H&M Shapeshifter Swatch and Review

 H&M Shapeshifter is such a stunning polish.  I picked this up a few months and I'm so glad that I did.  This reminds me so much of an Indie polish!  

I love the holo glitter mixed in.  The duoshrome shifts from purple to a cool blue, green and then gold.  I used two coats for my swatch.

Have you tried any H&M polishes?

I ordered this online at H&M because the stores nearby me don't sell them in store.

Anne xo

Glam Polish Dance With Dragons Swatches and Review

*samples

Hey Dolls!

Man, it feels so good to be back on here with a post!  I had a semi truck drive past my house and tear down my cable wire, so I've been without internet, phone and cable for two weeks now!  I feel in touch with the real world again, ha!  I've been dying to show you the new Glam Polish Collection: Dance With Dragons!  I have five of the ten polishes to share with you and these are available now on their website Glam Polish.

These are the absolute best color shifting (polychromatic) polishes that I've ever had the pleasure to wear!  The shift is unbelievable.  Each polish has holo flakies and holo micro-glitter, I mean... does it get any better than that?  Every formula was fantastic, two easy coats.  I topped each polish with two coats of topcoat, as the micro-glitters are a bit bumpy.

The Lion and the Rose has a stunning purple-magenta to gold to green shift.  Perfect formula, two easy coats and topcoat. This beauty is my fave of the Collection.

This is the same polish in daylight, look at that beautiful green shift!

The Mountain and the Viper as an aqua-green to royal to blue shift.  You can see the color shift really well on the sides of my nails in this picture.

Rains of Castmere has a gorgeous deep purple to blue to a slight goldy-pink shift.  I wore this one for 5 days and couldn't stop staring at them!

 Kissed by Fire has a burgundy to bronze shift that is absolutely stunning!  This was another fave of my mine from this collection.  This one was so pigmented that you can get away with one coat!

This photo was taken in natural lighting and you can see the beautiful burgundy to bronze shift.

The Wars to Come is a little different than the other four.  This one is a bit more sheer and has tons and tons of flakies in it!  I needed three thin coats to get perfect opacity.  It has a really pretty teal to purple shift.

You can purchase Glam Polish on their website here, and their polishes are $12.00 each.  This collection is Limited Edition.

Which one of these is your favorite?

Have a great day lovelies!

Anne xo

Brazil by OPI Collection

**Press Release

 

Hiya Dolls

 

I have two press release polishes from the new Brazil by OPI Collection to show you today! 

 

First up is I Just Can't Cope-acabana, which is a stunning sunshine yellow cream.  Application was so easy (especially for a yellow).  I know I will be wearing this a lot this Summer!  I used two coats for my swatch.

 

Next Stop...The Bikini Zone is described as an amethyst-toned pewter.  The duochrome is so lovely and unique, the edges show a pretty beige color!  And it totally matches my amethyst ring that I wear everyday!  I used three coats for my swatch as the polish is a little sheer.

 



These are an unlikely pairing, but I actually LOVE them together!

 



 

Brazil by OPI will be released this February 2014!

 



Twinsie Tuesday Space Nails

Hiya Dolls

 

This week's TT theme is inspired by Space.  I just did Pink Galaxy nails last week, so I decided to just choose a polish that had a 'space-y' feel to it.

 

I decided to try Love & Beauty by Forever 21 Emerald.  This polish really surprised me (I really should've read the name!)  I was expecting it to have a burgundy base, but it has a green base.  I wasn't sure if I liked it as I was applying it but once I had done three coats and noticed the beautiful shimmer with the fun green edges, it won me over.

 

The shimmer in Emerald reminds me of stardust!

 



I had to take a pic out in the sun for you!

 



 

Be sure to check out the other Twinsie's space inspired mani's:

 

 

Amanda at Amandalandish
Amber at Nails Like Lace

Anna at Going to the Showing

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Heather at Peace, Love, & Polish

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Traci at DrinkCitra

Orly Galaxy Girl

Hiya Dolls

 

You need to just prepare yourself for this bottle shot!

 

This is the kind of polish that I have to try to contain myself when I see in store!  I almost squealed out loud when I found Galaxy Girl in Winners!  That color shift is to die for!

 

 

Three coats and this was opaque and super smooth, and very awesome. 

 



Galaxy girl has a very deep purple/burgundy base with amazing color shifting glass flecks.

 



 

Seriously look at this! 

Now this last picture is what the polish looks like in most lights.  Dark burgundy with teal shimmer.  I can't get enough.

 



 

Do you all love it as much as I do?  If you don't, you're crazy ;)

 



Orly High On Hope

I was so excited when I saw Orly High on Hope (Spring 2013 Collection) at my local Sally's.  I love almost any polish that has little glass flecky/shimmer.  This chunky shimmer definately is a duochrome, but it only shows up in certain lights.

 

 

High On Hope is a chameleon, it looks different in almost every light.  Sometimes it looks like a dusty denim blue, sometimes it looks like a royal blue and then sometimes that flash of shimmer just blows you away! 

 

I loved HOH so much that I wore it for 5 days, ya that's right, 5 days!

 



Look at the beautiful color shift in the bottle!

 



Maybelline, Boho Gold

I am loving me some Maybelline Color Show polishes lately.  Their new limited Fall edition collection is fabulous!  I picked out Boho Gold the other day, and even though the duochrome is way cooler in the bottle than it is on the nail, I still love it.

 

I used 3 coats for these photos.  The formula was pretty thin, but I was careful to not put too much on the brush, so I didn't get any pooling around my cuticles.

 





OPI Chatters Me Up

Funny story about this polish...

 

My girlfriend stopped at my house and gave me this polish.  She said she was walking past a salon in the mall, and an employee asked if she wanted a free polish!  And they handed her Chatters Me Up by OPI.  Yes, this IS real life!

 

Since my friend doesn't ever wear polish, and knows my obsession with it, she gave it to me!  Isn't that sweet.

 

I did a little research and found out that Chatters Me Up is an exclusive OPI polish specifically made for the salon chain "Chatters" in Canada.  How cool is that for us Canadians?!

 

Look at that yummy duochrome goodness!

 



I am so in love with this polish.  I've had it on for days now, and I just keep staring and staring.

 



Where Is The Party?

It's Friday ya'll and I'm looking forward to a beach day today!  But before I go, here is a swatch of Essence Where Is The Party?

WITP is a purple to green duochrome.  As soon as I saw this in the store, I HAD to grab it.  Lucky, cuz it was the last one on the shelf.  Are ALL Essence displays completely picked through everytime you see one or is it just mine? 

This polish had so many different looks, no 2 lighting situations were the same.  Sometimes this polish looked all purple, sometimes greyish, sometimes green.  It has a frosty feel to it, so it was a bit streaky.







Sally Hansen HD DVD

This is Sally Hansen HD Definition (that makes me laugh a bit) in DVD.  It's a purple/blue duochrome, with loads and loads of little glass flakes.  Super pretty.  I'm going to try layering next time.  This is 4 coats!

These are under a lamp light.



This one is out in the sunshine.



There's still a few more days to enter my giveaway.  Winner will be announced on Friday :)