Indigo Bananas Swatches and Review

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I'm so excited about this post, I don't know what to do with myself.  Indigo Bananas.  I've obviously been living under a rock because these are my first polishes from this indie brand and they definitely wont be my last.  It took me forever to get this post together because every time I went to swatch I had to wear them for a full mani.  Let me stop gushing and get to the pictures.

First up is Bridal Veil.  Silver micro metallic flakies and holo glitter.  What more could a girl ask for?  This is 2 coats.

Next is Abby Normal.  This one is a pink the shifts orange and lots of purple shimmer and holo glitter.  It also dries with a textured finish and to add to it's awesomeness, it glows in the dark! This is 2 coats.

Taffeta, Darling? is the lavender version of Bridal Veil and I love it just as much!  It's delicate and in your face all at the same time.  This is 2 coats.

And the last, but most definitely not least is Galactic Halo (Holo) ... the holo version!  I was speechless putting this polish on.  I didn't want to take it off!  Anything you could want, it has.  Holo? Check.  Duochrome? Check.  Metallic Flakies? Check.  This polish is absolutely stunning and there is absolutely nothing like it in my collection at all!  Can you tell I'm in love?  This is 2 coats.

Every single one of these polishes are amazing and the formulas on them are great too!  These and others can be purchased from IndigoBananas.com.  Make sure to also check the Facebook page for more info and up coming collections!

**Products in this post were provided for an honest review.  All opinions and thoughts are my own.

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Gabriel Cosmetics Color BLOCKade Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Hope you had a great weekend!  I've been playing a bit of catch up with swatching and I've got lots to show you this week.

Today I'll be showing you the Color BLOCKade Collection from Gabriel Cosmetics.  This collection consists of 5 polishes.  Two shimmers and 3 cremes.

First up is Cashmere.  This is a nice nude taupe shade.  Definitely work appropriate with a little edge.  The first coat was a little streaky, but the second coat made it all go away.  Other than that, no real application issues.  This is 2 coats.

Petrol is my favorite of the bunch!  This is a gorgeous dusty blue.  A bit dustier than my photos show.  No application issues.  Perfect in 2 coats.

Golden Yellow is just that.  Bright yellow with golden shimmer.  It's so pretty.  Yellow and my skin tone just love each other.  The shimmer just slightly peeks out on the nail, but isn't always visible.  Application on this was a little be trickier than the rest, but it's a yellow so that's to be expected.  It wasn't anything too daunting.  The first 2 coats were streaky, but the third evened everything out.  This is 3 coats.

Raspberry is a magenta creme.  It actually borders on being more of a crelly and has more of a gel like finish.  Application on this was absolutely perfect.  This is 2 coats.

And last but not least is Holiday Red.  This is a perfect Christmas party red with golden shimmer warming it up.  This has a nice application.  No complaints.  This is 2 coats.

Overall, this is a nice collection with very nice application and a little something for everyone.  Petrol is my personal favorite of the collection.

These polishes and others can be purchased from GabrielCosmeticsInc.com and retail for $8.50 USD.

**The products in this post were sent for an honest review from the pr company.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Seche Simplicity from Live Love Polish

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Hope everyone is having a great start to their weekend!

Today I have Seche Simplicity from Live Love Polish.  Simplicity is a slightly yellow toned nude creme.  I have to be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about this color on my skin tone.  Sometimes I look at it and I love it.  Other times I'm just so so.  I'm leaning towards like.  After wearing it for a while, I felt like I had something close to it in my collection and it turns out Simplicity is a dead on dupe for Zoya Chantal.

Application on this was not the greatest, but wasn't horrible either.  It goes on a bit streaky and needs to be built up.  I used Seche Vite on top.  While Seche Vite is one of my go to top coats and normally dries things very quickly, Simplicity just didn't want to dry all the way through and was still able to be dented several hours after applying.

This is 3 coats.

Seche Simplicity and Seche Vite along with several other brands, can be purchased from the Live.Love.Polish store.

*The products in this post were provided for honest review by Live Love Polish. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

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Laquerlicious Burnt Marshmallow

I hope all my American followers had a great Thanksgiving (I know I'm a bit late) and everyone else had a great weekend/week!  I took a week break from blogging, but I'm back.

Today is just a quick post of Laquerlicious Burnt Marshmallow from the fall collection.  I wanted this for a while and now I finally have it on my nails!  Burnt Marshmallow is an off white, grey base with loads of gold. copper and black glitters.  I really like this polish a lot.

Formula on this was nice.  The glitter didn't clump up and everything goes on smoothly.  It dries slightly textured, but that's to be expected with glitter.  An extra coat of top coat and you're good.

This is 2 coats.