Pretty Jelly Which Way? and Curiouser and Curiouser

Hey everybody!  Last week when I was blogging about the new Back to School Brights collection by Pretty Jelly, I remembered that I had also purchased a couple of polishes several months ago from the Alice in Wonderland-themed Spring Curiouser and Curiouser collection.  While I've worn the polishes, I didn't get the chance to post about them yet due to "life happening."  So here they are, languishing no more!

I love Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and all things Alice-inspired.  The original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel have without a doubt produced style icons unlike any others in Alice and her Wonderland friends (and foes).  

First up I have the namesake polish from the collection, Curiouser and Curiouser.

"'Curiouser and curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English)." - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Curiouser and Curiouser is a gorgeous bright blue metallic linear holo.  It's somewhere between light and medium blue.  Just imagine the color of Alice's dress.  Then plug it into a magical electric socket!  The photos show two coats with topcoat.

I'm LATE!

Next I have Which Way?, a lilac scattered/linear hybrid that looks very faintly grey-tinged in indirect lighting.

"Soon her eye fell on a little glass box that was lying under the table: she opened it, and found in it a very small cake, on which the words `EAT ME' were beautifully marked in currants...She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, `Which way? Which way?', holding her hand on the top of her head to feel which way it was growing..." - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Which Way? is a soft and different sort of neutral.  I always say that my personal neutral polish is purple, and Which Way? is an especially good option if you're in the mood for a paler hue.  The tiny smattering of grey gives it an elegant feel.  This is also two coats with topcoat.

Well...if you insist...

Aren't these colors delightful? :)  You can find the Curiouser and Curiouser collection and many other fabulous offerings by Liz and Pretty Jelly on Etsy.

As always, thank you for reading, and have a lovely day. <3

Pretty Jelly Goes Back to School

Hey everybody!  Yes, it's me.  Hugs and kisses all around!

Nothing brings one out of dormancy quite like a new collection from a favorite brand.  The Pretty Jelly Back to School Brights collection is a fabulous array of *this close to neon* scattered/linear holos that is even prettier in person than in photos.  The colors are a nod to all those grammar school memories we have...well, to be totally honest, we 70's grammar school kids didn't exactly have neon things yet, but I digress...

All the polishes here dry very quickly to a semi-matte finish.  I used top coat on each because, of course, I like to shine.  Let's take a look! 

First up is a polish so full of yumness that it may very well be caloric:  Scented Markers.



Scented Markers were NOT invented in the 1970's.  But never mind that...look at this gorgeous purple!  I would describe it as mulberry-tinged bright orchid.  How's that for specific?  

Next we have every kid's favorite thing in the world:  Pop Quiz!  Ah, I can still remember the sounds of groaning across the classroom...

Pop Quiz is described as coral, but on me it's a gentle apricot.  It's a good bit brighter in indirect light.  I used three coats of this one to cover up Mr. VaNeLi.  I wore this one this week for three days before it finally gave in and chipped. 

The last Back to School polish I have is a lovely bright pink called Book Fair.  I loved Book Fair time.  I bought the coolest ever coloring book once that looked just like those popular adult coloring books around today.  I'm such a visionary. :)

Book Fair is the most linear-leaning holo of the three.  This hot pink is bright, sparkly and electric.

Be sure to check out the Back to School Brights collection on Etsy for the rest of the collection!  I cannot recommend Pretty Jelly enough for consistently good formulas, interesting color choices, and yes - intelligent polish names. 

As always, thank you for reading, and have a lovely day! <3

Pretty Jelly A Novel Christmas Collection... and a Giveaway!

Hey everybody!  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving last week.  Anytime I get 4 days off in a row AND get to hang out with Mr. Sweets is a wonderful time for me. Not to mention, Thanksgiving is just a special time, period. :)

I have been out of commission for a couple of weeks due to some rather inconvenient breakage, but I'm back tonight with the new Christmas collection from the incomparable Pretty Jelly.  The collection, entitled A Novel Christmas, is comprised of six beautiful holo shades all named after well-known Christmas stories.

I will begin by saying that all six of these had great formulas with little or no cleanup.  And you know how much I love creator Liz's fabulously classy polish names. ;)

The Night Before is an indigo blue scattered/linear hybrid holo.  I probably don't need to tell you that my love of all things indigo was further deepened with this beauty.  This is the color of the velvety night sky that saw the arrival of St. Nicholas during the Clement Moore family's long winter's nap.

Christmas Carol is a raspberry red linear holo.  This gorgeous polish has enough gold shimmer to impress even Ebenezer Scrooge...AND all the Spirits.  Well, maybe not Christmas Future...that guy was incorrigible! :P

He may be a mean one, but The Grinch's namesake polish is totally wonderful.  The color is a slightly darker emerald with a blue and pink shimmer.  It is quite the chameleon in different lighting...Christmas fir one minute, seasick crocodile the next!  Cindy Lou (and Whoville) - approved!

Poor Jim and Della.  They just got all crossed up.  Oh well, at least Della's new short 'do won't affect her nails. :P  Gift of Magi is a navy blue linear holo with gold flecks.  It's a true navy and doesn't have the violet tone of The Night Before.

I love Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, but I confess, the opening notes of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy always give me a mental picture of giggly, rotten little kids tiptoeing around at night to peak inside their Christmas presents. :P  But hey, there's nothing naughty about this Sugar Plum Fairy!  It's a medium-deep orchid purple with a lovely linear holo.  Yikes, this is yummy.

 

Polar Express is the most complex polish of the collection.  It's loaded in tiny blue and pink shimmer, which gives it a charcoal foil appearance indoors.  In the sun, it's a multicolored light show in a nearly black base.  It looks as wintry and magical as the ride aboard the famous Christmas train. 

Pretty Jelly's stunning A Novel Christmas collection is available on Etsy.  But, hey!  How would you like to win it? :)  Liz of Pretty Jelly is very graciously sponsoring my giveaway - one prize of the entire A Novel Christmas collection!  This giveaway is for US only and will run through midnight, 12/12/14.  Good luck on winning this beautiful set from Pretty Jelly!

As always, thank you for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3


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Pretty Jelly Velvet

Hey everybody!  We've made it through Friday!  I am pretty excited about the weekend due to the fact that my sister and brother-in-law are having their annual Marsh Madness Halloween party tomorrow night.  This year's theme is circus/freak show, and the costumes everybody is wearing sound pretty great.  Oh, and then there's all that party food.  My sister is making baby corn dogs.  But I digress.

Tomorrow night may be filled with the creepy and somewhat disturbing, but tonight it's all about more elegance.  I have the final polish from the Pretty Jelly Rich Fabrics trio, Velvet.

Mercy!!  Look at this baby.  Velvet is a navy-charcoal (!!!) base filled with all the holographic colors of the rainbow.  This is one beautiful polish.

I used three coats of Velvet for the photos.  While all three of the polishes in the Rich Fabrics collection are beyond lovely, I believe Velvet is my personal winner.  Be sure to check out my reviews for Brocade and Embroidery and tell me your favorite from the collection. 

I die.

Pretty Jelly polishes are 5-free and available for purchase on Etsy.  For international orders, check out MeiMei's Signatures and Edgy Polish.
 
I can't stop staring at my own photos.  Should that embarrass me?  Because it doesn't.  I'm also totally not sorry I just ate a donut hole at 9:30 p.m. either.

 I hope you've enjoyed ogling the Rich Fabrics collection as much as I've enjoyed wearing them.  Thank you for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3

Pretty Jelly Embroidery

Hey everybody!  I hope your day has been fabulous.  Weather update:  it's still in the upper 80's, and I'm still sweating.  Thought you'd all like to know that.

Well, on a much lighter note, I have another warm and cozy shade from Pretty Jelly's new Rich Fabrics collection to show you, and this one is another beauty.  First we saw the lovely and complex Brocade...now meet the elegant Embroidery.

 

Embroidery is a gorgeous, spruce-like green with a tiny dash of a blue undertone and tons of golden shimmer.  This polish is just as fascinating as Brocade in that it looks like a velvety foil in the shade.  It even applies like a foil...very easily for low-level painters like myself!

But add some light, and that scattered/linear holo effect bursts onto the scene seemingly out of nowhere.  Embroidery clearly leads a double life, and I LOVE it!!  That is normally a bad trait in a human being; but hey, this is nail polish.  I'll let it slide this time.  And there is just something about the holographic effect that was meant to go with green.  Am I wrong here?  I think it's the reptilian look it creates.

This is not your grandma's embroidery.

AHHHH...it's just so pretty.  No doilies here, folks...just good stuff. 

You can find Embroidery in the Pretty Jelly Etsy store.  Check out all of creator Liz's beautiful polishes.  She not only makes super-interesting creations, but she gives them the most charmingly intelligent names.  No "Leprechaun Guts" or anything of the classless persuasion. :)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3

Pretty Jelly Brocade

Hey everybody!  How was your Wednesday?  That good, huh?  I was so hot today that I wondered if I was going to experience some good ol' Charles Dickens-esque spontaneous combustion and burst into flames. 

I'm hot all the time.  I hate being hot.  Fortunately though, all these cozy-looking new fall polish colors aren't increasing my already elevated body temperature! :)  And have I got a lovely one to show you today...Pretty Jelly creator Liz has designed a trio called the Rich Fabrics collection, inspired by, you guessed it, luxurious fabrics.  

Today I am showing the decadent Brocade.  Mmmmm!

Brocade is described as a blackened plum with a strong gold shimmer.  It's a linear/scattered hybrid holo.  Maybe I'm nuts, but I think that in indirect light, Brocade looks like a really lovely and shimmery light golden brown.  Maybe I'm sleepier than I thought.

Brocade is every bit as rich-looking as its name suggests.  I imagine this will also be quite versatile due to its utterly delicious ambiguity. :D  I used three coats of Brocade for the photos, and application was typical Pretty Jelly perfect.
 

Isn't Brocade gorgeous?  Still drooling too much to answer that?  YES it is!!  

Final thoughts:  Brocade (the polish) shall grace my person way more than brocade (the fabric) will.  Brocade fabric, while extremely elegant, is just...hot. :(

You can find Brocade and all Pretty Jelly polishes on Etsy.  Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3

Autumn Leaves Are Falling: Pretty Jelly Maple

Hey everybody!  It's October, it's Friday, and it's actually supposed to be in the 50's in the morning.  Things are pretty good.  Throw a beautiful new autumnal polish into the mix, and things get even better!  

What is it about the calendar's announcing the beginning of autumn that makes us want to break out our fall polishes?  It sure isn't because I've broken out the boots, or scarves, or even long sleeves.  I personally start thinking of all the colors of the changing leaves.  And because I have a good imagination, I can *imagine* a cool puff of wind or two.  But back to the leaves...*SEGUE ALERT*...today I have one of the new polishes from the Pretty Jelly Fall Splendor collection.  Pretty Jelly creator Liz says the polishes in the collection are inspired by fall foliage.  I fell in love with Maple, a deep orange-red holo.  ORANGE??!!

Oh, but yes.

It's a banner day here at the Reverie:  I have found an orange that I like on me.  Yes...yes, I have. :)  Maple is a stunning linear holo that has that nice, respectable look in the shade and then explodes into a full-blown party in the light.  

I used three coats of Maple to cover up Mr. VaNeLi and his photo-bombing self.  Application with Pretty Jelly holos is always smooth and problem-free, and Maple is no exception. :)

Is it me, or is Maple absurdly delicious?  Well, yeah, I know maple syrup is...but THIS Maple is crazy beautiful.  I suddenly have the urge to eat pancakes and jump in a leaf pile.

Maple and the other Fall Splendor beauties are available for $12 each in Pretty Jelly's Etsy store.  Liz truly makes impeccable works of polish art. :)

Hmmmm...me and orange.  What's next, a Hatfield and McCoy weekend picnic??  Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely evening! <3

A Fantasy in Magenta: Pretty Jelly Dragon Breath

Hey everybody!  How are you like my Pretty Jelly holo features this week?  As much as I love wearing them, I love taking pictures of them even more.  They are so perfect that they make it easy to get a good one. :)  I saved for last a smokin' hot pink linear lovely called Dragon Breath. 

Um.  Wow.  Fire in the house!!  That is some HOT magenta going on there.  And look at all the blue shimmer in that color shift.  It nearly blew out my lens due to the insane sparkle.  It's hard to imagine that Dragon Breath is yet another well-behaved and office-friendly polish, but it is.  It looks like a harmless metallic until you turn your hand near a spotlight...and BAM.  They'll be calling you "Vegas" before you clock out.

Named for the Dragon's Breath opal, Dragon Breath pulls really blue on me, which I love.  It's a delicious hybrid of raspberry jam and a lava lamp.  Hmmm...that doesn't sound delicious, but trust me, it's crazy gorgeous.  Click on the photo for a closer look.  Go ahead.  Are you sitting down? :P  I used 2 coats of Dragon Breath for photos.  This baby is super pigmented, and Mr. VaNeLi was nowhere to be seen! :)

And last, but not least, Dragon Breath has my VERY favorite quality in a polish:  it makes me look even whiter!  YESSSS!!

So...I really hope I've helped convince you that you need some Pretty Jelly in your life.  And I have to tell you what a sweet young lady creator Liz is...I sent my dear friend Emily of Must.Stash some Pretty Jelly for her birthday, and LOOK and how Miss Liz packaged it up...proof positive she's an amazing artist. <3

You can purchase Pretty Jelly polishes at Etsy, and Liz is having a restock tomorrow! :)

As always, thanks for reading, and have a lovely day!

The Smell of Rainbows: Pretty Jelly Petrichor

Hey everybody...welcome to my Reverie, where all is sparkly, and quite often extremely sparkly. :)  Did my last post make you want some more Pretty Jelly holo-tastic goodness?  Well, your wish is my command!  Tonight's polish is unbelievably impressive, and like Roseate, has qualities of both an office-friendly color and an attention-getting party for your fingers. 

Enter Petrichor.

"Petrichor: the scent of rain on dry earth, or the scent of dust after rain."

Now that's the smell of one amazing holo, dusty or not.  I daresay Petrichor's bottle will NOT get dusty due to the numerous times I shall be sporting it in the future.  Pretty Jelly creator Liz describes Petrichor as "a taupe/grey holo with purple undertones."  It's all true.  Oh, and don't forget that rainbow that's pretty much everywhere you look. 

It may be a smell, but the word petrichor brings to mind a carved stone gargoyle, brought to life by evil forces to wreak havoc on the streets of Tokyo...PETRICHORRRRRR!!  Yes, I watched Space Giants as a youth.  

The slightly enigmatic color(s) of Petrichor looks quite earthy and stony to me.  This is another one of those tricky ones where it looks like a respectable taupe and then explodes into multi-colored madness at the turn of your wrist. :) I applied three hassle-free coats of this prismatic beauty for the photos.  *Sigh*

What do you all think of Petrichor?  You don't see this color every day.  It's hard to define and has ME written all over it. :D

Pretty Jelly polishes are 5-free and are available on Etsy, Mei Mei's Signatures, and Edgy Polish.  Go check out Liz's beautiful creations! 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! :)

Feminine and Fabulous: Pretty Jelly Roseate

Hey everybody!  I have such a lovely polish to show you today.  I recently placed a Mother's Day sale order with Pretty Jelly, one of my very favorite indie brands, and got three lovely new holos from the Spring/Summer collection.  I was going to post all of them together, but they are too gorgeous to simply lump together into one post.  So today I will start with an exquisite shade...with a heavy dash of awesome...Roseate.

"Roseate: rose-colored / optimistic"

One reason Liz of Pretty Jelly is one of my very favorite polish designers is because she names her polishes the most wonderfully intellectual names.  You simply can't imagine a Pretty Jelly polish called "Vulture Vomit" or "My Real Name is Mrs. Clooney".  Another reason is because I love Every.Single.Thing she makes!! :/  Roseate is even lovelier than I thought it would be: a delicious pinky-rosy-nude that plays office nicely but explodes in the sunlight.  I'm serious.  It looks like a very well-behaved neutral, but pass by a window, and your secret's out! :)

I'm sorry...is it just me, or is this divine? :)  I'm not usually one to brag about something looking good on me, but I absolutely LOVE Roseate on me.  It seems to have been designed for my skin tone.  And that gorgeous holo flash! <3  I used two coats, and as with other Pretty Jelly holos, did not need to do anything special for the application.

Do you love Roseate as much as I do?  Roseate and other beautiful polishes can be purchased on Etsy.  But be forewarned:  Liz doesn't make anything that isn't stunning. :)  Stay tuned for more holo goodness later here in my Reverie!!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3

Spook-tacular Halloween with Pretty Jelly! (Pic Heavy)

Hey everybody!  Today I'm continuing my Halloween polish posts with one of my very favorite indie brands, Pretty Jelly.  Liz is a super talented polish designer, and I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I'll want everything she makes. :)  The Pretty Jelly Halloween collection is yet another fun and interesting group of polishes...oh, and they have the best names EVER.

All my bottles are minis, hence the artistic bottle shots. :D  

First is Witch Outfit?  I mean, even a witch has trouble narrowing down her pointy shoe choices for the party, right? ;) 

Witch Outfit? is a grape purple shimmer jelly.  It's sheer and can be worn layered, but I am showing it with 3 coats by itself.  This is a great purple, and the shimmer is gorgeous.

It looks like electric grape soda!  Count me in!

Next is a fantastic black jelly topper called Ghouls Night Out...heh heh...

I layered one coat of Ghouls Night Out over one coat of Sally Hansen Black Out.  The glitter applied smoothly and evenly.

Ghouls Night Out is a combination of multicolored hexes and squares.  I love the squares in this!

Next up in the Halloween collection is DJ BOOgi3...I'm sorry, but is that the most hilarious name or what? :D  Apparently the Boogeyman likes mixing and scratching...
 

But hey, there's nothing but awesomeness about this scattered holo!   It's a dark grey that almost looks brown due to the heavy gold/orange in the holo shimmer.  It's quite unusual.  I used two coats with no top coat.

DJ BOOgi3 has a sort of neutral holo color.

Next up we have the polish that made me 1) Crack up laughing at the name, and 2) Actually WANT an orange polish...Give it up for Sexy Pumpkin!!

Oh my...that name just kills me. :P  But would you LOOK at that beautiful shimmer??  Good grief, Charlie Brown!

Sexy Pumpkin is a bit sheer and can be layered.  I used 3 coats by itself.  It's a bright and shimmery orange, and it still looks awful on me, but I DON'T GIVE A FLIP!  Sometimes you just gotta shimmer like this...even if it's orange. :)

I saved my favorite from the Halloween collection for last.  Yes, it's true...zombies need love too.  It must be awfully lonely being gross all the time, eating brains and smelling like rot.  Don't you want Zombody to Love??

UGH!!  Isn't this the most delicious swamp green mess ever??  Zombody to Love is quite sheer, so I did layer it.  It is absolutely filled with beautiful gold shimmer and gold and green hexes.  There are also some black hearts, although I wasn't able to find one in my mini bottle.  It's okay though...there's definitely enough here to keep me interested! 

Swamp sludge never looked so fetching...this is two coats over one coat of Zoya Ray.

I hope you love the Pretty Jelly Halloween collection as much I do...and remember:  creepy CAN be classy!

Pretty Jelly polishes can be purchased on Etsy, Mei Mei's Signatures, and Edgy Polish.  Check out all of Liz's fantastically unusual polishes!  Pretty Jelly polishes are 3-free and cruelty-free.

Thanks for stopping by, and polish at your own risk! ;)