Ida Nails It

*The products in this post were sent to me for unbiased review*

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Color4Nails Presents Contrary Polish Orpheus and Eurydice Duo Exclusives: Swatches and Review

Provided for Review

Hey everyone! I have a two new polishes from Contrary Polish for today. Contrary Polish will soon be stocked in Color4Nails's shop and included in that launch this weekend is this exclusive duo, which is inspired by and named after Orpheus and Eurydice from Greek mythology. The two polishes will be a limited edition set and sold as a duo set. Here is a little blurb from the brand:

Contrary Polish Orpheus and Eurydice Duo to be released this weekend February 13th - 14th, specific release information will be updated closer to the release, look to Color4Nails' Facebook page for that.

Contrary Polish Orpheus

Two coats

Dark charcoal gray jelly base with gold and holographic shimmer

Moody and mysterious, which is a good interpretation of the inspiration. I see flashes of purple in the artificial lighting shots as well. Application was easy, two coats for coverage worked well. You may need a third depending on thin your coats are.

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Contrary Polish Eurydice

Two coats

Cherry red jelly base with pink and holographic shimmer

Such a contrast to Orpheus and ties in the with romantic theme as well. I love that pink shimmer, it gives the red a glowing quality. This was is opaque in color as well so I applied just two coats and a bit of my nail line was visible in the direct sun shots but not super obvious.

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LINKS!

Color4Nails:

Instagram

Contrary Polish:

Website

Monday, February 8, 2016

Pahlish There is a Song Collection: Swatches and Review

Provided for Review

Hi everyone! I have some new Pahlish to share with you today. The six in this post make up the There is a Song Collection which will be releasing next week. If you have been following Pahlish, you know that maker Shannon is a major Doctor Who fan and has released a number of Doctor Who inspired collections and polishes. This collection is inspired by the incomparable River Song.

Just a note with my photos, I am starting to explore taking photos under artificial lighting. I am still working on my technique but I hope they are just as helpful as my natural and direct sunlight photos. If you have any thoughts or feedback, just let me know in the comments section!

There is a Song Collection will be released Sunday February 14th at 7 pm CST in Pahlish's shop.

Pahlish Hello Sweetie

Two coats

Lilac jelly with silver flakes and soft violet-blue shimmer

Beautiful! The lucious shade of liliac with those complimentary silver flakes and shimmer, so gosh darn pretty. Two coats worked great, if you apply thinner coats you may need a light third one.

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Pahlish Impossible Astronaut

Two coats

Sandy nude with silver micro-shimmer

I love neutrals like this that can be very subtle but just as interesting as a bold color. Nice coverage in two coats.

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Pahlish Melody Malone

Two coats

Gray toned purple creme with pink shimmer

Seriously one fantastic color, with its dusky tone and that contrasting shimmer, hmmmm. Wonderful fluid formula that will get opaque in two coats.

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Pahlish Singing Towers

Three coats

Espresso brown jelly with red and copper ultra-chrome and holographic micro-flakes

Deliciously rich brown color and the holo and chrome flakes, oh yes, they look striking in the polish. This was thinner in formula, so I applied two coats and light third one to cover my tips.

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Pahlish Spoilers

Three coats

Deep oxblood red jelly with iridescent white flakes

A dark burgundy to balance with the lighter shades, which I am totally on board with. With it's jelly base you will need three thin coats for coverage.

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Pahlish Stormcage

Three coats

Blackened violet jelly with a mix of silver, blue, violet, and pink flakes

The silver/blue/violet/pink flakes give this a slightly blue toned to the purple. Formula wise, similar to Spoilers so three coats will give you the coverage you need.

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LINKS!

Pahlish:

*The products in this post were sent to me for unbiased review*

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Indigo Bananas Swatch Sunday

Purchased by Me

Hi everyone! I going to be revitalizing my spam posts but this are going to be called Swatch Sunday (or Saturday). If you will recall when I previously did these, they primarily are just swatch photos of polishes, with not much a review. Hope you like seeing some pretty polishes for a quick weekend pick-me-up post!

For today, I have a selection of Indigo Bananas polishes. Which if you were wanting a few in your life, check out her shop. She is doing a end of year/moving sale with many items 30-40% off, sale ends today.

Indigo Bananas Carpet Diem

Two coats

Pale beige crelly with gold/copper/green/violet crystal flakes

Indigo Bananas Scarlet Night

Two coats

Brick red creme

Indigo Bananas Break the Wheel

Two coats

Dark burgundy linear holographic

Indigo Bananas Chaos is a Ladder

Two coats

Dark eggplant purple linear holographic

Indigo Bananas Little Big Dipper

Two coats

Medium denim blue linear holographic with silver holo micro-glitter

Indigo Bananas Night Gathers

Two coats

Blue black linear holographic

LINKS!

Indigo Bananas:

International distributors

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Pahlish The Wicked Years February 2016 Duo: Swatches and Review

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Hey all! Late night post for you guys but I wanted to share with you Pahlish's newest monthly duo that will be releasing tomorrow. Look for the Wicked Years February 2016 Duo to be released Sunday February 7th at 7 pm CST in Pahlish's shop.

Pahlish Mother Yackle

Two coats

Soft blue toned lilac creme

Hmmm, creamy and self levels so well. The color is fresh and you need just two coats for coverage.

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Pahlish The Grimmerie

Layered over Mother Yackle

Clear topper with ultra-chrome flakes, lavender dots, plus iridescent and scattered soft gold holographic glitter

Just enough sparkle to compliment the base without taking away from the lilac color. It's a bit thick so I just applied one coats, if you wanted more coverage, you should wait a few minutes before lighting dabbing more on.

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LINKS!

Pahlish: