My review of @JustRicarda's Glossy Glam top coat!

For this review I decided to use Sinful Colors Dream On. Its a beautiful neon purple but dries Matte, VERY Matte. Shown above is one coat of Dream One over one clear base coat of Duri.

I took this photo immediately after I applied the top coat. It goes on very well, its not thick so it doesn't cause bubbles and is easy to smooth over the nail. Shown is one coat of Glossy Glam over one coat of Sinful Colors Dream On over one clear base coat of Duri.

With in a minute, Glossy Glam was dry to the touch, and with in 3 minutes the polish was 100% dry and did not cause dents or smudges. It still shines wonderfully and absolutely no shrinkage caused like Seche does.

I definitely recommend Glossy Glam. Not only is Rica just an amazing person in general, she makes quality products. Glossy Glam has all the amazing great qualities that Seche Vite does PLUS some. By now I would see shrinkage but none what so ever on my nails after used Glossy Glam. I will be wearing this all day today while cleaning and i will update this post later on to show ya'll how it holds up. I am a mother to 3 children so I am constantly cleaning. Based on the other reviews, it holds up great! We shall see how it does in my environment! Thanks Rica for this amazing product!


If you'd like to purchase Glossy Glam top coat follow Rica (@JustRicarda) in Instagram so you can know her stocking times on her Etsy shop: www.justricarda.etsy.com

Euro Centrale OPI (what polishes from it that I own)

The only complete OPI collection that I own is the Couture de Minnie, so I swatch what I have. Here are 4 polishes i have from the OPI Euro Centrale collection.

You Don't Know Jacques! is a amazing deep mocha brown creme. The application is wonderful and i needed barely any clean up at all. Its an amazing fall brown color. Do you see how shiny this is?! WHOA!. I barely needed 2 coats for this coverage, only because it was a bit sheer on my tips but other than that, its amazing. There is no top coat on it!

 You're Such A Budapest is a super pretty bright lavender creme with a shimmer that you can only really pick up when exposed very closely to light. I tried my best to capture it in the micro shot. The application was amazing and only needed 2 coats. Shown has no top coat.

 Polka.com is thebomb.com. Its a glitter polish packed full of small pink, purple and blue hexs and micro blue/purple round glitters! I simply LOVE this and it looks great on top of any polish from the collection. Shown above is 1 coats of Polka.com on top of 2 coats of You're Such A Budapest, no top coat!

Last but not least is Can't Find My Czechbook. I adore this beautiful bright creamy blue. Its a creme aqua that has a short of greyish feel to it, ummm i think the term is "dusty". Shown above is 2 coats with no top coat.

I desperately want the remaining polishes from this collection. If you'd like to take a look at the other swatches from this collection (Its the biggest OPI collection I have ever seen) check them out at this link: http://www.thepolishaholic.com/2013/02/OPI-Spring-2013-Euro-Centrale-Collection-Swatches-Review.html

OPI Couture de Minnie!!!!

This collection I LOVE. It's the first collection that I own all the polishes to. I have just 1 daughter and she ADORES Minnie Mouse so naturally, I needed to own these polishes just for that reason alone, but it helps that every polish in this collection is amazeballz. So without further ado!

Up first is OPI Chic from Ears to Tail. This is a soft PERFECT pink polish with very subtle shimmer. It applies amazingly and has the smoothest finish. its very hard to capture the shimmer but I think you can kinda sorta see it in the micro shot I've provided. Shown above is 2 coats, no top coat. 

 This super fun glitter polish is OPI Minnie Style. Its a wonderful glitter polish packed full of Hex glitters with a little mix of some square white! Some batches also have round white glitters in it, but mine is not that kind. The small hex's are red and white. The red hex's give off a pink hue when in light at certain angles. Shown above is one coat of Minnie Style onto of 2 coats of Chic From Ears to Tail. No top coat.

 

Probably my favorite polish from the Couture de Minnie collection. Magazine Cover Mouse is a liquid sand and I LOVE LIQUID SANDS! The application is FLAWLESS. I had ZERO clean up with this one. Its a beautiful bright red with gold shimmer textured polish. Like with all textured polish you can add a top coat and make it a smooth finish. shown above is 2 coats, no top coat.

 A Definite Moust-Have. The name says it all, it is a DEFINITE must have! This beautiful red-coral creme polish is perfect. With a VERY subtle shimmer undertone, it has a perfect application and super smooth finish. Shown above is just 2 coats, very thin coats. No top coat.

Inne Minnie Mightie Bow is a shimmer red. It goes on incredibly smooth and well. I only needed 2 coats to get this coverage and even with no top coat, its very shinny.


I recommend every polish in this collection. Its just SO perfect. I absolutely love it all so much. Not one of these polishes will disappoint.

OPI Swatch part II

To start the swatches I'll be posting today, this is OPI Shatter the Scales from their "The Amazing Spiderman Collection". STS is a "crackle" polish. As you can see it gives the effect of cracked polish or shattered glass. STS is a dark green with deep blue undertones and quite a bit of shimmer. It dries matte so if you want it to shine, use a top coat. Show is one coat of STS over one coat of Sally Hansen White On, no top coat.

Next we have the last polish that I own from the OPI The Amazing Spiderman Collection.

This is Into the Night. Into the Night is a sheer midnight blue that is somewhat frosty in appearance. I've seen some swatches where the color was much brighter but mine is dark. ITN is sheer, so unlike most of my OPIs, this needed 3 coats. Shown is 3 coats of Into The Night, no top coat. 

OPI The One That Got Away is from their Katy Perry Collection. TOTGA is a sheer raspberry shimmer that in the bottle almost looks like a chrome polish but on the nail is completely different. Much like all OPI sheers, this needed more than the usual 2 coats. Shown above is 3 coats no top coat. 

Not Like the Movies is also from the OPI Katy Perry collection. NLTM is a greenish lavender duo-chrome. Depending on the angle of you nail, it will look different. It is sheer as well, so shown above is 3 coats with no top coat. 

Last Friday Night is by far my favorite Katy Perry Song, but unfortunately its by far my least favorite of the polishes I have from this collection. This polish is more like a glitter topper. It has a very light blue hue on the nail but in the bottle it looks like it would be a bit darker. I do not recommend wearing this polish with no undie, as you can see in the micro picture, it makes my nail look grungy and dirty. Shown above are 2 coats, no top coat or undie.

OPI Swatches Part Uno.

 

First up we have OPI What Wizardry Is This? from the Oz collection. WWIT? is a "Liquid Sand" which basically means its a "Texture" polish. Now I'm not a big fan of Textured polish but I Love OPI Liquid Sands!! adding a top coat to this eliminates the texture, if you so prefer. Shown is 2 thin coats with no top coat. Its a brown base polish with a gold-ish copper like shimmer. 

 

OPI Which Is Witch? from the Oz Collection. WiW? is a holo glitter polish with hex, bar, circular and fine holo glitter. Shown is one coat, no undie. no top coat.

 Below is Which is Witch with a base coat of Sally Hansen White On (best white polish, imo). Shown is one coat.

This is OPI Call Me Gwen-Ever. This is from the The Amazing Spiderman Collection. It is a orange, almost coral colored creme polish. This is 2 thin coats (what I LOVE about OPI, BEST formula!) with no top coat. 

 Last but not least is OPI Your Web or Mine? also from the The Amazing Spiderman collection. This is a coral-like frost with pink undertones. Disclaimer: I did not photograph this well. But this is once again, just 2 thin coats with no top coat. Its has a chrome-like hue to it.

Welcome to my Polish review blog!

Hello everyone and welcome to my new review blog! Most of ya'll directed to my page are done so from my instagram (@notjustnails). Thank you for taking a look and hopefully subscribing! If you happened to have stumbled upon my new blog and are not following me on IG, i would love for you too! Just a FYI: as the name states, its not just for my nails. I do post pictures of my ADORABLE children and other random hoop-la! Well anyways, I am rambling! This is just my intro post, I will be swatching a polish after I submit this and I will have that review up for you shortly! If you have any polishes you are curious about, please comment. I might have it. I have 400+ bottles (OPI, NOPI, SOPI, CG, Orly, Color Club, Essie, Julep, lots of Indies, and then some random brands here and there!) so chances are good that i might have it. I hope you guys will enjoy my blog. I'm pretty excited to have this up and running! Thanks!