Stardust Polish Holo Spring Collection

Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I last posted something. I'm hoping to start posting more often. 

I'm very excited about today's post. Mainly because it has to do with some super awesome spring colors! 

If any of you know me or have seen my IG account then you'd know I'm a huge fan of Stardust Polish. A couple weeks ago Drema (Stardust Polish) asked if I would like to swatch some of the upcoming spring polishes..of course I said yes! :D 

The collection consists of 7 Holographic (yes, all holographic! Yay!) spring colors. I will be showing you 5 of the 7 polishes today :) P.S. Not very good with describing colors butttt I can try! 

All these polishes can be purchased through her store on April 6th!  https://www.etsy.com/shop/StardustPolish?section_id=all&page=2

Or you can subcribe to her newsletter to preorder them and receive a sweet discount!

Email her to sign up for the newsletter stardustpolish@gmail.com

Now for the fun stuff!

These pictures are in no specific order :)

First on the list is Apple Blossom, a beautiful lime green color. 2-3 thin coats were needed to reach opacity. I think the holo is most visible in the sun but the color is still amazing indoors and outdoors.

The first picture was taken with indoor lighting. As you can see the color is very vibrant and the holo is pretty visible considering it's indoor lighting.

The next picture was taking outside before the sun went down. The color definitely changes in different lighting but that happens with a lot of nail colors :) 

Lastly, here's a macro of Apple Blossom 

Next up is Blue Skies, a gorgeous aqua color. Although I love all of the colors in this collection this one is my favorite :) 

This is 2-3 coats. I personally like to apply 3 coats. That's just my preference but it can be done in 2 coats! 

Once again, I have 3 shots. First one is indoors, next is outdoors and last is a Marco. As you can see the Aqua is very vibrant indoors but you can totally see the holo outdoors. 

Next on the list is Ocean Waves.  I'd like to think of this one as a dusty sky blue. I tried to compare it to other blues in my collection but none of them are similar to this. This one is also a 2-3 coater. 

Pictures shown are indoor, outdoor, and a macro. All in that order.

As you can see the indoor and outdoor picture looks pretty different from each other even though they are the same nail polish. I'd like to think of it as a 2 in 1 polish :) in the bottle the nail polish looks more like the outdoor picture than the indoor.

Next up is Read My Tulips (such a clever name) this is a beautiful raspberry color. As soon as I saw it I knew I was going to love it! This one was 2-3 coats. This color stayed true to itself and the holo was able to come out and play in both indoor and outdoor lighting. 

Pictures shown are indoor, outdoor and a macro all in that order 

Last but definitely not least is the lovely Dawn 2.0 a soft purple. I believe this one was a full 3 thin coats. This polish changes color with different skin tones. Of course it stays purple but it can appear a bit lighter or darker depending on your skin tone nonetheless it's still a gorgeous spring color. 

This polish was discontinued a while back hence the 2.0 and I never had the chance to get the original Dawn but I'm glad it came back..it's beautiful! 

Pictures shown are indoor, outdoor, and a macro.

***The 2 polishes that aren't featured are Lovely Lilac and Peach Blossom. The colors are pretty self explanatory. Just imagine the prettiest holographic lilac and peach color.***

Which one is your favorite?

Make sure to sign up to Stardust Polish newsletter to preorder these polishes and also to receive a sweet discount by preordering them before she lists them in her shop! 

One last foto I have is one that I did for fun. I decided to combine all the colors into one mani. I also feature stardust cuticle oil pen because it's one of the best I have ever used! I have several cuticle oils but this one worked instantly on my cuticles! I applied it after every swatch and they never dried out! The scent I got was Vanilla Champagne...I'm addicted! She has several scents listed in her store and at a very affordable price! 

Good evening everyone :D

I decided to create another blog post before the month ends. This is part of my new year resolution, blogging. I will also try to find links for all of the products i've used.

Here is the simple mani I did. Hope you like it :)

 I originally started this mani with a swatch. This color is such a beautiful bright blue! I was very impressed with how easy the application was (2 coats). It's very creamy and also very shiny! This is Color Club Bright Night

I have seen a lot of negative space manis going around so I figured I would give it a try. Unfortunately I don't think my nails are in very good shape to be shown nude so I used OPI Samoan Sand as a base for one of my accent nails. I also used OPI Love.Angel.Music.Baby for a double accent nail.  

I'm also not a huge fan when it comes to spending 8-10 dollars on white or black nail polish and i've found that SinfulColors has the perfect white nail polish (in my opinion). This is SinfulColors Snow Me White which I used over OPI Samoan Sand. Last but not least. In order to get those perfect lines I used NailVinyls Straight Variety pack. These vinyls are perffffeeeeeccctttt for negative space. 

*Not featured is the topcoat I used which is HK Girl Topcoat and the clean up brush I use from Jolie Polish which is currently sold out. 

And the moment you've all been waiting for...here is the final product.

Thank you for reading :D Please let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything i've missed that you would like to know more about! 

-Karen (minipolishh) 

My very first blog post!

Hello and welcome!

This is actually really weird for me to be typing this. I'm totally new to this and don't really know what to say. I decided to open up this blog with a bit of a flashback to my very first attempt at doing a sponged gradient. Which of course was a total fail! I recall seeing a gradient for the first time on instagram and falling in love with it. I went to the store that same day and picked out a few nail polishes and sponges (of course). Back then I had noooo clue what a topcoat was so I did not use one. Once I finished my mani I realized what a fail it was. Gradients are not my favorite thing to do either, once was enough for me.

Today! I decided to give sponged gradients another try. I was determined to use the same colors as before and I was also determined to try a bit harder. This time I had an actual topcoat to smooth out the surface. 

Here is the Now & Then photo of my nails. I'm so shocked at how much of a difference there is. My first attempt was about 3 years ago! Glad to see i'm learning a bit :) 

Here are the products I used for this mani:

I also provided links to most of the products I bought online. 

Color Club (from left to right): Evolution, Pucci-Licious (I think, it didn't have a name but I did a lot of searching) In Bloom and Pinky Swear. I also used a sponge I bought from target. 

The topcoats used were:

From left to right: 

• Ethereal Lacquer : Crystal Ball 
• HK Girl Topcoat
• Sally Beauty : Gelous. I used Gelous to smooth out the glitter accent nail. 

For cleanup I used: 

• Jolie Polish Clean Up Brush: 3-in-1 Clean Up Brush. 
• 100% Pure Acetone 

Here are some shots of my mani: 

 I also added some stamping just for fun. The plate I used was Bundle Monster BM-616

Here is a matte version of the gradient. I like them both. Which one do you like?

Butter London Matte Finish Topcoat

Thank you for reading. I made my first post short and simple. Hopefully with time I get better at this. Let me know if there is anything I missed that you would like to know more about :D