Madness, I Say!: Moonlight Madness by Styler Design

No story or anecdote today- let's jump right into polish!

Today's beauty is Moonlight Madness, by Styler Design. First off: This polish did experience some settling. Not so badly as Party Mix, and Sarah from Styler did tell me after that post that she is revamping her formulas to get rid of the settling problem.

Here were are properly shaken up (just a few seconds worth), and look at the pretty! It's like an 80's party in a bottle. Sarah calls Moonlight Madness "a black base with a green and purple iridescent look. It has just the right amount of medium sized silver square glitter, medium sized teal hex glitter, medium sized square purple glitter, and flakes of silver, teal and purple glitter." All in a black jelly base.Maybe 80's party was the wrong descriptor: the teal, purple and green combo makes me think of a mallard duck!

Here we see three coat Moonlight Madness on its own, topped with a thick coat of Seche Vite. The black base wasn't so thick that the glitter got completely hidden (though it does get obscured with more layers), but it didn't need a black base coat either, which is pretty awesome. There are already at least three bottles involved in any mani (four, if I use Gelous, which I do for most glitters), so not needing undies is always a plus! For glitter purists out there: a black base plus one coat will net you the same look :)

Styler Designs polishes can be purchased on Etsy- Full size bottles for $8.75, or a pack on 3 minis for $14.25. There is also a Facebook page to like, offering updates and swatches of all her lovely colors!

Support your indies, ladies!

Cheers,

-Liz-

P.S.- On a completely unrelated note, you may have noticed that I've begun watermarking my photos. After the Sinful Fiasco last month, and now Miss British Steal All The Posts, I thought it prudent. They are not professional, and they won't stop anyone who really wants me pictures, but there you have it. Sad that it has to be done, but at least I'll be sure to get credit if anyone wants my pictures!

*This product was provided to me for an honest review.

Lovely Lilac: Party Mix by Styler Design

I love cremes, and I love glitter, and when they combine well, it's a thing of beauty. Today's lovely is Party Mix, by Styler Design, and I'm going to give you the bad new first.

 

The glitter sinks. Pretty badly, as you can see on the left. But the good news is that the photo on the right was taken after a mere 15 seconds of shaking. The polish was nice and thin, so the glitter reconstituted itself very easily. I've seen sinking glitters that take a good couple minutes to become usable, and luckily this isn't one of them. If having to shake your polish bothers you at all, then this may be an issue, but for me: I shake my polish before I use it anyway. But, full disclosure and all. Now, on to the rest of the good news.

This is three coats of Party Mix, topped with a coat of Gelous and a coat of Seche Vite. All photos taken in direct sunlight.

Sarah from Styler Design describes Party Mix as "a creamy lilac base polish with a mix of glitters. Yep, it's got a whole lot going on but it is absolutely lovely. With small lavender hex glitter, medium purple square glitter, small teal hex glitter, micro blue glitter, orange hex glitter, gold hex glitter and silver flakes." Sounds like party mix to me? After all, what is Chex Mix but a bunch of random snack foods, baked with spices, and delicious?

The purple glitters are far more prominent, but with a closer look you can see the full rainbow of included glitters. I had no problems with this polish at all, other than the sinking. The lilac base is slightly sheer, to show off the glitter, so I did three coats. Three coats is not abnormal for me at all. If you prefer fewer, or wish to conserve polish, a nice lilac base color would be appropriate. 

After wearing it shiny for a bit, I decided to go at it with a matte topcoat. And let me tell you, this may be the first time I've PREFERRED the matte look! The multicolored glitter just jumps out when the polish as a whole isn't shiny! I used NYC Matte Me Crazy over the previous topcoat. And look at it! Doesn't it look like candy?

Styler Design polishes can be purchased on Etsy. Full sized bottles are $8.75, and three minis can be had for $14.25. Stop by and give a Like on Facebook as well- support your indies, ladies :)

Cheers, dears!

-Liz-