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| LED light, this appears too warm however this is how it appears in sunlight. Ring by Forty Winks Jewelry. |
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| quick car pic, turned out pretty nifty, eh? |
BARONESS X THE ALCHEMIST COLLECTION
PRESS SAMPLES
Hey X Army and friends! Thank you so much for joining me today, I have a new collection from Baroness X for you and as usual these are lovely. Packed full of color shifting shimmers,multichrome, flakies, and holo, this set of jellies lives up to it's magical name. Baroness X is a brand I regularly purchase from so I'm very thankful and excited to swatch these for you guys! I especially love their scented bath and body items, stay tuned for a little blurb at the end. ;) Picture heavy, consider yourself forewarned....they were just so pretty.
- Releases on October 21st, 12 pm PST.
- Sold individually for $11, Full size sets for $40, and 8 ml mini sets for $24. There will only 20 sets available so be on time! As a general mini hater I must tell you the tall bottles and full size brushes make these easy to use.
- Language of the Universe and Elixir of Life are being sold as L.E due to some of the included pigments.
- While these are described as jellies all but one built up in 2 or 3 coats on me, even with the attention loving nail line I am blessed with.
- Photos not taken in natural light noted.
- All shown with Glisten n Glow top coat. I don't do anything without this stuff or it's smudge city.
- The blingy extras don't add any extra work when removing.
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| Bottle shot macros in artificial daylight. |
LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE
This is described as a berry jelly with blue to berry to red shimmer, silver holo flakies and holo pigment. The shift is predominately blue head on but the others come out to play at an angle. I would call this a multichrome as the shift is very obvious to me. Second favorite of the bunch as I'm a purple lovin' sheeple.
- The formula was a little thick and began to dry very quickly due to all that glorious shimmer. Make sure to load enough for your whole nail on the brush, and work quickly and try not to overwork it or you will get shimmer ridges and pull up what you already put down. Allow each layer to dry very thoroughly. Don't be an impatient pants like me.
- These swatches show 2-3 coats, I swatched this twice. The first time was after long day, I was tired and impatient, I needed 3 coats to cover patches. I was also curious if a 3rd coat added depth to this or Elixir of Life, no difference. The second time I only needed 2 generous coats.
- No staining and great wear, 3 days before I removed it without any chips.
- Limited edition.
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| Afternoon daylight |
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| Full sun |
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| Full sun |
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| LED daylight bulb |
SOUL OF THE WORLD
Described as a royal blue jelly with "unicorn pigment" that shifts pink to gold to green, holo flakies, and linear holo. Personally I see this as lighter than royal blue and with the shimmer it appears quite periwinkle or blurple. The holo mostly shows in direct lighting such as sunlight and LED, otherwise it looks like a soft sprinkling of stars.This goes for all of these. Shimmer is most often pink, shifts at extreme angles and bright direct lighting.
- 3 regular coats, very easy to use. Still some visible nail line but not very noticeable. We see you, OK?!
- No staining or trouble removing.
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| LED daylight bulb |
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| LED daylight bulb...mmmm look at that shimmer. |
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| LED, showin' off that holo. |
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
Demi describes this as an Emerald, almost teal jelly base with gold to green to teal colorshifting flakie shimmer, metallic gold flecks, and holo. I agree completely with this description and you guessed it...this one is my favorite. I tried not to choose the green..I really did. This shade is not overtly warm or cool so that makes it versatile, multi seasonal and in my opinion wearable on all skin tones. No lobster hands here! I LOVE those gold flecks.
- 2 easy coats.
- I can't report about staining as I only wore this for the swatch thus far. I always wear base coat and double up if I'm worried.
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| Full sun, hello holo and gold shimmer! |
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| LED daylight bulb |
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| LED, at an angle. There's that deep pine teal. |
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| LED macro because...why not? |
ELIXIR OF LIFE
Hey pretty lady! I should really give red more of a chance. This is described a deep fuschia-red jelly,shimmer that shifts from purple to deep red, to fiery orange, metallic gold flakies, and holo pigment. Obvious shift, I hereby dub thee...multichrome. If I am understanding this wrong someone please correct me.
- 2 generous coats. The formula is much easier to use than Language of the Universe but use the same techniques for flawless results.
- Easy to remove.
- Limited edition.
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| So glarey...but so pretty. |
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| Sunlight |
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| LED daylight bulb. |
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| LED daylight bulb. |
Baroness X also sent me a bubble bar to review. I purchased this one^ but expect a post on them soon. All of those bubbles are from 1/5 of a bar placed inside a mesh bag under the running faucet.
They are long lasting and smell wonderful. I think I may need a little more to smell it in my bath water. Yes,I did take the photo from inside the tub :).
So which shade is your favorite? Will you be picking up any smelly goods such as the acetone additive? Also love, btw. Let me know in the comments. If you are a new customer go ahead and make an account now because the rewards program is really nice and you may want to check out in a jiffy, especially if you are after minis.
Come join us in the fan group to vote on monthly scents,sneak peeks, and group customs, usually filled with shimmery color shifting goodness. Shopping and social media links below. Thanks for reading!
Shop: Baronessx.com Instagram: @baronessx_polish
Facebook: Baroness X Fan Group:X Army
Friends, readers, I am exhausted. I want to be interesting and chatty but i just don't have it in me today. Is "Hey look, pretty polish!" an acceptable intro? .....Imma use it anyway. ;p.This is Emily de Molly Room for More, from her recent Anniversary trio. It's a really eye-catching shade of lime green neon, yet soft in a way. There's this absolutely beautiful banana yellow shimmer running throughout and little silver flakes. My camera was totally freaked by this in all types of lighting. I added some warmth to get closer to color accurate but I don't think we're at 100% . Anytime you are not sure about a color, please check multiple reviews. This was a bit brighter or maybe more saturated than I expected. I have a little quirk where I love these types of greens in the bottle and then hate them on my nails. I bought this partly to use in my polish jewelry pieces and it works beautifully in them. However, I asked for stamping advice and got several good suggestions to break it up and tone down somewhat. I really enjoyed the result and in the future will try white, turquoise, and olive.
- Stamped with a dark green from Jolie polish and EdM round plate 29. The round plates are discontinued so jump on that asap!
- 3 coats with topcoat. This was a bit thick and I needed 3 coats to get it smooth and even.
- No trouble removing or staining, good wear.
All photos are under my LED daylight bulb except the last one, which is actual daylight.
Emily de Molly has a website for both her AU and US/International customers amd is stocked by most major stockists.There are sales pretty frequently, at least 4 times a year, I would say so be alert to that. Things do sell out during those times. Join the facebook fan group and customer email to be alerted about sales, group customs, and discontinued or LE items.
What do you think of really bright shades like this? Have you ever liked it on one nail shape and not another? Let me know in the comments:). Thanks for reading and see the links below.
Emilydemolly.com.au
Emily-de-molly.myshopify.com
Hey Guys, I'm alive! I've been busy and exhausted lately.I let myself get quite behind on blog posts, so be on the lookout for more churning out soon. This gorgeous thing is a magnetic polish from Masura, Zeus on Golden Cloud. I tried and tried to add videos here but I just can't, I give up. #newbiebloggerfail. I will post some on my Instagram though so please head over there for a look!
I ordered a bunch of these from Hypnotic Polish with a few friends. It was cheaper and faster than using a US based stockist but I think some do have stock now, like Beautometry. Color4nails does preorders so if you prefer that I recommend joining the Facebook fan group and/or sign up for the newsletter. Polish Molish in Russia also carries Masura. The exchange rate and shipping is not bad at all, shop around to get the best deal if you are willing to buy international and do exchange rate math ;p. I will link these stockists at the end of this post. This is a stunning warm olive green with bright moss yellow shimmer/magnetic effect. I could not stop staring at my nails, it was like wearing jewels on my fingertips,or ribbons.
- 3 coats with topcoat.
- A bit sheer but built up in 3 coats, not runny or patchy.
- I used the magnet made by Masura, you just hover it over each layer while wet to get a design you like. Use the magnet on each nail immediately after painting it, don't wait until you have done a coat on your full hand. Do this for every coat and after topcoat.
- Easy to clean up and remove.
- No problem with staining, I wore this for a few days.
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| LED Daylight bulb |
Full list of Masura suppliers here: Masura.com
I have personally shopped with Hypnotic Polish, Beautometry, Color4Nails, and Polish Molish.
What do you think of this mossy shade? Have you tried any magnetic polishes yet? Let me know in the comments, Thanks for stopping by!
The lovely Andrea of Indigo Bananas was so kind to offer me some polishes from her last collection, "A Delos Holiday" for review. Cue my squeal of delight, these are my first official press samples and I couldn't be more excited. I'm a long time fan of this brand and they don't receive the attention I feel they deserve. The first one I have to show you is Center of the Maze, a dark gold multichrome that shifts through olive and silver green green with a smattering of linear holo and holographic flakies. I'm not a big holo fan so this amount is the perfect touch and I love this rich royal gold. Accented with Julie G Eden, stamped with Bundle Monster BM-XL210.
You can purchase this directly from Indigo Bananas shop or browse a limited selection in her Etsy Store. They are also stocked by Femme Fatale Cosmetics in Australia. The full size retails for $12.00 and 8ml mini is $7.25. I have personally purchased many half sizes and they have a very easy to use full size brush, I generally hate mini bottles. Have you tried Indigo Bananas? What's your favorite?
- 2 coats with topcoat, opaque at one but I wanted more color and depth. (Same with Eden, this is really unusual for me as I have an aggressive nail line, home run!)
- Easy to use formula, no running or dragging.
- No staining or trouble removing, I wore this for at least 3 days.
- Stamped with ease.
PRESS SAMPLES
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| Natural light ,outdoors,shaded |
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| Natural light, indoors near a window |
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| Macro of Center of the Maze, stamped with Julie G Eden |
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| Macro of Julie G Eden, stamped with Center of the Maze. |
You can purchase this directly from Indigo Bananas shop or browse a limited selection in her Etsy Store. They are also stocked by Femme Fatale Cosmetics in Australia. The full size retails for $12.00 and 8ml mini is $7.25. I have personally purchased many half sizes and they have a very easy to use full size brush, I generally hate mini bottles. Have you tried Indigo Bananas? What's your favorite?
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Stockist: Femme Fatale Cosmetics
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