Showing posts with label Indie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indie. Show all posts

Monday, December 5, 2016

Top Shelf Lacquer Holiday Flake Out Collection Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone!  Things have been crazy over here lately and I'm playing catch up, but I have some awesome things to show you!

Today I have Top Shelf Lacquer's Holiday Flake Out Collection.  It's a 12 piece collection with each one filled to the brim with flake.  After seeing these, it's clear Top Shelf has the flake game on lock!  All of these are available now from TopShelfLacquer.com.

Let's take a look.

Top Shelf Lacquer Holiday Flake Out Collection

Monday, October 31, 2016

Great Lakes Lacquer Bleeding Teal Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I'm excited to show you a new Great Lakes Lacquer polish!  This is a special polish created with blogger Traci over at TraciHatling.blogspot.com.  Traci is a huge San Jose Sharks and hockey fan and they were the inspiration for this gorgeous polish!

Bleeding Teal is a stunning deep teal that's filled to the brim with holo and gold/bronze flakes.  It's perfectly pigmented, goes on smooth and doesn't take long to dry.

This is 2 coats.





Bleeding Teal is a limited edition and will be available only for the month of November, so don't miss out!  Check out Traci's blog for a chance to win Bleeding Teal!  Also be sure to connect with Great Lakes Lacquer at the following spots!


**Products in this post were sent by Great Lakes Lacquer for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.


Friday, October 14, 2016

Pahlish October 2016 Duo Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Last week Pahlish released their October 2016 Duo.  These will be available until the end of October, so be sure to pick yours up before they're gone!

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Contrary Polish Group Customs: Silver Sage and Purple Pepper Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I have some special polishes to show you!  Carrie from Contrary Polish has created two group customs specially for the Contrary Polish Facebook fan group.  In order to get these you need to be a member, so be sure to join us over at The Contrary Polish Contingent!  There will be a link at the end of this post!

Let's take a look!

Contrary Polish Group Customs Silver Sage Purple Pepper

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Girly Bits Give Me One Good Raisin

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Hi again!  I've got another polish to share with you today!  This time it's Girly Bits Give Me One Good Raisin and I'm absolutely in love with it!

Give Me One Good Raisin is a slightly blackened plummy raisin color with purple shimmer.  It does shift gold in different lighting and angles, but mostly stays a purple color.  Also, did I mention it's holo?  It really is gorgeous and looks great in both the sun and shade!

The formula on this is very easy to work with.  It dries pretty fast to a slightly matte finish because of all the shimmer.

This is 2 coats.

Girly Bits Give Me One Good Raisin

Girly Bits Give Me One Good Raisn


This is currently available from the Girly Bits website!  Be sure to check out Girly Bits at the following spots!


**Products in this post were sent by Girly Bits for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


Friday, June 3, 2016

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Siren's May Bouquet

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Hey everyone!  I have lots to show you so there will be a few posts today!  I got a bit behind (I'm graduating!), but I'm finally catching up.

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer (BEGL) releases new Sirens every month, and this month she's releasing the gorgeous Siren's May Bouquet.  It's a very pink leaning pastel purple creme with lots of iridescent flecks.  The formula on this was a tad on the thick side and it's best to wait for it to dry in between coats for the best application.  I did seem to not play well with my quick dry top coat and smudged a bit, so it's best to wait before applying top coat.  The finish on this also isn't completely smooth when dry so you may need to use a thicker top coat or an extra layer.

This is 2 coats.

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Siren's May Bouquet

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Siren's May Bouquet

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Siren's May Bouquet


Along with this, BEGL has also released her collaboration polish Manna's Majestic Masterpiece from the Color Box!  Be sure to check Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer out at the following spots!


**Products in this post were sent by Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Pahlish Venetian Carnival Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  If you're following me on instagram, you've seen Pahlish's new Venetian Carnival collection.  It's a 6 piece collection; each one a bright linear holo with similarly colored "sparks" to make these even more sparkly.  This collection is available now from Pahlish.com with a restock happening June 5th at 7pm CST!

Pahlish Venetian Carnival Collection

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Great Lakes Lacquer June 2016 Limited Editions

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Hi everyone!  I have Great Lakes Lacquer's June Limited Editions to show you.  For June there are 3 LE's, 2 periwinkles and a pink.  They will be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com starting June 1st at 3pm EST until July 2nd at 2pm EST.



Wednesday, May 4, 2016

May the 4th Be With You - Pahlish That's No Moon

Hey everyone!  Just thought I'd share real quick what I have on my nails today.  You may or may not have noticed that it's Star Wars day, so I had to put something on my nails to commemorate!  Last year Pahlish made a special limited edition for the occasion and since it's been sitting in my untrieds, I figured today would be a great day to bring it out of purgatory.

Pahish That's No Moon is a navy blue with slightly scattered holo and blue shimmer that shifts a little indigo in the right light and angle.  It would be a great background for some galaxy nails since it looks so much like the night sky.  The formula on this is excellent and it dries pretty fast.  It doesn't dry super shiny, but one coat of top coat fixes that right up.

This is 2 coats.

Pahlish That's No Moon May the 4th Be With You

Pahlish That's No Moon May the 4th Be With You

Pahlish That's No Moon May the 4th Be With You


Unfortunately this was a limited edition and is no long available, but check out Pahlish for other offerings!

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Scofflaw Varnish Limited Editions Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone!  If you're an Iron Man or Captain America fan, mark your calendars because Scofflaw Varnish has 2 limited edition polishes coming Friday, May 6th that you won't want to miss.  These will only be available from May 6th at 8pm CST to Sunday, May 8th from ScofflawVarnish.com.  There will also be a few other things restocked as well!



Thursday, April 28, 2016

Great Lakes Lacquer May 2016 Limited Editions

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Hey everyone!  Today I have Great Lakes Lacquer's May 2016 Limited Editions.  This go around there are only two, but they're just as lovely.  Plus there's a green!  These will be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com starting May 1st at 3pm EST and will be discontinued June 2nd 2pm EST.

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Cupcake Polish Butterfly Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I hope you've been having a great weekend!  I've been busy working on my thesis and so I haven't been posting as much, but things will settle down soon.

Today I'm showing you Cupcake Polish's Butterfly collection.  It consists of 6 polishes, all holos, and all named with butterflies in mind.  All of these are available now at CupcakePolish.com!

Cupcake Polish Butterfly Collection Swatches and Review

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Crème à la Mode Box Spring 2016 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! I hope you had a great Easter/weekend!  Today I have the new Spring 2016 Crème à la Mode Box.  As a recap, the Creme a la Mode box is collaborative effort between four brands: Digital Nails, Literary Lacquers, Indigo Bananas, and Octopus Party Nail Lacquers.  It contains four creme polishes, retails for $26 USD + s&h, and is released quarterly at CremeAlaMode.bigcartel.com.

Let's take a look!

creme a la mode spring 2016


Monday, March 14, 2016

Pahlish Midsummer's Night Dream Collection + The March 2016 Duo

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Hi everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend!  Today I have Pahlish's new collection plus the March 2016 duo all together in one post!  Midsummer's Night Dream available now at Pahlish.com.  The duo is currently sold out, but will be restocked this Friday, March 18th!

pahlish midsummer's night dream march 2016 duo


Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Polish My Life Gleams & Cremes Collection for January, February, and March of 2016 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I'm really excited to show you a brand new series from Polish My Life called the Gleams & Cremes.  Each month will be represented by two polishes; one a creme and the other a "gleam" or holo.  Today I have months January, February, and March to show you!  These will be available from PolishMyLife.com Friday, March 11th!

Let's take a look!

polish my life gleams and cremes collection



Sunday, February 14, 2016

Pahlish There is a Song Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  It's time for another Pahlish collection: There is a Song.  It's inspired by the tv show Doctor Who and more specifically the character River Song.  If you love Doctor Who, definitely check this collection out.  And if you're not, still check it out because there is some serious fabulousness happening here!  The collection consists of 6 polishes (I'm missing one. Unfortunately it broke in transit) and will be available from Pahlish.com February 14th along with the February Duo and some special Doctor Who bespokes!



Let's get to the swatches!

Friday, February 12, 2016

Contrary Polish Exclusive Duo for Color4Nails

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Hi everyone!  I've been trying to get this post up all day, but of course my computer decided to act up, but it's back up and running!

Today I'm excited to share with you a brand new Contrary Polish duo!  This weekend on February 13th @ 4pm PST Contrary Polish will be making it's debut on Color4Nails.com, a site that sells various brands of indie and main stream polishes both indie and mainstream.  As a special Valentine's Day treat, Color4Nails will also be selling a limited edition, exclusive duo that will only be stocked once!

The duo is inspired by the story of Orpheus and Eurydice:

"Orpheus was the son of Apollo, a very gifted musician whose music could charm mortals, animals and the trees. Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus. One day Eurydice was wondering with the nymphs and a shepherd named Aristaeus attempted to make advances toward Eurydice and she ran off.  While running she was bitten by a snake and died.
Being so grief stricken Orpheus played his sorrows in his music which was heard by gods and me. 
In such need for his love he went in sear of Eurydice in the underworld.  In the underworld he sang his sorrow with such perfection that Pluto, Proserpine and all of the ghosts of the underworld stopped.  Orpheus' song made Proserpine and Pluto grant him his desire.  They let Eurydice leave with him under one condition; he could not look at her until they left the underworld.
When they had nearly left the underworld Orpheus had forgotten his promise and wanted to assure that Eurydice was following him so he glanced back, their eyes met, and she was instantly gone. Orpheus didn't even have a chance to hug his love.  In such love for his wife Orpheus wanted to follow her in death.  He wandered back into the underworld and kept playing his heartbreaking song.
Orpheus' singing caused the Thracian maidens to get angry and they screamed to drown out his overpowering music.  The maidens ripped him apart and placed his remains at Libethra.
Now in death Orpheus and Eurydice walk the fields together in true happiness."

Let's take a look at the polishes!

Contrary Polish Orpheus.  This is a charcoal grey with some slight taupe-ish leanings.  It's filled with pink shimmer that looks more violet, as well as scattered holo.  This has a bit of a crelly formula so it's sheer in the first coat, but builds up nicely.  Application was a breeze.

This is 3 coats, but can definitely be done in 2.

contrary polish orpheus

contrary polish orpheus

contrary polish orpheus



Contrary Polish Eurydice.  This is a slightly purple red crelly with pink shimmer and scattered holo.  It is slightly more sheer than Orpheus, but still buildable.  Application is easy with a great consistency.

This is 3 coats (2 may be okay if you don't mind slight visible nail line).

contrary polish eurydice

contrary Polish Eurydice

contrary polish eurydice


These will be available from Color4Nails.com Saturday February 13th at 4pm PST!  Be sure to get yours because these won't be restocked!

Contrary Polish


Color4Nails


**Products in this post were sent by Contrary Polish for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Twinsie Tuesday - Mix and Match

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Hi everyone!  It's been a while since I've been able to participate in Twinsie Tuesday, but things have calmed down, and I'm getting back on track.  I love Twinsie Tuesday because it often pushes me out of my comfort zone with nail art.

That said, today is all about mixing and matching.  I decided to use some nail vinyls that I have.  It was my first time and I think it came out pretty well!

black and gold nail art

black and gold nail art

black and gold nail art


For this look I used:
-A black polish
-Dreamland Lacquer (formerly Smitten Polish) I Made a Promise **
-Whats Up Nails Vinyls
-OPI I Snow You Love Me
-Quick Dry Top Coat

**I Made a Promise was sent by Dreamland Lacquer for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Be sure to check out the other Twinsies!!



Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish
Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amber at Nails Like Lace
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Claire at Kerruticles


Monday, January 25, 2016

Pahlish January Duo - Test Shaft 09

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Hi everyone!  Today I'm showing you Pahlish's January Duo collectively called Test Shaft 09!  This portal themed duo has a creme polish as well as a gorgeous topper that I've come to know Pahlish for.

Pahlish Zulu Bunsen is a squishy neon coral creme that leans heavily orange/red and changes it's leanings depending on the lighting and skin tone.  The formula on this is a little thick, but it still applies easily.

This is 2 coats.

pahlish zulu bunsen

pahlish zulu bunsen


Pahlish Moon Rock Dust.  This is a topper with a clear base and lots of holo, silver and gold flakes as well as iridescent glitter and violet shimmer.  Formula is perfect.

This is 1 coat over Zulu Bunsen.

pahlish moon rock dust

pahlish moon rock dust


This duo will be available through the month of January, so be sure to get yours before they're gone and maybe even pick up some other goodies from the shop while you're there!  And as always be sure to check out Pahlish at the following spots.


**Products in this post were sent by Pahlish for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Cirque Colors Icon Duos for Nordstrom x OC Pop-In

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Hi everyone! Hope you've had a great week so far.  Today I'm showing you some limited edition polishes from Cirque Colors created exclusively for Nordstrom's Pop-In that highlights NYC based fashion company Opening Ceremony.  The Pop-In show cases OC's unique style for both men and women.  The Icon Duos were created with OC's pre-spring color pallete in mind.  There are a total of 3 gift sets.  Each one containing a holo and a creme.  Lets take a look!