Another instalment of an amazing Indie brand for you...in the form of Literary Lacquers. I have a whole array of polishes, from a variety of 'mainstream' brands but in my opinion indies are absolutely coming into their own...and Amy deserves her slice of the action wholeheartedly with these beauties. On with the pictures and i am sure you will agree....these are stunning polishes! I have split these review into two as it might be to much for some...but please di check out my fiurther review as its gonna be good (insert smiley face and wink here).
Here we have Jealous Oberon. Man, i don't usually tend to go for golds as i think they make my pale skin even more pale...but this one is so darn pretty i don't care! It is a beautiful soft gold polish with really cool holographic square glitter. The glitters absolutely add some va va voom to this. As i say i am not usually a gold fan but if this colour is your thing then trust me you would love it!
Now we have Love in-idleness. I have mopped up my drool over this one now so i can proceed to tell you this is actually a wow moment. I adore this one. It is made up of a lovely light purple base with a mad assortment of different shapes and sizes of glitter....along with an assortment of iridescent glitters. I chose to layer this over Opi Do you lilac it...but this would look fantastic on its own. This really does remind me of fairies for some reason.....i think if they were to land on some kind of mythical magical leaf, this is what colour it would be!
Next we have Lucy. Now i love this one...not only is it super vampy but its also the name of my beautiful little girl...of course i am going to love it!! I think this one would is an awesome Autumn/winter polish. Lucy is made up of a blackened jelly base packed with red square glitter, smaller red micro glitter, silver hex glitters and i am sure i see copper glitters in there to. I think this is a winner indeed my fellow chums because all of these glitters compliment each other so nicely bringing superb depth.
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Crikey i am on a roll tonight....first Shimmer Polish and now the sublime F4 Polish!! I am honoured to be reviewing these for the lovely ladies over at F4, and i thank them sincerely for sending me these to review. When i opened the mail this morning and i saw these babies i knew they were going to be fun......and fun they were, from the names, which crack me up btw, to the overall finished look. I will get on to the pics....enjoy!
First up we have Mrs Duck. Ohhh the name makes me really chuckle, i just imagine Daisy Duck standing before me, looking all cute and fluffy...i know right...weird! This polish really did excite me on the nail much more than it did in the bottle (and it looks pretty special in the bottle to!) it is made up of beautifully pretty matte micro purple white and pink glitters and alongside that there are purple and yellow satin glitters thrown in and purple and yellow shards of glitter for added pizazz! I chose to layer this over Essie Splash of Grenadine which i loved but i have also seen this layered over purple and it looks amazing that way to....meaning this is a versatile polish!
Next up we have Goof-e...again....name is class and will make you smile without a doubt. I thank the girlies at F4 for sending me these great polishes which have conjured up a giant Disney fest in my head.....! oops i digress! so here is goof-e and after i have picked myself off the floor because it is so damn lovely This polish comprises of super bright green micro glitter, green and blue matte hex glitters and green holographic hex. I layered this over essie mojito madness which i think is a perfect combination. Yes its colourful and playful but i also think its super pretty....thumbs up for this one (and this was only 1 coat!!)
Lastly we have Mr Mouse. This spoke to me as soon as i saw it, its totally different to what i would usually wear, so it was a welcome change to try something out of my comfort zone. Mr Mouse is set in a clear base with ultra fine black matte glitter, white matte hex and sparkly red hex glitter. The possibilities with this polish is endless....although i am not sure i would do a whole mani done with white as a base as i thought the base concealed the larger white glitters. I have seen this done over a natural nail and it looked great....unfortunately polish has stained my nails at the minute so i wont do it over my natural nails but maybe a nice nude colour. I really thought this was a fun polish...again the name is classic...love it!
Overall the application on these babies was effortless...with the exception of Mr Mouse which i had to fish a smidgen for....i might add this is to be expected with a polish like this...it wasnt an issue and if you like this kind of look it is all part of creating the build up you want. Dry time was super fast to. Would i recommend F4...YES....not only are they so friendly there but they stock some ultra cute polishes!!! find them in their etsy shop here or on facebook here
