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 Okay, Nation!  This is it!  The finale swatch post for Starlight and Sparkles.  It's a doozy!
 All swatches are shown using a coat of base, a coat of Diamond Cosmetics Matte Black, a coat of the shown polish, and no top coat.
 Oak Evolution is a beautiful green fleck shimmer.
 It looks like little tiny pieces of crushed glass.
 This is Silver Moon Crystal.
 It looks mostly pearly and silvery over top of the black, but also has a subtle element of soft pastel kind of colors due to the iridescence of the flecks.
 It's really delicate and pretty.
 I found the formula on these particular polishes to be slightly thinner than all the previous ones I had swatched and/or worn.  I did not have any application issues, however.



 This is Flame Sniper.
 It shows bits of plummy purple, pink, and orange in the little flecks.
 By this point in my rather epic swatch-a-thon, the sun was getting lower and not favoring me as much for my photos.  I had a hard time finding my best angles and I apologize for that.
 Just imagine me running all around the edges of the pool and various spots out on the patio area, trying to find the best light!
 You can pick out the complexity of shimmer and colors below, in indirect light.  It kind of reminds me of Orly Rococo A-Go-Go, with the warm plum and hints of orange.
 Next is Silence Glaive.  I am not a Sailor Moon fan myself (tell me, am I missing something really great?), but I'm sure those of you who are will appreciate all the Sailor Moon themed polishes shown here!
 Silence Glaive has lovely blurple shimmer and teeny bits of...I want to say orange.
 The overall effect of this one is subtle yet gorgeous.
 Here I was really fighting the sun!
 One of these days I hope to have a light box or some other really great set up for taking pictures indoors.  For now, I rely on the generally present and cooperative Florida sun!
 Aqua Rhapsody is loaded with beautiful aqua blue shimmers.
 I always love a good blue!
 The combination of the blue flecks over black is just fantastic, too, if you ask me.  Blackened blue, anyone?!
 Now you can see the shimmer pop out more in less direct light.
 It's just so pretty!  I absolutely adore it.

 Last, but not least, is Love and Beauty Shock.
 Love and Beauty Shock has lots of gold toned flecks.
 They look like antique brass over the black!
 It's really sparkly and beautiful, that's for sure.
 How terrific is it in the shade?!
I really enjoy how evenly and smoothly the shimmers and flecks apply.  I had no trouble or difficulty with any of these polishes in terms of formula and application.
Thanks for taking this shimmertastic journey with me and I hope you enjoyed Starlight and Sparkles polishes as much as I have!  In my humble opinion, they are well made, special and worth a look.  I can't wait to see what Issa creates next!

You can find Starlight and Sparkles on Etsy, here.  These polishes were graciously provided to me for review purposes.

 I bet you didn't think I was going to swatch this many awesome polishes, did you?!  Well, I even surprised myself.  I am not much of a swatcher, generally speaking.  :)
 These all started with a coat of base, a coat of Diamond Cosmetics Matte Black, a coat of the shown polish, and no top coat.  
 This is Star Jewel and holy cow, isn't is great?!
 It has that Peridot feel to it, only flecked out and uber foily looking!
 This is so stunning and very eye catching.  It's also quite smooth to the touch!
 Next is Splash Dream.
 Splash Dream shifts from purple to pink and is also very metallic and mega shiny.
 It applied easily and is quite a beauty to behold.
 It looks even more amazing in indirect light.
 Last up is Ever Blue.
 This one has a dramatic blue to purple shift.
 This reminds me of an old Sally Hansen HD polish, DVD.  I often had trouble with the formula on those, though.
 The brilliant metallic look to these three polishes is just breathtaking.
 If you like shiny, shimmery, metallic, glass-flecked, brilliant, shifty, bright, gorgeous colors, you will loooove these!
Thanks to Issa for providing these to me for review.  You can learn more about Starlight and Sparkles polishes here.

 I have more Starlight and Sparkles swatches for you!  Nayru is shown above, over black, with NO top coat.  A little bumpy by itself.
 Here it is with a coat of Glitter Tamer over top.  Much better!!
 Nayru is so uber sparkly and twinkly and amazing.  It reminds me of some celestial fantasy.
 There is so much dimension and energy to it!
 I could look at this for a very long time and be quite content.  :)
 Nayru applied easily, like all my other Starlight and Sparkles polishes have, and aside from needing some extra top coat, it is completely fantastic!

 See how complex and interesting the different shades of blue are?  Like tiny twinkling blue stars.
 Next is Farore.  Here I have also swatched with base coat, one coat of Diamond Cosmetics Matte Black, a coat of Farore, and a coat of Glitter Tamer (Lynnderella).
 Farore has complex twinkles of green, bronze, and gold.  It's really quite fascinating.
 I must confess that I have had very little luck with my Glitter Tamer in the past, but it sure came in handy for swatching purposes here!  It didn't give me any trouble this time and dried very quickly as well.
 Super shiny, mega twinkly awesomeness!
 It looks slightly foggy in bright, direct light.  I'm not sure why, but it definitely does not detract from the beautiful shimmer.
 As usual, I have taken far too many pictures!  I do hope that you enjoy them.  :)
 You can see the colors of the tiny sparkles more clearly in indirect light.
 Din is last, but not least, in the trio of "color shifting sparkle glitter top coats."
 Din is warmer with copper, bronze, and gold accents.
 It almost looks like tiny embers or sparks.
 Check out the flashes of copper coming from the index finger!!
 This one also has a bit of the foggy or milky look to it, but only when it's in direct and very bright light (I probably sound crazy here, but I'm referring to the base color and not the sparkles).
 Din is absolutely gorgeous, just like Farore and Nayru!

 Here are a couple of slightly blurry pictures I took indoors, near a window.  I liked how the sparkle really stood out and came alive.
 Next I am going to show you the Starlight holographic top coat.
 You could use this over any type of polish and color, but I chose to show it here over simple black and white.  For the white I used two coats of Revlon Powder Puff.
 I only used one coat of Starlight over top of the black and white, and no top coat.
 I dipped my brush twice when painting the index nail, versus the ring fingernail, and you can probably appreciate the slight differences in opacity shown.
 Also, I apologize for the botched spot on my pinky nail near the cuticle.  I bumped it with my cuticle oil pen tip and couldn't be bothered to re-do it!
 This would definitely look great over just about everything, I imagine.
You can find Starlight and Sparkles polishes at Issa's Etsy store here.  Thanks to Issa for generously providing these to me for review!


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