Elianto Racing Green

Elianto Racing Green is a Malaysian nail polish and I was lucky enough to get it through a swap months ago. It's a beautiful green polish with green and gold shimmer. Super easy application in two coats. 

Happy Hands Motherboy

I have another polish from Happy Hands I've Made a Huge Mistake collection, Motherboy. What is Motherboy, you may ask. The reference is from Arrested Development's 13th episode from the 2nd season and involves a dance revolved around mother/son bonding (Motherboy XXX), an award for "Cutest Couple", a loose seal, a hook catching on a sandbag, and Carl Weathers. 

Motherboy has a clear base and is filled with lavender, pale green, pink,  and baby blue glitter of varied sizes. I used one coat of Motherboy over Orly Hot Shot in the pics below. 

Happy Hands Motherboy can be purchased at Happy Hands Etsy store. It is not in stock at the moment but she restocks on Saturday afternoons at 4 pm CST. 

Cult Nails Living Water and Sally Hansen In a Flurry

I picked up Sally Hansen In a Flurry at a local Walgreens a few weeks ago and wondered how similar it was to Cult Nails Living Water, so I both to show today.

Living Water is a polish that is beautiful in the bottle and translates just as well to the nails. It has a dark teal blue jelly base with tiny blue and green glitter. This was two coats and applies well, though it will have a gritty finish so at least two coats of topcoat is needed. I rushed application, so there is a some dragging, I apologize for that.

In a Flurry has a dark teal base but it's more blackened, less blue toned than Living Water. It's packed with small glitter particles and though there is a purple shimmer, I wasn't able to capture it in the picture. I dislike the Sally Hansen mop paddle brush and very narrow Insta-Dri bottle opening but those are things that are tolerable when the polish is pretty enough. 

In the photo below, Living Water is on my index and ring fingers and In a Flurry is on my middle and pinky fingers. The bases are similar but the real difference lies in the glitter. In a Flurry is filled with more glitter in varied colors compared to Living Water. I used two coats for full coverage for both polishes. They are not close enough to be called dupes but they are close enough to each other that you may not need to own both.

Living Water is a limited edition polish but it's still available on Cult Nails web store. In a Flurry is a limited edition polish from the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri line and can be found at various drugstores. 

Darling Diva Polish Love Bites, Mannon, and Ms. Monster Esq.

Darling Diva Polish recently provided me some of her Fall 2012 Halloween polishes to swatch and share. The polishes are so pretty and though they definitely fit into a Halloween collection, they could be worn year around. Overall, the formula for these was great, the polish consistency was not too thick, and there is plenty of glitter which each application. 

Love Bites has clear base with some shimmer,a bunch of large red hexes, little red hexes, black and white bar glitter, and white heart glitter. No curling for the larger pieces, what looks like curling is just reflective, everything was smoothed out and lay flat with two coats of topcoat. I applied two coats over a black polish base.

Mannon is a sage holographic polish with gold diamond and hex glitter and small iridescent glitter. Though it could be worn solo with three coats, I applied one coat over China Glaze Peace on Earth. 

Ms. Monster Esq. is probably my favorite of the three. It has a green tinted base with such a large variety of glitter, I won't even try to name them all. This is another that could be worn by itself with three coats but I applied one coat over New York Summer Hot Green. 

Darling Diva Polish can be purchased at her Etsy store and all three of these are currently stocked. 

Sation Love at First Lavender and Show Off Your Navel Orange

I have some of the newer Sation polishes to show today. The colors are saturated and new packaging is definitely an improvement. The formula for these are thick though, so careful application is needed.

Show Off Your Navel Orange is bright, BRIGHT orange with pink shimmer. 

Love at First Lavender is a beautiful purple color. Gorgeous! If I could recommend just one Sation to buy, this would be the one to get. 

Sation polishes can be found on Miss Pro's website, Transdesign (which is where I purchased my bottles) or Ebay.