Crème à la Mode Box Winter 2015

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Hi everyone!  Today I have the Winter Crème à la Mode box to show you.  The box is released quarterly and includes four creme polishes from the indie brands Digital Nails, Literary Lacquers, Indigo Bananas, and Octopus Party Nail Lacquer.

Indigo Bananas Scarlet Night.  This is a deep, kind of a brick red color.  It has a slightly sheer formula giving more of a jelly/creme look.  It does go on sheer, but eventually builds up and has an easy formula.

This is 4 coats.

Digital Nails Arboreal.  This is such a pretty aqua.  I love how it's darker than your average aqua polish!  The formula on this is perfect!

This is 2 coats.

Literary Lacquers Breathing Dreams Like Air.  This is a dusty grayed purple creme.  This one is on the thick side and I had a bit of a hard time with the formula.  I seem to be the only one, so maybe it was just user error.

This is 2 coats.

Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Malibu Stacy's Mom.  This is a beautiful bright nearly neon barbie pink.  And I love it because it's so squishy.  No formula complaints about this one!

This is 3 coats.

This fall's box is available for pre-order from November 15th - November 21st from CremealaMode.bigcartel.com and retails for $26 USD.  And if you happen to miss the box, each polish will eventually come to each individual makers shop!

Crème à la Mode

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**Products in this post were provided for review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Color Me Monthly Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today's post is about a new to me subscription service, Color Me Monthly.  CMM is a monthly subscription that sends a bottle of polish for the price of $7 per month and free shipping.  Each color is a surprise and is chosen based on color and fashion trends.  I have a few to share with you, so on to the pictures!

First up is Pennywise from October 2014.  It's a duochrome that shifts from pink to orange.  The formula on this was nice.  It goes on sheer for the first coat, which is perfect for layering, and builds up nicely to wear on it's own.  This is 3 coats.

Next is Just For You from December 2014.  This is a bright red shimmer, that was perfect for the holidays.  Nice application, no complaints.  This is 2 coats.

And my favorite is from this month's subscription (January 2015), Blustery Day.  This one is a lovely dusty blue/gray creme.  Although LA weather is anything but blustery, it reminds me of a warm winter sweater.  Application on this one was also very nice.  This is 2 coats.

Over all I enjoyed these polishes.  The price is reasonable at $7 per month and while this may not be for someone like me with 1700+ bottles of polish, it's perfect for someone building up their collection and the average polish user.  It's also great that they have a section call "The Vault" where you're able to buy some of their past colors that you may have missed out on.

For more information, check them out at ColorMeMonthly.com or on social media:

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**The products in this post was provided by PR for consideration.  All opinions and thoughts are my own.