Review and Photos--Hit Polish 'Retro Chic'

When I am browsing Etsy.com looking at indie polishes, Hit Polish always catches my attention. After 'window shopping' for some time, I finally bought several of the polishes I had been drooling over, which I wrote about in my post Hit Polish Haul. One of those was a mini bottle of 'Retro Chic'.

Hit Polish describes the glitter in 'Retro Chic' as "fine pink, fine silver, fine cayman blue, matte aqua hex, small rose hex, medium rose hex, small aqua matte hex, small gunmetal hex and a touch of fine black and small black hex". The base is clear.

In these photos, I'm wearing two coats of 'Retro Chic' over yesterday's Color Club 'Status Update'. I liked the combination, although the fine black glitter gets a little lost because 'Status Update' is dark. The glitter didn't give any trouble, but I still topped it with two coats of Gelous for ultimate smoothness, and one coat of Orly Sec 'n' Dry top coat.

The clear base is somewhat thick, to keep the tons of glitter suspended, so Rachel mentions on their site that you can use nail polish thinner to change the consistency if you like. I found that the consistency made it easy to control, so I did not thin it at all. 

Again, I was at work when the sun was out, so I did not get photos of this mani in sunlight. Let me tell you, though, the sparkle in the sun is stunning!

Hit Polish, made by the husband and wife team Don and Rachel of D&R Apothecary, has awesome glitter toppers. Their tinted base polishes look great, too (especially Tea-Stained Linen; I want!), but I haven't tried them yet. Their full size polishes are typically $8.00, and the mini bottles (7ml) are typically $4.00, but they often have sales. You can purchase Hit Polish from their Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandRApothecary.

Thanks for reading! Do you have any favorite glitter toppers?

*I am not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned above and received no compensation from them.*

Neener Neener Nails Peek-a-Boo Nail Glitz

The photos will do most of the talking for this post. Etsy.com is an almost overwhelming online marketplace, especially when it comes to indie nail polishes. One that I picked up was from Neener Neener Nails. They were having some sort of amazing sale at the time, either pre or post-holiday. The first polish I bought from Neener Neener Nails is Peek-a-Boo.

I love it! The photo above is the most true-to-color, at least on my monitor's screen. Creamy yet sheer pink with black and pink glitter. This was actually five coats because I wanted it to be opaque. Next time I would wear a base of white or pink polish. However, the sheer look is quite nice on this one at two coats, subtle and ladylike. I had no application issues.

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You can purchase Nail Glitz polishes by Neener Nails from their Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/NeenerNeenerNails?ref=top_trail. The full-size bottles are $8.50. She also has mini bottles available for varying prices, depending on how many you buy. Nettie of Neener Neener Nails sometimes posts coupon codes on their Facebook page, so you may wish to Like that: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Neener-Neener-Nails/169634086508356

*Product was purchased by me with my own money, and I am not affiliated with the brand.*

Hit Polish Haul

Hit Polish, an independent polish maker, was having a sale on Etsy.com and I had recently received a bonus check. Yes, this was a polish purchase waiting to happen.

I bought mostly mini bottles, since the odds of me using up an entire full size of polish are pretty slim. I have too many to try for a normal person. However, these are primarily glitter toppers that I would wear over another color, so I would try two polishes at a time.

Fight Night

It's Electric

Pink Lemonade

Patina

Punked Up Kicks

Retro Chic

Strawberrific

Mr. Bubbles

I really enjoy how there is a variety of both matte and sparkly glitters.

Hit Polish shipped my order very promptly. Everything arrived in a small box, very well packaged and cute. They included a magnet with their logo on it, and wrote a nice note on my invoice. You can purchase Hit Polish here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HitPolish. The mini bottles (5ml) are $3.25-$4.00, and the full size (I don't see a measurement, but probably about 15ml) bottles are $8.00.

I am sure that you will see these polishes in action on my nails in the future. Maybe "in use" would be a better phrase? "In action" sounds a little bit like there will be stunts going on...I don't think I have that amount of talent for nail art.