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Liquid Kandi Fall Collection Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Press Sample*
Today I am reviewing Liquid Kandi's first fall collection.  It consists of 4 polishes, all different finishes that make it fun and diverse!

Let's get to some swatches!

First up is Trendsetter, a fall maize-like yellow crelly containing silver holographic glitter.  I love that this yellow isn't too bright, but the perfect shade of golden rod yellow.  (My husband selected that description....he originally said mustard yellow, but I dislike mustard so I asked him to find another description.)  Formula was smooth and creamy for easy application.  This polish is actually a one coater if you use a thick coat, but photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

Next is Swiss Chocolate, a creamy brown crelly.  The name says it all....it looks like chocolate, I expected to smell it too!  Formula was perfection (most chocolate is).  Photos show 2 coats with shiny topcoat.

5th Av is next, an orange-red jelly.  Easy to work with formula and fun bright fall color.  This is the perfect jelly to use in a jelly sandwich (jelly-glitter-jelly).  To get total opacity, I used 3 coats with shiny topcoat.

Lastly is Plaid Skirts & Tights, a fun glitter topper.  Plaid Skirts & Tights contains orange, yellow and red hexes in a few sizes as well as some iridescent glitter that popped over dark navy blue. Photos show 2 coats over 5th Ave (1st and 2nd photos) and over Jenna Hipp I Cast A Spell On Blue (3rd and 4th photos) with shiny topcoat.

Shiny Top Coat: Kitty Polish in the scent of Gardenia

Loves:  Formula - formula - formula!  Crelly, glitter crelly, jelly and glitter topper - these 4 are perfection in a bottle and Liquid Kandi has proven that she can hit the mark on all finishes.  Liquid Kandi polish is also 5-free, so it doesn't contain 5 nasties that can be found in polish.

Wishes:  I wouldn't change a thing!

Information:
Store: Liquid Kandi
Instagram: @liquidkandi (follow for sales and announcements!)

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @beginnails

Beginnails' Sunday Six Week 45

Greetings and Nailutations,

Hello!  It was a very slow week in the mani department.  I was feeling un-inspired and was really busy at work (it was fall break and most of my group at work was on vacation).  Luckily I had plenty of manis from the weeks before to post on my instagram account (@BeginNails).  This weekend I was able to get my creative juice flowing and can't wait to post some of the manis I've created over the next week or two.

Now let's get to my Sunday Six...favorite manis of the week.

This first one I used CDB Lacquer's Time Warp as the base and stamped on some fishnets to pay homage to Dr. Frank-N-Furter using MoYou's Bridal Plate 06 and then topped it all with Dream Polish's Ultra Wax (Matte) Top Coat in the scent of Honey Almond.

The next mani is a subtle galaxy nail design using Elsa from Daily Hues Nail Lacquer.  I used a white striper to add stars and topped it all with Kitty Polish Ocean Mist scented top coat.

One of my favorite swatches is Vintage Jumpsuit from Drip Drop Nail Paint with matte top coat.  It looks so soft.  I love purples, and this is a purple jelly and one must mattify all jellies!

This next mani, I used Cold Concrete from GG Indie Polish, which is a great color for fall.  I then added a stamp using Winstonia Plate 112 and topped it all with Dream Polish Ultra Wax (Matte) Top Coat.  This one turned out fun!

Another favorite was a swatch of this vampy maroon color with wonderful flakies.  This is Ghost of Banquo from Pahlish, which was part of my October A Box, Indied subscription box.  Top coat here is Gem Glam Top Coat from Dream Polish.

The last favorite of the week is a mani using lightening bolt Nail Vinyls, along with Rainbow Heart and Courageous Thunder both from Yume Lacquer.  Top coat used here was HK Girl.

And those are my favorites!  Which one do you like best?

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails

Yume Lacquer Sailor Moon Inspired Collection Sample Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations!

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Today I have a new (to me) indie brand that has an entire collection based on Sailor Moon.  The brand is called Yume Lacquer.  The Sailor Moon Collection contains 10 colors, today I'll be sharing 3.  Be sure to check out her store to see the other colors as well.

Now let's get to some swatches!

First up is Courageous Thunder, which is an emerald green creme with light pink micro glitter.  This polish is really pretty and sparkled under the simulated sunlight.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

Next is my favorite, Rainbow Heart.  Rainbow Heart is a light pink polish with a ton of iridescent glitter and gold shimmer.  In the filtered light the iridescent glitter popped and in the simulated sunlight the golden shimmer shined bright!  Photos show 3 coats for total opacity with a shiny top coat.

Last is Turbulent Space, a navy blue polish.  Turbulent Space needs 2 coats for total opacity as it is on the inky side and does contain some textural pigments for those who love texture.  Photos show 2 coats with 2 coats of shiny top coat.  *Highly recommend a 2 base coats to prevent staining AND cleaning up any skin as soon as possible if there is contact made with the polish!

Loves:  I really enjoyed the surprise of pink micro glitter in Courageous Thunder and the golden shimmer in Rainbow Heart.  The three colors were beautiful and fun.  I also love that all Yume Lacquer is 5-free, so they don't contain any of the 5 nasties that can be found in polish.

Wishes: I wish the texture in Turbulent Space was a little more easier to work with, I struggled to get a uniform texture look.  Amanda, the owner is going to work on the formula to try to get it more uniform!  It is always wonderful to see indie brands take feedback and run with it. :)

Shiny Top Coat: Gem Glam Top Coat in the scent of summer melon from www.dreampolish.com

Stay Connected to Yume Lacquer:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YumeLacquer
Store: https://www.etsy.com/Shop/YumeLacquer
Instagram: @yumelacquer

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails

Green Glitter Indie Polish Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Press Sample*
Today I have a new indie to share called GG Indie Polish (GG = Green Glitter).  GG Indie Polish ships world wide and has 3 colors in their Fall Collection.   They also do custom polishes.

Now let's get to some swatches!

First up is Cold Concrete, a grey glitter crelly.  This soft grey contains lavender, silver and royal blue small hex glitter.  Cold Concrete is one of my favorites of the collection.  The formula was perfectly creamy and applied easily with zero glitter fishing.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

Next up is Falling For you, a beautiful chocolate brown glitter crelly containing red and bronze small hex glitter.  This polish reminded me of a box of chocolates and was my second favorite.  Formula was perfect.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

The last polish is called Hungry Hungry Hippie, which is a light olive green glitter crelly.  Hungry Hungry Hippie contains bronze small hexes and light green bar glitter.  This polish had almost a textural look to it without a top coat, so it is perfect for those who love texture.  There was no glitter fishing needed as bars and hexes appeared with each dip of the brush.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat and bow.

Shiny Top Coat: Gem Glam Top Coat from www.dreampolish.com in the scent of Summer Melon

Loves:  Formula!  I love how creamy the formula was on each of the polishes with zero glitter fishing.  My favorites were Cold Concrete and Falling For You because of the fun color combinations.  All GG Indie Polish products are 5-free so they don't contain 5 of the nasties that can be found in polish.

Wishes:  I love a good glitter crelly, but wish Hungry Hungry Hippie had a little less bar glitter in it for a smoother application.  After speaking with Bobbie (the owner) she did mention that my batch had more than the tester originally had and plans on altering it a bit.  Let's add to my LOVES --> listening to customer feedback.  :)

Stay Connected to GG Indie Polish
Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ggindiepolish
Instagram: @ggindiepolish
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GGindiepolish

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails

Beginnails' Sunday Six Week 42

Greetings and Nailutations,

This past week, there wasn't as much nail art, but lots of beautiful polish swatches!  I had a hard time picking only 6 because this week there was some gorgeous glitter polishes that I have fallen in love with.

Let's get to the manis!

First mani I used 4 of the 5 Fanny Pack Collection from CDB Lacquer.  I made blobs or dots on a makeup sponge and sponged on the color over white to make it pop.  Then I used a black nail art pen to draw on an outline of leopard print.  I love how this turned out.

Next mani I used Bell Bottoms as the base and then did glitter placement of Disco Days.  Both of these polishes are from Drip Drop Nail Paint and available for purchase.

This swatch is of Berried Treasure, also from Drip Drop Nail Paint.  This was a limited edition polish and I was so happy to get my hands on it.  I love purple polishes.

Next mani I did to support a fellow nail polish addict (@amyylyn on instagram) who is struggling with the diagnosis of her mother in law with stage IV pancreatic cancer.  Another friend (@amylovesnewwave on Instagram) organized a group of us to do purple manis to let her know that we are all thinking of her and her mother in law and family.  This mani features Ain't Life Grape from Jenna Hipp with stamping from MoYou Princess Plate 14.

This swatch was from my review of Sincerely Polish Once Upon An Enchanted Night Collection.  This polish is called Wicked Stepmother and below shows it mattifed.  I love glitter jellies when they are used with a matte top coat.

The last polish is a fun Holloween glitter topper from Smokey Mountain Lacquers.  This is Night Of The Grim over several festive colors (including Boogie Man from Smokey Mountain Lacquers and Piper Chapman from Liquid Frosting).

That's all I have for this week!  What was your favorite?

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails