Tony Moly Galaxy Collection

Tony Moly Galaxy Collection.  Enough said.

Pam posted these polishes a while ago here and here.  I knew I had to have them, so I hopped on Ebay and ordered one of each.  So glad I did.  These are really special.  Each one is named after a different planet: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Neptune, Jupiter.

Tony Moly is a Korean Brand nail polish and comes in cute sleek little bottles.  Each one of these is a different jelly that can only be described as a glitter bomb.  I had these for 2 weeks before we had enough sunlight to spend time swatching them.  I had read that each one of these polishes was top coat hungry, meaning that you needed to put on at least 2 THICK coats of top coat, maybe more, to get a perfectly smooth texture.  These guys dried pretty quickly, a little matte (minus the glitter) so that was nice.  These are all 2 coats.  I tried to give you some close ups of the glitter for some of them as well.

First up is GT01, Mercury.  This one was fun, but not my favorite of the bunch.  It is a blackish base with blue, gold, red, and silver glitter.  The first two are without top coat.  If you click to enlarge you can see how gritty it is without top coat.

Tony Moly GT01 - Mercury

Tony Moly GT01 - Mercury

The next ones are with top coat.  Sparkly goodness!

Tony Moly GT01 - Mercury

Close Up of Tony Moly GT01 - Mercury

Next up was Earth, or GT02.  Easily my favorite (surprisingly).  It's a steely blue base with light blue, lilac, and pink (barely) glitter in it.  I think I saw some silver.  And at least one of those is iridescent as well.  With top coat, this was totally galaxy nails, my new crush.  Again, the first two are without top coat.  If you click to enlarge you can see how gritty this one is too.

Tony Moly GT02 - Earth

Tony Moly GT02 - Earth

After some THICK top coat (2 coats) I've got a beautiful shiny glittery finish.  The first picture shows you more of what you see normally.  The second picture is when you get the light to hit it just right.  Then, of course, the obligatory close up nail.  I just loved Earth.

Tony Moly GT02 - Earth

Tony Moly GT02 - Earth

Close Up of Tony Moly GT02 - Earth

Next up is GT03 - Mars.  I liked this way more than I expected to.  In fact, I'd rank it #2 of the bunch.  I do think it's a lot prettier in person.  It's a great fall polish.  It's a dark brown jelly packed with gold, amber and blue glitter.  I definitely see me wearing this to work.  Bottle shots are without top coat.

Tony Moly GT03 - Mars

Tony Moly GT03 - Mars

Add some top coat (2 thick coats) for a beautiful glossy polish.  I think this is a great way to wear glitter in a more subdued way.  I grabbed two up close shots of this one.

Tony Moly GT03 - Mars

Close Up of Tony Moly GT03 - Mars

Close Up of Tony Moly GT03 - Mars

Next up is GT04 - Neptune.  I'm kind of surprised I didn't like this more.  I'll hang onto it cause I think it'll make an awesome St. Patty's Day mani, but I don't think I'd reach for this any other time.  Neptune is a dark green jelly with different shades of green and gold glitter.  I like the close up shots better than the full shots.  I think because they look more green and less gold.

Tony Moly GT04 - Neptune

Tony Moly GT04 - Neptune

Here are the close up shots with top coat.  I like the way it looks here much better.  Far cooler, but most of the time it looks more gold.

Tony Moly GT04 - Neptune

Close Up of Tony Moly GT04 - Neptune

Close Up of Tony Moly GT04 - Neptune

Out of all the polishes, I think this one gets the most love, although I do find people either love it, or they were completely disappointed.   Maybe it's just cause I put this one on last, but it just wasn't super special for me.  GT05, or Jupiter, is the last of the collection. It's a deep purple jelly base with purple. blue, and orange glitter (yes orange...).

Tony Moly GT05 - Jupiter

Tony Moly GT05 - Jupiter

Now we add top coat.  It's definitely pretty.  I think I'm disappointed because the purple on purple is too subtle.

Tony Moly GT05 - Jupiter

Close Up of Tony Moly GT05 - Jupiter

Close Up of Tony Moly GT05 - Jupiter

The Tony Moly Galaxy collection is definitely fun and unique if you can get your hands on it.  I got mine off of eBay, for $9.99 a bottle with free shipping.  I highly recommend this seller.  I think these are a must have for glitter collectors, but if you don't wear glitters often, you may want to just pick one or two of your favorites.