Collection Post

While I do plan on doing a swatch post today, I got bored and wanted to do a collection post too :P 

Since this is pretty picture heavy I'll put it behind a page break just so it doesn't eat up my whole front page. Most of the colors are pretty accurate but I will note the ones that aren't. 

 Also, I know some of the bottles don't look that pretty but I don't mind because I only care what is inside the bottle ;) Some of the China Glazes I have had since high school so they are pretty beat up after 6 years but still work just as good as they did when I first bought them!

Rescue Beauty Lounge Aqua Lily + Elevation Polish Stay Behind Catch A Wave

Since I got some awesome nail mail today, I decided to pair 2 of the ones I got together and make another post for the day! Stay Behind Catch A Wave is something I bought 2 of because 1 will be for a giveaway. :)

Aqua Lily is a turquoise cream with pink/purple shimmer.

All fingers except my pinky, which is 2 coats Cosmetic Arts Gray, are 2 coats of Aqua Lily over Seche Rebuild and under 1 coat of Seche Vite.

This picture is a tad lighter than the real life color but I wanted to show off the shimmer it gives off.

The color alone is beautiful, add in the shimmer and it makes it even more gorgeous!

Stay Behind Catch A Wave is described as slightly tinted blue base, 5 kinds of circle glitter (white, teal & blue), iridescent hexes, micro holographic glitter in teal and green.

All fingers have 2 coats of Stay Behind Catch A Wave over the above mentioned colors and no top coat.

So I'm sure you were wondering why I paired up a gray accent nail with Aqua Lily and the reason was to show off how amazing Stay Behind Catch A Wave is! I swatched it a handful of other colors but the one besides Aqua Lily I loved the most was gray and wanted to show it off.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Aqua Lily is discontinued at this time though, it is coming back in November. You can find other Rescue Beauty Lounge polishes here and their Facebook page here.

Elevation Polish's store is currently closed, it opens up on the 7th of every month at 9:10pm CST. There is both an etsy storefront that can be found here and a big cartel storefront that can be found here.  Lulu's, the creator of Elevation Polish, blog can be found here.

Edit to add: I wanted to add that I had some hiccups with the other Elevation polish I ordered, Pic De Subindex, and Lulu truly has the most amazing customer service! I know some people are hesitant to buy indies with some problems that have come up with other sellers, but you will NOT find that the case with Elevation Polish.

Cosmetic Arts polish can be found at a variety of places though, I picked up mine at Ross for $1.99.

Be sure to like me on Facebook here or follow me on GoogleFriendConnect! Once I hit 50 followers/likes combined I will be having an awesome, if I do say so myself, giveaway with Stay Behind Catch A Wave being one of the 5 indies I will be giving away. :)

Butter London Disco Biscuit + Max Factor Fantasy Fire

I decided to another fun little layering with Butter London Disco Biscuit and Max Factor Fantasy Fire. And I didn't use an indie polish in the entire post! ;)

Disco Biscuit is described as a A tropical hot-pink lacquer with an undercurrent of tiny iridescent glitter particles.

All fingers are 3 coats of Disco Biscuit with a base coat of Seche Rebuild and no top coat. 

I love this color so much! It was my first Butter London and even alone is an awesome color.

 Max Factor Fantasy Fire is a sheer purple base with color changing pigment. The pigment shifts from copper to red to green.  

 This is 2 coats of Fantasy Fire over 3 coats of Disco Biscuit and a top coat of Seche Vite.

I love purple, so this is just my thing! The color came out as a deep plum color with the blue sparkle from Disco Biscuit popping through.

Butter London can be purchased at Ulta or from their online store here. It is apart of the Spring/Summer 2012 Collection. You can like Butter London on Facebook here.

Max Factor Fantasy Fire is exclusive to the UK, I was lucky enough to find someone in the US that was selling a bottle. It can also be found on ebay for relatively cheap.

China Glaze Ride the Waves + Pretty & Polished Sand Art

I swear one day my posts won't all be indies! Maybe tomorrow ;)

 Today I layered Pretty & Polished Sand Art over  China Glaze Ride the Waves 

 China Glaze Ride The Waves is described as a dark ocean blue jelly.

All nails are 4 thin coats over Seche Rebuild with no top coat.

I love this color I don't have any deep blues in my collection so, when it came out I knew I had to have it. I also love that it is a "jelly" and don't mind the visible nail line it shows even after 4 coats.

Sand Art is a mixture of  green, blue, pink, yellow and purple matte glitter.

 

All nails are 2 coats of Sand Art over 4 coats of Ride The Waves and no top coat.

I think Ride the Waves is a perfect base for Sand Art! It's subtle but still something different ;)

China Glaze Ride The Waves is from the current Summer Neons collection and can be found most major cosmetic retailers.You can like China Glaze on Facebook here.

Pretty & Polished Sand Art can be found on etsy here (though she is currently not open). You can also find Pretty & Polished on Facebook here and find Chelsea's, the creator of Pretty & Polished, blog here. 

Lynnderella Chartreuse Grit

I know this is one of the polishes that has been bringing up much controversy in the polish groups. I was lucky enough to have my awesome friend send this to me. No I did not pay $800 for it, I could only wish I had that much money to blow on a single bottle of nail polish ;)

Also, my camera couldn't capture this color 100% it is a tad more yellow and neon in person.

I went back and took some more photos and I feel the pictures posted now are pretty accurate representations of the color in real life :)

The color is described as a translucent neon highlighter yellow base with assorted chartreuse glitters. This is not the original version of this polish. I knew before I received this it would not be.

All fingers, except for my middle finger, are 2 coats Chartreuse Grit over a base coat of Seche Rebuild. My middle finger is 2 coats of Chartreuse Grit over 2 coats of Wet n Wild Ebony Hates Chris. All have a thick top coat of Seche Vite

Even though I knew it wouldn't be the same when it was on the way to me, I am disappointed that it doesn't have more of the smaller glitters in it like the older version.

Alas, I am not really in love with this :( I love the color but I would have liked it to have more smaller glitter than the bigger pieces. I know there are others out there who do love this, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ;)

Lynnderella is currently only selling through her ebay store, which can be found here. 

Wet n Wild Ebony Hates Chris can be found at most mass retailers and is a part of their Fast Dry Collection. You can like Wet n Wild on Facebook here.