ABC Challenge; I is for I Love NP

Hi ladies! For 'I', I have one of the most talked about indie brands at the moment, I Love NP, or I <3 NP. Taking indie polish to a whole new level, I Love NP presents itself in a sleek, branded box much like those you see from higher end brands such as Illamasqua, Chanel & Dior. I don't have the boxes to show you in this post, but I will have another post coming up soon featuring some more swatches of I Love NP with all the information you'll need to know about this brand.

For now, let's jump straight into the swatches.

Babes In Toyland is a clear base packed with Magenta, Green, Blue and Gold various shaped and sized glitters. The photos above are 2 coats of Babes In Toyland over Wet N Wild - Black Creme without a base and top coat.

Once Upon A Starry Night is a mixture of various sized Silver, Dark Blue, Black and Holographic glitters as well as Holographic star glitters in a clear base. I layered 2 coats of Once Upon A Starry Night over Sinful Colors - Rain Storm for the swatches above, without a Top coat. The stars weren't too much trouble to fish out and the best thing is that they're small enough to fit onto my nail without having various ends sticking up. BONUS.

There you have my entry for 'I', there weren't too many brands I could think of beginning with this letter, bar Illamasqua, of course. Which polish brand would have been your choice for the letter I?

I Love NP polishes are available for purchase on line via Etsy and retail for $10 each! Which I think is a complete bargain for the high end look they have going on.

As I mentioned earlier, I have a lot more I Love NP swatches to show you once this challenge is over, so look out for those. In the meantime, enjoy the rest of the challenge and J will be joining us shortly! To see all previous posts for the ABC challenge, just click here!

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?

ABC Challenge; G is for Glitter Gal

Hi ladies! I wanted to start this post with an apology for the poor holo swatches in this post and the next...As you know I live in the UK where we get sunshine about 10 days out of the year, the rest of the time it's just cloudy, dull and downright miserable. This was one of those times, which means that I had to use flash to capture the holo in the photos, luckily the flash didn't completely wash the photo out. 

Now that's out of the way, lets get onto some Glitter Gal swatches!

Hell Bent Blue is a Blue/Purple duo chrome packed with subtle micro shimmers. I layered one coat of Hell Bent Blue over Wet N Wild - Black Creme without a Top Coat.

Citrine is a gold, amazingly strong linear holo. The only downside I found to this polish is that it's really sheer. It took at least 4 coats for full opacity, which for a tiny polish is a little disappointing. The photos above are without a Top coat.



Glitter Gal polishes are made in Australia and uses the highest quality ingredients in their polishes in order to offer the most superior polish on the international market! They are also 5 Free (TFR, Camphor, Formaldehyde, DPB and Toluene free), are long wearing and chip resistant, even without a top coat!
Glitter Gal Holographics retail for $11.95 AUD (10ml) and $17.95 AUD (15ml) and Duo Chromes $17.95 AUD (15ml) and are available for purchase at http://www.glittergal.com.au
Make sure you also check out their Blog as well as their Facebook Page and follow them on Twitter to keep up with the latest news and releases!