Peripera Metallic Green P027

Greetings! I'm bringing another Peripera polish to your attention today. In case you haven't read my other post about this brand, they originated in Korea and are very popular there. I became interested in this brand because of the bottles...they are unlike anything I've ever seen. Here's what I mean:

Seriously! It combines my two favorite things in the world...CATS AND NAIL POLISH. How could I not instantly love these?!?! The only bad thing is that they are taller than your average bottle of nail polish so storage may be an issue for some. I know that I have to put these on the top row of my nail polish rack, otherwise it wouldn't fit. Still...a small price to pay for something so pretty ;)

Onto the polish!

Base coat: 1 coat of CND Stickey
Polish: 2 coats of Metallic Green
Top coat: 1 coat of Seche Vite

Metallic Green is a medium grassy green metallic with a subtle blue duochrome. This polish is a trickster! Most of the time, straight on it looks like a plain green metallic. The blue comes out in weird angles and in low-lighting. In fact, in some instances it completely transformed to the blue and the green was gone. Very weird but interesting. You can kind of see the blue around the edges in my photos...unless my eyes are playing tricks on me.

I bought this polish on Ebay a few months ago, can't remember exactly when. They cost about $11 on Ebay, including shipping. If you're interested in this brand, that's probably where I'd look. They have a decent selection of makeup and polish from reputable sellers there.

What do you think of this shade of green? Anything you would ever be interested in wearing? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for stopping by. Stay pretty, polish addicts <3

Pretty and Polished Valentino (Picture Heavy)

Hi everyone! Pretty and Polished is a relatively new indie brand that is making a huge splash in the polish world right now. And rightfully so! Chelsea's creations are unique and fascinating. Today we're taking a look at Valentino...

I layered this polish over Peripera Modern Green GR309, which is a mint green creme. Here is a swatch of it on a nail wheel, below 3 coats is shown:

Onto the manicure!

Base coat: 1 coat of Julep Nail Therapy

Polish: 2 coats of Peripera Modern Green, 2 coats of Valentino

Top Coat: 1 coat of Seche Vite

Lillith (see gray, tailless cat) was outside when I was taking pictures. I love that she sneaked up into the background of this one!

As you can see, Valentino is a mixture of multi-sized black and white glitter. The base is not totally clear, it's somewhat tinted. It added a dark cast to the polish I was wearing underneath. Indoors it looks a bit muddied, which I'm not exactly a fan of...but it still looks interesting and nice.

I'm terrible at working with large glitters and "placing" them where I want on the nail. I wish I had gotten more of the large white hexagonal glitter on the brush, but it just wasn't working! I set the bottle upside down for a good while before I even started my manicure and shook it for a bit and the white glitter was still hiding from me. It's hard for me to tell if this is a result of the polish or user error. Next time I use it, I guess I'll just have to try harder to get the glitter that I want and get it on my nail where I want it.

I'm glad that this polish wasn't "top coat hungry", which some large glitters tend to be. One thick coat of Seche Vite was enough to leave me with a glossy, smooth manicure.

Here's a close-up of it on my thumb:

I do love this polish because it's the first black and white glitter combo that I have. I can't wait to layer this over different colors!

Since Lillith was outside, I decided to try and get a decent picture of her. She's a very grumpy looking cat but I think this one turned out nice.

She is so ridiculously beautiful to me :)

You can check out Pretty and Polished's Etsy shop here. She works hard to keep her Etsy shop stocked and delivers her packages out fairly quickly. I really love her creations and hope to have more soon!

And that's it for this post. Thanks for stopping by!

Peripera Army Green GR305

Greetings! Today we're going to talk about a brand from South Korea. I have to admit that I mostly bought this because of the over-the-top bottle. Let me show you what I mean...

I guess because the top is so shiny that it made my camera act funny. Who knows. Oddly enough, the top is actually gold in person...not silver. But anyway! Here's a closer shot of the bottle:

(I should also add that these bottles are much taller than your standard bottle of polish. This one has to go on the top row of my nail polish rack to even fit.)

And here is what it looks like on my nails...

Base coat: 1 coat of Beauty Secrets Base Coat

Polish: 2 coats of Army Green
Top Coat: 1 coat of Seche Vite

So this polish is a dark forest green creme. I would say it's definitely darker than an "army" green. And in lower lighting it can lean more black. But if you pay just a bit more attention to it, you'll notice the green in it.

The formula was ok but not the best. I had some issues with bald patches, even though it dried quickly between coats. The brushes on these polishes are HUGE. Like way bigger than normal brushes. Here I have it compared to a standard China Glaze brush (the polish is Holly Day):

If you're careful, you can cover your whole nail (and then some) with one stroke. Some people might like this, some people might not. Me? I think I could do with a smaller brush.

Also...this polish is scented! It smells like a rose perfume or something. The scent does not last long though. It didn't even last 24 hours for me. But scented polish is another thing I'm apathetic about. Doesn't really impact it either way for me.

And for fun, here's a picture of the label on the bottom with the Korean writing:

I bought this polish on Ebay. It was like...$7 or so, including shipping. If you're interested, just search "Peripera nail polish" and you'll find it!

So because of the less than perfect application....I'm left feeling kind of "meh" about this polish. Add to the fact that this is a bit too close to looking black for my preference. I guess I like my greens a bit more...greener.

Anyway! That's enough rambling from me. Thanks for stopping by :)