Sephora by OPI swatches

Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas. Two coats.

Sephora by OPI Cartwheels on the Catwalk. Three coats. The formula was a bit finicky.

Sephora by OPI Is It Payday Yet? Three coats.

Sephora by OPI If You've Got It, Haunt It. Three coats. This is one of my favorite polishes by them. The iridescent glitters really add a nice touch.

Sephora by OPI Dance til Fawn. Two coats. A really nice taupe.

Revlon swatches

Revlon Modern Grace. Two coats. I love periwinkles and this one is no exception.

Sephora by OPI It's Real 18k Gold over Modern Grace. One coat.

Revlon Invitation Only. Three coats. 

Icing Eenie Greenie Miney Mo over Invitation Only. Two coats.

Revlon Not So Blueberry. Three coats. This is one of the scented shades. 

Sephora by OPI Sugar Plum Fairies Gone Wild over Not So Blueberry. One coat.

Bisque M070 and SpaRitual Alchemy swatches

Bisque M070. Two coats. I love this shade of green. I picked this one up from eBay.

SpaRitual Alchemy over M070. One coat. This is probably my favorite combination of Alchemy to date.

Sephora Pantone swatches

Sephora Drama Velvet Pearl. Two coats. I had some glitter on my topcoat brush so that is why there are random glitters on this swatch. Boo.

Sephora Burst of Mango Cream. Two coats. 

Sephora Torrid Shimmer. Two coats. This was a bit thick for my tastes. 

Color Club Calendula For Joy over Torrid Shimmer. One coat.

Sephora Vivid Metallic. Two coats. A bit too frosty for me.

Indies: Cirque Dark Horse Collection swatches

Cirque Ophelia over Nails Inc Baker Street. One coat. I love this combination. Very nice formula for a glitter. Thin and easy to apply. I almost did not get Ophelia because I find it similar to Lynnderella Forget You not, but they are both beautiful polishes in their own right.

Cirque Tibetan Nights. Four coats. It was still a bit patchy after four coats. I also had to be very careful with application so I would not flood my cuticles. The formula is very thin so it would make a mess quickly. Also, the glitter in this sinks to the bottom of the bottle. Overall, I was disappointed with this one despite it being a very nice blue jelly.

A picture of the sinking glitter I was talking about. 

Cirque Vaudeville. Three coats. This one ended up being one of my favorites.

Candeo Mallard over Vaudeville. One coat. 

Cirque French Roast. Three coats. It was pretty gritty and ended up needing a few layers of topcoat to become smooth.

Cirque Dark Horse. Three coats. This one was gritty as well. I will probably layer this one over black the next time I wear it.

In the end, I am happy with the ones I purchased. Even Tibetan Nights is a beautiful polish, just not worth the trouble of application and sinking glitter for me. Vaudeville and Ophelia were my favorites. The formula overall was great. I did not have to add any thinner or think they needed it. Cirque polishes retail for $12 with the holographic colors selling for $16. There is also free shipping over $55 which I really like since most indie polish makers do not offer any free shipping.

Cirque polishes can be purchased from: www.cirquecolors.com

Laura Mercier Organza and Nude Peach swatches

Laura Mercier Organza. Three coats. Love the shimmer in this! This is from the new 2012 fall collection and still available to purchase. I bought mine from Nordies.

Laura Mercier Nude Peach. Four coats. It is a bit squishy/jelly looking. This is an oldie and long discontinued.

Sephora by OPI Bohemian Brights swatches

Sephora by OPI Bright as a Feather. Three coats.

Forever 21 Love & Beauty holo glitter over Bright as a Feather. This one didn't have a name, but it came in a little flower shaped bottle.

Sephora by OPI Happy Earth Day To Me. Three coats.

Sephora by OPI It's Totally Karma.

Sephora by OPI I Only Shop Vintage.

Sally Hansen Set The Stage over I Only Shop Vintage.

Sephora by OPI What's Your Sign?

Color Club Platinum Record over What's Your Sign?

Sephora by OPI Indian Summer 2012 collection swatches

Sephora by OPI Henna-thing is Possible. Three coats.

OPI Movin' Out over Henna-thing is Possible. One coat.

Sephora by OPI I'm So Sari! Three coats. I love this one!

Candeo Plumage over I'm So Sari! One coat.

Sephora by OPI Looks Like Rain, Dear. Three coats.

Sephora by OPI Only Gold For Me over Looks Like Rain, Dear. Two coats. I found the glitter pretty sparse.

Sephora by OPI Seriously, It's a Naan-Issue. Two coats.

The other two from the collection that I do not have are What Aura Gonna Wear? and Paisley Attention To Me. No formula issues with any of them.

BB Couture Hands of Hope collection swatches

BB Couture released a limited edition collection a few years ago in which 25% of the proceeds went to the Salvation Army to aid the people affected by the Haiti earthquake. There are six colors and I have three to show you today. The other three are called Tortuga Island, Paradise, and Labadie Beach.

BB Couture Cap-Haitien. Three coats.

BB Couture Kyona Beach. Three coats.

BB Couture Bassins Bleu. Three coats.

Nails Inc Jubilee and other 4th of July looks

Nails Inc Jubilee. Three coats.

Milani Silver and Icing Patriotic Princess over Loreal Jet Set to Paris. The glitter in Patriotic Princess is pretty sparse so I used about 3 coats. One light coat for the Milani.

Gradient with China Glaze Ruby Pumps and a white franken Ang sent me. It is called Helmer's Glue! LOL. And the glitter is Lynnderella Bibbity Bobbity Boo Blue. One coat.

China Glaze Ruby Pumps and Dorothy Who? on alternating fingers with Lynnderella Paper of Pins over it. 

I hope everyone has a safe and fun 4th of July!