Showing posts with label Illamasqua. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illamasqua. Show all posts

November 16, 2013

Lynnderella Spam Vol IV, including my birthday mani!

*Some polishes sent for review. Please see end of post for details*


This edition of Lynnderella spam is extra special because it features my birthday mani, Lynnderella It's Raining Shaman over Illamasqua Load. My birthday was yesterday, but I still have this on right now. This is the first time I'm wearing Shaman, I can't believe how gorgeous it is. I was super excited when it came out because Lynn finally did a core polish with lots of yellow glitter!


This picture below is dark and makes my fingers look lobstery, but I wanted to show that some of the circle glitter is holo, as seen on my pinkie finger.



I wore Lynnderella Ghoul for Love long after Halloween was over. I feel like it's not too specific to Halloween. It's really a gorgeous mix of glitters for any time of year. This is two coats over OPI Houston, We Have a Purple. Ghoul for Love is also core.





This black and yellow treat is Lynnderella Hard Boiled, a LE polish from a few months ago. I am always trying to nab the egg themed Lynns and I was lucky enough to get this from a really amazing friend. This is two coats over OPI Take the Stage.





I liked Lynnderella Bed of Nails so much I actually wore it twice! This is the second time and it's over OPI Suzi's Hungary Again and OPI Call Me Gwen-ever. Bed of Nails is core.


I basically had a heart attack when I saw this LE Lynnderella Witch Fairy? listed on eBay with a Buy It Now instead of an auction. This was my mani on Halloween itself and this is two coats over Fantasy Makers Purple Potion. Witch Fairy? also comes with a bag of extra glitter and that bag contains BLACK CAT GLITTER!!! Glitter in the shape of black cats! I did not use it in this mani, as Purple Potion is so dark they wouldn't have shown up, but don't worry, you'll see those soon!


Lynnderella polishes are available at lynnderella.com.

*All polishes purchased by me except OPI Suzi's Hungary Again and OPI Call Me Gwen-ever*

October 7, 2013

Lynnderella Spam Vol. III

*All Lynnderella polishes purchased by me. Other polishes in this post sent for review.*

Let's start with the most seasonally appropriate polish in this post, Lynnderella Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun!, from the Halloween twinset. Lynnderella says that Ghouls has "various orange, purple, and neon glitters in a purple-shimmered subtle green-tinged clear base". This is two coats of Ghouls over OPI Vant To Bite My Neck?. The purple shimmer in this REALLY pops over the dark color! Love it!





Next up is two coats of LE Lynnderella Primal Dream over Zoya Blu and Illamasqua Blow. Primal Dream came out during the summer and was commanding very high prices on eBay, but I waited and got it for a steal last week! Woohoo! Primal Dream is an awesome mix of rainbow primary colors, it's very graphic looking. There is a lot of shimmer in the base of this too, but it's harder to see over the light colors I picked to wear underneath.





Lynnderella AquaMan Candy is from the Once Upon a Prince and More ManCandy collection. It is a very nice mix of aqua glitters with red, pink, white and green accents. This is two coats of AquaMan Candy over China Glaze Shower Together. I wore this combo on my toes for two weeks and loved it!





Lynnderella Diamond Light is a polish that I will definitely be wearing over EVERY color, EVERY season. Look at that sparkle!! I think everything in this polish is holo and it really makes everything look rainbow-y. There is also a ton of holographic microglitter in between the large holo circles. This is one coat over Zoya Giovanna.




All of these polishes are available at lynnderella.com. Primal Dream isn't currently listed, but that wasn't the last bottle, so keep an eye out.

*All Lynnderella polishes purchased by me. Other polishes in this post sent for review.*

September 16, 2013

Lynnderella Spam #2!



 Purchased by me.

I'm back with another round of Lynnderella spam. First up is Lynnderella Keep It Green! over China Glaze Sun-Kissed. Keep It Green! is a limited edition polish from somewhere around St. Patrick's Day/early spring 2013.




Some products sent for review, see end of post.

This is a recent mani that I loved and had to share. Lynnderella Glass Houses over OPI Swimsuit, Nailed It! on the index and pinkie, Lynnderella Deep Blue Seeing and OPI Deutsch You Want Me Baby? on the middle and ring. Both of these Lynns are from the regular collection, but I believe they are sadly being discontinued. I think they're still available, but probably not for long. 


Some products sent for review, see end of post.

In a strange twist of events, I was absolutely DYING to wear a red glitter one day. I chose Lynnderella Karma Carnelian from the Talismans and Birthstones collection and layered it over OPI My Paprika Is Hotter Than Yours!. I did this mani in a huge rush, so it's a little messier than I would like, but I LOVED the combo so much. I left it on for something like 4 days and that's really unusual for me. Some of the bigger pieces of glitter in Karma are holo. I couldn't quite catch that in the photos. I felt like I was wearing jewelry on my nails with this!





Purchased by me

Lynnderella Magic Fairy Stars over Illamasqua Nomad. Magic Fairy Stars was a LE charity polish, I don't think it's available now. It's so cute with teeny little silver stars, larger blue stars and moons, lavender and pale blue glitters. Just very ethereal looking!! Love this combo too!




Purchased by me.

Lynnderella Mixed Feelings over China Glaze Shell-o. Mixed Feelings is a core polish from the Mixed Feelings collection from this summer. It's from the Glittering Crowd family, and I actually think it replaces The Glittering Crowd as my favorite multi-glitter. It would look fantastic over any color and has a huge assortment of glitters. Shell-o is exceedingly sheer. This is four coats and I still had quite a bit of VNL. Nice bright coral color though!





Purchased by me.

Lynnderella Peridot Power over Sally Hansen No S-Pear Time.  Peridot Power is from the Talismans and Birthstones summer collection and is still available. According to Lynnderella, it contains "translucent neon yellow and lime hexagons as well as chartreuse glitters accented with microglitters in a clear base". There is a ton of shimmer in the base. You can see that if you look at my post of No S-Pear Time alone. The shimmer in Peridot Power definitely tints the base color.



OPI Swimsuit, Nailed It!, OPI My Paprika Is Hotter than Yours, and OPI Deutsch You Want Me Baby sent for review.

August 25, 2013

Lynnderella Spam!!


I have a ton of Lynnderellas I haven't posted, so I think I'm going to start posting a bunch at a time. I usually post a Lynnderella after wearing it as a full mani for a couple of days, but that is not fast enough anymore! I'm getting the new collection shortly, so I'm trying to post some of the lovelies in my untrieds drawer. There will be mostly pictures, not too much chatter, in these posts. Just let me know in the comments if you have a question! All descriptions are from Lynnderella's blog.


Base: one coat Nicole by OPI Base Coat Plus
Color: two coats Zoya Pepper, two coats Lynnderella Chocolove Cherry
Top: one coat Gelous
Application: excellent (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
Zoya Pepper was sent for review. Lynnderella Chocolove Cherry was purchased by me. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.


From the Groundhog Day collection, January 2013. "Chocolove Cherry contains brown, red and opaque bubblegum pink glitter (stars, hearts, squares) in a clear base. Originally conceived as chocolate cherries, but by a happy accident, colour combination may sometimes resemble Bing cherries, too."



Base: one coat Nicole by OPI Base Coat Plus
Color: two coats Illamasqua Load, two coats Lynnderella Egging On You
Top: one coat Gelous
Application: good (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
Illamasqua Load and Lynnderella Egging On You were purchased by me. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.


Limited Edition polish, spring 2013.




Base: one coat Nicole by OPI Base Coat Plus
Color: two coats Zoya Hunter, two coats Lynnderella Emerald Hope
Top: one coat Gelous
Application: excellent (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
Zoya Hunter was sent for review. Lynnderella Emerald Hope was purchased by me. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.


From the Talismans and Birthstones collection, June 2013. "Emerald Hope (May) is a green multiglitter in a clear base. Very complex."




Base: one coat Nicole by OPI Base Coat Plus
Color: two coats Zoya Sailor, two coats Lynnderella Sapphire Starfire
Top: one coat Gelous
Application: excellent (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
Zoya Sailor was sent for review. Lynnderella Sapphire Starfire was purchased by me. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.


Also from Talismans and Birthstones. "Sapphire Starfire (September) is a dense blue multiglitter in a strong blue-shimmered clear base."




Base: one coat Nicole by OPI Base Coat Plus
Color: two coats Zoya Neve, two coats Lynnderella Tanzanite Truth
Top: one coat Gelous
Application: excellent (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
Zoya Neve was sent for review. Lynnderella Tanzanite Truth was purchased by me. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.


Talismans and Birthstones. "Tanzanite Truth (December) has blue violet, purple and blue glitters in a multi-shimmered clear base."




Base: one coat Nicole by OPI Base Coat Plus
Color: two coats OPI Solitaire, two coats Lynnderella Back In Watermelon Sugar
Top: one coat Gelous
Application: excellent (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
OPI Solitaire was sent for review. Lynnderella Back In Watermelon Sugar was purchased by me. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.


Limited Edition polish, summer 2013.



Lynnderella polishes are available at lynnderella.com, Glitter Connect and Norway Nails.