Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Pahlish El Topo Petit Swatch And Review

Hey there! How's you week going?  Mine has been interesting to say the least.  My car is in the autobody shop and my in-laws are still in town.  Luckily, I have LO's birthday party to look forward to at the end of the week, so I've got some light at the end of the long tunnel!

I've got a lovely neutral for you today, and that's Pahlish El Topo Petit, a dark taupey cream with a ton of red microglitter.  The formula was smooth and creamy, and applied with easy fluidity across the nail.  I used two lovely coats and had no issues with pooling or streaking and the microglitter dispersed itself equally throughout.  I finished with a layer of topcoat for added shine.

Pahlish El Topo Petit
Pahlish El Topo Petit

Pahlish El Topo Petit
Pahlish El Topo Petit

Pahlish El Topo Petit
Pahlish El Topo Petit

Pahlish El Topo Petit
Pahlish El Topo Petit
The microglitter is easily visible and doesn't get swallowed up by the dark base, and comes off as a beautiful red shimmer.  There's something incredibly sexy about a work appropriate neutral with a pop of vibrant red shimmer.   I feel like I can wear this easily at a business meeting and look professional, but then there's that quiet shimmer that hints at my inner vixen.  There's not too many neutrals out there that have qualities like this, and given that it's a product of Pahlish, I'm not surprised.  Shannon is brilliant and her easily wearable polishes can be found in her Big Cartel shop.  Make sure to stop by and give them a gander!

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You Swatch And Review


Hooray for Fridays!  I feel like today is going to be a really long day, considering all the craziness that I have going on at work.  I'm hoping to have a fun and relaxing weekend to make up for it!  Do you have any plans for the weekend?

I have a really interesting polish for you today, and that's Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You from their Winter 2013 collection.  It's a deep aquamarine blue jelly loaded with silver flakes and shreds, which supposedly shifts colors with temperature.  Strangely, I don't know if I don't notice the color change or the thermal pigment is deactivated, but I haven't witnessed any color shift so far.  Application wasn't difficult at all, although understandably it is on the sheer side due to the jelly finish.  I used a total of three coats for opacity with a tiny bit of VNL, and the formula was smooth without streaking or pooling.  My only complaint would be that the larger flakes can bunch up and stick up on the nail, such as the one on my index finger.  That little guy would not straighten out!  I finished with a layer of Essence Gel Look topcoat followed with NYC GCS.

Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You
Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You

Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You
Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You

Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You
Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You

Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You
Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You

Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You
Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You
Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You
Pretty & Polished Pieces Of You
I adore the color of this jelly base and the wonderful squishy finish.  There's nothing like a glitter jelly because it's like having an easy glitter sammich in a bottle.  I love how unique this polish is with all it's fabulous components and beautiful finish.  I'm not exactly sure how I came across this beauty, but I'm sure glad it's part of my collection!  Do you know of any polishes like this or is it as special as I think it is?