Lemming Lacquer Damn It, I had Something for This, Part II Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I'm so excited to share with you Lemming Lacquer's second Archer inspired collection with you.  If you have checked out the first, check out Damn It, I had Something for This, Part I.  It was so much fun swatching and watching Archer.  Cassie of Lemming Lacquer nailed it again with these!

Lemming Lacquer is also running their Try Us Sale!  It's the perfect opportunity to pick these and other Lemming Lacquer polishes up.  Use code TRYUS2016 20% of orders $15 or more.  The sale lasts until August 31st!

Let's get to it!

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Destination Trio for May 2016

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Hi everyone! Today I have Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer's Destination Trio to show you.  Normally this is a duo, but this time they've teamed up with two amazing brands: Darling Diva Polish and Northern Star Polish.  This month's Destination collab was inspired by this photo taken in Chicago.

The trio is available in all three maker's shops.  Let's take a look at the swatches!

Anchor & Heart Lacquer My Friends, My Anchors Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! If you remember, a few months back I showed you Anchor & Heart Lacquer's debut collection Home.  It was such a lovely collection and now I'm excited to show you their sophomore collection: My Friends, My Anchors.  It consists of 7 polishes of different colors and finishes. The names of the polishes in this collection were thought up by members in the Anchor & Heart Lacquer fan group (join here) and are inspired by qualities many value in friendship.  The collection will be available from Anchor & Heart Lacquer Friday, May 20th at 8pm EST.

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!

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Foux du Fafa Collection Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone!  Today is being dubbed Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer day.  I've got several things to show you and first up is the Foux du Fafa collection releasing today at 3:30pm EST as a pre-order until April 30th 3:30pm EST on http://blueeyedgirllacquer.bigcartel.com/.  Inspired by Flight of the Concords, this collection consists of 5 cremes that can also be used for stamping!

Spread Indie Love Box April 2016

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Hi everyone!  Today I'm excited to share with you the Spread Indie Love Box!  There are several goodies in here as well has 4 full sized bottles of polish from some amazing makers!  The box is available from Ever After Polish until this Friday, so hurry and get yours!

KBShimmer Spring 2016 and Mega Flame Collections Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have KBShimmer's offerings for this spring!  They've released a total of  14 polishes.  Spring 2016 has 7 polishes, with a variety of colors and finishes and the Mega Flames are a set of 7 ranging in color all filled to the brim with blingy holo micro glitter.  All of these are available now from KBShimmer.com!

We're in for a picture heavy post, so let's get started!

Great Lakes Lacquer The Sunset Dissected Collection Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone!  Hope you're having a great weekend so far!  Today I have Great Lakes Lacquer's new collection The Sunset Dissected.  Consisting of 6 polishes, each polish represents some aspect of a beautiful sunset.  I really do love this whole concept!

The Sunset Dissected Collection will be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com on Monday, March 7th at 3pm EST, so let's check it out!

Elevation Polish Yeti is a Scaredy Cat and Yeti's Huangshan for the 4th Annual Charity Event!

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Hi everyone! Today I have a couple of very special Elevation Polishes to show you!  For the past three years, Lulu from Elevation Polish has been orchestrating an amazing charity event.  During the event she both auctions and sells polish and a few other things with all proceeds going to charity.  This year is no different!  She has created some amazing polish as well as enlisted some fellow indie polish creators to create something special as well.

The following 2 polishes are to be apart of the selling part of the event and will be available October 12th at 9am and 9pm central along with others.  The auction portion will last from October 12th - October 17th.  Check out Lulu's blog here and here for more info on the where, sneak peaks and more!

Elevation Polish Yeti is a Scaredy Cat.  This polish definitely invokes the Halloween spirit with it's black glitter in various shapes and sizes (including hearts and mini stars), as well as a sprinkling of purple and orange glitter all in a clear base.  I decided to layer this over a green, LOOK Nail Colors Pistachio.

Elevation Polish Yeti's Huangshan. Another awesome glitter topper, this time with varying sizes and shapes of neon yellow glitter and hints of flakes that shift from orange to green all in a clear base. I layered this over a black creme.











All proceeds from the sale of these polishes and auction polishes will go to Chrestomathy, Inc. Again, for more details, please be sure to check out Lulu's blog and also, don't forget to connect with Elevation Polish at the following spots!

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**Products in this post were provided by Elevation Polish and LOOK Nail Color for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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!

SinfulColors A Class Act Collection (partial)

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Hi everyone! Today I have a few of SinfulColors A Class Act Collection.  There are 27 in total and have already been spotted in Walgreens as well as other retailers.  There's a little something for everyone!

Polish My Life Good Morningside

Hi everyone! Today I just have a quick NOTD (nail of the day) using Polish My Life Good Morningside.

It's a gorgeous yellow creme.  Yellow does not get enough love in the polish community, but I love it so much!  The formula on this was pretty good.  It wasn't thick or gloopy at all.  It does streak a bit in the first 2 coats, but other than that, it has a lovely formula, especially for being a yellow.

This is 3 coats.

I bought this a few weeks ago, but I no longer see it on the site.  There are plenty of other pretty cremes to check out though!

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KBShimmer Summer Collection 2015 (partial)

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Hi everyone!  I hope you had a lovely weekend!  May has been a bit of a crazy month for me with school and some family things, but everything should be settling down this month so here's to a great month!

Today I have some of KBShimmer's Summer Collection which is available for purchase now!  The collection  is actually split into 3 parts.  Part One is all about the "sun-bleached neons," Part Two is filled with glitter crellies, toppers and holos, and Part Three is all about "The Flakes."  Together, the summer collection has a total of 28 polishes!  Today I have 9 to show you.

Pahlish Through the Looking Glass Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I was hoping to get these up yesterday, but life got in the way.  Today I have the Pahlish Through the Looking Glass Collection.  This time around, the collection is inspired by Alice in Wonderland.  The label has even been customized to fit the theme.  I love it when Shannon does this.  The labels are always so cute!

Let's get on to the pictures!

Cirque Colors Metropolis Collection - Hustle

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Hi everyone! Today I have Cirque Colors' May entry into their Metropolis Collection called Hustle.  It's described as a chartuese green cream.  Let me just say that this color plays tricks on the eyes.  It some lights it looks bright green, others it looks more like a mustardy yellow.  It doesn't want to make up it's mind!

Application on this was okay.  It was a tiny bit thick, but still easy to apply.

This is 2 coats.

Hustle is available now and can be purchased from CirqueColors.com  Be sure to check them out at the following places for more info on new collections, restocks and more!

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**Products in this post were provided by Cirque Colors for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Elevation Polish The Streets of Japan Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! Today I have the much anticipated The Streets of Japan collection from Elevation Polish plus a few others.  Lulu calls it her "bravest and boldest" collection yet with a variety of finishes and bright colors.  I've decided to try something new and made each name clickable to google images so you can see the places Lulu was inspired by.

Let's get to the swatches!

Ever After Polish Spring Back to the Future Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! I meant to get this up on Wednesday and my sd card corrupted in the middle of uploading, so I had to run to the store to buy a new one and reswatch some things. It's better the sd card than my camera or computer though!

Today I'm showing you the Ever After Polish Spring Back to the Future Collection which consists of 7 Back to the Future themed polishes.  I loved Back to the Future and the ride at Universal Studios was my favorite.  I'm still kind of mad they closed it and the E.T. ride down.  Anyways, on to the swatches!

Firecracker Lacquer Everyone I Love is Dead Collection (partial)

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Hi everyone! Hope you've been having a great week. It's almost Friday! Today I have a few of Firecracker Lacquer's Everyone I Love is Dead Collection.  Can you guess what popular tv/book series this was inspired by?

First up is Water Black as Night.  It's a bright almost neon green with lots of green shimmer and some holo glitters.  It also glows green in the dark.  This one is on the sheer side, but does build up and has a nice application.  It dries gritty and needs an extra layer or 2 of topcoat if you want more of a smooth surface.  This is 3 coats.

Can Your Sword Cut Cold is another one that glows in the dark, but this one glows blue.  In the light it's a sheer milky blue with blue shimmer and blue holo hex glitter.  I'm thinking it would be nice layered over a baby blue creme.  Although sheer, it has a nice application.  This is 3 coats.

How to Kill a Mountain is a pale buttercup yellow/off white creme with red hex glitter.  I'd love to have the base on it's own because I'm a sucker for colors like this.  The first coat is streaky, but it builds nicely.  This is 3 coats.

The last one that I have is A Marriage Marred by Murder.  This one is a red jelly black and silver glitter and green shards.  The green shards end up looking black in the red base though.  Application was nice, but I got the occasional shard that just didn't want to lay still.  This is 3 coats.

I have to say my favorite of these four is A Marriage Marred by Murder.  Can't wait to see swatches of the rest of the collection.  There are 7 in total.  The Everyone I Love is Dead Collection will be available April 2nd 6pm MST at https://www.etsy.com/shop/FirecrackerLacquer.  For more info be sure to check them out here:

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

Twinsie Tuesday - Endometriosis Awareness

Hi everyone!  Today's Twinsie Tuesday post is about Endometriosis.  This is a hormonal and immune system disease.  It causes the tissue that lines the uterus (called the endometrium) to grow outside the uterus.  This tissue is normally shed every month resulting in a period.  Endometriosis symptoms include irregular bleeding, infertility,exhaustion, and debilitating pain during periods, bowl movement, sex, and extreme pain in the lower back and/or abdomen.  This is not just "bad cramps."  It is a real disease with no cure that affects approximately 1 in 10 women worldwide.
**http://www.endofound.org/
**http://centerforendo.com/endoq&a.htm

Today the Twinsies are wearing yellow in solidarity with those who suffer from endometriosis and to spread awareness.

For this look I used Color Club Almost Famous.  It's not the best formula, but its pretty and does eventually even up.  For the glitter I used Elevation Polish Haba Xueshan which is a black and white glitter with a few light blue glitters in between all in a clear base.

This is 3 coats of Almost Famous and 1 coat of Haba Xueshan.

Don't forget to check out the other Twinsies' Endometriosis Awareness manis!

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