Polish TBH Disney Princess Collection Select Swatches & Nail Art

Hey lacqueristas,

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Long time no chat!  Sorry for the silence over the weekend! I had big plans and reviews to post however I had a little accident with my left ankle and spend the weekend writhing in agony and trying to get myself to go to the emergency room.  Lol well one aircast, brace, and several icing sessions later here I stand/hobble.  Ready to move on and so you some pretty! And the best part of today's swatch-a-thon is that it features PolishTBH, an indie that does crellies/jellies in a way that makes my heart pound, and it features Disney which just always always makes me smile.  That's right! Today I've got a few selections from the 12 polish limited edition Disney Princess Collection from PolishTBH.  Prepare to set your wallets to stun ;)

PolishTBH Diagon Alley Collection Part 2 Swatches & Nail Art

Hey lacqueristas,

I really wanted to bombard you guys with Easter nail art like I did for St. Patrick's Day, but honestly, I have been working all weekend on top of having a horrible cold. In short I have been fairly miserable and dead tired.  Lol not the stuff of holiday making.  However the good news is I have some swatches that I have been working on from the upcoming PolishTBH Diagon Alley 2Collection.  You may recall the Harry Potter themed nail art I did for her 1st Diagon Alley Collection.  Well Chrissy is at it again releasing another Harry Potter inspired collection.  And of course I had to create nail art to fit the theme.  So let's get right to it!
 

Stamping plates: Konad Charming Nails Plate, Apipila P.10 Stamping polish: Mundo de Unas #2 & #30 and Konad SP in Red and Yellow

 King's Cross is a pale pale blue crelly polish.  It's chocked full of red and green flakies as well as white, blue and irridescent holo glitter.  In short is lovely!  King's Cross is the train station where Harry gets his first exposure to magic meets muggle, and where he catches the Howart Express to school on platform 9 3/4.  Apparently this is a polish Chrissy had been envisioning for quite some time when she created the first collection and so here it is at last for all of us to enjoy. 

I had a hard time with this polish initially because as always I have the patience of a toddler.  If you don't want your coats to drag you have to wait a bit before applying the next layer.  It took me 4 coats to reach opacity, but as the layers stacked up the effect was brilliant.  I chose to keep my nail art fairly simple with these swatches so I didn't overwhelm the base.  And I think you'll find the art cute and somewhat instantly recognizable ;)  

Next up is Fainting Fancies.  A melon yellow and pink glitter topper packed into a gold shimmer base.  If you know your Harry Potter lore well you will recalled these treats were sold by George and Fred Weasley the twin trouble makers.  Essentially these were treats designed to make you pass out and then you could skip class.  It sounds like a horrible idea to me because with my luck I would strike my head on a piece of furniture on the way down, but the polish itself is glorious!  It took me by surprise out of the bottle swatching beautifully over a variety of colors.  Because of the shimmer this topper is highly transforming over any color.

Stamping plate: Lily Anna Plate 07, Stamping Polish: Mundo de Unas #2

Ultimately I chose to pair it with Sinful Colors Baby Blues (which ironically is lavender).  The accent nail was done using Orly Colorblast Tennis Ball Neon which matches the yellow matte glitter in Fainting Fancies perfectly.  This glitter is so perfect for spring.  I kept spinning the bottle to look at all the glitters dancing in the base.  Love this one!

 I hope you enjoyed this little peak into the Diagon Alley 2 Collection from PolishTBH.  Do you have a favorite of the two?  Personally, Fainting Fancies stole my heart!  The preorder for this collection started Friday.  I'm not entirely certain if the code is still active, but if you use birthday you will receive an additional 10% off your order.  Isn't Chrissy so awesome!  You can find PolishTBH polishes here on Big Cartel.  I also have some pretty exciting news coming up later in the week that will feature a little PolishTBH as well!  Thanks so much for reading and see you next post...

PolishTBH Anniversary Collection Review

Lovely lacquer ladies,

I had an honor bestowed on me these days! You know I am fairly humble when it comes to blogging and my nail art too.  It's because I look around and everywhere I see ladies with some crazy and amazing talent.  It's hard even think I match up so when a polishmaker takes the time to send me some of their products or ask me for opinions I take it really seriously, and I'm also extremely touched to be chosen.  Today I have that privilege as I'll be sharing a very special collection with you from PolishTBH from Chrissy's one year anniversary collection.  Just a warning this post is pretty pic heavy!

I discovered this brand thanks to Mimi of MakeupWithdrawal.  Because of her swatches I've clicked "add to cart" more times than I can count, and that's how I discovered the awesome splendor of the PolishTBH Diagon Alley Collection and the amazing cuticle oils she makes.  See my Harry Potter inspired nail art here.  I have a few more coming down the pipes so stay tuned, but today I'm just totally blown away.  I have three unique beauties for the 1 year bash and each one is somewhat a homage to the incredibly talented and still shockingly sexy (yes I said it) Britney Spears.

First up is Teal the World Ends.  The name is a a play on the song Til the World Ends.  This is a teal creally-ish polish sprinkled with white and black matte bar and hex glitter with holographic teal hexes interspersed throughout with spare holographic microglitter.  You want to know the greatest part about this polish (even though Chrissy has hit on two out of my four polish turn-ons right now) it's a THERMAL!!!  This little pretty transitions from the deep teal color to a pale blue when warm.  I honestly own nothing like this in my collection and I have a lot of thermals!  Opaque in two coats and stealing my heart in transition.  Thin coats with time to dry in between works best to minimize glitter drag.

 Warm

The gradient here is Essie Sweet Talker and stamped with Essie

No Place Like Chrome using Dashica SdP 47 and Fab Ur Nails Fun 2 plates

Transitioning

Almost to my nadir

Cold (or the natural state of my nails)

Brithday Tutu.  Is a pink gelee glitter topper packed with iridescent pink hexes and microglitter.  This one was a bit tough for me because I couldn't figure out what kind of base to pair with it.  Ultimately I think it worked best in a jelly sandwich layered to show off its beauty.  Pictured here layered between and over Colorama Espuma.  A little goes a long way with this one as the base was thicker than I expected.   It's necessary to be patient between coats otherwise you may not achieve the seemingly delicate effect I got here. I love how this one turned out the best!

I stamped over this polish using Color Club Eternal Beauty and Konad Special White for the Ballerina.  I used Konad plates M63 and S8

Finally I think I saved my favorite from the collection for last! Fantasy Anniversary Edition made me gasp when I took it out of the wrapping.  Liquid fire in a bottle! Almost too hot to maintain eye contact with.  This is one of those complex polishes that will flash fire at every angle that you move your nails.  Fantasy is a brownish-blackened jelly polish crammed with gold holographic hexes and microglitter.  Opaque in 3 thin precise coats.  Fantasy you are my everything.  I could not take it off nor did I dare create art over top of it!

So now you have my honest thoughts on this collection.  I think if you could only afford a couple you must definitely get Teal the World Ends and Fantasy Anniversary Edition.  Although in all honesty I think Birthday Tutu is the most versatile of all three.  Chrissy said TtWE will likely be her last thermal polish, which I think is a shame, so don't hesitate to pick it up!  The Anniversary Collection has already released.  You can purchase PolishTBH  here.  And while you're over there seriously consider trying the cuticle oils.  I loved the mini I got when I purchased the Diagon Alley collection so much that I immediately went back and bought 2 in the full size! Thank for reading and stay tuned for some awesome follow up nail art!

In case you didn't get it above these polishes were sent to me for review.  My opinions however are entirely my own!

Holloween 2013: PolishTBH Dark & Difficult Times and Thestral Harry Potter Inspired Nail Art

"Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."

~ Albus Dumbledore

Lovely lacqueristas ;)

I hope everyone is doing fabulously on this sunny Sunday afternoon!  It's been quite the weekend including some lost nail mail so I'm feeling a bit frustrated, but plodding along fairly steadily all things considered.  Today I've got some gooduns for you ;) I have discovered another great indie brand that takes my breath away - PolishTBH.  Chrissy owner/creator of the brand created a collection that had me from the word go.  The Diagon Alley Collection  is an entire collection inspired by the infamous shopping grounds from the Harry Potter series.  There are 6 delicious shades in the collection 2 of which I will be featuring today along with some kick ass nail art!

Dark and Difficult Times is blueish gray polish that contains a mix of holo black and charcoal glitters and red and green color shifting flakies inspired by the sky in the setting of Harry Potter  It is incredibly beautiful and one of the main reasons I fell in love with this collection!  Though it is known that I have a horrible weakness when it comes to gray polishes.  This little precious flashes fire every time I look down.  It's opaque in 3 careful thin coats.  Because the base is a bit thick thinner coats work best with this polish.

Thestral is a sheer black jelly with crammed with various sized and shaped black matte and holo glitter, lavender hexes and micro silver glitter.  Inspired by that noble race of creatures that could only be seen by those who have viewed death. This polish was actually created by the 7 year old son of PolishTBH and the proceeds will be going to his new Xbox.  How cute!  Cuteness aside this polish is gorgeous!  Opaque again in three thin careful coats.  What's crazy is how complex this polish is.  It changes from angle to angle and has a lot of hidden depth.  Way to go Mikey!

Mani-louge

Base/Topcoat: Glitter Base (testing)/Sally Hanson Diamond Flash

Base colors:  PolishTBH Thestral & Dark & Difficult Times

Stamping Colors:  Essie Blue Rhapsody, Konad Black & White, Color Club Beyond

Stamping Plates:  Apipila P.10, Nailways Darker Period Halloween, Konad Charming Nails Plate

 

For the nail art I chose to use one of my new sets of plates from the latest collection of Nailways plates called Darker Period - Halloween.  I will do a separate post to review these later.  I also chose to use my newer Apipila plate P.10 which has a several awesome images from Harry Potter.  This manicure literally fell together with ease as a result. I also used a bit of advanced stamping technique here to double stamp which you can see in the lightning bolt and the spider web.

So thoughts? I enjoyed creating Halloween inspired nail art while keeping in mind the nostalgia I love so much about this series of books.  Having done this mani makes me want to read them all over again, but ain't nobody got time for that ;)  You can find the complete Diagon Alley Collection here on the PolishTBH website.  If you buy the whole collection you get a bonus cuticle oil which on top of smelling amazing are phenomenal! Alrighty thanks for reading and see you next post!