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Good morning, everyone :) When I was a kid, my mom gave me a poster of a little kitten yawning to the caption of "Morning always comes before I'm awake". I guess I've never been an early morning person. I honestly think it'd be wonderful to wake up at 5:30 and be excited and motivated and ready to hit the ground running, not to mention getting to watch the sun rise on a regular basis. I keep thinking it's something I might grow into, but it hasn't happened yet. At the very least, today is not that day, lol.
The Aussie indie polish scene is just about the most exciting one to watch right now. There's a very nice selection of well defined brands who've made or are in the midst of making their marks, each as unique as the last-- and they're all good polishes. I've honestly not come across an Aussie indie that wasn't easy to fall in love with. I'm excited to get to share a couple fun and fanciful Glam Polishes with you all over the next couple days.
This is Leapfrog, from the Fun and Games collection.
Leapfrog is a light-medium shaded turquoise creme-jelly hybrid filled with matte glitters in sizes spanning the scale-- there are tiny yellow specks, very small magenta dots, small yellow and spring green hexes, and medium, large, and the occasional extra large spring green hex. The "crelly" formula makes for a bit of visible nail line, and I used three coats to bring it to this opacity. This gives the glitters the wonderfully fun look of free floating, and because it's so packed, the layers can get a little thick. Glam's base seems to run a little on the thin side but this makes for foolproof placement of the glitters and absolutely no work on my part in getting them to look good. What you see is what you get, and it looks fantastic.
Glam Polish Leapfrog and the rest of the Fun and Games collection are available internationally for $12 each through color4nails.com.
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Thank you for reading and may this post find you well-rested and alert ;)
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Oooh, neat polish! You captured it perfectly. I am actually a morning person - it's hard for me to sleep in on weekends...my sleeping in is 7 a.m. :(
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! :) 7?! It must be a parent thing. I slept in till 11:30 last Saturday. :/
DeleteI did it before kids too. It's actually annoying. I would love to be able to sleep in. I don't think I have ever slept until 11:30. Maybe when I was partying all night until the sun came up??? Wow, I must have been pretty cool those days ;)
Delete"Stunning" is the word for this shade....love it!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it pretty? It's, like, the perfect shade of turquoise.
DeleteThis is beautiful and really fun! <3 I love a crelly formula. Your lovely photos make this look practically edible. :) I am a morning person...sleeping late is 5:30-6:00, and I'm comatose at 8 p.m. :/
ReplyDeleteEdible, eh? What, pray tell, could one eat that resembles this? Nerds, maybe... I seem to be eating all those out of our Halliween candy stash. ;)
DeleteMMMM, I LOVE Nerds.
DeleteNERDSSS ♥♥♥♥
DeleteIt's so pretty! I see so many Aussie brands that I want to try but shipping usually discourages me. Good to know we can get this one through a stockist :)
ReplyDeleteYes :) I agree on all counts and I meant to mention that, how thankful I am for the etailers who bring these awesome polishes to the rest of us :)
DeleteGah this just looks so flawless - I love it so much. Also I seriously need that kitten poster too...
ReplyDeleteIt was totally fun to get one I recognized <3 And the kitten poster... The more things change, the more they stay the same, lool. I'm always grateful for your willingness to get together later in the day :)
DeleteLovin' the colour combo in this polish!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it so fun?! :)
DeleteHi Liesl - haha, had to laugh at your description of not being an early bird - I am neither, especially with the prospect of work - no matter how much I like my job ;-)!!! Leapfrog looks so very fun and great on you!!! Still if push comes to shove I would rather add another Celestial to my bunch ;-) and I am so with you - Aussie polishes rock!!!! Have a great Friday xxx
ReplyDeleteThat's the cool thing about these new lines-- they're all so wonderfully distinct and diverse and there is something to satisfy every polish loving heart, from the classic and subtle to the wild and whimsical. Happy weekend to you ♥♥
DeleteOhhh, pretty this one! I like it a lot :-)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it cool? It's definitely one of the prettiest base colors I've seen ♥
DeleteWow, this polish is stunning! :D
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like! It is pretty special :)
DeleteI like this one almost as much as Pacman...(and yes, I'm doing the blog equivalent of Benjamin Button again, lol)
ReplyDeleteLolol :) SUCH a strange movie, but really quite entertaining.
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