LynBDesigns Indie Brand "The Doctor Is In" Collection Swatch and Review: Reformulated Sonic Screwdriver

LynBDesigns Sonic Screwdriver (2 coats)

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As I continue to finish up some fall collections, I have a couple more LynBDesigns polishes to show you. Since the new Doctor debuted a few weeks ago, I feel it's fitting to show a Doctor Who inspired polish. Tonight is the reformulated version of Sonic Screwdriver (I have no idea what it looked like before) which is a metallic silver base with lots of silver and aqua blue glitter. I like it because the base is opaque and you can still see the glitter in there. The application and formula was great yet again. I hope you had a great weekend!

LynBDesigns Indie Brand Wonderland Collection Swatch and Review: Cheshire Grin

LynBDesigns Cheshire Grin (2 coats)

I bought about 6 LynBDesign polishes when she recently had a 50% off sale on her Etsy page. So far I've tried 4, and color me impressed. I bought a couple from the Wonderland set which is inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Cheshire Grin is a cool toned pink with a scattering of holographic particles. I wouldn't call this a linear, but more of a scattered holo, but it's still pretty. I was also impressed with the application and formula. You can often get extremely thick polishes from indie brands, but I did not have an issue here. TGIF!

Born Pretty Store Dried Flower Review and Swatch

Born Pretty Dried Flower with Luxe Lacquers in Celeste (3 coats)

*press sample*

Born Pretty is a one stop shop for all things nail related. From nail glue to nail polish, Born Pretty basically has it all, and for a good price. The only issue is that they are located in Asia which makes shipping a bit long. On the bright side, shipping is always free. I was given some dried colored flowers to try and boy are they easy to use. Basically you pick your color, cut it to fit your nail, put some topcoat down on the nail and use tweezers to apply the flower to your nail. I then topped it off with more topcoat, but you may want to use a coat of Gelous before following it up with a thick topcoat to completely cover the flower if having things on your nail bothers you. 

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Zoya Fall 2014 Entice Collection Swatches and Reviews

*press samples*

Zoya Claire (2 coats)

Claire is a very deep burgundy brown. It's a nice fall color, but it's really not my thing. If it didn't have so much red in it, it would remind me of raisins. 

Zoya Genevieve (2 coats)

Genevieve is the only non-creme of the collection with a slight pearl finish. It's more of a deep grey with blue undertones. Very cool color!

Zoya Margo (2 coats)

For once I'm pretty happy with my color accuracy with this purple! It took years, but maybe I can finally show purples right (maybe). Margo is a deep purple plum creme. I ended up liking this one more than I expected!

Zoya Nyssa (2 coats)

Nyssa is a chocolate brown creme. While this is fine, I think we've seen enough browns from Zoya from the Naturel and Naturel Deux Collection. 

Zoya Ryan (2 coats)

And now we come to my favorite of the collection called Ryan. It's a dark navy blue that is so dark that you can just tell that it's not black. The first and last photos are the most color accurate.

Zoya Veronica (2 coats)

Lastly, we have Veronica which is a berry/wine creme which also happens to be my least favorite of the collection. It's fine if you don't already have something like it in your collection, but I feel like I have so many of them. 

Overall, this collection is mixed for me since I have some real favorites in here (Ryan and Genevieve) and some meh colors (Veronica and Claire). Of course, this is just my opinion, and my least favorites might be your very favorites! The formula and application was the same for all of them which is opaque but slightly thin. I hope you enjoyed this post and the newest colors from Zoya.

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Rainbow Honey July 2014 Mystery Bag Swatch and Review: Deep Heart Sea

Rainbow Honey Deep Heart Sea (2 coats) over 2 coats Rainbow Honey 488nm

Happy Labor Day! I spent the day driving, but I'm back in NC and ready to get back to some major swatching . As you can see, I'm back to July's Rainbow Honey Mystery Bag, and September's bag will be here before you know it. I WILL get ahead at some point. Deept Heart Sea is a blue jelly base with neon glitters and white hearts in purple shimmer. It's quite intense for sure. The formula is quite thick due to the glitter, so the best way to apply it is the dab and place the glitter where you want it. I think if you add thinner, the glitter would sink. Anyway, it's still a fun glitter topcoat!