Cupcake Polish American Beauty Collection Swatches and Review

Hello! I have a few gorgeous holos from Cupcake Polish to share with you today! They are part of her new American Beauty collection - each polish is a fantastic linear holo named after one of America's greatest cities! These are gorgeous and were a lot of fun to play with - take a look!

left to right, up to down: Los Angeles, Denver, Miami

Los Angeles is a hot pink holo. I think it is a little more warm-leaning than the pictures show. I always love a good pink holo! The holo effect is super strong also, love it!

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

indoors, natural light lamp+flash

On my nails:
2 coats Cupcake Polish Los Angeles
1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly On Top


Miami is a burnt orange holo. Reminds me of pumpkins, perfect for fall!

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

indoors, daylight lamp+flash

On my nails:
2 coats Cupcake Polish Miami
1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

Denver is a lime green holo. Love this! It reminds me of one of my favorite polishes of all time, Milani Hi-Tech, except for linear and way more holo - aka, amazing!

outdoors, shade

outdoors, shade

indoors, daylight lamp+flash

On my nails:
1 coat Nfu Oh Aqua Base coat
2 coats Cupcake Polish Denver
1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

Application was pretty good on these! I don't think a special base coat is necessary, and they were pretty crazy holo even with topcoat on. I do recommend waiting a couple minutes between coats to prevent possible dragging/bald spots. Sara, the creator cautioned that the intensity of the pigments may cause some staining. To test this I sacrificed my nails and went base coat-less for several hours with Los Angeles, but I didn't notice and lasting staining (of course my nails are permanently stained, so maybe I just couldn't tell?) I wore Denver for several hours with a base coat and didn't notice an issue there either. Still, can't hurt to throw a base coat on underneath these for the extra peace of mind!

Obviously, these are insanely holo and really pretty, and I loved all of three of them! They will be available for purchase very soon; be sure to check out Sara's Bigcartel site and Facebook for more info~

Have a fantabulous day! ♥

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