Sunday, March 10, 2019

Glisten & Glow ~ 9 Year Anniversary Trio

*Provided for review


Today is the day! Glisten & Glow has been in business for 9 years!! I started following in 2012 when I stopped biting my nails. Lots of things have changed since then but G&G remains a constant in my life. The top coat is my life line for swatching! Seriously. It makes all the difference in a great manicure. I'm actually not even sure if it was intentional but I absolutely love that the 3 colors here are the colors in the logo ❤ Ok, on to the polish!



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9 Years & Nailing It is a black jelly polish filled with rainbow colored chameleon flakes and silver and purple holo micro glitters. This one is just so magical. Very opaque for a jelly polish. Wonderful formula as well. The flakies just seem to swim in the base. I kept turning my hands to catch all the sparkle. Super fun polish. I used 2 coats plus glossy and matte top coats. 9 Years & Nailing It will be $10.50.

9 Years & Nailing It

9 Years & Nailing It with flash

9 Years & Nailing It macro

9 Years & Nailing It matte

9 Years & Nailing It matte macro

9 Years & Nailing It with art
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Celebrating On Cloud 9 is a white based crelly with pink, black, and silver multi sized glitters. I love this so much! White crellys are not a favorite of mine but wow! So simple yet so stunning. Again, this is very opaque for a crelly polish. It almost could be a 1 coater. And what a great formula for a white polish! I used 2 coats plus glossy and matte top coats for my swatches. Celebrating On Cloud 9 will be $9.

Celebrating On Cloud 9

Celebrating On Cloud 9 with flash

Celebrating On Cloud 9 macro

Celebrating On Cloud 9 matte

Celebrating On Cloud 9 matte macro

Celebrating On Cloud 9 with art
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Raspberry Margarita 2.0 is a bright pink linear holo polish. Y'ALL!!!! I can't even put into words how much I love this. Pure perfection from color to formula. It's really a must have especially if you are a pink lover like myself!! This polish is a jelly base so I used 3 thin coats with glossy top coat for my swatches. You already know how I feel about matting holos… Raspberry Margarita 2.0 will be $11.

Raspberry Margarita 2.0

Raspberry Margarita 2.0 with flash

Raspberry Margarita 2.0 macro

Raspberry Margarita 2.0 with art
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Mani using The 9 Year Anniversary Trio


Does the pink look familiar? It's a re-release of the fan favorite from the cocktails collection 2015! I am super happy she is back because I couldn't get my paws on her last time around. If you missed it too, now is your chance. Make sure you don't miss out on these beauties. They release at 7pm EST March 10th (TODAY!!) Fun Fact: Today my daughter turns 13!! Anywho, you can purchase the trio for $28 or separately for the prices listed with each polish. I suggest the trio 👌 Have a fantastic, relaxing Sunday and treat yourself to some exquisite polish!! 











Saturday, March 9, 2019

Moonflower Polish ~ Gemstones: Part 2 ~ YouTube Swatches & Stamping Demo

Moonflower Polish ~ Gemstones: Part 2

*Provided for review
*Picture heavy


Hey y'all! Tonight I have for you the second installment of the Gemstones Collection from Nadia of Moonflower Polish. I have a ton of pics so I will get right to the review. Each polish has the same flawless 1 coat application. These polishes were formulated to stamp so they are very opaque. I cannot wait to use them in more nail art. They are super holo but don't dry super shiny so I suggest a good top coat to make them pop! And because I am me, I used 2 coats plus top coat for my swatches. I did not matte these. They are ultra holos so I wanted that to be the focus. Ready for the pics? Me too!




Rubi (Ruby) is a warm toned red ultra holo with slight orange undertones. 2 coats plus glossy top coat

Rubi

Rubi with flash

Rubi macro

Rubi stamped

Rubi stamped macro

Rubi stamped macro

Rubi stamped macro
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Citrino (Citrine) is an orange ultra holo. 2 coats plus top coat.

Citrino

Citrino with flash

Citrino macro

Citrino stamped

Citrino stamped macro

Citrino stamped macro

Citrino stamped macro
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Esmerelda (Emerald) is a green ultra holo. 2 coats plus top coat.

Esmerelda

Esmerelda with flash

Esmerelda macro

Esmerelda stamped

Esmerelda stamped macro

Esmerelda stamped macro

Esmerelda stamped macro
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Zafiro (Sapphire) is a sapphire blue ultra holo. 2 coats plus top coat.

Zafiro

Zafiro with flash

Zafiro macro

Zafiro stamped

Zafiro stamped macro

Zafiro stamped macro

Zafiro stamped macro
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Lapislazuli (Lapis Lazuli) is an indigo or slightly blue leaning purple depending on how you see color. I personally see blue-violet. 2 coats plus top coat.

Lapislazuli 

Lapislazuli with flash

Lapislazuli macro

Lapislazuli stamped

Lapislazuli stamped macro

Lapislazuli stamped macro

Lapislazuli stamped macro
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Gemstone art using the whole Gemstones: Part 2 Collection

My birthday is in September so I have to say that Zafiro is my favorite 💙 Esmerelda is a very very close second 💚  Each polish will be $12.50 for the 15ml and $7.50 for the minis. Sets will be $57 and $34. They will not be available as 1 large set of 10 for now. A few minis will also be available at www.lanternandwren.com for the same price. These are available now along with a bunch of other new stuff so don't wait. Go now!! Links below 👍 Have a great night!!