Lynnderella Kabbalah Bracelet

You know what we all need? A nice warm bowl of Kabbalah! .... If anyone got that reference, a million brownie points and a great big squee to you!

Lynnderella Kabbalah Bracelet. Over China Glaze Branding Iron. This is one thin coat. And when I say thin, I mean there was almost nothing on the brush--Kabbalah Bracelet is very dense. Short red strings, multi-coloured holo hexes and microglitter. Really fabulous. I love it.

And here is Branding Iron. Dark, glowy red-brown shimmer. I wish I had sun to show off the amazingness of the shimmer.

Lynnderella is available via eBay here.

BB Couture Erotic Night

A recent NOTD. I've yet to meet a vampy I like more than this one.

Three coats. Deep maroon jelly. It also has a hidden shimmer which can only be seen under very bright light. Looks exactly like red wine. I'm not exactly the biggest wine fan ... but I can definitely appreciate it in nail polish form :D

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!

OPI Black Cherry Chutney and BB Couture Erotic Night

Two of my favourite red-based vampies. I adore both of these...

OPI Black Cherry Chutney. Dark raisin red with this glorious magenta shimmer. The shimmer really pops in the sun but it's still there and visible in lower lighting. I've worn this one a lot...

BB Couture Erotic Night. This is a deep wine red jelly with very, very subtle shimmer. The shimmer is completely hidden in most lighting except in the brightest of sun. It just adds another dimension to an already gorgeous colour. If you haven't got this yet and you're thinking about it, I'd get in quick before it disappears since Erotic Night was discontinued a while back...

Both of these are firmly cemented in my favourites list... they're insanely beautiful. Like I said before, probably my two favourite red-based vampies of all time.