Cupcake Polish: The Berry Patch collection

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The Berry Patch collection by Cupcake Polish is a beautifully done summer collection of six super holographic polishes.



Berry Good Looking is a neon violet holo with strong flashes of pink and blue. Perfect in one coat. The holo is so strong that it overpowers the base color in my photos - but you can see its true base color in the bottle where it's tilted at an angle.

I am so glad I swatched this one last, else there would only be this color in my review! 'Cause I'm NOT taking it off of my non-swatching hand. ever.
#1 FAVORITE POLISH EVER - All the yes.






Some Berry To Love is a hot pink holo with flashes of purple. Pink lovers, this one's a dazzler! I wore two coats and topcoat, fantastic formula.





Water You Doing? ...checking out this pretty teal oceanic holo, of course! This whole collection is so pretty and the formulas are all fantastic - this is two coats with topcoat.





Don't Worry Bee Happy is a buzzy bee golden yellow with a stunning holo flame. I wore two coats with topcoat and of course this one's formula was spectacular as well.





Pick of the Patch is a pretty lighter shade of pink but still vibrant - it leans a little neon! Two easy coats shown here.





Leaf Me Alone is a pretty leafy green, in some lights it's more limey and others it's more leafy. Two smooth coats and awesome formula.





This whole collection launches June 19th at 11:00 AM at http://cupcakepolish.bigcartel.com/ - you won't want to miss these, especially Berry Good Looking. Yes, you ALL need at least that one from this collection! ...or all of them! ;)

Literary Lacquers: Vurt-U-Want

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Introducing the new Summer collection, Vurt-U-Want, from Literary Lacquers! The collection is inspired by Vurt by Jeff Noon, the 1990s classic cyber-hallucinogenic novel. It containcs 3 glitter holos, 2 classic holos, 1 matte glitter, 1 matte shimmer and 1 glitter top coat. How's that for a fun variety!?

I've used Amy's descriptions and then my comments are in italics beneath each.

Glitter holos:
Vurt-U-Want: Neon pink linear holo with holo microglitter
Yes Please. Loving the bright pinks for summer and this one will knock your socks off! Two coats, perfecto!





Thermofish: Bright aqua-cyan linear holo with holo microglitter
Just when I thought that pink up there was my favorite, I put this on and was wowed! I am loving all the colors in this collection, its going to be tough to pick a fave! Two coats in the photos, and I think I must have only used one coat on my index finger - woops! Two coats to opacity, stellar formula!





Blue Lullaby: Deep bright blue linear holo with holo microglitter
Quite a stunner! I'm really loving the vibrant shades in this collection! Two coats, perfect formula as usual!





Classic holos:
Bottletown: Bottle green linear holo with rainbow flakies and glass flecks
Such a lovely almost sage green, but a bit darker. The rainbow flair is beautiful in this! Two coats and a perfect formula!





Dreamsnake: Violet linear holo with green flakies and glass flecks Matte Glitter
Speechless - just look at it! Two coats with topcoat.





Shadowgirl: a soft grey matte packed with holographic and metallic glitter in silver and blue, gives different effect when worn with topcoat. Matte Shimmer
I love a greyed up color or a colored up grey - I'm all about the greys lately! This topper is beautiful in both matte and gloss. I wore two coats and added topcoat in the last image






Curious Yellow: Taxi yellow matte with gold glass fleck and flakies, gives different effect when worn with topcoat Glitter topcoat
This reminds me of summers past with lemonade stands and sunshine! I wore two coats and in the last image I added topcoat. The formula for this was fantastic!




And with topcoat all glossy!


English Voodoo: Yes, finally another glitter topper from Literary Lacquers. This one is inspired by the knowledge feather known as English Voodoo, Magenta holo microglitter, 2 sizes of black hexes, black holo triangles and a smattering of marigold matte small hexes to represent the deadly side of this feather trip.
VOODOO ALL THE THINGS!
One coat brushed normally over each shade from the collection - beautiful with all of them!









I hope you've enjoyed my review of this vibrant and fun collection! It launches June 11 at 1pm central time at the Literary Lacquers shop.

Which was your favorite? I still can't decide which is my fave!

Addicted to Holos: June box

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The Addicted to Holos box for June has arrived and I'm excited to share the polishes with you before their upcoming launch!

Literary Lacquer's Salt & Sweetness is a very rich shade of teal with blue flakes and liner holographic pigment. The richness and variation of color reminds me of time I spent snorkeling in the oceans off the coast of Hawaii. The formula for this polish is perfection as usual, and opaque in two coats.





Sweet Heart Polish made the palest blue holo called Summer Breeze which I think describes the color of this polish perfectly. The holographic finish is very strong in full sun, and I was still able to capture it under studio lighting. I wore two coats with topcoat and the formula was excellent.





June Bug is a creamy orange-ish shade with subtle holo shimmer made by Philly Loves Lacquer. I found the formula to be thick, but I was able to apply it in two thin coats. You may get away with one heavier coat, as this one is quite pigmented!





Love Potion from The Polish Bar is a strong holographic flirty shade of pink and it even has tiny holo glitters in it for an extra bit of sparkle. Perfect for hot summer days and quite eye catching! I wore two easy coats with topcoat for the photos.





Blue-Eyed Girl brings us Bikinis & Flip Flops, a great medium purple holo shimmer polish which has a matte finish! I snapped a photo of that first and then topcoated to really show off the shimmer. The formula was really smooth and easy to apply, no dragging or pulling the way some mattes are.

Matte



With topcoat





Are you excited about this upcoming box? I sure am! I really enjoyed the palette of colors, the perfect combination for summer. I think that these would also be great to use for nail art as well since there's a good contrast between these shades.

The Addicted to Holos box will be available for pre-order 6/8 - 6/15 at http://addictedtoholos.bigcartel.com/. See ya there!