Kawaii Nail Lacquers: Starlight Starbright and A-England Guinevere

Here is a gorgeous finished product using a-england Guinevere and Kawaii Nail Lacquer Starlight Starbright. 

And here is how I got there. I started off with two coats of Guenevere, which is a dusty purple creme.

Next, I added one coat of Kawaii Nail Lacquer Starlight Starbright, an incredibly fun topcoat with matte and holographic glitters -- even some sassy red stars!

And ta-da! Here is the finished manicure. LOVE THIS.

 As you can see, I have a lil orange peeking through to remind the universe that I want it to be hoody season right this minute. Fall is by far my favorite time of year and I love nothing more than being cozy in a hoodie and taking a walk with some coffee and my Punk. We tried doing that this weekend, but my stubbornness resulted in me having pitstains because I refused to take my hoodie off in the hot sun. Oh well.

Both polishes were great. No complaints here! I love the versatility of Starlight Starbright and think it has a lot of layering potentials.

a-England lacquers can be purchased here (shipping from England) or here (shipping from the US, but to many countries). Make sure to like the a-England Facebook page, too! 

Kawaii Nail Lacquer can be purchased on Etsy. And make sure to like the Kawaii Nail Lacquer Facebook page so that you are current on updates and new releases!

Note: Starlight Starbright was provided for my honest review. 

HARE Polish: Supernova Springs

Today I have HARE Polish Supernova Springs. At first glance, I thought that this was a green glitter in a black jelly. 

 

 But on closer inspection, Supernova Springs appears to be a very dark purple jelly with green glitter:

So to pair with Supernova Springs, I opted for one of my favorite vampy colors, OPI Lincoln Park At Midnight, a beautiful creme that is essential to any lacquer collection.

 Lincoln Park at Midnight + Supernova Springs = Awesomeness.

 Love this combo! Click "Read more" for additional swatches and information on where to purchase Supernova Springs!

Lush Lacquer: Hottie Tottie

Lush Lacquer's Hottie Tottie is one that I purchased awhile ago but haven't gotten around to using for one reason or another. But after the recent arrival of A England Elaine, a beautiful purple creme, I decided it was time to break out Hottie Tottie as a topcoat.

Hottie Tottie has blue holographic hexes and small blue and fuchsia hexes in a purple-hued base.

 And here is one coat of Hottie Tottie layered over one coat of Elaine:

Click "Read more" for additional photos and information on where to purchase Lush Lacquers!

Pahlish: Dark Parades

And so another weekend comes to an end and, for a lot of people, tomorrow means back to work, myself included. It was a fun weekend for me that involved hanging out with my kiddo and going to a baseball game today. And to celebrate, I have a little Pahlish Dark Parades to show you. 

It just so happens that Dark Parades (a brand new bottle, not the one I used here) is included in one of the three sets up for grabs in my 100 Likes Giant Indie Giveaway. If you haven't entered, please do so immediately because it ends on Friday, July 13.

Dark Parades is a very squishy dark purple jelly packed with all kinds and colors of glitter.

 Bottle macro. So squishy!

And here are two thickish (totally a word, right?) coats of Dark Parades, no undies. Isn't this gorgeous?

Click "Read more" for additional swatches and information on where to purchase Dark Parades and other amazing lacquers from Pahlish!

Aqua Daisy: Purple Heart

I'm posting at an earlier time because I will be a very lucky girl this evening -- I have tickets to Drake and I'm so excited to see him live. I think I'm getting to the point where I might be the old lady at concerts. That also means that I've surpassed the point of caring what I look like at concerts and will be in jeans and a hoodie. 

So here is another great polish from Aqua Daisy -- Purple Heart. Purple Heart is a dark purple jelly with hex and square glitters throughout. You can see that some of the glitters appear to have a colorshifting, holographic quality to them in the photos below.

 

Gratuitous macro glitter shot. 

And here she is on the nails. Such a beauty! Application was flawless and dry time was fast. And no staining on the nails despite the dark color of the base. Overall I was a very happy camper.

Click "Read more" for additional swatches and information on how to purchase AquaDaisy lacquers.

All That Glitters: Rebel Rebel

All That Glitters is one of my favorite indie polish lines.  Not only are the polishes great (smooth, even application, no need to shake the bottles forever, and even glitter distribution) but the polish names are amazing.   Anyone who names polishes after some of my favorite Bowie songs is alright in my book!

Here is Rebel Rebel -- a purple/white/silver glittery lacquer set in a sheer purple base.

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