Peita’s Polish ~ Wonky Nerds

Peita’s Polish ~ Wonky Nerds

A mix of matte pink and holographic purple microglitter

It’s been a long while since I bought Wonky Nerds. Sometimes a polish just end up in the bottom of the box of untrieds for no particular reason. I can assure you that Wonky Nerds is happy to shine today!

It’s glitter in a clear base, but it builds up really nicely. I used two coats for my mani and the drying time between the layers is good.

Here’s first a picture in my lightbox so you can see the actual colours of the glitter. It’s two coats and a layer of topcoat:

Here’s a sunshine picture. I think it gives a really cool effect!

I added some cute cat stickers, and sealed it up with another layer of topcoat:

Here’s the sunshine picture of the whole thing.

Wonky Nerds is a cool glitter. I love that it builds up in two coats, and if you want another effect you can layer a single coat over another colour. Deep purple, bright pink or even midnight blue.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Finish: microglitter in clear base

Overall impression: Nice glitter. I love that it builds up on its own.

Buy again: Maybe

What’s In-die Box?, October 2014: Holo-ween!

I recently received the What’s In-die Box? for October. I subscribe to the box, so I receive it every month. October was special though, since it was an all holo box. Yay!!

You don’t know what the five polishes actually look like when you order the box, but you get an idea about the colour scheme. Here’s the colour scheme for October’s Holo-ween box:

That looks pretty promising, don’t you think?

This is what the polishes actually look like:

Night Terror, Paranormal, Bewitchery, Ghost Gutz, Skulloween

I’m going to show you all five polishes today and I am going to show you in the order that I unwrapped them.

First one up is Emily de Molly’s Night Terrors. This is the inspirational picture:

It’s an amazingly beautiful dark midnight blue linear holo with (what appears to be) blue and magenta shimmer. The formula is great, I had no issues with application. I used two easy and fast drying coats for my swatches.

This is Night Terrors. Two coats, no topcoat, the picture is taken with flash:

Night Terrors

The colour is deep and vampy, and the holo flame is beautiful. I love this polish!

Night Terrors

Next one up is Paranormal from Glam Polish. Here’s the inspirational pic for it:

Mmm, teal! And even better: Holographic teal!

The formula was neither thin nor thick, but had really good coverage. It was almost opaque after the first coat. I applied a second coat and it did enhance the colour depth a little bit, so two coats are recommendable. Drying time between the coats is average.

Funny note: I check if a polish is dry by touching the polish with my upper lip, and I actually ended up with teal holographic polish on my lip today! :D – So yes, average drying time! :D

Look how pretty it is:

Paranormal

This is such a me colour, I love it!

Paranormal

The next polish I unwrapped was Pretty Pots’ “Bewitchery”. Here’s is the picture that was used for inspiration:

Purple! I love purple almost just as much as I love teal. I had no issues with the formula and Bewitchery requires two coats for full opacity. The drying time between the coats is good. Look how pretty it is:

Bewitchery

Oh yeah, I love that!

Bewitchery

It’s time for polish number four, the brightest one of the bunch. It’s Peita’s Polish: “Ghost Gutz”. The inspirational picture looks like this:

I am repeating myself here: The formula was good and easy to work with. I used two easy coats for full opacity and the drying time is good. The polish dries up to a silky semi matte finish.

Here’s how Ghost Gutz looks like; two coats and no topcoat:

Ghost Gutz

Please note the big bow with witches’ hats on. It can be taken off the bottle when you apply the polish. You can also use it as a big “ring” for Halloween parties if you wish.

Ghost Gutz

The last polish in the box was Lilypad Lacquer’s “Skulloween”. It’s a rusty orange linear holo with golden microglitter. The inspirational picture is here:

The formula is good and covers well. One coat was almost enough but the second coat made it all come more together, if you know what I mean. The drying time is good.

Here’s two coats and no topcoat. The little darker “dots” are the golden microglitter popping through the holo goodness.

Skulloween

And here’s a slightly out of focus picture so you can dwell in the holoness of Skulloween.

Skulloween

♥

Verdict:

I am a fan of the “What’s In-die Box?” concept and that’s why I buy the box every month. I know that the sales have gone up the times they make it an all holo box like this one, so perhaps the clever people behind the boxes should put more holos into their boxes in general. 

This particular box is great, I love all the polishes. The colour scheme is perfect for Halloween and the quality of the polishes is top notch! Thumbs up from me!  

♥

PrettyPots ~ Sugar Plum Faerie vs. Peita’s Polish ~ Little Princess

PrettyPots ~ Sugar Plum Faerie vs. Peita’s Polish ~ Little Princess

A comparison

Today I’ve got another comparison for you. I’m going to compare two pink glitters that look pretty much the same in the bottles.

Here are the two polishes I’m going to compare: PrettyPots Sugar Plum Faerie on the left and Peita’s Polish Little Princess on the right.

On the first glance they look the same but a closer look reveals that the glitters in PrettyPots are just a fraction bigger than the glitters in Peita’s Polish.

Here they are on my nails. It’s two coats of each polish and a layer of Essence Studio Nails’ Top Sealer.

Sugar Plum Faerie – Little Princess – Sugar Plum Faerie – Little Princess

 

The formula is different. Sugar Plum faerie feels like a glitter to apply and Little Princess feels like a suspension base with glitter….it’s smoother, if that makes sense.

Little Princess – Sugar Plum Faerie – Little Princess- Sugar Plum Faerie

Sugar Plum Faerie has a touch of blue that Little Princess doesn’t have. It’s visible if you look really closely, but you have to look for it.

Sugar Plum Faerie – Little Princess – Sugar Plum Faerie – Little Princess

 

Last but not least they’re also a slight colour difference. Sugar Plum Faerie is a fraction darker than Little Princess. But I am sure nobody would have noticed if I had worn the two different polishes that day.

Verdict:
Sugar Plum Faerie and Little Princess are not dupes. The glitter is not the exact same size and the colour isn’t exactly the same either. They’re equally easy to apply and both cover in two coats. Drying time is good.

To me they’re not different enough to own both, but I’m not sure of which one I’ll move on to a better home yet.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Pretty good

Finish: Microglitter

Removal: I’d recommend the foil method
Overall impression: Pretty and girly glitters, great for a base for something else!

Buy again: No

Peita’s Polish ~ Little Penguin

Peita’s Polish ~ Little Penguin

A mix of purple and holo glitters

Little Penguin is a Norway Nails exclusive. It’s purple glitter mixed with hologlitter and it’s soooo goshdarn pretty!

The formula is good, and this glitter doesn’t require underwear. It takes two coats to make it opaque and the drying time between the coats is average. I applied a layer of topcoat before I took my pictures.

Here’s a flash pic of two coats, no topcoat:

Isn’t that glitter just looking cool?

Here’s a picture taken in my lightbox. The holo glitter still shines brightly :)

I found a good motif on stamping plate Mash-47 and I stamped with a no name black stamping polish. I applied another layer of topcoat to seal it up, and then my mani was done.

Here’s a flash picture:

And here’s a lightbox picture.

Verdict:

Purple? Holo? Glitter? Colour me yes, yes and yes. I really like this glitter!!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Average

Durability: Good

Finish: glitter with holo glitter
Overall impression: I love this sparkly and fun glitter

Buy again:Yes

You can only buy Little Penguin  from norwaynails.com as it’s a shop exclusive.

You can find more info on Norway Nail’s Facebook page, link here. 

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