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I have had some of you asking who this polish maker is...so I decided to ask her.  :D

OK, so here they are...or at least this is how they came to me.  Such a cute packaging concept. She has several other colors, but these are the ones I picked out.

Ok, left to right: Steelers, Proud As A Peacock, and Plain Jane Peacock.  

I had to wait a while to test these, as I had a HUGE line-up of reviews to do.  So these bottle sat for a bit after I got them.  I didn't notice any settling or separating.  Awesome so far!  What little settling there was was like normal and nothing several shakes and rolls like I normally do that couldn't fix that.


STEELERS:

What she has to say:: She has just a generic description, but here is her link.  This one is a part of a series of football teams.  Steelers and More at Paper Heart Productions

I like this one as an overlay A LOT.  

(Ring Finger: two coats no undie. Pinky Finger: 1 coat over Plain Jane Peacock--almost looked like Pretty As A Peacock, shown below)

A light shimmer base in a golden hue gives a subdued backdrop for the very pronounced black glitter.   Would look most excellent over a holographic color.

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PRETTY AS A PEACOCK:

Her description:  My new FAVORITE! This beauty was made up of a few mixes of jelly polishes and gold shimmer mica's, with an added twist of black hex glitters. I started out with just the beautiful shade of turquoise/gold base (which can be purchased without glitter, called "Plain Jane Peacock".) Pointer and ring fingers have 2-3 of just this polish using glitters, while the middle finger has 2-3 coats of the original "Plain Jane Peacock" and only one coat of "Proud as a Peacock" on the tip.

I wasn't sure what to think of this one.  I like it, but I don't love it.

(Pretty as A Peacock on thumb)

The black glitter is a little overpowering for me (I know, shocking right?) and I had to move the glitter around on my nail to get more coverage, but this is up to the user more so than the polish problem.  It came out a tiny bit lighter on me than it appeared in the bottle, but this is alright with me, since I like the base.  I think I *might* have liked to have seen her add some holographic blue or purple micro glitter in the base to help get the shimmery peacock effect.  That said, all polish makers have their inspirations for the colors they make and this is her take on a peacock.  

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PLAIN JANE PEACOCK:

Her description:  This is the glitter-less sister of "Proud as a Peacock". I, personally, like a beautiful plain polish without all the glitter glamour sometimes, but I couldn't choose between with or without so I made this blend with both options. It's a mix of jelly polishes with a touch a gold shimmer mica to it. Comes out as a turquoise base with gold shimmer in the light with only 2-3 coats and goes on so smooth.

Very pretty shimmer, though on me, it came out as more of a limey green with a gold shimmer.  Very nice holographic-vibed polish.  I think this has to be my favorite of the group and I hope she decides to add some "plain" bases like this one to her selection.  I would go for them.  This one went on really nicely, this photo is two coats.

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SO there you have it!  I plan to add more to my blog about her polishes as I try them!


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GETTING TO KNOW ME!

Shop Name: My shop name is Paper Heart Productions, but it's actually searched for by Paper Heart Nails on Etsy because Productions was already taken. :(

Owner: I am the owner, and my name is Kelley Major.

Websites You Own:
My websites:
- etsy.com/shop/paperheartnails
- facebook.com/paperheartproduction (no s on production)
- my Instagram is @paperheartnails
- my email is paperheartproductionsinfo@gmail.com

When did you start making polish?
I am only just starting out. I didn't make polish long before I started selling, seeing as most of the supplies you have to buy in bulk to get a reasonable rate, so I knew I'd have to sell to kind of keep up with my hobby. 

When did you first start selling your polish/items:
Tomorrow is actually one month since my first sale! My etsy says I've been open since September 17 though I think. 

Are your polishes 3-free?
All my polishes are 3-free! 

How long do you test your polishes/mixes?
I make my polishes, let them sit overnight to settle, wear them myself for a day, then once satisfied, I put them up for sale. 

What is your inspiration?
I'm a nail polish-aholic, and I'm only working part-time right now, so I figured why not combine my hobby/(obsession lol) into a business and keep me occupied in my down time. 

Chirality Nail Polish, Trio

HI there peeps! I have much joy to spread with the receipt of these polishes. Oh my heavens, is this lady a great Holographic polish maker! 

At first, when I saw that these were all holographic, I was like, meh:

They didn't do much for me on screen. I know, odd, right? Me being a glitter diva, no way! But then I decided, what the heck? Everyone was raving about them, so I thought I'd give them a shot.

When I opened up the bubble wrap...OMGosh!  Then I was like: 

I was dazzled by the colors in the bottles.  I just happened to be opening the packages in a beam of sunlight, so those rays immediately caught the spectrum of the Holographic polish.

I KNEW I had to swatch these as soon as I could, but I had a line up of reviews to do, so I had to wait.  That made me sad:

YAY!  I FINALLY had these next in my lineup and YES!  They are as gorgeous as I could have hoped for.

KATYDID

This is Katydid.  A yummy lime/yellow green that has very abrupt shifts from green to a very bright gold.

Her description: light green holographic polish.

Her Scenario: It's a Saturday night and the clubbers are out in full swing, especially at Club Chirality. Bodies are moving, swinging, and sweating, but all of the men can't keep their eyes off the female siren in the middle of the dance floor. Instead of using an enticing voice though, she uses her powers of stridulation which come from her long, beautiful legs. Once she plays her song of the siren, no man can resist.

Uh huh.  This is a gorgeous color and I REALLY didn't want to take it off, but being a blogger, not many polishes get to stay on more than a day or two, so I got to enjoy it overnight only to be replaced by another Chirality polish.

Cu2+

This is Cu2+.  Yummy.  I like the under-tone of silver in this one.  The color shift on this one isn't as strong as the Katydid, but it still shifts a bit.

Her description: a blue holographic polish.

Her Scenario: A lonely scientist is working to compose the ultimate love potion. While working in her laboratory, a freak accident involving copper, or Cu2+, infuses to our heroine to create an electronically charged Siren. Who says elements from the periodic table can't be beautiful?

My overall impression on this one is that it could overtake my favorite OPI as my Galaxy basecoat.  I must try it once at least to see how it works.

Indoor photo; Outdoor photo

This is Apollonia.  

Her description: A purple Holographic polish.

Her Scenario: Purified in the waters of Lake Minnetonka, Apollonia is the pure definition of sexuality and beauty. She's a no-nonsense kind of girl who will scratch her way to the top to get what she desires. Her voice is strong and can be heard by everyone, even through the rain.

Yes.  I like this polish.  It is kinda dark, but it's PURPLE holographic.  I know that is nothing new. Lots of purples on the market.  This one is special because of the silver and blue shift that it gets when exposed to bright light.  It is not much to look at in just regular indoor lighting, but it's still pretty.

I hope to get some more of her polishes in the future.  Particularly her Red Bloodshot and Darker Green Kale.  

That's it for now!  Thanks for reading!

Polish Hands UP!

Pretty And Polished

A call was put out for bloggers to do some reviews on Chelsea Marie's polishes, Pretty And Polished.  I, of course, was in line because I really do like her polishes.

So here is what I purchased:
Pretty As A Peacock
Christmas Wreath
Happy Holodaze mini duo (includes Ruby base polish and Glitter topper)

Without further ado...

Christmas Wreath:  2 coats.

Her description: a reformulated polish from last Christmas that I had made for blogger friends. It has a dark green base and is packed with green shreds, red hexes, and holo golden glitter.

First photo is without topcoat, and to be honest is my favorite way to wear it.  It has texture, which I wasn't sure I liked at first, but it grew on me.  The right photo is with a top coat.  Very thirsty polish, but the wear was good.  I love the little bits of red that pop out of the base.  Lovely.
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Happy Holodaze Ruby and Glitter: first photo-1 coat, right photo-2 coats.

 

Her description: polish one is is a holographic ruby base, polish two is a green and red glitter topper

Yes, a RED HOLO!  It's pretty.  It was kinda of pink rather than red and it shows in these photos.  With the color of the glitter that goes with it, I expected more of true red.  It works, though...when I added the top coat as you can see below.  She knows what she's doing.  The base as it is makes it so that the red shows up...had the base been darker or a different shade, the red glitter wouldn't have shown.  Nice job!

Really stunning.
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Pretty As A Peacock: 2 coats.

 


Her description: emerald green base filled with teal, blue, purple, and green glitters

I decided to put undies under this one on a lark.  Thumb: China Glaze Towel Boy Toy (matte), Index: NYC East Village (Holo).  The rest of the fingers have no undies.  This polish also has a texture. I like that. I put on two coats of High Gloss topcoat and it was still a bit textured.  I think this one has to be my favorite of the group.  I love the flecks of turquoise that match the colors that you would expect and the shimmery green body feathers of a male peacock.  I can very much see where she got the name of this polish. 

So there are those polishes.  I will hopefully have some more polishes to review soon.  :D

Different Dimension: Right To Vote 2012

The delightful owner and polish crafter at Different Dimension decided to make us this very patriotic polish.

The catch to get it was: Prove you are registered to vote.  That was it.  So simple.  Then we just paid shipping and materials: $4.00.  FULL-SIZE bottle folks!  Last I had heard, she still has some, so if you love these photos, GO GET IT ASAP!!

 

Left photo: the bottle with completed, 2 coat manicure.  It's lovely.  Understated, a good glitter to start with for those that really haven't done an Indie glitter polish before.

Right photo: a little closer photo of the whole manicure.

 

Left photo: Thumb. You can see the white hexes in there.
Right photo: Pinky. Mini red and blue glitters, larger white hexes in a white base.  This is two coats.

It only took two coats for an opaque coverage. These photos are 1 coat of top coat. 2 hours later, this does need another coat of top coat...it is a little rough now.  This is pretty normal.

Candii Polished Nails!

As promised...a gorgeous collection that I have the great honor of playing with over the last few days. Wow!  I love it.  Here are the ones I got as well as a mystery polish that she sent me to review.

Candii Polished from Left to Right:
Teal To Heal (Ovarian Cancer Awareness)--teal glitter overload (I LOVE IT!)
Purple Haze--reddish-purple shimmer/holo
Blurple--blueish-purple shimmer/holo
Breast Wishes (Breast Cancer Awareness)--pink glitter overload (I LOVE IT!)

They are pretty in the bottles.  Even prettier on the tips:

Teal To Heal: Turquoise blue hexes, diamonds and fine glitter make this a wonderful treat for any blue lover. I love this over greens and blues in this general color hue. The clear background makes it great as an overlay.  This photo was of two coats.

Here is another photo of Teal To Heal with an undie of Sinful Colors Gorgeous...shows the true beauty of the polish.  Very yummy!

Purple Haze: It's purple shimmer, but has a holo feel to it.  This is two coats and it is completely opaque. (excuse the funky cuticle--it looks sore, but it was actually just needing hydration badly)

Blurple: blue-purple shimmer with a holographic element in there. I love this one...it shimmers in whatever light you put it in, but in sunlight, the purple hue really comes out.  Here it looks more lavender-blue.

Breast Wishes: various pink hexes in different sizes, light pink hearts, darker pink metallic bar glitter and more...a feast for the glitter lover. This is two coats.  Being a clear base, it works fabulously over your favorite pink undie!

And this is my SURPRISE POLISH!  Isn't this pretty?!  Ok, so my photo is bad...in truth, it is very deceiving in how it looks in the bottle...

...because ON THE NAIL--O-M-G!  I love this nude! This is the perfect nude for MY skintone.  I hate nudes.  I never wear them because they always look funky with my skintone.  They are almost always too yellow or too pink.  But this one is different. For one, it's not a sheer.  In two coats, it is opaque and DUOCHROME!:

Another photo...I was the dingbat that dinged the finish on my thumb before it was dry.  Grr.  You can see is not visible in the photo above.

You are welcome, Aveeno, for the unsolicited advertisement.  :D

Isn't this pretty!?  I am going to HAVE to encourage larger bottles of this one...or more bottles, whichever she is willing to do. :D   This is definitely THE go-to polish for those of us ladies that have a golden skin tone year-round.!

If you are interested in seeing more of what she has to offer, go check out her links.   :D

Candii Blossom Cosmetics: https://www.facebook.com/Blossoms31?fref=ts
Candii Polished Nail Polish: https://www.facebook.com/CandiiPolished
PURCHASE IT HERE!: http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/CandiiBlossomCosmetics/1/7/251399//

Glitzology Nail Polish!

A new-comer on the Indie polish scene...she makes awesome glitter-infused polishes.  I have ordered a few, but reportedly, some others are coming my way that I didn't expect.  Woot!  

I got a healthy array of colors from her collection.  I ordered Country Girl, Baby Dragon and Skeleton Key.  She also sent Guardian Angel, Blue Lagoon and Crown Royal for me to review. The labels are cute...nice sized bottles are FULL of value!

I decided to swatch on a wheel first.  This is one coat.  Plenty of glittery goodness in just the one coat.  Like any heavily fortified glitter, you do need to finesse it a bit, but it is pretty cooperative.

From Top to Bottom:
Baby Dragon
Blue Lagoon
Country Girl
Crown Royal
Guardian Angel
Skeleton Key

I decided to do a second layer.  I thought it was cool before.  Even MORE glittery goodness!  I am floored!  I cannot stop looking...second layer went on really nice too.

With most, a nearly a complete layer with 2 coats!  Awesome!

Here is Baby Dragon over black, green, two coats and one coat...so you can see the difference:

I used three coats of Seche Vite and I got even more shine.  They are thirsty little buggers, but I don't mind.  As little of the polish as it takes, I don't mind a couple layers of Seche.


OK, that's it for now. I will wear this the rest of today and then do more swatching tomorrow.  :D  

Pardon me while I stare at my fingernails for a while...

Next Polish up: Blue Lagoon...such a yummy color.


Ok, so all of the polishes look awesome in the bottle.  This one is stunning both in the bottle...

...and on the fingers.  I took a photo of the bases so you could see what I was working with. All WnW Megalasts colors: I Need A Refresh-Mint, Root Of All Evil and Poison Ivy.

Thumb: I Need A Refresh-Mint
Index: Root Of All Evil

Middle: Poison Ivy

Ring: Two coats alone

PInky: One coat alone

As you can see, I got nearly perfect coverage in two coats with this polish, which I love.  It was equally stunning on all of the colors I tried.  

Next Up: Country Girl!

The yellow jelly base kinda threw me for a bit...but I LOVE it over greens!  I used SC Irish Green on the index finger and Revlon Bonsai for the middle finger.  Wow!  I am not a great fan of it alone, but as an overlay OH YES!

Next Up: Crown Royal:

All I can say is OMGoodness!  It is so pretty!  It looks all nice and glittery in the bottle...and I couldn't get the color to come out quite right in my photos...but it looks good over purple, gold and silver...because it has ALL 3 IN IT!  Wow.  A perfect blend of purple, gold and silver fine glitters...and gold and silver square/diamond glitters.  This one really says Mardi Gras to me and I love it!  I will be wearing this one often!

Up Next: Guardian Angel:

I really like this color.  Undies include ChG Naked, Essie Angora Cardi, KC Metallic Black, Orly Decades of Dysfunction and then the pinky is two coats of Guardian Angel by itself.  OMGosh is this pretty.  Pink and Pastel pink hearts, white and irridescent glitter, transparent gold mica, small pink squares and pink and white satin glitters.

This one looks good all by itself...but I love it over the pink on my thumb, where it represents the last days of October.  But Breast Cancer Awareness shouldn't just be in October...it should be ALL YEAR ROUND.  Get checked frequently...the life you save could be yours!


Up Next: Skeleton Key:

Believe me, this is not JUST a Halloween polish.  Oh, the name evinces the thought of Halloween...but the color could be used anytime as far as I am concerned.  I LOVE this one.  I have it layered her over the following colors:

Thumb: SH White On
Index: KC Metallic Black
Middle: Orly Decoded
Ring: Savvy Deep Amethyst
Pinky: 2 coats of Skeleton Key
Well, I eagerly look forward to more of her polish.  Stay tuned here for more.  I will probably add on here as I add them to my nail polish black ho--er...collection.  


If you want to purchase her polish (I know *I* want more!), before you check out, put in this code:  ILOVEGLITTER20 for 20% off your order!  


Go now!


https://www.facebook.com/Glitzologyhttp://www.etsy.com/shop/glitzologybeauty
ABOUT STACY:
1. Who are you?
My name is Stacy. I'm a professional nail tech living in a small town in Ohio, USA. When I'm not doing nails or being distracted by glitter or other shiny objects, I like to spend time with my crazy family and boyfriend, play with my little Boston Terrier, George, watch too much tv, and read nerdy fantasy books.
2.Store Link:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/glitzologybeauty
http://www.facebook.com/glitzology

3. When did you open?
After weeks of testing, preparing, and second guessing myself, I finally opened on October 19, 2012. The name Glitzology came from my boyfriend, who was teasing me about my glitter mixing "lab". He said something along the lines of "Look at you over there, with your funnels, and your measuring devices. You're like a glitter scientist, a glitzologist!" I loved the word, so I named my shop after it!
4. What do you make/carry in your shop?
Right now I carry about 40 colors of hand made glitter nail polish. I plan to add a few new colors every week or so. I would also like to get into other beauty products, like scented lotions, soaps, and maybe even other cosmetics like eyeshadow.

5. What got you started doing what you do?
I've always played "mad scientist" with my polishes at work; combining colors together, adding glitter, etc. My friend and fellow nail tech, Missi, introduced me to the world of indie polish. When I learned I could make my own colors from scratch, I was hooked! For me, making polish is just an extension of working with what I love, nails, glitter, color, etc.
6. What inspires you?
I seriously get inspired by everything! My family and friends, television, books, food, holidays. Sometimes I will hear a clever word, phrase, or quote and I write it down to make a polish with that name later. Other times, I mix random colors and have a hard time naming my "creation".

Kleancolors

...an inexpensive nail polish that have gotten mixed reviews after several searches.  So I decided to give my own spin on the reviews.

The bottles are very cool...and tall.  The caps are easy to hold and the brushes are a nice length.
Colors, left to right and the number of coats it took to get to this point:

52 Dark Brown x 2
66 Sweet Pink x 2
135 Holo Blue x 3
134 Holo Pink x 2
94 Holo Chrome x 2
197 Salsa Much x 2
92 Holiday Jingle x 3
36 Sparkle Purple x 6+
95 Disco Ball x 3

Let's just say right now...most were awesome in their coverage.  I will be reaching for that Green glitter for Christmas and that holo blue and holo chrome for the winter months.  That disco ball is gorgeous, but I would like it better if it was smaller micro glitter.  That Salsa Much is actually a HOLO, even though it doesn't really say so.  It has the same glisten and shine that the other holos do.  The two plain janes, as I call them, were nice to put on.  The dark brown and the pink were two coaters...the first coat streaky, the second coat filled it in very nicely.

So the next time you need a cheap fix...head to the Kleancolors!