LA Splash: Crimson Tide

LA Splash Crimson Tide (3 coats)

Haha, Crimson Tide. I dunno, it makes me crack up every time. You may or may not know that the Crimson Tide is actually the team name for the University of Alabama (or, depending on your view, the movie Crimson Tide with Denzel Washington). The name had nothing to do with my love for the polish. Crimson Tide is a deep crimson jelly polish with gold and ruby glitter throughout. Is it just me, or do you see some hints of brown and purple in there as well? This one is just so gorgeous and vampy! The formula was pretty good on this one, but it will still need about 3 coats. You can find LA Splash polishes online at Cherry Culture or at your local Ulta store.

LA Splash: Tropical Storm

LA Splash Tropical Storm (2 coats)

Hey guys, sorry I've been a bit MIA recently. I just started my new job on Monday (which I am extremely happy about) and it is quite a commute, so I'm still getting adjusted. Don't worry, I'm sure I'll be back to normal before you know it! 

You can find LA Splash polishes at Ulta stores, as well as at online retailers such as Cherry Culture where they are often on sale. Tropical Storm is a beautiful grassy green shimmer that actually had great pigmentation. Some of the other glitter polishes I've gotten from LA Splash were a bit sparse, so I was happy that it only needed 2 coats for full opacity. If you get the chance, definitely check Tropical Storm out.

LA Splash: Sparkling Stratosphere

LA Splash Sparkling Stratosphere (3 coats)

Here is another polish I got a lot time ago, but just got around to swatching. I love Sparkling Stratosphere in the bottle, but it just doesn't do it for me on the nail. This is three thick coats, and as you can see, didn't come close to covering those bald spots. It was pretty sticky as well so I could never really get full coverage. I love some LA Splash polishes, but this one just isn't a favorite.

LA Splash: Pretty Jellyfish

LA Splash Pretty Jellyfish (3 coats)

What a unique polish, right? I found this gem at Ulta a few months ago and I'm just now getting around to reviewing it! Pretty Jellyfish has purple and silver glitter in a base of light pink. I love it! My husband didn't like it because he thought the pink was too close to my skintone and it looked like bare spots. I, personally, don't see it, but I just wanted to mention a different opinion. The application was a bit thick and needed 3 coats so try to make them as thin as possible. Also, I'm not a huge fan of the bottles. They don't hold much polish and are so tall I feel like they are constantly going to fall over. I mean, they look nice, but not necessarily for polish. You can find this polish at your local Ulta stores or on Cherry Culture but the colors on their site look completely wrong to me.

LA Splash : Sparkling Oceanspray

LA Splash Sparkling Oceanspray (4 coats)

I love glitters, I really do. Of course taking them off is a whole other issue. My husband bought me this one for my birthday a few weeks ago and I'm just now getting around to swatching them. Today I have a polish from LA Splash called Sparkling Oceanspray which came from Ulta. The color is absolutely gorgeous. It's that teal blue/green color that you can see on the coasts of beautiful beaches, but not in the open ocean. Since I study marine microbiology, I am lucky enough to get the chance to go out on research expeditions out in the middle of the oceans. Some of the clearest of waters are not these types of blues, but more of a deep blue color. But I digress. While I love the bling and color, the opaqueness is really lacking. The picture shows 4 coats and there is a lot of VNL, but this can be dealt with by layering it with another teal polish. Overall, this is a good layering polish. And just to show you the open ocean I am talking about, here is a picture in the middle of the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Australia. 

(maybe clicking it will make it brighter?)