Max Factor Fantasy Fire over Zoya Pinta

I had to take out Fantasy Fire again and this time I am much more impressed with it. Over the darker base I could see the blue-green flash whereas I couldn't see it when I wore it over Baker St.

This is 2 coats of Zoya Pinta (dupe of OPI Sapphire in The Snow), 1 coat of Max Factor Fantasy Fire and Seche Vite.

Layla Ocean Rush

Here is another one of the ahmazzzzing Layla holographic polishes.
Seriously. And the rumor is that there is a new collection of them coming out with 8 new colours! Whee!

Also for Canadians - Harlow & Co carries these now with free shipping over $50. They're $16 there (compared to $15.50 at aveyou.com).

This is two coats over Nfu-Oh Aqua Base with a coat of Sally Hansen Insta Dri Clear as topcoat (triangular bottle - try it! Doesn't dull the holo at all!)

See more pictures below the cut!

Dollish Polish Expecto Patronum

Lynnderella has created a phenomenon within the nail polish world - insanely popular Indie Frankens. I've hopped on board and have ordered from one indie seller (so far!)

This is the beautiful Expecto Patronum by Dollish Polish and can be purchased in her Etsy shop when she re-opens!

This is two coats, no undies. Needed a thick coat of top coat. Wore really well.

If you click the picture to make it larger you can see the little flakies in it too!

This is my mini haul. I loved Expecto from pictures but wasn't sure how I would find her polishes, so I only ordered one full size ($8) and three minis ($4)

From left to right: Team Salvatore, The Final Frontier, Cold Winds Are Rising and Expecto Patronum.

Here are some swatches on a clear nail wheel, reverse order than before. (Note Cold Winds Are Rising looks MUCH better with a thicker topcoat. After this picture was taken I used a coat of Lynnderella's Glitter Tamer and it looks amazing!)

Nails Inc Baker St with Max Factor Fantasy Fire

I loved loved loved this manicure! The Nails Inc is BEAUTIFUL! Totally unique in my collection and definitely worth grabbing if you can still find it. 

Max Factor Fantasy Fire is the UK brand "dupe" of Clarins 230.

While it is similar I definitely don't think it's a dupe. The shimmer is much finer and I don't find it has as significant of a colour shift as Clarins. I didn't see much of the blue or green colour like I do with the Clarins (although it is very evident in the bottle). However I must say I have worn it again since this manicure and over a darker colour all the colours were more apparent.

This is two coats of Baker St. and one coat of Fantasy Fire. 

Application on both were fantastic, my only complaint is that the brush of FF is tiny, but it is to be expected in a 4ml bottle of polish.

OPI Gal Meets Gal-veston

This is one of the jellies from OPI's Texas collection that came out last summer.  I just recently picked this up because I love the colour but I'm just not crazy about the jelly finish. 

Found this manicure a tad boring, so I added an accent nail of OPI's Rainbow Connection from the holiday Muppets line.

Layla Mercury Twilight

Holos are amazing. Period. End. Of. Story.

This one is extra awesome. Seriously.

 

 This is two coats of Layla over a good coat of Nfu Oh Aqua Base.
This is one of the stubborn holos that really needs Aqua Base to be smooth. Aqua Base is totally worth having in your arsenal. However, it must be applied and given a good amount of time to dry (a lot of people say 30 min, I usually wait about 15min) in order for it to be smooth and not drag. 

I purchased these off Aveyou.com, they retail at $15.50 but the shipping to Canada was pricy and I had to pay about $18 in duty fees when I picked up my package. I ordered 5 of these so expect more to come as the sunnier weather rolls around!

More pictures after the cut!

The lovely Clarins 230 Over Revlon Royal

This is the lovely Clarins 230. This has to be one of the most infamous polishes in the blogging world. It has a colour shifting pigment in it that allows the colour to shift from purple, to red, gold, green, blue and everywhere in between depending on the light. There have been new polishes released recently that are "dupes" of this polish, particularly Max Factor Fantasy Fire (UK only) and Girly Bits Shift Happens (indie polish). I don't have the Girly Bits but I do have Fantasy Fire, and while similar and still very pretty, the colour shift is not as strong and tends to stay more in the pinky-purple shift.
This here is the real deal.
This is 2 coats of Revlon Royal (a must have if you don't already own it!) followed by one coat of Clarins 230.
Look for more pictures after the cut!