Thursday, January 28, 2016

P•O•P Polish Smoke & Mirrors Collection (Mirror Side)

Good morning, loves!
   Today I have the rest of my swatches to post from P•O•P Polish. I absolutely love this collection, from the gorgeous true matte colors to the shiny chrome/metallic polishes (hints the name mirror)!
   I would like to note that ALL P•O•P Polishes are 5 free, vegan and cruelty free! P•O•P Polishes are available in 3 sizes: 15ml Oval, 8ml square and 4ml square. 

This is "Cashmere" a beautiful light brown/nude polish. I've NEVER seen this color in this style of finish and I'm loving it a lot! Absolutely breathtaking.❤️ The formula is perfectly in the middle- not too thin, not too thick. Self Leveling? Honestly, ALL P•O•P polishes are so easy to work and they apply even too. Making it unnecessary for the polish to even have the need to self level. No streaks and dries fairly quick. Pictured is 1 coat, no topcoat. ✨
 This is "Gilded" a golden yellow almost bronze color. Another breath taking polish! I wore this outside & once the sunlight hit my nails I fell in love. It was so vibrant and sparkly. This polish kinda reminds me of honey. Honestly another perfect formula! Not too thin or too thick, no streaks upon application, applies evenly and dries quick. Pictured is 1 coat, no topcoat. ✨
This is "Mercury" and another one of my favorites! Okay first oh my gosh. Absolutely stunning! Second, I would like to point out of the options this polish gives you! You could either wear this as the polish itself, use it as a base for sheer polishes, use as a base for silver styled glitters, or use with the oh so popular "OPI Color Paints". Formula once again is perfection, no streaks, applies evenly, and dries really quick! Pictured is 2 thin coats, no topcoat. ✨
This is "Lincoln" a super pretty almost burnt orange color. For some reason this reminds me of a nice orange/yellow sunset. Also reminds me of that burnt orange colored paint some people have on their car. Yet another polish that is total perfection! Formula isn't too thin or too thick, no streaks upon application, applies evenly with no need for self leveling. Dries fairly quick and to that beautiful mirror finish. Pictured is 1 coat, no topcoat. ✨
Last up is "Atlantis" and another one of my favorites! 💙 This is a stunning blue that will draw anyone's attention. It's bold, bright and definitely an eye catcher! 
With this blue you could definitely use with mermaid scale vinyls or wear as the polish itself. Once again formula is perfection, isn't too thin or too thick, no streaks upon application, applies evenly with no need for self leveling. Dries fairly quick and to that stunning mirror finish. Pictured is 2 thin coats, no topcoat.✨

Okay that is all of my swatches from the mirror side of this collection. Overall I would DEFINITELY recommend this collection to anyone! It's definitely one of my favorite collections. ❤️

Something I noticed about the mirror side of this collection is that it's kinda like the popular "Models Own Chrome". The only thing is the Models Own is streaky and the colors are very light & not colors you could support all year round. 

This collection provides flexibility from different nail art techniques to using colors as a base for other things. Ex: glitters, sheer polishes or flocking powder. The colors are bold and vivid. Also perfect for all year round. Which is something I love about this collection all together. It's not a collection that is limited to just that season it's colors that would work for all seasons. 

Last thing is I LOVE how easy all P•O•P polishes are to work with. If you are new to nail art or just love painting your nails I definitely recommend any POP Polish too you. The formulas are always perfection. 

PS- I'm going to be testing these polishes to see if they work with stamping! Stay tuned. 😘

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

P•O•P Smoke & Mirrors Collection (Smoke Side)

Good morning, loves!
   Today I have the rest of my swatches to post from P•O•P Polish. I absolutely love this collection, from the gorgeous true matte colors to the shiny chrome/metallic polishes (hints the name mirror)!
   I would like to note that ALL P•O•P Polishes are 5 free, vegan and cruelty free! P•O•P Polishes are available in 3 sizes: 15ml Oval, 8ml square and 4ml square. 

This is "London Fog" a beautiful light gray polish with a smooth & creamy formula! This dries to a TRUE matte finish! NOT that semi matte a lot of polishes give when they are promised to be "matte". This is a must have and I completely adore it! Ill definitely have some nail art with this beauty. Pictured is 2 coats, no topcoat!

Next up from the smoke side of the "Smoke & Mirrors" collection is "Pyrrhus" from @pop.nail.polish. A to die for dark red! ❤️ This went on smooth, even, no streaks. The formula is perfect and creamy! As you can see NO staining happened during clean up which is amazing! Red polishes are notorious for staining while trying to clean up & it's aggravating. lol. Pictured is 1 coat, no topcoat.✨
Next up from the Smoke and Mirrors is "Castleton" from @pop.nail.polish. 
This is a gorgeous dark emerald green and one of my favorites! The formula once again is perfection! Nice, creamy, smooth, even & no streaks upon application.
Pictured is 1 coat, no topcoat. ✨

Next up from the Smoke & Mirrors collection is "Dark Denim" from @pop.nail.polish. This is another favorite and I honestly painted this on my toes last night! If you know me, you know I'm a sucka for darker colored jeans & matte anything, so it's clear as to why I'm obsessed with this polish right now. 😁 The formula is another creamy and smooth one. No streaks upon application and dries to a beautiful true matte finish. I can't get over it! I'm in matte heaven right now. Pictured is 1 coat, no topcoat.

Last up from the smoke side of the Smoke & Mirrors collection! This is "Rushmore" from @pop.nail.polish. A beautiful deep plum, creamy polish. Like all the rest went on smooth, even, no streaks, dries really quick and to a true matte finish! Pictured is 1 coat, no topcoat. ✨

That is all my swatches & reviews from the Smoke side of this collection. Overall, IM HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE!! I love all the colors and the true matte finishes. They apply super smooth, creamy, no streaks, none are patchy in color. Even for beginner nail girl or boy these polishes are extremely easy to work with! 

If you love matte you NEED this collection! My favorites are London Fog, Castleton, and Dark Denim. 





About Me!

Oh my gosh, is this really happening? It is!
      I have decided to finally start blogging instead of loading my Instagram with a bunch of my swatches. On this blog I will be posting lots of pictures of Indie Polishes I am sent. Under the pictures I will have my review and honest opinion about the polish. Sometimes my reviews are pretty quick & to the point, sometimes I have extra things to say. 

      I hope you enjoy my blog and please bare with me as this is my first time at blogging! 
I'm going to try my best. 

ABOUT ME:

I am pretty new at all this nail stuff. I started becoming really into nail polish and nail art back in 2014. I wasn't great but enjoyed painting my nails. I found painting my nails as a stress reliever.

 Late May 2015, I started my Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nailsbychy/).

I'm planning on going to school to become a nail technician. Eventually, I also plan to open my own shop for natural/vegan nail and body care products.