NailNation 3000 - Amaze-ballz

 

      The polar vortex is back in action and I needed a pick me up. A friend I met thanks to the nail polish community recently moved back to Pittsburgh. We had out first polish date on Sunday. Together, we might have the best polish collection. She gave me some awesome polishes to try. I picked Amaze-ballz to brighten up this cold and dreary week. I was debating buying this last week. I was on the fence because I don't care for the name, but this is a must have! Check out all the pictures after the jump.

Cult Nails Charming

     Today's polish is Charming from Cult Nails. I've had this on my wishlist since the Fairy Tale Collection first popped up. I'm a sucker for purple polish! My wonderful secret swap partner gifted this beauty to me.

     On the Cult Nails Blog, Charming is described as  "a sheer purple creme with a purple metallic shimmer that can be used for layering or you can use multiple coats for an opaque look."  I'm  not sure I would consider this a creme. It's more of a sheer jelly polish with a purple/blue/pink shimmer. It has such a glowing and squishy feel to it.

     When I first went to apply this polish, I noticed it was much more sheer than expected. Before I made the dreaded mistake of VNL (visible nail line), I opted to back up and add some underwear. The swatches below are two coats over one thin coat of Essie Play Date. I added a coat of Seche Vite to top it off.