ABC Challenge; F is for Finger Paints

Hi ladies! I'm back again this evening with the second part of today's ABC Challenge. For F I decided to go for Finger Paints, granted they're the only F polishes I own, but we'll just ignore that fact. Now, onto the swatches!

Late Night Rendez-vous is a Blue, Green & Teal shimmery metallic polish. I feel it's very similar to Butter London - Scouse in the terms of being made up of lots and lots of flakies. I can't believe how long I've waited to wear this colour, it's beautiful! I posted a swatch of this and was told it looks very similar to Zoya - Charla and the coveted OPI - Catch Me In Your Net, but having not owned nor seen them side by side in person I can't comment. The photos above is 3 coats of Late Night Rendez-vous without a Top coat.

Art You Blue? is a Grey toned Blue packed with Silver shimmers which dries to a metallic finish. The application with this polish was a dream, almost opaque with one coat, two being needed to slightly fill in the gaps/patches. I applied 2 coats of Art You Blue? for the photos above without Top coat.


Finger Paints are unfortunately only available in Sallys stores or on their website in the US, which sucks for being able to have easy access to them! Though fortunately I have some brilliant US friends that are able to capture the ones I so desire (too much Once Upon A Time...I think so). Which brand would have been your pick for the letter F?

ABC Challenge: E is for Essence

Hi ladies! I was pretty stuck with which polishes to show you today, as I only own either Essence or Essie, since I've already posted swatches of various Essie polishes, I thought it was about time I gave Essence a spot in the limelight. Similar to Catrice, Essence is another European brand which hasn't seemed to make its way over to the UK yet so I have to rely on fellow Europeans for swaps or purchases to get my hands on some. I only have 4 Essence polishes, as you can imagine I was spoilt for choice...But these are the 2 (technically 3) which made the cut.

Viva La Green is a Jade Green creme. That's all there is to really say about this polish, it applied well and was opaque in 3 coats, 2 coats still showing a few patches/streaks. This is without a base/top coat.

Time For Romance is a dusty Rose Jelly base packed with large hexagonal glitters and smaller glitter particles. For the photos above I layered one coat of Time For Romance over Essence - Movie Star (see, 3 polishes). TFR could be built up to be worn alone, due to the tinted Jelly base, but I'm rarely one for wearing a pure glitter mani. This is Time For Romance without a Top coat.

Which would your 'E' picks be? As I mentioned I only own 2 E brands, so I didn't have much to choose from! Look out for 'F' coming later this evening! To see all previous posts from the ABC Challenge, click here!

ABC Challenge: D is for Dollish Polish

Hi ladies! I'm back again this evening with the second part of today's ABC Challenge. This time around I'll be showing you a couple of Dollish Polish polishes from her Halloween collection. I'm a HUGE The Nightmare Before Christmas fan, so when she released a collection based around it, I had to get my hands on some. Unfortunately I was only able to get 4 of the polishes, but nevertheless, I love them!

So let's get into the swatches shall we?

What's This? What's This? is a mixture of large White hex & bar glitters, as well as Orange, Purple, Green & Black smaller hex glitters and micro Silver glitters in a clear base. Phew! There's a lot going on in this little bottle of joy, that's for sure. I layered 2 coats of What's This? What's This? over Finger Paints - Beach Bound and added a layer of Top coat to smooth out the glitters.

We're Simply Meant To Be is a mixture of Blue, Gold, Burgundy and Black in a clear base. I love this colour combination, they all seem to work well with each other which I never would have imagined! I layered one coat of We're Simply Meant To Be over Finger Paints - Art You Blue? without a base or top coat.


Unfortunately the This Is Halloween collection was limited edition and is no longer available, however you can purchase other polishes from the Dollish Polish line directly from her Bigcartel store for $8.75 for 15ml of product, as well as various on line retailers such as Llarowe and Overall Beauty!

As always, which would have been your polish brand of choice for the letter D?!