the heavier glitters would come to the top and without fishing I got a great amount of shaped glitters on my nails.  Just take a look - the glitter payoff was huge!  The formula and application were both great.  I used 2 coats of Jingle Bells over an off white creme base.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Merry Pinkmas, another Limited Edition shade, is a "A pink and white matte glitter mix that includes mouse glitter, snowflakes, and snowmen in a shimmered base."  Merry Pinkmas comes with an extra baggie of glitters.  I loved how girly this one was.  The blend of pinks and white with the iridescent shimmery base was just beautiful.  Again, I let the bottle sit upside down for a few minutes before painting.  This helped bring the shaped glitters to the top and they then came out on their own without fishing.  I did place them on my nails though once they came out.  I used 2 coats of Merry Pinkmas over a soft lavender creme base.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Frozen, a "holo silver and holo blue glitter mix with holo silver snowflakes and snowmen" is another Limited Edition polish.  I can't help but look at this polish, and hum Let It Go in my head.  Its just so Frozen!  The mixture of blue and silver holo is really gorgeous and very sparkly in the sunlight.  Like the last 2 glitter toppers, I let the bottle sit upside down for a couple minutes to mix up the glitter.  No digging required to get the larger glitters and the amount I got onto each nail was quite a lot.  The formula and application were both great.  I used 2 coats of Frozen over a soft, pale blue shimmery base.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Lights totally wowed me the minute I unwrapped it.  Lights is a blend of "holo fine glitter mix of red, orange, gold, blues, purples, and greens."  It's very twinkly, very pretty.  It reminds me of a bokeh picture of Christmas tree lights.  You have the option to wear this alone or over a base color.  I went the base color route.  though I didn't want to lose any of the pretty glitter colors in Lights, so I just put on a nude base to help minimize any spots that might not get full glitter coverage.  The formula was easy to work with and the application was good.  I used 2 coats of Lights over a nude creme base and finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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And lastly, (I am back to my saving my favorite for last tricks) is Tinseltown.  It's simply described as a "A beautiful silver foil finish" this polish is a party in a bottle.  In some lighting it's definitely silver, in others it leans gold.  So it's versatile and would serve for some killer NYE nails.  The formula and application of Tinseltown were both amazing.  The glitters or flakies or whatever they are, aid perfectly flat and smooth.  I used 2 coats of Tinseltown for full coverage and only used topcoat to seal it all in for wear time.  I've had this on my nails for 3 days with zero tip wear!  Tinseltown is another Limited Edition shade.  

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