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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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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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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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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Polish Post: Dance Legend "541" and Starlight Polish "Dragon" Pics and Review

Hello you lovely people!  I hope you had a terrific weekend :)  I had a very pleasant birthday yesterday spent with my family ^_^  I experimented with a new nail design I had never attempted before and it actually turned out pretty well!  I will be taking fancy photos today and posting tomorrow.  For now, you will just have to make due with a post of "Dragon" by Starlight Polish, and a brilliant color from Dance Legend's Confetti collection - 541.  Not sure why there are no specific names for some of the Dance Legend polishes - they are all numbered (at least on Llarowe's site where I purchase this brand), some with a name, some just the collection name.  Eh.

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Let's start with Dance Legend!  This polish is the first I have purchased of this brand.  I had seen a swatch of this color by The Girlie Tomboy and knew I needed it.  I am a huge fan of neons, especially in the summer.  I don't usually wear them on my fingers, I actually tend to wear them on my toesies instead.  However I was inspired to wear this polish as a manicure because it is just such a lovely neon green!!  Application was nice and smooth.  Since this is a creme color, it was a little thicker to apply, and a little streaky on the first coat.  It only took one more coat to be opaque, though, and no streaks showed through at all.  This polish also did not chip in the 3 days I had it on, so I would say it has a very good wear time.  

The topcoat is a beautiful, sparkly color called Dragon by Starlight Polish.  The company had a small sample set of 3 different sparkly topcoats that I decided to purchase and give a try.  I'm glad I did, because so far, the polish is beautiful!  Dragon is the first of the three I have used so far.  It has a gorgeous green sheen to it in the sunlight and an orange sparkle out of direct sunlight.  It is very thin, but one coat was all I needed over 541 to give it a slight sparkle.  The glitter pieces are so small in the polish that a little bit goes a long way.  Because it is so thin, if you wanted to wear only that color, I'd imagine it would take a good 4-5 coats (or more) to get it completely opaque.  I would suggest purchasing the full size bottle if you go that route, since these bottles are so small you would use up all the polish on one hand.

You can purchase Dance Legend "541" here.  It's on the lower end of the price scale for indie polishes at $9.  You can find Starlight Polish's "Dragon" here and you can follow them on Facebook here.  Give them a "like" and let them know I sent you ;)

You can find my personal Facebook page here.  Head on over and give me a "like" if you haven't already - I am having a giveaway once I reach 100 fans, and I'm nearly halfway there! 

I hope you all enjoy the rest of your Sunday!  I'll see you tomorrow with a special Birthday Mani post :)