Swatch: Tough As Nails - Teal Me About It

Hi ladies! I recently received a few polishes from indie brand Tough As Nails, I've always been an admirer of Elizabeth's, the creators, polishes ever since I saw the 'Breakfast Combo' on a blog a couple months ago. However, as is the case with many indie polishes, she doesn't ship over to the UK as of yet, she is in the process of working out costs so us Brits/Europeans will be able to get our hands on her awesome polishes!
The polish I am going to show you today is called 'Teal Me About It' a clear base packed with various sized  Holographic & Teal hex glitters and large Teal diamond glitters. I had no issue with the application, it applied well with the 'dip and dab' method and dried quick to a none-gritty finish, for the photos below I have layered 2 coats of Teal Me About It over BarryM - Watermelon without a base or top coat.

Bottle Macro

You can purchase Teal Me About It along with a selection of other polishes directly from Tough As Nails etsy store for $9 for a 15ml bottle or $5.50 for a 7ml bottle, as I mentioned, Tough As Nails isn't currently available for purchase outside of the US and Canada, but be sure to keep an eye out on her Facebook and Twitter for updates on possible international shipping!

Swatch: Purple Professional - 14

Hi ladies! I'm back with a new brand to my blog called Purple Professional. Purple Professional is a relatively new brand, which I believe is currently only available in Portugal. Starting out in the Gel Nails market, Purple Professional recently expanded their range regular polish too! Unfortunately, Purple Professional polishes aren't available online, but from select authorised retailers around Portugal. For a full list of those, check out Betty Nails post here to see if they're available near you!

I was lucky enough to receive 6 polishes in a recent swap I did with a lovely Portuguese lady named Rosa from The Nail Polish & The Blog amongst other AMAZING polishes. Unfortunately, Purple Professional polishes don't have names, just numbers, so here's number 14 for you! This didn't pick up too well on my camera, showing up as an almost sky Blue, it actually shows a lot more Teal in real life *is this real life!?*, sorry, I just HAD to...For the photos below I used two coats of 14 without a Base/Top coat. It applied well, without any flooding or streaks and dried quickly too, definitely a trait I look for in my nail polishes. The brush was relatively wide, slightly smaller than OPI brushes, and also flat, making the polish easy to apply.

Indoors, Natural Light

Natural Light

Direct Sunlight

Purple Professional polishes retail for around €3 and as I mentioned previously, can be ordered through any authorised retailers (here) or directly through their Facebook page. I'm told that Purple Professional are currently making plans to expand their brand outside of Portugal, so keep an eye out for updates by liking their Facebook page! How are you liking #14? Do you think you will be purchasing some Purple Professional any time soon? Stay tuned for more swatches!

Swatch: Sinful Colors - Nail Junkie

Hi ladies! So yesterday I showed you Essie - Sew Psyched and told you that I had a lovely layering combo to show you, well here it is! This is one of the first Sinful Colors polishes I got, courtesy of Emily, in our previous swap. Nail Junkie is a sheer, teal base jelly packed with different sized gold, teal, green and silver with a hint of flakes too! I think it's absolutely stunning in the bottle and looks just as good on the nail. I'm yet to wear this alone, so I can't tell you how many coats it would take for full opacity, but I can tell you this is one coat over Sew Psyched!

Bottle Shot

Label Shot

Natural Lighting

Direct Sunlight

You can now purchase Sinful Colors in the UK! They retail for £2.99 and are available here the colours are limited, but you can always ask a US girl nicely if they can get the ones you want! What are your thoughts on Sinful Colors? Do you have any recommendations that I should try out? Let me know!