Wheel H16: Indie Glitters from Polish Addict and Elevation

I finally finally had/made/took time to get back to painting wheels, so Nail Wheel Wednesday is back. Today it's indie glitters from Polish Addict and Elevation. My spreadsheet tells me I only have seven shades from Polish Addict ... I feel like I picked these up from blog sales maybe or perhaps swaps when I was into that? Six of them are on this wheel; the seventh is apparently a holo which I must have put in another place to be swatched with other holos someday. Doing some poking around the internet, I think my bottles are from around 2013-ish going by the label style. By 2016, there was a different label the brand was using. The brand seems to have disappeared, with both its Facebook group and its fan group being dead links now. As for Elevation, I bought a fair few of those well before it came to light that the owner had basically stolen someone else's photos to make it look like she was someone she was not, among other hinky stuff. Are the polishes still pretty? Yes. Do I look askance at them now because I thought I was buying from another woman who loves the mountains and it turned out she was not that person at all? Also yes.

 

(all have one coat of clear topcoat in addition to glitter coats noted below; some could have used a thicker topper or more coats of clear but my attention span did not allow that)

1. Polish Addict Southern Belle (2 coats)
2. Polish Addict Star Gazer (2)
3. Polish Addict Rainbow Concrete (2)
4. Polish Addict Iris (3)
5. Polish Addict 8 (2)
6. Polish Addict Dr. Franken (2 over a skintone base)
7. Elevation Polish Plumeria (2 over a skintone base) [either base has yellowed or some glitter bled]
8. Elevation Polish Haba Xueshan (2 over a skintone base)
9. Elevation Polish Froze to Death (2 over a skintone base on half, black base on the other half)
10. Elevation Polish Avalanche (2 over half a black base)
11. Elevation Polish Ginza (2 over a skintone base)
12. Elevation Polish M'Goun (2 over half a black base)
13. Elevation Polish Marmolada (3)
14. Elevation Polish Ubsunur at Night (2)
15. Elevation Polish The Wit (2)
16. Elevation Polish Pointless Forest 2 (2)
17. Elevation Polish Catch a Wave (2 over a skintone base)
18. Elevation Polish Fairy Ice (2)
19. Elevation Polish Rue Manin (2)
20. Elevation Polish Pata Puffer II (2) [label has fallen off so name is my best guess based on my spreadsheet]

Bottles 1 through 6:

 

 

7 through 12:

 

13 through 17:

 

18 through 20:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wheel G16: Charcoal and Black Shimmers

Nail Wheel Wednesday is back with charcoal and black shimmers. Some of these seem like they might actually be textured, too.

 

1. Orly Color Blast Hearts of Steel (2 coats)
2. Rescue Beauty Lounge An Accidental Interloper (3)
3. Milani 176 2.0 (2)
4. Wet 'n' Wild Fergie Heels of Steel (3)
5. Jesse's Girl Black Satin (2) [satin finish]
6. elf Metal Madness (2)
7. Zoya Claudine (2)
8. Essie Gel Couture Hang Up the Heels (2)
9. Wet 'n' Wild Megalast Keep Vinyl Alive (2)
10. OPI Queen of the Road (2)
11. Sally Hansen Satin Glam Silk Onyx (2)
12. Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure To the Moon and Black (2)
13. Studio M Show Time (2)
14. GOSH Stardust Night Sky (2)
15. 2B Colours Jeans Look Black (2)
16. Formula X for Sephora Black Hole (2)
17. Cover Girl Outlast Stay Brilliant Diva After Dark (2)
18. OPI Center of the You-niverse (2)
19. Essence Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 Edward's Love (2)
20. The New Black Gold Grenade (1)

Bottles 1 through 5:

 

6 through 10:

 

11 through 15:

 

16 through 20:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wheel F16: Glitters from Countries Outside the U.S.

Back when swapping was a thing, I was fortunate to get polishes from all sorts of interesting places. I've also gotten to go to a few interesting places and found polish on my own. Today I've got some glitters, mostly with smaller glitter pieces, from those places.

 

(all have clear topcoat in addition to glitter coats noted below)
1. Etos Effect Nails 01 (3 coats)
2. Barry M Silver Glitter (3)
3. Barry M Silver Multi Glitter (3)
4. Barry M Pink Silver Glitter (2)
5. Barry M Aqua Glitter (2)
6. Risque Nuvem de Paete (3)
7. Risque Granulado Rose (3)
8. Masglo unknown (3)
9. Mini 40 Second Bronze Tropzienne (2)
10. Bourjois 1 Seconde Rainbow Apparition (2)
11. Jade Special Glitz Realeza (2)
12. Jade Special Glitz Vestido de Gala (2)
13. Jade Special Glitz Echarpe de Seda (2)
14. Jade Special Glitz VIP (2)
15. Jade Special Glitz Black Tie (2)
16. Jade Special Glitz Esplendor (2)
17. Basilisco unknown
18. Ulta 3 Triple Threat (2)
19. Essence The Twilight Saga Eclipse Undead (3)
20. Essence Out of Space Stories 1000 Light Years Away (2)

Bottles 1 through 5:

 

6 through 10:

 

11 through 16:

 

17 through 20:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wheel E16: Pewter-ish Shimmers

Today for Nail Wheel Wednesday I have one of those groups that I have trouble describing. These are mostly shimmers but also some are sort of metallic. As for color, I went with pewter, since they're dirtier than silver, and some definitely lean brown/gold/olive. Regardless of what to call them, they all looked like they went together when I was sorting polish. I like these sorts of murky shades. This is the last wheel I've painted and due to other committments it might be a while before I paint more, but I will paint more because I like the process of sorting and swatching and seeing what's in all those bottles I've collected.

 

1. Revlon Carbonite (2 coats)
2. Revlon Rich (2)
3. Chanel (2)/> 4. Sally Hasen Complete Salon Manicure Shoot the Moon (2)
5. Sally Hansen Color Therapy Therapewter (2)
6. Urban Decay Addiction (2)
7. Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Smoke and Mirrors (3)
8. Funky Fingers Total Eclipse of the Heart (3)
9. Avon Brushed Metals Dusky Copper (1) [this might properly be considered a texture]
10. SinfulColors Aced Out (2)
11. Estee Lauder Chaos (3)
12. L'Oreal Miss Grey (1)
13. 2B Mega Colours Suspicious (1)
14. Pure Ice Pot of Gold (2)
15. Maybelline Express Finish Brown Aluminum (1)
16. Revlon Parfumerie Italian Leather (2)
17. Zoya Tris (3)
18. Pure Silver Pure Silver (2)
19. China Glaze Choo-choo Choose You (3)
20. Avon Nailwear Pro+ Tempted (1) [shimmer is way more subtle on the nail than in the bottle]

Bottles 1 through 5:

 

6 through 10:

 

11 through 15:

 

16 through 20: