Sweet Villains - Face of Australia Voldemort, Revlon Sassy

[Base: Revlon Sassy
Top coat: Face of Australia Voldemort]

I've decided to pair Face of Australia's Voldemort from the Dark Side collection with Revlon Sassy as the base. What do you think?

Voldemort is a black and light blue hex glitter in varying sizes in a clear base. The matte glitter pay off is pretty good, with a fairly nice coverage with just one coat.

[Base: Revlon Sassy
Top coat: Face of Australia Voldemort]

I really like this colour combination and I'm liking that all the brands are coming out with these matte glitters. Gives us all these options to mix and match with different bases and other glitters too!

Featherheads - China Glaze Flock Together

I wasn't quite sure how I felt about the "feather" polish trend initially so this was one of my first forays into it! I think it does look pretty cool but it certainly depends on the glitter quality and colour combination!

[Bottle to nail: China Glaze Flock Together (2 coats) over Essence The Dawn is Broken]

The honour goes to China Glaze Flock Together, a combination of black, blue and pale green bar glitter in a clear base. I used a gray base shade for this - Essence The Dawn is Broken (see swatch here), followed by two coats of Flock Together.

[Glitter: China Glaze Flock Together (2 coats); Base: Essence The Dawn is Broken]

The old bar glitter from aaaages ago used to be a pain! Curling, sticking out, generally getting in the way and making it oh-so-tempting to pick off your nail. I'm happy to say that I didn't have this issue at all with Flock Together. Everything lay flat and leveled out. It did dry a bit bumpy but nothing some topcoat can't fix!

[Glitter: China Glaze Flock Together (2 coats); Base: Essence The Dawn is Broken]

I think it definitely helps that the bars are shorter. After testing this out, I think I'd definitely like to experiment a bit more with bar glitter in my polish!

Orange Flash - Hare Reverie in Rubellite, Ulta3 Orchid

I can't believe I have had this Hare polish for so long before I tried it!

[Base: Ulta3 Orchid
Top coat: Hare Reverie in Rubellite]

I think Hare's Reverie in Rubellite is pretty flashy against Ulta3 Orchid as the base. Reverie in Rubellite has hex glitter in varying sizes and a light shimmer in gold. I like it, and I must try this against black or red at some point!

Gossamer Petals - Revlon Popular

Here's a relatively old polish - Revlon Popular (also known as Starry Pink). Jme has previously swatched this here but here's some old photos of mine that I took when I used it as a full mani.

[Bottle to nail: Revlon Popular (2 coats)]

Popular is a pink creme/jelly with small and large silver hexes. As Jme has mentioned, the hexes are not super reflective, coming off as a bit more of a matte finish. It's a very delicate combination and jazzes up a mostly worksafe polish!

[2 coats: Revlon Popular]

The hexes lay flat on othe nail and the polish levels out well. This was two coats as my nails were fairly short at the time. I think the lighting in the first photo makes it look like it hasn't quite reached opacity but as you can see it's actually not that obvious in this photo and the one below.

[2 coats: Revlon Popular]

Overall a very pretty combination, maybe something I would reach for on a "girly" day!

Black Paint on Skin - Maybelline Urban Vibe, Revlon Peach Smoothie

I'm really loving the nail polish from this Maybelline Color Show Street Art collection.

[Revlon Peach Smoothie]

Revlon Peach Smoothie is a beige nail polish with a very subtle gold microglitter, and I thought it would be a great matching base for the Maybelline Urban Vibe.

[Base: Revlon Peach Smoothie
Top: Maybelline Urban Vibe]

Maybelline Urban Vibe has peach and black hex glitter of all sizes, and I don't often see this type of glitter in this sort of colour, so I just had to get it.

[Base: Revlon Peach Smoothie
Top: Maybelline Urban Vibe]

I'll try Urban Vibe against a different colour next time so that there's more contrast, but I do like this look as well, where there's more uniformity. I am really liking the nail polishes from this collection. I wish I could have all of it. :)

Sea Change - Missha Crystal Nail Polish HGR01

I've swatched today's polish before, but only as a skittle comparing it with other duochromes. However, check out that post if you'd like to see a gif showing the duochrome-y goodness! Otherwise, keep reading to have a look at a full mani!

[Bottle to nail: Missha Crystal Nail Polish HGR01 (2 coats)]

This is Missha Crystal Nail Polish in HGR01, a beautiful blue-to-green duochrome with a foil/metallic finish. You do have to be a bit careful not to end up with streak lines with this polish, but it's not overly difficult to work with.

[2 coats: Missha Crystal Nail Polish HGR01]

The duochrome is fairly obvious, from an ocean blue to a golden green, and the polish is opaque in two coats.

[2 coats: Missha Crystal Nail Polish HGR01]

I do like foil finish duochromes despite them frequently having streaking problems. I also love blue and green polish, so this one's a winner overall!