Monday, July 22, 2013

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time Swatch And Review

The weekend is over too quickly, and another work week has started.  I did get the opportunity to sleep in on Sunday, thanks to my sweet husband who made sure to play with LO once she woke up.  We spent the day with the in-laws and trekked down to OC to get some vegetarian Vietnamese food. Coming from NC, they always make it a point to get some Vietnamese food when they're in town.  Later in the evening we got to see some of their friends, and they were amazed how much LO has grown since the last time they saw her.  Time flies by so quickly!

Today I've got a matte glitter topper by Pipe Dream Polish called Moving Sidewalks.  I reviewed some of her other polishes in a previous post which also featured another matte glitter topper that I was unhappy with.  April, the owner of Pipe Dream Polish, contacted me after reading my review and offered to send me a new version that she had in the works.  Moving Sidewalks contains small yellow and blue glitters, medium size blue glitters, and larger pink and yellow squares and larger white hex glitters.  I had no difficulty at all with the application of the glitter topper - it flowed smoothly and evenly, with no clumping or dragging of glitter.  They glitter dispersed itself evenly over the nail, and I only needed one easy coat over my base of NYC Pool Time.  It dried semi-matte so I used a layer of NYC Grand Central Station to add shine and even out the surface.

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time
Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time
Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time
Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time
Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time
Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time

In retrospect, after applying my topcoat, I realized that I liked the semi-matte look of Moving Sidewalks and so I topped it off with Essie Matte About You.

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time Matte
Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time Matte

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time Matte
Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time Matte

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time Matte
Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time Matte

Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time Matte
Pipe Dream Polish Moving Sidewalks Over NYC Pool Time Matte
How awesome is that topper?  I love the neon matte glitters and the combination of squares and microglitters.  Overall I'm very pleased with the consistency and performance of this glitter topper because it wasn't goopy, thick, or difficult to apply like other glitter toppers I've tried.  I didn't get any air bubbles either which is a huge bonus, because glitter toppers always seem to have some bubbles that sneak in.  If you like, check out April's Etsy store because she's having a one day sale that ends tonight at midnight.  Use code July22 for 15% off $20.  She's got some really great colors!

Bonus shot, NYC Pool Time alone. It's a straight forward Tiffany blue cream. This had a watery consistency and I used three coats for opacity.  It dried fairly shiny on its own and these shots are without topcoat.

NYC Pool Time

NYC Pool Time
NYC Pool Time

NYC Pool Time
NYC Pool Time

NYC Pool Time
NYC Pool Time

NYC Pool Time
NYC Pool Time
I love that shade of blue!  I picked this up in a duo pack which included GCS topcoat at CVS for $2.99.  I'd been wanting to try GCS for ages, so this was a great bonus!

4 comments:

  1. This is such a cool polish! I'll have to check them out on Etsy.

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    1. She has some really great color combinations for her glitter polishes, she's definitely a must try!!

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  2. Dude! I <3 this so much! *drool*

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    1. Yay, I'm glad! I always love your glitter combos, I'm so flattered that you like this one!

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