Good Afternoon Again!! Today I have swatches of the July Holo Hookup Box which is....drum roll please....Australia themed! This hits straight to the heart for me. Many years ago in college, I studied abroad in Australia and lived in Sydney. It was the best time of my life. If you are able to study abroad or go to Australia, I beg you to do so. I won't get into the specifics of that trip, that will be for another time. So this box comes every month with Cupcake Polish, Different Dimensions and Glisten and Glow. They also have a guest maker each month and this month is Aussie brand, Emily de Molly! Props to the Aussie box having an Aussie polish, I would have been highly disappointed otherwise. I've been wanting to try Emily de Molly for a while and I had to jump on the chance to get this box.
Cupcake Polish- Queen Anthias
First up is Cupcake Polish- Queen Anthias. This is a gorgeous purple holo (duh).
Here's my swatch, this is 2 coats plus top coat. I have a lot of purples from Cupcake so I wasn't over the moon for this one. This is beautiful tho, nice and smooth. I would make sure that you wear a really good base coat, maybe 2 coats. My past experiences with Cupcake Polish and her darker shades tend to stain really bad for me. I also stain pretty easily but just a warning :)
Glisten and Glow- Great Barrier Reef Plate Corals
Wowza what a long name. This is an orangey red holo. I really liked this one, it might be one of my favorites from Glisten and Glow. I like this off orange color of it.
This went on a little sheer on the first coat, but built up beautifully on the second. I didn't have any problems with staining with this polish.
Different Dimension- P Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sydney
Here's another really beautiful polish from Different Dimensions. Finding Nemo anyone?! How adorable. The only problem I have with this polish was that the flakies/glitters sank to the bottom and after a while of having it upside down not many floated up. I still managed to get some onto the nail however.
The only problem I have with this polish was that the flakies/glitters sank to the bottom and after a while of having it upside down not many floated up. I still managed to get some onto the nail however. This is 2 coats, I think this might be my favorite from Different Dimensions (I was a general huge fan of this month). I didn't notice a strong blue pigment smell with this one which is good :) I feel however this has the potential to stain the nails, so a good base coat or 2 coats with this one too.
Emily de Molly- Warm Seas Rising
The star of the show is the Australian brand, Emily de Molly! This is Warm Seas Rising. I'm SOOOOO happy with this polish! It is stunning!
I don't want to take this off! It looks just like seaweed, I'm in love. The flakes that are in there are so cool!! I did 2 coats here, but I think with a thicker coat this could be a one coater! I really can't get enough of this.
Well that's all 4 polishes this month. Thank you so much for stopping by, happy polishing and I'll see ya in my next post!
Links to products mentioned:
www.theholohookup.bigcartel.com/
Links to products mentioned:
www.theholohookup.bigcartel.com/