Caty Perry-Winkle - Above the Curve

This polish is a prize I won, from Above the Curve.

This and other polishes found here:
http://abovethecurve.bigcartel.com


From the website:
Caty Perry-winkle is a cream holographic periwinkle polish.

It definitely is a gorgeous periwinkle blue. I LOVE IT. It's nearly the exact shade as Essie - Lapiz of Luxury, which is my favorite Essie polish (I own four).

The holographic... I suppose. It's not as holographic as Adriel, or really any other holographic polish I have seen. I suppose that's what they used to make it, but it comes across as more a shimmer. If you look incredibly close, it does look like its comprised of multiple colors. But if you're thinking you want a typical holographic effect, it's not that.

But actually I love it this way. It's a subtle shimmer in the bright light and it's very soft and classy, in my opinion.

If anyone is looking for gift ideas for me, I need a full size bottle of this. Haha.

My manicure is two coats if ATC Caty Perry-Winkle, with a few Essie - Lapiz of Luxury dots to show you their similarity. This is nearly opaque in one coat, but definitely no issue in two!

Photos are in direct sunlight, evening light, and indoor lightbulb.

Adriel - Above the Curve

Today, I will show you a polish I won from Fridays at ATC on Facebook.

It's called "Adriel" and is by Above the Curve. I reviewed another polish by them weeks ago, and as I mentioned then, one dollar from every polish sold goes to Shriner's Children's Hospitals.

http://abovethecurve.bigcartel.com

I'm going to be completely honest and admit that I when I put the color on last night, I didn't really like it. But, the longer I left it on, the more it grew on me.

I would describe Adriel as a mauve holographic polish. It was basically opaque after one coat, but I used two for good measure.

The formula is excellent. Dry time was quick!

I'm not a mauve kinda mommy. I told Desi via text that it reminded me of a color my grandma would wear. I loved my grandma to bits, and have nothing against maybe on others, but it's not a color I would reach for. Too feminine, maybe?

But, as I said, the longer I left it on, the more I liked it. I think it goes well with my skin tone, and it seemed prettier in lighting other than that of my kitchen at night. I still don't know that I would be inclined to purchase it, but it is really pretty and I am sure I will wear it again. I just had to get over the shock. In no way does my lack of love for mauve say ANYTHING negative about this polish. I have no negative criticism at all toward it.

If you like pinks or holo polishes, you should grab this one up. The holo is obvious in bright light and low light but it's not crazy over-the-top. It's a nice feminine, spunky polish. You'll love it for sure!

I didn't get many photos because we are in a snow storm AGAIN and it was interfering with photographing.

Cat in the Hat - Above the Curve

Today, I bring you a funky Seuss inspired indie, that can be purchased here:

http://abovethecurve.bigcartel.com/

It's called "the Cat in the Hat."

Before I get to it, I just want to mention something awesome about the brand. Shawn & Angel donate $1 to the Shriner's Children's Hospitals. You can read more about it on their page.

Now, the polish. It attracted me because the blue is a bright cerulean, one of my favorite crayons, that suspends a variety of glitters: big white hexes, tiny white bars, tiny white hexes, small red hexes, tiny black bars, tiny black hexes, black diamonds, and red micro glitter shimmer.

The description doesn't list them all so that's Fromm close inspection. It is give or take, but I think I got them all!

This is my first ATC polish, though I have another on the way that I won. I didn't know what to expect, but overall, I like it. I couldn't find any searches on this particular polish.

On my left hand I threw on a light gray base coat because I hate visible nail lines and wanted to be sure there wasn't one. On my right I decided to test without. There really isn't much of a difference in opacity after the two generous coats of the jelly polish I applied. I'm new to jelly polishes, so actually, the first coat was thin and streaky so I put the second on thick.

The formula is nice. It goes on easily and the glitters lay flat. There isn't too much fishing involved for big glitters. I only did once. I like the random surprise as to when and where the white will show up.

Though, because the jelly is the darker color the white doesn't appear stark white. Not a problem, just a point of note.

Also, once I removed this polish from the hand I hadn't used gray under I noticed some blue staining on a few nails. USE A BASE COAT.

Oh and it's a little strong fumed, I think.

Still. It's pretty fab!

I only watermarked a few photos so if you share any please use those. My phone stopped cooperating.