Ellison's Organics: On the Town and You Jump, I Jump Swatches & Review

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Hey polishers! 

I've got a couple polishes to swatch for you today from the indie brand, Ellison's Organics! Ellison's Organics is owned by a really nice women named Carleigh, who sells all kinds of things from nail polish (she has quite a beautiful assortment to choose from and they're all 3-free!), to organic soaps and bath salts!

So the first polish I wanted to show you today is On the Town, a deep burgundy-colored polish that is both 3-free and naturally pigmented. I don't have anything like this in my collection, and I just love the vampy, deep color to it! On the Town has a wonderful formula, and I only needed one coat for the pictures below!

Next up is You Jump, I Jump, a clear glitter consisting of red and blue-colored squares and hexes with holographic glitter. Carleigh said that this polish was actually inspired by the Titanic movie, and that the blue squares and hexes reminded her of the water, while the red represent the dress Kate Winslet's character wore in the movie. How cool is that?! I used two coats of You Jump, I Jump in the pictures in order to spread out the glitters a little more on my nails. In the photos, You Jump, I Jump is layered over On the Town.

Because Carleigh was inspired by the Titanic movie for this polish, I wanted to show you You Jump, I Jump over a navy blue polish (Sinful Colors Cold Leather) to further represent the water in the Titanic!  Again, I layered two coats of You Jump, I Jump over the navy blue polish.

You can find Ellison's Organics on their website, follow via twitter, or feel free to like them on Facebook!

Thanks for reading!

♥ Colleen

Essie Style Hunter Swatches & Review

Hey polish enthusiasts!

I have polish from the Essie Hide & Go Chic Collection to show you today!

Style Hunter is described by Essie as being a "sharp crimson," which is a perfect description of this polish! I LOVE this color! It's very shiny and even though reds don't usually go with my skin-tone very well, I'll definitely be wearing this polish a lot! The formula didn't have any issues and I used two coats for the pictures below.

Have you tried any of the polishes from this collection? I wish I had bought a couple more! :)

Hope you have a great rest of the weekend!

Colleen

USA Independence Day Nails

Happy Independence Day, fellow Americans!

This morning I gave myself a red, white, and blue mani using: L.A. Colors Static Electricity (Blue), Nail-licious Holly Berry (red), L.A. Girl Disco Ball (white), L.A. Girl Celebrate (red, white, and blue glitter on my thumb), and N.Y.C. Starry Night (silver glitter on my pinky and pointer fingers...this is my favorite glitter!!).

Here's my mani:

Side Notes about my mani:
-the white polish I used, L.A. Girl Disco Ball, was a PAIN. It was very streaky and runny, which is weird because my other two L.A. Girl polishes aren't like that at all. I mean, the formula was so bad, that when I started painting my sister's 4th of July nails, in her exact words she said "Ummm, Colleen? It feels like you're pouring milk on my nails." Soooo it looks like I will have to find another white polish.
-The red I used, Nail-licious Holly Berry, was awesome. I literally only used one coat, and it was stunning. You probably can't tell from the picture, but it has a really pretty shimmer in it.
-I used the end of a bobby pin for the polka dots
-please don't judge my ring finger. I messed up, and had already spent so much time on my nails, I reeeeally didn't feel like redoing it.

Peace, love, and FREEDOM,

-Colleen