Franken Horsenden & Holo Bomb

Hi there,


Today I'm bringing you another Franken which I have named Horsenden. I named this after a hill, close by to me. I love it up there so green and fresh. I mixed Essie Pretty Edgy, Sinful colours San Francisco & W7 Black. The sun was out so decided to use my holo top coat aswell.

Franken Horsenden: 2 coats
Holo Bomb: 2 coats
Top Coat: Seche Vite 

Hope you all enjoy and see you guys soon. 

Finding the perfect Green Holo

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I've been looking for the perfect Green holo, and did not want to buy or make a franken, without experimenting first. Application was not great, as I was just experimenting. I applied Sinful Colors San Francisco on my index and ring finger & Essie's Pretty Edgy on my middle and pinkie. 


I then applied Holo Bomb (franken top coat) on my index and middle finger and BK Diamond Duet 10 on my ring and pinkie finger. 


Here's the results.

I actually like San Francisco with BK Diamond Duet the best. What do you guys think?


I hope you all enjoy and hopefully see you again soon.

EPIC Haul

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This is my LONG awaited haul post that I've been promising. This started in September 2011, and I just kept purchasing. I was supposed to do a post on my holiday haul but didn't get a chance to get that done, I was waiting for some things to arrive, so decided to do a long post instead.


Here goes,

Stargazer Chrome, Revlon Galaxy, L.A Colors Voodoo, Golden Treasure & Cactus,Kiko 255, Miss Sporty New Black, Planet Pink & Blueberry 

Marks & Spencer, Longwear Nail Lacquer- Rainbow x 2, 17 Magnetic Polishes Grey, green & Purple
Fashionista Magnetism All Fired Up Red &  Forever Blue  

Hong Kong Haul

Konad Special Polishes in White & Black

Gold & Silver Beads for Nail art

OPI Muppets mini's

OPI Roadhouse Blue's, Lincoln Park After Dark, Crown Me Already,
Honk If You Love OPI & Missha JBL01

OPI Stranger Tides, Skull & Glossbones, & Mermaids Tears
(I got these from a fellow blogger) Sorry we didn't have much sun when I took this photo, so rushed and the bottles are facing the wrong way. :o(

Konad Princess Stamping Polish Black Pearl & Blue Pearl

My Catherine Arley Polishes FINALLY arrived last Friday. More holo's to add to my stash.

670, 666, 673, 805, 667, 676

Barry M Purple Foil & Croc Effect crackle polish

OPI Fiercely Fiona, Nail Envy Original & Poshe Top Coat

China Glaze 2nite, LOL & Gussied Up Green

Essie Jangle Bangle, Cocktail Bling, Bobbing for Baubles,
Set in Stones, Shine of the Times, As Gold as it Gets

Phew, that's it then. Definitely on a no buy for a couple of months, unless, I see a good deal or at least until I go through my stash of polishes which I've just ogled at and not even opened yet. LOL


I hope you all enjoy and hopefully see you again soon.

Essie Mademoiselle

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Today I'm bringing you Essie's Mademoiselle. I heard this was one of Essie's best selling polishes so decided to see what the hype was. In the bottle, I was like meh! what's the big fuss? Boy do I take that back! I LOVE everything about this polish, application was a bit dodgy at first, had streaking, but a second coat corrected this. But the colour- a milky pink is so elegant and sophisticated, I love how it made my hands look. I wore this two weekends in a row. Yeah, that's saying something, considering I'm trying to get through my stash of un-trieds. 

Essie Mademoiselle- 2 coats
Seche Vite Top Coat

Hope you guys enjoy and see you again soon. 

Nails Inc Motcomb Street, OPI Crown Me Already & Essie Set In Stones

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Today I'm bringing you a few polishes, thought I'd do a swatch of some of my polishes in my stash which I haven't had a chance to swatch yet. I'm also going to do a comparison. 

First of, Nails Inc's Motcomb Street. This is a gorgeous navy polish, perfect for the winter. This almost applied perfectly, it was nearly opaque in 1 coat, but decided to apply 2 as I had a bald spot here and there. Overall, I'm loving the formula and colour. 

Next up is OPI's Crown Me Already (Ms Universe Collection 2011) & Essie's Set In Stones (Luxeffects Collection 2011). They look quiet similar in the bottle, so thought I'd compare them. 

I applied 1 coat of CMA on my index finger & 1 coat of SIS on my ring finger. As I explained, they're quiet similar in the bottle. However, that's where the similarities end. 

Formula: CMA was more runny, and SIS was quite thick. (Good thick)

Glitter Particles: CMA has tiny, tiny micro glitters, SIS has micro glitters. Both have hex glitter particles, but SIS has a load more. 

Ok, so the next thing may seem weird, but this is a major thing for me. I dunno if this bothers you, but when I run my fingers along my nails, I like it to feel smooth, no scratches, no chips in the polish, no lump and bumps. 

Feel: As CMA has tiny micro glitters, and not a lot of hex glitter, this was super smooth after Seche Vite Top Coat, but as SIS has loads of hex glitters, it was a bit bumpy, even after a layer of Seche Vite. 

Nails Inc Motcomb Street: 2 coats
Index finger: OPI Crown Me Already:1 coat
Ring Finger: Essie Crown Me Already: 1 coat
Seche Vite Top Coat

CMA looks as though it has blue micro glitters, however it doesn't, I was impatient and MS hadn't dried properly, so it transferred to the glitters. My bad.


Overall, I actually prefer Essie's Set In Stones, even after the bad sensation it gives. LOL. Maybe I can apply 2 coats of Seche Vite. :o) I just like how with 1 coat it covers my whole nail. With CMA, it seems like I did not apply it properly, and was patchy, maybe because it does not have enough hex glitters? 

Hope you guys enjoy and see you again soon.  

Essie's Size Matters

Hi there, Today I'm bringing you Essie's Size Matters from the Winter 2011 collection. I was pleasantly surprised with the formulation of this polish. This was super opaque with 1 coat, however, I normally apply 2 coats, so it only felt right to apply 2 coats. I love this formulation, and wish all Essie's polish applied like this. 

Essie's Size Matters: 2 coats
Seche Vite Top Coat

Please excuse my cuticles and clean up, once again I was in a rush, as it was my sisters birthday and we were getting ready to go out. Sorry, I must make more of an effort to clean up properly. 

I hope you all enjoy and hopefully see you again soon.

Welcome & Essie's Raise Awareness

Welcome to my blog, Stamp 'n' Polish. I decided to start this blog, as I always got my nails did, at the salon. But recently, due to work, I can no longer get my acrylics, so I found an alternative, buying polish, and painting my nails on weekends. I've always had a huge collection, but never got round to actually using them all. My toes would be perfectly lacquered up, regardless of the season, even in the freezing London winters, because I still see my toes. ;o) I can't stand bald toe nails.

Essie's Raise Awareness: 3 coats

Anyways, my first blog will be review Essie's Raise Awareness polish. This polish is for Breast Cancer Awareness 2011. So, thought I'd get this in before the month is up. I love the colour. It's a beautiful bubble gum pink, and has a creme finish. However, the only downfall is it is very streaky, I had to apply 3 coats to get the opacity. I'm really impatient, and like polishes which are really pigmented and only needs 1 or 2 coats, because I hate sitting around waiting for polish to dry.  Excuse the untidiness, I was in a rush to go out.

I hope you all enjoy and hopefully see you again soon.