The second of the new shades in the Avon Gel Finish release later this month is a beautiful medium grey, Head in Clouds. Not too light or dark, grey doesn’t scream summer for me but this just works. For a paler colour, the polish is surprisingly opaque. Not quite a one coater but fully opaque […]
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Avon Gel Finish Rose Noir Nail Polish Swatches & Review
Avon’s Gel Finish line rarely disappoints me. They are high shine, opaque polishes and come in a great variety of colours. The Gel Finish formula is three free and includes a strengthener for long lasting vivid colour with a gel like shine – no curing lamp needed. They are adding five new shades to the lineup […]
CANVAS Lacquer Throwing Shade Thermal Polish Swatches & Review
Oh how I wanted to love Throwing Shade by CANVAS Lacquer. It is my first CANVAS polish. In the run up to Indie Expo Canada, I had checked out swatches of polishes from all of the makers. I set my heart on a different blue from CANVAS then saw this thermal polish posted and changed […]
Fiendish Fancies Sleep Eludes Me Canada Day Manicure
I was lucky enough to get a mini bottle of Fiendish Fancies Sleep Eludes Me at the press preview at Indie Expo Canada. I knew I had to keep it for a Canada Day manicure. The name of this polish was so perfect as Lara and I had mentioned earlier that morning that we got no […]
Ever After Polish Diamonds Are Forever (Indie Expo Canada Limited Edition Polish)
My first Ever After polish is a beautiful one! Diamonds Are Forever is one of three polishes made by Ever After for Indie Expo Canada 2017. It is a sky blue crelly packed with silver hex holographic glitters, gold micro flakes, and holographic shimmer. The blue base is very light dependent and can appear much lighter or […]
Hit The Bottle Hololulu Blue Stamping Polish Swatches & Review
As soon as I saw Hololulu Blue sparkling under the lights, I knew it had to be mine. The Hit The Bottle/Beautometry table at Indie Expo Canada was high on my list to check out. I knew I wanted some of the Holo The Rainbow polishes from Hit The Bottle as good holo stamping polishes […]
CND Creative Play Express Ur Em-oceans Swatches & Review
The final of the polishes from the Sunset Bash summer 2017 release is CND Creative Play Express Ur Em-oceans. The only glitter polish of the collection, this has green, blue and gold toned glitter in a blue-green base that screams to be used for a mermaid look. And I will probably have one for you […]
CND Creative Play Skymazing Swatches & Review
The only pearl finish polish in the Sunset Bash collection, Skymazing is a light sky blue with a delicate silver shimmer. It has surprisingly good opacity for a lighter shade and is opaque in two coats. The shimmer is barely there but gives this beautiful polish a glossy shiny finish with no added texture. As […]
CND Creative Play Tangerine Rush Swatches & Review
Probably the brightest shade of the summer 2017 Sunset Bash collection, CND Creative Play Tangerine Rush is a neon red leaning orange creme polish. This one has great opacity with only two coats needed and no white undie to show the neon like colour. As with all Creative Play polishes, Tangerine Rush comes in a 13.6ml […]