Wet N Wild Fantasy Makers Tombstone Polish in Once Upon A Time

Hello Ladies!

Today I have another Halloween polish to share with you all!  Since I showed you all one of the Tombstone polishes this week, I decided to stick with that theme and show another one.

Once Upon A Time is a blackened jelly with tons of Medium Red Hex and microglitter. If you think you've seen something similar from Wet N Wild, you are correct! Once Upon A Time is a dupe for Spoiled Ants In My Pants, which is the same as Wet N Wild Behind Closed Doors. Yup, same polish, different bottle. However, we all know that I love the Tombstone bottles so having 3 bottles of the same polish in different bottles is ok, right? I'm not a hoarder, I swear! ;)

When I swatched Ants In My Pants, I wore it over black. This time, I decided to try this polish out on its own. Very different result!

This was INCREDIBLY Hard to capture for some reason. The light just caused all sorts of problems. At some angles, the glitter looks almost fiery - Red with glowing orange, but I think that has to do with wearing it alone versus over black. When I've worn this girl's dupes over black, the red is dominant. Go figure.

Details:
1 coat Peel Off Base Coat (Trust me, you don't wanna remove this kind of glitter with remover!)
3 coats Once Upon A Time
1 coat Gelous
1 coat Seche Vite

Despite having worn both Ants In My Pants and Behind Closed Doors, this polish is still gorgeous and worth having multiple bottles. I love that it looks amazing on its own, as well as layered over black. Alone, it looks almost fiery, the glitter shifting from Red to Fiery Orange/Red Depending on the light. Layered Over Black, the red glitter pops. Just a lovely combination either way you wear it.

Formula:
This polish is a bit thick, but that seems to help the glitter stick to the nail. No dragging, balding, running, etc. Not exactly perfect, but not problematic.

Application:
Despite the thickness of this polish and the density of the glitters, this baby was not a PITA to apply. The thickness of the jelly base seemed to help the glitters stay in place on the nail, and the density of the glitter meant no fishing for glitter or needing to dab to make sure the glitter wasn't just in one spot on the nail. However, since this is a bit on the thick side, I do recommend thinner coats to avoid a very thick manicure.  I used 2 coats for more opacity (it is a jelly base after all) but it was just fine with 2.  If you don't like sheer spots though, layer this over a black base. This glitter is also a bit thirsty, so if you like a smooth surface I'd slap on a coat of Gelous and Top Coat. 

Despite this being a re-named re-release of a polish that Wet N Wild has released twice before, it's still a gorgeous polish and another must have for those that are fans of red glitter.  Plus, the Tombstone bottle is just too cool to pass up!

What do you think of Once Upon A Time? Are you disappointed that WNW re-relased this polish as opposed to releasing something new?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

Spoiled by Wet N Wild: Ants In My Pants!

Hi guys! Hope you're having a great week! I'm having a rough time, but I wont get into that here. Suffice it to say that out of town hubs and sick kiddo plus my own anxiety isn't a good combination. But, lets talk polish, shall we?

Today is the start of my Spoiled marathon, and I thought I would start it off with a bang! I'm up to 29 Spoileds now, and it was tough to choose which one I wanted to share first, but this is such a showstopper that I just had to show it off!

This is Spoiled by Wet N Wild's Ants In My Pants, a veritable plethora of red hex and round large and microgiltters in a sheer black jelly base. It's very similar to Wet AN Wild's Behind Closed Doors, which was one of their LE polishes that I could never find out here. Ants seems to have more glitter than BCD, but otherwise is an exact dupe. Check this baby out!

Ants In My Pants, 2 coats over Black Creme:

Now THAT is gorgeous! I love red glitter, and this baby is just what the Dr. Ordered!

Formula was surprisingly good, a bit thick, but nothing that you can't work with. It is loaded with glitter, so no need to dap around on the nail to place the glitter. Dry time was very fast, and wear? Well, Ive been wearing this for 2 days now with no chips or wear. Impressive! The brush is still a PITA, but I'm getting used to it. I recommend not drinking coffee for at least 5 hours before using this brush, and never try to use this brush while drinking! ;)

I did layer it over Black Creme since it takes a good 3-4 heavy coats to reach opacity since the black jelly is very sheer, and I didn't want to use up a quarter of my bottle on one mani.  This polish is gonna require a backup bottle, and I plan on picking one up as soon as my anxiety chills out and I can drag both kids out to the store without panicking. :) If you only pick up one polish from this line? Make it this one. You won't be disappointed.

Have a great Thursday!

Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

P.S. I can't seem to find the Julep swatch I was going to post, but I have 2 more Julep's on the way so I'll re-swatch it with those.