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I've been gone for so long but I'm so happy to be back and to start up my blog once again. With the help and encouragement from a friend I am once again going to give blogging a try. So enough of the boring talk, let's get to talking about NAIL POLISH!!
The Born on the 4th of July Collection from Pretty Beautiful Unlimited is a beautiful 4th of July themed collection. It consists of three crelly polishes and one glitter polish. All of these polishes dried quickly which is a must and big plus for me since I do my nails while my little is asleep.
Now to see each polish individually.
Swatches show three coats plus top coat
Star-Spangled Glitter
This is a white crelly with gold shimmer. It's also full of navy and red glitters in various sizes and gold stars.
This is one of my favorites in this collection and I just love how the gold shimmer looks with the red and navy glitters. I did have a difficult time getting the gold stars out of the bottle and after "fishing" for some time I was only able to get two stars out. After talking to Virginia (maker) about my issue we believe that the mini bottle played a big part in my troubles with the gold stars.
Regardless of the star issue, I still absolutely love the way this polish looks and would wear it all the time.
Swatches show three coats plus top coat
This is a clear holo base with red shimmer, gun metal, and navy, red, and blue glitters in various sizes.
This is my favorite polish in this collection. The formula was great, glitter distribution was perfect, and it looked fabulous in the sun. This polish does dry textured because of the fact that it has so many glitters in it but once coat of top coat can fix that for you if you aren't much of a textured polish lover.
I applied this polish like any normal polish but it can easily be put on using the makeup sponge method to get a more full coverage look. I personally liked the coverage three regular coats gave.
Swatches show three coats plus top coat
This is a blue crelly full of flakies and a dash of holo.
I'm normally not a lover of blue polishes but this polish was so fun to wear. The flakies in this polish shift colors depending on which way you look at it and it makes this blue crelly so much more than just a blue crelly.
I did find the formula on this polish to be a bit on the thicker side which I've yet to encounter with Pretty Beautiful. I did bring this to Virginia's attention and she let me know that she would be working on the formula to make sure that everything was fixed by the time these polishes released.
Swatches show three coats plus top coat
Now to see each polish individually.
Firecracker
This is a bright red crelly with blue shimmer that is full of red, navy, and gold glitters in various sizes.
This polish does dry a tad bit textured but one coat of top coat definitely makes it smooth to the touch. The formula on this polish was consistent and I had no problem getting an even distribution of glitter. Swatches show three coats plus top coat
Star-Spangled Glitter
This is one of my favorites in this collection and I just love how the gold shimmer looks with the red and navy glitters. I did have a difficult time getting the gold stars out of the bottle and after "fishing" for some time I was only able to get two stars out. After talking to Virginia (maker) about my issue we believe that the mini bottle played a big part in my troubles with the gold stars.
Regardless of the star issue, I still absolutely love the way this polish looks and would wear it all the time.
Swatches show three coats plus top coat
Proud & Free
This is my favorite polish in this collection. The formula was great, glitter distribution was perfect, and it looked fabulous in the sun. This polish does dry textured because of the fact that it has so many glitters in it but once coat of top coat can fix that for you if you aren't much of a textured polish lover.
I applied this polish like any normal polish but it can easily be put on using the makeup sponge method to get a more full coverage look. I personally liked the coverage three regular coats gave.
Swatches show three coats plus top coat
All-American Blue
I'm normally not a lover of blue polishes but this polish was so fun to wear. The flakies in this polish shift colors depending on which way you look at it and it makes this blue crelly so much more than just a blue crelly.
I did find the formula on this polish to be a bit on the thicker side which I've yet to encounter with Pretty Beautiful. I did bring this to Virginia's attention and she let me know that she would be working on the formula to make sure that everything was fixed by the time these polishes released.
Swatches show three coats plus top coat
Overall, would I recommend this collection to friend?
I would definitely recommend this collection to my friends. I love each polish in this collection and regardless of the minor issues I had, I would still use every single one of these polishes again.
If I had to recommend my top favorite from this collection it would be Proud & Free because I could not stop looking at my nails while wearing it and I can reuse it for multiple occasions.
The Inside Scoop
Do you like free goodies with your orders? Do you LOVE nail vinyls?
Well you are in luck!!
The first 15 people to get the collection as a set, mini or full size, will be getting some nail vinyls from Nails Redesigned.
Since this collection is 4th of July themed it only seemed fitting to have some Star Shields for some fun and easy nail art.
I used them here over Star-Spangled Glitter and then sponged on All- American Blue and Firecracker to avoid flooding the vinyls.
When & Where
This collection will be available Today, June 24th, at 1pm CST in Pretty Beautiful Unlimited's store.
Make sure to set your alarms so you don't miss out on this gorgeous collection.
Until next time!
XOXOXO
