Showing posts with label harry potter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label harry potter. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

LevelUP Lacquer ~ Bertie Bott's Collection Part 2 ~ Not So Good Flavors

                                                                            *Provided for review


          Hi! Tonight I bring you part 2 of this Harry Potter inspired collection from LevelUP Lacquer! The polishes are based on the good, or not so good, flavors of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Part 1 was the good flavors which you can see HERE. Part 2 is going to be the not so good flavors. I wrote all of the details for purchase in Part 1 so make sure you check that out! This post will just be swatches and links. With that being said, let's jump right into the swatches!

          Dirty Socks is a gorgeous light grey creamy polish with black hexes and a golden shimmer. I love this one so much! The formula is perfect and I have never seen a polish quite like this before. It also makes me think of Dobby getting a sock so its high up there for me. Possibly my favorite of the whole collection! I mean, DOBBY!!!! My swatch is 3 thin coats with top coat.

3 thin coats of Dirty Socks with top coat

Dirty Socks macro
 
 
Dirt is my second favorite of the whole collection. Weird they are in the not so good flavors lol! Dirt is a creamy dark brown holo polish with an aqua shimmer. OMG its sooooo pretty! And I am sure you are seeing a pattern with formula right? Oh so good! Like buttah <3 My swatch is 3 thin coats with topcoat.
 
3 thin coats of Dirt with top coat

Dirt macro
 
 
Boogey, as unpleasant as that thought is, is a really pretty lime green jelly polish. It is packed with tons of green glitters. Different shapes and sizes. Super smooth formula even with all the glitters! My swatch is 3 thin coats with top coat.
 
3 thin coats of Boogey with top coat

Boogey macro
 
 
Sardines is definitely going to be a crowd favorite from this collection. Its a glitter packed polish. It has silver and blue glitters with plenty of holo-y bling! I did 2 swatches of this because it can either be full coverage or it can be layered. For the first swatch I put 1 careful coat over China Glaze New Birth then a coat of top coat.
 
CG New Birth with 1 coat of Sardines with top coat

CG New Birth with 1 coat of Sardines with top coat
 
 
My second swatch of Sardines is 1 regular coat then 2 sponged on coats. It doesn't need to done this way. There is more than enough glitter in the polish to get it opaque in 2-3 coats. This is just how I did it. I also needed to add 2 coats of top coat to even out the glitters a little. That also shouldn't be an issue if you just polish normally. Its all about preference :) 
 
1 regular and 2 sponged coats of Sardines with top coat

Sardines macro
 
 
Last we have Soap. Soap is a creamy white polish loaded with iridescent glitters in different shapes and sizes. There is also a green and blue shimmer. Super pretty. Totally looks like soap bubbles. It so soft yet so shiny! My swatch is 3 thin coats with top coat. I also show it matte because iridescent glitters need to be matted! It does something amazing to them! Take a look!
 
3 thin coats of Soap with top coat

Soap macro

3 thin coats of Soap with a matte top coat

Soap matte macro
 
 
So what did you think of the Not So Good Flavors? Pretty good right?! I can get down with these bad flavors any day :) Don't forget to read Part 1 for deets. Read that HERE! Share your haul pics with me in the comments! I would love to see what you grabbed and how you use it! Links below!
 
 
 
 
 
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Monday, April 4, 2016

LevelUP Lacquer ~ Bertie Bott's Collection Part 1 ~ Good Flavors

                                                                        *Provided for review

          Hello fellow nail lovers! How many of you are also Harry Potter fans? My mother in law made me watch one a night until I had watched them all! And I have to say thank you so much Pam because now I love them! When Ash told me she had a Bertie Bott's Collection I was so excited! I have to say that I judged these extra hard because they HAVE to look like the "flavor" names! There are 10 polishes in this collection so I split it into 2 parts. This first part will be the good "flavors". Let's get started!

          Honey is a golden yellow that really resembles honey! It is a jelly polish so it wont get totally opaque. The formula was awesome. I used 3 thin coats for my swatch plus top coat.

3 thin coats of Honey with top coat

Honey macro
 
 
Bubblegum is a pink crelly with pink circles and holo glitters. This is perfect for bubblegum... and Barbie lol!! Love it! Wonderful formula opaque in 3 thin coats with top coat.
 
3 thin coats of Bubblegum with top coat

Bubblegum macro
 
 
Cranberry is a creamy deep red polish with red and pink glass flecks. Definitely the color of a cranberry! So much depth to this one! My swatch is 2 smooth coats with top coat.
 
2 coats of Cranberry with top coat

Cranberry macro
 
 
Sugared Violets is a gorgeous light purple crelly. This polish has white hex glitters, iridescent glitters, and a crazy amount of iridescent micro flakies. Maybe its shimmer but either way its freakin amazing! I did try my best but these colors lean slightly blue. I swear purple just hates me and any camera I will ever own!!! My swatch is 3 thin perfect coats with top coat.
 
3 thin coats of Sugared Violets with top coat

Sugared Violets macro
 
 
Lastly we have Orange Marmalade. I just wanna keep wearing this one. It is a orange jelly polish with orange glitters that range from light to dark. Definitely a stunner. My swatch is 3 thin coats with top coat. Perfect formula. Tons of glitter but not too thick at all.
 
3 thin coats of Orange Marmalade with top coat

Orange Marmalade macro
 
 
 
Overall, I love these. The colors matched the names so perfectly! So here is the deal with these babies. Right now you can buy the complete 10 piece collection for $70. I'm sure that wont last long so if you want them grab them!!! You can also buy them singly for $9.25. There is an option to be surprised, like the Bertie Bott's! These are available in sets of 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10. The risk is that you choose 50% of the colors and Ash picks the other 50%. So with a 2 pack you would choose 1 and Ash would choose the other. With a 4 pack you would choose 2 and Ash would choose 2 etc etc. Each 2 pack would be $14. Such a fun way to incorporate the game of it! Make sure you stay tuned for part 2 of this collection so you can pick which ones to buy!!! Let me know which one you like the most and which Harry Potter movie is your favorite. Links below!!
 
 
 
 
 
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