Emily de Molly February 2017 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I'm so excited to share with you the Emily de Molly releases for February 2017.  It consists of 6 beautiful polishes and are currently available on the Australia site and will be available from the international/US site February 15th at 6pm EST!

Let's take a look!

Indies Outside the Box: Fan-tastic Customs January 2017 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have another installment of Indies Outside the Box to show you!  Indies Outside the Box is a quarterly box started by the creators of Lollipop Lacquer and Top Shelf Lacquer.  The box consists of 4 polishes, one from Lollipop Posse Lacquer, one from Top Shelf Lacquer, and the last 2 from guest brands.  Each polish will be a custom inspired by photos chosen and voted on by fans in the Indies Outside the Box fan group.  The guest brands for this box are Girly Bits and Paint Box Polish.

This box will be available for pre-order starting Friday, January 13th at 5pm EST through Sunday January 22nd at 11:59pm EST from lollipopposselacquer.bigcartel.com.

Let's take a look!

G.N.O.M.E. Box for August 2016

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Hi everyone! Today I have the August 2016 G.N.O.M.E. Box to show you!  And if you're wondering what G.N.O.M.E. stands for, it's Glitter Nerds of Magical Existence.  The G.N.O.M.E. Box is a monthly box that always consists of polishes from Rica and Stardust Beauty and occasionally there's one from a guest brand.  This months guest is none other than Dreamland Lacquer!

Let's take a look!

Crème à la Mode Box for Summer 2016 Swatches and Review

Hi everyone! Today I have the Crème à la Mode Summer 2016 box to show you!  The Crème à la Mode box is a set of four creme polishes from Digital Nails, Indigo Bananas, Literary Lacquers, and Octopus Party Nail Lacquer, and is released every quarter.  These cremes are perfect to wear alone or do use for nail art!  

The Crème à la Mode box will be available for pre-order starting Friday, July 8th and will end Friday, July 15th from the Crème à la Mode website.  This quartet retails for $26 USD plus shipping!  Let's take a look!

Polish My Life April, May, and June Gleams & Cremes Birthstone Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! I showed you some of Polish My Life's Gleams & Cremes a few months back here and now it's time for some new ones! There are 6 new polishes total and can be purchased from PolishMyLife.com!

Lemming Lacquer The Creme-nally Dynamic Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Lemming Lacquer's Creme-nally Dynamic collection to show you.  This collection features 9 polishes; each one named with a favorite TV show, meme, or lyric in mind.  What I love about these is that it's a rainbow collection of primary and secondary colors in their most basic form and great for nail art.

All of these are available from LemmingLacquer.com and right now they're having a sale until May 7th.  Use the code SHOPINDIE for 15% off when you spend $15 or more!

Sweet Heart Polish Tangled Trio Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! Today I have Sweet Heart Polish's Tangled Trio to show you.  This is my first time trying the brand.  It's been on my list, but my list is a mile long.  By chance we were paired together to create a purple for the upcoming Color Box (Manna's genius idea; request to join the facebook group if you haven't already!) and here we are.

The Tangled Trio is inspired by, you've guessed it, Tangled (the Disney movie)!  The trio consists of a crelly, holo, and glitter topper that comes with mickey glitter.  These will be available from SweetHeartPolish.com Monday, March 7th at 8am PST!

Let's take a look!

Cupcake Polish Holiday Magic Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I've got another lovely collection to show you, this time from Cupcake Polish.  Holiday Magic consists of 6 holo polishes and will be available December 1st at 8pm Central from CupcakePolish.com.

Scofflaw Varnish Fall 2015 Collection Swatches and Review

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Today I'm double posting since I have the new Scofflaw Varnish Fall 2015 collection to show you!  Scofflaw releases 2 major collections in a year with a few smaller ones scattered in between.  The Fall Collection consists of 9 polishes plus a duo and will be available to purchase September 17th 8pm Central!

Let's take a look!

Pahlish Matters of Consequence

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Hi everyone!  Today I have the newest collection from Pahlish called Matters of Consequence.  Inspired by Shannon's favorite book The Little Prince, this collection consists 7 polishes with varying colors and finishes.  Shannon was clearly inspired.  Every single one is gorgeous!

Let's take a look!

Elevation Pahlish The Venetian Duo

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Hi everyone!  Happy Sunday!  Today I have The Venetian Duo, a collaboration between Elevation Polish and Pahlish to go along with the Adventures of Marco Polo collection.  (You can check out swatches of the collection here and here.)  This duo is available for purchase from both ElevationPolish.com and Pahlish.com.

Elevation Pahlish The Merchant's Son.  This is Elevation Polish's side of the duo.  It's a thermal, so it's turquoise color when warm and more of a teal color when cold.  It also has this gorgeous teal shimmer that looks especially amazing when the polish is cold. No application problems.

This is 2 coats.

(Warm)

And here's my attempt at showing it cold.  My hands are always very warm, so thermals tend to be warm at all times and when I get them cold they immediately change back, but you can see how it looks cold on my tips.

Elevation Pahlish The Wayfarer.  This is Pahlish's contribution to the duo.  It's a topper with mirror like platinum shards, ultra chrome flakes and iridescent glitter all in a clear base.

This is 1 coat over The Merchant's Son.

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

Zoya Island Fun Summer 2015 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! I'm a little late with these, but sometimes the blogosphere gets to saturated that it seems like it's a little better to post them as a reminder.  Especially these because they're gorgeous!  Island Fun is the creme part of the summer collection and tomorrow I'll be showing you the shimmery side.  (Check out Paradise Sun!)

Let's get started!

Great Lakes Lacquer The Friends Collection, Part I & ID

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Hi everyone! Today I have a the debut collection from a new indie on the market, Great Lakes Lacquer.  Inspired by some of this maker's closest friends, The Friends Collection, Part I is an amazing debut with a little something for everyone!

Let's take a look.

Gunpowder Lacquer Sunshine and Whiskey Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! It's been a little while because my camera crapped out on me, but I'm back with the debut collection from Gunpowder Lacquer called Sunshine and Whiskey!  Gunpowder Lacquer has a country edge and is all about celebrating a woman's power and femininity.

Cirque Colors Nordstrom's Nike Women Pop-In

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Hi everyone! Hope you're having a good Monday!  Let's start off the week with some Cirque Colors. For the second time, Cirque Colors has been asked to participate Nordstrom's monthly Pop-In.  There are 6 featured polishes.  Three are cremes and the other 3 are gorgeous "multi-dimensional shimmers."  You may recognize some of them as past favorites and this is your chance to grab them!

Coronation is a beautiful purple jelly filled with shimmer that appears gold, but shifts colors a bit depending on the angle.  It also has bits of holo micro glitter that flashes in the light.  Pictures simply do it no justice.  You can wear it on it's own, or choose to layer it.  It would look great over blue or purple!  The formula is perfect and there are no application issues.

This is 3 coats.

Dear Dahlia is a pretty pink jelly with more of the multi-dimensional shimmer.  The shimmer in this looks green but also shifts to gold at certain angles.  Nice formula.  It is a bit sheer, but it builds.

This is 3 coats.

Thicker than Water is a stunning turquoise jelly with lots of gorgeous shimmer and it's perfect.  No application issues at all.

This is 3 coats.

Vigo is described as an "orchid pink creme."  It's the perfect Radiant Orchid color that was last year's color of the year.  I had no application issues with this one.  

This is 2 coats.

Sunset Park is a beautiful bright coral creme.  This will definitely be going on my toes this summer!  I love corals like this!  Again, nice application.  

This is 2 coats.

Doyers is a warm bright red creme and leans toward the orange side of the spectrum instead of blue. The formula on this was a tad bit thick, but definitely workable.  

This is 2 coats.

These are now available online at Nordstrom.com as well as in these select Nordstrom stores until May 24:

Downtown Seattle 500 Pine Street Seattle, WA 98101 206.628.2111 Bellevue Square 100 Bellevue Square Bellevue, WA 98004 425.455.5800

San Francisco Centre 865 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 415.243.8500 Garden State Plaza 501 Garden State Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201.843.1122

Oakbrook Center 10 Oakbrook Center Oak brook, IL 60523 630.571.2121 Tyson's Corner Center 8075 Tysons Corner Center McLean, VA 22102 703.761.1121

NorthPark Center 8687 North Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75225 214.231.3900 The Plaza at King of Prussia 190 North Gulph Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 610.265.6111

What do you think? Will you be picking any of these up? **Products in this post were sent by Cirque Colors for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Pahlish March Duo - Ticker Tape Parade

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Hi everyone!  I've been meaning to make the post for the past few days, but the weather has been insanely warm (I'm talking getting up to the 90s) and I've been enjoying it the past few days as well as studying for finals.

Today I have Pahlish's March Duo collectively called Ticker Tape Parade.

Tissue Paper Flowers has a white cream base with lots of pastel blue, pink and purple flecks.  My mom likes crafting and has some tissue paper like this.  I love having it in polish form.  It's very pretty!  Application was flawless. Good whites are hard to find and I'd love to have the plain white base as well (hint hint lol).  This is 2 coats.

Confetti Cannon is the glitter of the duo.  This one has a beautiful mix of blues, purples and pinks in varies shades and shapes.  It looks great over Tissue Paper Flowers and would probably look lovely over black as well as other colors.  No application issues here and it dries pretty smooth for a glitter.  This is 1 coat over Tissue Paper Flowers.

The March Duo will be restocked today, March 15th on Pahlish.com at 7pm Central (and throughout the month) and retails for $16 USD.  Don't forget to follow Pahlish for more info on restocks and new collections here:

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

Cirque Colors Metropolis for March 2015

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Hi everyone!  Every month Cirque Colors adds 1 or 2 colors to the Metropolis Collection that have been inspired by New York.  Today I have Cirque Colors Metropolis Collection for March 2015.

Hudson is a periwinkle blue creme.  It's a little dusty and I love that.  The formula on this was on the thick side, but it still applies very well.  This is 2 coats.

Lady Liberty is obviously inspired by the Statue of Liberty.  It's a beautiful turquoise creme with a perfect formula.  This is 2 coats.

These two colors will be available on CirqueColors.com starting March 1, 2015 and will retail for $13 USD each.  Make sure to follow Cirque Colors for the latest updates on upcoming collections!

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What do you think of these colors?  Will you be getting any?

**Products in this post were sent by PR for consideration.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

KBShimmer Spring 2015 Selections Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have some of the much anticipated KBShimmer Spring Collection for 2015.  Lots of holo and glitter goodness! This post is picture heavy so read on after the jump!

Twinsie Tuesday - Monochromatic Nails (Smoosh Mani)

It's Tuesday!  Today's Twinsie Tuesday post is all about monochromatic nails, so using the different variations of the same color.  For this I decided to try a nail art technique I haven't used before: the plastic bag watercolor/marble also known as the Smoosh mani.  First thing I did was paint my nails white and let them dry.  Then I dabbed some blobs of different color and while still really wet I dabbed my plastic bag on top and ended up with these!

What You'll Need:

• Ziploc Bag
• Scissors
• White Polish.  I used China Glaze Snow.
• Different colors you'd like to smoosh together.  I used China Glaze Aquadelic and China Glaze Well Trained
• Your favorite base coat.  I like to use CND Sticky, ORLY Bonder, or OPI Ridge Filling Base Coat.
• Your favorite quick dry top coat.  I like KBShimmer Clearly on Top or Seche Vite.

Have you tried this method before?  What do you think?  Don't forget to check out what the other Twinsies have come up with!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Bridget at A Painted Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

Kristine at Pink and Polished Nails

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

A Few Barielle Swatches

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Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

Today I have a few polishes from Barielle to show you, some of which I've been eyeing for what seems like forever!  Let's get to it!

First, I have Sweet Addiction.  This one is a pretty green-blue cream.  I wouldn't quite call it turquoise or teal, it's a little too green to be either.  The formula was good and it's so pigmented, it was almost a one coater.

This is 2 coats.

Nest I have Falling Star.  Goodness, this polish is gorgeous!  I had to wear this for a few days after swatching and I couldn't stop looking.  This one is a medium blue cream with lots of copper glitter in it.  Even with all the indies out there, this one still remains unique.  I can't think of another polish like it!  This one also went on very nicely.

This is 2 coats.

Last but not least is Elle's Spell.  This one caused a stir when it first came out with it's jelly red base and iridescent flakie glitter.  This works well alone, or layered over a red or black polish.  Here it's shown alone.  This was a bit thick but nothing crazy.

This is 3 coats.

I love all of these, but if you don't have Falling Star in your collection, you need it like yesterday!

Barielle can be purchased at http://www.barielle.com/.  Polishes retail for $8.00 USD per polish.  Sign up for their emails to be notified about sales and other news!


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