SPAM Post - Blue Polishes

Hi Goddesses

And welcome to another installment of "Let's try and clear out the vault" lol.  Today we have blue polishes in all shapes and sizes :)

Let's start with a-England Order of the Garter.  I love this polish.  It's so serene.  This was probably the first blue I "really" fell in love with.

It's lain in the vault because I originally posted it with a layer of Cult Nails Seduction on top, and just never got round to posting it pure.  

HITS Apolo was my alternative to OPI DS Glamour.  In the absence of the latter, I settled on this rich and deep blue.

Luckily, I then got Glamour in a swap, so this one is now a bit redundant, but it's a useful back up for art.

Accessorize Indigo.  Such sadness.  This has lain in the vault since May. Accessorize is a quirky British brand which you'll start to see a lot more of on the blog.

I bought this polish as it looked like THE perfect turquoise (one of my polish Holy Grails) and it was.  Gorgeous, perfect, ooh la la .... but it stained like NOTHING I have encountered before or since.  So sadly, it had to go.   And WTH is it called Indigo lol?

It's layered here with Lynnderella The Glittering Crowd ... I let this polish go with a heavy heart after last summer's madness, but there is no denying how exquisite it is.

China Glaze Want My Bawdy.  I was SOOOO disappointed with the New Bohemians Collection.  For me, there was hardly any bend to the colours, although this one was perhaps the most interesting for me.

OPI Glacier Bay Blues.  I bought this from a blog sale as it's a HTF OPI Classic.  Yeh, that doesn't mean that a) you'll like it or b) it will suit you.  Lol.

That said, this is a stunning polish, and the bend from blue to green is incredible.  It's like a blue version of Peacock Feathers.  Vintage OPI.  Amazing.

Girly Bits Cu Blu.   A deep dark indgo jelly loaded with copper sprinkles, this is truly lovely, but a little too dark for my skin tone.

I let this one go with a heavy heart too - it's really beautiful.  I also really regret swapping away Barielle's Falling Star.

Saturday Morning Cartoons from Whimsical Ideas by Pam.  I love Pam's mad glitterbombs, they're always so cheerful, but this one did nothing for me.  Again, I think the base was too dark, so this one moved on to a more loving home.

There we go - which one was your favourite?

Enjoy xx 

31DC - Day 18 - Half Moons

Hi Goddesses

Today's post finally features a New Bohemian polish from China Glaze - hurrah!  I bought them at the same time as the new Zoyas and OPIs, and sadly they've taken a bit of a backseat.

Today we've got Want My Bawdy which is a blurple, heavy on the blue.  To be fair, it's quite "nice", but it doesn't particularly have the wow factor.

I think the New Bohemians have suffered from expectation. When the first photos appeared a few months ago, they were definitely billed as duochromes.  Now that they are released, they are known as Lustre Chromes, probably for no other reason than that there's not a lot of colour bend.  So, if you want a true duochrome, don't look at these, BUT if you want something a little bit more interesting, but not too far out there, these will probably serve you well.

For some reason, in over a year of blogging, this is my first half moon mani.  All you need is some of those paper circles you can buy from stationery shops (that go around hole punch holes) and voila, you're away.

I wanted to do something a little different, but wasn't confident enough to do some of the amazing stamping half moons I've seen, so I did myself a gentle glitter gradient.

This is CG Cheers to You, a brilliant silver.  You can see the sponging was a little heavy on the thumb, but other than that, I really like the effect.

Enjoy xx :)