Categorized: Shimmery

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piCture pOlish Atomic by Samarium’s Swatches is a somewhat complex silvery white glittery sparkly shade.

This shade was created by the lovely Sarah from the blog Samarium’s Swatches, of course. She was inspired by the element Samarium, which is a hard silvery colored metal. When it’s exposed to air it oxidizes into a grey/gold powder, which helps explain the shimmer in the polish. So scientific!

The great thing about this shade is it can be worn on its own or layered over many other shades to create gorgeous effects! Sarah shows you a bunch of layering options on her initial post about the shade here.

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Maalouf Nail Polish is a fairly new creation by the four Maalouf brothers. Perhaps you have heard of them?

Joey Maalouf is the hair dresser for Rachel Zoe and is frequently on her show. They are all either hair or makeup artists. They have a full-service salon in Birmingham, Michigan and they sell this new nail collection online.

The nail polish line consists of fourteen shades in various finishes. The bottles aren’t full-sized, I think they are 0.3 oz, but the pricing is pretty nice for the size. The formula was really good for all three that I tested out. Two creamy coats get you all the coverage you need.

Jewelry Box

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The Pure Ice summer 2013 nail collection features a bunch of new nail shades including these five I have for ya this afternoon.

I haven’t had much experience with this brand so it was nice to try them out. Not to mention the price is RIGHT!

The formula was really nice with all of them including the glitters, and they are big-three free. They had a really nice consistency, nice brushes and covered in two coats. Definitely no cheap, gloopy polish here!

Feisty

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OPI Couture de Minnie is a new collection featuring four limited edition shades and a new Liquid Sand polish.

Obviously Couture de Minnie is inspired by the famous Minnie Mouse! It features fun pink and red shades including a pink, red and white glitter that goes with all the other shades.

Honestly pink and red nail polish doesn’t really sound that exciting, but each and every one of these is nice. I am in love with two of them in particular!

Minnie Style

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Howdy!

piCture pOlish Demeter is a shade created with Katie from Harlow & Co.

Demeter is the “goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth” so it’s fitting that Demeter the nail shade is a brown shade. But not just a boring brown, it’s a gorgeous brown with holographic shimmer!

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Note: Cruelty free