Friday, February 27, 2015

Delush Polish - Spring to Conclusions Review!

Hello there again! Today I have a for fun review of Delush Polish's spring collection - Spring to Conclusions. This collection of 6 cheery spring shades was just so perfect that I had to swatch them and share them with you all!

Image Credit to Adrianna of Delush Polish!
For all of these swatches I wanted to show them both glossy and mattified because they look so very different and gorgeous!

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The first polish I chose to swatch was An Offer You Can't Refuchsia! I used two coats of this squishy and magnificent polish for full coverage. This was probably the polish with the most glitter, but that didn't make it difficult to apply. As with any glitter-filled jelly, as long as you don't try to apply another coat before the first is dry, there won't be any dragging or issues. I absolutely love this color combination and it is just so perfect for spring and summer.

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The next polish that I tried was A Peony For Your Thoughts! This was also two squishy coats. I didn't have any difficulty grabbing the larger circle glitters, although I did leave all of my bottles upside down for a few minutes before swatching them. As with all the others, this had a great formula and went on very smoothly!

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The third polish from this collection that I swatched was Amazemint. This shows it being a little bit brighter than it really is, but I promise that it's the most perfect teal/mint. I loved the small glitters in this that made it very subtle and wearable. 

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The next polish that I tried out was 50 Shades of Yay! I had more issues making the glitter look evenly spread out on this one, but that was really only my OCD that wanted it more even, it still looked gorgeous. For this swatch I used two coats on all nails to create this squishy joy!

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The fifth polish that I swatched in this collection was Springing In The Rain! I used two coats for this swatch as well, and had no difficulties with formula or application. This whole collection was just so well-made! I'm madly in love with this color combination, it just works perfectly with spring in Seattle to me.

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The final polish that I swatched was In the Prime of My Lime. This one required three coats because it was a little more sheer, but it still dried quickly and I had no application issues. This polish reminded me so much of margaritas, I couldn't help but think of them whenever I looked at my nails!

Overall, this whole collection was amazing. I've been trying to spend a little less money on polish since I quit my job, but I just knew I had to splurge on this whole collection because I needed them alllllll!! I purchased all of these myself with no request to review them, I just wanted to share how much I love them with you all.

These are available through Delush Polish's website for $4.50 per mini, $8.95 per full size, $25 for the set of minis, and $48 for the full size set. 

Nail Crazies Unite! - February

I'm so excited to be taking part of this fun group! Two of my favorite IG girls (@cdbnails143 and @roselynn787) created this challenge as an easier way to do themed monthly challenges without the insane task of doing intricate nails every day or two. Some people with full time jobs and/or kids miss out on things like this because they just don't have the time to join in. So I was thrilled to get to see this supportive group and time-friendly challenge! I'll be uploading all of my pictures for each week of the challenge on both my blog and my Instagram, so make sure you check back for them and look out for other members' posts as well!


Week 1: Anti Vday


For this week's design I did some negative candy hearts over a pink to red gradient. The gradient was done using Cutie Pop (ILNP Brand), Yes Your Majesty (Stardust Polish), and Briarwood (A England) and the hearts and letters were done using acrylic paint. I really love this design! This one was using Simply Quick Top Coat from @simplenailarttips on IG.


I also mattefied my previous look because it made it a little easier to read the words, but I love it matte too! 


Week 2: Love Song


I got a little behind with this challenge due to school and real life, but I still wanted to upload my pieces for each one even though they weren't included in the InLinkz because I missed the deadlines for weeks 2 and 3. For week two I decided to do Enjoy Your Day by Alkaline Trio because it's one of my favorite love songs, even if it's a sad one. I used Peppermint Twist from Laquerlicious (now Polish 'M) for my pointer and middle fingers and Love Fool from Bliss Polish on my ring and pinky fingers. I used acrylic paint to write Enjoy Your Day, Veruschka from Zoya for the rose stems, and finally Velvet Rope and Killer Curves from Color Club for the petals. I did this in both matte and glossy, but for some reason the matted version just seemed more fitting to me.



Week 3: Candy


For my candy design I chose to do Hot Tamales because they're my favorite candy in the world! This design was actually really easy to do, I'll have to remember it in the future. I used Over and Over A-Gwen from OPI for my base and freehanded the Hot Tamale edges with Mrs. Mia Wallace from Urban Decay. After that I added small "highlights" using Peppermint Twist from Laquerlicious again and used a wax effect topcoat to make it look more like candy. I really loved these!



Week 4: Fruit


These might have been my favorite nails for this whole challenge! I thought about doing a different type of fruit, but since it was near Valentine's day I thought the chocolate-dipped strawberries would be fitting. I used Valley of the Dolls from Nvr Enuff Polish for the base, Cosmic from Nvr Enuff Polish for the strawberries, acrylic paint for the seeds, Dragon from A England for the stems, and Hot Chocolate for Unicorns for the tips. I think these worked well with my nail shape and they looked so fun!