Stash Swatch Initiative: Zoya Maya

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Today's polish is Zoya Maya!

Zoya Maya. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Maya is a perfect coral creme-jelly hybrid.

Zoya Maya. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today show two coats of Maya over Sinful Colors Base Coat plus one coat of NYC In a New York Minute fast dry topcoat. This was super shiny on it's own, but I always use topcoat. The formula was great, and this polish applied easily.

Zoya Maya. Indoors, natural light, no flash.

I purchased my bottle from Zoya.

Zoya Maya. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: Pure Ice Tease

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I have another aged polish to show you today. This one is Pure Ice Tease. Tease is a sheer pink jelly base loaded with shimmer.

Pure Ice Tease. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are two coats of Tease, plus NYC In a New York Minute over my base coat of Seche Clear. Formula was good, but sheer as expected. Three coats would've been better now that I see the pictures on the big screen, but I usually use this as a topcoat rather than layer it up to opacity on it's own.

Pure Ice Tease. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I'm sure I picked this up at least five years ago from Wal-mart. It's nothing too special, and I'm pretty sure I have similar polishes.

Pure Ice Tease. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: Zoya Payton

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I have a gorgeous polish to kick off this week with! Check out Zoya Payton!

Zoya Payton. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Payton is a beautiful deep plum-purple jelly with holographic fleck-like bits.

Zoya Payton. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are one coat of Seche Clear, two coats of Payton, and one coat of NYC In a New York Minute. This applied easily with zero issues. It is nicely opaque at two coats, yet retains that jelly-like squishiness.

Zoya Payton. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Payton is gorgeous! She is similar to earlier the Zoya holos, Storm, Blaze, and Aurora. Ahh, I have much love for this one!

Zoya Payton. Indoors, filtered sunlight, no flash.

I purchased my bottle directly from Zoya during a promotional sale. Stay tuned to their Facebook page to catch one of their frequent sales or promo codes!

Zoya Payton. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: Nfu-Oh 51

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Nfu-Oh 51. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

So, before they disappeared from the world, I did manage to snag a couple of now-discontinued Nfu-Oh flakies. This one is #51.

Nfu-Oh 51. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

51 is a crazy polish! The vibrant purple jelly base is loaded with duochrome flakies and shimmer. I see predominantly copper/orange flakies that shift to yellow and then green.

Nfu-Oh 51. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are over Sinful Colors Base Coat and are as follows: one coat of 51 over Cult Nails Nevermore on my pointer and pinkie fingers, one coat over Cult Nails Vicious on my middle finger, three coats alone on my thumb and ring fingers. Everything was topped with one coat of NYC In a New York Minute. I had no issues with application.

Nfu-Oh 51, matte. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I like this over black the best. The duochrome effect is amazing!

Nfu-Oh 51. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I purchased my bottle from FabulouStreet, which I was skeptical of at first because the website looked a bit dodgy, but I'm happy to report my two bottles were shipped to me freely and quickly! At the time I'm writing this, 51 is still in stock there! Hurry!

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: Trelly's MISC Sugar Plum Dance

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Trelly's MISC Sugar Plum Dance. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Today's polish has sat untouched for far too long, so long, in fact, that it is no longer available. Sorry about that, but I want to show you Trelly's MISC Sugar Plum Dance anyway!

Trelly's MISC Sugar Plum Dance. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Sugar Plum Dance is a sheer purple jelly with orange, purple, and fuchsia circle- and hex-shaped glitters. I love the contrast between the colors here. The glitters range from very shiny to holographic, and the coverage from one coat is just right.

Trelly's MISC Sugar Plum Dance, layered. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are one dabbed coat of Sugar Plum Dance over yesterday's Cult Nails Flushed swatch plus one coat of Gelous and then one of NYC In a New York Minute. I had no issues with application.

Trelly's MISC Sugar Plum Dance, layered, matte. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

This polish was released by Cassie of Trelly's MISC way back 2012's holiday collection. I held off swatching it for so long because I just couldn't find the right base polish to use under it. I do think you could build this polish to opacity or close enough, but I don't care for most glitter polishes that way. Keep an eye out for new Trelly's on Facebook and at their storefront!

Trelly's MISC Sugar Plum Dance. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: Rainbow Honey Midnight Fountain

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Rainbow Honey Midnight Fountain. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I have something special today! This polish isn't even available for sale yet! In fact, the new collection hasn't even been announced yet! This is Rainbow Honey Midnight Fountain!

Rainbow Honey Midnight Fountain. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Midnight Fountain is everything I wanted Bubble Beam to be! It's a gorgeous cerulean blue jelly packed with glitter and shimmer in Rainbow Honey's beautifully complicated way. I see multiple sizes of deep blue, holographic hexes; light blue, holographic squares; iridescent hexes; and green shimmer. It is stunning!

Rainbow Honey Midnight Fountain. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today started out with a base coat of Seche Clear. I then polished up all my fingers except my ring finger with Contrary Polish Santorini, and those got one coat of Midnight Fountain. I used three coats of Midnight Fountain alone on my ring finger to show you how it looks on its own. Everything got topped with the usual, Gelous plus NYC In a New York Minute combination for a smooth finish. This polish glides on nicely and builds to opacity easily. No issues with application.

Rainbow Honey Midnight Fountain, matte. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

As you'll see in my upcoming haul post, this mini bottle was included free with my last month's order directly from Rainbow Honey. The deal was a free mystery grab bag with any purchase over $25. The grab bag included three mini polishes and a cuticle balm! And two of those polishes are samples from the new collection, so there's one more coming up soon! I did get the okay to post about these yet-to-be announced polishes on my blog from Rainbow Honey's customer service. I didn't feel it was right to just go ahead and post about them since they were sent to me as a normal consumer, so I did get in contact with them. The response was quick and positive. In my experience so far, Rainbow Honey is a great company -- no restock drama, quick shipping, and positive customer service. 

Rainbow Honey Midnight Fountain. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I recommend keeping tabs on their Facebook page if you're interested in information about this new collection. Previews and launch dates should be announced soon!

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: Emily de Molly When Planets Collide

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Today's polish is a stunner! This is Emily de Molly When Planets Collide!

Emily de Molly When Planets Collide. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

When Planets Collide is a black jelly based polish with holographic hex glitters in: large blue, medium orange, and small green. I have BIG love for this one. It's got great sense of depth on the nail, and it's dark and mysterious. And gorgeous!

Emily de Molly When Planets Collide. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are one dabbed coat over yesterday's Essence Jacob's Protection swatch plus one coat of Gelous then one of NYC In a New York Minute. I had no issues with application.

Emily de Molly When Planets Collide. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I am swooning over this combination! The base is sheer enough for the shimmer in Jacob's Protection to shine through, and it is fabulous!

I purchased this bottle from Llarowe a long time ago, but I don't think it is currently available! :(

Emily de Molly When Planets Collide. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

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Stash Swatch Initiative: Colors by Llarowe Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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Today I have my first Colors by Llarowe! This is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is a fabulous midnight-blue jelly with large flecks of silver shimmer.

Colors by Llarowe Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are a base of Seche Clear, two coats of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and one coat of NYC In a New York Minute. This polish has a nice formula which caused no application issues.

Colors by Llarowe Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

This polish is beautiful! You really get that nice, night sky effect. The blue jelly base turns the deeper silver shimmers blue which gives it a nice depth and a beautiful sparkle! This polish is said to be a near-dupe of a famed polish, Essie Starry Night. Now, my polish obsession took hold long after the Essie was nothing but a memory. I missed out on that craze, but if this polish is anything like it, no wonder! Love it!

Colors by Llarowe Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I purchased my bottle directly from Llarowe, where it is currently out of stock. I recommend following their Facebook page as they often run awesome sales, deals, and flash promos. Any and all new polishes and restocks are also announced over there.

Colors by Llarowe Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

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Stash Swatch Initiative: Rainbow Honey Bubble Beam

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Today's polish is Bubble Beam from Rainbow Honey!

Rainbow Honey Bubble Beam. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Bubble Beam is a beautiful light, sheer blue jelly loaded with iridescent and purple shimmer; pale, blue square glitter; iridescent squares; and small, iridescent hexes. It is absolutely beautiful in the bottle!

Rainbow Honey Bubble Beam. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are a base coat of Seche Clear and, since I didn't know how best to layer, an ombre of blues. I used Revlon Blue Lagoon, Zoya Robyn, Contrary Polish Santorini, Zoya Ibiza, and Cult Nails Nevermore (on my thumb). I used one coat of Bubble Beam over each, plus one coat of Gelous and one of NYC In a New York Minute. I had no issues with application.

Base polishes! Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Bubble Beam is so pretty in the bottle, but I feel like this swatch has fallen short. I found it too sheer to build up to opacity, and none of my layering choices lived up to what I was expecting. There is magic in this bottle, I just haven't figured out how to get it out yet....

Rainbow Honey Bubble Beam. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I purchased my bottle directly from Rainbow Honey's website. It was a limited edition I missed out on the first time, but they brought it back and it is currently available!

Rainbow Honey Bubble Beam. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: KBShimmer Snow Flaking Way

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Another new KBShimmer to show you today. This one is my favorite -- Snow Flaking Way!

KBShimmer Snow Flaking Way. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Snow Flaking Way is an awesome midnight purple jelly base with large circle glitter, snowflake-shaped glitter, small and medium hex glitters, microglitter, and thin, short bar glitter. It's reminiscent of night snowfall, and I love how the bar glitter implies wind and movement. :)

KBShimmer Snow Flaking Way. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are one swiped coat plus one dabbed coat over this week's Sinful Colors Let's Talk swatch. I topped this with one coat of Gelous and one of NYC In a New York Minute. Like Snow Much Fun, you can wear this on it's own or layer it. The formula is good, but I did have to work a bit to get the bigger glitters out of the bottle. I also took care to place them purposefully, so they were balanced evenly.

KBShimmer Snow Flaking Way. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I purchased this directly from KBShimmer's website. It is introduced there with  "Being a Minnesota native, living in Indiana has made snow all the more magical, as this far south, snow is not covering the ground at all times during winter.  This polish is an ode to those midnight flurries that covered the cars each morning." I'm also from Minnesota, and I totally get that about this polish! I love snow, but since I've been here in the mid-Atlantic, I haven't seen very much of it. At least I have this polish to tide me over until we make the big move back!

KBShimmer Snow Flaking Way. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

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Stash Swatch Initiative: KBShimmer Snow Much Fun

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Today's swatch is KBShimmer Snow Much Fun!

KBShimmer Snow Much Fun. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Snow Much Fun is a sky blue jelly base full of snow-inspired glitters. There are white circles, snowflakes, and two sizes of hex glitters in that bottle along with holographic blue hexes and holographic dust. It looks like snow falling on a beautiful winter day, and I love it!

KBShimmer Snow Much Fun. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today show this polish two ways. On just my ring finger, I used three coats of Snow Much Fun over my base coat of Seche Clear. The rest of my fingers have layered one coat over Zoya Robyn. Everybody got a coat of Gelous plus a coat of NYC In a New York Minute. This polish is easy to use with only minor manipulation to get the larger glitters out of the bottle and placed purposefully on the nail. I prefer to layer it, but it does build easily to opacity.

KBShimmer Snow Much Fun. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I purchased this bottle a few months ago directly from KBShimmer's website. Great polish, great prices, and always in stock!

KBShimmer Snow Much Fun. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: Sally Hansen Mermaid's Tale

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Today, I have the gorgeous Mermaid's Tale from Sally Hansen to show you!

Sally Hansen Mermaid's Tale. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Mermaid's Tale has a murky blue, jelly base with tons of small, blue hexes along with medium blue and green hexes. Love it!

Sally Hansen Mermaid's Tale. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are a base coat of Seche Clear, three coats of Mermaid's Tale, one coat of Gelous and one coat of NYC In a New York Minute. The formula is okay, while it does brush on easily, I found it hard to get even, especially around the edges. And at 3 coats, it was getting to be too thick for my liking so, I think I will layer this next time I use it to alleviate the problems I had.

Sally Hansen Mermaid's Tale, matte. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

After some Googling around, I think this one is close enough to the much sought after Deborah Lippmann polish, that I'm satisfied crossing it off the wishlist. I found this bottle at my local CVS.

Sally Hansen Mermaid's Tale. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^