Grace-full Nail Polish March COTM & St Patrick's Day Polishes - Swatches & Review

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There is only a few more days until our favorite bunny comes hopping around and leaves behind some yummy chocolate treats.  I don't know about you but I am excited. Having a visit from the Easter bunny is just as exciting as receiving nail mail....actually I prefer nail mail.  It comes more than once a year lol. Anyway I recently received some very beautiful and sparkly nail mail from Grace-full Nail Polish.  There is one collection which will be coming out soon but I can't share that with you just yet (and that is not just a teaser - I haven't swatched it yet).  But I can share with you two of the stunning new releases for March.

Blue Eggshells is a turquoise blue crelly with gold flakes, holo glitter and blue-green iridescent glitters.  This is this months Colour Of The Month.  I think it is really pretty and applies easily.  I used three coats for my swatch, however you can get away with two coats.  I just found that I had a slight visible nail line in direct lights after two coats.

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Paddy's Surprise is a multichrome that moves from emerald green to teal to blue to purple.  This polish is stunning.  I am such a huge fan multichrome polishes.  They are never boring.  Now my pictures aren't entirely colour accurate.  This polish does shift to purple but my camera hates purple and changed it to blue.  I promise that in person you can see lots of purple.  The formula is fantastic and so easy to use.  Like with Blue Eggshells you can get away with two coats, however I used three coats because there was still a slight visible nail line.

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Overall I really like both of these polishes.  They are both pretty colours and apply really well.

Both Blue Eggshells and Paddy's Surprise are available from Grace-full Nail Polish. 

ViNailicious Nail Vinyls (Part Two) - Swatches & Review

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Last week I shared with you some manis and my thoughts on ViNailicious' Nail Vinyls (if you missed that post then you can check it out here) and today I have five more manis to show you.  As I mentioned in my last post I found these vinyls pretty easy to use and the stick well to my curved nails.  I did have some troubles getting the stencils to peel off without pulling up the cut outs as well.  I always seem to have this trouble and it doesn't matter what brand I use or if I pull it up slowly or quickly.  To save time, I used tweezers to pull out the cut outs before using the stencils.  

Image from ViNailicious - Tribal Hearts

Mani done using Tribal Hearts

Image from ViNailicious - Moroccan Flowers

Mani done using Moroccan Flowers

Image from ViNailicious - Marbled V

Mani done using Marbled V

Image from ViNailicious - Bows

Mani done using Bows

Image from ViNailicious - Stained Flowers

Mani done using Stained Flowers

These vinyls along with a bunch of other designs are available from ViNailicious.

OPI Starlight Collection (Additional Polishes) - Swatches & Review

In November last year I shared with you my swatches and review of the twelve OPI Starlight Collection polishes that were released here in Australia.  If you missed that post and are interested you can find it here.  Knowing that eighteen polishes had been released in the US I naturally had to hunt them down and get them.  I actually swatched these back in December and had planned to post them last year but it just never happened and then it's a post that I keep pushing back to make way for newer things that have been released this year.  But today it's time to dust off these swatches and share my thoughts.

By The Light Of The Moon has a silver metallic base with silver glitters throughout.  Am I a fan of this one?  No.  Personally I think it just looks like a bumpy mess on the nails.  The formula is easy to work with and it is close to being a one coater so that is a plus.  My swatch shows two coats.

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Cosmo With A Twist is a dark purple with a subtle sparkle.  This one also has a colour shift from blue to purple within the shimmer.  It's really pretty in person but my camera struggled to show it.  The formula is easy to use and is opaque in two coats.

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I Drive A Supernova is described as a sterling silver.  It's easy to use and is close to being a one coater.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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Is This Star Taken? has a golden metallic base and holographic bar glitters.  Now this one is quite interesting in the bottle but on the nail is quite a mess.  The bar glitters are hard to see and it just looks lumpy.  The formula is easy to work with and it is close to being a one coater.  My swatch shows two coats.

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No More Mr Night Sky is a dark shimmery grey.  Quite a pretty polish and is easy to use.  My swatch shows three coats, although you can get away with two coats (I found that I had a slight visible nail line in certain lights and we all know how much I love a VNL lol).

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Two Wrongs Don't Make A Meteorite is described as a rosy golden confetti glitter.  This one is along the same lines as OPI Infrared-y To Glow but with the addition of gunmental grey glitters.  I don't love this one but I don't hate it either.  This polish is quite base heavy and I recommend dabbing it on.  I used two coats over OPI Press * For Silver.

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I can see why these six polishes weren't released worldwide.  The other twelve polishes definitely would sell better in my opinion.  My personal picks from these polishes would be Cosmo With A Twist and No More Mr Night Sky.  I personally would skip buying Is This Star Taken? and By The Light Of The Moon.

China Glaze Lite Brites Collection - Swatches & Review

Guess what I finally got my hands on earlier this week?  That's right, the remaining half of the new China Glaze Lite Brites Collection!  I seriously couldn't be happier.  There was also another neon collection in my package which I will be sharing on my blog soon.  So many bright and beautiful colours.  I would have to say that Spring and Summer collections are my favorites.  Anyway, as you may know I have already swatched and reviewed part of the Lite Brites Collection, but personally I like seeing full collections in one post.  So to keep things a little more organized I have done a little copying and pasting of the swatches and review from that post and included them in here.  Heads up though - this is a pretty picture heavy post.  Oh and you may need some sunglasses because there is some bright babies in here!

Bite Me is  a bright pink with a golden sheen.  Absolutely stunning colour!  The formula is slightly on the thicker side (it actually makes this polish close to being a one coater) but it is easy to work with.  My swatch shows two coats. 

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Hot Flash is a classic bright red.  The formula is easy to use and it applies really evenly.  I found that after two coats there was still a slight visible nail line.  My swatch shows two coats.

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I Got A Blue Attitude is described as a blue-violet.  At first I thought this was a creme polish, however these is the most subtle a tiny shimmer to it.  It's actually quite hard to see in person and impossible to capture on camera.  In fact, my camera really struggled to capture this polish accurately.  It automatically changed it to blue.  But depending on the light this polish can either look like a blue or purple.  It's absolutely stunning and the formula is amazing.  It is super close to being a one coater.  My swatch shows two coats.

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I'll Pink To That is a bright barbie pink.  I seriously love this one (I'm actually wearing this one as I type this post in fact).  The formula is awesome, it applies evenly and dries rather quickly.  My swatch shows two coats.

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Let's Jam is a lavender creme with a blue sheen.  Gorgeous colour and the formula is amazing.  It applies so evenly and is close to being a one coater.  The blue sheen gives it a real glow about it in person.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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Lime After Lime is a bright green creme.  Love this one!  Again the formula is amazing and it's close to being a one coater.  And seriously look at that colour.  My swatch shows two coats.

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Lip Smackin' Good is described as a faded pop pink.  Super pretty.  Now this one does have a slight sheen to it but it is quite hard to see.  The formula is slightly on the thicker side and it does start to dry quite quickly.  I recommend working relatively quick and have a good amount of polish on the brush or you will end up dragging the polish off while trying to apply it.  My swatch shows two coats.

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None Of Your Risky Business is satsuma dry orange.  Amazing colour and I am not normally a huge orange fan.  The formula is easy to work with.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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Papa Don't Peach is described as a neon orange coral with gold glitter.  As you may be able to tell from the pictures, this one is definitely bright!  It's a great colour and the formula is easy to use (although it is a little on the sheer side).  I used three coats for my swatch.

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We Got The Beet is a red toned purple with gold glitter.  The formula is easy to use but it is a little sheer in colour.  I found that I still had a very slight visible nail line in some lights after two coats, so added the third coat.  Most people would probably be happy with just two coats.

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What I Like About Blue is a blue turquoise with golden shimmer.  Gorgeous colour and the formula is amazing.  It applies evenly and is nearly opaque in one coat.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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Whip It Good is a bright yellow creme.  I love this one.  Not only is the colour amazing (it's not too pale and it's not a completely in your face neon yellow either) but the formula is awesome, especially for such a light colour.  I was honestly expecting it to be streaky and needing three coats.  Seriously, it applies so evenly and is opaque in two coats.

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I am sure it's no surprise when I tell you that I love this collection.  So many bright colours which are stunning.  I am also really impressed with the formulas too.  My absolute favorites would have to be I'll Pink To That, Bite Me, None Of Your Risky Behaviour, Lets Jam, Whip It Good, What I Like About Blue, Lime After Lime and I Got A Blue Attitude.  Yes I pretty much named them all I know, but I seriously love those.  The other ones I just really like.

Now I have pulled out a few polishes to do some swatch comparisons which will hopefully be up next week sometime.  I am aiming for Thursday but we will see how I go.  I have a busy weekend and week next week.  Let me know if there are any comparisons you want to see and I'll try and do them.

Pueen Lover Plate Collection Box II - Swatches & Review

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Pueen have recently added to their Lover Plate Collection and I am so excited that they did.  Not only are these great quality plates, but I think they make a fantastic gift for someone new to stamping.  Each box comes with four rectangular plates and a sleeve for each plate, as well as a stamper and scraper.  Is there such thing as too many stampers?  I know I have a decent collection happening but for those of you who don't need any more stampers in your collection, the four plates in this box are also available individually.  Buy one or buy them all.  The choice is completely yours.  Shall we take a look at the plates now? 

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Like with the first box these plates have four themes - Fairy Tale Lover, Fancy Lover, Geo Lover and Nature Lover.  I had no issues with picking up or transferring the images to my nails.  They are all etched really well.  I do find that these images are quite large so I loose a bit of the details, however they can always be shrunk.  I personally haven't really tried doing this before but I really should.

Image from Pueen

Mani done using Fairy Tale Lover 2

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Mani done using Fancy Lover 2

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Mani done using Geo Lover 2

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Mani done using Nature Lover 2

I really like this collection of plates.  There are some really great designs and they stamp really well too.  I also love that each plate comes with a sleeve (it's a great storage option although I tend to store mine in folders but use the sleeves when traveling).  For those of you who missed it and are interested, I have previously shared Box I here on my blog (you can see this post here).

The Lover Plate Collection Box II is available from Pueen.  This collection can be purchased as a box set or you can also buy the plates individually.