Red Delicious - Tribal Colours Liquid Sand Suede Glitter

Here we have the last of the four polishes from the Tribal colours texture polish set of minis from Born Pretty that Jme and I received for review!

[Bottle to nail: Tribal Colours Liquid Sand Suede Glitter (1 coat)]

This one is a gorgeous warm red jelly, made even warmer with the addition of gold flecks running through it. It seems like these gold bits are also part of the "sand" that gives this textured polish its pebbled finish.

[1 coat: Tribal Colours Liquid Sand Suede Glitter]

I love this shade, it's really bright and festive. Not just that, these are all only one coat! The formula is this thick-ish syrupy jelly but it applied with evenly and with great colour payoff. This one dried very quickly to a matte finish and the texture was much more even - not to say it's not textured, but that the bumps were all of a similar size.

[1 coat: Tribal Colours Liquid Sand Suede Glitter]

Again, I popped on some topcoat to see what would happen. It certainly brightens things up when you have gloss on, but one coat isn't enough to fully smooth it out. This colour looks gorgeous either way though!

Once again, this is set #10, which includes a mint green, soft pink, bright blue and this shade reviewed here. This set is pretty good value especially since you get to try out multiple shades. As always, you can use our  coupon code for 10% off and Born Pretty offers free shipping, yay~ =)

Blue Shores - Tribal Colours Liquid Sand Suede Glitter

A little while ago, Jme reviewed two polishes from the Tribal colour set of textured mini polishes that we received from Born Pretty. You can check out her posts on the minty green and soft pink shade! This week, I'll show you the remaining two shades from set #10 in this range!

[Bottle to nail: Tribal Colours Liquid Sand Suede Glitter (2 coats)]

This one is a gorgeous bright blue with large pieces of holographic glitter. It's a gorgeous shade and very nicely sparkly. At one coat, it can be a bit patchy as the base is a jelly, but it evens out very nicely at two coats, which are what my pictures show.

[2 coats: Tribal Colours Liquid Sand Suede Glitter]

It dries slightly matte, but as you can tell, there's still a bit of gloss to it. There is a sandy component to the polish that gives a textured finish, but it seems to be mostly overshadowed by the texture of the large holo glitter after drying.

[2 coats: Tribal Colours Liquid Sand Suede Glitter]

I also tried putting a layer of topcoat over the top and it looked really good that way too! One point of note is that I found that the brushes are fairly large so it may take some getting used to to apply them cleanly. Dry time is on the long-ish side - it's touch dry fairly quickly but dents and smears easily for a while after, so be careful with your nails!

I'll have the next and final polish in this set posted tomorrow, so remember to check it out! If you'd like to try some of these textured polishes yourself, don't forget that you can use our code to get a further 10% off at Born Pretty!

Sparkling Wine - Zoya Blaze, LA Girl Sparkly Ruby

Swatching and comparison time!

In the photo above, I have swatched Zoya Blaze and LA Girl Sparkle Ruby! Now, which is which do you think?

No peeking!

Take a guess!




Drum......................











.....................roll...............................................















......................................still rolling...............................................

















...............................this is so exciting, I hope you're enjoying the suspense.......................






















Here we go!

[Zoya Blaze and LA Girl Sparkle Ruby]

Tada! Did you get it right? I have to say...the colour difference shown here is almost deceptive, because there's hardly any colour difference in real life. The Zoya Blaze on the index finger is the only one that is very slightly darker than the rest, and I'm not sure why! It's darker than the other Zoya Blaze swatch as well. I suspect it might just be a slightly thicker coat than the others. The others are really hard to tell apart in person.

Anyway, both nail polishes are a gorgeous, deep wine red with red microglitter and holo microglitter. The only difference I could really see is that Zoya Blaze is slightly, very slightly more holographic.

[Zoya Blaze and LA Girl Sparkle Ruby]

The last photo is slightly blurry to show off how shiny and sparkly the nail polishes are. :)

Jelly and Gems - China Glaze Strawberry Fields, Crystal AB rhinestones

Good morning! Today's manicure was something I came up with to go out to high tea with the girls. I wanted something bright but girly, and of course with some sparkle!

[Spot the Sparkle]

This is what I came up with, a combination of pink and rhinestones...

[Base: China Glaze Strawberry Fields (2 coats); Rhinestones: Crystal AB]

I started with a base of China Glaze Strawberry Fields, a medium bright pink with heavy gold glass flecks running through. This was two coats, I think.

[Base: China Glaze Strawberry Fields (2 coats); Rhinestones: Crystal AB]

I then used some clear polish to stick on some crystal AB rhinestones that I purchased off eBay. They're so colourful and shiny, I love 'em! 

[Base: China Glaze Strawberry Fields (2 coats); Rhinestones: Crystal AB]

I think it would have looked more interesting with a stamped pattern or perhaps some french tips to go with, but I was super rushed for time when I was doing this so I reckon it turned out well enough!

Berry Sweet - Revlon Not So Blueberry

I have been eyeing this for awhile and finally gave in!

[Revlon Not So Blueberry]

I was hesitant over Revlon's Not So Blueberry because most swatches look a little purple-gray rather than purple. But I decided to give it a shot, and I was glad that it's actually more purple on the nail than it looks in most photos! :D  But it really is a hard colour to photograph accurately, so I did adjust the colour a little in Photoshop to more accurately reflect the colour in real life.

Not So Blueberry is a light to medium purple shimmer with silver-blueish microglitter. The microglitter is so fine that it doesn't really look visible on the nail, but it does make the polish look like it has texture, as seen below. For a shimmer, it's smooth, not-streaky at all. The scent is also pleasant. It's not overpowering, just a nice sweet smell that remains on the nails after the polish has dried.

[Revlon Not So Blueberry]

Nice, no? I think this is a nice addition to any purple nail polish collection. :D

Scarlet Sparks - Zoya Sarah, OPI Getting Miss Piggy With It

Cliche as it seems, there's nothing quite like a gorgeous red polish to light up your mitts!

[Sparkle-arkle!]

Today's post combines a gorgeous red base with some sparkly glitter over the top for added bling.

[2 coats: Zoya Sarah]

I first started with a base of Zoya Sarah, one of my favourite red polishes. I won't say too much about it as I've already reviewed it in a previous post, so check it out here! =)

[Base: Zoya Sarah (2 coats); Glitter: OPI Getting Miss Piggy With It (2 coats)]

I then popped two layers of OPI Getting Miss Piggy over the top (previously reviewed here). The glitter in OPI GMPWI is a touch brighter and definitely glitzes up an already glitzy base colour! Ahhhh, blissss~