Glisten & Glow Winter Remix Collection Collab with YWP Swatches & Review

What's up cookies? I recently picked up a foursome of crème polishes from indie brand Glisten & Glow called Winter Remix! These shades were designed and named in collaboration with Nicole from the YouTube channel Young Wild and Polished.

Glisten & Glow Frosty Camel is a cool taupe crème. Great formula, almost a one coater! I did use two for full opacity though. After I was done swatching these I immediately put this one back on, I love it!

Glisten & Glow Topaz's Cabin is a dark slate blue grey crème with a super slight hint of green. This formula was a little more jellyish than the other shades but I still only needed two coats for coverage. But if you prefer to do very thin coats, you may need three.

Glisten & Glow OG Snowman is a soft pale grey crème. This has a nice formula for such a light color, only two coats. Has a smidge of a blue tone that makes it seem very wintery.

Glisten & Glow Dukeberry is a dusky purple-mauve crème. Another great one, almost a one coater but I used two here. An interesting shade that I don't really have an equal to in my collection!

I purchased these on the Glisten & Glow website. They are available now for $7.25 each or you can get all four for $28. They are running a sale right now giving you free domestic shipping or reduced international shipping (on this quad only) through tomorrow 2/25 at 11:59 pm EST! No code necessary.

Tell me what you think about these four winter shades! I think they're fabulous for any time but they work so well for the cold weather. And they look great together as a color palette! Let me know which one is your favorite!

❤ Kellie

OPI Holiday 2015 Starlight Collection Swatches & Review

Hey how are you today? I've finally got the OPI Holiday collection from 2015 to show you today! The Starlight collection features 18 lacquers inspired by the stars, the sky, space itself, and love that rockets into the heavens. Let's get to star gazing!

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See my swatches after the jump!

NWP Classic Essentials Mrs. White's Winter Essentials Collection Swatches & Review

Hi there! Today's blog post is featuring a product line by indie brand Native War Paints called the NWP Classic Essentials, "work appropriate essential colors in classic cream and shimmer finishes". This collection, called Mrs. White's Winter Essentials, came out in December 2015 and is a collaboration with Instagrammer @mrswhite8907. Tiffany named each polish in the collection after one of her nail besties, which is adorable. On to the pretties!

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Alicia is a lilac purple polish with copper/pink shimmer. This polish was named for Instagrammer @de.lish.ious.nails. It has a slightly thick formula, but it was completely opaque in one coat! Very easy to apply. I used two coats here because I almost always do.

Alison is a blue toned silvery polish with silver shimmer. This polish was named for Instagrammer @apolishedcolleen. This is so loaded with fine shimmer that it almost borders on being a frost, but not quite. There are super slight brush strokes, but nothing to get upset about. Applied easily with great coverage in two coats.

Christy is a dark navy blue polish with pink shimmer. This polish was named for Instagrammer @hospitalhands. It has a great formula, not too thick, and is completely opaque in one coat. I used two here. The shimmer in this is more subtle but it's not hidden, like other shades I've seen in this same combination.

Claire is a rosy pink polish with gold shimmer. This polish was named for Instagrammer @clairestelle8. It has a lovely formula, very easy and smooth. Completely opaque in two coats.

Jenn is a deep brown-y plum polish with flashes of green shimmer. In person, the green bits pop out at you like baby twinkle lights! Very cute. This polish was named for IG @jennpaddict1. Easy formula with great coverage, almost a one coater. This is two coats.

Tiffany is tan/nude polish with gold shimmer. The collection collaborator, @mrswhite8907, named this polish for herself. This shade covered pretty well for such a light color but I needed three coats to cover completely. There are some brushstrokes left behind, but because of the heavy shimmer they aren't as noticeable in person.

These are all available now on the Native War Paints website for $6 per bottle or you can get the collection all together for a discounted price of $30. They also have a really cool Mix & Match option where you can pick any six of the NWP Classic Essentials for $30 (they put out a Fall collection of six as well).

Let me know what you think of these classic cuties! My favorite has to be Alicia, though they are all great! I have consistently been impressed by the NWP formulas on shimmers, I can't wait to try some of their other finishes, especially their glitters and crellies.

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

GlitterDaze Winter 2015 Winter Night Trio Swatches & Review

Hey there and happy Monday! I have a trio for the Winter 2015 season to show you today from indie brand GlitterDaze. They have six shades to make up their seasonal release, but they can be purchased as gift sets in trios so I'm going to show them to you separately. This trio is called Winter Night.

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Cold Nights is a cobalt blue jelly polish packed with holographic micro shimmer, holographic flakies, real silver flakes, iridescent flakies, and color shifting metallic flakes. This is a stunning shade of blue that makes the multicolored flakes pop out like northern lights! The jelly formula builds up nicely. This is two coats but you may need three depending on the opacity you want.

Fiery Embers has a deep, glowey maroon jelly base full of holographic micro shimmer, holographic and silver flakies, as well as iridescent and color shifting flakies. This shade kind of overtakes the colors of the metallic flakes, but in a good way, giving them all a berry wash making the shade look incredibly complex. More opaque than the blue, this is two coats.

Twinkling Lights is a dark charcoal grey jelly filled with multicolored shifting metallic flakes, silver and holographic flakies, and holographic micro shimmer. The flakes in this one seem the smallest and more varied, making it a confetti like mix of glitter in a galaxy night base. Great formula and opaque in two coats.

These are available for purchase now on the GlitterDaze website for $12 each or $32 for all three. I really adore all three, they might be my favorite GlitterDaze shades ever?? Fiery Embers has my heart though, I would definitely recommend that one to everyone! Which is your favorite? Stay tuned for the next trio from GlitterDaze, coming soon!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

The Holo Hookup January 2016 Indie Collaboration Box Swatches & Review

Hi everyone! Today I have the pleasure of showing you a new indie polish collaboration box called The Holo Hookup. Indie brands Cupcake Polish, DIFFERENT dimension and Glisten & Glow will be each collaborating, along with a surprise guest brand, to each create an exclusive polish for the monthly box. If you hadn't guessed from the name, all of the polishes will be holographic! So if you're a holo lover, you will definitely be interested! This box is available via pre-order only so you will have to order in advance each month.

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The theme for the January box is "Love Is In The Little Things" and the guest brand is Polished By KPT. "Love is in the little things like your first date night, while enjoying a little bit of bubbly, followed by walks in nature and then you have your first kiss..."

First we have Cupcake Polish First Kiss, a very light pink super linear holographic. This has an incredible smooth formula. It's almost a one coater, but I did two here. Two coats make it slightly more intense, which is crazy considering how super vivid this holo is! This is definitely a brand to watch for, I'm very impressed with what I've seen from them!

Next we have Glisten & Glow Walks In Nature, a deep green linear holographic polish with blue undertones, with added purple, blue, and gold micro flakies. This has a very smooth, slightly jelly-ish type of formula. I used three coats for full coverage, but you may only need two. I love that this isn't your typical green, it's so pretty!

Here is DIFFERENT dimension A Little Bit Of Bubbly, a gold holographic polish loaded with shimmer and metallic microglitter. This blew my mind in the sunlight, it looks like there is a glaze of silver in there as well as that sunshiney gold but it could be the holo playing tricks on my eyes. Easy to apply with great coverage. I used two coats here. Dries a touch bumpier than others due to the glitter, but using a thicker top coat I didn't notice a texture on the finish.

Special guest for this box is Polished by KPT Date Night, a dark charcoal holographic polish filled with a multitude of purple color shifting micro shimmers. Colors in the shimmer shift through blue, violet, purple, olive, and gold. This polish went on effortlessly, it was almost a one coater but I used two here. This is my first polish from this brand and I'm really liking it!

The collection will be available to purchase at www.theholohookup.com. The pre-order dates for this box are Monday, December 21st at 9pm EST through Monday, December 28 at 9pm EST. The previous box was $40 so I'm guessing that's the normal price, which is pretty good considering these brands price most of their individual polishes higher than the $10 mark. Remember that these are exclusive to the box, so if you want these shades be sure to pre-order! They do ship internationally. You can also check out their Facebook and Instagram for more swatches!

Tell me what you think of these amazing holographics! I really love them all, I can't pick a favorite! Would you be interested in picking up a collab box like this? I love the idea!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Different Dimension Winter 2015 Babes In Toyland Collection Swatches & Review

Hey friends! I have the second winter/holiday collection from Different Dimension to show you today. This is an eleven shade collection called Babes in Toyland. There are some glitters, holographics, and shimmers in this bunch, and none of them disappoint! This is a great collection and I'm so happy to be able to share it with you!

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Tom Piper is a soft yet bright money green holographic with gold undertones, gold flakies and shimmers. This had an effortless formula, very easy to apply. I was able to get full coverage on two coats. I am so in love with these holo + metallic flakie combos!

Jack is a very delicate palest blue holographic crelly with darker blue shimmer bits. This was easy to apply and not streaky like I thought it might be. It was also pretty opaque for such a light color, I was surprised at the coverage. This is two coats.

Toyland is a full coverage glitter polish in bright angel gold with larger bits of holiday red and green. So sparkly and a great choice for the holiday season! As Different Dimension creator Missi says "perfect for Christmas without being over the top." I also only needed two coats for this guy. You may need a second layer of top coat to smooth this completely.

Jill is a lavender purple holographic with added microglitters. This has a great formula, no issues. Opaque in two coats. This has a great fire quality to the holo.

Forest Of No Return is a brown holographic full coverage microglitter. This reminds me of bits of sandy earth, but crazy sparkly! Nice coverage with only two coats. Dries gritty so use an extra layer of top coat for smoothness.

Mary Contrary is made up of holographic hex glitters in peacock blue, deep indigo, muted chartreuse green, and deep magenta with holographic silver shard bits in a clear base. This is one coat of glitter over Jack. I didn't have any problems placing the glitter, you get a good amount out at once. (If you're interested, I always use this method to spread out chunky layering glitters.)

Mother Goose is a deep burgundy linear holographic. Pretty straightforward and really smooth. It was opaque in one coat, but I used two here.

Barnaby is another one of the holographic shades with flakies, this time in a sunny bronze gold with silver flakies. Epic! I felt like Apollo the Sun God when I had this on! This is two easy coats.

Boy Blue has a white crelly base with silver and blue glitters in hexes, squares and stars. The base on this was a little thick and it didn't self-level very well. This is three coats. I wish the base was a little thinner so you could see the glitters pop a bit more. I might try layering one coat over an opaque white crème next time.

Bo Peep is the third holographic with flakies in the collection, this time in a lovely pink/rose gold with gold undertones and silver flakes and a bit of shimmer. Also opaque in just two coats. I've already professed my love for rose gold to you, so you know I love this!

Kiss Me At Midnight is a full coverage glitter polish in holographic silver with black multi sized hex pieces scattered throughout. Full coverage in two coats. This one really impressed me, I don't have anything like it and it really sparkles. This would be a great New Year's Eve polish! Another one that dries with a glittery texture, so you may need an extra layer of top coat.

This collection, and the Dream Team trio that I posted previously, will be released on Friday, Dec. 4th at 9 pm EST on the Different Dimension website. They will range in cost from $8.75 - $12, with Boy Blue specially priced at $5. There will be a discounted price for purchasing the entire collection. Also releasing are new cuticle oil scents, to include Very Merry Cranberry, Cinnamon Candies, White Chocolate, and Caramel Popcorn. I've never tried their oils, but those scents sound divine!

What do you think of these whimsical glitzy shades? My favorites are the metallic holos and Kiss Me At Midnight, but they are all great. This collection really delighted me! Tell me your thoughts in the comments and have an awesome day!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Glam Polish Wonderland Limited Edition Collection [Partial] Swatches & Review

Guess what I have to show you today friends?? More nail polish! This collection from Australian indie brand Glam Polish is called Wonderland, and it's super limited edition. There are nine shades in total, I have six here to share with you. They are releasing this Friday, so let's hurry and check them out so you can be ready to snatch up the ones you want!

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Wintuk is a creamy light pink linear holographic with added microglitter and silver flakie shards. These all have the same great Glam formula, smooth and effortless to apply. Two coats for full opacity.

Glacier Bay is a soft aqua linear holographic with microglitter and metallic silver flakies. This is stunning and I have to wear it again immediately! Two coats here as well.

Flurry Up! is a peach linear holographic with microglitter and silver shard flakes. This is would work as a great color for a job interview, or as an everyday work appropriate color, classy with just a hint of bling. Two easy coats.

Wind Chill is a fresh light blue holographic with microglitter and silver flakies. This is perfect for winter, it reminds me of a bright, brisk day with crystalline snow flurries in the air. This covers completely in two coats.

Snowflake has a holographic base with sterling silver microflakies, and holographic pink and light pink microglitter. This gave excellent glitter payoff on the first coat, and build up to full opacity on two. The Glam glitters always amaze me with their coverage and sparkle.

Frostbite has a holographic base with silver holographic shreds and microglitter in shades of bright, medium and light blue. Another great blue shade for winter, this is like frosted ice crystals on your nails! Only two coats for this one as well.

The other shades in the collection are Eight Below - a lavender holo with microglitter and silver flakies, Whiteout - a holographic base with sterling silver microflakies, holographic and icy blue microglitter, and Ice Age - a holographic base with silver holo shreds shades of pink, purple, blue microglitter. Check out their Facebook page and Instagram for swatches of these.

These will go on sale on Friday, Dec. 4th at 5pm EST on the Glam Polish website. They are $11 per bottle. Again, these are available in very limited quantities so don't hesitate to pick them up! So are you as enamored with these shades as I am? I adore the metallic flakes in combination with the holos! My favorite has to be Glacier Bay, but I love them all.

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

SuperChic Lacquer Winter/Holiday 2015 Collections Swatches & Review

Hi folks! I have another indie collection to show you today, in fact, I have two! SuperChic Lacquer has come out with two fun collections for the Winter/Holiday season. The first is their Once Upon a Diamond collection of seven sparkly texture glitters with genuine diamond crystals. The second is a trio of glitters called the Ugly Sweater Party.

Before we look at the polish, I would like to apologize for the weirdness of my hand pose in these swatches. The new SuperChic Lacquer bottle shape threw me off my game. (This isn't even how I imagined them being cropped. *le sigh*) I believe their old bottles were discontinued; the new bottles are round globes with tapered white caps with grooves. They are super retro and pretty cute, but I obviously didn't figure out how to hold them for photos yet haha. Here's hoping for a better job next time :P

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Captured Teardrop has a sky blue jelly base with a mix of shiny and holographic glitters. All the Once Upon a Diamond textures had the same formula (except one), they're easy to apply with a ton of glitter payoff and are opaque in two coats. Since they are textured, I did not apply a top coat. If you wanted them glossy, you'd need a layer or two of thick top coat.

Chronicles of the Dreamcatcher has a nudey gold base packed full of silver and gold glitters. There are a variety of metallic and holographic pieces, even some triangles and shards. Two coats here. This has a lighter base, so you may want to do three coats, or even layer it over a solid color, but I liked the way it looked with two.

Crown Jewels of Enchantment has a clear base with metallic and holographic silver glitters, along with the diamond crystals. This one is meant to be a topper, it can be layered over any color. I put one coat on top of a deep burgundy purple, FingerPaints Film Noir.

Embellishing Regina has an opaque black jelly base packed with silver and red glitters in various shapes and sizes. I spy lots of squares in this! Two coats for her as well.

Notions of Ariel has a mermaid-y teal jelly base with silver glitters and blue/purple microshimmer bits. Squares, triangles in this one as well! Two coats.

Swan of Adorned Darkness has an opaque black jelly base with silver and gold glitters. This has a gorgeous mix of the two metals, looking more gold or silver depending on the lighting. Two coats.

Wish Upon A Wisp has a dark blue that leans slightly purple jelly base with silver glitters and a bit of violet iridescence. This was also two coats.

That's all for the Once Upon a Diamond collection, so next we have the Ugly Sweater Party!

All Flocked Up has got a sheer milky white base packed with matte white, grey, metallic silver and holographic glitters in various shapes and sizes and some shimmer flakes. I layered one coat over a white crème, Pretty Serious Presence. You can build this up by itself, but I found it was a little thick by itself, so I preferred using it as a topper.

Bright Shiny Sweater Balls is a mix of matte white, grey, red, pink, pale yellow, orange, metallic and holographic silver glitters in squares and hexes in a various sizes in a clear base. I wore one coat over a dark green crème, OPI Christmas Gone Plaid.  Excellent glitter payoff. I had to do some manipulation to place the glitter where I wanted, but nothing out of the ordinary.

"Mr. Hankey" Every Party Needs A Pooper has a sheer brown jelly base packed with matte white, black, red, dark green, light green glitters in various shapes and sizes and metallic copper microglitter. I heard this was meant to be a stand alone polish, but it seemed too sheer to be opaque on its own, so I layered two coats over a dark brown crème, OPI Suzi Loves Cowboys. I didn't think I'd like this that much, but it is actually really pretty! And the name is hilarious.

I wanted to mention that I noticed all of these seemed to separate very easily so I need to shake them up pretty well before I applied them. You can see a really great live swatch and review video on YouTube by my friend Jess of all these shades to see them in action if you are interested.

All of these polishes will be released on Wednesday, Dec. 2nd at 4pm PST on the SuperChic Lacquer website and their Etsy store. The Diamond polishes are priced at $12 and I think the Ugly Sweater trio should be $10 each. Tell me what you think about these shades! Are you thinking of picking any of them up?

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Different Dimension The Dream Team Trio Swatches & Review

Hello there! Today I have some new polishes from indie brand Different Dimension to show you, a trio called The Dream Team. These are all the product of maker Missi's love of tri-colored gold, and I'm right there with her! I've been loving metallic colored polishes/glitters this year!

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Sunbeam is a gold polish with holographic gold microglitters, sterling silver plated flakies and shimmer. This was super easy to apply, just like a regular polish. Great glitter payoff, I only needed two coats! The glitter feels very flat, not chunky at all, but you may need a second coat of top coat for extra smoothness.

Star Stream has the same formula as Sunbeam, but it's a silver polish. Also two coats. This is crazy blingy and incredibly fresh looking.

Moonbeam also has the same formula as the other two, but in rose gold. I also used two coats here. I'm borderline obsessed with rose gold now and this has a slight tinge of coral, so I'm head over heels with it! This one seems the most three-dimensional because of the breakup of color, very cool.

These three polishes will all be available on the Different Dimension website on Friday 12/4 at 9pm EST. They will be priced at $12 each. Tell me what you think of these metallic marvels! Which is your favorite? I love them all, but Moonbeam has my heart!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Fair Maiden Polish Winter 2015 Winter At Dusk Collection Swatches & Review

Hi there and happy Thanksgiving week! It's gonna be a short work week for me, which undoubtedly makes me a little giddy so I'm in good spirits. That in part also comes from this collection, my first from indie brand Fair Maiden Polish. The Winter At Dusk collection has six soft shades inspired by the tranquility of a winter sunset. Let's take a look!

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Fire Frost is a pale champagne nude with a scattered holographic shimmer, red-orange color shifting micro flakes, and a subtle orange to violet flash. This had an nice, easy formula and was opaque in two coats.

Snow Jewel is a metallic purple with a red-violet shimmer and pale gold micro flakes. This one took a little more care to apply, it can kind of bunch up on itself like some metallics tend to do, so give yourself extra dry time between layers. Opaque in two coats. This reminds me of Rescue Beauty Lounge Lucciole from the Fan 2.0 collection, but this is a warmer purple compared to that one.

Ice Petals is a light blush pink with green sparkle, iridescent micro flakes that shift from blue to violet to red, and metallic silver flakes. I found this a bit on the thicker side, but not terribly so. Two coats.

Winter Moon is a medium blue grey crelly with a blue flash, super itty bitty holo twinkles, and blue-green sparkles. This was more sheer than the other shades, it took three coats for full opacity.

Afterglow is a light lavender holographic shade with pink shifting micro flakes. This had a great formula, maybe the best in the collection. Very easy to apply, two coats for total coverage.

Starry Night is a midnight navy blue holographic with golden metallic flakes. This one was also great to apply, no trouble and opaque in two coats. This might be one of my favorite polish shades I've ever tried, no joke! The metallic flakes really pop in lower lighting. You have to see it in person!

I recommend a glossy top coat with all of these shades. They don't dry dull necessarily, but they aren't super shiny. This collection will be available on Thursday, Nov. 26 at 9pm CST on the Fair Maiden website. The collection will be sold for $10 each for full size bottles, $6.50 each in mini bottles.They are having a few holiday promotions as well starting that day, including 25% off all purchases and a free Limited Edition Holiday 2015 lacquer with the purchase of the full Winter at Dusk collection. Those promos go through Monday, Nov. 30th, no code necessary.

Tell me what you think about these soft winter shades! Which is your favorite? I think I would be lost without Starry Night now that I have seen its wonder!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.