Top 5 Favorite Indie Polishes

Really asking for top 5 indie polishes is like asking for someone to pick only 5 stars in the sky to enjoy. There is just so many to love and constantly more coming into creation that I find it impossible to pick just a few. I decided to pick a few that I have used over the last few years and tried to diversify this list. Maybe I will do more of these types of posts, who knows. No, these aren't in any specific order.

Darling Diva Polish The Opera House #swatch and #review

I have another polish for review today from one of my favorite indie polish makers. This one is called the Opera House. Here is a little about the polish:

Part of my Battlestar Galactica themed polishes, this is The Opera House. This polish represents the golden light ethereal scene of the Opera House. This has to be one of my personal favorites so far.

This is meant to be a top coat. You could have it opaque in about 3 coats. 

This shimmery white polish is full of various sized hexes and squares in white, golden holographic, and gold. Some of the glitters may curl a bit in the bottle, this does not affect how they lay on the nail with your normal routine (basecoat, layering color, glitter polish, gelous (if you so choose) and top coat). Because of the size of the glitters this is meant to be thicker. If you find it a bit thick please add thinner until it reaches your consistency.

**some of the little gold squares do look curled in the bottle but they will lay flat on the nail**

This polish is currently on last call status (Which means when its gone its gone.) at $6 a bottle.

And a bag of chips by Darling Diva Polish

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts below are my own.

And a bag of chips by Darling Diva Polish

Here is a little bit about the polish:

This is one of those OMG IT DOES IT ALL topcoats! Color shifting pigments go from pink to purple to teal and everything in between! Holographic pigments give a soft linear holo that is clear in low and sunlight AND its GITD!!!! Keep in mind that if you layer this over a dark polish then the GITD will not be as pronounced. I recommend layering this over medium light colors for best overall effect:)

This is the 2nd holo top coat that I received recently from Darling Diva Polish. The color shift is in the perfect rainbow for my taste. Its all colors that I adore and it glows in the dark!

Over a black this gives a frosted appearance and looks almost exactly like Dirty Dirty Dirty in a dark place but once the sun hits them you see the difference. I used 1 coat for all the pictures I will post in this review but the more coats you do the more pronounced the holo. It appears to have silver mixed into this as well but I could be wrong. I layered it over darker colors mostly so I didn't get any good shots of my nails glowing but I did get some awesome bottle shots.

Dirty Dirty Dirty by Darling Diva Polish

I received the following product in exchange for honest review. All thoughts here are my own.

This is one of those polishes for you holo lovers out there! Dirty Dirty Dirty is holo top coat with color shifting flakes.

Don't let this image fool you! These two may look alike in the bottles once you apply it you see the difference. And a bag of chips review coming soon.

I applied this over many many colors on and off the nail so check below for all these combos and warning this is very pic heavy.

Lucky Star by Darling Diva Polish swatch and review

                                This product was purchased by me and I received no compensation for this post.

I love stars, I mean really love stars. I've been obsessed for as long as I can remember so when I saw Lucky Star I had to have it! The old man got it for me after seeing how much I love DDP and this polish. I was so excited when it arrived and I have used it many times and each Time I love it just as much as the last!

Here is some information from DDP:

Lucky Star, inspired by the Madonna song of the same name.

This is a white crelly glow in the dark polish that is also super awesome under the blacklight!

Black and neon green stars along with neon pink glitters make this super pretty!

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Zen Pool By Darling Diva Polish

This product was purchased by me and I received no compensation for this post.

I love Darling Diva Polish its amazing! I made my first purchase and chose 2 polishes: Zen Pool and Lucky Star. Here is some information about Zen Pool from Etsy:

This is a beautiful creamy shimmery tealy blue crelly base with various round pink (two sizes) and white round glitters with some added larger matte hexes in a pale blue and to that I added a scatter of teal holographic glitters.

You NEED NEED a good basecoat because I have noticed this can stain a bit. I got the stains out with a good whitening tooth paste but I wanted to make sure people are informed:)

All of my polishes are hand made by me. These are made using the best polish ingredients I can find.

This is a full size 15ml bottle. This is a very easy applying polish. There may be some settling so as always a good ROLL is recommended. 

Please remember that colors may appear different on different computer screens and there may be slight changes from version to version. I try my best to ensure pictures are a match to the actual polish you will be getting. Some settling is normal and expected. Also, colors may have some separation over time. A good shake will correct both issues. Most of my heavy glitter polishes may appear thick. I do not cut my base and prefer you to adjust it to your comfort level. Some larger/longer glitters can develop a curve over time, this is normal and should not prevent application to the nail. A good base and top coat is recommended. I personally suggest Hong Kong Girl top coat or gelous to smooth out rough glitters.

1999 by Darling Diva Polish from the Prince collection review

1999 by Darling Diva Polish from the Prince collection review

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own. 

Information from etsy.

Party like its 1999!!!! This is full of circle glitters and bars in a clear base.

This is a full size 15ml bottle. This is a very easy applying polish. There may be some settling so as always a good ROLL is recommended. This polish has big ballz so don't shake too hard:)

$12

I adore this polish!!! I am addicted to glitter and this has everything in a glitter I can ask for. I love purple,black and holo glitter (its some of my favorite!) I put it over random colors to see which help bring out the loveliness of this polish. This polish dried quickly without issues and I didn't have to fight to fish out any of the glitter. I put about 2 coats on each nail to place the glitter where I wanted it.

I took tons of pictures over many colors check it out below! Warning this is pic heavy.

When doves cry by Darling Diva Polish The Prince collection.

When doves cry by Darling Diva Polish The Prince collection.

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own. 

I got the pleasure to review more polishes from Darling Diva Polish they are both from the Prince collection. The first one is when doves cry here is some information from her Etsy on this polish:

This is a very pale dove grey polish with silver/white glass flecking and soft linear holo. I am not a grey person but even I love this stuff hard! This product is made with spectraflair so the price is a little higher.

This is a full size 15ml bottle. This is a very easy applying polish. There may be some settling so as always a good ROLL is recommended. This polish has big ballz so don't shake too hard:)

BitchCraft by Darling Diva Polish review and swatches.

BitchCraft by Darling Diva Polish review and swatches.

Disclosure: I received no compensation from the company whose product we are reviewing below. I have tested each product thoroughly. Life of a Mad Typer is independently owned and the opinions expressed here are my own.

BitchCraft is the 3rd and final polish I received to review from Darling Diva Polish. When I first looked at it in the bottle I didn't believe it was a color I would like, but let me tell you how this baby fooled me!

True blue by Darling Diva Polish swatches and review

True blue by Darling Diva Polish swatches and review

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is the 2nd of the 3 Darling Diva Polishes that I got the pleasure to review. This is a pale blue linear holographic with micro glitter. If you watch my Instagram you can tell blue is my favorite color (if the blue hair wasn't enough to tip you off). I have a ton of blue polish simply because it is my favorite, so needless to say I was very excited to play with this beauty.

Material Girl by Darling Diva Polish

                                    

Image from etsy

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own. 

Material Girl

This is the first of 3 polishes from DDP that I was able to try. Man let me tell you how excited I was to be able to try these. 

Here is some information from Darling Diva Polish's etsy on Material Girl. 

Material Girl, inspired by the Madonna song of the same name.

This is a pretty pink polish inspired by the overall pink theme from the video! Added to this polish are large to small hex glitters in pink holo and silver holo. Tap into your inner material girl;)

This can be opaque in 3 thin coats but I recommend laying down a white base coat so you don't have VNL

All of my polishes are hand made by me. These are made using the best polish ingredients I can find.

This is a full size 15ml bottle. This is a very easy applying polish. There may be some settling so as always a good ROLL is recommended. 

Please remember that colors may appear different on different computer screens and there may be slight changes from version to version. I try my best to ensure pictures are a match to the actual polish you will be getting. Some settling is normal and expected. Also, colors may have some separation over time. A good shake will correct both issues. Most of my heavy glitter polishes may appear thick. I do not cut my base and prefer you to adjust it to your comfort level. Some larger/longer glitters can develop a curve over time, this is normal and should not prevent application to the nail. A good base and top coat is recommended. I personally suggest Hong Kong Girl top coat or gelous to smooth out rough glitters.

I was so excited for this glitter polish as its my first large hex glitter. Madonna was the queen of the 80's my favorite decade! The fashion,the music, it all amazes me so getting to try a polish inspired by her left me giddy!

Image from DDP etsy