January 2019 Polish Pick Up: Mythology

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The January Polish Pick Up theme is Mythology! Launch is 1/4 at 10am Central. All of the brands have outdone themselves this month, and I have six of those shades to share with you!




1850 Artisan Orion's Belt
Denim blue base with copper shimmer, linear holo, holo microflakes, and a variety of aurora shimmers.
Inspired by the beautiful night sky depiction of Orion the Hunter.
cap: 150

This is 1850 Artisan's very first polish pick up and Nikki has made a stunning shade!
Two coats shown with topcoat, formula was good and application was like butter.






I couldn't help but stamp some stars on!




77 Lacquer The Goddess of Death
a medium toned nude base with copper and red shimmer, copper, pink and violet sparks, pink iridescent shifting Flakies and grey iridescent Flakies.
cap: 100

Do you remember the Mannequin hands trend? This is my perfect shade for that, but kicked up a notch with shimmer and flake!
Two coats shown with topcoat, formula was good and application was smooth.






Bee's Knees The Haetae
Inspiration: Sarah grew up listening to stories from her grandmother that involved the haetae, so this mythical creature has always held a special place in her heart. What's not to love about a unicorn/lion/dragon hybrid creature that's a symbol of protection?
Description: A silver linear holo polish with an icy blue to purple shimmer, holo flakes, and iridescent flakes that shift teal to purple.
Cap: none

The new packaging is very nice, loving the logo redesign and screen printed bottles but the best part is the new brush. Oh yes, this is the same brush that I rave about every chance I get. Now there are two indie brands with it! Time to celebrate!

Two coats shown with topcoat, formula was good and application was like butter.





The Haetae stamps beautifully over dark colors! Shown over Pegasus from Turtle Tootsie




KBShimmer Gaia
Inspired by the bright colored depictions of Gaia.
A vibrant blue jelly base filled with holographic glitters and color shifting unicorn flakes in shades of green, purple, pink and blue.

I love how bright the base is!
Shown is two coats with topcoat, formula was good, application was surprisingly smooth for how much glitter is in it.









Lollipop Posse Those Who Were Neither
soft, milky red jelly filled with chrome and iridescent flakes in various color shifts, as well as holographic silver flakies, red/green Aurora pigment, and scattered holographic pigment
no cap

Wow! Such a sparkly and beautifully done polish. Don't miss it!
Two coats shown with topcoat, formula was good and application was smooth.





And the beautiful green flash!




Turtle Tootsie Pegasus
A dark indigo jelly base with holo micro glitter and purple to blue chameleon flakies as well as fantasy flakies
no cap

I love a good grapey purple with sparkle! It also works well for a pond mani and makes a great base for unicorn pee.
Two coats shown with topcoat, formula was good and application was smooth.





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Glam Polish: Nikki's 5th Anniversary Duo

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I’d Have Ugly Nails Without Nikki” Duo - Limited Edition

A duo created for celebrating Nikki’s 5th Anniversary with Glam. Availability is very limited and these shades will not be restocked.
Save 8% off Individual shades and 15% off the duo set for the first 96 hours they're listed.

The release Date is Friday Dec 7th, 2pm EST USA at glampolish.com.au




I Glitterally Don’t Give A #$%?
Holo glitterbomb with fine holo and ultra holo glitter and a rainbow glitter mix.





Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Holo glitterbomb with fine holo and ultra holo glitter, silver holo, purple, indigo, blue glitter and multichrome flakies.





These are both shown in two coats, the formula was great and since these are such msall glitters, I only used one coat of topcoat for a smooth finish. Be sure to get your set Friday Dec 7th, 2pm EST USA at glampolish.com.au

Twisting Nether: Holiday Collection

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I'm excited for the opportunity to share a new to me brand with you, Twisting Nether. She has a bangin Black Friday sale, a new collection (shown below) and many more polishes for us!

If you like what you see, head over to her shop for the Black Friday sale and try a few!

I enjoyed the formulas for all of these, smooth, fluid, almost buttery-like. No streaks, no clumps, no goo - just smooth easy application. The bottles are equipped with squared-off flat brushes which allow great control over where the polish lands on the nail (less clean up, yay!).

Kasi has made twelve different polishes for us, from toppers to crellies, even a vampy multichrome! There is something for everyone in this holiday collection releasing on Black Friday.




Peppermint Twist
White crelly with matte minte and red glitter, holo micro flake
2 coats shown, very smooth application, no streaks. For complete vnl coverage, 3 coats recommended.






Milk and Cookies For Santa!
White crelly with brown glitters in different sizes and red and green holo glitters
2 coats shown, very smooth application, no streaks. For complete vnl coverage, 3 coats recommended.






Freshly Fallen Snow
White base with silver galaxy glitters, aqua and purple sparks, blue-purple-indigo cc flakes and purple-blue iridescent glitters
2 coats shown, very smooth application, needs a little more care than the crellies for application but overall not streaky and easy to apply.






Frosty
Holo base with light and dark blue holo glitter mix and white matte glitter in different sizes.
2 coats shown, I like the look of it this way but you could also sponge it on for an even more dense look. Also works well as a topper.






How The Ghosts Stole Christmas
Gold and silver shimmer base with gold, red and green holo glitters and mini red and gold holo stars.
2 coats shown, I like the look of it this way but you could also sponge it on for an even more dense look. Also works well as a topper.






Sugar Plum Fairy
Clear base filled with purple, pink, lavender and magenta galaxy glitters, violet-pink-gold ucc flakes and purple-red aurora shimmer
2 coats shown with topcoat. Such a pretty glitter bomb! Loving it this way, but also works well as a topper.






You're a Mean One
Trithermal: Dark green when cold to medium green to light green when warm. Filled with holo, gold galaxy holo glitters, red/gold aurora shimmer, copper-red-green-gold and copper-green-gold chameleon flakies.

2 coats shown with topcoat. This is my first trithermal and it was so much fun to watch it shift and change as I dunked it in ice water. My hands are almost always hot, so I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to capture all three shades, but the change was gradual enough that I was able to see all of them for good amount of time. What a fun polish!






Winter's Kiss
Trithermal: Purple when cold to sky blue to light blue filled with p urple-blue-indigo crystal chameleon flakies, holo flakes, silver galaxy holo glitters, holo and aqua and purple sparks.

2 coats shown with topcoat. This is my first trithermal and it was so much fun to watch it shift and change as I dunked it in ice water. The three colors of this one lasted for a good amount of time just like the green one, so it was fairly easy to shoot. What a fun polish!






Happy New Year!
Thermal: Black when cold to clear when warm. Filled with holo, red/gold aurora shimmer, gold flakes, gold galaxy holo glitters.
2 coats shown with topocat. Although the description says this is black, it is more of a warm brown/black to my eye. I suspect the glints of red and gold play this trick on me, but I love it. :)






Holly
Green base with holo pigment, holo flake, silver holo glitter blend, and silver galaxy holo glitter.
2 coats shown and I quite like the finished look here, for a more opaque look add another coat.






Jolly
Red base with holo pigment, holo flake, silver holo glitter blend, and silver galaxy holo glitter.
2 coats shown with topcoat, sister to the above polish. The two would look great together with some nail art!






The North Pole Of Course!
Blue-aqua-purple multichrome with holo and silver galaxy glitters
2 coats shown, formula was great. I find the shift more apparent as I switch between different sources of light from bright to dim.







Nailart! I stamped snowflakes from MR-01 with Joss Blue Shimmer over Freshly Fallen Snow then topped with Frosty for a beautiful wintery manicure.
I've shown it both glossy and matte because I couldn't decide which way I liked it more. Which is your favorite?





I hope you have enjoyed my review and photos of this brand's polishes. Join me in the Twisting Nether facebook group where you can meet Kasi and see many of her beautiful polishes.

Be sure to visit the Twisting Nether shop for this set and other great deals for black friday! She is discounting the polishes by $1 per bottle and there will be a large variety of others for only $5!

She has even set up a special discount with Indie Brand Collective for free shipping and free polish with purchase by using code IBCBF2018.