Glisten & Glow ~ Wench’s Wardrobe and Parrot’s Parlay

Glisten & Glow ~ Wench’s Wardrobe and Parrot’s Parlay

Described as Blackened purple navy holo and Coral red linear holographic

These two polishes are both from the Pirate's Booty Autumn 2016 Collection.

I combined them and made them into a kitchen sink manicure, because I haven’t done that for a while and I actually quite like manicures where all the nails are different.

Wench’s Wardrobe is supposedly a blackened purple. I see it as black with a purple flame – and Parrot’s Parlay is described as coral red, and I just see it as pink. Never mind, they’re both pretty :D

The formula is good, and I used two coats for full opacity. The drying time is good too.

Here’s what I did:

Pinkie: I placed a pink stud in wet topcoat

Ring finger: I added a water decal over white polish

Middle finger: I placed a black butterfly in wet topcoat

Pointer: I made stripes with the white and with Parrot’s Parley

I topcoated it all and here’s the final result taken with flash:

Here’s the little canvasses without the nail art. Both the black (purple) and the coral (pink) look good in my opinion.

Here are the things I used today.

None of these polishes are available anymore.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Finish: Linear holo
Overall impression: Good formula and drying time

Buy again: I don’t think so. The black is too dark for me and the pink is looking like something I’ve got heaps of :D

Flormar ~ Rooftop Party & Victory of Black

Flormar ~ Rooftop Party & Victory of Black

Magenta and black crème

A kitchen sink mani is where all the nails are different. I really like kitchen sink manis and especially if you make your manicure look like a whole by making the colours match or fit together.

Today I used two different Flormar polishes from their Full Color collection: Rooftop Party and Victory of black. Both polishes are two coaters and both polishes have a good drying time.

I also used a silver glitter striper from L. A. Colors’ Art Deco series. It’s been a while since I used a “real striper”. I usually use my regular polishes with a thin brush when I want to make stripes. I may have to go through my box of stripers and see if some of them needs to go to a more appreciative home :D

The pinkie is two layers of Rooftop Party, stripes are made with the black Victory of Black and the silver striper.

The ring finger is a gradient with Rooftop Party and Victory of Black

The middle finger is two coats of the black Victory of Black with a spider decoration attached.

The pointer is two layers of Rooftop Party, and then a leopard pattern made with the two other polishes.

There is a layer of topcoat to protect it all.

Here are the three polishes I used.

I hope you like kitchen sink manis as much as I do :D

Number of coats: 2

Drying time: Pretty good

Finish: crème
Overall impression: Good polishes at a good price. Definitely recommendable

Buy again: Yes

Essence ~ Beam me Up, Across the Universe and Outta Space is the Place

Essence ~ Beam me Up, Across the Universe and Outta Space is the Place

From the “Out of Space Stories” collection

Out of Space Stories is a collection of seven polishes from spring 2017. I bought six of them and will be wearing them in pairs over the next couple of days. The seventh polish is black which is why I didn’t buy it.

Today I’m actually wearing three of them, namely Outta Space is the Place, which is a super pale pink with a beautiful green shimmer – I also showed you that one yesterday. I’m also wearing Beam me Up, a bright fuchsia polish with holographic finish, and Across the Universe, which is a duochrome that shifts between lilac and grey.

I ended up with a mani that looked like this:

Pinkie: Two layers of Beam me Up. Great drying time. Then two stripes made with Across the Universe.

Ring finger: Two layers of Across the universe. Great drying time. I placed a stud in topcoat by the base of the nail.

Middle finger: Two coats of Outta Space is the Place. I made random dots with the two other polishes.

Pointer: Two layers of Beam me Up. Stamp from stamping plate Moyra No. 106 Such a Strange Girl. The stamping polish is just a regular black one from El Corazón.

This picture is taken in daylight, no sun.

Here are the three polishes on their own. It’s two coats of each and they all have a great drying time.

Here are the polishes and the stamping plate I used.

  

Like I said: I’m a fan. The fuchsia is my favourite from this collection!

Stay tuned for the next two from the Out of Space Stories-collection.

Number of coats: 2

Drying time: Really good

Finish: Shimmer and holo

Overall impression: I like them. Across the Universe is my least favourite of this collection and the only one I would not buy again

Buy again: Yes to two of them