Colors by Llarowe ~ The Grass Is Always Greener

Colors by Llarowe ~ The Grass Is Always Greener

Green holographic with an aqua blue and gold flame

“The Grass Is Always Greener” was polish of the month for August 2018. It’s a lovely green holographic with a great formula. The coverage is good, I used two easy coats for full opacity. The drying time is really good.

The stamp is from the stamping plate “ZJOY-PLUS009”. I stamped with El Corazón’s stamping polish “Apple Flower”. I topped it all with topcoat and then my manicure was finished.

Here it is, photographed with flash.

This photo is taken in daylight, no sun.

Here’s “The Grass Is Always Greener” alone. This is two coats and no topcoat. The photo is taken with flash to show off the pretty blue holo flame.

Colors by Llarowe ~ The Grass Is Always Greener

This is the stuffs I used today.

“The Grass Is Always Greener” is a super pretty green. It’s limited edition.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Linear holo
Overall impression: Great polish in all respects

Buy again: Yes

Kiko ~ Sparkling Holiday #01

Kiko ~ Sparkling Holiday #01

Christmas red with shimmer

Here’s the second polish from Kiko’s collection of Christmas shimmers 2018. I showed you the darker sister #02 yesterday. Click here to be taken to that post in case you missed it.

The formula is really easy to work with and the coverage is perfect – I used one single coat of polish for my manicure. The drying time is good.

I just added a couple of stickers onto my nails. I topped it all with topcoat to protect the manicure.

Here’s the whole thing, photographed in the lightbox.

Kiko ~ Sparkling Holiday #01

I’m amazed at how well this polish covers. It’s a perfect one coater, just like its sister.

Kiko ~ Sparkling Holiday #01

This polish is just perfect for me. I love the formula, the finish and the colour. Perfect!

Number of coats: 1
Drying time: Good

Finish: Shimmer
Overall impression: Good formula, great coverage. The polish is super pretty.

Buy again: Yes

Kiko ~ Sparkling Holiday #02

Kiko ~ Sparkling Holiday #02

Blackened burgundy with purple to golden shimmer

I seem to keep buying dark, vampy colours – only to find out that they look nothing but black on my nails. I really need to stop myself!

Anyway, #02 from Kiko’s Sparkling Holiday collection of 2018 is deep, vampy, really pretty. The formula is thick and super easy to work with. The coverage is perfect – I used one single coat of polish for my manicure. The drying time is good.

The stamp is from the stamping plate “Mezerdoo B4”. I stamped with Colour Alike’s stamping polish “B. a Red Wine”.

I topped the whole thing with El Corazón’s holo flakie topper “421h/25”.

Here’s the whole thing, photographed in the lightbox.

I love the stamping polish, it made up for some of the darkness of the Kiko shimmer polish.

Here’s #02 on its own. This is one single coat and a thin layer of topcoat. This is exactly what it looks like in real life.

Kiko ~ Sparkling Holiday #02

Here are the polishes and the plate I used today.

Honestly? This is too dark for me and I’ll have to find it another home soon. What a shame.

Number of coats: 1
Drying time: Good

Finish: Shimmer
Overall impression: Good, thick formula, great coverage. The polish is really dark and vampy.

Buy again: No