DIFFERENT Dimension Facebook Group Customs: Swatch and Review

DIFFERENT Dimension Facebook Group Customs: Swatch and Review

*Received as a gift from maker*

Welcome to Monday!! Ew...that should definitely not be said in excitement. My summer classes are now in full swing, so I have been pretty busy with work from those! 

Today, I am showing you two group customs that will soon be releasing for the DIFFERENT Dimension Facebook fan group. I submitted one of the winning inspiration pictures for one of these polishes, and Missi was sweet enough to send the other winner and me a duo! I'm so excited to share them with you! These customs will be available only to members of the DIFFERENT Dimension Facebook fan group (linked at the bottom of this post); they will be releasing on Friday, July 29th, for a 1 week pre-order. Let's get to the swatches! 

DIFFERENT Dimension Periwinkle Posies

 

Collection: DIFFERENT Dimension Facebook Group Customs

Color/Finish: Periwinkle Posies is an icy blue with darker blue microglitters and silver-white shreds. 

Formula/Application: Periwinkle Posies applied thinly on the first coat, but applied evenly. It was quite buildable, though, and was fully opaque in three thin coats. Missi tends to work magic when it comes to microglitter, and this dried quickly, smoothly, and shiny, with no pulling between coats. Shown are three thin coats plus one layer of glossy top coat, under a daylight bulb.

Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 hearts! This icy blue is great for any time of the year, and the formula was great. I definitely want to try this as a base for some stamping! (P.S. This is the polish that I had the winning picture for, and the one that I was able to name! Yay! Thank you, Missi!)

Availability: DIFFERENT Dimension Periwinkle Posies will be available for a 1 week pre-order, beginning July 29th, 2016; all ordering information and access can be found by joining the DIFFERENT Dimension Facebook fan group! 

 

DIFFERENT Dimension Afterglow

 

Collection: DIFFERENT Dimension Facebook Group Customs

Color/Finish: Afterglow is a purple holographic with blue and darker purple microglitters mixed in.

Formula/Application: Afterglow's formula was much like that of Periwinkle Posies: The first coat was thin, but it was evenly buildable in three thin coats. The coats dried quickly, and they dried smoothly, with no pulling! Shown are three thin coats plus one layer of glossy top coat, under a daylight bulb.

Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 hearts! This shade of purple is out of this world, and the deeper purple and blue microglitters add to the polish's depth!

Availability: DIFFERENT Dimension Afterglow will be available for a 1 week pre-order, beginning July 29th, 2016; all ordering information and access can be found by joining the DIFFERENT Dimension Facebook fan group!

Please be sure to check out DIFFERENT Dimension on social media, and join the Facebook fan page for all of the ordering information!

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Thank you so much for stopping by, and I'll see you next time! 

♥ Megan  

*These polishes were received as a gift from the maker, and all opinions are my own!*

Cupcake Polish Facebook Group Customs: Swatch and Review

Cupcake Polish Facebook Group Customs: Swatch and Review

*Purchased by me*

Happy humpday!! I've decided to simmer down a bit on my polishing/swatching, and will probably be doing my nails 2 times per week, 3 max, instead of everyday; so, my posts will be a little more spaced out than usual. I will try to make them consistently spaced, though! 

Today, I'm sharing a duo of Cupcake Polishes that Sara created as group customs for the Facebook Fan Group, Cupcake Polish Lovers. For these customs, inspiration pictures were submitted and voted on, and the winning pictures were used as the basis for these polishes. They are absolutely stunning; let's take a look! 

Cupcake Polish Supersonique

Collection: Cupcake Polish Lovers Group Custom

Color/Finish: Described by the maker as a deep purple color with turquoise and pink shimmers and a tiny bit of purple holo microglitter.

Formula/Application: Supersonique was an absolute dream to apply, just like all of the other Cupcakes that I own! It was smooth and creamy, with about a 2 minute dry time between coats. I used two medium coats for full opacity, and it dried semi-glossy. Shown is with two layers of glossy top coat; application of top coat deepened the color a bit, and intensified the holo. Pictures were taken under a daylight bulb.

Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 hearts! Seriously...the color, the formula, the holo, EVERYTHING about Supersonique is amazing! I wore this for 2 and a half days, and only had minimal tip wear.

Availability: While Supersonique is no longer available for purchase, you may be able to join the Cupcake Polish Lovers Facebook group and put out an ISO for it! 

 

Cupcake Polish #skwad

Collection: Cupcake Polish Lovers Group Custom

Color/Finish: Described by the maker as a deep fuchsia shade with gold shimmer that barely peeks through.

Formula/Application: #skwad was also an absolute dream to apply! It was smooth and creamy, and pretty much opaque in one coat! However, I did use two, to deepen the color a bit, and to obtain full opacity. #skwad dried down VERY quickly, but not so quick that it caused application issues; it was about a 45 second to 1 minute dry time between coats, and it dried matte. Shown is with one layer of glossy top coat; application of top coat deepened the color a bit, and intensified the holo. Pictures were taken under a daylight bulb.

Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 hearts! YES. So much yes. This color is even more intense in person, and I can't wait to see it in the sunlight!

Availability: While #skwad is no longer available for purchase, you may be able to join the Cupcake Polish Lovers Facebook group and put out an ISO for it! 

 

Please be sure to check out Cupcake Polish on social media, and come on over to the Facebook fan group for future customs! 

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Thank you so much for stopping by, and I'll see you next time! 

♥ Megan 

Ever After Polish Lyra: Swatch and Review

Ever After Polish Lyra: Swatch and Review

*Received as a gift*

Hey, long time, no polish! Today, I am sharing a polish that I received as a gift from a super sweet friend, who I have met through the nail polish community. She is always complimenting this polish, and one day, we decided to do a mini swap, in which she included this baby! This is Ever After Polish's Lyra. 

Ever After Polish Lyra was from the Constellation duo that Rachel released back in December 2014. It is a light teal/turquoise jelly base, packed with square and hex microglitter and pink shimmer. 

The formula on Lyra was divine, as I have come to know and love from Ever After. As it is in a jelly base, I used three thin coats of Lyra for full opacity. Dry time between coats was great, and was about 1 minute, and it dried glossy. Shown in my swatch are those three coats, plus one layer of top coat, under a daylight bulb. You can see the pink shimmer a bit in my photos, but it is even more evident in person. And...it is SO SPARKLY!!

Thank you again to my nail bestie, Nicole, for this gift!! I will love it and cherish it, forever and always ♥

Please be sure to check out Ever After Polish on social media! 

Ever After's shop: http://everafterpolish.bigcartel.com/

Ever After's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everafterpolish/

Ever After's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everafterpolish?fref=ts

Ever After Polished Princesses (Facebook fan group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/790115414369756/

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you next time!

♥ Megan