Showing posts with label indie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indie. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Sweet Heart Polish Swatches and Review

**Press Sample**

Hello and Happy Hump Day Friends!!! I hope everyone's week is going swell, my week has actually been pretty relaxing! Today I have some beautiful polishes to show you by Sweet Heart Polish! So let's get right into it:)



First up, we have Mermaid's Magic. This is a beautiful "green/blue, slightly holographic shifting polish that shimmers almost teal in the sun, with large turquoise holographic dots, sapphire squares, teal circles, and blue square glitter."



This polish is extremely sheer but buildable. I used three thin coats to achieve the opacity you see. I really love the way it looks on it's own. I topped it with HK Girl Topcoat.



This is so beautiful, and really does remind me of the scales that would be on a mermaid's tail. The shift in this is amazing. I couldn't stop staring at it.





Next up, is Joseph from the Superfine! Collection.



Joseph is "a periwinkle micro glitter with a dash of holographic glitter thrown in." I used two coats for FULL opacity. This baby is jampacked full of glitter. I topped it with HK Girl Topcoat.



This is easily my favorite of the three polishes I was sent. I couldn't believe the intenseness, yes I made that up, of the glitter. It was like a fairy farted on my fingers and left me with nothing but goodness.



I need to have the rest of this collection in my stash, especially if they all have the same intensity as Joseph.





Lastly, is He Loves Me..



He Loves Me.. is " a mix of holographic glitter in all shapes and sizes with cotton candy pink hexes and matte pink hearts in a clear suspension base."



This is again, another winner in my book. I'm not a *huge* fan of glitter toppers, as I prefer crellys. But with this topper there are endless possibilities. I used two coats over one coat of Sinful Colors- White on White. I didn't do any placement or fishing for glitters, what you see is what you get! Topped with HK Girl Topcoat.



This was originally released as part of their Valentine's Day Collection but became a core polish, and I am so glad it did. I love the hearts, and especially the circle glitters!



What do you think of these Sweet Heart Polish's? Personally, I'm in love with every single one and I can't wait to get more. My favorite? Definitely Joseph. But all of them are beautiful in their own way.

You can purchase Sweet Heart Polish on etsy here, and stay up to date with releases on facebook as well as instagram @sweet_heart_polish.

Lastly, what is really important to me about this indie company is that from every bottle of polish you purchase, $1 goes to an autism charity. With Isaac in the works of being diagnosed as autistic, this means the world to me.

Until Next Time!
-Sammi

**The polishes in this post were provided to me for my honest review**

Monday, February 24, 2014

Sincerely Polish Neon Jellie Collection Swatch and Review

*Nothing to Disclose* Hello and Happy Monday Friends!! It's been a little while since I've posted, I used to disclose what was going on with me and recently I was diagnosed (finally) and told I have Fibromyalgia. I have good and bad days and the last couple have weeks have not been the greatest for me. So I apologize but I have tons of great swatches and lots of new indie brands (to me) coming my way that I can't wait to show you.

Today I am showing you Sincerely Polish Neon Jellie Collection. When I saw swatches of these on instagram I knew I had to have them. The collection consists of 4 white jelly polishes with neon glitters throughout each in different shapes, sizes, and colors. I got the chance to purchase these before the release date from Karen, who couldn't have been a sweeter person. She kept me up to date with everything, including when her new caps and brushes arrived.



First, is Neontastic Love.



Neontastic Love is a white jellie base filled with neon pink glitters in small and large hexes as well as neon hearts. The formula on this was outstanding. I'm not a huge fan of jellie polishes because I don't like my tips to show, but these made my tips look GOOD.



For this swatch I used 3 coats topped with a thick coat of Seche Vite. Please excuse my nubbin of a pointer finger, I suffered a pretty good break when getting Carter out of his highchair and instead of cutting them all back I decided to let that one catch up.



The neon pink glitters were by far my favorite of all the glitters, I couldn't quit catch the real "neon" color but inside the white jellie they really do have a great "pop".



Next, we have Electric Love Crush.



Electric Love Crush is a white base jellie filled with neon pink hexes, squares, and hearts along with neon blue hexes and squares. Again, the formula is spectacular.



For this swatch, I used 3 thin coats with one thick coat of Seche Vite. I think of all of them I had the best glitter pay off with this one than the rest.





Next, is Digital Get Down.



Digital Get Down is a white jellie base filled with neon green and neon blue hexes in different sizes.



Anyone remember N'Sync's Digital Get Down, oh the days when Justin Timberlake's curly top. Mmmm..... Oh, wait, back to the polish. This one was named after N'Sync's song, because, let's face it, who WASN'T an N'Sync fan?



This is 3 thin coats of Digital Get Down followed by a thick coat of Seche Vite topcoat.



Lastly, we have Beyond Supernova. My favorite of the whole collection.



Beyond Supernova is a white jellie base filled with neon pink hexes and stars, along with neon green hexes in different sizes.



It's no secret that I love different shaped glitters, and Beyond Supernova fills that little spot in my heart that I have for them, being filled with the neon pink stars. I think this rounded out the collection perfectly. Once again, 3 thin coats followed by a thick coat of Seche Vite topcoat.


Overall, this collection was fantastic, down to the formulation, to the glitters, and even the white jellie base. I've never encountered such a great white jellie that gives me enough opacity that it makes me feel good about not wearing undies with it.

The entire Neon Jellie collection is now out for pre-order including mini's that can be found at Sincerely Polish and you can also follow them on facebook here for updates and extra photos.

Will you be purchasing any or all of this collection? I can honestly say I am SO happy with my purchase, and the customer service is incredible.

Until Next Time!
-Sammi

*Polishes in this post were provided to me at a discounted rate for my honest review*

Thursday, March 21, 2013

A Polish Addict Swatches & Review

Good Morning My Lovelies! Today is a so-so day for me, but again, with the wonderful words from my polish sistas I am trying to be strong. This group of ladies has really given me a "virtual" shoulder to cry on when I need it. Well, enough sob and on to what you came for! I was going to wait till launch day to show you these but I just couldn't keep all the goodness to myself!



First up, we have Glitz N Glammer. Yup, that's right! Laura created a polish and named it after my blog!! When she asked me if she could I jumped at the oppertunity! I will forever cherish this polish.



Glitz N Glammer is a really light pink shimmer base FULL of, gosh I can't even name all the colors of glitters that are in this. There are pastel, neon, metallic all in hex and bar glitters along with micro glitters to boot! Also, to add to the mix of fun, a butterfly came out on the brush that I had NO idea was there, he was hiding ;) AH it is so beautiful and it SCREAMS me too which is the best part.



I used 3 very thin coats of Glitz N Glammer topped with a coat of Seche Vite. I couldn't stop looking at my nails, the pearlescent shimmer base is to die for.



The other thing I really love about Laura's bottles are the labels, she has unique labels, they have a print along with her shop name and her name, with small round stickers at the bottom for the polish name.



LOOK AT ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT. I die, I swear, I die. I'm asstounded. The quality of her polishes is remarkable, the formula is always easy to work with, and get this, No. Thinner. Needed. Now that makes Sammi a happy indie lover!



This is Dream-Cicle. I could have DIED when I opened my package, when Laura showed sneak peek photos of this on Instagram I told her I would die if I didn't have it, and there it was in my package. <3



Dream-Cicle is a bright orange crelly base with LOADS of different shapes of glitters in all shades of colors as well! One thing Laura knows well is her glitter combinations. She doin' it and doin' it and doin' it well. Sorry small ramble there.



Again, I used 3 very thin coats for my swatches topped with Seche Vite.



You can find Laura at her shop here and also keep up to date with restocks on her facebook as well.



Laura will be stocking both of these shades along with a few others on Saturday March 23rd. ALSOOOOOO, she will be stocking her NEW CUTICLE LOTION STICKS AND CUTICLE CREAM. Yes, I had to yell, I am really excited for these and if I wasn't broke at the moment I would buy ALL OF THEM! (end vent)

What do you think Glitz N Glammer & Dream-Cicle? Do you have a favorite?

Until Next Time!
-Sammi


*Products in this post were provided to me for my honest review*

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

ABC Challenge K- Inspired by Kimber's Lacquer Korner

Hello my sweets! Another week, another challenge day! Today we are challenged with the letter K. Well, I went looking through my stash and though I found some k's (more than I thought) none seemed good enough for today's challenge. So today I have (and yes I am cheating) and inspiration from one of my polish sistas, Kimber, from Kimber's Lacquer Korner If you haven't checked out her page yet you really must. She has FANTASTIC photos and great nail art as well.
Over the last several weeks I've gotten to speak with Kimber about numerous things, and she is a caring, kind hearted person and always has great words of advice. She is also half the reason my indie collection is as large as it is. So today I am showing you one that she has posted not too long ago. BitchGlits Cosmetic- Candy Coated Innocence.



Candy Coated Innocence is a beautiful pearl shimmer base loaded with purple and pink glitters as well as pink hearts. This polish has been eyeballing me since the day I got it and I'm so glad I am wearing it, YES! as a full mani.





For this swatch I used two coats of Candy Coated Innocence followed by a coat of Seche Vite.

Ketlyn, the founder of BGCosmetics is also in our challenge and I've gotten the pleasure to speaking with her as well, she is so sweet and the day I order, I KID YOU NOT, my order was shipped within 30 minutes of ordering. Talk about the best customer service EVER. She has really unique polishes in her shop and I HIGHLY recommend her. You can visit her shop here and follow her on facebook here as well!

Make sure to check out the other ladies in the group for their K challenge!


Until Next Time!
-Sammi

Monday, March 18, 2013

Chirality- Bundy Berries!

Hello My Sweets and Happy Monday! Today I have another new to me indie, Chirality. I had seen SO many beautiful swatches of this like that I just knew I had to pick a few up for myself... well a few.. turned into 7. I have issues, I know I know. Would anyone be interested in a haul post? It would consist of probably 60+ polishes and it would be for over the last month?


Here it is, in all her beautiful glory, Bundy Berries. Do you see this? OH EM GEE. I just about had a effing heart attack putting this on. Now, I'm not a HUGE blue fan but HELLO! I could wear this everyday if I could.. oh the possibilities would be endless if we had 100 fingers right?



Bundy Berries is a beautiful white crelly base full of bright neon blue and metallic blue glitters. NEON BLUE. Yes, they really are this bright IRL.



For this swatched I did two coats of Bundy Berries over two coats of Sinful Colors - White on White. I turned my bottle over for a couple of seconds to ensure glitter dispersal but overall I am SO pleased with the formula on this one and can't wait to try out the holo's that I ordered.



You can find Chirality Polish on her shop here as well as checking out her facebook for sneak peeks and new info. I'm really glad I ordered while she still had these bottles, I love bottle shapes and she will be switching to round bottles soon. Full size bottles retail for $7.00 USD, shipping is supper quick, once she sent mine I received them in a day (we both live in Phoenix)

What do you think of Bundy Berries? Do you have any Chirality Polish?

Until Next Time!
-Sammi

Sunday, March 17, 2013

GLOSSome Polish Swatch & Review!

Hello My Sweets and Happy Sunday! The weekend seemed to fly by, I may be posting on and off for the next week or so, I'm dealing with some personal issues and I'm having a hard time making it to the computer today.



Today I have for you a new indie brand. My friend Angela has started up GLOSSome polish and let me tell you I am LOVING these. The first one I am showing you is Neon Nation.



Neon Nation is a light pink base full of bright pink, purple, green glitters along with some neon pink hearts to fill in the mix!



The formula on this was absolutely incredible, especially for an indie. It was almost flawless, with most of my indies I found myself adding thinner to them to make them more usable. I tried this without to test the formula, and no thinner needed! The glitters came out in abundance! I used 2 coats of Neon Nation over two coats of Orly - Lollipop.



I love the labels, I'm a big sucker for anything homemade. I feel like a lot of indies are going to the professional labels (which believe me look great also) but I do love that extra touch.



Check out all of those neon glitters! I love that this is in a pink base, I think it gives it a lot of depth!



Next up, we have Pop Rock.



Pop Rock is a milky nude base, with purple and yellow hexes, and matching micro glitters! This is SO gorgeous, in real life it has so much more character.



I used 3 coats of this with no undies, with this one you definitely want to wait for coats to dry completely or you could get a little bit of dragging, the outcome was SO worth it.



You can find GLOSSome Polish on etsy, or you can follow her on facebook or instagram @glossomepolish. Angela is one of the sweetest people I've met and her customer service is outstanding. She kept in contact with me (even before she started selling!) Her polishes are beautiful and I see big things for her in the future.



What do you think of GLOSSome Polish? Do you have a favorite? They both carry a special place in my polish heart.

Until Next Time!
-Sammi


*Products provided for my honest review*