Cupcake Polish - Radioactive Collection

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As you have probably noticed, I had an extended break from nail polishing last month.  It really wasn't planned or intended but needed.  But I am back to share with you a new collection from Cupcake Polish that released today!  I hope to bring you even more collection reviews and nail art to round out the summer.  The Radioactive Collection consists of six new shades with flakies and holo and bright colors to end the summer on a high note.  Let's take a look!

Green Nails for the #31DC2018Weekly

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Sorry for the short absence, I was on vacation.  Saw some good friends, saw some good music, broke a bunch of nails.  I feel like I can never make through the airport without breaking a corner off a nail.  Oh well...they grow back fast.  But let's get back to the nail art!  I did a simple 'Matte All the Flakies!' manicure for this week's prompt.  I did this mani with both glossy and matte top coats as per usual, but the matte photos are always better.  In my opinion.  Let's take a look!

Pahlish - 12 Days of Christmas Collection

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I hope you are all having a lovely weekend and getting lots of holiday shopping done.  Want something else to add to your list?  You must see these 12 new shades from Pahlish!  They are all great fall and winter shades that are full of interest and sparkle.  The 12 Days of Christmas Collection has just released for the holiday weekend.  Plus there are special gift with purchase polishes that you need to snatch up.  Let's dive right in!

Pahlish - Afternoon Tea Collection

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Today, I have a delightful little quad to share with you all fro Pahlish.  The Afternoon Tea Collection is very light and delicate which makes it seem more like a spring collection but these beautiful crellies can be worn year round.  I have always liked the combo of multichrome flakies mixed into crelly bases.  If you are like me, then you will love these four.  The color combos are interesting and the added shimmer make them pop.  Let's take a look!

KBShimmer - Summer Vacation Collection

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I can't believe summer is practically over!  I also can't believe how long it has taken me to get this review out to you all.  The newest collection from KBShimmer is amazing!  They have created a brand new finish called Holo Glow Flake.  It is slightly metallic, super shimmery and packed with soft holographic flakies.  These polishes to have a certain glow-from-within quality to them.  The Summer Vacation Collection has a wide range of bright colors perfect for summer and will make you not want to go back to school.  Let's take a look!

Ever After Polish - Flake It Up Jellies

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I have some fun little jelly polish to share with you today.  Ever After Polish has just released a collection of jelly polishes packed with shifting crystal chameleon flakies.  They can be worn alone and as toppers.  And of course, you need to use a matte top coat with theses.  That's what we do with jellies and flakies!  Let's that a look at the Flake It Up Jelly Collection!

Pahlish - Doctor...Who? Collection

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Today, I have some new polishes from Pahlish to share with you.  The Doctor...Who? Collection is a quad of four polishes inspired by, of course, Doctor Who.  Each of the polishes is unique in color and finish but still make a nice collection.  Pahlish never disappoints with beautiful lacquers and great formulas.  They will be restocking this collection tomorrow, so let's take a look!

Lavish Polish - Squad Goals

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Two posts in one day...what is happening!  Like I said in my previous post, I was quite ill this week and am making up lost time.  Plus, I just had to show you this new collection from Lavish Polish.  the Squad Goals collection is a quad of cool jelly polishes with flakies and holographic microglitter.  They are bright and rich in color which make them perfect for summer.  The collection released tomorrow, so let's take a look!

Takko Tuesday! - Opalescent

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I have a gorgeous flakie topper from Takko Lacquer to share with you today!  This is a brand new shade being added to the Curiosities and Exquisites Collection, which is an ongoing collection of cremes and toppers that is continuously added to.  "Opalescent" is a clear based topper that is filled with thin, transparent shifting flakes in a rainbow of colors.  It will not get opaque, so it is best used over a colored base.  In this post, I am showing you it over Takko Lacquer's one coater black creme, "Iconoclast".

Takko Tuesday! - Merbunny

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Today, we are taking a look at a very sweet and delicate takkito.  "Merbunny" is a new polish from the latest Fall 2016 Collection.  It may not look like a typical fall shade but it is gorgeous all the same.  Merbunny is a pale milky pink jelly polish that is packed with small iridescent green flakies and soft golden flakes.  It is quite sheer but applies so beautifully.  Usually, pale pink sheer polishes apply with lots of streaks an unevenness.   But Merbunny was applied smoothly and had a nice squishy jelly effect on the nail.  The flakie in this polish are quite delicate, too.  I think the combination of green and gold compliment the soft pink nicely.  I did three coats with a glossy top coat for these swatches.  I was pleased with the opacity even with my longer nails.  You can still see a hint of visible nail line but it was not distracting in the least.  Isn't this shade just so precious?  I seriously love it!

I love it!  I hope you do, too.  If you want to get your hands on this baby, be sure to set your alarm for 8:30pm EST this Friday.  Takko Lacquer will be restocking the Fall collection along with a few older multichrome polishes on December 9th.  This will not be a preorder but just a regular restock.  So get your trigger finger ready!  Takko will also be restocking at their international stockist very soon, so keep your eye on their social media for that announcement.


Takko Lacquer shop and restock info

Takko Lacquer Instagram and Twitter

Takko Lacquer stockists: Color4Nails, Mei Mei Signatures, Femme Fatale, Color4Nails


Thanks for stopping by!
 - Amy 'McPolish' McG

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Ellagee - Cozy Winter Nights Collection

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I have even more gorgeous flakie jelly polishes to share with you all today!  Ellagee has just launched a beautiful quad of polishes for the winter season that honestly could be worn at any time of the year.  they are squishy and holographic and sparkle in the light.  I really like them!  Plus, there are some great deals to sneak in this weekend.  Let's take a look at them!

Top Shelf Lacquer - Holiday Flake Out Collection

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Today, I have a fun flakie collection from a fairly new to me brand.  I first got acquainted with Top Shelf Lacquer at PolishCon.  Not only do they have wonderful polishes but also very nice bath and body products.  I love the soap!  For the holidays, Top Shelf Lacquer has created a collection a delicious ultrachrome flakie polishes.  There are 12 shades in this collection, 8 jellies and 4 toppers.  They all look different from each other and the jellies shades look amazing.  So capture all of the shifty goodness of these flakies, I took my swatch photos using two different light sources.  I have them at opposing angles to help show off the shifting colors in one shot.  I hope you like them!

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Takko Tuesday! - Surrealistic

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Today, I have an older but oh so beautiful Takkito to share with you.  A few summers ago, Takko Lacquer came out with some fantastic shifty flakie polishes.  "Surrealistic" was one of them.  This is a clear based polish that is jam packed full of color shifting ultrachrome metallic flakies.  They are fairly small in size and lay smooth on the nail.  You can wear it as a topper but I prefer it full coverage to get the most flakitastic effect.  I am showing you three coats on its own in these swatches.  Both with a glossy top coat and a matte top coat.  Gotta matte all the flakies, yo!

Using two light sources at different angles, I am able to show off the shift of this polish better for you.  These metallic flakies shift from gold to green to pink to purple.  I would say the overall color effect is a golden green but the pink and purple peak through at an angle.  So pretty!

I do not know when this polish will be restocked but Takko Lacquer does bring back older shades from time to time.  Be sure to follow Takko Lacquer on their social media outlets for all of the most up to date information on restocks and new releases.

Takko Lacquer shop and restock info

Takko Lacquer Instagram and Twitter

Takko Lacquer stockists: Color4Nails, Mei Mei Signatures, Femme Fatale, Color4Nails


Smooches!
 - Amy McG (McPolish)

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Digital Nails - Multiverse

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I love a good flakie topper.  Digital Nails makes a fair amount of interesting, shifting flakie bombs and I love them all.  Their newest flakie topper is "Multiverse" and she is a stunner for sure.  After the huge hit that my #FlakiesOverNakies post was a few weeks ago with two other Digital Nails flakie toppers, I knew I had to share this one with you all.  This polish is such a chalemeon.  I can't even tell you how many photos I took of this polish.  I edited it down to 20 photos but I knew that I couldn't post them all.  So I chose a handful to share with you here.  My photos are all in different lighting and angles to try and show off all of the different facets of this topper.  So shifty!  Let's take a look!

First, I am going to to show you "Multiverse" on it's own.  This is a clear based topper filled with red to green shifting unicorn pee shimmer, a sprinkling of silver holographic microflakies and green/gold ultrachorme flakies that shift to an aqua/teal at an angle.  So freaking cool!  I am showing you two coats alone over the bare nail with both a glossy and a matte top coat.  Gotta matte those flakies!

Delicate Print Nails for the #31DC2016Weekly

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For this week's prompt, we are doing nail art using delicate print.  Typically, I have always some kind of stamping with a delicate floral design.  But this year, I decided to go more literal.  I used a stamping image from the UberChic Far East 01 plate that was delicate Japanese writing.  So it's the delicate printed word of a pretty language.  I am about 50% sure that the writing on my nails is Japanese.  And I am pretty sure that I stamped them upside down.  So, if it is not Japanese then is must be Chinese.  There are both Japanese and Chinese elements on this plate, so I am unsure.  I'm sorry.   But I think it looks pretty damn cool!

The true star of this mani is the base.  I started with a layer of Essie "Adore-a-ball" which is a sheer off-white jelly.  Then I topped it with two layers of Digital Nails "Crotch Ice" and one layer of Digital Nails "Crush Leaves, Not Dreams".  Both of these are shifty flakie toppers with amazing shifty shimmer.  Crotch Ice is more blue/green and Crush Leaves is more orange/copper.  Both are beautiful and look like magic on the nails.

After stamping over the flakie base with black polish on the UberChic image, I tried both a glossy and then a matte top coat.  You know I have to MATTE ALL THE FLAKIES!  Some of these photos I took under two lights to show off the shiftiness of the flakies.  I also tried to do a black frame around the nail and it just turned out crappy.  But if I had done it correctly, it would have looked bomb.  Oh well!

So what do you think of these nails?  I thoroughly enjoyed them.  Even if the stamp is upside down.  We are just about half way through the #31DC2016Weekly.  The prompts will be getting much more challenging as the weeks go on.  Are you enjoying this series?  Let me know!  And be sure to check out all of the other participants manicures by veiwing the #31DC2106Weekly tag on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.  Join in anytime you would like!

Thanks for stopping by!

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GlitterDaze - Escape to Paradise Collection

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I have a super sparkly collection to share with you tonight.  I am sorry it has taken me a hot minute to get this out to you all.  There are 12 polishes in this Escape to Paradise collection that all have the same finish just in different colors.  These polishes are a have a jelly base and are packed with shifty shimmer, holographic flecks and sterling silver flakes.  They are so sparkly and super reflective.  To prevent repeating myself over and over again, I did two coats of each of these shades with a glossy top coat.  Consistency across the board with a nice formula and smooth application.  This collection is available now, so let's take a look at all of the colors!

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Lilypad Lacquer Trio for Color4Nails

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I have a small little trio of shifty polishes to share with you all today.  They are from Lilypad Lacquer, which is an indie nail polish company out of Australia.  They have created a trio of polishes to be sold exclusively out of my favorite US stockist, Color4Nails.  There have been many Color4Nails exclusives lately and I am loving all of the wonderful shades and finishes.  When I first saw this trio, I though it looked a a little drab for Spring. Then I realized where they came from and right now, it is Autumn in Australia.  So these are perfect for that time of year there!  These three shades are flakie filled and super shifty.  They look pretty interesting on the nail, so let's take a look!

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Pahlish - Patisserie de Pahlish Collection

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I have a quaint little collection of cremes and toppers from Pahlish to share with you on this fine Monday.  Each month, Pahlish releases a nice collection.  I don't know how Shannon does it, but she is always creating new and interesting shades at a lightening pace.  This month, we are graced with 5 new cremes and two flakie toppers.  They aren't your typical spring pastels.  They are a little more grungy and I kinda like it!  Like spring pastels mixed with the dirty grey snow still piled up in the parking lots.  Haha!  Okay, that doesn't sound very pretty but hopefully you will see where my mind went once you see these polishes.  I really like them and I hope you will, too.  Let's take a look!

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Takko Tuesday! - Salient

Happy Takko Tuesday!

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Today, we are going to take a look at a very special takkito.  "Salient" is one of the newest released from Takko Lacquer.  For Valentine's Day this year, Sheryl released a little trio and then this polish was added in as a special extra.  This was Sheryl's wedding polish!  She has just recently married and created this polish to wear on her special day.  Congrats, girl!

"Salient" is a delicate topper polish with a mix of actual real silver flakies in different sizes as well as some silver shimmer in a clear base.  I tried to get this opaque on it own but I think it works best as a topper.  It is just to beautiful!  It would go great over any color but I paired it with my collaboration shade, "McTakko" for these photos.  I have one coat over McTakko and the 4 coats over the bare nail here.  You can still see my nail line so it wasn't fully opaque on it's own for me.  This is all topped with a glossy top coat because the Vitamin E infused base of Takko can dry a little dull.  Plus, you need to shine to make those little silver flakes look like tiny mirror shards on your nails!

Both of these polishes have been added to recent restocks at Color4Nails and MeiMei Signatures.  Make sure to follow Takko Lacquer for all of the up to date info on restocks.  Get your trigger finger ready because they go quickly!

Takko Lacquer shop and restock info

Takko Lacquer Instagram and Twitter

Takko Lacquer stockists: Color4Nails, Mei Mei Signatures, Femme Fatale


Have a lovely day!
- Amy McG (McPolish)

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Takko Tuesday! - El Nopal

Happy Takko Tuesday!

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I have another fun Takko Lacquer pretty to share with you tonight!  For this installment of Takko Tuesday, we are going back to the summer collection of last year.  That collection featured some great squishy jelly/crelly polishes with fun flakies.  "El Nopal" is the green version.  It is a bright green  crelly packed with green to gold shifting iridescent flakes.  The color of this base is difficult to describe.  I would call it neon pistachio...kinda creamy but kinda bright.  The flakes are subtle but apparent on the nail.  This was two thicker coats with a glossy top coat.  Sorry...I don't have a matte shot.  Shame on me and my lack of #mattealltheflakies.

This color makes me ready for some warmer weather!  I think it's a good transition color from spring to summer.  Be on the look out for this in up coming restocks.  I do not know if this will be part of the restocks but Sheryl said she would be bringing back some older shades.  Here is were you can get your Takko fix! :)

Takko Lacquer shop and restock info

Takko Lacquer Instagram and Twitter

Takko Lacquer stockists: Color4Nails, Mei Mei Signatures, Femme Fatale

Thanks for stopping by!
- Amy McPolish McG

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