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Hello lovelies,

 

I got some unexpected surprise from Rainbow Connection which is a UK e-shop/store selling indie polishes and making it easier for us in the UK to get some international brands. This time I've received some fab Glam Polish shades and today I will show you three of them. They are all awesome under UV light so expect some extra photos ;)

 

First up is Glam Polish Blue Goo. Blue Goo is a light blue crelly (half jelly, half creme) base full of white, neon pink, blue and green glitter in various shapes and sizes. It has easy to apply formula but it is slightly less pigmented so I applied two thick coats. You could do with three thin coats too. It dries fast and grity because of the glitter therefore I've applied thicklayer of tocoat to smooth the surface out.

Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches

 


Fern Gully - green jelly with neon green, pink and white glitter. Fern Gully is the least pigmented of all three. I've applied two thick coats and as you can see it is still not enough. I would recommend 3-4 regular coats. It applied well and dried quite fast and also gritty so I needed Seche Vite to smooth the suface out.

Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches

 


Funhouse! - light pink crelly with purple and neon pink glitter and purple holo glitter. I've left my favourite at the very last, Funhouse! is so pretty! Lately I've been drooling over neon glitter polishes that would glow under black light and this is my absolute favourite. It went on easy and was opaque in two coats. I've applied Seche Vite to achieve smooth finish.

Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches

 


...and here we have all three beauties under black/UV light:

 

Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches

 

...I've also done a skittle mani with all three shades...

 

Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches
Glam Polish Blue Goo, Fern Gully and Funhouse! - Review and swatches

 

Oh my, how I love UV-glowing stuff! It's like little fairies on my nails and I just couldn't help staring on my nails. It was a bit hard to capture it on my nails as my hand kept shaking and the camera needs to be absolutely still. Well despite that I hope you've enjoyed the pictures :)

 

Glam polish is an Australian brand but thanks to Rainbow Connection we can enjoy easy access here in UK too :) Glam polish is also available for Australian and US customers directly from their website and for other international stocklists please click here.

 

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Hello lovelies,

 

I don't think I have to introduce Zoya Zenith collection very much, we've all see the gorgeous colours already. It's definitely not full of traditional Christmas colours but eh - that would be boring, right? All shades nicely match together...

Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches

 


Payton - red-purple jelly base with chunky holographic glitter. I'm starting with my favourite shade, this deep reddish purple is the perfect vampy colour for this year's winter. The bigger holographic particles make it come alive in the sun. It applied easily and was fully opaque in two thicker coats. It dries quite fast and glossy but sometimes the holo particles create uneven finish so I needed topcoat. 

Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches

 


Belinda - grape purple shimmer. It's a very pretty purple that I enjoyed wearing. It's nicely vivid and very pigmented. I've applied two coats but it was almost one coater. The application was easy and the final finish wasn't streaky despite my expectations.

Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches

 


Dream - dark blue jelly base with chunky holographic glitter. Awesome colour, awesome name, awesome formula. I know I'm being very positive but I do love it that much. The colour is very pretty dark blue and the pigmentation is ok too. I thought the base will be sheer but it was fully opaque in two thicker coats. Same as Payton it dried quite fast and glossy but a bit gritty from place to place so I needed topcoat.

Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches

 


Seraphina - white silver metallic shade. This is the only shade that I consider festive; it's a very pretty light silver reminding me of Xmas ornaments. The formula was easy to apply and two coats were enough for full coverage. It dried fast but slightly gritty so topcoat was necessary.

Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches

 


Cassedy - pewter metallic shade. Not my favourite colour but all in all fits the collection nicely. It is not purely grey-ish shade but it has hint of green undertones. I needed two regular coats for full coverage as it's well pigmented. It went on well but needed a tad longer time to dry.

Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches

 


Mosheen - Astro Ice Blue Topper full of iridescent glitter in a light blue jelly base. I expect glitter toppers to be quite versatile but this one isn't so much. It is too sheer to be worn by itself and because of the tinted base it can be worn mainly over blues, purples or black. I've applied three thick coats of Mosheen just to demonstrate how sheer it is. I've also applied it over Dream and the combination of the two is very pretty. Mosheen still needs topcoat as the glitter doesn't dry completely smooth.

Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches
Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013 - Review & swatches

 

As always, all the polishes had good and fast drying formula and I was very happy with them. My favourites were Payton and Dream but Seraphina and Mosheen are very beautiful too.

 

You can get Zoya polishes at Zoya.com if you live in US. In UK you can get them at Amazon, Amarya or on Ebay. But I'm sure there are more places online that sell Zoya.

 

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