NOTD - Love Stinks & Winter Hyacinth

Happy Sunday everyone!  I wanted to share the nails that I rocked this weekend.  I pulled out some of my "untried" polishes & decided they needed some love.  The polishes I decided on were CrowsToes Love Stinks & Femme Fatale Cosmetics Hyacinth.

Love Stinks:

Love Stinks is from CrowsToes ValenCrows Collection that was released back in February.  It is described as a strong woman's pink that shifts from blue to a red based pink.  When I first saw the swatches of this polish I knew I had to have it.  It had all the things I loved in a polish all rolled up in one.  When I placed it on my nails I literally gasped at it's awesomeness.  The blue glass flecks shift into the pink which makes it look purple as well!! How cool is that?  This polish is luminous & shimmery to the 100th power & i'm totally in love!  Love Stinks can be worn on its own but I chose to layer 2 coats over 1 coat of Sally Hansen's Magenta Moves.  Application was an absolute breeze!

Winter Hyacinth:

Winter Hyacinth is from the Australian indie brand Femme Fatale Cosmetics.  It is described as a soft teal cruelly with large white hexes & white matte diamonds.  It also has fuchsia hex & round metallic glitters & it is a stunner baby!  I love the squishy feel of cruelly polishes so I chose to use 3 coats on it's own.  I received so many compliments on my mani this weekend.  I was loud & bright & loved every minute of it!  I had no application issues.

I purchased both Love Stinks & Winter Hyacinth from Llarowe. Isn't it gorge??  Let me know what you think guys!

Colors by Llarowe - Zipper

Happy Monday everyone! Today I present to you another Colors by Llarowe polish.

Zipper:

Zipper is described on Llarowe's site as a dusty light blue soft holo polish.  It originally started out as a limited edition but has since been moved to CBL's core line & I couldn't be happier!  When I originally saw Zipper on Llarowe's site, it reminded me of what I perceived Ballerina Sprinkles by Enchanted Polish would look like.  I have not been able to obtain that polish & it's been on my want list forever but Zipper has cured my lemming!  I'm not sure if they're dupes or not but I've longed for a light blue holo forever!!

***All Photos were taken in direct sunlight with my iPhone***

Zipper is BEAUTIFUL!!  Although it is described as a dusty blue, in the sunlight, this polish beams & glows with almost a golden shimmer topped with a stunning soft holo.

Application:

Zipper is sheer but built up nicely.  It took  3 coats to get to full opacity & I topped it off with a coat of NYC In a Minute top coat.

Below I attempted to freehand a plaid pattern on my accent nail using Loreal's Jelly Polishes.  It's not perfect & I need plenty of practice but I still like it how it turned out.

Zipper has sky rocketed to one of my favorite polishes of the year & i'm so glad I was able to snag it. You can purchase Zipper from Llarowe for $12 USD.

Colors by Llarowe True Colors

Happy Monday everyone!  When Llarowe had a a pre-sale on her polishes a few weeks back, I knew there were 2 polishes that I just HAD to have if it KILLED me.  They were True Colors & Zipper (which I'll be posting at a later date).  Well, they arrived today!  I can't tell you my excitement!  I ran to the mailbox & almost knocked the mailman over.  I snatched my package out of his hands & ran to the house to open it! My hair was a mess, I was barefoot & bra-less!  Needless to say I looked like a complete maniac & lunatic but I didn't care!  My pretties were FINALLY here!

"True Colors"

is the most gorgeous deep "plum-ple" color holographic polish that I've ever laid my eyes on.  It "almost" appears to color shift depending on the angle I was looking at.  Yes, I know I'm making up words that don't exist but there are no words to describe this beauty! Because my vocabulary isn't vast enough to describe True Colors, I will leave my pictures to do the talking.  Please note:  There was absolutely NO sun today & the photos were taken with my iPhone!  YES!  My iPhone took these pictures!

This is 3 layers of True Colors with no topcoat under regular indoor lighting!  It's been thunder storming all day & I didn't have the patience to wait until there was sum but it was still gorgeous under regular lighting.  There was no light box, no fancy lights, no fancy camera or fancy editing.  Just point & shoot!

Application:  I've found that not all Indie Brand polishes are made equal.  I've been disappointed by many because they have been thick & goopy & not mixed properly.  But i'm ecstatic to say that True Blood applies like butter & is completely opaque in 3 thin coats!  The holo shines bright in low light as well.  I can't wait to see this baby in the sun.  I'll update pictures when I can.  I'm so thrilled that I bought this polish!