Elevation Polish Muztagh Ata Swatch And Review

I had a lovely day today, because I had no work and spent the entire day with LO walking around the city.  I did a little shopping too.  I stopped into Sephora and managed to walk out with only two eyeshadow pans(I love golden greens) after VIB discount, and then found a lovely jade maxi dress at the mall.  I mananged to haul only one nailpolish during my excursion, aren't you proud of me for not splurging? I had a late lunch, but I was really bad.  I walked by the restaurant that my friends had promised to go with me for my upcoming birthday, and I could not stop myself from walking in and ordering lunch.  Oops.  Don't tell them, please!

I try to avoid going to Elevation Polish's website whenever I can because I know when I looking, I can't help but order something from her.  She makes gorgeous shimmers that are my kryptonite.  So when I heard she was on vacation and her family was having a scratch and dent sale while she was away, I could not resist!  I found a few lovely shades for a discounted price, and I added tonight's polish as well.  I'd seen Muztagh Ata on a few blogs already, and it's a teal holo - already it's love at first sight!

Muztagh Ata is a blue leaning teal cream linear holo, and it was nearly opaque after one coat.  The formula was buttery smooth and self leveled well.  It was really pigmented and I imagine it would be perfect for stamping.  I used two coats here with no topcoat - look at that shine!

In the light tent:

Elevation Polish Muztagh Ata

 Directly under light:

Elevation Polish Muztagh Ata

Elevation Polish Muztagh Ata

Elevation Polish Muztagh Ata

Elevation Polish Muztagh Ata

Elevation Polish Muztagh Ata

Gah, how pretty is that?  I can't take it... I barely made it through a whole day because I kept getting distracted by this beauty.  Elevation doesn't make too many holos, but when she does, she knocks it out of the park.  Does this make your pitter patter like it does mine?

Hard Candy Crushed Chromes in Amethyst, Lava, and Raisin

How was your weekend lovelies?  I hope you were able to get some fun and rest.  I caught up on some of my shows and took quite a few naps with LO.

I have the rest of the Hard Candy polishes that I picked up while I was in NC, and looking at them, it looks like I really liked the Crushed Chromes collection.  I also picked up Black Tie Optional but it's not swatched here.  I'll save that for a later time.   Meanwhile, check out Crush on Tin, the first Crushed Chrome I tried.  

First I have Crushed Amethyst, a violet foil with silver flecks.  It was super easy to apply and two coat was enough for opacity.  No topcoat in these pictures.

Crush On Amethyst

Crush On Amethyst

Crush On Amethyst

Crush On Amethyst

Crush On Amethyst

Next I have Crush On Lava, which I think is the star of all the Crushed Chromes, if not all of the Hard Candies that were released.  It's a stunning duochrome foil that shifts from orange to red to purple in the right light.  I think that MAC Bad Fairy or Accessorize Pink Spice might be close dupes, but this is much easier to find and cheaper too.  Two easy coats for this as well, no topcoat.

Hard Candy Crush On Lava

 Crush On Lava

Crush On Lava

Crush On Lava

 Crush On Lava

 Crush On Lava

Lastly I have Crushed On Raisin, a pretty pink foil with gold flecks.  I really liked this one, surprisingly, but then again, I really love pink and gold together.  Formula and application were similar to the others, two coats and no topcoat.

Crush On Raisin

Crush On Raisin

Crush On Raisin

Crush On Raisin

Crush On Raisin

Crush On Raisin

I loved the easy application of these considering they were foil like.  There were no brush strokes visible once dry and the polishes weren't thick and self leveled really well.  Next time I wear these, I want to matte them out.  My favorite is a tie between Crush On Tin and Crush On Lava, followed by Crush on Raisin. Are you impressed with these as much as I am?