Grace-full Nail Polish Orin (Hella Handmade Creations August 2019) - Swatches & Review

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Hello!  I feel like it has been ages since I sat down to blog.  But I am back with a polish that I actually swatched what feels like forever ago.  That is definitely one of the "downsides" to blogging - swatching things and then not being able to share them right away.  Especially when they are as gorgeous as this month's Hella Handmade Creations polish from Grace-full Nail Polish.

Orin is a deep rich blue linear holo with green-blue aurora shimmer.  It shifts to a greeny blue in some lights.  I love this polish!  The colour is absolutely gorgeous and the formula is amazing.  You could easily stop at one coat, but I did use two coats for my swatch. 

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Picture taken in direct sunlight

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I really want this polish back on my nails now.

Orin will be available for presale on August 14th until August 21st from Hella Handmade Creations.  This polish is capped to 80 bottles so you will need to be quick to grab this baby.

101 Untrieds (Polishes 39 - 41) - Swatches & Review

In my last untrieds post I realised that I had been grabbing for lots of similar colours so I really made an effort to grab some completely different colours - and a bit of a mix of brands....kinda.  I do have a lot of the same brands (I am a creature of habit) which means I have a lot of untrieds within the brands.  I was also hoping to have a few extra polishes to share but time isn’t on my side this week. Let’s take a look at some of these oldies but goodies.

Color Club Daisy Does It is a sheer yellow base with yellow gold shimmer.  This polish is from the Take Wing Collection released back in 2012.  I actually brought the full collection because of Scrangie.  In fact, I can thank/blame Scrangie and her swatches for a lot of my polishes.  It's a shame she stopped blogging.  Anyway, this polish is really easy to use and fun to wear.  I used one coat over China Glaze Werk It Honey!

Emily de Molly Copper Field is a clear based topper with various sized glitters in copper, teal and purple.  I love the colour combination in this polish.  It's gorgeous!  The glitters do need a little manipulation to get them onto the nails nicely but I guess that is the case with all larger glitters.  For my swatch I used one coat over China Glaze At Your Athleisure.

Gloss 'n Sparkle Pixel Perfect is a glitter top with a rainbow of square glitters and black and white square glitters all in various sizes.  This polish really is such a blast from the past.  Gloss 'n Sparkle were among one of the first indie brands that I purchase.  Sadly they are long gone now, but polishes live forever.  This is a fun polish to wear but I did find it very base heavy (although that could be because the polish is so old that the glitters may have settled towards to bottom a little).  Next time I use this I will definitely sponge it on.  For my swatch I used one coat over China Glaze Bourgeois Beige.

OPI Silent Stars Go By is a blush pink (?) textured polish with pink hexes.  I am a big fan of this one.  The liquid sand polishes are fun to wear - although I do prefer them as an accent nail.  The formula is easy to use and is opaque in three coats.

I'm sure I have said this before but it is really fun to wear old polishes.  I also find it interesting how much my tastes have changed since I started collecting polishes.  Have you worn one of your older polishes recently?  Do you love it still or have your tastes changed as well?

Emily de Molly July 2019 Limited Edition Cremes (Part) Release - Swatches & Review

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  We had a nice relaxing weekend.  It will be the last one we have for quite a few weeks (my daughter has back to back gymnastics competitions coming up).  Anyway, today I have seven of the limited edition cremes that Emily de Molly released last month.  I am always a sucker for Hayley’s creme and these new ones are absolutely no exception.   I did skip over a few of them only because they aren’t my type of colours.  Let’s look at the colours I did grab.

Emmy 2.0 is a pink based lavender creme.  It really goes without saying that I absolutely love this one.  It’s a truly gorgeous colour and the formula applies like a dream.  I did find this one to be a little on the thick side but it was easy to work with.  For my swatch I used two coats, but you can get away with one coat.

LE164 is a dark cherry red creme.  This may seem like an odd one for me to buy and to be honest I am a little unsure why I did.  I'm not usually one for red cremes but there was something about Hayley's swatches that sucked me in.  I don't love the colour of this one but I definitely don't hate it.  The formula is fantastic and applies like a dream.  You can do one coat for this one, however I did find it a little see through at the tips so I did two coats for my swatch.

LE167 is a dark green creme.  I'm a big fan of the colour of this one and the formula is amazing.  I used one coat for my swatch.

LE168 is a light dusty sage green creme.  I love this one.  I think this is such an interesting and unique colour.  The formula is amazing and only needs one coat.

LE169 is a dark steel blue creme.  This one definitely doesn't photograph accurately.  It's not as blue as it looks in my picture.  Anyway, I love the colour and the formula is amazing.  My swatch shows one coat.

LE170 is a dark dusty purple creme.  This is definitely one of my favourites among these cremes.  I absolutely love the colour and the formula is amazing.  I used one coat for my swatch.

LE171 is a light grey creme.  I love this one too.  It's a great colour and the formula is awesome.  Again, I used one coat for this one.

If you have never tried Emily de Molly's cremes then I highly recommend that you do.

Sadly these are limited editions so I am not sure if they are available now (or if they are going to be any more batches) but definitely keep your eyes peeled for them.

Grace-full Nail Polish Twilight (Polish Pick Up August 2019) - Swatches & Review

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I'm terrible when it comes to timezones (and a little too lazy to look it up) but I am pretty sure that the Polish Pick Up is live!  I have one last polish to share with you guys (which hopefully you have either already grabbed or still have a chance to grab) - Twilight by Grace-full Nail Polish.

Twilight is a purple to coral toned pink thermal with gold shimmer and gold flakes.  I really like this polish particularly in the cold state and when it is transitioning.  I'm not sure I like it as much when it is in the warm state on me.  The formula is fantastic and applies evenly.  I used three coats for my swatch, however you really only need two coats.

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Picture taken in light box (cold)

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Picture taken in direct sunlight (cold)

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Picture taken in light box (transitioning)

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Picture taken in light box (transitioning)

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Picture taken in direct sunlight (warm)

Twilight will be available from the Polish Pick Up website from August 2nd until August 5th.  This polish is capped to USA 120 and UK 10.

Emily de Molly Late Night Blooms (Polish Pick Up August 2019) - Swatches & Review

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I can not even begin to tell you how excited I am to be able to share this month's Polish Pickup contribution by Emily de Molly.  I actually swatched this quite a few weeks ago and I have been bursting to share it.  The time has finally come so let's just get straight into it...

Late Night Blooms is a purple base filled pink/gold/green/aurora shimmer and silver holographic micro glitters.  OMG I am OBSESSED and completely head over heels in love with this polish.  The colour is amazing and so is the shift, and the formula is fantastic.  It is easy to use and applies evenly.  Now for some strange reason I didn't write in my notes how many coats I used but I have a feeling my swatches are three coats - but it is a polish that you can stop at two coats with.

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Picture taken outdoors in shade

Picture taken outdoors in shade

Picture taken outdoors in shade

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Picture taken in direct sunlight

I don't think pictures really do this polish justice.  It is so much more amazing in person.

Late Night Blooms will be available via the Polish Pickup from August 2nd until August 5th.  There is no cap on this polish so it means everyone can get a bottle.

Hit The Bottle Gilded Mystique & Lightshow (Polish Pick Up & Indie Pick Up August 2019) - Swatches & Review

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It's officially Polish Pick Up time again!  And Indie Pick Up.  Small disclaimer here - I didn't even know that there was an Indie Pick Up.  Oops.  Clearly I have been living under a rock or something.  Anyway, I have the two polishes from Hit The Bottle to share with you guys today.

Gilded Mystique is described as a slate blue polish with a pale gold to silver sheen.  I love this polish.  It's such a gorgeous colour.  The formula is also amazing!  It only requires one coat (which is what I used for my swatch) and it stamps!  Seriously what more could you want from a polish?

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Lightshow is a holo topper.  I love this one too.  There is something so simple yet stunning about holo toppers.  This one has a great glitter to base ratio and is so easy to use.  For my swatches I used one coat over black and one coat over Gilded Mystique.

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Picture taken in direct sunlight

Picture taken in direct sunlight

Picture taken in direct sunlight

Picture taken in direct sunlight

I'm really unsure what else I can say about these polishes other than I love them both.

Both of these shades will be available via the Polish Pickup website from August 2nd until August 5th.  Gilded Mystique is capped at 200 for USA and 15 for UK.