Daring Digits: Robin

My favorite superheroes have always been Batman and the Teen Titans. So when I saw that Daring Digits had Batman and Robin themed polishes, I jumped on them! Today, I have Robin to show you.

The polish is made up of red, green, and yellow-gold glitter in a clear base. The colors are based on Robin's costume, of course. It's very glitter-dense and went on easily. This is one coat over China Glaze Liquid Leather.

Next time I wear this, I'll have to do an accent nail with Robin's logo!

I love fun, themed nail polishes. If someone comes out with Teen Titans themed nail polishes, I would be all over that :)

Happy Hands: Reptar's Revenge

I've gotta say, we had some really awesome cartoons in the '90s. I'm especially partial to Rugrats, so I was pretty excited when I saw this limited edition polish by Happy Hands. It's called Reptar's Revenge, named for the green dinosaur that the babies in Rugrats were so fond of.

I like my polishes to be opaque, so I layered this glitter jelly over Mojito Madness by Essie.

Reptar's Revenge is a murky green jelly base filled with purple, yellow, and turquoise glitter in circles and hexes. I used two coats and had no problems getting the larger glitters to come out.

I love this polish on its own, but the name really makes it for me! You can purchase Happy Hands nail polish from their store, where they currently have some other collections inspired by great stuff, like Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Glitter Daze: Rainbow Bridge

Sometimes, you see a swatch of a polish and you just have to have it. That's how I felt when I saw a swatch of Rainbow Bridge by Glitter Daze.

Rainbow Bridge is a gorgeous, dense multi colored glitter in a clear base. There are all kinds of shapes - hexes, circles, even stars. But not only is this polish fabulous, it's for a very good cause. This polish (and another called Browny Bear) were made in memory of the creator's dog, Browny, who passed away unexpectedly from cancer. All proceeds from those two polishes go to the National Canine Cancer Foundation. As a staunch animal lover (and a dog owner myself), I can definitely get behind that cause.

I layered just one gloriously dense coat over China Glaze Midtown Magic, a shimmering deep brown.

I am literally in love with this polish. Funny story actually - I really wanted to buy both this and Browny Bear, but I was pretty broke so I just bought one. When my polish came in the mail, there were two polishes - Rainbow Bridge and Browny Bear! There was a mix up with the packaging, and when I emailed the owner about it, she was kind enough to let me keep the second polish free of charge :) So gorgeous polishes and great customer service!

You can purchase Glitter Daze polishes from their website.

Hare Polish: Own Your Opulence

My undying love for HARE Polish continues: Today I have a polish from The Last Queen of France Collection. It's called Own Your Opulence.

Own Your Opulence is a gorgeous glitter topper. It's a combination of black, gold, gray, and nude glitters with golden shimmer.

I layered just one coat over Sephora by OPI Happy Earth Day to Me, a deep olive green shimmer. As usual, the HARE Polish was loaded with glitter.

HARE Polish is definitely my favorite indie polish brand. I just love everything Nikole creates!

You can purchase HARE from their Etsy shop.

Elevation Polish: Haba Xueshan

I've seen so many cool Elevation Polishes around on different blogs, but I never had the chance to get any myself. They only restock on certain days, and I just kept forgetting! But finally, I forced myself to remember when their restock was, and I snagged a few of these beauties. Today, I have my favorite of the bunch - Haba Xueshan.

Haba Xueshan is a mix of all kind of black and white glitter, accented by the addition of mint green circle glitter. The combination is just stunning.

I decided to layer it over something that would be a good contrast to the mint, so I went with China Glaze Son of a Peach.

Haba Xueshan is extremely dense - this is just one coat!

I'm pretty much in love with this polish, and I can't wait to get my hands on more Elevation Polishes.

Elevation Polish can be purchased here, and they restock on the 7th and 22nd of every month.

Negative Space Featuring Windestine

Contrast is cool - I was really drawn to this manicure when I saw it done on Chalkboard Nails. I finally decided to recreate it!

I started by painting my nails alternating with white and black. I used China Glaze Liquid Leather and White on White.

Then I used the tiny micro matte glitter polishes from Windestine. Carbon Copy is tiny black matte glitters, and Asbestos is its white counterpart. I used the black glitter on my white nails and the white glitter on my black nails. Just one coat of each polish was enough!

I'm a big fan of these nails - they make me want to own micro matte glitters in every color!

Color Club Eternal Beauty

Before spending the semester in England, I had heard about how gray and rainy it is there. But having spent many months in Pittsburgh, I thought I'd be fine! I was wrong. Let me tell you, you really gotta go to England to truly appreciate the sun. So when I came home, the first polish I wore was something that celebrated the sunshine.

A holographic polish! This is two easy coats of Color Club Eternal Beauty, a purple holographic. If you don't have any colors from their Halo Hues collection, you need to go out and get some RIGHT NOW.

It's less impressive in the shade, but still pretty. And indoors, you can still kinda see the holo.

I love holographic polishes, don't you?

Serum No. 5: Day Glow

As you may or may not know, I am a complete child on the inside. So obviously the whimsy of anything glow-in-the-dark greatly appeals to me, especially when it's in nail polish form. I owned a few glow polishes already, but I heard that Serum No. 5's Day Glow was the glow-in-the-dark polish. Naturally, I had to have it.

Day Glow is that pale yellow color that I associate with glow-in-the-dark stuff. I layered three coats of it over white to make it even.

The formula was okay; a little difficult but nothing too bad. And it's totally worth it for the glow on this polish. I "charged" it under a light for like fifteen seconds, then took the following picture:

It glows spectacularly! I couldn't stop staring at my nails when I was trying to sleep, ha! And the glow lasted quite a while too.

Overall I'm very pleased with this polish, and I definitely want to buy the rest of Serum No. 5's glow polishes!

You can purchase Serum No. 5 on their website or their Etsy shop.

HARE Holiday Hoopla + Gold Accent

As you all know, I love HARE Polish. Since I'm in England, I decided to only bring versatile colors with me, and thus only one HARE Polish came across the pond with me. Holiday Hoopla is the only glitter topper from HARE that I had at the time, so I had to bring it with me! And I keep reaching for it.

I've been wearing a lot of red and gold on my nails lately. I thought Holiday Hoopla would look good over an off white, so that's what I decided to do. I used 3 coats of Illamasqua Load then topped it with just one coat of Holiday Hoopla.

Yum, glitter.

I also added an accent nail of OPI Goldeneye. I've been reaching for that a lot, too! It's such a lovely gold.

This manicure was simple, but I like it. HARE never disappoints!

Lynnderella: One Nutty Fruitcake

Hey everyone! I'm back from spring break :) I had such an unforgettable time - I went to France (Nice, Marseille, Paris, and Annecy), Italy (Rome and Florence), and Switzerland (Geneva). It was really awesome but also really exhausting. I wasn't able to paint my nails the entire time which drove me crazy, haha! But now I'm back in England, and back to my polish :)

I really cannot resist Lynnderella's rainbow glitters. It's bad for my wallet, but they're so pretty and versatile! Today I have one called One Nutty Fruitcake, and it's the revamped version.

One Nutty Fruitcake is a mix of all sizes and colors of square glitter with some tiny shimmery and black glitter thrown in for effect.

I layered Fruitcake over China Glaze Running In Circles, a gorgeous green glass fleck polish that I only just tried. Fruitcake went on as expected: completely glitter dense and with just a bit of dabbing. This is just one coat of Fruitcake.

As usual, I'm in love with this glitter. I just wish they weren't so darn expensive!

HARE Polish: Oceans of Alloys

I have yet another HARE Polish today. It's called Oceans of Alloys.

Oceans of Alloys is a dusty blue creme packed with bronze and antique gold glitters. There are squares and hexes in all sizes.

I started with a base of Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Gray by Gray, then layered one coat of Oceans of Alloys on top. As expected, Oceans went on flawlessly. The glitters distributed evenly, and it had that insane glitter density that I love about HARE polishes.

Once again, HARE has created a winning polish. They're my favorite indie brand for a reason! HARE Polish is available through their Etsy store or through Llarowe.

Candeo Colors: Jellybean

You know what I love? Jellybeans (specifically Jellie Bellies, but I digress). Today's polish is inspired by those fruity candies. It's called, you guessed it, Jellybean by Candeo Colors.

Jellybean is a pastel yellow creme loaded with satin hex glitters in blue, peach, and lavender. There are some tinier square glitters in there as well.

I used two coats of Jellybean on its own to achieve full opacity. It went on well, and I had no problems with the glitters. They distributed evenly and without any fuss. The base is sheer enough that the first layer of glitter still shows through, which I like!

This polish reminds me of Easter! I think it's really lovely. Candeo Colors is available on their own website or from Llarowe.