Wednesday, January 7, 2015

The Untried Challenge: Nvr Enuff Polish

I swear the devil is in my children this morning with the amounts of screams and tearing through the house at what seems to be inhuman speeds.  Wouldn't be surprised if I look in the mirror to discover all my hair's gone white O_O  Ahhhh the joys of toddlerhood and their endless amounts of energy.  There should be a way to bottle it so I can have some first thing in the morning!

For today's Untried Polish post, I'm showing you three beautiful colors from the brand Nvr Enuff Polish.  I had first heard of this brand through Instagram and decided to check them out and make a small purchase when they were doing a sale a few months ago.  I bought the mini sizes of each polish in the Unidentified Flying Holos collection, and have used Cosmic in a few manis already (and loved it!).  Here are what the other three look like - we'll start with Extraterrestrial:


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Indoors


This blue is seriously stunning - really pops out, especially with that holographic effect!  The formula for all of these polishes was the same - thinner, easy to apply, opaque in 3 coats, dried in under five minutes to a super shiny (and I mean SUPER shiny) finish - I am wearing no topcoat whatsoever in any of the photos.  This is definitely one of the best formulas I've come across yet!!

Next up is Interstellar:


Direct Sunlight



Indoors


I love how versatile Interstellar is - it's metallic gold, with a blinding holographic effect, and some color shifts at certain angles.  This polish is super fun!!  I'll be posting a macro video of it on my Instagram to show off all the shifts :)

Lastly is Meteoric:


Direct Sunlight



Indoors


Outdoors, Meteoric reminded me a LOT of a post I wrote a while back featuring "Brain Freeze" by Glitter Gal - however the biggest difference in this polish versus that one is that Meteoric not only dried to a super shiny finish, but it looked more dusty dark greyish/black indoors out of sunlight than Brain Freeze, which just looked black.

I love all of these - and it's the formula that really sold me!  It's actually bumped this brand up on my to-watch list, and makes me wonder what their glitters are like!  Do you own any polishes by Nvr Enuff Polish?  If so, how was your experience with them?

I should have another post for you soon - and maybe some nail art to go with it! :D  See you soon <3

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

*Press Release* : Gothic Gala Lacquers Golden Globe Duo

***PRESS RELEASE***

Hello all!  So sorry for my absence - right as I was getting into something fun with the Untried Challenge (still happening, fyi), I was thrown a lot of crap by life to handle all at once, and fell a bit behind here.  So!  I'm gonna make up for it, now that the dust has settled a bit :D

Instead of another Untried today, I wanted to give you all a first-look at an incredibly beautiful duo created by Gothic Gala Lacquers for the Golden Globes press packets!


 These two polishes are GORGEOUS!!  Let's get right to them, shall we?  First up is "Cashmere:"



Direct Sunlight




Indoors





Cashmere is a gorgeous, soft grey with flecks of silvery purple and dark blue micro glitter.  It applies very smoothly despite being a little thick, and only took 2 coats to be completely opaque.  The polish dried in under five minutes to a nice shiny finish, though I did apply a clear topcoat in the photos.

The other beauty in this duo is "Pashmina:"



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Indoors




Pashmina is my favorite of the two - and the one I got tons of complements on from my friends in archery!  It is a beautiful royal sapphire blue with tons of shimmer outdoors AND indoors!  This polish applied very smoothly and took 3 coats to achieve opacity (this formula is thinner than Cashmere).  Pashmina also dried in under five minutes to a semi shiny finish, but is shown in the photos with a clear topcoat.  

This duo is absolutely divine!!  It will be available tomorrow on her website!!  Here's the link for her shop, and links for her social media:

Store: Here

Facebook: Here

Facebook Fan Group: Here

Instagram: Here

Twitter: Here

Hope you enjoyed this post!  Keep your eyes out for an Untried post tomorrow!  See you soon <3

*NOTE: These polishes were sent to me for swatch photos by Gothic Gala Lacquers - however, my opinion is in no way swayed by this, and remains 100% honest. 

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

The Untried Challenge: The Polish Bar

Happy New Year!!!  My number one resolution is to remember to write 2015 instead of 2014 whenever I have to date something ;)

Last night I posted this picture to my Facebook Page:


That is a list I've made of 32 different indie companies with polishes I own that remain "untried."  I am going to, in the next 40 days, try all of these!  I cut each of these into strips and put them in a box to draw them at random :)  The first draw last night was The Polish Bar, and the polish is "Spring Reverie."


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Spring Reverie is a lovely medium/powdery blue color with a subtle holographic effect.  This polish was opaque in three thin coats and dried in under 5 minutes to a shiny finish, though I did add a topcoat in the photos above.  I have to admit that at first, I wasn't too sold on this polish, and was sure I'd be adding it to my De-stash Board on Pinterest.  It's not as vibrant in color and holographic effect as I usually like my polishes to be.  But as I've seen it in different lighting, it's starting to grow on me :)  I may just keep this one around!

Due to the oddly crappy weather we're having here in Phoenix, there will likely not be a new polish post from me tomorrow, unless I draw a brand that only has one Untried polish that I could quickly photograph tomorrow, when it is supposed to be nice and sunny again.  I hope you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve, and are starting this 2015 with a lot of great resolutions!  See you soon <3