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Hello lovelies,

Today I have the newest SpaRitual collection to show you and it's a very exciting one! No nude and earth tones but bold shades and glitters! The collection is called Laugh and has been released for Summer 2013.

Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Laugh Collection

Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Laugh Collection

Burst - red and pink glitter in a pink jelly base. This is a very pretty combo packed with glitter. It applied very well and I'm wearing two thicker coats. The tinted jelly nicely fills out any gaps but I can see my tips showing a bit. I needed thick topcoat to smooth the surface.

Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Burst
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Burst
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Burst
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Burst

Hugs - blackened indigo blue with purple undertones. Absolutely stunning dark indigo blue! It might seem to be black but it really is not. The subtle blue shimmers shows under the light or in the sun. it applied very nicely and the pigmentation was excellent. One coat was almost enough but I needed two coats for perfect coverage. Short nails might need just one thicker coat.

Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Hugs
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Hugs
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Hugs

Optimistic - muted matte white with beige undertones. Ok I don't know what I was thinking when I painted my nails but I put topcoat on *facepalm*. Without topcoat this polish dries nicely matte. I needed three coats for full coverage, two just weren't perfect. Otherwise it applied easily and dried fast.

Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Optimistic
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Optimistic
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Optimistic

Giggle - multi coloured glitter in a clear base. Fun glitter topcoat that will work with many colours. The bottle is loaded with glitter that applies well. There's plenty of it so I didn't have to worry about glitter placement. I'm wearing just one coat over Optimistic.

Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Giggle over Optimistic
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Giggle over Optimistic
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Giggle over Optimistic
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Giggle over Optimistic

HA...HA... - silver and red glitter in a clear base.Oh I love this glitter topper! Rubies in the snow I say! It looks just perfect over Hugs and would look great over any dark colour. This is just one coat so you can see there's plenty of glitter in the bottle. It applied easily and dried fast.

Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual HA...HA... over Hugs
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual HA...HA... over Hugs
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual HA...HA... over Hugs
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual HA...HA... over Hugs

Out Loud - teal jelly with blue, green and green holo glitter. Last but not least there's this gorgeous teal jelly packed with glitter it is on a sheer side so I've applied three thicker coats. It would be more efficient to layer it over teal polish but then you would loose the gorgeous layered jelly look. The drying time was a bit longer due to thick layers and I needed thick layer of topcoat to smooth the finish.

Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Out Loud
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Out Loud
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Out Loud
Lucy's Stash - SpaRitual Out Loud

I like this collection a lot as it offers great variety of colours and finishes. SpaRitual collections have been quite bland lately (pastels or earth tones) so I am very much welcoming this fun Summer collection. The formulas varied a lot so please refer to each shades' separate review above.

My top picks are Hugs, Burst and HA...HA... 

You can get these wherever SpaRitual polishes are sold and at:
UK: SpaRitual UK website,
US: SpaRitual US website
....and at  FeelUnique  

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Hello lovelies,

I'm so excited to show you this manicure..actually there's three versions of it!

The theme of the Illamasqua's collection, Paranormal has inspired me and this manicure is supposed to depict tears through the fabric of the universe; between our universe and the one where ghosts, demons and other paranormal creatures live.

I have used Illamasqua Omen and A England Camelot.

Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!

And here is the awesome, 'paranormal' version! Gosh I loved how the green glows!

Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!

Then I said to myself: "Hang on, I could make this even more interesting, white glows under UV light too!" I've outlined the 'tears' and added some distress lines using white acrylic paint and this is the result:
 

Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!
Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!

Awesome, right? The Illamasqua Paranormal polishes are so much fun! below is a mattified version that actually looks like I've drawn on chalkboard :)

Lucy's Stash - Peeking into Paranormal World Nail Art!

So that was the second post of the day. Did you like it? Would you like to try these new Illamasqua's UV glow polishes? They are available at illamasqua.com or at selected Sephoras.