Bear Pawlish: Fall With Me

Press Sample

This fall collection from Bear Pawlish is absolutely stunning so I won't waste any more of your time with an intro, let's go!

Buried In the Garden has such depth! I'm lovin this jelly style polish with chrome flakes and holo flair, together they create a complex, yet beautiful polish! I would love to see more in this vein from Bear Pawlish! Two buttery coats and topcoat were worn for photos.





Baby Bears Breath is stunning, not only because of the holo sparkle and purpley shimmer, but also the almost smokey shade of pink in the base. I don't think I've seen anything quite like this before! Just two coats gets you to opacity.





In Love With Bad is pure seduction on the nail. Deep, vampy sultry - it's all that and a bag of chips! Great formula, opaque in one coat; however I used two coats for the sake of photography.





I added a sexy lacy design with plate VL028 from Vivid Lacquer. bow-chicka-wow-wow! (shaking my head at my sillyness!)




Aurwens Violet was inspired by one of Tennessee's favorite flowers, the Dahlia. This beautifully rich shade of violet is my favorite of the collection. The formula is easy to control on the nail which equals very little clean up. It dries to a glossy finish and is opaque in one coat, but darkens with the second coat.





You can find this stunning collection at the Bear Pawlish online shop.

Bear Pawlish: Blast from the past!

Press Sample

I have a mixture of Bear Pawlish shades to share with you - the first was released in August and the other three polishes were once discontinued but brought back this month from the vault. All four are available in the shop right now!
I also have the fall collection that I'm reviewing in a future post, but the bottles are included in the collage below.



Bigger on the Inside is a dark denim style blue that looks lit from within where the holo flame bursts appear. Two easy coats that finish with a glossy shine make this polish outstanding.





Untamed is a shifty lil wench! She is so hard to catch in my usual lighting set up. I took a few extra photos to try and catch every shift she has. This polish reminds me of the leaves changing color from green to yellow and red and finally to brown. Two coats with topcoat were worn. As with most shifters/multichromes, the formula was fluid but a little fussy. I found that it is best to get the first coat on in as few brush strokes as possible to avoid drag. This paves the way for the second coat which was very easy to apply. I also like the small flat brushes, they allow for easy control of the polish on the nail with very little clean up.







Is It Puce?
I didn't expect to love this one as much as I do. It totally reminds me of when leaves are turning from green to yellow and orange to kick off the fall season.
Two coats with topcoat, the formula for this one seemed less fussy when getting the first coat on with as few brush strokes as possible, the second coat was smooth and easy to apply.





Those colors!! I can't even. Purple, blue and everything in between!
Gender Bender is a shifter that was very photogenic! Not camera shy at all. I used two coats with topcoat, similar formula to the other two shifters.






Find these and many more at the Bear Pawlish online shop and thank you for stopping by!

Chanel: Taboo

Digging around in my "pending blog" photos I came across this oldie but goodie: Chanel Taboo. It's a vampy shade with heaps of shifty shimmer...in the bottle. On the nail, not so much. A lot of the shimmer is lost and covered up because the base is too opaque. Really disappointed in this one.





Chanel formula, for me, is hit and miss. This one was better than my bottle of Paradoxal which was super thick. I used two coats of Taboo and it dried matte, and then ate my topcoat so I used another layer of topcoat.
I have to say, I wasn't too impressed with this one - not worth its hefty price tag.
Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!