Orly Space Cadet

I haven't pulled out Space Cadet in a long time - since the year it was released. I wore it the other day and realised that I've completely forgotten how much I love it!

Three coats. So crazy duochrome. I always have trouble catching colour shifts on camera but no such problem here. Love.

Lynnderella Very Pretty Vampire and Glitter Tamer

The name matches this polish perfectly! She is indeed vampy and very, very pretty :D

"Multiple sizes of burgundy hexagons and squares in a dark blood-red base with scattered black and red multi-sized accents. Suitable for any blood type."

I layered this one coat over two of BB Couture Erotic Night. I personally really love it over a vampy but the burgundy glitter can kind of blend into the base. If you're wanting more definition (is that the right word?) of the glitter, you can always layer it over a lighter base like the lovely Karianne did.

And I want to mention this because I've been asked a couple of times, you can of course wear these by themselves. I choose to layer them because I love layering glitter and I want to preserve the pretty polish, hahaa!

Isn't she pretty? The black and red glitter are such lovely lowlights and highlights to the burgundy...

I found that Very Pretty Vampire dried really bumpy on my wheel swatch so I decided this was a perfect time to try out Glitter Tamer. I wrote down some thoughts on GT. I hope they are useful if Lynn ever makes it available for purchase in the future....

First thing, this stuff is thick. It's exactly how she describes it - like caramel. Thick and stringy. I added thinner to my bottle until it was completely full. That helped a little both with the thickness and strings.

One coat of Glitter Tamer then SV. SHINY! Holy hell my mani was so freaking shiny. It also wore really well. I wore VPV for two days. If I hadn't removed it, I doubt my mani would have chipped for days and days. There was no tip wear, no nothing.

Speaking of removal... this was much harder for my acetone to cut though. Not that I minded much. I usually use the foil method to remove heavy glitters anyway. I soaked my nails longer than usual and it mostly slid off my nails. Then it took a little scrubbing with felt and acetone to remove any glitter left behind.

So yeah... Glitter Tamer. Delicate application. Blinding shine. Tricky removal. Extraordinary for hungry glitters.

This is completely worth the little extra effort it requires. Two thumbs up!

Lynnderella - Bottle Spam Edition

Somebody hold me while I pass out for the millionth time. Lynnderella Awesomeness. And I took.... a lot of photos so just sick back and enjoy!

Note: I left all the pictures *huge* so you can click and magnify to see more of the details and beautiful glitter.

The pretties all together...

I've taken one frontal bottle shot, one nail wheel swatch and one close-up bottle shot for each polish. The caption will tell you what I used on the nail wheel swatch. I hope that's not too confusing!

 And now... prepare for spam!

One coat of Ruby Red Ruby over red (OPI Vodka & Caviar)

 Two coats of All Hallows' Eve over dark green (Australis Here Today Gone Tomorrow)

 One coat of Snow Angel over sheer white (Essence White Glam)

 Two coats of Mercury's Rainbow over charcoal grey (Ulta3 Wild Berry)

 Two coats of Cauldron Drippings over orange (Camouflage Colour Pumpkin)

 One coat of The Telltale Heart over pink (Mecca Cosmetica Pixel Pink)

 Three coats of Gotta Love Brains

 Two coats of Very Pretty Vampire over vampy wine (BB Couture Erotic Night)

 Two coats of The Glittering Crowd over silver (China Glaze Millennium)

 Two coats of Bibbitty Bobbitty Boo Blue over dark blue (Essence Just Rock It!)

 One coat of Shape Shifter over black (Color Club Where's the Soiree?)

 Two coats of Bride of Franken over black (Color Club Where's the Soiree?)

 One coat of Connect the Dots over light grey (BYS Shadow Puppets)

 Two coats of Love Potion No. 99 over violet (Bloom Mykonos)

 Two coats of Mercurial over charcoal grey (Ulta3 Wild Berry)

 Two coats of She Lived in a Swamp over pastel lime (Missha GR001)

Dear lord these are quite something aren't they?! Interested? You can head on over to Lynnderella's blog shop for more details and hopefully a chance to catch her next sale. They sell out super quick! NB: Not all the shades I have shown are currently for sale.

I will have actual nail pics up soon... no promises though because my nails are rubbish right now and these deserve nothing but the best. I am also really scared I won't be able to do these polishes justice. They are complex like nothing I have ever seen.

I am thrilled to be in possession of these. They are truly one of a kind beauties, just like the wonderful lady who creates them! Much thanks to Lynn and the amazing E who passed these on to me. Love to you both! ♥