NotTooPolished: Watermelon

It seems like summer just started and it's already more than half way over. But before it ends, here is a very summery lacquer that you need to pick up: NotTooPolished Watermelon!

Watermelon is an incredibly fun pink-based lacquer with black and white hexes and black round matte glitters:

Here is Watermelon on the nails. I don't own any lacquers with black rounds in them and was a little hesitant because I thought that they were going to be difficult to apply, stick off of my nails, or be impossible to fish out of the bottle. Thankfully, I experienced none of that and application was flawless!

All photos were taken in artificial light, without flash, and show three thin coats of Watermelon with one coat of Poshe fast dry topcoat to finish everything off.

The depth of this lacquer is great and I was surprised at how good the coverage was -- no visible nail lines!

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Watermelon. It's a really fun polish and was incredibly easy to apply. Go pick one up!

NotTooPolished lacquers can be purchased on Etsy. And while you're perusing the internet, make sure to check out the Not Too Polished blog and Facebook page. Like the page to show some love!

Note: The product featured in this post was sent to me for my honest review.

Tough As Nails Lacquer: Spacing Out

Apologies for my lack of posting yesterday. I had a serious migraine that prevented me from doing my nails, which was a real tragedy. But today, I have one of my very own babies to show you -- Spacing Out!

Spacing Out is a black jelly that looks like . . . space. I know, you have to really think about the name to get it. It has silver, blue, and teal glitter disbursed throughout to give it that deep space look, including some holos that I love. (Of course I love it, it's my lacquer). 

Here is Spacing Out on the nails! Check this beauty out!

All photos were taken in natural light, without flash, and show one coat China Glaze Liquid Leather, one coat Spacing Out, and one coat Poshe fast dry topcoat.

I enjoy as much versatility in a lacquer as possible, so Spacing Out can be worn as a layering color or on its own if you're looking for a more jelly-like lacquer.

Spacing Out will be available very, very soon (maybe even this weekend!) so stay tuned for updates!

First Look @ . . .

Here is a look at my latest polish. She is a nameless black jelly with holographic glitter dispersed throughout.

All photographs show two coats of my polish, one coat of Gelous, and one coat of Seche Vite top coat.

Click "Read more" for additional swatches!

If anyone has any name suggestions I'd be more than happy to read them.

My polishes aren't currently for sale but as soon as they are I will post an update on the blog.

The Hungry Asian: Sea Creature

Good evening/good morning depending on what time you're reading this post. I was going through swatch photos on my laptop, editing for size and adding my watermark, and needed to upload something pretty after looking at everything for so long. So out of my vault is The Hungry Asian's Sea Creature. The Hungry Asian was one of my first indie purchases so this brand holds a special place in my heart. And has the most adorable heart shaped mini bottles.

Here is Sea Creature, a densely packed, blackish blue-based glitter bomb with tiny flecks of black, blue, and red glitters.

 Macro bottle shots:

And my manicure using Sea Creature. So dark, a little mysterious, and packed with glitter. Love it!

Click "Read more" for additional swatches and information of where to purchase polishes from The Hungry Asian!

Dollish Polish: I'm a Material Girl

I was lucky enough to have my first indie polish purchase be from Dollish Polish.  Dolly creates unique, highly desired polishes and sells out very quickly when she does open shop.

One of the beauties I scored was "I'm a Material Girl" -- a collection of black, pink, and white matte hexagon glitters of varying sizes suspended in a clear base.