Emily de Molly It's Complicated

Emily de Molly It's Complicated is such an interesting and unique polish. It features a slightly grey white crelly base with black, silver, rich purple and holo glitters. I love the way that the glitter in the layers underneath peeks through and gives it a real sense of depth.

The formula was unexpectedly good. The glitters didn't need any careful placement, and the polish itself was easy to apply and self-leveling. This is one of those polishes to wear when you want a little bit of bling but don't want to wear a full on glitterbomb. My only complaint is that there aren't enough holo glitters, and that the holo doesn't show if they aren't on the top layer. But I do love the speckled egg look! This is 3 coats.

Emily de Molly polishes are available to Australian ladies from her etsy store, and international ladies can buy them from Llarowe and Shoppe Eclecticco.

Emily de Molly Blue Moon + Essence Hard to Resist

I'm ashamed to say that I only recently made my first Emily de Molly order... Great Aussie indie polish supporter I am, right? But now that they've arrived, I'm totally hooked. I was lucky enough to be able to get my hands on a special polish called Blue Moon, made exclusively for the members of an Aussie nail polish addicts group.

As you may or may not know, Lynns are very difficult to come by in Australia, because she doesn't ship internationally from her ebay store. Hayley from Emily de Molly was kind enough to create an alternative to When the Moon was a Star for us, and dare I say... I actually like her version better. Blasphemy! Lynn dupe aside, this is actually a gorgeous polish. It has bright blue multi-sized hex glitters, small light blue and purple holo glitters, and holo moons and stars in a clear base. It applies smoothly and dries only slightly bumpy, and the moons and stars were easy to get on the nail. This is one coat over Essence Hard to Resist.

The blue of this was difficult to capture in photographs - it's actually a lighter, more saturated blue. Once I get my lightbox fixed and my good camera up and running, I'll update these photos.

The undies deserve a special mention. Essence Hard to Resist is the most gorgeous navy blue I've ever used. It's a one coater with a lit-from-within shimmer, and it only cost me a couple of dollars as well. If you see this in stores, buy it immediately. You won't regret it.

Emily de Molly polishes are available from her etsy store, and for international ladies they'll soon be available from Llarowe. Essence is available from Target and Priceline.