I'm back! I just returned from a long trip and luckily, my swatching hand survived (though I have a split nail), and I also came home to find my package in the mailbox from ILNP! It was a hard decision but I only picked up seven this time. I still want quite a few but I'll snag those another day. For now, let's see what we've got.
First up: Summer Crush
I describe this as a hot Barbie pink with a bit of holo flakie bits. This has a slight coral lean. It's a stunner polish and is a great summer color. I used three coats; I might actually do four IRL, but it looks fine at 3. Formula is very good but dries a bit matte.
Paige:
This is a berry pink maxed out with flakie holo goodness! It's amazing. I wanna meet Paige because she must be one great chick to get a polish this pretty named after her. This has a jelly finish and I needed three coats to get very good coverage (and I even probably would have wanted a fourth). Formula is easy though and dries pretty quickly. I think it needs a top coat to make it look perfectly smooth.
Super Juiced:
This is a blurple with a good amount of firey red copper shimmers (or flakies?). This has a thin formula and goes on a bit jelly. It's also a tad runny but only ever so slightly. I'd still call the formula good. This dries to a matte finish. Also, preliminary wear suggests it's not a stainer! Yay! I did a bit of fudging with camera settings on one of the photos; this one turns too blue on me in my camera.
Kaleidoscope:
This is the mother of all flakies, combining all of the metallic chrome flakies into one bottle. A very lovely polish. I did need FIVE coats on it's own and it was still a bit see through; two coats layered over Super Juiced created a good opaque coverage. I haven't tried sponging it on but that might be an option. Formula was fine but don't expect it to be opaque quickly.
Mega (X):
The newest edition to the Mega family, this is a blingtastic flakied out holo. It's really something to behold, even indoors! Love this. I used four coats but you could probably get away with three (or layer it).
Harbour Island:
This is a turquoise sea-esque jelly. This is, IMO, a take on sheer tints; it's very sheer and would be a good layering polish. I found the formula a bit too runny and thus, my least favorite formula out of the seven, but I still wouldn't call it bad. At four coats, this gives decent coverage but if held to the light, you'll see straight through it. It's pretty nonetheless, and I appreciate the unusual take on layering polish. It's also a non-stainer! I also fudged a bit with the camera on a picture; this one turns too blue as well. I wasn't able to capture it's true form.
Float On:
This is a medium denim blue packed with flakie holos. This color is probably my least favorite of the 7, but it is still quite beautiful. I used four coats.
Overall, I love the colors and the formulas are all decent to excellent. My grip is the sheerness of every color; I don't find them hard to work with, but each one requiring at least three coats can be a bit of a bear. I'd still repurchase them because they're beautiful, but I just wished they contained a bit more pigment.
This is gonna be in for awhile. I decided to hack away at my damaged nail, so back to nubbins! Thanks for reading.
