HARE Nail Polish

 Nikole, the mastermind behind HARE nail polish, is coming out with a new collection featuring some amazing new colors. I've got three of the new colors that will be available in her Spring collection to show you today.
For more updates on this collection, including future release dates, head over to her facebook page here.

HARE The Sky Was Pink

This polish is nothing short of breathtaking. It has a pink base color with blue, purple, and pink multishaped glitters. Best part, this is one coat. Insane! 

HARE Asteroid Turf

Very unique. Green base with purple hex glitters. I can honestly say that I own nothing like this polish and I've never seen anything like it before. Again, this is one coat.

HARE Cosmo Blossoms

Beautiful. A lilac base with green glitters throughout. This is two coats. 

What I liked:

These polishes are VERY dense. 

They're packed full of glitters and are very pigmented. 

I love the labels on the bottles. Those bunnies are so cute!

They're all very unique. 

Gorgeous color combinations.

What I didn't like:

That I don't have more of these polishes in my collection!

For Reference:

All of these swatches are shown with

1 coat Nail Magic

1-2 coats of polish color (mentioned in the post)

1 coat Gelous

1 coat NYC Grand Central Station

Barry M Cobalt Blue

I decided to wear blue nails for Memorial Day. I chose Barry M Cobalt Blue. I wanted to do some stamping with stars or stripes but I really liked how simple this polish looked just by itself.

This polish dries darker on the nails then it looks in the bottle. Very pigmented. This is one coat. 

All of the Barry Ms I've tried so far have been one coaters and have had amazing application. I really need to get some more of them. 

Thank you to my family, friends, and all the other men and women out there who have served our country! 

For Reference:

1 coat Nail Magic

1 coat Barry M Cobalt Blue

1 coat NYC Grand Central Station

Island Girl

Here are swatches of the two Island Girl polishes I used for my gradient manicure.

Aloha Luau
Beautiful purple creme with hidden shimmers. Application was a bit weird. You can't really do thin coats with this polish, it applies better using a thicker coat. It dries matte and once you put a top coat on it, all the hidden shimmers come out. Gorgeous. I really love it!

Big Island Volcano

My camera had a hard time capturing this one. It looks more green in real life. A very bright aqua creme with shimmers in it. As with Aloha Luau, this polish applies better with a slightly thicker coat. 

For Reference:

Aloha Luau

1 coat Nail Magic

2 coats Aloha Luau

1 coat NYC Grand Central Station

Big Island Volcano

1 coat Nail Magic

2 coats Big Island Volcano

1 coat NYC Grand Central Station

Gradient Nails + Tutorial

Here's my take on a gradient mani:

I used two Island Girl polishes for my gradient, Aloha Luau and Big Island Volcano. 

Here is a quick tutorial showing how I achieved these results!

1. Apply your favorite base coat and then 2 coats of your base color.

2. Pick out a second color that you will use for your gradient.

3. Using a sponge, apply both colors to the sponge and lightly overlap the two colors. 

4. Sponge the colors onto your nails until you're happy with the results. You may have to do this step twice.

5. Clean up with acetone and a small brush (or q-tips). 

6. Apply a quick dry top coat and you're done!

For Reference:

1 coat Nail Magic

2 coats Island Girl Big Island Volcano

Sponged on Island Girl Aloha Luau

2 coats NYC Grand Central Station