Gloss 'n Sparkle Nail Polish Review ~ SpectraFlair

Today I thought I would introduce you to one of my favourite Top Coats by Gloss 'n Sparkle.

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This is SpectraFlair, a molten silver rainbow holographic top coat that you can use on its own or to brighten up any nail polish.  I especially love to use this over polishes that I would not normally wear, I just love the effect it has on brightening dull shades.

SpectraFlair 2 coats
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SpectraFlair is a course grade holographic in a clear base suspension base, so you won't have to shake every time you use it unlike heavier glitter polishes.  1-2 coats is enough, 2 coats really brings out the rainbow effect and I love wearing this on bare nails, the effect in sunlight is mesmerising.

Applies easily and drys smooth to the touch in no time.  Angela the creative lady who makes these lovely polishes suggests applying a top coat for longer wear.  Angela is based in Queensland and sells her polishes on Etsy you can visit her shop here, she also sells internationally through distributors and you can find out more about that on her website here.

Now for the fun bit, some swatches.  I found it interesting while I was going through my nail polish collection I chose mainly earthy flat tones to sample SpectraFlair with, I hope you like them.  All swatches were photographed using a day lamp.

Sapphire Dream  ~  Thanks a WindMillion  ~  Jayd  +  SpectraFlair  (1 coat)

Mineral Fusion   ~   Sapphire Dream
OPI   ~   Thanks a WindMillion
Coral Colours   ~   Jayd

Midnight Madness  ~  do you speak love?  ~  Coraliscious  +  SpectraFlair  (1 coat)
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ModelsPrefer   ~   Midnight Madness ~ gorgeous aubergine, purple first coat almost black 2 coats
essence color & go   ~   do you speak love?
Rimmel 60 Seconds   ~   Coraliscious

Jaded    ~    Muse    ~    wanna say hello
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Revlon Top Speed   ~   Jaded
Revlon   ~   Muse
essence color & go   ~   wanna say hello ~ dark brown

Botticelli Nude    ~    sweet berry    ~    dark room + SpectraFlair 1 coat
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Borghese   ~   Botticelli Nude
Savvy by DB   ~   sweet berry
MUD   ~   dark room ~ black


Well there you are, SpectraFlair certainly makes any polish special.

What are your favourite combinations?   Please leave a comment and let me know.

ABLAZE Nail Polish ~ Alanna Renee

I thought I would show you another one of the nail polishes I purchased from Alanna Renee today.  I adore the Autumnal colours in this polish and very seasonal as the weather turns cool for those of us in OZ.

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Alanna's description for this polish taken from her site ~ "Ablaze has a mix of yellow, orange and red shreds and yellow, orange, red and black hex glitter in a fiery orange base."

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Alanna recommends the use of a base coat, 2-3 coats of Ablaze finishing with a top coat.  You can find out more about this polish and the rest of Alanna's gorgeous range here.

These are some of the swatches I came up with different combinations of base colours.  I like to play with these swatches before I decide which combination to use on my nails.

mode~Blackberry, mode~SolarPowered, modelsprefer~tempt me

mode ~ blackberry and AR ~ Ablaze

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mode ~ solar powered and AR ~ Ablaze

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modelsprefer ~ tempt me and AR ~ Ablaze

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The last swatch was combined with a lovely bright yellow.

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MUD ~ hello yellow and AR Ablaze

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I hope you like my swatches and they inspire you do to do something bright and seasonal during this lovely Autumn weather we have been experiencing.  Alanna has a gorgeous new range of colours out with a Magical World theme, definitely worth checking out.

Please leave a comment, I would love to know which is your favourite combination.

Jac x0x

Models Prefer Nail Enamel Party Popper

I recently picked up this bottle of MODELSPREFER Nail Enamel from Priceline and wanted to share it with you all.

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Party Popper contains silver glitter and holographic bar tinsel in a clear enamel.  Looks great on its own with 2-3 coats or layered over your favourite shade of nail polish just to jazz it up a bit.

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1.  MODE Cosmetics Nail Polish - Ooh Baby

2.  OPI -  Honk if you love Opi

3.  MODELSPREFER Nail Enamel - Party Popper

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When I wore this I had applied two coats of Sally Hansens Maximum Growth Sweet Tulip which is a nude with a slight pink tinge.  

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I applied one coat of Party Popper over the top and below is the result.  The photo shows my nail with the light reflecting (sorry for the fuzziness the camera couldn't focus on the glitter).

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I didn't want to take this polish off  I really loved wearing Party Popper, my photos don't capture the bright sparkling colours, it is so so pretty and catches the light so you can't help but stare at your nails, "ooh all the pretty sparkles".  I kept it on my nails for about a week with no chipping and it stayed glossy till the day I took it off.  

What do you think?  Do you have any favourite ModelsPrefer polishes you love?  Please share and leave a comment below.