Sparkles by Julie True Blue

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Good morning!  How was everybody's weekend?  Ours was crazy busy.  We had baseball and Mr. MLiP shot my little sisters senior pictures this weekend.  Of course we managed to choose the first day of the year to hit 100 degrees to go out and do this.  The four of us spent several hours hiking all over the Arizona State University campus.  Ugh!  I debated on posting today's polish because the indie maker is no longer open but ultimately I decided to go ahead with it.  She hasn't been closed that long and I see her polishes in trade groups or on blog sales so I figure people may need swatches still.  This is True Blue from Sparkles by Julie.  This is a gorgeous blue with little holo sparkles in it.  Two coats made it perfect and it was easy to apply.

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I love everything about this polish.  I was lucky enough to get my hands on it during her close out sale thanks to a very sweet polish friend that I've made.  Sparkles by Julie was one of my favorite indies.  Now I need some new ones to stalk.  What is your favorite indie brand?  I'd love to take a look at it.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Sara

China Glaze Hello Gorgeous

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Good morning and happy Wednesday!  Today I have a polish that I lusted after for a while before I was able to track it down at a supply shop here in town.  This is China Glaze Hello Gorgeous, a finely milled pink glitter polish.  China Glaze does this finish so well, think Glistening Snow another favorite of mine.  Hello Gorgeous has little holographic bits in it that sparkle like crazy in the sun.  I have a blurry shot down below that shows that off.  I believe this is two coats but honestly I wore it a really long time ago and I can't remember for sure.  I'm sorry about that. 

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Blurry sun shot to show the sparkle

This polish is super thirsty so I used a layer of Gelous and then topcoat to help smooth it out.  Do you like this type of glitter polish or do you prefer bigger glitter?  One upside is this type is so much easier for me to remove than big, chunky glitters.  I hope you all have a fabulous day!

Sara

*I drove all around Mesa and it's surrounding cities to find this polish.  I used my own money to pay for the polish and the gas in my gas guzzling SUV that I no longer own.*

Essie First Timer and a Comparison

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Hey guys!  Happy Earth Day!  I don't have any fancy nails for you today but I do have a green mani.  Essie First Timer is from the new resort collection that just came out.  I love most greens, especially soft pretty ones, so I snatched this up right away.  First Timer is a nice soft, but bright, spring green.  It was perfect in two coats.  The polish was easy to control and I didn't have any issues with streakiness or patchiness.

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This is the first polish in a while that I was so excited about that I put it on right after buying it, then when I took it off my fingers I put it on my toes.  What's the last polish that had you this excited?

While talking about this polish in a facebook nail group a friend asked how it compared to Mojito Madness, another favorite green of mine.  So I did up a quick comparison for you all.  They are definitely different.  Pointer and ring finger have Mojito Madness and my middle and pinky fingers have First Timer on them.  Which one do you prefer?  I'm kinda in love with them both :)

Have a great Monday and I'll talk with you again soon.

Sara

*I purchased this polish with my own funds.  I was so excited to see it that I paid full price for it.  That never happens.  My mom would be horrified.  Don't tell her.*

LynBDesigns The Many Colors of Seuss Part 2

*Polishes sent for review*

Good morning everyone!  Today I have part two of my review of LynBDesigns The Many Colors of Seuss polishes.  I have three more from this fun collection.  I'm just going to dive right in.  Up first is Act Swiftly Awesome Pachyderm (ASAP).  This is a sheer gray shimmery base with mulit colored hex and square glitter.  I layered it over Zoya Freja, a gunmetal gray.  I put on one coat and realized I didn't have many of the larger glitters.  I had to do some fishing to get them out of the bottle initially but once they started coming out I had plenty.  So after fishing a few hexes/squares out I did a second coat and had plenty.  This was such a fun, happy mani and I really enjoyed wearing it.

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Up next is I've Got a Thing.  This is a berry colored jelly with white, blue and irridescent glitters.  It's like a jelly sandwich in a bottle.  Originally I wanted to layer this over a red berry colored polish.  Then I realized that I don't own any red berry polishes, just not my thing.  After messing around a bit I realized that three coats would get me really good coverage and it didn't need to be layered.  On my pinky is two coats of I've Got a Thing over China Glaze Urban Night.  All the other fingers have three coats of I've Got a Thing.

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Lastly I have All The Whos in Whoville.  When I first opened this up I thought it was white shards and hexes in a clear base.  Cool because I don't own anything like it.  Imagine my surprise when I put it on and out popped a star and then a heart two dips into the bottle later.  How fun is that!  I decided to layer this over a bunch of colors.  I used Wet N Wild Black Creme, Essie Mesmerized, Barielle Do Unto Others and Zoya Mira.  I don't know that I could pick a favorite combo out of those.  All the Whos in Whoville looked fantastic over them all.  This is one and a half coats.  I had some spots that needed some extra of the smaller glitters on them.  The stars and hearts came out pretty well.  I only had to fish out one heart.

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I really liked all the polishes I reviewed from this collection.  They really are fun which is what you'd expect from Seuss inspired collection.  You can buy any of these polishes or check out the others from this collection in the LynBDesigns etsy shop.  Make sure to like her on facebook.  You'll be the first to know of any new collections or coupon codes.

I know this is a super long post compared to what I normally do so thank you if you've made it this far. I hope you all have an amazing day.

Sara

*Polishes in this post were provided to me in exchange for my honest opinions.*