Sunday, July 21, 2013

Polish Punch Swatches & Review

Hi guys! Brand new Etsy shop Polish Punch's Brittany was nice enough to send me a couple polishes to review, and I have them to share with you today!

left to right: Domino Effect, Hollywood Treasure

Hollywood Treasure is a clear base full of shredded gold glitter. I always think gold pops best with black, so I layered it over Cult Nails Nevermore, my trusty black creme. Hollywood Treasure applied nicely for the most part, and didn't require a whole lot of placement to look nice on the nail. Most glitters played nicely and laid flat against the nail, but there were some poky ones that wouldn't behave (see ring finger) due to major curling. A nice gold glitter though, I really like the overall look of this, especially over black!

outdoors, sun
outdoors, shade

On my nails:
1 coat Cult Nails Nevermore
1 coat Polish Punch Hollywood Treasure
1 coat OPI Topcoat

Domino Effect is a clear base with matte black and white diamonds and bars. Pink, black, and white together is one of my favoritest color combos, so I layered it over China Glaze Love's a Beach, a hot pink neon shimmer. Application was a little rough here - the glitter settled at the bottom of the bottle a fair amount, so I barely could get a few glitters on each dip and ended up with just the suspension base. This meant I had to do several careful coats to get an adequate glitter coverage (and of course this can easily lead to bubbles galore, though I managed to do okay mostly in that department). I am no polish-making expert, but maybe there simply isn't enough glitter in the bottle? I really don't know. But I do know that I do like the glitter combo, the bars and diamonds alone make for a really modern, clean look - if it was a little easier to apply, it would be great :)

outdoors, sun
outdoors, shade

On my nails:
2 coats China Glaze Love's a Beach
3 coats Polish Punch Domino Effect
1 coat OPI Topcoat

Overall I think Polish Punch has a lot of potential as a new brand! I think the glitter combos are quite nice (she has some cute ones in her shop), which is definitely very important. With just some tweaking in a few areas, they would be great! :)

To find out more about Polish Punch be sure to check out their Etsy shop and Facebook~

Have a great day! ♥

~This polish was provided by Polish Punch  for an honest review~

1 comment:

  1. These clear glitters are a fun way to change up a favorite polish.

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