The Untried Challenge: La Bella Vernice

Last year before the holidays, the indie polish brand La Bella Vernice decided to close up shop and get rid of the rest of the product.  She was selling off her polishes at uber cheap prices, so I picked up a few bottles :)  I'm going to show you two of those today!

Here is "Harvest:"

Harvest is a lovely reddish magenta/gold duchrome.  It applied nicely, though streaky so I had to be wary of what direction I was applying.  Dried pretty quickly too - always a plus :)  I like it!!

The other polish has an expletive in its title, so apologies for the French - it is "Shitty Smitty:"

Direct Sunlight in its natural matte state

Direct sunlight with a glossy topcoat

Indoors

I absolutely adore the green of this polish!!!  It dries to a matte finish, which looks beautiful, but you don't see all the holographic glitter in it and the other shines and shimmers unless you add that glossy topcoat.  I love it both ways, and can see myself reaching for this green as my new go-to, especially for St. Paddy's Day!

I did some nail designs with the two polishes together because I loved how they completed each other :D

Now I can cross another two polishes off my untried list!!  :D  What do you think of them?  Do you prefer the matte look or the shiny look of Shitty Smitty?  (Anyone know what that references, if anything?)  

I'll be back tomorrow with one more post to share with you before I head out to ISSE in California this weekend!  See you soon <3

Princesses and Villains: Aurora & Maleficent

I've come to the conclusion that my Princesses are always gonna look like poop.  For some reason, I just can't seem to paint them well.  Oh well - you win some, you lose some!

This week's Princess/Villain set is Aurora and Maleficent from Ice Polish :)  Here you go!

Aurora is a gorgeous baby pink with a light scattered holographic effect, and Maleficent is a beautiful duochrome with a nice sparkle in the sunlight.  Maleficent was a limited edition polish and is no longer available, but Aurora is still up for grabs in the Etsy shop!

Tomorrow is the next round of You-Pick-My-Art!!  Be sure to check my Facebook Page and vote for your favorite!  See you soon <3

*NOTE:  One of these two polishes was a prize for winning a giveaway.  While it was not purchased, it was NOT supplied for the purposes of a review.  Links are NOT affiliate (i.e. I do not get any sort of kickback when you click on them through my blog),  I simply provide them for your convenience :)

Polish Post: Celestial Cosmetics "Tantrum," "Adrenalin," and "Meteoroid" Swatches and Review

Ever have those mornings when you just can't seem to get your eyes to want to stay open fully, so they stay half closed for a good few hours until the coffee kicks in?  It's not fun.  My coffee can totally kick in any time now -_-

While I'm waiting to fully wake up, I'll show you three beautiful polishes from the indie brand Celestial Cosmetics.  The first is from their new "Electric You" collection, and it is called "Tantrum."

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Indoors

Tantrum is a very bright neon coral orange with a holographic effect.  It is a blindingly vibrant color that most assuredly stands out in and outside.  It is on the thinner side of polishes, and took 4 coats to become completely opaque for me.  Because it is thinner, do not have too much polish on the brush during application, or it will flood the cuticles.  The polish dried to a shine, as you can see in the photos above (I did not use a topcoat).  It dried fairly quickly, but was more sensitive to pressure with each additional coat of polish (I don't know of many polishes that AREN'T this way).  Overall it is a perfect summer polish!

Next up is another from the Electric You collection - "Adrenalin."

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Indoors

Adrenalin was a polish I wanted immediately after I saw a picture of it online because it is such a beautiful color!  It is a keylime green neon with a light holographic shimmer in the sun.  The color really pops without being too in-your-face, as a lot of neons can be.  Application was identical to Tantrum, and also took 4 coats for opacity.  Another good summer color, for sure!

Last up is called "Meteoroid:"

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Indoors

Meteoroid is described by the company as a duochrome with a linear holographic shimmer.  The color seems to shift from a dark olive green to a dark grey, however it is very subtle, and the colors aren't too contrasting to each other, so you can't really notice the duochrome much in this particular polish.  The holographic effect is also very strong, and may be overpowering the duochrome shift a bit.  Application is the same as the other two, however this polish did not dry as shiny (as you can see in the photos).  Dried a bit faster, as well, and was not as pressure-sensitive as the other two.  

I really like the polish, especially how colorful it is in the sunlight, but I would take the description online with a grain of salt.  The site does state there are slight variations between batches, so perhaps there is another batch out there that is more duechrome-y than the one I got :P  

I really like this brand, and was very excited to try it after seeing their Electric You polishes!  There is a blue and pink color as well in that collection that you may like.  If they are anything like the two I have, they'll be AMAZING :)

Celestial Cosmetics hails from Australia, but they do provide a list of their international distributors on their website (how nice of them!).  Here are some links for you:

Facebook: Here

Website: Here

Instagram: Here

That's all for today!  Hope you all have a great one, and a happy Friday  Don't forget to stop by my Facebook Page tomorrow to vote in the next You-Pick-My-Art! :D

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