Lace and Lacquers: SASSY TIPS POLISH: Swatch & Review

Thursday, April 4, 2013

SASSY TIPS POLISH: Swatch & Review

Today I have 2 polishes I was sent for review made by Sassy Tips Polish! This is a brand I wasn't aware of and I always like giving new indies a shot. After the jump I have swatches and a review for you :]

Here are my macro shots of the polishes I'll be swatching today:

And on to the swatch and review!

Sassy Tips Polish Lacey

Kat contacted me on making a custom polish, this is what she conjured up for me. My only requests were: "I do love green and blue glitter of different shades. white base? I'm not a fan of white bases haha but I'll try anything once!" SOOO here we are! Lacey is a pearly, shimmery, white based polish with aqua small hex, aqua larger hex, and some matte light blue flower glitter. Where are the flowers you ask? Well, I didn't like them haha plus, after you layer over them you can't see them so I felt like they were kinda drowned out :| While I'm not a fan of white based polishes or pearly finishes, I liked this a lot for some reason! I was shocked how much I liked it haha. Weird stuff.

I did 2 coats of Lacey, no undies. It was a little thick to apply. I ended up adding a drop of thinner which helped make the consistency easier to work with. It was a smooth application before the thinner, just a little too thick in one coat for my tastes. The glitters came out well, no digging was needed. The dry time was a little on the long side, but that's a white based polish for you. Waiting in between the 1st and 2nd coat really makes a difference.

Sassy Tips Nail Polish

I couldn't find a name to this one on the bottle. BUT I was excited to try it just from looking at the bottle :] This polish is made up of a shimmery blue base, silver hex, small blue and red hex and some medium blue hex here and there. Kinda reminds me of the perfect 4th of July/American holiday of any sort polish.

I did 2 coats of this no named blue glitter, no undies. I'm not trying to be harsh when I say this, but this polish was a total let down application wise to me. When I first started swatching it, the polish looked and applied like an old, thick, nearly dried out polish. You know what I mean? I dropped a little bit of thinner to restore it to something a little more acceptable. :-\ It happens I guess. Even with some thinner, it was almost like spreading peanut butter on toast. But, the dry time was good, I can say that much haha. This one was just a bust for me.

Kat also told me to let you know if you're interested in a custom polish or have any questions, it is best to contact her at: sassytipspolish@gmail.com.

Have a nice Thursday!

These items were sent for review. My opinions of the brand are my own and are not influenced in any way. Please read the disclaimer tab for more information about my reviews.