Saturday, 4 April 2015

Hey, Swatch It! Octopus Party Witches Get Stitches

Hey y'all!

First off... happy birthday to me!  I am turning 39 for the very first time this year (because I will not be going through the door marked "40"), so that's pretty momentous.   I'll be giving you a recap of the birthday festivities on Monday, but today is all about the swatching.  Last fall, I bought several of Octopus Party Nail Lacquer's Halloween line, and I've already swatched all the full-size bottles I bought, but I also grabbed some minis because I wasn't sure if I would love them or not.  Unfortunately they've been sitting in my untrieds for 6 months now, so I figured it was time to show a little love.  The first one I have to show you is Witches Get Stitches.

Swatch and review of Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Witches Get Stitches.

Witches Get Stitches is a fuchsia-leaning purple with red and purple glitters (maybe some blue?), gold shimmer and some kind of holo sparkle.  It's really quite lovely with a lot of depth and a bit of magic bottled inside.  These swatches all show 3 coats, no top coat.

Swatch and review of Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Witches Get Stitches.

Application was a bit on the thick side compared to other polishes I've tried from Dave, but that may just be because it's been sitting for 6 months.  It was very workable and even the first coat went on pretty smoothly.  It dries to a fairly glossy, slightly bumpy finish, but top coat will smooth it out.

Swatch and review of Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Witches Get Stitches.

It's actually pretty well-packed with gold shimmer that I had the hardest time photographing, unfortunately, but thankfully I was able to capture the flashes of holo microglitter/shimmer throughout.  Unfortunately none of my macros came out, so sad panda is me.  If you dig this jelly like I dig this jelly, come back on Wednesday to see what I did with it!

Swatch and review of Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Witches Get Stitches.

Hope you're all enjoying your Easter weekend (and maybe tipping a glass back in honor of my birthday - tag me on social media in a pic if you are!)!  I'll see you Monday!