Saturday, 12 January 2013

Review and swatches of Darling Diva polishes (Ménage à Trois, BJ, Leprechaun's Gold, Sugar Rush)

Hello lovelies,

My days of exploring indie brands continue, today I'll show you four Darling Diva polishes. I've got here awesome neon glitter polish, one for St. Patrick's Day and two Valentine's Day polishes!

Carrie created the Darling Diva brand in March 2012 and since then produced number of drool-worthy polishes. Carrie says: "I have a passion for polish and love putting things together to satisfy my sweet tooth for all things glitter :)".



Sugar Rush - mix of big neon hex glitters in a clear base complemented with small square and fine rainbow glitters. Overall, an amazing mixture that just 'pops out' over white. I feel like I have neon confetti on my nails, it's so pretty! It applied easily but I did have to play a little bit with the glitter placement. Polish dried fast and in the end I've used topcoat to smooth the surface.

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Sugar Rush

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Sugar Rush

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Sugar Rush

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Sugar Rush




Leprechaun's Gold - fine green holographic glitter mixed with same-sized gold glitter in a clear base. I have applied one coat over Color Club Give Me A Hint and A England Camelot. Leprechaun's Gold has a high amount of glitter in it so the layer is quite dense. I think it would take three layers if applied alone. It dries fast but slightly gritty so I have used topcoat. It's a great polish for St. Patrick's Day!

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Leprechaun's Gold

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Leprechaun's Gold

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Leprechaun's Gold




BJ - medium pink linear holographic polish with bigger holo glitters. BJ is supposed to be a part of this year's Valentine's Day collection. It has a good formula that goes on easily not like some holos that are patchy. I'm wearing two thicker coats which were enough for a full coverage. It dried fast with Seche Vite topcoat. Very nice holo creation, the extra glitters add something interesting to it.

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva BJ

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva BJ

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva BJ

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva BJ




Ménage à Trois - mix of different colour hex glitters in a light pink jelly base. The polish is very sparkly in real life. I wanted to show you swatches alone and later also over black base. This is three coats and topcoat and as you can see the polish is not fully opaque. It's much better for layering. It dried quite fast and removal was harder as with all other glitters. This is the second polish from this year's Valentine's Day collection.

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Ménage à Trois

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Ménage à Trois

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Ménage à Trois



Ménage à Trois over A England Camelot

Lucy's Stash - Darling Diva Ménage à Trois


The quality of the polishes is good so even if you are not fan of any of these shades you check out Darling Diva Etsy Store and find some you'll like. I really liked Ménage à Trois and Sugar Rush and I'm eyeing some others like Cherubic, Bitches Have Birthdays, Ringer, Channelling Coco, Bazinga....OMG I'm lost, they are just gorgeous!!!

The regular price for a nail polish is $8 and as said before, you can buy them at Darling Diva Etsy Store. For updates visit Darling Diva Polish Facebook page.

So what do you think?



*These wereprovided for an honest review

20 comments:

  1. I never saw a polish like the first one. <3
    But I love all of them. I couldn't decide which to use first, haha

    ♥♥♥

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  2. I must have Sugar Rush... :) It's so unique!

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  3. I really love the neon glitter one. And they're not that expensive at all!

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  4. the first one is so interesting :) and I really like the last combo :)

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  5. They're all so pretty! Sugar Rush is so unique and pretty!

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  6. Sugar rush, Leprechaun's gold - the best :)

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  7. Such pretty polishes. Love the first one

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  8. Ten první je opravdu super cute! :)

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  9. BJ??? Am I the only one to notice something I shouldn't be noticing?

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  10. Sugar Rush is awesome...I've never seen any like this :D

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  11. I just ordered Sugar Rush. It is sooooo cute!! I don't normally like the large glitters but for some reason I just love this one!! The colors are totally 80's! It will be a great Summer polish...can't wait to get it!!

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  12. Sugar Rush looks like a nail party!

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  13. Sugar Mix is soo cute and girly :) Would love to wear it in the summer

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  14. sugar rush is wicked!!!! I have never ever seen a polish like that, so unique! :) And your swatches are brilliant!

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  15. Thanks so much for this. Was looking for something to dupe candyland by jandie and i think sugar rush will do it :)

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