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24 March 2015
UNT Black Rockfest Collection Swatches + Review
29 November 2014
Live Love Polish: UNT Love Captain Glitter Polishes
Hi guys! Today I'm reviewing eight glitter polishes from the UNT Love Captain Collection which I got from online retailer Live Love Polish. As you may remember, UNT is a very popular brand in France and Japan. Anyway, the glitter polishes I have to show you today have a variety of different effects, are super unique (and gorgeous!), and I think you guys will really like them.
Like I said, there are eight glitters in the Love Captain Collection - four glitter toppers, one full coverage glitter, and three glitter packed crellies. The formulas on all of these were great, and I love the wide, flat brush for easy application. Depending on what you layer these polishes over, I think they could be great for any time of year! Let's start with my favorite:
Lost in Paradise is a stunning full coverage glitter in a bright blue jelly base, packed with holographic sparkle. I absolutely love this one! It reminds me a lot of OPI Get Your Number from their first textured collection a few years ago, but I found that the formula on this was easier to use. It was pretty thin, but fully opaque in two coats (probably three if you have longer nails!), and it dried to a lightly textured finish. I topped it with top coat because I just loved how sparkly it looked in the bottle! Shown above is two easy coats and top coat.
Next we have Fearless, a glitter topper featuring medium blue metallic hexes, small metallic red hexes, and silver holographic microglitters and bar glitters. I'm not usually a big fan of bar glitters, but I actually really liked this topper! I think the variety of glitters is nice, and the color scheme is a bit patriotic - I would love to rock this during the summer months. No fishing or dabbing was required for this glitter, I just painted it on like any other polish! I paired one coat over Color Club Factory Girl, plus top coat.
Mint to Be is a glitter topper featuring pale turquoise satin glitters and a light scattering of bright aqua satin glitters, all packed with light turquoise microglitters. What a pretty, delicate polish! This glitter almost looks mermaid-y to me, and I think the glitters transform over whatever base you choose, since they are so light. Again, no fishing or dabbing required for this glitter. Shown above is one coat over 100% Pure Seafoam, plus top coat.
Sand Castle is a glitter topper featuring metallic pink and matte white hex glitters in various sizes. This is such a beautiful topper, and depending on how you wear it, I think it would look perfect for any season! Over a pale color, it's the perfect winter topper - but over something bright, you can wear this all summer long. It's slightly reminiscent of OPI Let's Do Anything We Want!, but I think this glitter is more wearable because it doesn't have the large square glitters. It does dry to a rough finish, but top coat can easily fix that. Shown above is one easy coat over Essie I Pink I Can with top coat.
Silver Lining is a glitter topper that's packed with bar glitters in silver, pink, and white. I think this is the first time I have ever used a full bar glitter topper - as I mentioned, I'm not a huge fan of bar glitters, but I can totally see how people like these! It almost looks feathered on the nails, and the bars are short enough to lay nice and flat on the nail without poking out. I may like these bar glitters after all! No fishing or dabbing required, as with all of these glitters. Shown above is one easy coat over Essie Urban Jungle, plus top coat.
Onto the crellies! Treasure Trail is a light brown crelly packed with matte black hexes in various sizes for a speckled effect. I totally missed out on the speckled trend when it was big, but I absolutely love this effect! This color almost reminds me of cookie dough. Shown above is three easy coats - although I definitely could have gotten away with two - plus top coat.
Next we have Thrilled to Bits, a chartreuse green crelly packed with matte black hexes in various sizes for a speckled effect. Again, I think this effect is so cool! Personally, I don't think this shade of yellow/green flatters my skin tone as a full manicure, but I think it would make for a cool accent nail to spice up a plain black mani! Shown above is three easy coats plus top coat.
And last but definitely not least, we have Risk Taker, a bright purple crelly packed with matte black hexes in various sizes for a speckled effect. This is my favorite speckled crelly of the bunch because I just love that shade of purple - it looks like an awesome bird egg! Shown above is three easy coats plus top coat.
I really am liking UNT as a brand - they have great formulas and their colors are generally so unique and exciting! You can purchase these polishes from Live Love Polish for $8 USD each - but you can get an extra 10% your entire order off with the code INEEDMORENAILPOLISH!
What do you think of these glitters? Which is your favorite?
These polishes were provided for my honest review.
Like I said, there are eight glitters in the Love Captain Collection - four glitter toppers, one full coverage glitter, and three glitter packed crellies. The formulas on all of these were great, and I love the wide, flat brush for easy application. Depending on what you layer these polishes over, I think they could be great for any time of year! Let's start with my favorite:
Lost in Paradise is a stunning full coverage glitter in a bright blue jelly base, packed with holographic sparkle. I absolutely love this one! It reminds me a lot of OPI Get Your Number from their first textured collection a few years ago, but I found that the formula on this was easier to use. It was pretty thin, but fully opaque in two coats (probably three if you have longer nails!), and it dried to a lightly textured finish. I topped it with top coat because I just loved how sparkly it looked in the bottle! Shown above is two easy coats and top coat.
Next we have Fearless, a glitter topper featuring medium blue metallic hexes, small metallic red hexes, and silver holographic microglitters and bar glitters. I'm not usually a big fan of bar glitters, but I actually really liked this topper! I think the variety of glitters is nice, and the color scheme is a bit patriotic - I would love to rock this during the summer months. No fishing or dabbing was required for this glitter, I just painted it on like any other polish! I paired one coat over Color Club Factory Girl, plus top coat.
Mint to Be is a glitter topper featuring pale turquoise satin glitters and a light scattering of bright aqua satin glitters, all packed with light turquoise microglitters. What a pretty, delicate polish! This glitter almost looks mermaid-y to me, and I think the glitters transform over whatever base you choose, since they are so light. Again, no fishing or dabbing required for this glitter. Shown above is one coat over 100% Pure Seafoam, plus top coat.
Sand Castle is a glitter topper featuring metallic pink and matte white hex glitters in various sizes. This is such a beautiful topper, and depending on how you wear it, I think it would look perfect for any season! Over a pale color, it's the perfect winter topper - but over something bright, you can wear this all summer long. It's slightly reminiscent of OPI Let's Do Anything We Want!, but I think this glitter is more wearable because it doesn't have the large square glitters. It does dry to a rough finish, but top coat can easily fix that. Shown above is one easy coat over Essie I Pink I Can with top coat.
Silver Lining is a glitter topper that's packed with bar glitters in silver, pink, and white. I think this is the first time I have ever used a full bar glitter topper - as I mentioned, I'm not a huge fan of bar glitters, but I can totally see how people like these! It almost looks feathered on the nails, and the bars are short enough to lay nice and flat on the nail without poking out. I may like these bar glitters after all! No fishing or dabbing required, as with all of these glitters. Shown above is one easy coat over Essie Urban Jungle, plus top coat.
Onto the crellies! Treasure Trail is a light brown crelly packed with matte black hexes in various sizes for a speckled effect. I totally missed out on the speckled trend when it was big, but I absolutely love this effect! This color almost reminds me of cookie dough. Shown above is three easy coats - although I definitely could have gotten away with two - plus top coat.
Next we have Thrilled to Bits, a chartreuse green crelly packed with matte black hexes in various sizes for a speckled effect. Again, I think this effect is so cool! Personally, I don't think this shade of yellow/green flatters my skin tone as a full manicure, but I think it would make for a cool accent nail to spice up a plain black mani! Shown above is three easy coats plus top coat.
And last but definitely not least, we have Risk Taker, a bright purple crelly packed with matte black hexes in various sizes for a speckled effect. This is my favorite speckled crelly of the bunch because I just love that shade of purple - it looks like an awesome bird egg! Shown above is three easy coats plus top coat.
I really am liking UNT as a brand - they have great formulas and their colors are generally so unique and exciting! You can purchase these polishes from Live Love Polish for $8 USD each - but you can get an extra 10% your entire order off with the code INEEDMORENAILPOLISH!
What do you think of these glitters? Which is your favorite?
These polishes were provided for my honest review.
29 October 2014
UNT Confetti Rush Collection: Swatches and Review
Hello guys! Hope your week is going well. Today I have some exciting swatches from UNT, a brand that's very popular in France and Japan, that's now available internationally thanks to online retailer Live Love Polish! Today I've got four glitter toppers from the Confetti Rush collection to show off.
These four toppers are so fun and bright, and they'd look good over any color! I also took close up photos, so you can see all the different colors in each glitter. Let's take a look at them:
Fresh Mojito is a lime green and aqua glitter topper thats packed with iridescent green flakes. I love this one! The color combination is so perfect, and the flakes add a unique shimmer. Shown above is one painted coat over KBShimmer My Life's Porpoise, with top coat.
Here is a close up in the bottle and on the nail. Don't you love all that flake-y goodness?
Next we have Passion Sorbet, a glitter topper featuring light blue, yellow, hot pink, and metallic lavender hexes, as well as a cool toned iridescent shimmer. This is a gorgeous and unique topper - again, loving the color combination. The metallic purple hex glitters were super reflective, and ended up looking black in my swatch photo (reflecting my camera, I guess!) but I promise you they are lavender! Shown above is one coat over UNT Illusion, plus top coat.
Here is a close up in the bottle and on the nail. Again, I really love the added flakes in this glitter!
Cupcake Sprinkles is a neon yellow and hot pink glitter topper. This glitter is just so tropical! I imagine it'd be perfect for a gradient, especially paired with other bright colors. Shown above is one coat over China Glaze Feel The Breeze, plus top coat.
Here is a close up in the bottle and on the nail. I didn't realize until I took these photos that the yellow glitters were actually square! I love that.
And finally, we have Piñata Colada, a yellow, hot pink, and aqua glitter topper. This topper reminds me of a cupcake! It's another bright and fun color combination that I just love. I paired one coat over Mint Tart (also available from Live Love Polish!), with top coat.
Here is the glitter in the bottle and on the nail. I really loved how all of these toppers looked in one coat, but you can easily build these to have more glitter on your nails!
Overall, I really loved these glitters. They were a nice pop of color, and they'll be fun to break out in the winter when I start to get tired of all the dark, vampy shades. These UNT polishes can be purchased from Live Love Polish, and retail for $8 USD each. You can use the code INEEDMORENAILPOLISH at checkout for 10% off your entire order, too!
What do you think of these colors? Which is your favorite?
These polishes were provided for my honest review.
These four toppers are so fun and bright, and they'd look good over any color! I also took close up photos, so you can see all the different colors in each glitter. Let's take a look at them:
Fresh Mojito is a lime green and aqua glitter topper thats packed with iridescent green flakes. I love this one! The color combination is so perfect, and the flakes add a unique shimmer. Shown above is one painted coat over KBShimmer My Life's Porpoise, with top coat.
Here is a close up in the bottle and on the nail. Don't you love all that flake-y goodness?
Next we have Passion Sorbet, a glitter topper featuring light blue, yellow, hot pink, and metallic lavender hexes, as well as a cool toned iridescent shimmer. This is a gorgeous and unique topper - again, loving the color combination. The metallic purple hex glitters were super reflective, and ended up looking black in my swatch photo (reflecting my camera, I guess!) but I promise you they are lavender! Shown above is one coat over UNT Illusion, plus top coat.
Here is a close up in the bottle and on the nail. Again, I really love the added flakes in this glitter!
Cupcake Sprinkles is a neon yellow and hot pink glitter topper. This glitter is just so tropical! I imagine it'd be perfect for a gradient, especially paired with other bright colors. Shown above is one coat over China Glaze Feel The Breeze, plus top coat.
Here is a close up in the bottle and on the nail. I didn't realize until I took these photos that the yellow glitters were actually square! I love that.
And finally, we have Piñata Colada, a yellow, hot pink, and aqua glitter topper. This topper reminds me of a cupcake! It's another bright and fun color combination that I just love. I paired one coat over Mint Tart (also available from Live Love Polish!), with top coat.
Here is the glitter in the bottle and on the nail. I really loved how all of these toppers looked in one coat, but you can easily build these to have more glitter on your nails!
Overall, I really loved these glitters. They were a nice pop of color, and they'll be fun to break out in the winter when I start to get tired of all the dark, vampy shades. These UNT polishes can be purchased from Live Love Polish, and retail for $8 USD each. You can use the code INEEDMORENAILPOLISH at checkout for 10% off your entire order, too!
What do you think of these colors? Which is your favorite?
These polishes were provided for my honest review.
10 September 2014
Live Love Polish Online Shop: UNT Review And Nail Art
Hello guys! I'm super excited about today's review, coming to you from Live Love Polish, a brand new online nail polish retailer. For those of you who know the emerging social media site Nailpolis, you might have heard about this shop (since they are the ones behind it!) Anyway, Live Love Polish has a super unique selection of polish brands (and some that normally aren't easily available in the USA!), including China Glaze, Models Own, LVX, NCLA, and more, including today's featured brand, UNT.
UNT is a popular brand in France and Japan - this is my first time trying their polishes, and I got two to play with! Both of them have easy formulas and feature a wide, flat brush to make application a breeze. Let's take a look at swatches (and some simple nail art!), and then I can give you guys some more information about this new online retailer. (And, I might even share a discount code with you!)
Breakup Blues is a soft pastel blue packed with a golden irridescent shimmer. This one reminds me of that popular Sinful Colors polish Cinderella, but I've never been able to get my hands on it, so I can only compare it to photos! Either way, the polish is super pretty and the barely-there shimmer adds a lovely delicate touch. The formula on this one was slightly thick, but easy to apply. Shown above is three coats plus top coat.
Illusion is a gorgeous creamy warm-toned purple. I instantly fell in love with this one!! Application was ridiculously easy with this polish; it applied like butter. I don't know how the other creams of this brand go, but if they're all as incredible as this formula, I think I need them all! Not to mention, the color is so pretty. I have been on a purple kick lately and this polish fits in perfectly with my mood. Shown above is two easy coats plus top coat, but the polish was so glossy on it's own that I really didn't need top coat!
I couldn't bear to take this color off right away, so I did some easy nail art with it:
I wanted to recreate this gorgeous manicure, so create this look, I used my base of UNT Illusion and then dripped some watered-down acrylic paint in various shades of blue. It dried all wispy and smoky, which I loved.
I know this style of nail art is by nature a bit sloppy, but I think I can definitely master this watercolor style with more practice!
Anyway, let's talk more about Live Love Polish. They have super fast shipping (my polishes arrived in just two days!) and it's free to ship if you spend over $20 USD (which is ridiculously easy to do when you're buying nail polish, haha!) They also ship internationally, for a flat rate of only $5 USD, and if you spend over $50, you get your polishes shipped for free. Crazy deal, right?!
The polishes sold at Live Love Polish vary in price, but these UNT polishes retail for $8 USD each, and you can purchase them here.
AND!! The ladies over at Live Love Polish have generously offered my readers a coupon as well! For 10% off your order (valid from today to Sept 24th), use the discount code CHALLENGEACCEPTED at checkout. (I have to admit, I totally cracked up at that discount code!)
What do you think of this nail art look? And what do you think of this new retailer?
These polishes were provided for my honest review.
UNT is a popular brand in France and Japan - this is my first time trying their polishes, and I got two to play with! Both of them have easy formulas and feature a wide, flat brush to make application a breeze. Let's take a look at swatches (and some simple nail art!), and then I can give you guys some more information about this new online retailer. (And, I might even share a discount code with you!)
Breakup Blues is a soft pastel blue packed with a golden irridescent shimmer. This one reminds me of that popular Sinful Colors polish Cinderella, but I've never been able to get my hands on it, so I can only compare it to photos! Either way, the polish is super pretty and the barely-there shimmer adds a lovely delicate touch. The formula on this one was slightly thick, but easy to apply. Shown above is three coats plus top coat.
Illusion is a gorgeous creamy warm-toned purple. I instantly fell in love with this one!! Application was ridiculously easy with this polish; it applied like butter. I don't know how the other creams of this brand go, but if they're all as incredible as this formula, I think I need them all! Not to mention, the color is so pretty. I have been on a purple kick lately and this polish fits in perfectly with my mood. Shown above is two easy coats plus top coat, but the polish was so glossy on it's own that I really didn't need top coat!
I couldn't bear to take this color off right away, so I did some easy nail art with it:
I wanted to recreate this gorgeous manicure, so create this look, I used my base of UNT Illusion and then dripped some watered-down acrylic paint in various shades of blue. It dried all wispy and smoky, which I loved.
I know this style of nail art is by nature a bit sloppy, but I think I can definitely master this watercolor style with more practice!
Anyway, let's talk more about Live Love Polish. They have super fast shipping (my polishes arrived in just two days!) and it's free to ship if you spend over $20 USD (which is ridiculously easy to do when you're buying nail polish, haha!) They also ship internationally, for a flat rate of only $5 USD, and if you spend over $50, you get your polishes shipped for free. Crazy deal, right?!
The polishes sold at Live Love Polish vary in price, but these UNT polishes retail for $8 USD each, and you can purchase them here.
AND!! The ladies over at Live Love Polish have generously offered my readers a coupon as well! For 10% off your order (valid from today to Sept 24th), use the discount code CHALLENGEACCEPTED at checkout. (I have to admit, I totally cracked up at that discount code!)
What do you think of this nail art look? And what do you think of this new retailer?
These polishes were provided for my honest review.