Gloss n Sparkle - Mirage, Optimus, and Unicorn Droppings

Hi!!

So it's been about 2 weeks since I've posted last, but at least now I can say that I've finished my university exams FOR EVER!!

Today I've got 3 polishes from the amazing indie polish brand Gloss n Sparkle. First up is Mirage, a powder blue creme with small and large silver hexes. I completely love this polish, it reminds me of cartoons like Charlie Brown when they draw snow in the background or something. I think it's perfect for winter and Christmas, I'm pretty sure that this'll be bumped up in the rotation around December haha. I'm pretty sure that this is two coats, but there's still a little bit of VNL so 3 would probably be better.

Bottle shot! 

Indoors

Indoors 

With flash

Next up is Optimus. I couldn't not get this polish, I love the name so much! Plus I'm on a major sheer jelly with glitter kick so I had to get it haha! Optimus is a grey jelly with blue and red large hexes. I love how the jelly partially covers the glitters. This is two coats.

Bottle shot

Indoors

Indoors

Close up

Finally, probably Gloss n Sparkles most well known polish: Unicorn Droppings. If you're only going to buy one of any Gloss n Sparkle polishes, make it this one! Unicorn Droppings is a milky white jelly embedded with holographic shimmer packed with small matte purple, yellow, red, blue, and green (but there's probably more colours then that!) hexes. I think this is going to be one of the polishes that I'll rephotograph when I get my new camera because I don't think that my camera at the moment managed to capture the sheer awesomeness of this polish! This is two (quite thick) coats, but three thin coats would probably give the glitters more depth.

Bottle shot - flash

Bottle shot

Indoors

Indirect sunlight

Close up

Lately I've gotten completely obsessed with nail polish rings, ever since I saw how easy it was to make them, I decided that I don't wear enough jewellery and that I should make my own! These are two rings that I made with Gloss n Sparkle Abyss and Unicorn Droppings. They both look amazing in rings and if you managed to get either of these polishes, I encourage you to make your own rings!

 Bonus pictures - the kitten that we're look after at the moment! We decided to name him Jefferson after the Mad Hatter from Once Upon A Time.

Omg his cute little face! Haha

You can buy Gloss n Sparkle polishes from her Etsy store if you live in Australia. If you live internationally don't worry! Gloss n Sparkle has recently announced that she has gained international distribution through Shoppe Eclecticco, and like Gloss n Sparkle on Facebook to keep up with updates, restocks and new collections!

See you next time!
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A-England - Princess Sabra & Dragon

Hi!

Sadly today we reach the end of the SWATCH-STRAVAGANZA :( Hopefully once I get my hands on some Gothic Beauties, I'll be able to show you more A-England!

These are two amazing holographics from the Legends collection. First up is Princess Sabra, a yellow-bronze (?) holographic. I was sooo close to not buying this, but once I heard the story of how it's supposed to be the same colour as Adina's cat, Tristam's, eyes, I had to have it! They completely remind me of the colour of a cats eyes and I tried to take a photo of this polish next to one of the cats, but they weren't having it! Oh well.

Two coats in all the photos below.

Direct Sunlight

Indoors

Flash

Flash

Plus a picture of one of the kittens that we only looked after for one night before they went to their foster carer. I don't think we even named this little guy, but I think he was part of a litter that we had to give a bath and we separated the ones that loved the water and hated the water into Cray Cray's and Normies. It's so weird when kittens like being bathed especially because it was the first time I'd seen it in real life!

Pretty sure this one was a Cray Cray haha

The final Legend I have for you guys is Dragon! It's a green holographic, similar to Saint George, but Saint George is more of an emerald green/teal while Dragon is lighter and more....Dragon-y. Honestly I don't think you can look at this and not think 'Dragon', it reminds me of all the movies where the dragon flies around and the sun shines off their scales.

Dragon can indeed be a one coater to all people who are in a rush! On my pointer and middle finger I've got 1 coat and on my ring and little finger I've got two. The extra coat makes it sightly darker and makes the holographic stand out a little bit more, but the difference isn't that big.

Direct Sunlight

Indoors

Flash

So no more A-England :( Well until I give in and buy all the Gothic Beauties + Bridal Veil!

You can buy A-England from their website here with free shipping, or you can go to Llarowe where she has some of the Gothic Beauties up already!

Next up I've got all the indie polishes that arrived in the past couple of weeks when I went nuts buying from Llarowe and Etsy haha.

See you next time!

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A-England - Ascalon & Princess Tears

Hi again!

Today I've got two amazing colours from A-England's Legends Collection Ascalon & Princess Sabra. 

First up is Ascalon! A great grey-lavender with scattered holographic particles. For some reason the direct sunlight didn't show any of the purple tones but you can see it in the pictures in the shade. All these pictures are taken with 2 coats, no top coat or base coat (naughty).

Direct Sunlight

Indoors

Indirect Sunlight

Flash

Oh my god, Princess Tears! It's a stunning lilac toned holographic polish! Even though I don't work in an office, I think that this could be one of the rare holographics that are work appropriate. Again, only two coats needed for the pictures below.

Flash

Indoors

Direct Sunlight

Direct Sunlight

 As with all the A-Englands these have a great formula, not being too thick or too thin and super opaque. I did think that they were going to be more of a linear holographic, but they're more scattered. It's not a bad thing, but I've seen heaps of photos where people have gotten stronger linear holographic photos.

In my opinion, you can never have too many holographics, and the only bad thing about them is that you can't see it indoors!

Tomorrow I've got some more Legends for you as we reach the end of the *insert game show music here* SWATCH-STRAVAGANZA!

See you tomorrow!

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A-England - Lady of the Lake & Tristam

Hi!

Finally! The two holographics of the Mythicals Collection! Tristam was one of the other polishes I got in my first A-England haul a few months ago, and I just had to get his purple sister Lady of the Lake!

Unfortunately they're more of a scattered holo instead of linear, but that doesn't make them any less beautiful! Both of them have great application & drying time going on in two easy coats and drying in about 15 minutes without a quick dry top coat!

Onto the pictures! First up is Lady of the Lake:

Direct Sunlight

Indirect Sunlight

Flash

Flash

Isn't it pretty! I loooove purples, but for some reason I don't wear them that much, which is crazy! Next up is the gorgeous Tristam! The best way to describe this colour is denim. This looks exactly like blue jeans, and would be great for Jeans for Genes Day (is that a day in America? I think it's sometime in October here).

Direct Sunlight

Direct Sunlight

Shadow

Flash

One thing that I've completely forgotten to mention in previous posts is removal. These didn't stain my nails at all even though they were super pigmented. Although I've never really had staining problems except for reds & China Glaze Atlantis.

Tomorrow I'll show the first half of my Legends collection! I'll leave you with a photo of the new phone covers I got from eBay this week. A kitty and chocolate! Best things in the world I think haha!

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A-England - Saint George

Hi!

I present to you......THE MOST PERFECT GREEN EVER!

A-England - Saint George is honestly the most perfect green I've ever seen. It combines my love of emerald greens with holos! As if the colour wasn't awesome enough, all of these photos are taken with only one coat plus top coat!

Unfortunately the sun didn't come out to play today, but the flash give you an idea of what it looks like in the sunlight. Damn Melbourne weather!

So Saint George has made me long for the perfect forest green cream. Do you guys have any suggestions?

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