Girly Bits: Strapless

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Girly Bits released the Bridal Bliss collection of beautiful creams this summer. On my blog today is Strapless, a gorgeous putty colored neutral. Pam describes it as a lovely pink leaning blush taupe creme.

I wore two coats for photos. The formula is super creamy and buttery. If you're heavy handed this could be a one coater. It also stamps well over any shade, but looks best over lighter colors.





When I wear a cream, I get inspired to do nail art. I chose a camouflage pattern from UR Sugar plate L014. Using Strapless as my base, I stamped over with Girly Bits Acornucopia, a red based brown. Then with Girly Bits Goodbye-bye, a grey leaning olive green. And finally, topped it with a matte topcoat.

The result is the ultimate disguise!

Well, not really but I was pretty darned pleased with it.



What do you think of Strapless?


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1850 Artisan: Chic Beach Weekend

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1850 Artisan has released the Chic Beach Weekend. A beautiful trio of neutral creams that will help you create a chic California casual look for your weekend getaways. Launch is Saturday, July 28th at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern.



Pismo Beach
Pismo Beach is a cool neutral cream that is perfect for a clean, chic look as you walk down the boardwalk or search for shells.






Marina del Rey
Marina del Rey is a clear, pale blue cream that is an excellent addition to a day by the sailboats in the Marina.






Lover’s Point
This pale lavender cream was inspired by a tiny shell found on Lover's Point Beach near Pacific Grove, CA. It is just the right color to accompany California casual beachwear.





I cannot have a set of creams and not try to watermarble with them + Squid Ink, also from 1850 Artisan. I love how this turned out!



For each cream swatch I used two coats and all were opaque and applied like butter. For the matte look, I used kbshimmer Oh Matte!

The trio is fabulous and if you don't have Squid Ink yet, you should definitely pick it up too!

Happy Birthday, Lollipop!

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Happy Birthday, Lollipop! This month features four Sylvia Plath-inspired purple shades to celebrate one of Lollipop's favorite authors and colors for their brand's third anniversary, as well as two new Year of Tarot shades, and the May Limited Edition Single Pour shade. Additionally, they will restock several sold out colors and offer some fun anniversary specials throughout the month!

Mark your calendars, this is all happening 5/11/2018 @ 8 PM CDT and the quad set will have discounted pricing during the first 24 hours of the sale!




Anniversary Quad

What a Million Filaments
an electric purple linear holographic polish that suspends green/blue/purple color shifting micro glitters and blue iridescent flakes.

Beautiful raspberry shade of purple with vibrant holo flame. Two coats shown with topcoat, the formula was good.






The Big Strip Tease
a saturated lavender crelly that contains yellow/red shifting chameleon pigment, blue/gold micro flakies, and scattered holographic micro glitters.

Two coats with topcoat shown, formula was good.






For the Hearing of My Heart
a grape crelly base packed with scattered holographic micro glitters that flash blue and red/orange/purple shifting ultra chameleon chrome flakes.

I would call this a jelly, since it is transparent and not creamy. I wore three coats with topcoat, formula was good.






Out of the Ash
a vampy scattered holographic purple base with a gorgeous blue flash and neon purple micro flakies.

Luscious and dark, perfect for a purple vampy look. Two coats shown with topcoat, the formula was good.






May Tarot Shades

The High Priestess
A vivid, cobalt-blue crelly base with bright red/pink Aurora shimmer and scattered holographic pigment.

A bit on the sheer side, shown here is three coats with topcoat.






Temperance
a greige base with a faint violet cast. She contains red/gold/green shifting Aurora pigment and red/green/gold shifting iridescent glitter in various sizes.

My favorite in this review, Temperance is an ethereal neutral jelly that has a faint bit of creaminess to it. Shown is two coats with topcoat, formula was good.





May Single Pour LE

Gone For Miles now
a vibrant, pastel blue crelly base highlighted by pink/orange/green shifting Aurora shimmer and pinpricks of holographic pigment.
It pays homage to Don't Say Morning's Come, one of the shades from Lollipop's inaugural Dancing Girl May 2015 release.

That shimmer tho! It shifts at different angles and lighting. Two coats shown with topcoat, the formula was good.





Get yours 5/11/2018 @ 8 PM CDT and don't delay - the first 24 hours the quad set will be available at a discounted price! In addition to that, there will be restocked shades and a few other sets listed at a discount.

Shimmer Me Box: Chocolate Lovers

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The Chocolate Lover Shimmer Me Box is coming February 9th to http://nativewarpaints.com/. The box with guest, My Indie Polish, is packed with four delicious polishes.




My Indie Polish Ok I'll Eat The Fruit
a brown/purple base with a ton of blue shimmer and a sprinkling of micro holographic glitter to represent the green and red fruit in the inspiration picture.
I am totally diggin this polish! Shown is two coats with topcoat. Formula was fantastic.






Colors By Llarowe Raspberry Truffle
Cherry red crelly base with silver glass fleck shimmer.
Red Hots with sparkles, that is what I think of when I see this polish. Shown is two coats with topcoat. Formula was smooth and easy to apply.







Native War Paints This Beauty Loves Chocolate
pale holographic pinky-mauve with gold shimmer
The color combo here gives a peachy effect overall and its so glowy! Shown is two coats with topcoat. Formula was easy to apply.






Tux White Chocolate Truffle
White crelly with red shimmer and various sizes of larger pink holo glitter.
This polish reminds me of the white chocolate peppermints that Dove makes. Love it! Shown is two coats with topcoat. Formula was smooth and crelly-like.





I prefer dark chocolate and my favorite easy to get brand is Dove. What is your favorite type of chocolate?
Get your guilt-free chocolate lovers box Feb. 9th at http://nativewarpaints.com/!

Candy Lacquer: Peanut Butter Girl and Jelly Candy

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Brand new from Candy Lacquer is this PB&J duo! This is the first time I've reviewed for Candy Lacquer, but I am definitely already familiar with the brand. All the polishes I've ordered previously have been more beautiful than the photos in the shop, have smooth and consistent formulas, and shipped to me super fast. Sandra, the owner, is very kind and fun to work with! Not to mention the fun names she comes up with for each polish - which usually share what her inspiration was for the creation.

Peanut Butter Girl is a light orange brown holographic with pink shimmer throughout. Like it's namesake, it's a peanut buttery color! I wore two coats with topcoat for the photos. Formula was smooth and consistent, no clumping or pulling.




Jelly Candy looks just like a yummy grape jelly! It is described as a deep orchid holographic with multi colored shimmer. I wore two coats with topcoat for a glossy finish, as this dries semi-matte on its own. Formula was smooth and consistent, no clumping or pulling. The accent nail is a base of Peanut Butter Girl, stamped with MdU and a jelly looking stamp design.




I hope you have enjoyed this duo as much as I have! It is launching Friday April 22 at 9am Central.

I also have some of the already launched spring shades coming up in a future review. Stay tuned!
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