Glittering Elements Swatch Spam Part II

Disclaimer:  This product was offered at a reduced price or at no charge to manicuremanifesto.com in exchange for published reviews.  All reviews are fair, honest and reflect my personal opinion.

Hello readers! The busy Christmas season has kept me quite occupied this past week but I'm back with Part II of my Glitter Elements review.  I have a couple more holos as well as a couple of sparkly jellies to show you.  Get read for lost of pictures because I went a little overboard with these.

Shhh, Don't Tell

First up is Shhh, Don't Tell.  This is a shimmery lilac with a strong linear holo.  The formula was great.  Photos show three coats with one coat of CND Super Shiney top coat.

Voodoo Princess

I'll admit it - I wasn't sure how I felt about this polish in the bottle.  However, once I got it on my nails it turned out to be one of my favorites from all the polishes I reviewed.  Voodoo Princess is a purple jelly pack with holo shimmer, small gold hexes and medium pink hexes.  The really cool part is that the pink hexes seem to appear and disappear depending on which angle you're looking at them from.  It gives a twinkling effect as you move your fingers.  Photos show three coats of Voodoo Princess with one coat of Seche Vite.  You definitely don't have to use a thicker top coat with this polish though.  It dried very smoothly.  I was just in a bit of a rush and didn't want my polish to smudge.

Countess

Countess is a dark vampy purple with a linear holo sparkle.  The holo is even more apparent in real life than in the pictures.  I used three coats but you could likely do fine with two.  Again, like the other holo's, this had a great formula.  Pictures show three coats of Countess with one coat of CND Super Shiney top coat.

Blizzard

Blizzard is teal leaning blue jelly packed with holo shimmer and a variety of teal and silver glitter.  The formula was great and despite all that glitter it dried very smoothly.  It was a little bit sheer.  You can see my nail lines peaking through.  You could easily layer this over a similar coloured cream to deal with that.  Pictures show three coats of Blizzard with one coat of Seche Vite.  The polish does look a tiny bit more teal to the eye than in the pictures.

Conclusion

If you love holo's then Glittering Elements is definitely the indie brand for you.  I was also pleasantly surprised by Voodoo princess which turned out to be my favorite.  Keep an eye on the Glittering Elements facebook page for info about the next restock . I can't wait to see what colours she comes up with next!

Glittering Elements Swatch Spam Part I

Disclaimer:  This product was offered at a reduced price or at no charge to manicuremanifesto.com in exchange for published reviews.  All reviews are fair, honest and reflect my personal opinion.
 

Hello readers!  I've been busy this week putting together a post featuring the first four polishes from my Glittering Elements order.  The dark overcast weather outside made taking pictures of all these holo's a little tricky but I did my best.  So, who's ready for some yummy shimmery polishes?? I know I am!

Turn It Off

Turn it off is a rich teal leaning blue with a shimmery linear holo.  The formula was great and easy to apply.  This polish has enough holo that you definitely get a rainbow of colours on your nails but not so much that it overpowers the blue-teal base.  Photos show three coats with one coat of CND Super Shiney top coat.

Star Dust

Star Dust is a glitter topper packed with holographic silver glitter and shimmer in a variety of sizes.  I LOVE this shimmery concoction.  It was easy to apply and I didn't need to do any dabbing.  It was also not too difficult to remove since it's more shimmer than large glitter.  Photos show one coat of Star Dust over Turn It Off with one coat of Seche Vite.

Secret Keeper

Secret Keeper is a periwinkle blue with a subtle lavender shimmer and a shimmery linear holo.  Again, no problems with the formula and the result was a shimmery holo that didn't overpower the periwinkle blue.  Photos show three coats of Secret Keeper with one coat of CND Super Shiney top coat.

Crystal Ball

Crystal Ball is a dark grapey purple.  In the bottle this looked like it would be another linear holo but on the nails it definitely looks more like a jelly scatter holo.  I love the squishy look!  This one a slightly more sheer than the other two holo's.  Photos show three coats of Crystal Ball with one coat of CND Super Shiney top coat.

Conclusion

Ok, I will admit it, linear holo's are definitely growing on me.  Especially ones like Turn It Off and Secret Keeper where the rainbow-ey holo doesn't completely take over the base colour.  Crystal Ball's scatter holo was definitely a pleasant surprise.  It kind of reminds me of Zoya Aurora but not quite as glittery.  If you want to get your hands on some of these polishes keep an eye on the Glittering Elements facebook page.  The shop is temporarily closed but should be back soon and you'll here about it there first.  I'll be back later this week with Part II of my Glittering Elements review.  Until then, happy polishing!