There is something magical about being able to capture so much beauty into a little bottle of polish. This is exactly the case with this special polish that arrived on my front step this week. Lulu behind Elevation Polish, not only has an amazing eye for colour, but she also has the technical aspect pat down and as a result, EP provides excellent formulas.
I am so pleased to be able to blog about Toubkal. It is a complex and gorgeous polish. This is a photo heavy post, so please be ready :)
Toubkal is rich eggplant/magenta base with gorgeous shimmery gold flecks. The formula is excellent and provides a smooth application.
One Coat
2 coats
Toubka is the polish that I wished OPI Teasey does it was. The OPI version is blacker in the base, and therefore hinders the gold flecks from coming through. They are similar, but Toubkal has a more vibrant purple base that compliments the flecks better.
I applied the OPI on the first two fingers, and EP on the middle and ring finger
According to Elevation Polish, this is an October colour, so check out her website and follow her for the latest information on Toubkal and other new colors.
Elevation Polish is an indie-polish brand that I haven't run away from. What is it about the nail polish community that brews drama? It takes the pretty out of the pretties for sure. Elevation Polish delivers an amazing array of colors in different finishes, AND superb customer service.
I am still in my anti-glitter phase, so when I saw the vibrant Pic de Sotllo, I knew I had to have it! It is finally here ladies! Sotllo has landed!
My photos are a tad lighter and the polish has more cobalt in it in real life. It is not for the shy! It is so striking, and I absolutely love (I MEAN LOVE!) this bold polish.
I don't claim to be a photographer, so I am not doing justice for this polish, but don't let that stop you from checking out all her other polishes
Froze To Death is one of my favourite Elevation Polish, and here I have it to finally show you all.
Leighton Denny - Daylight Robbery (undie)
Elevation polish - Froze to Death (on top)
Now tell me that's not gorgeous?!
Formula is easy to apply and smooth as can be. What you see is two layers, and you get ample amounts of topper. What more can you ask for, right? This is a glitter, nail art, indie-lovers dream come true.
A huge thank you goes out to my friend who sent me this package all the way from America. Not only did she include my favourite (and I mean favourite) coffee in the world!!!! but she also sent me some really awesome nail polish. I really owe her big time x
This package had some heavy hitters and some awesome indie polishes. I have mentioned Elevation Polish before on my blog, but unfortunately due to my busy work schedule have not been able to swatch any of them. I have a swatch today however of "Froze to Death".
But first, let me show you what goodies were inside. I actually did a youtube video instead of photos. I kind of like the idea of my followers being able to see the items then just a series of photos.
The polishes are (in order of appearance)
Elevation Polish - Froze to Death
Froze to Death is a unique blend of large and medium hexagon glitters, small round glitters, and white rod glitters (I think that's what the nail gals are calling them lol). I love the stark white glitters against a sea of teal, purple, green tiny micro glitters...perhaps they are iridescent that is why I'm getting flashes of different glitters? I know I've been saying how much I hate glitter these days, but there is something really really odd and beautiful about the name and concept of this polish. Follow me if you will, but it reminds me of what something frozen would look like in an avalanche or something other natural disaster. The sun is glistening on the frozen pieces of snow and ice, and reflects different colours. It's so menacing and yet so beautiful. It's quite clever. In the video I wore it over the customized black holo polish that Elevation/Lulu made for me.
Elevation Polish - Custom beige linear holo
I have not been able to use this polish yet, and my camera did not capture the complexities of this polish. When I opened my raok package last night, it was dark and the linear holo was lost, but I did see it this morning. The reflections of green, gold and orange looks gorgeous against the taupe mushroom beige base colour. I am super excited to try this one out!
Hits - Tango
I am so blessed to have gotten this polish. I am a polish addict, but not to the degree of many. I look at hard to find polishes and such go "ho hum" and store it under "polishes that I will never get my mitts on". Lucky for me, I have fabulous true nail polish addicts that get their hands on some really htf gem polishes. How blessed am I to have this Brazilian polish? not only is it from Brazil, but it is absolutely stunning. It's like Nubar 2010 on crack! The flakies are huge and very holographic. It's a stunner for sure.
Elevation Polish - custom black linear holo
Ahhhhhhhh....every girl's NP dream is to own OPI's My Private Jet (the original black linear holo). I gave up on that dream. Color Club Worth the Risque was not linear enough for me, so my yearning still exists. However, Lulu customized this black linear holo for me. I just have to say that the formula is absolutely AMAZING on these customs. It was so smooth. Me likey!
Now, I don't want to sound bias as Lulu from Elevation Polish is a sweetheart and a dear friend to me, but I have to give credit where credit is due. The formula is amazing. There is a lot of online drama about how Indie polishes are not producing good quality polishes, and from the photos that I saw, I'd have to agree, but the formulas on Elevation polishes are fabulous. No colour separation, no glitter sinking (all glitters are suspended in base), and smooth formulas.
My only opinion about this whole Indie polish drama is this:
1. Customers have to remember that these are hand made polishes, and not factory made polishes like the big NP companies (OPI, China Glaze, etc. etc.). There is going to be a variation from batch to batch.
2. On the flip side - Indie polish makers need to test their products for much longer than they do. The issue of QC is very very important amongst a sea of very selective and opinionated nail polish addicts. The whole issue of zinc balls should not have been a non issue as anyone who did any research on making NP would have known.
So that's my 2 cents. I personally am not into Indie polishes, because 9/10 are all about glitter bombs, and sadly that phase of my life is dwindling thin.
OK back to the raok :)
Chanel - Holiday
A much needed and desired backup. Chanel's Holiday is THE summer polish for me. Bright rich creamy Tangerine Orange with a red base. LUSH!!
Dior - St Tropez
AHHHHH....YOU ARE FINALLY MINE!!!!!!! mwahahahaha. I've been wanting St. Tropez ever since I gave up on obtaining it the first round. Super stoked and super grateful for this polish!
Hello lovely ladies. Today's review is on the brand new company called Elevation Polish. Based from the states, I was fortunate to get 4 Elevation polishes recently to test.
From left to right - Avalance!, Glittertind, Alphubel, and Nyamuragira
Forgive me as I took this photo just before the sun went down, so some of the gorgeous micro glitter has been lost, but trust me it is there.
I instantly put on Nya and Avalanche on top as it was just chocked full of goodies inside. Nya is a charcoal base with large black hex glitter, and flakies! yep you heard me right, glitters & flakies. I love the flakies in this however as it is really reminiscent of the volcano that it is named after. It's really interesting and very clever. Avalanche is also my second favourite from this lot, because it is not just your typical heavy glitter topcoat. There are these micro tiny glitters that the heavy glitters are suspended upon. I also love these slanted rectangular glitters also, it reminds me of ice shards.
Glittertind is much more gorgeous in real life than what you see in my photos. It is definitely a topper, but it's a micro multi glittered topper at that. It just reminds me of what frost and a light snow covering a mountain would look like if it was bottled up. This one is just beautiful.
Alphubel is just one of those polishes that really catches the sunlight. At first glance it looks like a baby blue polish, but it's so much more. When it catches the light, Alphubel has this amazing opalescent shimmer to it. It is a well made duo chromatic and pearly polish that shifts from baby blue to bright violet. This one is just as unique as the rest.
The next picture just shows how much fun these polishes are, but my cuticles are just downright nasty. No excuse, but I do actually have one as I work with my hands quite a bit and it is starting to show, sigh. But isn't this just gorgy? Nya and avalanche make an instant galaxy nails.
So where to buy elevation polish? Check out her new website here. Nya is limited edition so grab yours now.
I also had another gander at her website, and I am in love with Froze to death. Check it out.
I have to get my hands on this! I absolutely love it.
Hello everyone. Hope you guys are all embracing the season changes and staying happy. I am generally a happy person these days since I simplified my life a bit. I also have the day off my day job, so I'm in a great mood today :)
I wanted to tell you all about an etsy shop that is opening for Elevation Polish. Elevation Polish is a handmade nail polish company about to debut on March 23rd. All links will be provided below, but first let me tell you what I love about Elevation Polish.
I haven't tried any yet, but here are the reasons why I support them:
1. The owner is an absolute doll. In today's bitchy nail polish world, it's nice to see someone down to earth and grounded (yep, pun intended).
2. Each colour has a deep and sentimental meaning behind them. To some, cremes are boring, but cremes are part of our reality, and both Strangebeautiful and Elevation polish bring in a deeper and artistic meaning to cremes. Of course you guys know how much I love Strangebeautiful, so for me to find another nail polish line that applies the same type of artistic spin to cremes is alluring to me. This is a mature and sophisticated (but still fun) nail polish line. There are other finishes to Elevation Polish, so there is something for everybody.
3. Flakie explosions - I can't not deny that I love flakies. They are my new glitter, new crackle, new holographic - they are my new obsessions, and she has them.
4. They are handmade - That is what is missing in my life, something substantial and handmade and not mass produced.
Here are few of her polishes....
See the two in the middle, yep, that's bottles of fun right there :)
So if you are in love,check out the links before to see all the other polishes in the range. There are tons of shimmer, cremes, duochromes, flakies, glitter, and holos!
