Tough As Nails lacquer review

Today I have a quick review of Tough As Nails lacquer in the shade It's All Over Now.

I bought this nail polish on Etsy after admiring it for several weeks. It reminds me of Lynnderella's Gotta Love Brains but I think I like the glitters used in this one a little bit better.

This is a sheer gray containing purple, lavender, blue, iridescent and white glitters in varying sizes.

I prefer wearing just two coats of it if I'm not using any underwear. I love seeing a hint of the natural nail showing through and think it gives it an ethereal, otherworldly effect when worn alone. The closet Fae goth in me, I guess.

I also like wearing it over a gray cream, like China Glaze Recycle as well as over mint, teal and sky blue creams as well.

It's All Over Now

The color is gorgeous and the formula is top-notch. It has a nice squishy-jelly finish with two coats and is opaque in three, giving it a nice layered effect.

I'm really digging this polish and am so glad I finally purchased it! I definitely have more on my wishlist. Rebellious Bridesmaid, to name names.

Until next time,
xoxo
Mrs. J

Pretty & Polished

Today I have some more indie polish to show you! I made my second purchase from Pretty & Polished a month or so ago and was finally able to swatch them recently.

First up is Hello Dolly. This color has matte white glitter, pink and light purple hex glitter and pink prism micro glitter in a clear base.

I'm wearing two coats in this photo and had no issues with getting the glitters out of the bottle. I love the mix of white, pink and purple glitters - so ULTRA girly! I'm excited to try this over a pale pink, mint green or black or layered between something sheer for a jelly sandwich effect.

Gem 'n I is a shimmery yellow with orange, aqua, and light blue glitters. This color is a part of the Horoscope collection.

I'm not typically a fan of yellow but this color just drew me in. It's making me re-think my whole stance on the issue! I don't know if it's the way the cool blue glitters pop against the warm base but whatever it is, I'm in love. I'm wearing two coats in these pics and you can see just the slightest hint of VNL in the swatch photo. I think I might try layering it with Sally Hansen's Yellow Kitty to give it a little more depth.

These mini-size bottles retail for $4.75 and contain 7 ML of polish. Her Etsy shop is empty right now, but she was recently picked up by Llarowe so if you've got a hankering, I would recommend checking there, too.

Until next time,
xoxo
Mrs. J

Icing glitter polish haul

Yesterday, I was at my local mall and decided to pop into Icing to see if they had any nail polish that caught my eye. I don't stop by here or Claire's too often but have purchased polish there in the past. Since I hadn't checked there in months, I wanted to see if they had anything interesting and I didn't leave empty-handed!

There were some new neon colors for Summer which looked promising but I was on a mission for glitter and my efforts did not go unrewarded! I was able to score 6 new bottles of polish for less than $22.00 - they were having one of their usual BOGO 50% off sales.

I think I'll go back and check out the neon colors soon - there are some glitters in that collection that look promising.

On to the haul! First thing's first -- group pose!!!

L - R: Pop A Bottle, Lemme See Your Peacock, Teal Me I'm Awesome, Glitterati, All Night Long, After Party

Pop A Bottle is a dense champagne gold, aqua and magenta micro-glitter in a clear base. This is a really pretty color and I was able to get full coverage in two coats. I think this would look great with a bright bold lipstick for summer! I can totally see this with M.A.C's Girl About Town - HOT.

Pop A Bottle
Lemme See Your Peacock is jam-packed with emerald green micro and hex glitter, shot through with magenta and aqua hexes in a clear base. Despite the larger glitter, it doesn't cover completely with two coats. I don't mind though, as I think this would look poppin' with an opaque emerald or hunter green shimmer as a base. Shimmery teal would look nice, too. And it's a proven fact that if I so much as even look at this color *BOOM* - Katy Perry is stuck in my head without fail!

Lemme See Your Peacock

See the rest of the colors after the cut!