Continuing on the Quirius swatches... apologies because I did these swatches at dusk and didn't have the benefit of sunshine to really bring out the prettiness. :)
Erin Island (excuse the glitter that's all over my fingers)
Like the other vibrant cremes I've used so far, this one was somewhat hard to apply: streaky for the first two coats, fine by the third, dries non-glossy (but nothing that a glossy topcoat won't fix). For $3, you can't complain too much. I LOVE how "minty" this color is but I think I may want to jelly it up by adding clear polish -- it's a little too flat on the nail for me as is.
I was on the phone with my friend Erin and when I told her I was applying Erin Island, she was like, "Oh, that's a green, right?" Apparently, the name Erin is Gaelic -- cute because my friend is Turkish -- and it's a poetic sort of name for Ireland (or is otherwise associated with the color green or something like that). Learn something new every day...
Royal Glitter
This one was a really nice glitter: it's very fine and smooth. It takes about five layers to get to the opacity here but the polish is thin enough that the extra layers don't get clumpy.
The website lists it as "Glitting Rainbow" but I'm going to assume they meant "Glittering". It's a chunky holo glitter which takes about five coats to get to the opacity shown above (i.e. not too opaque). It would make a great holo topcoat though I actually kind of like that it's not completely opaque.
...because every nail polish company needs a polish of this name or of this sentiment? I didn't use topcoat here but with topcoat, it'd be a stunner. As it is, it's a deep red jelly (looks like a rich strawberry jam to me, yum) with fine red glitter suspended inside. The glitter is not so packed in that it looks like a glitter polish. It's much more subtle and I think it's absolutely gorgeous: it glows from inside when light hits it. (This one is a must-see close-up: click on the pic for a bigger one.)
Chapel of Love
This is Barbie chewing pink bubble gum. It was much easier to apply than the other cremes and is a great basic girlygirl pink.
