Tip Top Swatches & Review

I hope you are enjoying your Saturday! Today I have several polishes to show you. A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Joan Kahn (Director of Tip Top Nails CC and Founder of Tip Top Products) after she saw my Facebook page. She offered to let me try Tip Top polishes. Honestly, I had not heard of the brand before. But after seeing the Facebook page and website, I knew I definitely had to try them.

Tip Top was founded in 1981 in South Africa. The products were originally exclusively for professional nail technicians and is now available to everyone. All the polishes are vegan, containing no formaldehyde, toluene, DBP (dibuthyl phthalate) or camphor. So they are Big 4 Free, in addition to being cruelty free (no animal testing).

I received five polishes from the NailChic line, two crackles (not pictured above), base coat, and a top coat to try. My immediate reaction upon opening the box and unwrapping these bottles was how gorgeous they look. Believe it or not, they look even better on the nail.

For all of my swatches, I used the Toughen Up Maxi Growth Base Coat and Top Coat (for dry, brittle, and damaged nails). The base coat goes on very smooth, as does the top coat. I will let you all know later if they increase growth. All of the polishes come in a 10mL/0.33 fl oz bottle and contain vitamin E for extra moisturization.

Meringue Surprise is a light pink creme, a tad dustier than most pale pink polishes. The application is smooth and opaque in two coats. Its a gorgeous neutral shade and honestly different than the other pale pinks I own because of the slight dustiness. 

Rough Melon is a dusty melon orange frost like shimmer. The name fits this polish perfectly. It leans toward being a frost, but with minimal visible stroke lines. The application is good and opaque in one coat, though I used two for good measure. Its a beautiful color though I'm still on the fence about whether or not its a good color for me.

Decked Out is a bright red toned orange jelly filled with gold shimmer. Its a bit sheer with slight visible nail line after three coats. The VNL is not nearly as noticeable as it seems in the first picture, much more subtle like the second. I had a hard time capturing just how much shimmer this polish has. Its simply gorgeous. The application is a dream.

Chocolate Truffle is a deep red toned brown jelly. The application is smooth and glides on like a dream, opaque in two coats. I honestly thought this was a simple brown creme when I saw the bottle. I was blown away to see how amazing it looks on the nail. Its absolutely gorgeous! Smooth and glossy even before top coat.

Jeepers Creepers is a darkened teal with green and blue flecks. The application is perfection and opaque in two coats. I love the shimmer in this one. Very aquatic. Its stands apart from the other darkened teals I own.

White Confetti is a white crackle creme. A basic crackle color. However, the application and crackle effect are much better than the most of the whites I have tried. Gold is a gold shimmer crackle. I expected it to be sheer, since shimmer crackles tend to be sheer. It went beyond my expectations and applied opaque with a gorgeous shimmer.

The application on all of these polishes is perfect, with the exception of Rough Melon. It was not bad, just not up to par with the rest. Let's not forget the brush. The brushes on these was very easy to work with. Flat, flexible, and just the right width.

After trying all of these polishes, I have to say I am very impressed with the brand. Honestly. If I have a bad experience, I let others know because I hate for people to buy something when its not worth purchasing.

Make sure you check out Tip Top's Facebook page. They hold nail art contests on a regular basis.

Disclosure: The product in this post were provided to me for consideration. All opinions are mine and honest.

Butter London Bluey

I hope you are enjoying your Saturday! Mine has been a bit hectic. I work retail and it was pouring down rain. I think you can see why it was hectic. Saturday, retail, and rain. Yesterday I showed you my first Butter  London polish. Today, you will see my second. I was so in love with the polishes when I got them in the mail. Once I wore one, I had to wear the rest. I actually have the third one on as I type, and will show it to you tomorrow.

Butter London Bluey is a peacock blue metallic with blue and green flecks. Mostly blue with a hint of green. The application is great and opaque in two coats. In person, it is completely opaque. For pictures, I would recommend three coats.

Butter London retails for $14 and is available at several locations, all of which are listed on their website.

Butter London Wallis

I hope you are enjoying your Friday! Today I finally have a swatch of my first Butter London polish to show you. The first time I wore it, the pictures came out blurry.

Butter London Wallis is a metallic olive green with green and gold flecks. Whoever describes the polishes for their website hit the nail right on the head. "A tarnished, metallic olive gold nail lacquer, as mysterious and regal as its namesake." The application is great and goes on very smooth even with the depth of flecks you see. It is opaque with two coats.

I honestly never thought I would go anywhere near this polish. It was incredibly popular last year around this time and I could not figure out the appeal. I recently ordered three plus the matte top coat with the deal Coterie ran a couple of weeks ago. I figured Wallis was worth a try. I have been trying to branch out polish wise. You never know if you will love a polish or not until you try it on. :)

Butter London retails for $14 and is available at several locations, all of which are listed on their website.

Brash Sergeant Khaki

I hope you are enjoying your Monday! I have a pretty green polish to show you today.

Brash Sergeant Khaki is a mossy green with silver flecks that almost appear gold at some angles. I do not own another polish like this one. Quite unique. The application was great and opaque in one coat. 

Brash retails for $3 at Payless.

Rainbow Favorites Day 5 - Blue

I hope you're enjoying your Thursday! Today's post for the rainbow challenge is blue. My absolute favorite blue is the combo of Essence Belle and Edward. But I've posted those polishes twice, so I decided to give other blues a chance. I narrowed it down to three. Zoya Charla, Bootie Babe Hella Baloo, and Sally Hansen Pacific Blue. Still couldn't pick just one, so I chose two.

I picked Bootie Babe Hella Baloo and Zoya Charla as my favorites. Hella Baloo is a medium blue creme. The application is great and opaque in one coat. Nothing better than a one coat polish. Zoya Charla a dark aqua with teal green glass flecks. The application is great and opaque in two coats.

Choosing favorites has been hard. And I can tell you that if you asked me my favorites a month from now, they would probably be different. 

Hella Baloo retails for $4 (for 9mL) and $12 (for 30mL) on Bootie Babe. According to their Facebook page, the 1oz/30mL bottles are pre-order and will be available in September. Charla (Sunshine Collection) retails for $8 at Zoya. 

If you want to see what other polishes the other lovely bloggers are choosing, check them out. :)

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Essence Choose Me!

I hope you're enjoying your Thursday! Its almost Friday! I have a very pretty polish to show you today.

Essence Choose Me! is a dark aqua with teal green glass flecks. The flecks shift from teal to a gold tinted green depending on the angle and lighting. It reminds me of a mermaid. Gorgeous and opaque in two coats. If this polish looks familiar, it is a dupe for Zoya Charla and Orly Halley's Comet. I own Charla and personally am happy to own both. They are both so pretty that an extra bottle is a good thing.

Essence Colour & Go retails for $1 at Ulta, H-E-B, and FredMeyer.

Sinful Colors Cinderella

I hope you are enjoying your Wednesday! I have a very pretty polish to show you today. I'm a little late to the game with Sinful Colors Cinderella, but one can never have enough swatches of such a nice polish.

Cinderella is a gorgeous light blue creme with pink glass flecks. The application was good and opaque in three thin coats. Its absolutely lovely in person. I love the combination of pink and blue.

Sinful Colors retail for $2 at Walgreens (online/in store) and Target (in store). They're also available for $2.50 at Cherry Culture. Cinderella was made part of their core line, so if you do not have them at your local store yet, they will show up. 

World Inspired Colours by Herôme Bogota

I hope everyone is enjoying their Tuesday! I have a gorgeous polish to show you today. If you saw my spring surprise gift, I received two polishes. I immediately wanted to try out World Inspired Colours by Herôme Bogota. I took so many pictures trying to capture the beauty of this polish. And I'm doing something I've never done before. Leading with the up close shots.

Herôme, a Dutch hand and nail care brand, created a line of polishes inspired by the beauty and uniqueness of the world. There are 79 World Inspired Colours (W.I.C.) all named after different cities. This particular polish was named for the capitol of Columbia, Bogota. Given I have never traveled to Columbia, I am unsure what inspired this polish, but regardless, it is gorgeous.

This is three thin coats of Bogota. In person, it is opaque, no visible nail line. It is a subdued periwinkle with rose gold glass flecks. It has a lovely sparkle. The application was perfect. Not too thick, not too thin.

W.I.C. by Herôme retail for € 7,99 on their online store. I am unsure where else they are sold and where the website delivers. If anyone knows, please let me know and I'll add the information.

Creative Layering

Its Monday again, so its time for another nail art challenge from Polish-aholics Anonymous. This week, we could pick between Franken/Indie and Creative Layering. I chose the latter.

For my creative layering, I used three different polishes. Two coats of Ulta Sun-sational as my yellow base. It is a lovely yellow creme with great application. Then I sponged on Pure Ice Rio and Wet n Wild Party of Five Glitters. I wish Rio had blended a bit better, but otherwise I'm happy with how this turned out.

Ulta Nail Lacquer retails for $6 at Ulta. Pure Ice retails for $2 at Walmart and Bari Cosmetics. Wet n Wild Fast Dry retail for $2-3 at CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Ulta, and many other stores, all of which are listed on their website.

Hard Candy Limited Edition Mini Blue

I hope you are enjoying your Saturday! I have a pretty shimmering polish to show you today.

During the holiday season last year, Hard Candy came out with limited edition mini polishes. These cute little bottles look just like the regular size only smaller, complete with a matching ring. None of them came with names, so I've just named them simply after their color. This was their Blue shade. A sheer shimmering blue. In person, I had no visible nail line. This is three coats. The application with these is very nice, especially for a mini.

Zoya Apple

I hope you're enjoying your Wednesday! I have a gorgeous sparkly Spring color to show you today.

Just as the name implies Zoya Apple is a yellow-toned apple green with gorgeous gold shimmer. In person, there is no visible nail line. It is opaque in two coats. The application is great, it goes on very smooth. Apple is a wonderful Spring green. Its very cheerful.

Apple is part of the Zoya Sunshine Collection and retails for $8 on their website.