Today I have a Girly Bits polish to show you called Seriously Sassy. This is a collaboration shade with blogger Shelly from Sassy Shelly. She is so talented and I just adore her, check her out if you don't already. It has a royal purple jelly base with glowing blue-to-purple color shifting glitters and purple microglitter with just a hint of holo pigment in there. It had a great formula and was opaque in two coats. It does dry a little gritty so be sure to use a good thick top coat.
I love the look of this, the glowy glitter makes it unique to my collection. You can purchase this from the Girly Bits website. They also stock their products at places like Llarowe, where I bought mine for $13, and at Harlow & Co. Have you tried this shade yet? This is only my second polish from Girly Bits, but I need to get more because they are great!
Talk to you soon!
❤ Kellie
The Time Has Come...
I have been contemplating writing this post for a while now, and I can't put it off any longer. I have been blogging for a long time, si...
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
SuperChic Lacquer Serendipity Collection Swatches & Review
Hi kittens! Today I have a new collection from SuperChic Lacquer to show ya! It's called the Serendipity collection and it consists of eight new "dewy day-glow" neon pastels and one holographic top coat. I swatched each color and, since they dry semi-matte, used a shiny top coat, then layered two coats of the holo over my ring fingernail. The crèmes all had similar formulas so I'll discuss that toward the end. They all make me look super tan too so I thought I'd mention that ;)
First up is Cause & Effect, described as a "stunning cross between a tangy tangerine and pink grapefruit". Indoors this looked completely orange to me, but in bright light it does have more of a pink tone than I thought. Love this! I applied the holo tc a little unevenly as you can see, but I didn't notice until I went to edit these photos :(
Crystal Blue Persuasion is a "heavenly ethereal crystal blue". Sky blues look good on everyone. So you need this!
Next we have Dumb Luck, a "jaw-dropping most incredible retro green". Uh, this is right on, so retro and I love it!
This is Happenstance, an "over-the-top hot popping bubblegum pink". It seems to have more of a slight purple tone on the nail than it does in the bottle. It's just adorable, reminds me of cupcakes.
Here comes Law of Nature, a "lush citrusy lemon yellow". Pastel yellows are hard to do well usually, but this one is pretty painless! Yellow is such a happy color :)
Nothing Ventured is not a neon, it's a "sultry silvery light to medium gray". At first I would've told you that joint don't belong in this collection, but I just don't care! It's awesome and way prettier on than I expected.
This gal is Pleasant Surprise, a "most luscious retro teal blue". Another retro color?! Yes please! I imagine if I lived in the 50's this would be the color of a lot of my kitchen appliances.
Synchronicity is the last of the crèmes and it might just be my favorite. It's more low key than the others in terms of neon-icity but it's still quite bright. It's described as "an amazing electrified grape". Everyone needs this.
All of these apply mostly the same, they are semi-matte so they dry quickly. They have a thin formula which could make for some streaky-ness. You'll need two coats, possibly three depending on your application. I used two coats for all of them except for the yellow & orange, which needed three. There is a pearly shimmer to them all (hence, the dewy moniker) that subtly twinkles when they are in their matte state, but really pops out with top coat. One layer of the holographic top coat might be a better way to go when layering, as it does get a little grey on some of them at two, but it looked good on all of them. My favorite holo + color combo is with Pleasant Surprise.
Ride The Neon Rainbow is meant to be a layering top coat, but I wanted to try it on its own for kicks. It totally works! It looks brilliant and very blingy. It's thin but easy to work with. If you want complete and total opacity you might use one more coat, but it looked good to me at three.
This collection is the collaborative brainchild of owner Jennifer and YouTuber JessFACE90, so please go check out her video review of these colors and give her some love if you like this collection! These will be available for purchase today on the SuperChic Lacquer - Wonder Beauty Products Etsy store at 4pm PST for $10 each. What do you think of these Spring shades?
It's a good day to have a good day ;)
❤ Kellie
First up is Cause & Effect, described as a "stunning cross between a tangy tangerine and pink grapefruit". Indoors this looked completely orange to me, but in bright light it does have more of a pink tone than I thought. Love this! I applied the holo tc a little unevenly as you can see, but I didn't notice until I went to edit these photos :(
Crystal Blue Persuasion is a "heavenly ethereal crystal blue". Sky blues look good on everyone. So you need this!
Next we have Dumb Luck, a "jaw-dropping most incredible retro green". Uh, this is right on, so retro and I love it!
This is Happenstance, an "over-the-top hot popping bubblegum pink". It seems to have more of a slight purple tone on the nail than it does in the bottle. It's just adorable, reminds me of cupcakes.
Here comes Law of Nature, a "lush citrusy lemon yellow". Pastel yellows are hard to do well usually, but this one is pretty painless! Yellow is such a happy color :)
Nothing Ventured is not a neon, it's a "sultry silvery light to medium gray". At first I would've told you that joint don't belong in this collection, but I just don't care! It's awesome and way prettier on than I expected.
This gal is Pleasant Surprise, a "most luscious retro teal blue". Another retro color?! Yes please! I imagine if I lived in the 50's this would be the color of a lot of my kitchen appliances.
Synchronicity is the last of the crèmes and it might just be my favorite. It's more low key than the others in terms of neon-icity but it's still quite bright. It's described as "an amazing electrified grape". Everyone needs this.
All of these apply mostly the same, they are semi-matte so they dry quickly. They have a thin formula which could make for some streaky-ness. You'll need two coats, possibly three depending on your application. I used two coats for all of them except for the yellow & orange, which needed three. There is a pearly shimmer to them all (hence, the dewy moniker) that subtly twinkles when they are in their matte state, but really pops out with top coat. One layer of the holographic top coat might be a better way to go when layering, as it does get a little grey on some of them at two, but it looked good on all of them. My favorite holo + color combo is with Pleasant Surprise.
Ride The Neon Rainbow is meant to be a layering top coat, but I wanted to try it on its own for kicks. It totally works! It looks brilliant and very blingy. It's thin but easy to work with. If you want complete and total opacity you might use one more coat, but it looked good to me at three.
This collection is the collaborative brainchild of owner Jennifer and YouTuber JessFACE90, so please go check out her video review of these colors and give her some love if you like this collection! These will be available for purchase today on the SuperChic Lacquer - Wonder Beauty Products Etsy store at 4pm PST for $10 each. What do you think of these Spring shades?
It's a good day to have a good day ;)
❤ Kellie
The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Cirque Colors The Metropolis Collection March 2015 Swatches & Review
Happy Sunday funday! I hope you have something cool to do today besides setting your clocks forward (if you're in a Daylight Savings area). I wanted to show off the two newest shades in the Cirque Colors Metropolis Collection for you! The boutique indie brand from New York has been putting out one or two new crème shades every month to comprise the collection and today I have the March additions.
First is Lady Liberty, a greeny turquoise crème with an almost jellyish quality. It was nice, buttery and opaque in two coats. This might be my favorite shade in the collection so far!
And second is Hudson, a dusty medium blue crème with a periwinkle tone. This was super creamy and smooth, perfectly opaque in two coats.
These are available now for $13 each on www.cirquecolors.com. They also have a list of all the stockists they are sold with. So what are your thoughts on the latest installment of the Metropolis collection? Which of these would you pick up?
Happy trails!
❤ Kellie
First is Lady Liberty, a greeny turquoise crème with an almost jellyish quality. It was nice, buttery and opaque in two coats. This might be my favorite shade in the collection so far!
And second is Hudson, a dusty medium blue crème with a periwinkle tone. This was super creamy and smooth, perfectly opaque in two coats.
These are available now for $13 each on www.cirquecolors.com. They also have a list of all the stockists they are sold with. So what are your thoughts on the latest installment of the Metropolis collection? Which of these would you pick up?
Happy trails!
❤ Kellie
The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.