Ugly Christmas Sweater Nails

Hey hey hey everyone! Today I've got the busiest, most obnoxious red and green nails to share with you! All in the holiday spirit!



There is SO much going on in this look, I kind couldn't actually wear it out (I usually do wear my looks out, this one was just too much). So let's start with the gorgeous bases. The red is Dreamland Lacquer Out, Damned Clot! and the green is Literary Lacquers Leaves of Grass. Perfect Christmas red and green holos if I do say so myself!



Now lets get to the stamping specifics. Double stamping for the win always, but seriously, too much red and green! Anyway the first layer is KBShimmer Eyes White Open, my go-to stamping white polish. The top layer was Painted Polish Woodland Whimsy. The stamping plate on this was Bundle Monster BM-S215.



Once again this nail started with a layer of KBShimmer Eyes White Open. Then I broke out my Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Universal Loner from the first Creme a la Mode box to stamp the red on top. The image was from an old Winstonia W120 from a bundle I got a long time ago.



So these are bright and obnoxious, but I'm sure Christmas is like that for a lot of people so this is an apt depiction, no?

Anyway, I've got a few more holiday looks I hope to get up before Christmas, so stay tuned!

Red Berry Holo Indie Comparison Post

So this has been awhile coming. Over the last few months, I have been gravitating toward a particular shade of polish – red/berry/coral etc. I thought it was finally time to compare them side by side as I have done in the past. So here we go!



I thought for the longest time I kept buying the same color over and over, but I discovered, I'm actually not!

Although a lot of these colors look similar, they actually have subtle differences and are all special in their own special way!

Just some information to get started with, each of these is show in direct light to show the holo finish and indirect light to show any other characteristics. I used no top coats in this post so you can see each polish's original finish! I've linked to the polishes that are still for sale, identified which are limited edition or a Hella Holo Custom and might not be available for sale at the moment. So let's get started with the first set of five polishes shall we?!?!









First up we have red/coral holos! From left to right is Dreamland Lacquer Out, Damned Clot!, ILNP Closure, Dreamland Lacquer Coral of the Story (an HHC special), Fair Maiden Polish Worth Fighting For and Fair Maiden Polish Rio Carnival (E).

The most similar in holo finishes are the Dreamlands, Out, Damned Clot! and Coral of the story have vivid holo flames but the similarities stop there. Out, Damned Clot! is a classical red (like a Coke bottle), while Coral of the story is a bright pink leaning coral with a bit of an orange flash. Closure and Worth Fighting For are a similar cool leaning red, but their finishes are totally different. Closure has larger holo particles creating a scattered holo finish along with the linear finish and Worth Fighting For has a gorgeous blue flash in indirect lighting. Rio Carnival E is the one that is the most different in this group, being more of a more orange/brown leaning brick red holo polish.









Next up we have some more reds, but these tend to be more on the berry leaning side without acutally being berry! From left to right we have Darling Diva Polish Sexy Mother Fucker, Literary Lacquers For the Rest of Us (an HHC special), Smitten Polish (now Dreamland Lacquer) Kenyan Sunset (another HHC special), Carpe Noctem Cosmetics I Wish You the Berry Best and Darling Diva Polish The Queen Diva (a special with purchase polish).

I think Sexy Mother Fucker is clearly the most classic red of this group, though it is still darker than Out, Damned Clot!, from the last group. For the Rest of Us and Kenyan Sunset look similar in color, but For the Rest of Us has more of a metallic finish and a less visit linear holo finish. I Wish You the Berry Best was the sheerest of this group, and leans just a tad more magenta lighter than the previous two. The Queen Diva is the pinkest of this group, but it has those holo shards that were not so popular and dry really textured (but this was a free with purchase polish I think).









Next up we have our more purple/berry/orchid/magenta holos! From left to right we have Smitten Polish Radiant Orchid, Dreamland Lacquer Dragonberry (an HHC special), Indigo Bananas Polish of Unusual Quality (P.O.U.Q), Painted Polish Mystery Holo Un (a limited edition special) and Fair Maiden Polish Pirate Queen.

The most similar here are Radiant Orchid and Dragonberry, but they are made with a different holo pigment an I think Radiant Orchid leans just a tad more purple while Dragonberry leans just a bit brighter. POUQ is the vampiest of the group an dlooks a bit similar to Pirate Queen, but I think POUQ has a bit more linear holo glow to it. Mystery Holo Un has the most holo pigment in it but also has matching microglitter in its finish.









Now for the final grouping, the vampiest/wine purple holos of the bunch. We all know I have a TON of these colors lying around. And I've spoken about them in previous posts, but these were newer additions to my stash so I thought it was time for their day in the sun! From left to right Cupcake Polish Blood Hound, Firecracker Lacquer The Unbeatable Wand, Literary Lacquers Soul Within Me Burning (The Color Box special), Glam Polish Forbode and Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Evil Live!

Now the first two look similar in color, but Blood Hound is a straight super vivid wine colored holo. The Unbeatable Wand has these red sparks of color in it and dries down to a slightly textured finish. Soul Within Me Burning is more a classic purple leaning vampy wine with a golden glow to it. Forbode has actual golden flakies in it which gives of a super golden flash but dries down completely textured. Evil Live! is the most black leaning of the bunch, but it has a really beautiful muddy red/brown glow to its linear holo finish.

If you are interested in any of my other comparison posts, come check out the Indie Fall Holos, Coral Polish Showdown, Indie Metallic Holos and my vampy holo polish comparisons.

Well that's it for today folks, that sure was a TON of work to type up so I hope I've had a chance to highlight the similarities and the differences between these polishes!!! I'd love to know which color family is your favorite and which of these you think fills a hole in your collection!?

Indie Green Polish Roundup

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, I've rounded up a bunch of my indie green polishes for you all! This isn't so much a comparison post, as it is a post to show all the wonderful offerings the indie world has in one color range!



I tried to mostly show off polishes that are available on the market still, but please forgive me if I've shown something that isn't! I'm sure if it isn't still available, there is something in that brand's shop you'll find yourself liking.

Green is one of my absolute favorite colors, so I thought this would be a super fun post! I couldn't possibly show you all my green polish, but I thought this was a decent sampling!





First up is Literary Lacquers Leaves of Grass, a lovely emerald green linear holo polish with matching microglitter.





Now if shimmer is your thing, this is a great green option for you. This is Baroness X Quixotica, a teal leaning green jelly polish with golden shimmer, holo pigment and multichrome flakies.





For a frostier option, and I don't mean frostier in an 80s outdated way, I mean a beautiful chromier way. This is Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Baroque-N-Record. This is a gorgeous moss green linear holo with golden flakies that create a beautiful soft golden shimmer.





This is Dreamland Lacquer Eggcite-Mint. This is a mint green crelly polish with scattered holo microglitter and blue shimmer.





This is INLP Ski Lodge. This is a lovely forest green jelly polish filled with the wonderful INLP holo shards and golden micro flakies.



This lovely multichrome beauty is Indigo Bananas A Field Trip With Butterflies Holo, sorry for the lack of macro, this was before my macro-taking days. This is a gorgeous multichrome flakie with holo finish which shifts from yellow green to blue.





This is Literary Lacquers Phizzwizard. Alright I'm a bit partial to this color since it was my addition to the 2015 Literary Lacquers Community Collection, but just look at it! Gorgeous sea green linear holo polish!





Next up we have Painted Polish California Dreamin'. This is a teal leaning evergreen linear holo polish with matching green microglitter.





This is Pahlish The Cricket Minister. This is a lovely camo green with cooler colored multichrome flakies.





This is Emily de Molly Land of Confusion, a lovely light grass green linear holo polish.





This is Indigo Bananas Olive Space and Time. A lovely olive dark green linear holo polish.





This is INLP Ten Fold. This is a lovely cool minty green filled with the INLP Ultra Holo shards.





This is Ever After Polish Feelin' Lucky, a mystery crelly. Not so much a mystery anymore! This is a lovely lime green holo polish filled with cooler colored multichrome flakies and gold glitter. Perfect for St. Patrick's Day!





This is Darling Diva Polish Trifling Bitch. This is a lovely dusty green creme filled with golden shimmer and glitter. Another great green and gold combo!





This is Painted Polish Enchantress, a lovely menagerie of cooler colored multichrome flakies with scattered holo microglitter. Pretty indoors and out!





This is Literary Lacquers Bottletown. This is a gorgeous bottle green linear holo with iridescent flakies scattered throughout.





This is the gorgeous Great Lakes Lacquer Unless, a gorgeous evergreen jelly polish filled with golden shimmer and subtle scattered holo.





This is Ever After Polish Tarzan's Vine, a gorgeous jungle green linear holo polish with a hint of golden shimmer.





This is Painted Polish Painted Pines, a beautiful evergreen jelly polish filled with holo microflakies.





And last but not least, we have Fair Maiden Polish Pretty People Taste Better. This is a lovely khaki green linear holo with a bright green shimmer!

So that's it! Twenty great green indie polishes, enough to satisfy any green need. Just in time for the wonderful Irish St. Patrick's Day, but I don't need a holiday as an excuse to wear green. Everyday is a green polish appropriate day in my life.

Now share with me! Which of these is your absolute favorite green?!!