Frankenstine Polish Forrest Gump Collection, Part 2

I give you Part 2 of swatches from the Forrest Gump collection by Frankenstine Polish. Let's start with:

Bubba Gump Shrimp by Frankenstine Polish

Bubba Gump Shrimp, inspired by the seafood restaurant in the film, is a glitter combo of medium blue hexes, small red hexes, blue and red microglitter, and white bar glitter in a light pink base that has a subtle gold shimmer. To illustrate the versatility of this polish, I've swatched it both alone and over a coral base (OPI I Eat Maine-ly Lobster):

 

I used:

Sephora by OPI Base Coat

2 coats OPI I Eat Maine-ly Lobster

     + 2 coats Frankenstine Polish Bubba Gump Shrimp (index/pinky)

4 coats Frankenstine Polish Bubba Gump Shrimp (middle/ring)

Essie Good to Go Top Coat

Here are a couple of close up shots to show you the difference between the polish alone and over the OPI base:

Here, you can see the subtle golden shimmer this polish has:

Next up from this collection is:

Jen-nay by Frankenstine Polish

Jen-nay, named after Forrest's childhood friend, is a glitter topper containing small pink holo glitter, yellow flower glitters, and blue-green/teal-ish holo bar glitters in a clear base. I love the girly-ness that is this polish, and I decided to layer this over Essie Play Date:

I used:

Sephora by OPI Base Coat

2 coats Essie Play Date

2 coats Frankenstine Polish Jen-nay

Seche Vite Top Coat

There was some curling with the flower glitters, but the usual fix (a good coat of Seche Vite) worked fine.

Check out the holo goodness in this glitter topper!

Last but not least in this collection, I bring you:

Forrest Gump by Frankenstine Polish

Forrest Gump, whose inspiration is self-explanatory, is a combination of medium periwinkle and navy blue hexes, medium and small white squares, and blue microglitters in a color shift base (to blue). The following swatches shows Forrest Gump over OPI Black Onyx and alone:

I used:

Sephora by OPI Base Coat

2 coats OPI Black Onyx/2 coats Frankenstine Polish Forrest Gump (index/pinky)

4 coats Frankenstine Polish Forrest Gump (middle/ring)

Essie Good to Go Top Coat

These polishes can be purchased (as a set) directly from Christine. Send her an email at frankenstinepolishes@earthlink.net or kik her at FrankenstinePolish, and she'll set you up with an invoice. Check out the Frankenstine Polish Facebook page and Christine's IG (@christineambrosia) for other swatches and announcements.

Enjoy the collection!

NOTE: These polishes were sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.

Frankenstine Polish: Forrest Gump Collection, Part 1

So.. I basically failed my 31 Day Challenge. To make up for it at this point, I'm bringing you a sneak peek at the latest collection by Frankenstine Polish: 

Forrest Gump Collection

First off, I have Life Is Like... Based on the memorable Forrest Gump quote "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." 

Life is Like... by Frankenstine Polish

This polish, like the quote describes, contains black microglitter and brown holo microglitter in a chocolate brown to copper-y base.

Like the quote says, you never know what you're gonna get. Bam! This baby also has a subtle holo shimmer to it as shown below:

I used:

Sephora by OPI Base Coat

2 coats Frankenstine Polish Life Is Like

Essie Good to Go Top Coat

Next up from the Forrest Gump collection, I have Lt. Dan:

Lt. Dan by Frankenstine Polish

Lt. Dan is a glitter topper inspired by the character of the same name: Lt. Dan Taylor. This topper contains large gold hexes and red stars, medium green hexes and blue microglitters in a clear base. I did experience glitter curling with the larger glitters (i.e., the gold hexes and red stars), but this was fixable with a good coat of Seche Vite. Considering the color scheme of the glitters involved, I thought this topper would be perfect over Life Is Like:

Don't you think Life Is Like accentuates each aspect of this topper amazingly?!

I used:

Sephora by OPI Base Coat

2 coats Frankenstine Polish Life Is Like

2 coats Frankenstine Polish Lt. Dan

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

These polishes can be purchased (as a set) directly from Christine. Send her an email at frankenstinepolishes@earthlink.net or kik her at FrankenstinePolish, and she'll set you up with an invoice. Check out the Frankenstine Polish Facebook page and Christine's IG (@christineambrosia) for other swatches and announcements.

Keep a look out for swatches of the other polishes from this collection in Part 2!

NOTE: These polishes were sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.

Day 14 of 31 Day Challenge: Frankenstine Polish "Welcome to Bon Temps"

As I have previously reviewed, I have another True Blood themed polish by the lovely Christine of Frankenstine Polish:

Welcome to Bon Temps by Frankenstine Polish

Welcome to Bon Temps, named for the city in which True Blood takes place is a pretty, pretty red jelly polish with various types and sizes of red glitter throughout. This would be great to top over a red creme, and it's buildable on its own. I swatched both alone and over a red polish below:

I used:

Sephora by OPI Base Coat

3 coats Frankenstine Polish Welcome to Bon Temps (index/pinky)

2 coats OPI Color So Hot It Berns/2 coats Frankenstine Polish Welcome to Bon Temps (middle)

Essie Good to Go Top Coat

Accent nail:

Sephora by OPI Base Coat

China Glaze: Pelican Gray

OPI: Color So Hot It Berns

Essie Good to Go Top coat

There was a difference in results between the 2. I did notice slight curling of a couple of hexes when I used this polish over the red base, but when used alone, this wasn't an issue. As always, the glitter curling can typically be resolved with a good top coat. Here are a couple of comparison shots of Welcome to Bon Temps alone (3 coats) and over Color So Hot It Berns (2 coats/2 coats):

In the following swatch, you can better see the jelly consistency compared to over the red base:

This close up is a better view of the holo nature of some of the red bars present in this red jelly:

Welcome to Bon Temps and other Frankenstine Polishes can be purchased through Christine directly by emailing her at FrankenstinePolishes@earthlink.net. Just shoot her an email, and she'll set you up with an invoice! Check out the Frankenstine Polish Facebook page and follow Christine on Instagram for updates, previews, and other swatches of other polishes from her line.

NOTE: This polish was sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.

Day 12 of 31 Day Challenge: Frankenstine Polish "Shift Change at Merlotte's

So depending on how you look at it, this post is either really late or really early. Either way, I just decided to call this Day 12. I had this idea since I received this polish from Christine, and I finally had a chance to try it using:

Shift Change at Merlotte's by Frankenstine Polish

Christine did it again with this True Blood inspired glitter topper. Shift Change at Merlotte's, inspired by the restaurant uniforms that Sookie wore in the ever so popular TV series, contains a combination of green and white micro glitters, white hexes, and mini holo green bar glitters! When deciding what base colors to use this over, I figured what better way to let these colors stand out than dark shades; thus:

I used:

Sephora by OPI Base Coat

2 coats OPI Black Onyx (index/pinky) - BO

2 coats theBalm/Hot Ticket The Grass Is(n't) Always Greener (middle) - GIAG

2 coats Frankenstine Polish Shift Change at Merlotte's 

Essie Good to Go Top Coat

While I was photographing different aspects of this polish, I thought I'd try out some close ups:

                   Over Black Onyx              Over The Grass Is(n't Always Greener)

Here's a comparison of Shift Change at Merlotte's over the 2 colors 

(L: GIAG, R: BO)

Like the other Frankensine Polishes that I have, this one did not disappoint. One coat of this glitter topper was enough to cover the whole nail, but I added an additional coat for evenness. I didn't experience curling with the large, white hexes like I would typically expect with larger glitters so that's definitely a plus. 

You can purchase this polish from Christine directly. Just email her at frankenstinepolishes@earthlink.net, and she'll set you up with an invoice. Check out the Frankenstine Polish Facebook page and follow Christine on Instagram for other swatches of this polish and others that this line has to offer.

NOTE: This polish was sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.