Sweet Baby Octopolish!

 This holiday, I was able to get away (without flight woes!!!!) to visit family out of state, so not many pics of my seasonal look, but wow did I love this combo. indoor, bright CF lighting For this look, I started with 2 coats of a sheer neutral/off-white jelly - I wanted this to be a more "homey" looking plaid than a stark white base would have created.  I then stamped plaid images from HeHe 028 and CJS-08 (best 2 plaid plates ever!) in a forest green holo and a candy-apple red crème.  I debated making it matte, and I'm still not sure shiny was the right choice, but it was adorable either way. Happy Holidays! ~Michelle 

 Funny how these alternating manis sometimes end up truly the opposite of each other! indoor, bright CF lighting for all For my last round of Enchanted Polish deep-diving, I went with the very holiday themed Pre-lit Opal Tree, originally released as part of the 2016 holiday collection.  It's a deep Christmas tree green jelly filled with a light scattering of holo sparkle and iridescent glitters in small hexes and tiny bits. The formula was a touch thick, and became completely opaque in just 2 coats.  No fishing for glitter was necessary, but wow was there way more glitter on the sides of the bottle than visible on the nail - the texture left on the nail said otherwise, and I think that's because the glitters are iridescent, so easily covered by the moderately opaque polish or seen through.  I frankly may have liked the look better if I had an iridescent glitter topper over a pine green crème or holo. Rating:  a solid 3 out of 5 stars, this is a quite nice holida...

One of the Enchanteds I was able to pick up in my recent destash purchase was the re-release of an old fave, Austin Powers.  I was never able to get a hold of the original or the re-release, so had been pretty happy with the other gold holos in my collection, but when it was available for a reasonable price, well... indoor, bright CF lighting Austin Powers is a lovely champagne gold linear holo that's made even more blingy by being packed with translucent copper micro flakies. outdoor, shady/overcast daylight The flakes take center stage in low lighting, and then that holo BAM when the sun comes out... outdoor, direct daylight The polish is quite sheer, and needed 3 coats for full opacity.  Every coat went on smooth and even and self-leveled flawlessly, and dried nice & quick.  Some 3-coaters can be real PITA, but this was all good. indoor, bright CF lighting The other thing 3-coaters are prone to is chipping quickly, since the total mani ends up rather thick.  N...

Oh yes, I still have plenty of Enchanteds now calling my name, and it's been way too long since I wore a deep, luscious purple.  indoor, bright CF lighting Awwww yeaaaaah that's my kind of color. outdoor, direct daylight Enchanted Polish released Telenovela with their 2016 Midwinter Night's Dream collection, and indeed it's a juicy berry perfect for the time of the year where jewel tones are de rigueur.   indoor, bright CF lighting I have this shade filed with purple, but you could make a reasonable argument for it being wine instead due to the pinky contrast shimmer that forms a metallic gleam of brighter, warmer color down the center in bright light.   outdoor, direct daylight There's a real theme going on here in quality & finish for my untried mountain of Enchanted Polishes:  we have a finely milled linear holo sparkle very nicely complimented by a super smooth borderline metallic contrasty shimmer. outdoor, direct daylight The formula was perhaps a touc...