Glowin Glitz by Lavish Polish

It's Autism Awareness day! I decided it would be a great day to wear and review this blue polish, "Glowin Glitz" by Lavish Polish, which I purchased for review.

The slogan for Autism Awareness is "Light It Up Blue." And what so you know- this polish is perfect for that.

On Emely's shop website: http://lavishpolish.bigcartel.com
"Glowin Glitz" is described as:
Glowin Glitz is a glow in the dark blue jelly with fine blue & silver hex
and silver & teal medium squares.

The silver squares tend to be holographic, from my experience. The polish definitely feels glitzy on the nails, full of sparkle! I used two coats over a white base. The glitters don't seem chunky, but for some reason with only one layer of top coat it wasn't completely smooth, so you might want to use two.

Dry time was normal. The glitters dispersed well. The jelly base isn't as dark blue as I thought by the description, but I really like it.

Oh, and, uh... It glows in the dark. Light it up! It's a glowing bright aqua-esque blue!

Now, normally, I wouldn't jump at the idea of a glowing polish, but I thought Spencer might get a kick out of it, and I also thought that as a reviewer, I could stand to be out of my comfort zone occasionally.

At first, Spencer (29 months old) was creeped out by the polish and screamed when I reached out to touch him. But then he thought it was "cool dude blue fingers!"

I don't know a lot about glowing polishes so I can't really say if it's better or worse than one should expect, but the glow has been noticeable now for 40 minutes as I sit in the dark as Collin finishes his bottle (it's nearly midnight-thirty), though its starting to be dimmer. It was really bright blue at first, but now more a pale blue. It's definitely a unique effect! It's distracting, but not in a bad way, other than Collin would rather play with my fingers in the dark than drink his bottle at first.

Overall, this is a fun and quirky polish. I do in fact like it!

Update: at 4:40am, after being in bed for three and a half hours, when Collin woke, I could still see my nails glowing in the dark room. They aren't bright enough to capture on cell phone cancer, but they are still quite visible to the eye. That's pretty awesome, no? They look a very light blue/white.

Lavish Polish - Peek a Boo

The polish used in this review was purchased by me, with a blogger review discount, under the promise I would test, swatch, and provide an honest review.

This post features Lavish Polish - Peek a Boo

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From the listing:
A really cute and girly light purple jelly based polish with fine purple glitter, small silver holographic hex glitter and large purple hex glitter.

This polish is fun. I love the soft purple jelly base. Though, I'm still pretty new at jelly based and to boot, I thought the white polish was dry but it wasn't so that particular nail looks not so great. The jelly is a little thin, I thought, so I used generous coats. I love the glitter combination in this, though, as with all larger glitters and my super round nails, the larger ones don't lay completely flush. A thick coat or two of top coat solves the issue.

The formula, application, and dry time for this polish were wonderful. It's low odor also so that's a bonus. I've run into some strong odor polishes lately. The glitter disperses well and I didn't have to fish for large glitters. I had a few throughout the manicure, and that is great for my style. You would have to fish a little if you wanted them on every nail.

For swatching, I used one thin coat on my thumb. My pointer finger had a white base, middle finger a shimmery nude base, and ring finger a warm gray base. I left the pinky finger naked.

This was the first polish I swatched and the pointer and ring nails look gradient and streaky due to my error thinking undies were completely set. I apologize.

I took the first photo of the nails with just one generous coat. The rest of the photos (except the macro of the thumb nail) are two coats with a thick top coat. They will be in thumb to pinky order.

Overall, this is a nice feminine polish, especially if you aren't looking for a pink or a red. The holographic glitters would really flare in some bright light, but it's very dreary here today. Can't wait to try it again, all with one base. I would likely choose gray or a lilac color I have for undies next time.

Lavish Polish - Kitty

The polish used in this review was purchased by me, with a blogger review discount, under the promise I would test, swatch, and provide an honest review.

This post features Lavish Polish - Kitty!

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From the listing:
A blue pearl based polish with fine silver glitter, small white matte hex, small turquoise hex glitter and large turquoise hex glitter.

This polish is beautiful. I love the pearly finish. It's gorgeous both in the bottle and on the nail. Overall, of the three I swatched today, I think it's my favorite. My only critique is that the large glitter doesn't lay flush with the nail on me. But I have very rounded nails, so I have that problem more than some do. With a thick coat of top coat it was no longer catching, and I think with a second, it would have been perfect. It wouldn't stop me from using the polish, that's for sure.

The formula, application, and dry time for this polish were wonderful. It's low odor also so that's a bonus. I've run into some strong odor polishes lately. The glitter disperses well and I didn't have to fish for large glitters. I had a few throughout the manicure, and that is great for my style. You would have to fish a little if you wanted them on every nail.

For swatching, I used one thin coat on my thumb. My pointer finger had a white base, middle finger a shimmery nude base, and ring finger a warm gray base. I left the pinky finger naked.

I took the first photo of the nails with just one generous coat. The rest of the photos (except the macro of the thumb nail) are two coats with a thick top coat. They will be in thumb to pinky order.

Overall, this polish is fabulous. I love that it's a softer blue, almost bordering on periwinkle. It's so fresh and whimsical!

Lavish Polish - Chocolate Bunny

The polish used in this review was purchased by me, with a blogger review discount, under the promise I would test, swatch, and provide an honest review.

This post features Lavish Polish - Chocolate Bunny.

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From the shop listing:
Chocolate Bunny is our first polish for Lavish Polish! It is a gorgeous brown jelly based polish with small iridescent hex glitter, small gold hex glitter and gold bar glitter.

When I saw this polish, I fell in love. I love brown polishes, and I love aqua, and together- yes please! The gold and iridescent I thought was a fun twist. I'm not generally a fan of bar glitter, but I overlooked that detail and decided to give it a go.

It was the polish I was most excited about if my set of four.

It arrived, gorgeous to look at in the bottle, but upon closer look, it seemed the bar glitters were a bit warped. My suspicion was confirmed upon application.

I have emailed Emely to see if she intended them to be this way, as they don't appear to be on the etsy listing, nor in the description

That said, application was easy enough except for the bars. I tried a few times to flip them but was getting a bit frustrated so I just left them as they laid.

Low odor. Nice jelly. I'm not the best at painting with jelly polishes because they are very new to me, so there was a little streaking on the white nail for sure. The polish dried with an average time, I would say.

Unfortunately, the bar glitters stuck up even through one coat of thick top coat.

For swatching, I used one thin coat on my thumb. My pointer finger had a white base, middle finger a shimmery nude base, and ring finger a warm gray base. I left the pinky finger naked.

I took the first photo of the nails with just one generous coat. The rest of the photos (except the macro of the thumb nail) are two coats with a thick top coat. They will be in thumb to pinky order.

Overall, I like the idea and look of the polish... Except those darn bar glitter! I will update when I hear back from her on the issue. I think I liked this color best over the nude base. What about you?


UPDATE: Emely will be removing the bar glitters because of the curling issue.