NOTD: Sonnetarium 'Samurai Princess'

9.1.13


Although I've not really dipped into the world of Indie nail polish brands (besides with the beautiful LEX 'Tuileries'), they always seem to create incredible effect polishes. I've not been bowled over by the offerings from big brands this year, 'concrete' in particular puts my teeth on edge, so after spotting some polishes on The Nailasaurus I put in an order with Sonnetarium. Michelle offers handmade polishes and they all come in two sizes, 9ml and 15ml. The 9ml, which I opted for, is $6...that's £3.70.

'Samurai Princess' is a clear polish with hex and bar particles. The polish is packed with glitter, so you barely need two coats to get a nice layered effect, but it still applies smoothly. I first tried it over a white polish and the result was very 101 Dalmatians, but I felt it was a tiny bit stark and you couldn't really see the white hex particles. So I tried a different combo, swapping the white for alternate layers of O.P.I's Care to Danse, a milky purple jelly. The particles are much more visible and it really shows off the polish at its best.

I also bought Peppermint Kiss, a milky polish with red, white and green hexes, but as it's a bit seasonal I think I'll save it for another time. Unfortunately both polishes seem to be sold out but I thought it was worth mentioning as I'll definitely have my beady eye on the website from now on!

Shipping was around $6, and they arrived within about 10 days.

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50 comments:

  2. I haven't tried any indie polishes yet nut most seem lovely and unique. For some reason the concrete finish makes me feel ill. I'm not a fan, same goes for crackle effect.
    xo

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  4. This is such a cool glitter top coat!

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    x

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  6. What a great effect - I love the second look you created on top of the clear polish. A massive thumbs up from me!

    Hannah www.cagneyandlace.com

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  7. This polish is amazing, I love the different colour flakes. Make's it unique. xx

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  9. It's very beautiful! it looks like a pollack's picture

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  10. Love these! xx

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  13. I had to come and have a look on your blog after seeing you post a picture on Instagram. I really like the nail polish, particuarly over the OPI shade, I agree it stands out much more.

    A rather unique look, I really like it.

    Amy xx

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  14. I'm not much of a nail polish girl, but have been dipping my toes in recently. I prefer solid colors, but do sometimes want a bit of a sparkle, and these topcoats are perfect! It's unfortunate that all the polishes are sold out, though.

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  15. How gorgeous! Quite a nice different twist on your typical glitter polishes! xx

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  16. That looks great! So pretty xx

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  17. These are AMAZING! They almost look like splatter nails. I want to try some indie polishes soon.
    Katie xx
    http://gravityandshe.blogspot.co.uk

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  18. Wow, truly beautiful. I like that they are handmade too! x

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  19. This looks lovely, really nice over Care to Danse. The bottle is pretty too!

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  21. I LOVE the way it looks on the white polish.

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  22. it looks fab! i love how the pieces are the standard glitter chunks too.
    looks great on the nude polish.

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    x

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  23. Love this! Makes a nice change to the normal glitter polishes!x

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  24. Oh my god, that's amazing! Never seen a nail polish like it before.
    xxxx

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  25. This is so lovely!!

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  26. It looks like an exact dupe of Lynderella's infamous "connect the dots"!! I love to wear mine over a soft gray color. :)

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  27. I love looking at these polishes, everyime I go to order something they're always sold out! I need to be more hot off the mark.

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  29. How cool! I need that topper :D
    xx
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  30. I still remember that LEX polish swatch you did - it was so pretty!

    Love this one as well!

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  31. This is so different to anything I've seen - absolutely love it! So pretty!

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  32. Beautiful nailpolishes! Love the structure it gives :)

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  33. Now that looks so good on top of the white base. It pops. I haven't tried any indie nail polishes either & you have inspired e to track some down & support more smaller makeup businesses. The quality of this looks so good. Its quite an unusual effect. I like it
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  34. Very pretty! I really like it over the purple jelly.

    I've never heard of this brand, just checked their website and almost all of their polishes are sold out. D'oh. Definitely one to watch out for though.

    Thanks for shining a light on them.

    http://www.onmynailstoday.blogspot.co.uk/

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  35. I love it. It's really similar to Topshop Panther, I never know what to wear it over but this looks great just as it is! X

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  36. I love the black and white! Have a similar ish one from topshop and will probably give it a go over the white too.

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  37. this is so pretty, wow! x

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  38. Your nails are amazing, I especially like it layered over the second colour best!

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    x

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  39. wow this looks pretty interesting!!

    karlymichellem.blogspot.com

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  40. Gorgeous, it looks amazing over that purple jelly polish. Also, just wanted to say that I really enjoy reading your posts - you have an eye for photography and, equally importantly, a polished writing style!

    xx Ellie
    www.ellalogy.com 

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  41. I saw this when you posted it on instagram and kept on wondering what it was!

    XJZ

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  42. This looks awesome with the White nail polish underneath!

    Http://hannahrebekahcampbell.blogspot.com xxx

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  43. LOL. The one with a white base reminds me of Oreo cookies. Yum. I really like the pink based one. Both look very modern. Honestly I wish I had the patience to paint my own nails.

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  44. I really love this! I'm getting a little bored of GLITTER glitter nails so a polish like this is definitely on my shopping list now.

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  45. I love your nails darling, looks fab on top of both natural nails and white nail varnish!

    Eda ♥

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  46. Over the light pink this is so beautiful. I may have to start looking at indie polishes more :) you really do have beautiful nails x

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  47. These are so different such a shame they're sold out at the moment. I love them layered with the milky colour. Great post x

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  48. I LOVE IT.

    Love, unicorns and glitter on you. <3

    Florian,
    http://www.like-enchanted.com

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  49. Oooh cool and gorgeous!
    Love the Blog xx

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  50. but it doesn't ship outside the US?

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