*LynBDesigns products provided for honest and unbiased review. All other products were purchased by me*
Hello, everyone! We've had a lovely cool shift in weather and it's starting to really feel like fall in Chicago. I know I should be worried that it means winter is just around the corner, but I love autumn so much I just can't care at the moment :)
On to the polish! I promised earlier in the week that I'd have the second half of LynBDesigns The Fault in Our Stars collection to share with you and here they are! (If you'd like a refresher over the first 3 gorgeous shades in this collection, you can see my swatches here.)
An olive-toned antique gold with a hint of pink shimmer, Tasting the Stars kind of snuck up on me. I wasn't expecting to love it so much just looking at it in the bottle, but once I got it on my nails I didn't want to take it off! I won't lie; this color is probably not for everyone but to me, it's a gorgeous, sophisticated color (and perfect for fall as well!).
Tasting the Stars was easy to apply and is opaque on its own in 2-3 coats (I'm showing 3 coats with 1 coat of Seche Vite here). Jenna (LynBDesigns creator) mentioned that this would also look great over black, and I'm pretty sure she's right. I'll definitely be giving it a try! No application issues here, just a smooth easy finish.
If you're a sucker for fall colors, be sure to snag Tasting the Stars for your stash. You won't regret it (I hear crunchy leaves in my head every time I look at it)!
Wish Granting Factory is up next. In the bottle, this polish looked bronze-y orange but, once I applied it, I discovered a lovely plummy jelly brimming with holographic flash and golden shimmer.
Opaque in 2-3 coats (I'm wearing 3 with 1 coat of Seche Vite), Wish Granting Factory has a smooth, easy to apply formula. I wore this polish for about 3 days with little to no tip wear, so durability isn't an issue.
Wish Granting Factory is another shade that will be perfect for fall, the wine-hued base practically screams autumn. It's another favorite of mine from this set (I seem to have a lot of those)!
Ok, I'm going to gush a bit. Our Little Infinity is by far and away my absolute favorite in this collection and is definitely in my Top 5 favorites of all time. Not only is it purple, it's a shifter with holographic glitter...it's like Jenna reached into my brain and made this one just for me! A royal blue to rich plum multichrome with flashes of gold and pink, Our Little Infinity is nothing short of spectacular. It's like a purple disco ball when the sunlight hits it and the shift in lower light is a vision. Our Little Infinity seems to glow and its distractability factor is off the charts! I'm thankful I don't drive when I wear this one...I can barely tear my eyes away from it!
*sigh*...I mean, just LOOK. AT. IT! In addition to her spellbinding good looks, Our Little Infinity has a beautifully smooth formula, though you might need an extra coat for full opacity. I'm showing 4 thin coats with a coat of Seche Vite in these photos. I wore this for 3 days on 2 separate occasions and had almost no visible wear. It's the perfect polish, I swear!
I did my best to capture the gorgeousness of Our Little Infinity, I hope you'll realize how special this one is because if you love purple and sparkly and shifty...you NEED this polish!
The Fault in Our Stars collection will be available on the LynBDesigns Etsy site
on Friday, Sept. 19. Tasting the Stars and Wish Granting Factory will each retail for $8 for a full size
bottle with Our Little Infinity at $12. I highly
recommend following LynBDesigns on Facebook to keep updated on new releases, sales, and giveaways. Jenna recently started a fan group on Facebook as well called LynB Loves.
Joining it will gain you access to sneak peeks and other great perks
(like pre-order discounts!), so you might want to consider that, too.
I hope you enjoyed this post and thanks so much for reading!
*LynBDesigns products supplied for honest and unbiased review. All other products mentioned were purchased by me*
Hello, hello! I hope everyone has had a great weekend! My Wildcats pulled out a heart-stopping (I don't call them the Cardiac 'Cats for nothing) win over Iowa State on Saturday so all is well in my world :) But we're here to talk about nail polish so I shan't bore you with football any more!
A few weeks ago, Jenna from LynBDesigns asked me to swatch her September collection which is inspired by The Fault in Our Stars. Jenna consistently puts out a quality polish and hers are some of my all time favorite indie polishes so of course I said "yes!" immediately. Even though I've neither read the book nor seen the movie, I feel like polish transcends its inspiration often enough that you don't really need to have intimate knowledge of that inspiration to appreciate it. However, I imagine that many of you will love this one for the connection to the book. I'll be showing you 3 polishes out of the 6-polish collection today.
First up is Time Slut. I love the name of this polish even though I have no idea what the reference is lol Time Slut is a pale lavender metallic polish with a subtle bit of electric blue to violet flash that grabs the light beautifully. I must have autumn on the brain because this polish just reminds me of a cashmere sweater...something about the color is so cozy!
I'm wearing 3 coats of Time Slut with one coat of Seche Vite in these photos. This polish has a great formula and I had no troubles with it at all. Since Jenna sent these to me with plenty of testing time, I am also able to tell you that I wore this polish for 3 days with just a touch of tip wear so durability is also great!
Metallics typically aren't my favorite finish for a polish; they tend to be finicky to apply and can look streaky and uneven. Time Slut does not fall into that category. Easy application and a gorgeous color make it stand out from the pack.
Zeno's Tortoise Paradox is the only crelly glitter polish in the bunch and the next up for review. A pistachio-leaning green crelly base chock full of blue, white, green, and pink glitters in hexes and squares, ZTP is colorful and eye-catching. ZTP reads as a springtime polish to me, the green base and pastel glitters feel appropriate to the growing season and I can definitely see myself pulling it out of the stash come April for a fresh Spring mani.
Again I'm showing 3 coats here and you'll most likely need a top coat (1 coat of Seche Vite shown here) just to smooth the larger glitters out a bit. The opacity is good here and I probably could have gotten away with 2 coats. No dragging or streaking and very little glitter-fishing at all. Just a great formula!
I always love a good crelly polish and Jenna really has a knack for coming up with unique color combos. Zeno's Tortoise Paradox is a fun polish and, if you're a fan of the crelly, you'll definitely want to grab it for your stash!
Okay? Okay is the only holographic polish in the collection and is one of my favorites of the set. Seriously, you add anything holographic to anything blue and you've got a winner! A sky-blue creme scattered holographic with a subtle pink shimmer, Okay? Okay is breath-taking! This one reminds me of crisp autumn skies and that little nip in the air that tells you some glorious fall days are on their way.
Opaque in 2-3 flawlessly smooth coats, I had no issues with application. Durability was also an A+ with almost no tip wear after 3 days (with 1 coat of Seche Vite). If you're looking for stunning blue polish to add to your collection, Okay? Okay is just the ticket!
The Fault in Our Stars collection will be available on the LynBDesigns Etsy site on Friday, Sept. 19. Okay? Okay will retail for $10 for a full size bottle with Time Slut and Zeno's Tortoise Paradox at $8 each. I highly recommend following LynBDesigns on Facebook to keep updated on new releases, sales, and giveaways. Jenna recently started a fan group on Facebook as well called LynB Loves. Joining it will gain you access to sneak peeks and other great perks (like pre-order discounts!), so you might want to consider that, too.
I hope you've enjoyed this post and that you'll tune in later this week for swatches of the second half of The Fault in Our Stars collection...there's a polish in the second bunch that will blow your mind, especially if you love purple, and duochromes, and holographic glitter...you won't want to miss it! Thanks so much for reading!
