Nvr Enuff Polish - Minerals Rock! Collection Review!

I now have dark chocolate peanut butter cups from Trader Joe's, so I apologize in  advance if this post is even more sugar-filled than normal! For my next blog post, I have what is probably my favorite collection from Nvr Enuff or any other thing on the planet ever. The Minerals Rock! Collection resonated with me early on since I collected rocks when I was little and it just reminded me of that. And then I saw the actual polishes and I was like "WHAAAAT?" They're so amazing. So without further sugar-induced ranting, here we go!

Needless to say just from these pictures, this collection is just perfect. The colors really work for fall, but are still very easily transitioned into other seasons. One of my favorite things about Nvr Enuff is that they create polishes that mean something to them, not necessarily ones that "fit the season." Mind you, that's by no means a knock on any indie or mainstream brands that have seasonal collections - I love them as well! I just always enjoy not being able to guess what these ladies will come up with next!

A deep red/purple with red pearl shift, and lots of red holo dust and glitters
(two coats for opaqueness)

Star Garnet is first up in this collection because these ladies never fail to give me another unique red! This cranberry-toned red/magenta/purple is so hard to categorize because it just transcends real life. It has the perfect dusting of holo glitters and it just looks like Thanksgiving dinner to me. (My grandma makes the best mashed potatoes ever - Hi Grandma!)

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Sorry for the random cat hair in the first picture, my cat was lounging in the sun as I went outside to take pictures and he just needed some snuggles. But on to the polish! It is magnificent. I'm sure you're surprised by this, but I promise it is perfect. This was two amazing coats on all nails and top coat. I tried to think of some nail art to do with this, but I really couldn't imagine not having this beauty on every nail that I own. I do absolutely plan on using it during the holidays though, it just seems like an amazing fall/winter polish to me! As always, the formula was perfect and there was no staining or issues with it even though it was a rather pigmented red.

A dark teal jelly filled with turquoise holo hex
(two generous coats for opaqueness)

Next up is Dioptase, the most majestic of all colors in the world. I was extra excited when I saw this polish because I've been looking for a good green/teal for Eagles nails, and this one just looked perfect! I still can't get over it. It has the perfect amount of holo glitters and it just makes me so happy inside. So happy.

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I swear that's a 9 and not a lowercase g. I SWEAR. This polish just is so perfect to me. It's so deep and squishy and yet it requires so few coats to look that way! It's like having all of the good parts of jellies and none of the bad parts. I used two coats on all nails and attempted to free-hand a 9 using Alpine Snow (OPI). The font the Eagles use is apparently very hard to reproduce with an OPI brush though. As always, very little clean-up and great dry time! Definitely a go-to polish for fall and winter for me.

A blue cream with large and small golden flakeys
(two coats for opaqueness)

Next up is Lapis Lazuli! I was so surprised when I saw this polish for so many reasons (all good ones, I promise!) Firstly, I was amazed that, despite blue being the color I have the most of, none of them were close to this shade! That's always exciting to me to get an entirely new color in my collection. The next thing that was super excited was the little pearly gold flakes swimming around in there...I almost died. And if they looked pretty in the bottle? They looked even more amazing on nails.

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What did I tell you? Not to mention my phone's camera is not very great, so all of these are even more mind-shattering in person! One thing that I really loved about this (besides every single thing about it, which I also loved) was that it's sheer enough to layer on other things and opaque enough that it isn't a pain to work up to opacity alone. That sentence doesn't really make sense, but hopefully the pictures kind of show you what I mean! I used one coat alone on my thumb (it was even, but gave it more of a jelly look than two coats did), one coat over Blue Lagoon (also Nvr Enuff) on my pointer finger, two coats alone on my middle finger, and one coat over Limitless (Pure Nail Polish) on my pinky. My ring finger is a gradient using Princeton (ILNP Brand), Sporty (Nvr Enuff), and Autumn (Enchanted Polish) to bring out the iridescent shards. Needless to say, just sheer love.

A deep blurple cream with large and small silver flakies
(two coats for opaqueness)

Iolite is probably one of my favorite polishes ever. The color combination is so classic and perfect, and I'm such a sucker for deep, vampy shades like this. It's such a deep purple (similar to Posh in it photographing a little darker than it really is) that it looks black in some lighting - which I looove. Plus the silver flakes just make it so unique and just ajwafiwje amazing.

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I'm gonna go ahead and just blow your mind right now. All of my nails have one coat. No top coat, no clean-up, just joy. Despite having flakies in it, it dried super fast and glossy and SOOO opaque in one coat! I'm such a happy clam. I used Perle (Dior) to make a random stripe on each nail since it dries matte and I liked the contrast. Now you see why this is one of my favorites ever! So low-maintenance but so stunning.

A multicolored, multi flakie 'topper'- best used over white in one to two coats for a real 'opal look' or thin coat over a darker color to show the dimension of the multi flake

I was so excited to use Opal because it's my momma's birthstone and because it's one of those polishes that just looks amazing over everything! This picture didn't really do it justice, so I got another inside later that I'll have at the bottom. This flakie topper just brings out every color in the rainbow, dries so fast, and makes any boring mani so much more intricate and neat.

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I really wish the sun didn't wash out my pictures as much on this one, it looks so majestic and unicorn-like in the sun! One thing that I really love about this polish (and I tried to show in these swatches) is that it can really work for any season. I used it over spring colors on my middle finger and a deep red on my pinky - it really looks amazing on anything! I used one coat over Limitless (Pure Nail Polish) on my thumb, two coats alone on my pointer finger, one coat over a random sponging of Princeton, Cutie Pop, Music Box, and Dreaming in Violet (all ILNP Brand) on my middle finger, one coat over Alpine Snow (OPI) on my ring finger (P.S. this nail was way drop dead gorgeous in person), and one coat over Killer Curves (Color Club) on my pinky. Great dry time and it applied much more evenly than flakie toppers like this normally do!

A black jelly filled with multicolored and multi sized flakeys
(two generous coats in a more 'dabbing' manor for opaqueness)

Black Opal is another amazing polish, as I'm sure you assumed from my ranting. While it isn't as versatile as it's clear-based twin, it is an amazing base for galaxy nails and a nice twist on basic black nails. It's basically a win-win-win!

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Black Opal was so much fun to play with, I'm still thinking of fun new ways to use it! Clearly everyone else agreed, as it's currently sold out, but it might be making a comeback soon. For these nails, I used one coat over Limitless (Pure Nail Polish) on my thumb and middle fingers, three coats alone on my pointer finger, one coat over Elephant Walk (China Glaze) on my ring finger, and one coat alone on my pinky. I really loved all of these looks, but I think my favorite was one coat over black! It still looked deep and squishy like it was layered but it saved polish and dried more quickly with fewer coats. Still though, any combination that involves this polish is going to be amazing!

Overall, another home run from Nvr Enuff. As always, their polishes are entirely affordable, great quality, and they're two of the sweetest ladies you could ever meet. As always, these polishes were sent to me at a discounted rate for my honest review and swatches, and everything that I've shared is 100% my honest opinion.

While Black Opal is currently sold out, you should still head over to http://nvrenuffpolish.bigcartel.com/ and grab some of the others! All polishes are $8.75 each (15ml)/$3.75 each (5ml) for the remaining shades. Don't let them sell out before you grab one! And make sure you follow @nvrenuffpolish on Instagram to get all of the updates on any upcoming releases and/or restocks!