Lynnderella - Matter of the Heart

When I first got this polish I was so excited about it: a milky pink glitter with hearts! I've struggled with finding a suitable base for this polish.  It doesn't match any of my other pinks closely enough, so you can see a strange color difference when I tried to use a pink base.  It's too tinted to use over white, unless you like having that many coats of polish on - which I don't, otherwise it peels too easily. I finally had some better luck by wearing it by itself, albeit four coats.

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It was four thin coats though, so it wasn't too bad. I am fully aware that some of the chunky glitter indie polishes we see need some degree of skill to apply but I'm not sure how to make the base less streaky. Maybe it needed to be shaken up a little bit more? From a distance it looks 100% fine but I, of course, analyze my nails up close so any flaws, even minor, stand out.

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Without fishing for them, I got two hearts randomly on my pinky and thumb. It drives me nuts trying to fish for glitter so it was nice to have two come out on their own without any sort of fussing.  I've had this bottle a few months and the glitter lies very flat; I didn't need Glitter Tamer or Gelous or anything to smooth this one out.

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The base color reminds me of strawberry milk. But anyways, that is the only gripe with this one.  The base color is finicky, and streaky on its own. But the glitter is nice.

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Essie Navigate Her & Lynnderella Attitude Adjust-Mint

Essie Navigate Her photographs a lot more green than it really is.  In a side-by-side bottle comparison to Da Bush, they look really very similar.  It appears lighter to me as well, but when photographed it leans much more green and less like a pastel.

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This is two coats over Orly Bonder sealed with OTD.  The formula was really good on this Essie, no streaks as you might expect with such a light color.

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I figured it would be a perfect match for Lynnderella Attitude Adjust-Mint. I put Glitter Tamer over Attitude Adjust-Mint.

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I had a difficult time capturing this one.  The glitter is mostly iridescent, which I didn't know actually. You can see on my ring finger a HUGE hex glitter.  I love that, I really like the unpredictableness (not a word) of this one!  I did have problems with this combo chipping within a few hours though.

Lynnderella Love Lace & Lilacs

This attempt with using a white glitter was much better than my previous one.  With Sweets to the Sweet the base color I used killed the mani.  I love the results of this manicure!

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Instead of using a white creme, I used a white sheer/jelly.  It's really a little of both.

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I used Brucci French Opaque.

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I used two coats of French Opaque over a coat of Orly Bonder.  Then I used two coats of LL&L and one more of French Opaque, to "sandwich" it. Then it is sealed with OTD.  LL&L applied very nicely and this manicure was strong, no chipping and lasted wonderfully!

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Lynnderella ChocoLotta Love

I did something incredibly wrong with this manicure.  It chipped on me within 2 hours which resulted in me peeling it all off during my Praxis test.  I'm not sure why it chipped so easily.  I know me and glitters don't mesh well but 2 hours?  Love Lace & Lilacs wore like iron, as well as Connect the Dots. I'm not sure what I did here but I'll have to try a different method next time I wear it.

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I'm thinking it may have just been too many coats of polish.  This is one coat of Orly Bonder, two coats of Zoya Dea, two coats of ChocoLotta Love, one coat of Glitter Tamer and then one coat of OTD.  I also don't think Bonder likes me either.  I've had bubbling issues with polish I've put over it.

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OOOOOOOH!

Zoya Dea makes a great pair of underwear for this one!  I need to tweak my treatment combinations though, I think that's a factor in the peeling and chipping.  I'm trying out Bonder but I don't think it is for me, at all.

Lynnderella Connect the Dots

I am so excited to finally have this baby in my possession!  Glitters and I don't always get along, as they tend to sheet off, but this lovely wore like iron!  Not a bad thing to say about it.  Connect the Dots, I think, is a somewhat fool proof polish. I can't imagine it looking bad over anything and additionally, I think it adds something special to existing polishes.

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This is two coats of Lynnderella Connect the Dots over two coats of China Glaze Dance Baby.  Base coat is CND Stickey, top coat OTD.

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Look at those two GIANT glitters on my thumb!

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When I was younger there were these bouncy balls that were designed to look like fake rocks.  They were irregular in shape and gray with black and white speckles on them.  CtD reminds me of them, a lot.

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Yum. Does anyone want to set up residency in this bottle with me?

Lynnderella Sweets to the Sweet

After what seems like a century I finally got my hands on some lovely Lynnderellas!  I have a love/hate relationship with glitter as I love them but they don't love me and tend to peel off but I couldn't resist any longer.  The manicure I have today is Lynnderella Sweets to the Sweet.  I can't explain how pretty it is so just look :D

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I think this polish would be much better over something like Essie Marshmallow.  The harshness of the white I used is a bit.. well, harsh.

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This is two coats of Sally Hansen Whirlwind White over CND Stickey.  Two coats of Sweets to the Sweet over that, sealed with OTD.

DROOL!

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This polish is so yummy, it really does remind me of candy.  Hopefully I can better match up combinations in the future.  I also managed to get a few others, so look forward to swatches of those, too!