2% Butterscotch Ripple

Hey Everyone!! I am a bit disappointed at the moment. I just had two of the Moyou image plates in my grasp off a blog sale and they were snatched from my cart before I could checkout. So disappointed. Ah well, I guess it was not meant to be. In the grand scheme of things it is no big deal but I almost had them! I worked out on our new bike today. I shouldn't be disappointed since it was my first workout in a long time but it was a rather sad performance. I feel like I should have been able to go longer than I did. I guess I will have to build up to it. It is just one of those days apparently. I do have a really pretty polish to show you today. I am getting better with the Instagram thing however I need to learn to take pictures with my phone so I can post the pictures to go along with the blog post since I can't seem to figure out a way to post a picture from my computer. One day I will get it all. One day.

Today I have what really is the last Indigo Bananas polish in my collection, for now.

Indigo Bananas 2% Butterscotch Ripple. This one is also Willy Wonka themed and from the Paradise 2013 holiday collection. This post is very picture heavy.

This polish has a plum base. Sometimes it looks brown or gold, sometimes it looks more orange or copper and sometimes it looks plum. 

There is a ton of glitter in this polish. The main glitter is a gold to green shifting glitter. It shifts back and forth quite nicely and quite often.

There is also a mixture of other glitter in there that adds green, gold and a variety of other colors. This polish definitely sparkles!

It is really glitter heavy. I had used a coat of gelous over the polish so I didn't notice how rough it dried. I planned on using the gelous regardless because my nails are so weak I think they need some added strength. The gelous and a coat of Seche Vite made this mani smooth as glass.

I took a ton of pictures at various angles so you can see the sparkle and color shift.

This one was really pretty in the sun light of late afternoon.

The base color is really pretty on this one. 

I know I have said it before but I am really impressed with Indigo Bananas. The polishes I have tried are all pretty unique and awesome.

Some angles are stranger than others.

I could carry on for awhile about this polish. I think this might be my second favorite behind Moonlight.

It is just so sparkly.

After wearing this polish I am very eager to try even more of the Indigo Bananas polishes.

That's all for now :)

Medusa Transducer

Hey Everyone!! I am going to try and get through this post without getting called away to work. I have to do shipping duties today and my boss keeps popping in and out since he is filling the orders. I am hoping I can get it done before I have to go out there and before I have to leave today. 

I have a cute picture of Bruce for you today. He looks thrilled doesn't he. This is from a few days ago. This morning I tried to take a picture of him and he kept running away from me when I pointed the camera at him. He is silly. I finally caved and joined the dark side of Instagram! I have no idea what I am doing so we will see how that goes.

Today was supposed to be the last installment of my Indigo Bananas polishes. Well, I had found a blog sale that happened to have an Indigo Bananas polish for a decent price and I jumped on it. That one just arrived last night, which reminds me I need to let the seller know it arrived, so I will show you that one next week. I am loving their polishes.

This little baby is called Medusa Transducer. This polish was from their 2013 Halloween/Fall collection.

Medusa Transducer is a charcoal jelly based packed with iridescent glitter that shifts from orange to gold to green. It looks copper a lot of the time and is absolutely stunning. It also a mix of microshimmers to give it even more gorgeousness. On top of all that awesomeness this baby glows in the dark. I found that out when I got into bed and my glowing nails startled me. I had totally forgotten that it glows in the dark. It was startling then very very cool.

I wanted to do a little stamping as an accent nail so I used the weird swirly pattern on Mash plate Mash-49. I used Essie Good as Gold from their Mirror Metallics collection. I love that collection for stamping.

So this time I wanted to use a base color on most of the nails. I really didn't want to use too much of Medusa Transducer since it is a mini bottle. I also wanted to see what it looked like with a dark color under it. I used Orly Le Chateau from their Holiday Soiree collection for the base.

I used two coats of Le Chateau then one coat of Medusa on my index and pinky fingers and two coats on my middle finger. On my ring finger I used three coats of Medusa Transducer on my bare nail.

I love the color shift of those iridescent glitter. They shift quite often and quite nicely. I should have stamped with a copper color but when I decided to use Good as Gold the glitter was flashing more of a gold color. It still works so I wasn't too upset.

The glowing power on this polish is really strong. I didn't notice it at first but then when I did and got over the initial scare and confusion as to what was glowing I saw how nicely it glows. I had this on one of the nights I couldn't sleep this week and it glowed strongly pretty much the entire time I was awake. I am impressed with the glow power. 

To get a stronger glow the site says to use at least two coats. I will say that the nails with two and three coats did glow stronger than the other nails but the nails with one coat glowed nicely as well.

I really enjoyed this polish and like it best with no base color. I will probably try it over a black jelly polish next time so I can conserve the pretty but still have the same look. It is a great Halloween polish.

That's all for now :)

We are the Music Makers

 Hey Everyone!! It is now warm here again. Boo!! I have the doors open at work but I don't know if they will be open all day because it is getting warmer it seems. I am not pleased. I like sweater weather. I am not really motivated to make more fingerless gloves now that it is too hot to wear them. I finally, after over a year, found a pattern and was able to execute it correctly. I am pleased and excited and have already made two pair. I am trying to get back into crocheting however I find too much of it leaves my neck and shoulder sore. I will have pictures of some projects soon.

Now on to what you all are really waiting for...more Indigo Bananas! Today I have one from the 2013 holiday Paradise Collection. I have to warn you now this post is extremely picture heavy. I tried to get pictures of the shift in colors but I didn't have much sun and though I could see it clearly on the nail I couldn't capture it on camera. 

Indigo Bananas We are the Music Makers. This won me over with the name and Willy Wonka reference even before I saw the actual polish.

It has a gorgeous teal jelly base with an insane color shifting mix of glitter. You get green, teal, blue, red, violet and holographic shimmer in this one pretty little bottle. It is actually a lot prettier on the nail than I can actually show or describe.

I wanted to try this polish alone but I also wanted to see what it would do over a darker base. I used an accent nail with a base of two coats Orly Le Chateau from the 2011 Holiday Soiree Collection.

I used three coats on everything but the accent nail. The color built up nicely.

This baby is definitely a glitter so it does dry a little rough. I only used one coat of top coat but I did think about adding another just to make it extra smooth. In the end I didn't and it was shiny and mostly smooth but those of you that have an issue with texture might want to use a thicker top coat or a coat of Gealous.

I wish I could do this polish justice. I might have to wait for the sun to come out again and redo the mani and see if I can get better pictures.

I can't decide if I like it better alone or over Le Chateau.

I took a lot of pictures trying to show the different colors in this polish. You can see more green in my pinky and more purple in my index finger in the picture above.

It was hard to capture but fun to wear. I kept moving my hands around so I could watch the glitter shift colors. I noticed in the really bad lighting in the bathroom it liked to stay purple.

Weird angles brought out more purple.

These last pictures were taken in the horrible bathroom lighting but I needed to try and get that purple shift. It shows up a little better in these pictures but not nearly as strong as it is in person.

I am loving the color shifting glitter.

Finally a better peek at the purple.

This polish is really very pretty.

I had a lot of fun wearing it. I know these last two pictures are almost identical but that is ok. I can't get enough of this polish.

I am definitely impressed with the polish and what I have experienced from Indigo Bananas so far. I have one polish left to show you tomorrow. I also rather love this polish for the name.

That's all for now :)