Nail Pattern Boldness Flipping Out Hard

I've had a very exciting week of nail mail. I gave in and purchased several nail polishes from three different indie makers. I had never bought indie polish before and I am so glad I finally took the plunge.

First up is a polish from Nail Pattern Boldness!

Flipping Out Hard is an awesome clear based polish with micro dust blue, yellow and green glitters. This polish commands to be noticed and it truly delivers. This is two coats over Kleancolor's TLC plus two coats of top coat. Flipping Out Hard is a top coat eater, but I don't mind one bit.

I really wish I had purchased this polish sooner. I really love it. So eye catching and unlike 

anything else in my collection. It's a fun and happy color for Spring and I received many 

compliments while wearing it at work. I have one other color from Nail Pattern Boldness and 

so so so excited to share!

Have you purchased anything from Nail Pattern Boldness? What are your thoughts on indie brands? What is your favorite indie brand?

Nail Polish Boldness is run by Allison and I encourage you to follow her through her Facebook page to stay up to date on all her restocks and beautiful polishes. You can buy her polishes from her Etsy shop or through Llarowe, on both websites the polishes sell for $9.

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a-england - Saint George

The excitement continues with another a-england polish. Ooo how I adore this brand.

Saint George is a marvelous emerald green with a brilliant holographic shimmer. In the light the shimmer color shifts from teal, to gold and blue. So rich and bold. Saint George is a gem and is fully opaque in one coat. This is also with no top coat.

The only draw back to Saint George is that some staining of the skin from painting outside the lines can happen due to the dark pigment. With careful application and/or applying lotion around the cuticle, this can be minimized or almost completely avoided.  I love this color so much. I can not wait to share, the two remaining a-england colors with you! Stay tuned.

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Metallic Skittle Chevrons

For some reason I've been running really low on ideas for my nail art. Whenever painters block happens, chevrons are usually my go to pattern. I love how simple chevrons are to do, and they still give you an arty look. 

Kleancolor's Retro City Metallic Colors

L-R  Metallic Orange, Metallic Black, Metallic Green, Metallic Aqua, Metallic Fuschia

These five colors are from Kleancolor's Retro City mini collection. A fun set of six intense and bright metallic colors. I only used five of the six colors  because when I bought the set Metallic Sapphire was dried up and unusable. :( This is one coat of each Kleancolor color. Great coverage and the color pop is amazing! I wish these weren't minis so I didn't have to use these polishes sparingly.

Wet 'n Wild Silvivor is an awesome notice me right now metallic silver. The shimmer is intense and really made the Kleancolors stand out!

I loved the final result. Not super over the top, but more fun than wearing just one color. What is your go to nail pattern? Love or hate metallic colors? Let me know.

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Neon Rainbows

I started this manicure in hopes of trying out Cute Polish's brilliant idea for home made O.P.I's Black Spotted. Turns out I don't have any hand sanitizer like I thought I did. Oops! I'll be picking up some tonight to finish the manicure. So with the first step out of the way, I present to you my rainbow sponging done with Color Club polishes.

L-R Age of Aquarius, Volt of Light, All That Razz, Ultra-Violet, Trippie Hippie

Color club is easily one of my favorite brands. Always easy to work with and a nice smooth formula. The only downfall for me is that I buy Color Club at Ross, where the collections are never labeled with the polish names. I've done my best to properly label them. 

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SoFlaJo Party Time Nail Polish Collection

I am so excited to share this indie polish with everyone. Back in December I was lucky enough to win day 15 of Holly Jolly Holiday Advent Giveaway. My prize was SoFlaJo Party Time Nail Polish Collection. SoFlaJo is run by an incredibly sweet woman named Jody. As busy as running a blog can be, Jody is also a personal trainer and a lacquer mixing wizard! Her shop has a great array of fun and unique polishes, and I'm ecstatic to share these with you:

Blue-Ray is a marvelous blue shimmer. It has a subtle matte finish before a topcoat. The shimmer is so pretty with hints of light blue, white and purple. This is three coats plus top coat. Blue-Ray is my second favorite in this collection.

Ballroom is a dusty red that turns to a warm gold when moving your hands in the light. Smooth application. This is three coats plus a top coat. 

Last to Leave is a light sea foam green with a grand shimmer that reflect wonderfully in the light. Normally I'm not a fan of how green looks with my skin tone, but I loved this color. This is three coats plus a top coat

Hidden Gem is a steel blue that leans towards a slate gray color. Scattered holographic glitter completely pops along side the vibrant blue and green flecks. Easy application this is three coats plus a top coat. Hidden Gem is hands down my favorite in the Party Time Collection

Red Carpet is a warmer dusty red than Ballroom. This matte polish was easy to apply and fully opaque in three coats. The finish has a slight grittiness before the top coat which I liked. I reminds me of the new sand polishes coming out.

Yule Tidings is a fun mixture of Christmas color glitters in an olive green base. Filled with large mirrored hexagon glitters, along with smaller dark green, red, and rainbow round shaped glitters. I love a polish that requires no fishing to retrieve the hexagon glitters. I easily applied Yule Tidings to my nails and got the hexagon glitters with out trying. Sadly Yule Tidings was limited edition and no longer available.

Ice Dancer is a holographic topcoat with a brilliant combination of blue, silver and brown glitters. Ice Dancer is wonderful all by itself or adds a dazzling shimmer to your favorite polish. Alone Ice Dancer is fully opaque in 3-4 coats. 

 L-R Silver with Ice Dancer(1 coat), Black with Ice Dancer(1 coat), Blue-Ray with Ice Dancer(1 coat), Ice Dancer (3 coats)

Over all, I'm a total fan of SoFlaJo's lacquers. Unique and vibrant along with a rich formula these polishes are a hit. All of these polishes, minus Yule Tidings, sell for $10 for the .5oz/15ml size or $5 for the 5ml size. You can buy SoFlaJo's polishes in her SoFlaJo's Website Shop or her Etsy Shop.

Note: Jody is in the process of changing her labels and will be discounting many of the current polishes in her shop that have the old labels on them. Normally $10, the ones that she has left with old labels will be $7. Stock is limited on many of them, and not all of them are included. There are some mini sets included! Complete sets in mini and full size have discounted shipping prices.

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