Wednesday, June 19, 2013

My Ten Friends: Sparkly Cycle of Summer


The upcoming collection from My Ten Friends features three new polishes: Solar Dragon, Space Opera and Starry Night. Each polish represents different parts of a summer day. I've included Mei Lynn's descriptions in italics and then my comments and photos. Let's get started shall we?!

photo courtesy of My Ten Friends

*Solar Dragon represents the heat of the summer afternoon. Based on a NASA photo of a super hot "dragon tail" (plasma) erupting from the sun's surface.
*Space Opera represents the glorious setting of the sun. Inspired by a photo of sunset on a San Diego beach.
*Starry Night represents dreamy summery nights. Inspired by the famous Van Gogh painting "The Starry Night," this polish is dedicated to artists and all those who burn a creative fire inside them.



Solar Dragon has heaps and tons and gobs of holo glitter goodness which lends to its super sparkly-ness! In the bottle it shines like crazy but on the nail? OH MY GOODNESS. I don't think the sparkle in this one can be topped (or captured accurately by my camera). I used Illamasqua Boosh since it's black like the night sky, and then I topped it with two coats of Solar Dragon for double sparkle! Triple sparkle! All the way! I just don't know how she packed so much sparkle in there - she must have space fairy helpers or something!



Next is one coat of Space Opera layered over Wet N Wild's On a Trip. To date, this is my favorite purple glitter topper. yep. Favorite. Mostest. Favorite-est. EVAR.
It's packed with sparkle and contains a variety of different colored glitter, yet its still purple. How'd she do that?! It also has those ginormous holo hex glitters that I love so much! Space Opera is limited edition, so if you like this one definitely get it at launch!



-wistful sigh- Starry Night is the most beautiful shade of blue, jam packed with shimmer, glitter and beauty. Did I mention its beautiful? ;)
Although the Soap Opera polish is my favorite purple glitter topper, Starry Night is my favorite polish in this trio. -gasp!- Yes, Jen chose blue over purple. Yes, I surprised myself with this choice.
Its just the most beautiful, rich shade of blue and the polish has such a likeness to the original artwork. I think its pretty amazing! I wore one coat of Starry Night over OPI's Ogre the Top Blue. Did I mention how beautiful this is? :P



The Sparkly Cycle of Summer collection launches on June 21st at the My Ten Friends Etsy Shop and she is currently taking a poll for the time of day for the launch over on their Facebook page.

You can also have a chance to win two sets of the Sparkly Cycle of Summer collection (one for you and a friend!) AND a $25 My Ten Friends gift certificate by entering the My Ten Friends Giveaway at Rafflecopter. Good luck to you all!

12 comments

  1. Great colors from this collection! There all lovely! :)

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  2. Holy moly I need Solar Dragon! Love your swatches!

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    1. Hey you! :) Thanks and yep you do! You need all three!

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  3. Oooooh MAMA! I am all over Starry Night!

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    1. :D Its ...well...did I mention its beautiful? :P I'm glad you like it Missy and I think it'll look great on you! :)

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  4. I'll take one of each lol! They look like the layer up so beautifully, and smooth. Thanks for sharing :)

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    1. I know, right!? Is it bad that I think I need eleventy back ups?

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  5. These are beautiful!!! Solar Dragon is amazinggg!!!

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    1. Mei Lynn is definitely a master at polish making!

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