Elle, Très Belle!

Let's just feast our eyes in unison at this beautiful pink and gray combination. This stunning polish, made by KB Shimmer, is the definition of classic with a twist.

Combining a soft gray jelly base with pink and silver glitters never looked so ladylike. This polish has micro pink, small silver and pink hex, small and medium silver square, and large silver and pink hex glitters - such a perfect mix! The glitters applied smoothly and evenly over the nail in one coat. Elle has a pretty sheer base, so as to not overwhelm the nail with too much glitter, I layered it over another gray polish. I used Joe Fresh - Fog, which is a slightly darker, more cool-toned gray creme that was opaque in one coat.

The mix of pink and gray is so subtle and simple, and the variety of different glitters adds such a nice visual texture to the nail. I highly recommend visiting www.kbshimmer.com to check this and many other gorgeous polishes out.

As always, thank you for reading!

Frankenstine Polish Michael Jackson trio

Here is a full review for the trio Smooth Criminal, Billy Jean, and Thriller from the Michael Jackson Collection, brought to you by Frankenstine Polish. They are handmade glitter top coats and can be found through Facebook.

The first polish we have is Smooth Criminal, a clear base with tiny square and large hex matte white glitters, small black hex glitters, and large Lapiz blue hex glitters. The application was extremely nice on this polish; the glitters were densely enough packed that they evenly coated the entire nail with one coat. The glitter spaced out well by themselves and they didn't clump together at all. There is slight curving of the large blue glitters, but nothing too severe. I topped this off with a coat of Seche Vite.

The next polish is Billie Jean, a mix of small light pinky white hex, medium dark red hex, with some small holographic hex glitters thrown in there as well. I would prefer this polish to be slightly less dense than it is, this being one coat over Essie - Lollipop, because I feel that all the small glitters of the same variety just look bunched together. I also feel that the sporadic larger red glitters seem out of place, or lost even, in the snowstorm of the smaller glitters. With that being said, the glitters spread out beautiful over the nail in easy strokes of the brush. With my personal preference set aside, it is a well performing polish. This is topped with Seche Vite.

Lastly, we have my favourite polish from the trio, Thriller. A mix of small hexagonal matte black and red glitters, with the same colours of long bar glitters as well. This is a great polish that can be used with a variety of colours as a base (I've used it with a silver metallic base underneath), and the fact that the glitter particles are matte adds just another special touch. This is two coats of polish, and the glitters spread out evenly and spaced out wonderfully without maneuvering. I left out a top coat so you could see the true finish of the glitters themselves.

This is a must-have set for any fan of Michael just for nostalgia, and I enjoyed the polishes overall, with Thriller being the stand-out for me in this trio. For anyone wishing to purchase these polishes, you can contact Christine, the creator and producer of this brand, at frankenstinepolishes@earthlink.net
These polishes were sent to me for review.

As always, thank you for reading!

31 Day Challenge - Day 6: Violet

A beautiful, dimensional polish from Whimsical Ideas by Pam is the feature for today's nail challenge. I didn't feel the need to do any nail art or add anything else to this polish, well because let's face it - it's stunning.

Peanut Butter and Jelly is a gorgeous plumy purple creme base with a cooler toned purple sheen with micro and large hexagonal gold glitters. This was opaque in two coats, although under full direct sunlight, it does look somewhat patchy.

This picture is under indirect sunlight and it looks much less patchy. I am very impressed with the quality of this polish. The glitters dispersed on the nail evenly and there was absolutely no need to push or place the glitters around the nail. Application was smooth and easy, no streaking or patchiness at all, and the polish dried evenly with no grittiness. As with all my manicures, I used Seche Vite as a top coat for maximum shine and durability.

All in all, this is a great polish and the quality is extremely impressive. These polishes are available for purchase from Pam on her Facebook page, Whimsical Ideas by Pam. Unfortunately, these are only available for shipment within the US, but a friend was kind enough to mail these to me since I live in Canada.