Northern Star Polish - Swatches & Review

I recently was given the opportunity to review 3 polishes and a cuticle oil from Northern Star Polish. This was my first experience with Northern Start Polish and I was super excited to see what pretties Kristin sent me for review.

All swatches shown with two coats of color without topcoat

Northern Star Polish's Summer Collection will be released at noon (central) on June 15th. She will be releasing new colors as well as cuticle oil scents; cuticle oils will also be available in the roll on bottles as well as the original via design.

Scrum-Diddly-Uptious

This lovely orchid purple shade has holo disbursed throughout and does to a suede finish. It was opaque in two coats.

Sparkling Seaweed

This green holo has an awesome blue shimmer to it, unfortunately I had a hard time capturing it. In real life, the blue shimmer is more pronounced than the pictures. This polish was almost opaque in one coat but I am wearing two here.

Mulberry

Mulberry is a shade that is already released on her site, and is describes as follows, Mulberry is a dark mauve/purple polish with twinkling mica flakies and color shifting micro glitter. Mulberry is a special release, and $5 from each bottle sold will be donated to the National Network to End Domestic Violence (http://nnedv.org/).
The flakes are really pretty in the polish and this shade is completely opaque in two coats.

All of the shades had nice application and self leveling formulas. None of the polishes were streaky and all were opaque in two coats.

Kristin also sent me an unscented cuticle oil for review. This was actually my first roller-ball cuticle oil so I was excited to try that out.

What I liked about this was that having the roller ball kept everything clean and I didn't have to worry about getting too much cuticle oil on at once like you can with a brush. I actually liked that this was unscented as well - I usually apply my cuticle oil right before bed, and I don't really want to be smelling something too strong while I'm trying to go to sleep.

So there you have it, which of these shades was your favorite? Mine is Scrum-Diddly-Uptious!

Pricing Info:
The Summer Collection shades as well as her other polishes are $8.50
Roll-On Cuticle Oil will be $5.00
Original Doe Foot Applicator Cuticle Oil is $3.00

You can find Northern Star Polish at the following locations:

• Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/northernstarpolish
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthernStarPolish
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/northernstarpolish
• Email: northernstarpolish@gmail.com

*Products in this post were provided by the manufacturer for my honest review*

Morgan Taylor - Swatches & Review

I haven't shared any Morgan Taylor polishes with you for a couple of weeks, so today you get to see six more lovely shades.

All swatches shown with two coats of color and topcoat

Water Baby

Water Baby is a lovely pastel blue shade which had full coverage in two coats. This would be perfect for a base for nail art or a pastel springy look.

Mint Chocolate Chip

Mint Chocolate Chip is definitely a light mint cream polish. It was fully opaque in two coats and had nice application. Mint is still very on trend right now so I could see myself potentially wearing this to work sometime.

Supreme In Green

If you're looking for the perfect light grass green shade, then Supreme In Green is for you. SIG was slightly streaky in one coat but had a nice self leveling formula in two coats.

Lost in Paradise

Lost is Paradise is such a gorgeous color! This picture is lightening it up slightly but it's just barely a little darker than shown. Silly Camera. Great formula as well.

Gotta Have Hue

I love polish names that are plays on words. But this is also a really pretty shade, it is the most sheer of the six shades that I'm sharing today but was still completely opaque in two coats.

West Coast Cool

Who doesn't love a good blue cream polish for summer! This shade was also slightly darker in person, but still super gorgeous in person. If you're a blue person, you're definitely going to need to add this to your collection and it's nothing like the other shades I have and may also fill a "blue gap" for you too.

So what did you think about these shades? Too cool for school? I thought so too :)

You can check out Morgan Taylor at the following locations:

• Website: http://morgantaylorlacquer.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorganTaylorLacquer
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTMorganTaylor
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MorganTaylorLacquer

*Products in this post were provided by the manufacturer for my honest review*

Eat Sleep Polish - À La Menthe

TGIF, am I right? I recently won a gorgeous polish from Eat Sleep Polish, À La Menthe and today I will be sharing my pictures!

From the East Sleep Polish Website: À La Menthe started as a custom, and because of its overwhelming love, it has been added to the standard collection! A very beautiful liner holographic polish, that is minty green (not grey). This is sure to catch they eye of bystanders in the sunlight.

So before I get into the pictures, just let me say that Caterina is just so sweet; you can tell that she is very passionate about her business, which is awesome.

This is how the polish arrived:

It came in the most adorable little kitty polish sweater to keep the polish warm!!!

And then there was this:



Photo from my Twitter account

Do you see that house in the background? Yep, she made that house for the polish to live in! Of course I am somewhat blocking the opening but can you see the windows in the back? She probably put so much time into this, how amazing is that?! So anyway I accidentally heavy handed it when I was carrying it and knocked the roof slightly ajar; so now it's carefully placed on top of my Melmer for safe keeping with the polish.

So anyway, onto the actual polish! (it's about time, right?)

I am wearing two coats of À La Menthe with topcoat in the pictures; isn't this a gorgeous shade. Also, I really liked that the polish came with a wide brush, I am so spoiled, but I only want to use wide brushes these days.

You can find Eat Sleep Polish at the following locations:

• Website: http://eatsleeppolish.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EatSleepPolish
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/eatsleeppolish
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/eatsleeppolish
• Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/EatSleepPolish

Although I received this polish as a prize, I can say without a doubt, it won't be my last ESP Polish!

Do you own any Eat Sleep Polish shades?

Nail Art for Nubs Link-Up

I hope everyone had a good weekend! I was out of town but got to spend time with my in-laws so that was a nice time and I know my husband had a great time seeing his family.

For today's Nail Art for Nubs Link-Up, I obviously did something inspired by St. Patty's Day. I am not Irish myself, but it is big in Pittsburgh with an all-day parade/party this past Saturday, of course I wasn't able to attend, but I saw lots of fun, and green, pictures!

Polishes Used:
-Zoya - Josie
-OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls
-Konad - Green
-Bundle Monster Holiday Plate - BM-H04

Believe it or not, I don't really wear nail polish to work on a regular basis anymore, I usually only wear clear, but since it's St. Patty's Day, I decided to wear this mani so I went for something simple, that wasn't too flashy and wouldn't draw too much attention.

Josie was the perfect green polish, this had been in my un-trieds and it is probably my new favorite (move over Sally Hansen Parrot) because this is one coat. Yes, you read that right, ONE COAT!

Check out what the other ladies did on their nubs today!

An InLinkz Link-up

Golden Oldie Thursday: Green

I don't own too many older green polishes because I don't really wear green alone that much; so I picked up 3 old greens and used them all in one mani!

Polished Used:
-Fresh Paint - Pistachio
-Sally Hansen - Parrot
-Essence - Walk on the Wild Side

Let me start off by saying that this look reminds me a swamp with algae.

I started off with a base of Pistachio (the lightest green) and then randomly sponged on the other two shades. Once it was done I topped it with Out The Door to blend all the colors together. I decided to add a giant rhinestone to my accent nail, and the bling sort of reminds me of a beetle in a swamp. lol.

What do you think? Sort of reminds you of algae too?

China Glaze - Crinkled Chrome - Swatches & Review

Today I am sharing with you 3 shades from the Crinkled Chrome Collection. These polishes are a unique take on the textured trend, so let's get started!

Wrinkling The Sheets: Light Powder Green

Don't Be Foiled: Soft Teal

Iron Out The Details: Icy Blue

I am wearing one coat without topcoat in all of the photos. They all had nice application for textured polishes. These polishes are really different from anything that I have ever seen before as they have both bar glitters and circle textures; they definitely aren't for everyone but if you're looking for a really unique look, then these are for you!

What are your thoughts on this collection? Do you love it? Hate it?