Monday, May 13, 2013

Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day Swatch And Review

I hope all you ladies had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday, as a daughter or as a mother.  I myself had an interesting day - LO woke me up super early so I was tired, but DH tried his best to make me happy by getting me my favorite foods and taking me out for a nail haul.  LO also kept me up late because she had trouble sleeping - I guess she didn't want this day to end!

I have another prize polish that I received from Pollia Polish's giveaway by the lovely Ceitie, and that is Essence One Kiwi A Day from the Fruity collection.  I'd been lemming this polish forever and couldn't find a way of getting it here in the states.  I was so excited to see that she included this in my package and tonight(this morning) I've got swatches of it for you.  I used the coats and had no trouble with clumping of the glitter, however there was some patchy spots in the cream hence three coats instead of two.  It's a lime green cream with dark green mini glitters to mimic kiwi fruit.  Love!  No topcoat in these pics.

Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day

Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day

Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day

Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day

Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
I really love the way this looks... I can't help but love myself an ugly green polish and the tiny green glitter makes it more awesome than I thought possible.  Now I need to figure out how to get the rest of the Fruity collection, LOL.

And finally, the mani as I'll be wearing it, and that's with a semi-successful water marble with China Glaze Lemon Fizz and For Audrey.  Not bad for my bazillionth try!  Maybe it's because I had the windows open this time.

Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day

Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day

Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
Essence Fruity One Kiwi A Day
Sorry for the crappy cleanup - I used tape but it's really late and my eyes are ready to cross from being up so long today.  Overall, I'm happy with the way it turned out!  Hi five myself!  Have you watermarbled before?  If so, please feel free to drop me suggestions, thanks!!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Enchanted Polish April 2013 Swatch And Review

I don't know how the time got away from me but it's now 2am and I'm just starting my post.  I spent the last few hours working on my water marbling skills and I feel like I progressed a little.  Unfortunately I have nothing to show because despite a little progression, I rarely got the watermarble to the point where I could dip my nails in.  Oh well. 

Tonight's(or this morning's) polish is Enchanted Polish April 2013.  I got this polish during my first Enchanted Polish restock, and even though I tried to be quick, I only snagged one other polish.  I'm still happy with what I got - April 2013 is a holo in one of my favorite colors, purple!  This being one of the few EP polishes I own, I totally understand why EP is so sought after.  The holo in this polish is amazing!  It's as strong as Color Club Halo Hues, if not stronger.  I used three non streaky coats in this mani with no topcoat.  Pardon the poor cleanup - marbling indoors with the windows closed is not a smart thing to do!  First set of pics is in the light tent so you can see the actual polish color, but the holo still shines through.

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013

This is with the mani taken under direct light.  Look at those rainbows!!

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013

Enchanted Polish April 2013
Enchanted Polish April 2013
This is so pretty!  It's the perfect polish for Mother's Day.  Do you have any Enchanted Polish, and what color will you be wearing for Mother's Day?