Glam Polish Anniversary Ultra Holos Collection Swatches & Review

The brilliant minds over at Australian indie brand Glam Polish have a new collection coming out this Friday to celebrate their third year in business and it's a doozy! It's a nine piece collection of ultra holographic polishes in a bunch of luxurious shades. I did not use top coat for any of these swatches to show their maximum holographic-ness.

Press Sample

Ornate is described as a platinum "ultra holo". This and a few others in the collection have a metallic finish, which is a neat combination with the intense holographic pigment. There was a bit of brushstrokey-ness, but they're almost completely imperceptible when it dries. I had the best results using thin coats. This swatch shows two.

Delirium is an indigo blurple-y ultra holo. This one is very pigmented and almost opaque in one coat, but I used two here. A touch of metallic but not as much as the lighter shades in this collection.

Precious is described as a pink gold ultra holo. It has a touch of lavender to it as well, making it delicate and girly. Two coats on this as well.

Gilded is a yellow gold ultra holo. This has that metallic-ness that Ornate does, including the there-but-almost-not-there brushstrokes. This has a slight green tinge to it in indoor lighting, but in the sun it's obviously yellow.

Ecstasy is a violet ultra holo. Another fuss-free formula, almost opaque in one coat. I used two here.

Opulent is a metallic bronze ultra holo. I feel like this is so metallic it's right on the border of being frosty, but it's not quite there. This was opaque in two coats.

Rapture is described as a scarlet ultra holo. Great opacity on one coat, but I used two as per usual.

Exquisite is a rose gold ultra holo. This one is a little special because there are lovely little copper speckles in the base along with the holographic. Two coats.

Luscious is a magenta ultra holo. Excellent formula with no application issues, opaque in two coats.

I really enjoyed all of these shades. They are classy and not too loud, but totally make a statement. This collection will be released on Friday November 6th at 5pm EDT (US) at www.glampolish.com.au with shipping to Australia, USA and France. Their stockists should get the collection at a later date. My favorite in the collection has to be Exquisite because of my weakness for rose gold! What is your pick?

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Baroness X Nail Lacquer Ex Libris Collection Swatches & Review

Hi everyone! I have a post today from a new-to-me indie brand, Baroness X Nail Lacquer. I have heard tales of wonder and excellence for this unique brand before but haven't tried them until now. This is a four piece collection called Ex Libris and I received the mini sized 8ml bottles for review. I like their minis because they are tall instead of the short and squat ones you usually see, so they're easier to apply. Let's take a look!

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Dulcinea is a violet jelly with red to green color shifting shimmer and large iridescent flakies. This one is quite sheer, and is a little thick, so let it dry between coats to avoid the gummy-ness that some jellies can get. I built it up in three coats but you can still see the nail line pretty significantly. I know some people will like that look, but if you don't, this would look killer layered over a purple crème or a more opaque jelly. I couldn't capture the green shift, but it's definitely there.

Quixotica is a blue-toned green jelly with gold to blue shifting shimmer, silver holographic micro-shards and green & blue metallic flakies. This had the same formula as Dulcinea but was a little less thick and doesn't have that "gummy" jelly quality at all. This is also three coats, still a bit transparent, so again you can layer it over a solid shade for a more opaque look. I love to see multichrome flakes being used in different ways and they are right at home in this jelly base. Amazing shimmer in this too, so hard to do it justice in a picture!

Molino is a juicy berry red jelly with gold to blue shifting shimmer and a mix of rainbow multichrome metallic flakies. I had an easy time with this guy, smooth and effortless to apply. More full coverage than the first two, this is opaque in three coats so it can stand on its own. This would be so beautiful layered over a black though!

Alhambra is a cobalt blue jelly with red to green shifting shimmer, mixed sizes of iridescent flakies and silver holographic micro-shards. This is so stellar and very pigmented! It is also more opaque than the first two shades, but I still used three coats. I would say this is the only one I wouldn't layer over another color though, there is just so much depth that comes through when it's built up, I love it.

These will be available for purchase on November 4th on the Baroness X website and their Etsy store. The full size 15ml bottles will be $12.75 each. The full size set of four will be $46 and the mini 8ml set will be priced at $28. What do you think of these shades? Have you ever tried this brand before? I will have a review of their new cuticle moisturizer up soon, it's a matte formula dubbed the "swatcher's balm", so stay tuned for that!

❤ Kellie

Products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

China Glaze Halloween 2015 Ghouls' Night Out Collection Swatches & Review

Ghouls' Night Out is the name of the China Glaze Halloween collection for this year. I had wanted to show this to you, ya know, before Halloween...but it didn't work out that way haha! I was waiting for a while before I purchased it in case I got it from their PR, but it got closer and closer to the end of the month, so I figured I better pick it up or risk missing out on it altogether. I ended up buying these from an e-tailer and they just barely got to me so I didn't have time to swatch them before the big day. :( Oh well, let's look at them anyway!

Image via ChinaGlaze.com

Lady and the Vamp is a neon orange jelly. I have a few polishes that are close to this, but I wanted to pick up the full collection. You never know what's going to knock your socks off after all. It had an ok formula, easy to apply and not too thick or thin, but I still had some streaking with two coats. I needed three to cover completely.

Something's Brewing is a glitter topper in a clear base, it has different sizes of matte hex glitters in black and honeydew green. I layered one coat over Lady and the Vamp. This has excellent glitter pay off and while I had to do some manipulation to get the glitters where I wanted them, it wasn't difficult at all. I also like that it wasn't base heavy, so it wasn't thick on the nail when it dried.

Drink Up Witches is a neon green jelly. Again, I have similar polishes to this, but I love the name so much that I had to get this one too. It has the same formula as the orange, but I used thicker coats on this so I got it opaque in two coats. You may need three depending on your application style, because there was still a hint of streaking.

Cackle If You Want To is a glitter topper like Something's Brewing, except it's in an indigo purple. The purple glitters are striped, not sure if that was intentional or not (as I've had this happen with indie glitters before and it wasn't intentional haha). Either way I like the effect because it makes them look like striped witch stockings! One coat over Drink Up Witches, same great formula as the other glitter.

Looking Bootiful is a bright purple jelly. Another non-unique color, and I kinda wish I hadn't gotten this one. It was very sheer and runny. I put on three coats and you can still kind of see through it, but I didn't want to do four coats. Boo!

Ghostess With the Mostess is a mix of the other glitter colors with the addition of pale orange hexes. I love these colors and how they've got a bleached look, unexpected! I layered one coat over Looking Bootiful. Excellent formula, very glitter dense. And unique as hell!

I am so glad I picked up the glitters in this collection, but if I had to do it again I would definitely pass on the solid colors. I can pick out a few dupes from my own stash for each of them and their formulas leave a lot to be desired. You can probably still find these in Sally Beauty Supply stores and definitely still online. I bought mine on Transdesign.com. Did you get any of these polishes? How was your Halloween??

❤ Kellie