Another leap year post and cheesy title, lets cringe in unison.

In truth I don't get the whole magical appeal of the  leap year thing but hey it's the first leap year my blog has been through so... here's another to add to my entries on the 29th of February.

Awhile ago I had received this really nifty accessory from Melissa of Posh Polish. The item came well protected in bubble wrap and a ziplock and the boyfriend got all curious about it. He remarked it looks suspiciously like illegal stuff.

Guys...

The accessory I received is, simple said, a nail polish ring! It's basically a ring a provides you another alternative to wear even more nail polish when your 10 fingers and 10 toes aren't enough.

I think the idea of it is pretty neat and it has this nostalgic vibe which reminds me of the old days where we had rings in the same concept but with cartoon stickers beneath. How we have matured, from cartoon stickers to nail polishes!

The glass orb surrounding the polish tends to magnify the glitter brilliance that it has and enhancing textures. The ring I picked up is #51 (from the Glitter, Flakies & Rainbows Collection) which I found out later is Nfu Oh's 51. A quick google on that shade and I realize that it actually shows up differently on the ring than it does on swatches.

Here's the swatch of NfuOh's 51 and a picture spam of the ring in all it's gorgeous-ness from various angles.

(image courtesy of lacquerized)

It is fascinating to consider that the same nail polish can actually end up looking this different. The flakies are pretty similar, glowing a reddish gold at angles and greenish at others however the base color seems completely different! The ring pulls more blue-ish and glints magenta however on the nails it's a very strong purple with hardly any hints of blue.

One word, gorgeous! I spent a good while tilting it in angles and marveling at the color shift. I typically do the same for nail polish sometimes but with a magnifying orb over, I get a better look at the flakes and how light reflects off them.

I believe even if you have this polish on your nails and top it off with this ring, it will almost be like 2 different shades of polishes with a similar reflect effect.

I don't own Nfu Oh's 51 and don't have it on my nail but here's an idea of what the ring looks like a little zoomed out since this would be the usual proximity someone speaking with you would keep.

These nail polish rings are going for S$12 (inclusion of local normal postage) or USD10 (inclusive of overseas shipping).

They are handmade upon ordering and the bands that they are attached on seem sturdy enough and most importantly, are adjustable.

I have a huge problem when purchasing rings online because they are almost always too big. True enough, upon receiving this I had to tighten it slightly, so... thankfully it is adjustable.

Melissa has launched 3 collections thus far and I am really fascinated (overusing the word now...) with the whole moon-surface effect in her latest collection, Out of this World.

It is also very appropriately called Moonstone.

(image from Posh Polish)

I'm definitely intrigued in this recent fad of nail polish rings. Imagine all those creative manicures that we could do on our nails translated into rings such that they will never chip and we wouldn't have to remove them!

Do check out Posh Polish to take a look at her other designs!

Thanks for reading!

What's your take on Nail Polish rings?

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Products were provided to me for review consideration.
I am not affiliated to them and all opinions expressed are my own.