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Hello lovelies,

Today I will show you more gorgeous Shimmer Polishes. You can view the previous Shimmer Polish swatches here.

Brooklyn - mix of big gold hex glitters with smaller aqua, purple and blue glitters. I have layered one coat of Brooklyn over Essence I Love Bad Boys. There is plenty of glitter in the bottle so one coat was more than enough for a good coverage over Essence polish. It applied easily and dried fast. I've applied topcoat.

Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Brooklyn
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Brooklyn
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Brooklyn

Elsa - mix of red, gold and blue glitter.  I like the twist on the classic red-blue-white colour combination. I've applied thicker coat of Elsa over black to show the colours perfectly. Again the formula was good, easy to apply and glitter density was good. I would recommend this polish for layering rather than wearing by itself.

Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Elsa
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Elsa
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Elsa

Mary - dark red jelly base with black, rainbow, red and blue glitter. I love Mary! It's such a gorgeous glitter bomb and look how gorgeous it looks over white! The red jelly based coloured the white and the result looks lovely. It instantly reminds me of a Valentine's Day. This is one thick coat of Mary which has great glitter density and easy application.

Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Mary

Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Mary

Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Mary

Nichole - mix of red, blue and silver glitter in a clear base. Yes, this is the perfect colour combination for the patriots out there whose flag colours are blue, red and white. If I think about it there's so many countries that fit that description, to name few UK, US, Russia, France and of course Czech Republic and Slovakia :) I have applied one coat of Nichole over white. It has the same great formula and glitter density as the other polishes.

Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Nichole
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Nichole
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Nichole


Sonia - rose pink jelly with pink, purple, blue, gold and green glitter. It's a lovely feminine mix of colours and I've worn it by itself. I have applied three coats and one layer of topcoat which provided good coverage. It dried little slower because of the amount of nail polish on the nail. If layered it dries faster.

Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Sonia
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Sonia
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Sonia

Strength - mix of turquoise, silver and holographic glitter in a clear base. The beautiful turquoise glitter comes out nicely over black background. The amount of glitter was dense yet easy to apply and polish dried fast...just like all the others :)

Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Strength
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Strength
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Strength
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Strength

Vicki - mix of rose pink, gold, holographic in a pink tinted jelly base. I have layered one coat of Vicki over Color Club Secret Randez-vous, romantic pink creme. I really like this combination, it's very girly and also great for the upcoming Valentine's Day. It applied very easily and dried fast. I've applied topcoat.

Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Vicki
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Vicki
Lucy's Stash - Shimmer Polish Vicki

I've got even more gorgeous Shimmer polishes to come so keep your eyes peeled! They all have really good formula and they apply well and when one layer applied they dry really fast too.

Check out all the Shimmer Polishes at Shimmer Polish Etsy store.

 *These were provided for a review

Hello lovelies,

My days of exploring indie brands continue, today I'll show you four Darling Diva polishes. I've got here awesome neon glitter polish, one for St. Patrick's Day and two Valentine's Day polishes!

Carrie created the Darling Diva brand in March 2012 and since then produced number of drool-worthy polishes. Carrie says: "I have a passion for polish and love putting things together to satisfy my sweet tooth for all things glitter :)".

Sugar Rush - mix of big neon hex glitters in a clear base complemented with small square and fine rainbow glitters. Overall, an amazing mixture that just 'pops out' over white. I feel like I have neon confetti on my nails, it's so pretty! It applied easily but I did have to play a little bit with the glitter placement. Polish dried fast and in the end I've used topcoat to smooth the surface.

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Sugar Rush

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Sugar Rush

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Sugar Rush

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Sugar Rush

Leprechaun's Gold - fine green holographic glitter mixed with same-sized gold glitter in a clear base. I have applied one coat over Color Club Give Me A Hint and A England Camelot. Leprechaun's Gold has a high amount of glitter in it so the layer is quite dense. I think it would take three layers if applied alone. It dries fast but slightly gritty so I have used topcoat. It's a great polish for St. Patrick's Day!

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Leprechaun's Gold

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Leprechaun's Gold

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Leprechaun's Gold

BJ - medium pink linear holographic polish with bigger holo glitters. BJ is supposed to be a part of this year's Valentine's Day collection. It has a good formula that goes on easily not like some holos that are patchy. I'm wearing two thicker coats which were enough for a full coverage. It dried fast with Seche Vite topcoat. Very nice holo creation, the extra glitters add something interesting to it.

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva BJ

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva BJ

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva BJ

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva BJ

Ménage à Trois - mix of different colour hex glitters in a light pink jelly base. The polish is very sparkly in real life. I wanted to show you swatches alone and later also over black base. This is three coats and topcoat and as you can see the polish is not fully opaque. It's much better for layering. It dried quite fast and removal was harder as with all other glitters. This is the second polish from this year's Valentine's Day collection.

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Ménage à Trois

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Ménage à Trois

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Ménage à Trois

Ménage à Trois over A England Camelot

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Ménage à Trois

The quality of the polishes is good so even if you are not fan of any of these shades you check out Darling Diva Etsy Store and find some you'll like. I really liked Ménage à Trois and Sugar Rush and I'm eyeing some others like Cherubic, Bitches Have Birthdays, Ringer, Channelling Coco, Bazinga....OMG I'm lost, they are just gorgeous!!!

The regular price for a nail polish is $8 and as said before, you can buy them at Darling Diva Etsy Store. For updates visit Darling Diva Polish Facebook page.

So what do you think?

*These wereprovided for an honest review