tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43733855093540127452024-03-05T02:49:57.206-07:00swatcher, polish-rangergoing through my stash, one swatch at a timeswatcher, polish-rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373385509354012745.post-62818015755834204592016-03-09T09:14:00.000-07:002016-03-09T09:14:19.219-07:00Irresistible Me Sapphire 8-in-1 Curling Wand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I received the <a href="http://www.irresistibleme.com/hair-tools/sapphire-8-in-1-complete-curling-wand-2101.html">Sapphire 8-in-1 curling wand</a> (retails for $199) from <a href="http://www.irresistibleme.com/">Irresistible Me</a> quite some time ago but, due to life, haven't had much of a chance to review it. I generally only curl my hair for special occasions and those are few and far between.<br />
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The tool comes with eight separate wands of varying sizes and shapes, all stored in their own pockets inside a roll up case. The kit includes a little stand so you don't have to figure out where to set down a scorching hot wand as well as a glove to protect your hand. I did find it a little difficult to switch out the curlers and lock it in to place but you just have to be sure to turn the locking mechanism all the way until it clicks. I also found that the wand will randomly turn off when I'm using it - not sure what is up with that.<br />
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For the look below, I used one of the medium sized curlers, put it close to the root of the hair pointed down, and wrapped my hair around the wand. I held it for about 8 seconds per section. Once I was done curling, I finger combed my hair and sprayed it with a bit of hair spray. These curls lasted through the night and all of the next day which is unusual for my hair. I will definitely be using the wand again for my next fancy night out.<br />
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So, I know I'm way late on this one BUT I only just recently saw this at Rexall so I felt I had to grab it. We get <em>some</em> Sinful Colors here in Canada but it's generally just the core colours, we don't usually get special collection, so I was pretty excited to see this in a random display. Hurray!</div>
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Without further adieu, I give you, <strong>Sinful Shine Prosecco</strong>!!! <em>*cue the trumpets*</em></div>
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I've only ever tried one other Sinful Color so I was quite impressed with the formula - especially for the price point. I used two coats of Prosecco and one coat of HK Girl top coat. I've been wearing this for nearly 4 days and only have minimal tip wear. So far, it lives up to the hype. Enjoy the swatch pics. :)</div>
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I assume that 99% of you already own this - how do you like it?<br />
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Hi! I hope you all had a great weekend. It was the husband's birthday on Saturday so we took advantage of the weather and went skating and then met up with the rest of the family at a favourite sushi restaurant. (Any restaurant that gives me free Pocky is a fav in my books. ;) ) We also bought his & hers "<a href="http://www.mybasis.com/en-CA/">wearable tech</a>" and have been intrigued, particularly with the sleep tracker.<br />
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After swatching and enjoying <a href="http://www.swatcherpolishranger.com/2016/01/cuccio-colour-sun-kissed-and-some.html">Sun Kissed</a> from Cuccio I decided to swatch the rest of the Nudetrals collection and, I have to say, I was super impressed. If they were easier to find, Cuccio would likely take top spot for retail brands.<br />
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<em>Note: After swatching Sun Kissed I changed my lighting set-up, hence the difference in the collage. Sorry. :/</em><br />
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Formula note: </strong>Across the board I found the formula on all of these was good. Most required only two coats (keep in mind I use a heavier hand) and there was very little clean-up needed. Also, as I mentioned in the <a href="http://www.swatcherpolishranger.com/2016/01/cuccio-colour-sun-kissed-and-some.html">Sun Kissed post</a>, I quite like the brushes - they have a nice bend and spread well across my nail.<br />
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<strong>Blush Hour </strong>is a lovely rose colour with gold shimmer and tiny silver square glitter. Super pretty and delicate. Shown here is two coats with one coat of HK Girl top coat.<br />
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<strong>Fair Game </strong>is a white with subtle pink shimmer that is on the sheer side. The shimmer adds an interesting element that makes this a white I could easily wear on its own. Shown here is three coats with one coat of HK Girl top coat.<br />
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<strong>Grey's Anatomy </strong>is a blue-grey with gold shimmer and tiny silver square glitter. When we saw this collection at Cosmoprof this was the colour that stood out to me. We can all just agree that this is gorgeous, yes? Shown here is two coats with one coat of HK Girl top coat.<br />
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<strong>Nude-a-Tude </strong>is an amazing pinky neutral with subtle flakes/shimmer. I think this my new favourite neutral. It goes so well with my skin tone, I was actually in awe when I was applying it. Shown here is two coats with one coat of HK Girl top coat.<br />
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<strong>Oh Naturale </strong>is a yellow/green leaning neutral with the same subtle flakes/shimmer as Nude-a-tude. As you can see in the swatches, it doesn't play well with my skin tone so I likely won't get a lot of wear out of it. Formula was nice. Shown here is two coats with one coat of HK Girl top coat.<br />
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<strong>Olive You </strong>is an grey-toned, olive green and is another favourite. It has the same gold shimmer and tiny silver square glitter as Sun Kissed, Blush Hour, and Grey's Anatomy. It's LOVE! Shown here is two coats with one coat of HK Girl top coat..<br />
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<strong>Skin to Skin </strong>is another lovely neutral, this time a creamy beige colour. It also has the subtle flakes/shimmer that Nude-a-tude and Oh Naturale have. Although this does lean a little yellow it's way friendlier with my skin tone than Oh Naturale was. Shown here is two coats with one coat of HK Girl top coat.<br />
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So, what do you think of the Nudetrals collection? Kind of great all around, right? I would most definitely recommend!<br />
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The last couple of months have been kind of weird for me. There was a ton of drama in the nail community and that, coupled with my own depression and anxiety, really soured nail polish for me. I just was not feeling it. At all. I was picking my cuticles hardcore, my nails kept splitting and breaking and I had zero motivation to take pictures or formulate sentences.</div>
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While at Cosmoprof I had the privilege of attending the Tips & Sips event hosted by Nail Pro, Nail It! & Katie Cazorla. One of the vendors at the event was Cuccio Colour and they were insanely generous - we received their ASP Gel line, some body care items and like three different collections.</div>
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I finally got around to trying a few and let me just say, I'm impressed. The colours are great, the formula was so smooth and easy to apply and I enjoyed the brush as well. I was wanting something softer but still interesting so I decided to wear Sun Kissed (from the Nudetrals collection) which is a pinky peach shade with gold shimmer and teeny tiny silver glitter. It's so pretty and feminine and a perfect palette cleanser without being boring.
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Shown here is three thin coats topped with Glisten & Glow HK Girl.
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I wore Sun Kissed by itself for a day and then decided to use one of the crèmes to test out stamping. I love the combination of pink/champagne and purple so decided to use Count Me In to stamp with. After looking through my paltry stamping plate collection I decided on a pretty dahlia image on plate <a href="http://uberchicbeauty.com/products/uberchic-nail-stamp-plates-collection-4.html">4-01 from Uber Chic</a>. All in all, I'm pretty happy with my novice stamping attempt.
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Chels always comes out with great collections but I think she outdid herself with this one. (Although I've seen pics of the fall crèmes and those really excite me as well!) The Color Purple collection consists of five pieces that are all unique but make a cohesive collection. The formula on every single one was amazing. Seriously, I can't say enough good things about it.<br />
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<b>The Grape Flake</b> is a magenta purple crelly with multicolored flakes and is stunning! I love this color so much and the flakes make it perfect. Shown here are two medium coats and top coat.<br />
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<strong>I'll Be Your Huckleberry </strong>is a dark purple (reads navy on me) scattered holo with wee berry colored flakes. Check out the macro - is that not incredible?! Shown here is two medium coats with top coat.<br />
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<strong>My Favorite Blurple </strong>is a thermal (color changing) polish that is bright blue when warm and blurple when cold. It also has scattered holo and a smattering of flakes. The color transition is great and if you have longer nails, it's very noticeable. Shown here is two medium coats and top coat.<br />
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<strong>This Is My Jam </strong>is a blackened purple jelly with blue, purple and pink glitter and gorgeous shimmer. My top coat did something wonky with this one so I apologize for the streaks in the swatch. Shown here is two medium coats with top coat.<br />
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<strong>Violet Femmes </strong>is a gorgeous medium purple full-coverage microglitter. This polish is SPECTACULAR! It really shines in the sun but is gorgeous in any light. Shown here is two medium coats with top coat. <br />
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You may be aware of the recent, incredibly scary issues that people are having with Mentality Polish - sensitivity, tingling, what looks like chemical burns, nails lifting from the nail beds, NECROSIS! It's a legit (and legal) shit-storm. I'm not going to get into the specifics and timelines because there are many awesome blog posts out there that contain lots of information - see <a href="http://www.ashleyispolishaddicted.com/2015/08/mentality-nail-polish-theres-more-to.html">Ashley Is Polish Addicted</a>, <a href="http://www.imperfectlypainted.com/2015/08/mentality-nail-polish.html">Imperfectly Painted</a>, <a href="http://www.labmuffin.com/2015/08/whats-to-blame-for-the-mentality-nail-polish-problems/">Lab Muffin</a>, and <a href="http://www.bettysbeautybombs.com/2015/08/20/whats-going-on-with-mentality/">Betty's Beauty Bombs</a> for a start. There is even a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/868895933164265/">Facebook group</a> dedicated to keeping people up-to-date.<br />
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Now, while bloggers have been doing their best to share information while still stressing that this is an ISOLATED INCIDENT, a few more mainstream outlets (<a href="http://jezebel.com/customers-complain-that-mentality-polish-is-seriously-f-1726174682">Jezebel</a> and <a href="http://www.seventeen.com/beauty/nails/news/a33495/girls-are-freaking-out-that-this-nail-polish-is-destroying-their-nails/?src=spr_FBPAGE&spr_id=1442_228119602">Seventeen Magazine</a>) have also picked up the story which, in my opinion, may be doing more harm to the indie community as a whole than good. Do I think that informing the masses is a bad idea? Never! I am a huge advocate of the freedom of information and I'm positive there are people who own some of the affected polish that aren't on Facebook or Instagram and are perhaps wondering what the hell is going on with their nails. <br />
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The problem I have is that several of the articles are using minimal sources and haven't spoken to other makers in the community. They aren't letting their readers know that this is a crazy one-off and that MOST makers do in-depth testing (and, uh, have liability insurance) to ensure the safety of their product. To the average, mainstream consumer these articles are painting the indie polish community with a "I mess around in my basement and have no idea what I'm doing" brush. Not a great perception for a community that we love and hold dear. A few outlets, like <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2015/08/92898/mentality-polish-customer-nail-damage">Refinery 29</a> and <a href="http://nailitmag.com/nail-news-mentality-nail-polish-is-ruining-customers-nails/">Nail It!</a>, do have a more balanced approach rather than alarmist.<br />
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<b>UPDATE:</b> <a href="http://consumerist.com/2015/08/27/if-you-sell-nail-polish-try-not-to-destroy-your-customers-nails/">Consumerist</a> also has a well-written article posted.<br />
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So, when I saw posts on <a href="http://www.the-crumpet.com/2015/08/indies-i-trust-crumpets-top-10.html">The Crumpet</a> and <a href="http://phyrra.net/2015/08/11-best-indie-nail-polish-alternatives-to-mentality-polish.html">Phyrra</a> listing indie brands they trust, I thought I'd follow suit with my own list. I am going to go with Debbie's criteria so these have to be brands that I have used (and worn, not just swatched) and have spoken with and have some sort of relationship with the maker.<br />
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There are TONS of other amazing brands, many of the makers I've met and spoken to in person, but I wanted to keep the list to ten that I use regularly, otherwise this list would be a mile long. ;)<br />
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TGIF all! The weather here has been scorching hot lately (never happy, right? It's either too hot or too cold. lol) so I haven't felt like sitting in the office swatching polish. It's supposed to be cool and rainy this weekend though - perfect polishing weather! <br />
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Today I have a wonderfully fun colour from the newly returned Ninja Polish. <strong>Reality</strong> is from the Infinity Gems collection (see<a href="http://www.icedlacquer.com/2015/07/ninja-polish-infinity-gems-collection.html"> Iced Lacquer for swatches</a> of the full collection) and I was given the chance at Cosmoprof to pick one of the colours. This chartreuse-y yellow called my name and I couldn't leave without it. I'm so glad I chose this one - I have a soft spot for yellows and <strong>Reality</strong> plays with my skin tone perfectly. The formula was awesome and had great coverage - shown here is three coats and top coat. <br />
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<b> </b>swatcher, polish-rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373385509354012745.post-66254773815545813462015-07-29T11:35:00.001-06:002015-07-29T11:35:49.910-06:00Different dimension : Cosmologically Speaking, part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Howdy and happy hump-day! Today I have some more CosmoprofNA samples to show you; this time a group of six gorgeous creations from Missi at Different dimension.<br />
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In the Fall of 2014 Missi released part one of the Cosmologically Speaking collection (see swatches at <a href="http://www.thepolishaholic.com/2014/08/Different-Dimension-Fall-2014-Cosmologically-Speaking-Collection-Swatches-Review.html">The Polishaholic</a> and <a href="http://www.royal-milk-tea.com/2014/09/different-dimension-cosmologically_19.html">Royal Milk Tea</a>) and, yee gods, if you thought that collection was amazing, hold on to your panties because they are about to be blown off! For realz. These six colours are so holo and so glittery and, oh wait, also have magical flakes. Also, one of these six is a ONE COATER!! <br />
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Oh! One final note. The sun is a fickle bitch in my city so the "sun" pics of Absolute Zero and Blue Shift are actually flash. And I don't know where the heck my mind was with Retrograde but apparently I didn't take a sun pic of it at all. *sad face* But trust, it's awesome!<br />
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<strong>Absolute Zero </strong>is a soft silvery-gold linear holo with micro hex glitter and flakes. Shown here is three coats plus top coat.<br />
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<b>Blue Shift</b> is a cobalt blue linear holo with micro hex glitter and flakes. Shown here is ONE COAT (whaaaaaaat?!) plus top coat. Will report back on staining as I'm still wearing this beauty.<br />
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Quaser</b> is a mid-toned purple linear holo with micro hex glitter and flakes. Shown here is two coats plus top coat.<br />
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<b>Retrograde</b> is a coppery-brown linear holo (of perfection!) with gold micro hex glitter and flakes. I'm totally in lust with this beauty. It hits me squarely in my brown polish loving heart. Shown here is two coats plus top coat.<br />
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<b>Space-Time</b> is a green-toned teal linear holo with blue micro hex glitter and flakes. Shown here is two coats plus top coat. Check out the Instavideo I took in the sun, posted below.<br />
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</b><br />swatcher, polish-rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373385509354012745.post-33228482128953413712015-07-27T12:00:00.000-06:002015-07-27T17:31:54.181-06:00Glisten & Glow : Cocktails, Anyone? collection (pic heavy!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hold on to your seats and grab your sunglasses, these suckers are crazy!<br />
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On the Monday evening of Cosmoprof, Missi of <a href="http://differentdimensionpolish.bigcartel.com/">DIFFERENT dimension</a>, Jill of <a href="http://www.glistenandglow.bigcartel.com/">Glisten & Glow</a>, Sara of <a href="http://cupcakepolish.bigcartel.com/">Cupcake Polish</a>, and Linda of <a href="http://nailvinyls.com/">NailVinyls</a> hosted a blogger & indie maker event. It was a crazy fun time that was capped off with the receipt of not one but TWO swag bags. Generous, right? These bags included samples - Cosmoprof exclusives, current collections, and upcoming collections - from the makers at the event. (The Elevation/Pahlish duo from Friday was also in the swag bags.)<br />
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At the end of the event most makers said they didn't want to carry all of their stock home and so were unloading it on delirious bloggers, makers, and friends. I happened to be chatting with Jill when she dumped a crap ton of stuff into my bag, including these eight beauties.<br />
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Across the board, the formula on these was great! Some were more sheer than others but none needed more than three coats! In the sun, these babies rock my world. Without fail, when I went to take a pic in the sun, I'd step outside, look at my nails and go WOAH! These are intense, ultra linear holographic polishes. *drool*<br />
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Please note that I didn't use base or top coat for any of the swatches. They are that good!<br />
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<b>Blue Hawaiian </b>is a light blue linear holographic. Shown here is three coats. <br />
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<b>Grape Groove </b>is a lilac purple linear holographic. Shown here is two coats.<br />
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<b>Hpnotiq Hurricane </b>is a teal blue linear holographic. Shown here is two coats.<br />
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<b>Midori Sour </b>is a yellow-toned green linear holographic. Shown here is three coats.</div>
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<b>Peach Bellini </b>is a yellow-toned orange linear holographic. Shown here is three coats.<br />
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<b>Raspberry Margarita </b>is a bright pink linear holographic. Shown here is two coats.<br />
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<b>Silver Streak </b>is a silver linear holographic. Shown here is three coats.<br />
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<b>Tequila Sunrise </b>is a red-toned orange linear holographic. Shown here is two coats.<br />
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Howdy! Today I have the first of many posts that are a result of the crazy generous swag I received at Cosmoprof. I have pics of the show itself that I hope to get up one day but, until then, head over to the podcast to <a href="http://www.nailnewscast.com/2015/07/episode-23.html">listen to our latest episode</a>. Tia and I chatted with Ida, of <a href="http://www.idanailsit.com/">Ida Nails It</a>, about our experiences in Vegas. Also, check out recaps from other bloggers who attended like <a href="http://www.imperfectlypainted.com/search/label/cosmprofna%202015">Imperfectly Painted</a>, <a href="http://www.iheartoffbeat.com/search/label/cosmoprof">iheartoffbeat</a>, and <a href="http://www.modelcitypolish.com/category/cosmoprof-north-america/">Model City Polish</a>.<br />
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In the meantime, let's check out the Venetian Duo from the ever fabulous Elevation Polish (<a href="http://elevationpolish.bigcartel.com/">available August 7th</a>) and Pahlish (<a href="http://www.pahlish.bigcartel.com/">available August 2nd</a>).<br />
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First up is <b>The Merchant's Son</b>, which is the Elevation half of the duo. This is a GORGEOUS teal blue creme thermal with green shimmer. The polish is light teal in its warm state and a darker teal in its cool state (seen in the macro pic below). I am not experienced with photographing thermal polish so I was running back and forth to the bathroom - hence the water drops. :)<br />
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As is the norm with Elevation, the formula was perfection. Shown here is two coats with topcoat.<br />
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The Pahlish half of the duo is called <b>The Wayfarer</b>, which is a multi-chrome flake topper that includes some translucent green flakes. This sucker pairs PERFECTLY with The Merchant's Son but would also be amazing over other base colours.<br />
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Shown here is one amazing coat (no dabbing required) over The Merchant's Son!<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Introducing the Pretty & Polished "Happy Hour" Collection! This Cocktail inspired collection comes with 6 stunning Holographic infused shades named after some of your favorite Cocktail Hour refreshments. This Collection will be available for sale on July 10th 2015 at shopprettyandpolished.com. In addition to the 6 new Polishes we will be releasing an assortment of new Cocktail inspired Bath & Body Products, including Mani Melt Shooters scented and named after popular shots. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sangria</b>: This sexy red jelly is packed with scattered holographic red glitters. Easy going formula with amazing pigmentation, get full coverage in ONE layer! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Appletini</b>: This polish is spectacularly bright with a strong slightly scattered holographic presence. This polish is creamy and has an incredibly easy to work with formula. 2 layers for full coverage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Purple Nurpl</b>: Don't be fooled by the funny name, this is one HOT polish. Probably the most intriguing polish of the collection, this deep purple jelly has an insane amount of holographic sparkle coming from different shades of tiny holographic glitters. Full coverage in 2 layers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Tequila Sunrise</b>: This cocktail is served with the bottom half being red and the top half being orange. Dip your bottle into some ice water and get the full effect! This interesting orange jelly changes to a red jelly when exposed to cold. It's also packed with gorgeous golden scattered holographic glitters. May take 3 coats for full coverage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Long Island Iced Tea</b>: Tea with no tea?! This interesting shade of copper is a must have brown in your collection. It has a very strong scattered holographic sparkle and is opaque in 1-2 layers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cosmopolitan</b>: A true Cosmo should be a bright pink frothy cocktail. And that is what you will get with this neon polish. This intensely pink polish is packed with pink and purple holographic glitters .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our new Bubble Bombs are a wondrous mix between Bath Bombs and Bubble Bars. Add them to your bath while the water is still running and watch them fizz and foam while creating a blanket of delightful bubbles! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sangria</b>: Deep red Wine scent topped off with a little chopped fruit. The top of this bomb has a crisp layer scented of sweet Orange. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Strawberry Daiquiri</b>: A dreamy Strawberry treat topped with notes of whipped cream and rum. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Pink Bubbly</b>: Experience the sweet scent of Pink Champagne that's so bubbly it tickles your nose! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Tomahawk</b>: A Cinnamon and Almond mash up. </span><br />
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<b>Pre-sale Information: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1870725018" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">July 1st at 1 pm EST</span></span></span> we will put all the products up on the website at a 5% discounted rate and they will remain available until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1870725019" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">7 pm EST</span></span></span>. We will then not make them available again until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1870725020" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">July 10th</span></span></span> at their regular rate of $9.</b> </blockquote>
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swatcher, polish-rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373385509354012745.post-84344995170436040772015-06-17T09:00:00.000-06:002015-06-17T09:00:02.224-06:00WingDust Wednesday : Doomed From the Start<br />
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Whaaaaat?! I don't even remember the last #WingDustWednesday post I did. I'm the worst hashtag mama ever.<br />
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Guys, I gotta tell you, this no-buy is killing me. I want to buy all the WingDust's and just can't. *sob* Also, I seem to be in kind of a writing rut. I sit down to write a post and it's all, "ok, here's the swatch, the end." I can't seem to come up with anything interesting or witty to say in the moment. #imboring<br />
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<i>Blue base, filled with bright orange, watermelon, neon pink and random peach glitters. Finished off with a purple-blue shimmer. [D]ries to a matte finish.</i><br />
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You know that I love Wingdust's jelly glitters. Steph's "signature" is the addition of shimmer which adds such amazing depth and interest. As always, the formula was great - no glitter issues although I do wish there were more yellow triangles. Shown here is three coats and top coat.<br />
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Today I have four pretties from the Pretty & Polished Summer 2015 collection. This is a 13 piece collection and is <a href="http://www.shopprettyandpolished.com/">available now in the shop</a>.<br />
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Frankly, I think all four of these are perfect for summer. They feel light and bright and happy - exactly how I want to feel all summer long. (As long as the weather is nice. Grrrr....)<br />
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<b>On The Beach With a Pink in Hand </b><i>is a bright pink crelly packed with white and light blue glitters.</i><br />
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I think this is one of my favourites. You can never go wrong with white glitter and crelly. The formula on this was good. I didn't have to fish for any of the larger hexes and the glitter distributed evenly over the nail. Shown here is three coats & top coat.<br />
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<b>Strawberry Lemon Ice</b> <i>is a soft pink creme base with yellow and pink glitters.</i><br />
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I reallllllly wanted to love this one. Look at that milky base and pretty, soft glitter combo! The swatch on the shop from honeybee nails is much smoother than I was able to get it so it may be user error. As noted on the shop, this one is quite sheer and since I'm not a VNL fan, I used three coats to get it opaque which also resulted in the thickness you notice.<br />
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<b>The Sea Glass is Half Full</b> <i>is a sand colored crelly base packed with crystal glitter that resembles sea glass and micro blue/green metallic glitter.</i><br />
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I find this polish to be so interesting. I wasn't sure I was going to be a fan and I thought the base would be too yellow for my skin tone. And then I put it on. Dude, I can't even. It's magic. The base is PERFECT for my skin tone and it ended up being a surprise favourite! The formula was good with an even distribution of glitter. Shown here is three coats and top coat. (PS. Pardon the blurry swatch photo - I need steadier hands.)<br />
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<b>You Say Goodbye, I Say Yellow</b> <i>is a thermal color changing nail polish that changes from a yellow to a white in heat. This polish also has neon yellow glitters throughout so your white may look a little yellow still.</i><br />
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This is another one that I had some difficulty with application but the polish itself is still super pretty. DAT YELLOW GLITTER! As you can see on my nail tips, I'm not sure if I ever got a color shift with this one or if it's just so subtle that I didn't notice. Shown here is three coats and top coat.<br />
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<span id="goog_1182253703">Ohhhhh, dude. These swatches are so late. Let's just consider this the norm around these parts - sporadic posting whenever I get my poop in a group. We good?</span><br />
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Today I have five polishes from the Magic & Mysteries collection by Literary Lacquers. Let me just say right off the bat, I have yet to have a bad thing to say about Amy's creations and these five are no exception. Her formula is on the thinner side which some may not like, but I prefer it because it allows me complete control with how many coats I want to use/how opaque I want it to be. That said, I've not had anything take more than three coats in order to be opaque and several take two.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Avada Kedavra</b></span><br />
<i>Avada Kedavra is a eeevil black matte polish packed with green and gold holographic glitter. The polish will naturally dry matte, but topcoat can be added for a glossy effect to make the glitter really pop.</i><br />
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<i>Avada Kedavra is the killing curse favored by Voldemort and his Death Eaters in the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. It is the most evil of the Unforgivable Curses. The only person known to survive this curse is Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, who was protected by the sacrifice and love of his mother.</i><br />
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Shown here is two coats. I left it matte so you could see it in its "natural state."<br />
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<b>Felix Felicis</b><br />
<i>Liquid gold glass fleck shimmer polish.<br /><br />Felix Felicis is inspired by the potion in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling. Felix Felicis is Liquid Luck, the potion makes the user extra lucky for a period of time, ensuring the success of their endeavors. It is banned in organized sporting events....</i><br />
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Shown here is three coats.<br />
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<b>Flickum Bicus</b><br />
<i>Orange red base filled with blue shimmer, flakies and glass fleck, best at three thin coats.<br /><br />Flickum Bicus is inspired by the Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher. It's a spell used by Harry Dresden to light candles in his lab or any small flame, some tongue in cheek fake Latin in the vein of that old lighter slogan "Flick Your Bic" Harry Dresden is a modern day wizard for hire and the books are so much fun.</i> <br />
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<b>Mirror of Galadriel</b><br />
<i>Bright silver mega glitter linear holographic.<br /><br />Mirror of Galadriel is inspired by Lord of the Rings by J. R.R. Tolkien.</i><br />
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Shown here is three coats.<br />
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<b>Octarine</b><br />
<i>Soft mauvey-lilac linear holographic polish, best at three thin coats.<br /><br />Octarine is inspired by Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Octarine is the color of magic, seen only by wizards. If you were magically inclined and could see magic, this polish is electric lime-purple. If you are a regular mortal, however, you will probably see it as a soft mauvey-lilac.</i><br />
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Shown here is three coats.<br />
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swatcher, polish-rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373385509354012745.post-9754876737525998492015-05-21T10:12:00.000-06:002015-05-21T10:12:44.644-06:00Watercolour Nails Using a Plastic BagNail slump over? Mayhaps. I've seen this technique before but I saw another tutorial on Instagram or Facebook (for the life of me, I can't remember where) and inspiration struck.<br />
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Example of tutorial on Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/451556300108347590/">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/451556300108347590/</a></div>
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I purchased the Washed Out collection from Finger Lickin Lacquer (now <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BohemianPolish?section_id=17257506&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1">Bohemian Polish</a>) last year and have wanted to do a watercolour mani with them ever since I saw <a href="http://polishedpathology.com/2014/08/04/finger-lickin-lacquer-upcoming-collection/">Polished Pathology's swatches</a>. It ended up being super easy and I love the way it turned out.<br />
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I used two coats of Revlon Spirited as the base then dabbed blobs of three colours on each nail.<br />
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<br />swatcher, polish-rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373385509354012745.post-85091529629751167962015-03-11T12:57:00.000-06:002015-03-11T13:05:26.467-06:00Octopus Party Nail Lacquer : Arctis Tor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Guys, I am the legit worst. I took a wee break and then got out of the habit of swatching and editing and posting and then I started a new position at work and said position is INSANELY BUSY (but I'm really enjoying it) and..... that's all I got. My husband calls it "Courtney's Book of Excuses" and, man, I have got a ton of them.<br />
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Anywho, late last year Dave of OPNL released many glorious winter duo collaborations and I ordered several. I waited and stalked and waited some more. Dave and I chatted. We both fretted about the status of my parcel and, after a month of hoping, we gave up. He scrounged together what he could of what was left over and sent me a new parcel along with Arctis Tor which he asked if I could review. Uhhhh, yeah I can. Have you *seen* swatches of that thing? It's glorious! So, I got that package in record time, I drooled over the pretties, took pictures, sent Dave a sample and then.... I think you can see where this is going.<br />
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So, Dave, I am officially throwing myself on your mercy. You can send your horrid weather westward (actually, please don't) or strike me from your friends list. But, better late than never, right? Right? RIGHT?! ;) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">i<3udave</span><br />
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The formula on this is stellar. No issues to report and I got amazing opacity with two coats. This polish has amazing purple flakes that are super tough to capture on camera but I think the macros did a decent job. What think you?<br />
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Shown here is two coats with top coat.<br />
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A post on a Sunday?! Crazy, I know, but Pretty & Polished released several new colours today and these two are part of that release. Can you believe that something arrived from the US to Canada in time for me to swatch and post about? I was pretty excited. :)</div>
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Pretty Little Lady and Girl Next Door are two new offerings in the Country Girl Swag collection (the Dark Arts collection also launched today along with four new holographic shades).</div>
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First up is Pretty Little Lady - a lovely white crelly that is JAMMED full of blue and white glitter as well as a smattering of pink bows. Due to the amount of glitter the formula is on the thick side but, if you use thin coats and wait a few minutes between coats, you should be fine. I noticed that if I applied a new coat too soon it resulted in some dragging and bald spots. Also, I did have to fish for the bows but they came out easy enough with a few dips of the brush. I love me a good white crelly and this one definitely fits the bills. It's soft and feminine and just all around lovely. Shown here is 3 coats with one coat of Nail Pattern Boldness glitter food to smooth things and one coat of Gelous for shine.</div>
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I have a confession to make; lately I've been having glitter fatigue. I've been lazy and the difficulty of glitter removal was too much for me. But then, the perfect glitter combo comes along that screams to be used and Girl Next Door is one of those combos. I tested this over many different undies and it worked with all of them - cream, taupe, teal, mint, purple, even pink. I ended up choosing to layer it over Dior Waterlily because the light mint green perfectly highlighted the aqua, turquoise and gold glitters. Shown here is one dabbed coat and one coat of Gelous.</div>
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swatcher, polish-rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373385509354012745.post-84929160005088291852015-01-09T09:00:00.000-07:002015-01-09T09:00:04.691-07:00First Blogiversary Giveaway!Wow! I can't believe that a year has passed already! I started this blog so I could stop spamming my family with nail posts on Facebook. I've really enjoyed posting here and, while I may not be as consistent as some others, I hope that my readers have found something of interest in this little corner.<br />
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Strangely, one of the things I've enjoyed most has been the writing. I think you know when you've found your niche when you are able to be 100% yourself. Sometimes I'm boring. Sometimes I'm weird and crazy (ok, most of the time). Sometimes I'm grumpy. And I've NEVER felt the need to self-censor here. In past blogging lives I've always tried to "fit in" and the content never felt like me. But this here? It's good. It feels good. I've found my people. :)<br />
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So, in order to celebrate and thank you guys for sticking with me, I have a wee giveaway. It's not much, just some things I've been collecting over the last while, but it's a small material token to show my appreciation.<br />
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I thought I'd leave you with a bit of swatch spam on the last day of the year. Thank you so much for your support in 2014! Here's to an amazing and prosperous 2014!</div>
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<strong>Indigo Bananas Galactic Halo (holo) - 3 coats</strong></div>
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<strong>Indigo Bananas Viridescens - 2 coats</strong><br />
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<strong>KBShimmer Partners in Lime - 2 coats</strong><br />
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<strong>picture polish dragonfly - 2 coats</strong><br />
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swatcher, polish-rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373385509354012745.post-53920535774130096452014-12-03T11:53:00.000-07:002014-12-03T11:53:09.296-07:00WingDust Wednesday : Perfect Little SatelliteWhen I was going through my WingDust drawer trying to decide what to wear this week, Perfect Little Satellite jumped in my hand and screamed, "ME! ME! ME!" Ok, not really, but I did feel the urge for <span style="font-size: large;">SPAAARKLE</span>! (sing with jazz hands)<br />
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Perfect Little Satellite is jam-packed with platinum flakes, purple shimmer and I don't know what else. Magic? Under direct light/sunlight it's crazy sparkly and holo-y. I posted a <a href="http://instagram.com/p/wHptS1FUst/">video on Instagram</a> yesterday so you can check that out.<br />
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Now, we know that flakies can sometimes be difficult to handle as they can be on the thicker side. That was not the case with Perfect Little Satellite at all! I used three thin coats and easily got to the desired opacity and everything lies nice and smooth. I added a coat of top coat for extra shine.<br />
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So, there's a bit of a story behind these swatches. I took them quite awhile ago - June to be exact - and have been sitting on them since then. First off, I want to say that I was BLOWN AWAY with the pigmentation of this polish - it is freaking incredible! The colours are insanely vibrant, gorgeous, and show-stopping. However, when swatching, I noticed that there was a bit of undissolved pigment in the bottles - Tatum and Fiona being the worst. I contacted Jenn (who was awesome to deal with!) and she apologized, saying she thought she had pulled all of the bottles as it was a known issue. She offered to resend the package. Some time passed and I emailed her again to say I hadn't received the replacements. She was super apologetic and said she sent them over a month ago. Ack! Apparently they were lost in the mail. By that time, Tatum was retired and she offered to send something else instead. I told her that we'd give it a bit more time (this was in August) because sometimes packages to Canada can take FOR-EV-ER. And then I promptly forgot. Durr. :/ <br />
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So, here we are in December and I'm finally getting around to posting these. The little bumps you see in Fiona and Tatum are undissolved pigment but, in no way does it affect my enjoyment of these stunners and the issue was corrected long ago so future batches should not have any problems. Plus, the customer service I received was top notch which goes a long way in creating a repeat customer. In fact, I just ordered three more colours from her Black Friday sale!</div>
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<strong>Fiona </strong>is a brilliant green with scattered holo. The formula was great and shown here is two coats plus top coat.</div>
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<strong>Selina </strong>is an insanely bright blue with scattered holo. Shown here is two coats with top coat.<br />
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<strong>Tatum </strong>is a gorgeous magenta with scattered holo. Shown here is two coats with top coat.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Cyber Monday! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. We put our tree up yesterday - a little early but the kid was demanding it. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I have the Holiday Traditions collection from Splendor Nail Lacquer to share with you. Good timing too because you can still take advantage of their <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SplendorNailLacquer">Cyber Monday sale</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While this collection may seem simple, it is based on Leslee's holiday memories and family traditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Balsam</strong> "<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A dark forest green with a flash of shamrock shimmer. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Every year my parents and I would take a day trek out to the family cabin in search of the perfect tree. It always had to be a balsam, we would carefully haul it out of the bush on a toboggan and make our way back to the city to decorate it."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love this one so much. It's bright and glowy and just perfect and I wore it for over a week! Shown here is two coats of Balsam with top coat.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bing </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">"<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A cheery cherry red with fuchsia shimmer and gold holographic dust. </span></b></span></strong><strong><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Growing up my parents insisted on watching White Christmas every year. While I didn’t and still don’t have much of an appreciation for the movie hearing Bing Crosby singing Christmas Carols will also bring back fond memories for me."</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Popcorn Garland "</span><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A clear glitter topper with white squares and dots and pearl hexes. </span></span></b></strong><strong><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A great way to entertain the kids and decorate the tree. I recall several years of carefully stringing popcorn onto a thread, hardest part was not eating all of it."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Pudding Sauce<em> </em></strong><em>"</em></span><b style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A soft shimmering pale caramel nude. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Every family has some recipes that get handed down through the generations. In ours it is a steamed Carrot Pudding that is served with a delicious buttery caramel sauce. My Grandma was always the one who made the sauce and sadly after she passed we discovered that was a recipe know one knew and it wasn’t written down anywhere. Nearly 20 years later the Pudding Sauce still hasn’t been quite perfected but every year we tweak it until hopefully one day it is just right."</span></span></em></b><br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a tough one. Due to the metallic nature of the polish it is fairly streaky. That said, there is something about the tone of this one (a bit more brown leaning?) that I think would enable it to play well with most skin tones. Shown here is three coats of Pudding Sauce with top coat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Tinsel </strong><em>"<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A linear holographic medium silver metallic. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My Mother has an unnatural love and obsession with Tinsel. Not the kind neatly tied into garland but the stuff that comes in individual statically charged strings. Every year she would painstakingly hang those shimmering silver threads one by one until the tree glistened."</span></b></em></span><br />
<em><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></b></em><br />
<em><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is such a pretty silver. It's deeper than your typical silver holo - almost burnished - but still has that lovely holo shine. The holo isn't super strong but it perfectly mimics tinsel on a Christmas tree. Shown here is two coats of Tinsel with top coat.</span></span></b></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you have a favourite holiday memory or tradition? For me, I LOVE opening stockings first thing Christmas morning. The kids were always allowed to open ours as soon as we got up, as long as we left the adults alone. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />swatcher, polish-rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373385509354012745.post-24106665637944966722014-11-19T14:07:00.000-07:002014-11-19T14:07:11.426-07:00Wingdust Wednesday : Aurora SkyHappy humpday, y'all! (Aside: does anyone else think "humpday" is the most ridiculous thing ever?) It's my favourite day of the week, Wingdust Wednesday, and this time I'm actually participating! Wahoo!<br />
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Today I am sharing Aurora Sky. This is an older polish that is a part of the Season of Change trio, three colour shifting top coats, along with Autumn Fire and April Showers. Aurora Sky presents mainly as teal but shifts to dark blue and purple in the right light. It also has small holo glitter which gives it more interest than the standard topper. The formula was good. It's on the thicker side but not goopy and was the perfect consistency for one good coat.<br />
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Shown here is one coat of Aurora Sky over two coats of Orly Liquid Vinyl along with top coat.<br />
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Hooooo boy... Do you ever have a time in your life when things are just crazy and surreal and a wrench is thrown in to all of your plans? Yeah. That. Now. Yeesh.<br />
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Now that I have two seconds to sit down and I write, I belatedly present part 2 of the Fall for FLL collection from <a href="http://fingerlickinlacquer.com/">Finger Lickin Lacquer</a>.<br />
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<strong>Bonfire Night</strong><em> is a navy blue intensely holographic polish with a mulled cider fragrance. This polish was intended to mimic a clear night sky with all the stars twinkling – a perfect night to have a bonfire and spend time with friends and family, drinking from mugs of cider and keeping warm by the fire.</em><br />
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This leans black on me instead of navy blue but it's still lovely and is definitely reminiscent of the night sky. The scent is subtle and, <a href="http://www.icedlacquer.com/2014/09/finger-lickin-lacquer-fall-for-fll.html">like Tia mentioned</a>, totally reminds me of Juicy Fruit gum. I found the formula to be great - sheer on the first coat but easily buildable. Shown here is three coats plus top coat.<br />
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<strong>Fair Enchantress</strong> <em>is a plum crelly with copper and gold hex glitters that started off as a custom for a dear friend. She and I fell so in love with this polish that we agreed to release it with the fall collection. Fair Enchantress is one of three unscented polishes in the fall collection.</em><br />
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Ungh. This one is sooo pretty. Forget fall, this is one of those year-round polishes - perfect for every season! Again, the formula was good, a little sheer at first but easily buildable. Shown here is two coats plus top coat.<br />
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<strong>Harvest Moon</strong> <em>is a brilliant mustard yellow scattered holographic polish. Its color is perfect for fall – it’s a match for the changing leaves and it’s perfect for going to hay rides and corn mazes. Harvest Moon is the second of three unscented polishes in the fall collection.</em><br />
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This yellow, while very sheer, is lovely. The deeper mustard tones make it perfect for a wide variety of skin tones and it's just subtle and perfect. Shown here is three coats plus top coat and you can still see the nail line. On my ring finger I layered two coats of Harvest Moon over white which really makes it pop. You could also find a similarly toned yellow and add this for a kick of holo.<br />
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<strong>Poison Apple</strong><em> is a granny smith green polish with red-to-gold flakes and a spooky surprise – skull and crossbone glitters lurking just beneath the surface. Poison Apple has a tart green apple fragrance.</em><br />
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As far as I'm concerned, even though it's not orange or black, this is the PERFECT Halloween polish. It totally reminds me of a poison apple or toxic sludge or something bubbling in a witch's cauldron. I did have some issues with the skull glitter. It took major fishing and when I tried to place them I got too much base colour (that's likely operator error though). I layered two coats of Poison Apple over white on my ring finger and it..... doesn't really work - I prefer this one built up on its own. Shown here is three coats plus top coat.<br />
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<strong>Spoopy</strong> <em>is a fun black crelly with hex glitters in orange, purple, yellow, and green. Spoopy is so named because of a fun post on Tumblr featuring misspelled Halloween decorations. It was silly and took on a life of its own, and this polish is very much the same – Spoopy’s the perfect fun Halloween polish, especially with its sweet candy corn fragrance.</em><br />
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This guy is so much fun and I think it's amazing for Christmas as well. You know those <a href="https://lindsaymariko.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/img_1572.jpg">bokeh photos of Christmas lights</a>? This reminds me of that. The scent is light and not overwhelming and the formula, again, was good. Shown here is three coats plus top coat.<br />
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Happy Friday all! It's Thanksgiving here this weekend so I am particularly looking forward to a long weekend. Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Canadians!<br />
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Today I have part one of the Fall for FLL collection from Finger Lickin' Lacquer. These arrived on my doorstep at the perfect time - the weather is cooling down, the sweaters are coming out of storage, and I'm looking forward to ALL THE PIE!<br />
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A note on the formula - these are all on the thinner side so, depending on your preference and how thick your coats are, you may need three or four coats to build opacity. I was able to get away with two coats for most of them but I do use thicker coats.<br />
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<em><strong>Apple Tart </strong>is a bright red scattered holographic polish that brings to mind chilly nights at the carnival with candied apples, or brisk fall days spent up at the local apple orchard picking apples and stopping in for some warm apple cider and maybe an apple cider doughnut too. It is scented with an apple tart fragrance.</em><br />
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I LOVE this one. It is so reminiscent of bright red Macintosh apples and the jelly formula is wonderfully squishy. The scent is understated and lovely and is just perfect.<br />
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<em><strong>Cranberry Cosmo </strong>is a cranberry intensely holographic polish with the sweet and tart fragrance of cranberry relish. This polish has all of the sparkle and shimmer of the cosmos packed into a beautiful cranberry red that is perfect for Thanksgiving dinner.</em><br />
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I have to say, I'm really digging the reds this season (which is weird for me) and this is another amazing one. Again, the scent isn't overpowering and just adds a nice touch.<br />
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<em><strong>Mauvelous, Dahling!</strong> is a mauve scattered holographic polish. Mauve is a perfect fall color and goes well with everything, and the subtle holographic sparkle really makes the polish pop. Mauvelous, Dahling! is the third unscented polish in the fall collection.</em><br />
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I mentioned this in <a href="http://www.nailnewscast.com/2014/10/episode-6.html">episode six of Nail Newscast</a> (promo!) but I think Jennifer did a fantastic job of making this a vampy fall colour. Mauve can easily fall in the "old lady" category but this polish is anything but stodgy.<br />
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<em><strong>Pumking</strong> is an orange scattered holographic polish with hints of green shimmer. Pumking is the perfect pumpkin polish for fall. It’s perfect for trips to the pumpkin patch and for carving your spooky jack-o-lantern. Pumking is scented like sweet pumpkin pie.</em><br />
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This may be a weird statement, but I feel like this a great "neutral" orange in that it would look good on many different skin tones. The subtle green tones keep it from being garish and the scent, again, is the perfect little something.<br />
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