Press Sample
Today I have a new to me indie brand to share with you! Above the Curve Nail Lacquer recently released their Harry Potter Inspired Collection and I couldn't be more excited to play with these! I love Harry Potter and have been a fan for a really long time. I was send Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Patronus Charm, and Wingardium Leviosa for review. There are others in the collection, and I suggest you take a look at their Etsy shop. I added a bit of nail art as well to be able to count this for the daily nail art challenge! Today's challenge is inspired by a book.
Gryffindor is a maroon, holographic polish with glints of gold! It has a strong holographic shift in the sunlight. I used three coats here. The first coat was really patchy, but it evened out really well after the next coat. Photos below are shown without top coat. You see a little bit of texture from the glitter, but it evens out with top coat.
Hufflepuff is a soft yellow creme with multi-size black glitter. I did have to fish out the larger black glitter, but it wasn't too difficult. I used three coats, it has a similar formula to Gryffindor in the sense that it takes a few coats and that the first coat is patchy.
Patronus Charm is a holographic silvery blue. It is very luminescent! I only needed two coats for this color. It applies really nice and isn't at all streaky.
Wingardium Leviosa is a nice purple hued pink holo. This one is also only two coats with no streakiness. It is a really girly color!
I created a little bit of nail art to go with each color, I just used acrylic paint for each. For the first one, I just painted the deathly hallows over Gryffindor.
For Hufflepuff, I painted a witch hat.
For Patronus Charm, I painted a stag. It was my first time, so don't judge too harshly!
For Wingardium Leviosa, I attempted to paint a broomstick.
I thought this collection was really great! I think my favorite is Gryffindor, not just because of Harry, but the glitter in it is stunning and the holo is amazing! I think they are all great quality and I am glad they did Harry Potter justice!
Above The Curve Nail Lacquer:
I will leave you with this nerdy photo:
