Saturday, December 29, 2012

ILoveNP - Up To Snow Good

Hello again!
Sorry things have been a little quiet here, lately. With exams at school, a lot of work (seeing as Christmas is the high point of the year in the electronics business) and Christmas itself, I had very little time for anything else.
But, I did manage to at least document one of my manicures, so I thought I'd show you. I've also been on a crazy shopping spree re: nail polish, with all the Black Friday and Christmas sales that have been going on, so stay tuned for more goodies to come.

Enough chatter, let's get to the nail polish - shall we?
This is I Love NP's "Up to Snow Good".


Pics were taken in natural light. I've used two coats of "Up to Snow Good" over a white base (that took me four coats to get relatively opaque! I definitely need a new white for bases such as this). Apologies for the otherwise shabby looking fingers and cuticles. Winter wreaks havoc on my skin and nails, no matter what I do, it seems. 


"Up to Snow Good" is made up of a variety of translucent, teal, blue, white, aqua, prism, and pearl glitters according to its description, and with the white base it reminded me of a wintery forest. A bit Christmas-y and glittery without going overboard. The formula is a bit thick, but this is a polish that's packed with glitter, and you don't have to fish for anything, so that's par for the course. Overall, I really liked it and I'll definitely use it again. Maybe with a nice teal or turquoise next time...

Up to Snow Good can be purchased from I Love NP's store here. According to the shop it's a limited edition, so if you want one, don't delay! 

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Girly Bits - Stormy Skies

I have another indie brand polish for you today, and this one is Stormy Skies by Girly Bits. It's one of those polishes that garner rave reviews in the nail polish community, and subsequently becomes a bit difficult to get a hold of.

It's by no means a Hard to Find or Very Hard to Find, mind you. For one, it's still in production - second, it's available both from Girly Bits' own shop, Harlow & Co and Llarowe, but it tends to sell out quickly (at least that's my experience...I had it on my wishlist for quite a while before getting my hands on it). But between all three places it shouldn't be impossible to grab a bottle. And you definitely should!

Just look at it!
The above picture is three coats (it covers in two, but I ended up with three) + base and top coat, taken in natural light. The polish dries a bit matte on it's own, so if you're a glitter junkie (like me), you should definitely use top coat.


This is the polish in indoor lighting (you can also better see the shimmer/glitter in this one). In natural light it appared a blueish grey, but indoors it's more of a greyish blue... does that make sense? Actually, I can't quite decided what color I'd call it... my first thought was periwinkle blue, because it struck me as a color that I normally wouldn't wear. But it's got too much grey in it to be called that... it looks rougher, which I like. Overall, I think this is a great winter color.