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I teased you with the press release  of the Essie Soda Pop Shop Collection  a while back an now I have real live swatches on these fingers for you! This is a fun vintage-inspired collection and today's post focuses on the shimmer shades in the group. Tomorrow I will be back with the cremes! *sent by PR for photography and review* Essie Going Steady  is a sheer ivory with green shimmer. I wore this in four thin coats, but it is not streaky, so you could layer it however you like, and even a single coat looks nice. It has a medium dry time and I recommend thin coats to stop any bubbling, since it is a sheer. Essie Out of the Jukebox  is a coral jelly with gold microflakes. I wore this in four thin coats for maximum depth, but it can be worn in as few or many coats as you like. Great formula with medium-to-fast dry time. Essie Babes in the Booth  is a taffy pink shimmer. I wore this in three thin coats, but two might do. It is nicely reflective without being frosty. As usual with shim

Octopus Party Nail Lacquer  can't wait for fall (and neither can I) so there is a pre-order open already for the Halloween 2018 Collection ! This includes four amazing, rich shades, which you can sign up to buy in the Facebook group for the brand, The Octosquad . Let's look at these beauties! *purchased with blogger discount* Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Divination  is a black scattered holo with blue-to-magenta duochrome microflakes. It covers in two thin coats and dries quickly. Price: $12 Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Kongo Line  is a teal holo with green/gold microflakes, blue-to-green duochrome shimmer, and blue-to-purple iridescent duochrome microflakes. It has a great formula and is shown here in two thin coats. Price: $12 Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Necromancy  is a deep maroon linear holo with red-to-purple duochrome shimmer. This is shown in two thin coats and it has a perfect, quick-drying formula. My red loving heart is much pleased! Price: $12 Octopus Party Nail Lacquer

I have a big post for you today for a collection that does a lot of different stuff! The Ever After Polish Stamp It Up Collection Pastel Set  makes claims to function as regular polishes, stamping polishes, and for water marbling. Now, that is a tall order, since not all of these things always go together. Sometimes stamping polishes can be too thick to water marble or spread easily as regular polishes. Not the case here, though, these miraculously do all of these tasks with ease, even for me, a reluctant and nervous middle-skilled nail artist. Let's check them out! *sent by the maker for photography and review* First, let's start with regular swatches. These all covered in a single thin coat though I did two coats on the white for the most even coverage. They dried quickly and were close to self-leveling. Bravo! Ever After Polish Alaina (S1)  is a turquoise creme. Ever After Polish Alivia (S2)  is a bright cerulean blue creme. Ever After Polish Juliana (S3)  is a bright lilac