Glam Polish Frankenslime 2014

 Hi there darlings! Anyone still reading this blog even though the update's have been beyond lousy?

I just have so much else in my life right now that takes up my time that blogging has become, well, the last priority in my life. I don't want to go on a break from blogging, I'll just warn you that the updates will be very sporadic.

Anyway, today I'll show you a Halloween favourite of mine, Glam Polish Frankenslime 2014. It's the classic Halloween shade from Glam Polish and it's released every year with a slightly new look to it. I just ordered Frankenslime 2015 and that one looks even better than the one. 

Frankenslime 2014 is a sea glass green holographic base with lime green and purple glitter. It's amazing and it's perfect for both Halloween and spring. The colours are fun and vibrant and go so well together.

The pictures are taken in direct sunlight.

The formula is great. Two thin coats give full coverage. The finish becomes a little textured but a coat of top coat makes it shiny and smooth. The holo isn't dulled by TC.

What you see in the pictures are two coats of Glam Polish Frankenslime 2014 and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat.

Glam Polish Gruesome Movie Duo

Happy Halloween!

Today I have the Glam Polish Gruesome Movie Duo to show you. It's perfect to show you today since it's both Halloween and Holo Firday. This duo was sold exlusively at Mei Mei's Signatures. It was only sold in 60 numbered sets and the duo even made the site crash. I wasn't lucky enough to score this duo when it was sold at Mei Mei's but the lovely bookpolish sold her set to me. The duo consists of Tales from the Darkside and Carrie. Let's start off with Tales from the Darkside.

Tales from the Darkside is a purple holographic polish with purple and fuchsia glass flecks. It's stunning! it's dark enough to fit Halloween but bright enough to be worn anytime. The glass flecks give it a beautiful glow and add lots and lots of depth. They are, of course, most prominent in the shadow.
The fomrula is flawless. It's super smooth and easy to apply. Two coats gave full coverage but you can get away with just one. The finish become shiny and smooth.

Carrie is a blood red holographic polish with crimson and golden glass flecks. It's absolutely gorgeous! This is my favourite of the two. The glass flecks give the polish an amazing glow. It's so vibrant and very vampy. This polish is perfection. This is actually my Halloween mani. I just can't resist a good red. I also happen to love Stephen King's novel Carrie.
The formula on this was, just as with Tales from the Darkside, is flawless. Two coats gave full coverage. I think you could get away with one thicker coat but usually two thin coats give more depth. This polish is top coat hungry though, so two coats is a must.

This set is no longer available but if you're lucky, like I was you, a lovely person might sell it to you. Both of these polishes are gorgeous and they have a precious place in my Helmer. Carrie is my favourite of the two but Tales from the Darkside is one of the prettiest purples I've ever seen. Which one is your favourite or do you love them both equally? If you feel the need to get your hands on another Glam Polish Halloween duo Mei Mei's Signatures still has another duo for sale called Dark Terror. I will post my review of that duo on Sunday.

What's In-Die Box October 2014: Holo-ween!

Hi darlings!

Last week I recieved the the What's In-Die Box? for october. This month was an all holo box with the theme Holo-ween.
The What's In-Die Box? is an all indie box ith five surpise polishes from five different indie makers. You have no idea what the polishes look like when you order the box but five inspiration pictures are released, so you'll get a clue about the colour scheme.  Here you can see all the inspiration pictures for October.

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This post will be picture heavy, because I'll show you all five polishes today. Since it's halloween and all tomorrow. I'd thought it'd be fitting. The polishes will be shown in no particular order.

Th first polish up is Lilypad Lacquer Skulloween.  Skulloween is a pumpkin orange holographic polish with tiny, tiny black shimmer than can barely be seen but adds depth. It's gorgeous and the colour looks amazing!
The formula was good. Two coats gave full coverage and it dried fast to a shiny finish.

The inspiration picture for Skulleoween. Source

 Moving on! The next polish is Emily de Molly Night Terrors. Night Terrors is a midnight blue holographic polish with bue and purple shimmer. It has a grey-ish sort of blue tone in the shadow and a brighter navy blue in the sun. It' dark, it's beautiful and completely spellbinding. The formula was good. Two coats gave full coverage and the finish becomes shiny.

The inspiration picture for Night Terrors. Source

The next polish is the brightest of the bunch, Peita's Polish Ghost Gutz. Ghost Gutz is a bright, almmost neon, mint green holo. This is the least holographic of the five. The holo effect is scattered but it adds depth and sparkle. It's pretty and I really like the colour.
The formula was good. It's the type of colour that could go on streaky but it doesn't. Two coats gave full coverage and the finish becomes semi-matte.

The inspiration picture for Ghost Gutz. Source

The next polish is Glam Polish Paranormal. Paranormal is a teal holographic polish. The colour wa crazy ard to capture. It leans more blue in my pictures than in real life. This is my favourite of the five polishes. Teal and holo is always a smashing combination. This is gorgeous!
The formula is very good. Two coats gave full coverage and the finish becomes shiny.

The inspiration picture for Paranormal. Source

The llast polish in the box is PrettyPots Polish Bewitchery. Bewitchery is a purple with a strong holographic effect. The colour is beautiful! I love it.
The formula n the other hand left lots to wish for. It was easy to apply but required four coats for full opacity. So I was a bit disappointed in that. The finish becomes very shiny.

The inspiration picture for bewitchery. Source

I really, really liked this month's box. I love that it was an all holo box and that it was a Halloween box! Which one of the five polishes is your favourite?

I think that the What's In-die Box? is the best indie polish box other there. I just love the concept of a new theme every month and the fact that what the polishes will look like is a surprise. This wasn't my last box and it's definitely not my last. November's box has the theme Pokémon, and who could resist that?

Glam Polish Deathly Holo

Hey guys!

It's Holo Friday today! Since it's soon Halloween I'd like to show you a lovely Halloween polish. This is Glam Polish Deathly Holo.

Deathly Holo is a blackened eggplant purple with iridescent glass flecks. It's stunning! I really like the glass flecks which are more prominent in the shadow. So the polish is never boring. I find that some holos are a bit grey-ish in the shadow but when glass flecks or other types of shimmer are added the polish is gorgeous all the time. The glass flecks also add a lot of depth. Another amazing Glam.

The only down side to this polish is that it was a limited edition exclusive for MeiMei's Signatures. Only 30 bottles were made and all of them are numbered. This bottle is number 14.

The holo is stronger in real life than in my pictures.I think my camera freaked out a bit by all the sparkle.

The formula was good. Two coats gave full coverage and the polish dried quickly. The finish becomes semi-matte so top coat is needed.
What you see in the pictures are two coats of Glam Polish Deathly Holo and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat.

Halloween Week: Femme Fatale Wickerman Embers

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you're having a great day. I'm celebrating today with another polish from Femme Fatale's Halloween Trio. I'm wearing the beautiful Wickerman Embers.

Wickerman Embers is a burgundy jelly with different shapes of glitter in various colours. I can see hexes, micro glitter and bar glitter in copper, magenta, different shades of orange, gold and black. As you all probably know by now I really don't like bar glitter. I don't hate but I almost never think it looks pretty. I don't fancy the bar glitter in this polish but the colours go so well together that the bar glitters don't really show. Other than that I think this polish is just gorgeous! I layered it over a dark burgundy creme polish.

 

The formula is good. It's easy to apply and not too thick. It's thick but more than manageable. The base is sheer but will probaböy cover in three thin coats, though I chose to layer it over a similar base colour. I layered two coats over Essie Shearling Darling. The polish dried quickly and shiny, but a bit rough.

What you see in the pictures are two coats of Essie Shearling Darling, two coats of Femme Fatale Wickerman Embers and three coats of Seche Vite

Halloween Week: Femme Fatale Abuse the Ooze

It's Green Wednesday today and I'm showing you Femme Fatale Abuse the Ooze. Abuse the Ooze is part of Femme Fatale's Halloween trio for this fall.

Abuse the Ooze is a bright green, yellow leaning jelly with green, chartreuse and golden hex glitter and green, prismatic circle glitter. It's gorgeous! Absolutely lovely. I love the green colour and the glitter. The circle glitter creates a fun effect.
The jelly is extremely sheer. I first tried to wear the polish on its own but it just wouldn't build up a coverage, and at three coats the jelly base was still so sheer that there was barely any colour (just lots and lots of glitter) on my nails. I decided to layer the polish over a smiliar colour base. The result though is fantastic. It's so bright and shiny and the colour really pops.

The formula was just fine. It wasn't as thick as my other Femme Fatales. It was easy to apply, but as I said, very sheer. I layered two coats over OPI Who The Shrek Are You?. Abuse the Ooze dries quickly but rough. Top coat is definitely needed for a shiny and smooth finish.
What you see in the pictures are three thin coats of OPI Who The Shrek Are You?, two coats of Femme Fatale Abuse the Ooze and two coat of China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat.