Cupcake Polish ~ Look Who’s Stocking Now

Cupcake Polish ~ Look Who’s Stocking Now

Teal linear holo with teal and golden shimmer

Look Who’s Stocking Now is from the Christmas Collection 2014.

The formula is good and I used two rich coats for this mani. The drying time is pretty good.

The sun was not coorperative, so here is a picture taken with flash. It’s two coats and no topcoat:

It looks great, right? I’m not over the moon with it in low lights though:

So I covered it up, haha! I applied a thin layer of Anny’s “Absolutely Fuchsia”, and before it dried I used bubble wrap to lift some of the fuchsia polish off again. I sealed the whole thing up with topcoat, and then I took my final pictures. Here’s the flash photo:

And here’s the low light picture.

I like it much more with the fuchsia on top. What about you?

 

Number of coats: 2 rich coats
Drying time: Pretty good

Finish: Llinear holo with shimmer

Overall impression: It doesn’t really wow me, to be honest

Buy again: No

Ellagee ~ Summer Breeze

Ellagee ~ Summer Breeze

Teal green scattered holo

This beauty has been hiding in one of the small boxes of untrieds – I must admit that I had forgotten that I actually owned it. It was a joy to re-find Summer Breeze because the polish is really pretty.

The formula is a bit on the thick side, but easy to manage anyway. It was almost opaque after the first coat, but I apply two to make it look perfect. Drying time between the coats is good, nothing bad to report there either.

Here’s what two coats of Summer Breeze looks like in the sunshine:

Is that gorgeous or what??

This colour is so me, no doubt about that!

I decided to play with some bubblewrap! I applied a layer of NailNation 3000’s Doppelgänger and while it was still wet I pressed bubblewrap onto the nails. I finished the mani off with a layer of topcoat:

I kid you not: I love the design the bubbles created!

Here’s a picture taken in ordinary daylight:

This will not be the last time I play with bubblewrap! Have you tried this method?

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Durability: Good

Finish: Scattered holo
Overall impression: I was really impressed with this polish, it’s a beauty inside out!

Buy again: Yes