Swatch: Hits - Blue Jazz

Hi ladies! Again, I am the worst blogger in the world. This post was supposed to be up yesterday, but since I wasn't able to schedule it on Thursday and went for a 'nap' when I got in from work yesterday that ended up being a full night sleep, that didn't happen. I wanted to show you one of the many Hits polishes I purchased from Sally Magpies a couple weeks ago from the MTV collection. Hits polishes come from Brazil and would otherwise be unknown to us if stockists like Llarowe hadn't introduced them to us all. Of course, being from the UK ordering from Llarowe took time since it's based in the US - so I never did, but when I heard about Sally Magpies and found out she also stocks Hits, I knew I had to get a couple to try.

So let's have a look at Blue Jazz!

Blue Jazz is a sheer Blue jelly base with Blue holographic & Green hexagonal glitter and smaller Blue holographic glitter. I applied 2 coats of Blue Jazz over OPI - Yodel Me On My Cell and applied a top coat to smooth everything out. This is very similar to Deborah Lippmann - Across The Universe, but since I don't have Across The Universe I can't do a full comparison to see just how similar.

If you're from the UK/Europe you can purchase Blue Jazz or various other Hits polishes here or if you're International here. What do you think to Blue Jazz?

Swatch Spam: Sally Magpies

Hi ladies! I have a little swatch spam post for you today featuring a selection of polishes available from Sally Magpies. If you're from the UK and aren't aware of what Sally Magpies is, basically it's a brand new online retailer, like the Llarowe of Britain, which currently sells Ozotic, Jade, piCture pOlish, Layla, Cirque and Hits all for amazing prices. Although there aren't a lot of brands available at this time, partly due to Sally Magpies being relatively new and a also one woman show, Sally is constantly on the look out for more brands to bring into the fold. If you have any suggestions of brands you'd like to see on Sally Magpies, be sure to like her on Facebook.

Now onto the swatches!

Pshiiit was created by Camille of the down-right amazing blog, Pshiiit, as part of the 2012 Collaboration shades. It's a gorgeous Teal-y Turquoise-y jelly base packed with shimmers and Teal flakes. This polish has been on my wish list for a looong time and I practically screamed when I opened up the package to find it sitting there. This is 3 coats of Pshiiit without a top coat. piCture pOlish retail for £10/£11.50 here.

Scarlet is part of the Diamond collection and is a gorgeous Red duo chrome that flashes to Orange and Magenta in certain lights. Though not as apparent on the nail, you can see the colour shift inside the bottle. I applied 3 coats of Scarlet without a top coat for the photos above. You can purchase the Jade Diamond collection for £5.50 each as well as the Holographic collection for £6.00 each.

Roma is part of the Glitters World collection and is a clear base packed with small Pink glitter, medium Pink, White, Blue, Gold and Holographic glitter and large White glitter. I had a little trouble with this polish, it was so thick that it was difficult to get an even coverage on the nail, I did add a little thinner to the polish which seemed to make it a little better. I applied 2 coats of Rome over Killer Colours - Gunmetal with a top coat (which didn't seem to smooth the glitter out as much as I wanted it to). You can find various Hits collections from between £3.50/£6.50.

Veruska is part of the Guerra Dos Sexos (War/Battle of the Sexes) collection, all the polishes in this collection are double ended. Veruska is a Dusty Rose creme one side and a sheer Blue/Pink shimmer on the other. As you can see from the photos above, the polishes can be worn separately (I didn't think to photograph the blue worn alone), or layered upon each other to create a Rosy Lilac shimmery shade. The first photos are 3 coats of the Pink, and the others are 1 layer of the Blue on top. These particular polishes are available for purchase here and are currently 15% off at £5.10 each

So there you have a little introduction to Sally Magpies and a sneak peek of some polishes she offers! Be sure to give her a like on Facebook to keep up to date with the latest brand additions and special offers! Who is excited to finally be able to get these brands in our own backyard?! I know I am!

ABC Challenge; H is for Hits

Hi ladies! I mentioned in G's post that there were 2 holo polishes that had to be taken with a flash, you've already seen one, now it's time to show you the other! Before we get to the swatches, I want to say a HUGE thank you to my amazing friend and fellow Brit blogger Debbie over at The Crumpet since this post, as well as some others, wouldn't have been possible without her kindly allowing me to 'rent' some polishes from her for the purpose of this challenge! If you're not a follower of Debbie, then you're missing out! Go do it!

Now let's get into the swatches!

Tango is a combination of Red, Orange, Amber, Green, Blue and Purple flakies in a tinted Black jelly base. I must say I was a little disappointed with how little flakies applied onto the nail, especially when compared to the Finger Paints collection. Though Tango did have a tinted base, I chose to layer 2 coats over Wet N Wild - Black Creme without a Top coat for the swatches above.

Apolo is a gorgeous Deep Blue linear holo. I wish there was sunlight around when I swatched this, but no such luck, I hope you can forgive the flash photo! I applied 3 coats of Apolo without a Top coat for the photos above.

Remember to check out the ABC Challenge tab at the top of the page, or by clicking here, to see all previous posts in one place! That's it for today's posts! See you on Friday for I & J instalments!
Which brand would you have chosen for H?