A Little Kindness (goes a sparkly way)

Crying on the inside because I was born with funny shaped nails.

So right after my last post about Celestia, I decided that it was time to move on to the next color. Up next, in no particular order, is A Little Kindness!

With this one I didn't try to build it up into a solid coat, and I kind of regret it. That's not to say that I wasn't expecting much with this glitter, in fact I was pleasantly surprised by what coverage I got with just one coat! I decided to pair this up with China Glaze "Fast Track" from the Hunger Games collection (that color has become my go-to shade when I have a polish that needs some "underwear"). The results are a super sparkly shimmering explosion of...shimmery sparkles. 

Photos don't give it justice, believe me.

A Little Kindness applied surprisingly easy given the huge pieces of glitter. I didn't have to fish out any of it and usually got a few on the nail with one go. I did dab some of the glitter in a few places to even things out, but nothing crazy. Also, the large pieces aren't taco glitter, either. In some light it looked as if it was curling at the edges, but this isn't the case at all!

Extreme close-up!

I kinda regret layering this over a nude-ish shade. The pink shimmer shows up nicely despite the photos, but I think this could really pop when layered over a pink or even a more gold shade. Lesson for next time!

Check out the Equestria Collection by Rainbow Honey here! You won't regret it!

Celestia!

The first polish from the Equestria collection that I tried was Celestia. Originally I painted about five layers of it over "blank" nails, thinking I would just build it up to be opaque. Honestly? It was very pretty! Super shimmery, even in low light, and dare I say...possibly work appropriate? However, painting my nails in my bedroom's crappy lighting at night wasn't the best thing, as I noticed lots of bare spots and streaks. I don't blame this on the polish, I blame it on bad lighting!

So, the next day I started over. 

I realized that Celestia works better as a layering polish for me (though I still think it's pretty worn alone!) and decided to give it a go over OPI's "Into The Night" from the Amazing Spider-Man collection. 

This photo is after about four days of wear. Barely a chip! 

Not the best photo representation, but...it's pretty! My camera couldn't quite capture how shiny and just glow-y it is when layered over Into The Night. I've had this on my nails for about four or five days now, and aside from some normal wear at the tips, both are holding up rather nicely. Usually layered polish comes exploding off my nails at this point.

Check out the Equestria collection here! I'll be posting the next swatch soon. :)

- LZ