Thursday, October 15, 2015

Swatch and Review: Hocus Pocus Mini Collection By LynBDesigns


Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have some swatches from LynBDesigns to share with you! I'm going to go ahead and spoil the review for you here - these are so good! I usually don't gravitate towards micro glitters but these all have great formulas and are super blingy and beautiful! The collection is inspired by the Sanderson sisters from Hocus Pocus which, admittedly, I've never seen (don't stone me!) but I love these nevertheless! 



The first polish in the collection is Sarah, based on the youngest sister. Sarah can best be described as a dense micro glitter in a pink jelly base. The addition of the scattered holo micro glitter in these is what makes them super special, in my opinion! Shown below in 2 coats plus topcoat, these dry to a shiny finish on their own but you guys know I always topcoat! The formula is a bit on the thicker side but I didn't have any issues getting these to spread across my nail in thin coats. 

LynBDesigns Sarah in indirect artificial lighting
LynBDesigns Sarah in direct artificial lighting 
Macro of Sarah
The second polish in the collection is Mary, inspired by the middle Sanderson sister. Okay, so this one was one of my two favorites. Mary is like Thanksgiving in a bottle! She can best be described as a coppery-brown micro glitter with scattered holo micro glitter in a brown jelly base. I felt like Mary was a touch sheerer than Sarah and wound up doing 3 thin coats, shown below. 3 coats will not only bring Mary to opacity, but it will also bring the color on your nail to the same depth as the bottle. Same formula as Sarah - thick but easy to do in thin coats, not chunky and a beautiful glitter displacement. 

LynBDesigns Mary in indirect artificial lighting
LynBDesigns Mary in direct artificial lighting
Macro of Mary 
The third in the collection is Winnie - inspired by the eldest Sanderson sister. Winnie is best described as a green, teal and yellow micro glitter in a green jelly base. Shown below in 3 thin coats plus topcoat, Winnie felt the sheerest to me of all 4 but deepened to a beautiful forrest green with three coats. Her formula felt more on the jelly side than any of the others, which I loved (I'm a sucker for jellies!) and though the formula was a bit on the thick side I had no issues with application. I love the little flashes of yellowy gold and teal in the midst of the green!

LynBDesigns Winnie in indirect artificial lighting
LynBDesigns Winnie in direct artificial lighting 
Macro of Winnie
The fourth and final polish in the collection is Thackery - my second favorite! Thackery can best be described as a black micro glitter with holo and purple micro glitter mixed in a black jelly base. The holo in Thackery is unreal! Its almost like a night sky on your nails. Thackery was more opaque like Sarah and only required two coats for maximum depth and opacity. The formula on Thackery is identical to the others, thicker - but easy to control and apply in thin coats. He dries to a glossy finish as well but I did two coats plus topcoat here.

LynBDesigns Thackery in indirect artificial lighting
LynBDesigns Thackery in direct artificial lighting 
Macro of Thackery 
So you probably want some details on how to get these pretties, right? They launch as a collection on October 23rd at 7PM EST at www.lynbdesigns.etsy.com. If you buy the three sisters, Sarah, Mary, and Winnie, Thackery comes home to live with you for free! Make sure you follow LynBDesigns on Instagram and Facebook for more news about the launch.

If you'd like to see my live swatch and review, click below!

Which one is your favorite from the collection? Are you a Hocus Pocus lover?

Thanks for reading!



14 comments:

  1. Sarah is totally my favourite of the bunch! Beautiful swatches, Pish x

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  2. These are gorgeous! And you need to watch Hocus Pocus!

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  3. These are all gorgeous and I love micro glitters!

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  4. These are all gorgeous and I love micro glitters!

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  5. These are all so freaking gorgeous, but you need to sit yourself down and watch Hocus Pocus ASAP!! #truth <3

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  6. These are all really pretty. And I'm with the others, watch the movie!

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  7. Gorgeous! I really like all of these and I usually shy away from microglitters lol.

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  8. Aren't they so much fun?! My post will be up later this week, but I adore your swatches!

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  9. Hocus Pocus is a great movie! The polishes look great, I love sparkly microglitters.

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  10. Ah the memories of this movie! Definitely makes me love these polishes that much more. Thackery is such a beauty!

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