Paillette: a little nail polish journal

 ILNP Ballet Slipper is a soft bronzed pink holographic polish. Alone it is a bit sheer for my taste, but as a layering polish it's just...

One of my favorite boutique brands is Emily de Molly. Here is Crystal Cavern: Three coats. A hot pink leaning orchid loaded with a gilded sh...

Night Owl Lacquer has been a steady performer in the indie polish world.  And like many indies, polish shades and collections come and go. H...

 ILNP, the very successful boutique brand, has been curating tidy little collections of loveliness for about 10 years now. I have been remis...

As you know, or mayn't, I am pulling photos from my old stash of "to be posted" along with some new polishes. Kind of mixing i...

 An irresistible glitter polish from Black Dahlia Lacquer. This is where Sinful Colors Hottie got left in the dust.  Three gorgeous coats of...

 China Glaze Wanderlust. Pale violet pink with a pretty secret shimmer. To wit: Three coats. Gorgeous shimmer. This is under flash. Thanks f...

  Cirque , a little boutique brand, has managed to sail the rocky seas of boutique nail polish and make it from port to port with delightful...

I think Zoya really nailed it with Liza. Bright, crisp, perfect tulip shade for spring. Three coats.  In my realm I have a bit of wear issue...

 Pretty steely blurple that has a lot of metallic texture, and some scant holo. Pretty and full of metallic holo pieces that do a semi-holo ...