Thursday, January 16, 2014

New Indie Alert!! Baroness X

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Baroness of Glitter nail polish swatch and review

  Good morning everyone!!  I'm excited to share with you all today a few polishes from an indie maker so new that her logo was finalized as I was in the process of reviewing her polishes.  Baroness X is no stranger to hand mixing her lacquers, though-- she's been doing it for years, for herself and her friends, and only recently decided to go public with her creations.  I get to show you five of them today, from two different collections.

  The first three are from the Holiday collection.  First up is Snowball Fight, a sheer and very pale jelly base filled with iridescent powder and mylar flakies that totally works as a classic French with a slight twist polish but really shines over a dark base.  I layered one coat of Snowball Fight over an indigo creme and I love the effect-- the opalescence over the deep purpley blue make it very Revlon Moon Candy-esque.  I finished this with one layer of HK Girl Glisten & Glow topcoat.



Baroness of Glitter Snowball Fight and Butter London Bramble

Baroness of Glitter Snowball Fight and Butter London Bramble swatch and review
 
   Sugar Plummed is a gorgeous metallic fucshia-purple with holo and glassfleck-y bits and an ever so slight pink shift.  There's a lot going on in this one but it's all been mixed with a light hand so the effect is beautiful and fun but still decorous.  I used three coats plus one layer of Rica Glossy Glam topcoat.

Baroness of Glitter Sugar Plummed swatch and review

Baroness of Glitter Sugar Plummed swatch and review


      Happy Holodays is Sugar Plummed's twinkly forest green sister.  The formula is the same-- a little bit of holo and a little bit of glassfleck in a metallic base.  I used three coats plus one layer HK Girl Glisten & Glow topcoat.


Baroness of Glitter Happy Holodays swatch and review

Baroness of Glitter Happy Holodays swatch and review

  The next two polishes are special effects overcoats from the Chromatic Love collection.  I've been loving my toppers for about the past year and anything duochrome is right up my alley, so I pretty much love these.  This one is Prismatic, a turquoise to purple to magenta with a slight flash of green shifter with a light handed touch of holo pigment.  I used one coat over a black creme, finished with one layer of Glisten & Glow topcoat.

Baroness of Glitter Prismatic swatch and review

Baroness of Glitter Prismatic swatch and review

Baroness of Glitter Prismatic swatch and review

   This isn't the greatest angle in the world but it's a nice demonstration of the shift, especially in the bottle.  Also, it's raining....

Baroness of Glitter Prismatic swatch and review

  Roy G. Biv is a royal purple to soft red shifter with a slight hint of gold around the edges with the same touch of holo sparkle.  I used one coat of Roy G. Biv over Sugar Plummed and I love how it adds another layer of sparkle and depth to the sugary purple beauty and gives it a bit of a blue shift.  SO pretty.  I loved wearing this duo.  Finished with one layer of Glisten & Glow topcoat.

Baroness of Glitter Roy G. Biv swatch and review

Baroness of Glitter Roy G. Biv swatch and review

Baroness of Glitter Roy G. Biv swatch and review

  Five different polishes with three different finishes-- the formula on each is easy to work with and easy to apply.  It's apparent creator Demi has been at this a while and knows what she's doing.  I love the cohesiveness and diversity of the line so far and I'm looking forward to seeing what the future holds for this exciting new indie.

Where to find Baroness X

  Thank you for reading and have a lovely day! ♥♥
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16 comments:

  1. What pretty colors from this brand! I love all that sparkle each of these have too :)

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    1. Aren't they nice? And I agree, I love a nice, subtle sparkle.

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  2. Awesome new brand! Thanks for introducing all of us!

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  3. I really like the toppers! never heard of this brand, glad she decided to go public!

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    1. Right?! I'm glad, too! And it's fun watching one grow from the ground up.

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  4. Thanks everyone, I am so glad you like my line. I have a bunch of new polishes coming out this spring so stay tuned! :)

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  5. Hi Liesl, great introduction and great post! I am so with you, I love the versatility character of the polishes you showed yet they have a complementary character, each of them a tick out of the box to be unique - what a great accomplishnent for a new brand considering the variety of polish already floating the universe. My favorite would be Snowball - xxx

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    1. She did it the right way. It seemed like for a while indies were popping up like weeds and that was about the quality of some of them. While they still seem to be launching fast and furiously, they're of a good quality. While some folks tried to cash in on the initial craze, those truly passionate about it were mixing, testing, being patient. Oh, and Snowball's my fave, too, surprise, surprise :)

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  6. Lovely post and beautiful new brand! <3 I love Sugar Plummed. A whole bunch. And what Prismatic does to that black is simply amazing. These all look very well thought out.

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    1. I agree! It used to be that any time an indie did a stand alone, I was sold. It's prolific enough now that it's not an oddity but I still appreciate it, especially right out if the gate like this.

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    1. I totally agree-- Demi's done an amazing intro :)

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