A Wonderful RAOK That Brightened My Day!

I just got a wonderful RAOK that brightened my day. It completely made my day and I wanted to publicly thank the wonderful sender even if I can't name her! She knows who she is and I completely appreciate every single one of these polishes!

Catherine Arley 946

Now I was recently sent a secret swap gift that included a bunch of Catherine Arley Polishes. This was teh only Catherine Arley in the package I did not already have so its the only one I have not yet shared with you.  This one is a a red jelly that is packed with a red and gold glitter that borders on glass flecks. Its kind of halfway between being a glass fleck and a larger micro glitter. Lets call this micro glass flecks! Now while there was a lot of concern a year or so ago with http://beautycosmetic.biz and the lack of packaging materials, it has gotten much much better and have not heard of any issues in the last year with shipments. I know lots of people who have ordered problem free so I would not worry about the initial growing pains of the company and shipping issues of years past! 

Secret Flower & Snowflake Exchange Take ONE

So as you all know by now I organize worldwide nail polish swaps on a fairly consistent basis. This time around instead of playing twice like normal I had to play a third time when someone refused to send to the person she was given. I was not going to allow a wonderful sweet girl go without a gift (and this girl was is one of the sweetest) so thus I had to play a third time to make sure she was not without a gift.

So today I got the first gift in this exchange. Now we do give wishlists, likes and dislikes, along with a list of what we already have when getting matches. So I found this gift very big surprise.

Now I was surprised when I opened it to find it was all in one piece as I could here things banging around in the box and assumed something broke. How in the world did everything arrive in one piece? She must have known what she was doing! Everything safe and sound

First up three bright reds. I am not sure I can pull off reds of this tone since I am so pink skinned but we will see. They all look identical in the photo but the PASTEL one is slightly different than the other two as it has shimmer in it.

Next up three Catherine Arley polishes. I already have the first two so feel free to click on the Catherine Arley tag to see swatches of those two. The other one is a bright red. Similar to those above but a tad darker.

Another pink. By a brand called PASTEL which I have never heard of)

Lastly an almost black Catrice (called Back To Black)

And the card.

Catherine Arley Holographic Nail Polish Swatches - And A Pink I Love And Will Wear!!!

For those of you who love holographic colours, but find most too pale and unsaturated colour wise - here is the solution - Catherine Arley Polishes. AMAZING!! Bright deep colour saturated and CHEAP!!! (A-England level awesomeness - really!!)

Let me start by saying how AMAZING these are! A friend sent me a care package from Bulgaria awhile back and in it were these 5 beauties (along with a non holographic polish by this brand I will show you at a later date). Seriously people. These are not pastels. These are BRIGHT saturated colour. And the pink is SOOOO deep and gorgeous (yes, I just called a pink gorgeous!!!) and almost red it may even be my favourite. Apparently pigs are flying, hell has frozen over and the fat lady is singing. BECAUSE I LOVE THIS PINK!!!!

676 - pretty,  yet the standard silver holographic polish. I would put this at the bottom of your shopping list as there are so many more vibrant and unique colours!!

The mystery polish. The label is missing and I have searched the internet high and low and can not find a teal-green holo by the brand anywhere! It also has a black lid instead of a white one. Not sure what that means!! But stunning!

673 - deep dark eggplant purple holo. STUNNING!

666 - A pinky purple colour. My least favourite of the bunch. Too pinky. Not that I am complaining AT ALL! My mom will LOVE LOVE LOVE it, and I might even try it on my toes sometime this summer!!

677 - The pink that is so amazing it turned ME into a believer. Seriously. Its almost red its so bright and vibrant and it just glows. It is the most amazing holographic colour I have ever seen. I seriously love it more than the eggplant!! (Yes, I am considering seeking medical advice. I MUST be losing it!!)

Now forgive all the shots, but one shot wasn't  enough. These were taken inside on a cloudy rainy day. So imagine them in the sunlight!!

These can be purchased here and the best part? They are under 2.00 each!!!!