New Online Shop, Live Love Polish - UNT Swatches & Review

Hello everyone!

The new online shop Live Love Polish kindly sent over a few polishes for me to review.  They carry some amazing nail polish brands including China Glaze, Color Club, and NCLA to name a few, and they offer great shipping options (and very fast!) for both US and international shoppers.

Live Love Polish sent me two polishes by the brand UNT, which is a popular brand in France and Japan, and Live Love Polish is the first store to carry the brand for the US & Canada.

Clingy Sofie, is a gorgeous magenta filled with silver and multicoloured shimmer/glitter.  It has such a great formula (fully opaque in two coats), and the shimmer really stands out against the base color.  It appears almost holographic and very sparkly in person.  Clingy Sofie also has a wide, round brush which usually I am not a fan of, but I found it really easy to use when applying the polish.  I'm wearing two coats with top coat in the photos.

Breakup Blues, is a beautiful pale blue filled with gold and multicolored flakes.  The formula is slightly more sheer so it needs a few coats to be fully opaque, and can be a bit streaky if you're not careful.  The gold flakes are stunning in person and really pop against the blue, which I was very happy about.  My camera had trouble picking them up in most of the photos, but they are very visible in person.  The brush is a bit different on this one, it's wide, but flat at the end.  I'm wearing three thin coats with top coat in the photos.

I also created some "half moon" inspired nail art for day 18 of the 31 Day Challenge, using Breakup Blues as my base.  I arranged some gold foils at my cuticles in the shape of half moons, and added a few gold studs for an accent nail.  I love the gold and the pale blue together.

Live Love Polish has also created a special discount code for all of my lovely readers, so feel free to use the code "LOVEKRISTIN" at checkout for 10% off your orders.  I must say, I was so impressed by how fast the polishes got to me, and the shipping options are really reasonable.  They offer free shipping for US orders over $20, and for a limited time, free shipping worldwide for orders over $50!


Thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

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Marc Jacobs Beauty: Oui! - Enamored Hi-Shine Lacquer Swatches & Review

I was extremely excited when I first heard about Marc Jacobs Beauty.  I have been a lover of everything Marc Jacobs for years now, so I've been waiting for months for the arrival.  The collection finally launched on August 9th at Sephora, and I was there the same day to purchase the Enamored Lacquers of course.

The first lacquer I will be showing you is Oui!, a stunning metallic magenta that just glows.  It is one of those halfway between pink and purple colors that I always seem to buy because I'm constantly searching for the perfect one, and I am pleased to say that this is it!

The formula is perfect in two coats, without any dragging or issues at all, and I couldn't believe how smooth it was to apply top coat over it.  I thought this polish might have some visible brushstrokes, but they are practically invisible in person (the camera picked them up in a few photos unfortunately).  I'm very impressed overall, but I knew Marc wouldn't let me down!

My first MJ Beauty haul:

Lash Lifter Gel Volume Mascara, and lacquers in Blue Velvet, Nirvana, Petra, and Oui!

You can see my reflection in the bottles, they are so beautiful and glossy!

I purchased the Enamored Lacquers at Sephora for $22 CAD each ($18 US).  I actually ended up going back for a few more lacquers, the Genius Gel Super-Charged Foundation, and the Moisture Balm too.  If you want me to review any of those, let me know!  I just can't get enough of Marc Jacobs Beauty!

Thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

Elevation Polish Echinops & Passion Flower Swatches & Review

Today, I have a lovely pairing from the Wildflower Collection by Elevation Polish for you.  I am a huge Elevation fan (if you couldn't already tell from my Instagram), and they have been offering more holographic polishes lately which I am very happy about!

Echinops is a gorgeous lavender holographic polish.  It has a hint of periwinkle which makes it unique in my collection.  It is perfectly opaque and smooth in two coats and dries to an almost satin finish.  I actually really enjoy the finish it has, so I did not add any top coat for the photos below.

(I promise, my hands are not this orange in person!)

Passion Flower is a glitter topper consisting of a few different shades of purple glitter, green glitter, white hexes, and pale yellow and white circle glitter.  There is also some tiny white glitter and a very fine shimmer that makes this polish look so delicate and beautiful on the nail.  Passion Flower is packed with circle glitter, but they tend to sink to the bottom easily so I had a bit of trouble getting to them.  It definitely helps to stand the bottle upside down for a while before you use it, or give it a good shake.  The formula was great otherwise.  I used one coat for the photos plus top coat.

And, I had to share a macro shot.  I could stare at the bottle all day!

I purchased Echinops and Passion Flower for $8.50 each.  Elevation restocks on the 7th and 22nd days of each month, but they usually have some stock available so you can browse the store whenever you'd like.

Thank you for reading! :)


Kristin

Lime Crime Lavendairy Fan Brush Nail Art + Tutorial!

I had a few requests on Instagram for a tutorial on my recent fan brush nails (view the coral version here).

This time, I decided to change up the colors and go with purple for a more subtle look.  I love the combination of lavender and silver together.  This technique is super easy, and will work with any color combination though!

CND Silver Chrome, Lime Crime Lavendairy, and Nfu Oh #61

A closer look at my fan brush.  Obsessed!

And finally, here is the video!

I hope you enjoy it!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me in the comments.

Thank you for reading! :)


Kristin

Chanel Taboo Swatches + Review

Taboo is just magical.  A galaxy in a bottle.  In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful nail polishes to come out this year so far.  It will definitely be one of the classics that Chanel is known for down the road.  The formula is spectacular, as usual!  For the photos below, I only used one coat on most of my nails.  Just gorgeous.

Just look at the multicolored flakes of shimmer, and how bronze it looks at certain angles!

In the shade 

Kristin