Blush: The Promise Of A Woman

PR Sample

Blush has created a jelly flake for the Hella Handmade Creations site for August. Blush's new series is The Princess Bride, and the first polish is inspired by Buttercup's red dress she wears when being captured by Vizzini, Fezzik and Inigo. The name of the polish is taken from one of Westley's lines after he defeats Vizzini.

This new polish launches on Friday, August 14th at 12:01am EST to Friday, August 21st at 11:59pm Hawaiian time at hellahandmadecreations.com

A buildable cherry red jelly nail polish with gold flakes and shifting gold-green-teal multichrome flakes. Shown is two coats with topcoat. In most lighting that I have, this polish looks more of a tomato red to my eye - perfect for fall and lovely on a variety of skin tones. The formula was easy to apply, and I didn't notice any staining after removal.






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Blush: The Coquette's Adventure

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The Coquette's Adventure is Blush's debut metallic collection inspired by the artwork of Vittorio Reggianini. He was a 19th century Italian genre painter who specialized in scenes of bourgeois life in the late 1800's to early 1900's. His paintings are sophisticated and showcase a highly romanticized ideal of life and culture during a time a war, often including scenes of elegantly dressed women sitting in parlors playing piano, writing letters to their lovers or listening to poetry readings. There is a strong emphasis in his paintings on the silk and satin dresses worn by the women and of the wall and floor coverings draping the rooms. They have a shiny and almost metallic textural quality to them that add a richness and depth to his work. The palette is light and flirty with an air of feminine sensibility and perfect for spring.

The Coquette's Adventure collection features Blush's all new sparkling metallic formula that utilizes extra fine silver flake particles for a brilliant metallic effect. These polishes have great coverage in 2 coats and look amazing finished with either a glossy or matte top coat. Glossy top coats will really bring out the sparkle and Blush's Matterial Girl Matte Top Coat will give a fantastic "brushed metal" look that is super chic!

Official Release with special pricing: Thursday, March 26th at 7pm EST to Sunday, March 29th at 11:59pm EST only at https://blushlacquers.com
*Please note that the special pricing ends on March 29th, but the collection will still be available with it's regular pricing after that date.




Each polish below is shown in two coats with glossy and matte top coat. The formula for these is fantastic, and they all stamp!

Attraction: A metallic mauve with hints of pink.









Flirtation: A metallic rose gold with hints of peach.









Admiration: A metallic pale lime green.










The Suitor: A metallic icy blue.








Stamping done with The Suitor over a black cream. All four polishes stamp well however; the color is quite subtle and more or less indistinguishable from a distance.


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Polish Pick Up: April 2020

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The theme this month for Polish Pickup is Aquatic Wonder! Launch is April 3 at 10am Central through April 6th, 11pm Central. All the brands have fantastic offerings this month, and I have some of them to share with you!




Blush The Black Pearl
Inspiration: Tahitian Black Pearls
A smokey dark grey nail polish with a shifting pink-orange-gold-green shimmer.
Cap: None

I wore two coats with topcoat, and then also topped it with Blush's Matterial Girl Matte topcoat. The formula was fantastic and super easy to apply with their original fan shaped, super soft brush!







Kathleen & Co Water Goddess
An aqua to blue to purple shimmer in a blue base with colorshifting iridescent flakies
Cap: 200

Such a vibrant blue! The aqua shift is brilliant while the purple sneaks out in dimmer lighting angles. Shown is three thin coats with topcoat.







KBShimmer Seems Fishy
Inspired by: Boesemani Tropical Rainbowfish
Starts with a deep indigo base boldly accented with a shimmer that shifts in a rainbow of hues. In the shade, see pops of red, pink, orange, lime, green, and blue. The golds and greens really shine through in brighter lighting, and the more extreme angles reveal a pop of deep navy. A scattering of holo micro flakes completes this stunning multichrome polish.
Cap: None

If you love multichrome polishes, be sure to get this one! It is simply beautiful. Two coats with topcoat shown here.







KBShimmer Wild Orchid sugar scrub
Inspired by: How Christy imagines a beautifully tropical, floral, aquatic scene would smell!
Starts with a sensual orchid note. Sweet amber is supported by notes of ripe peach and verbena and is completed with a subtle note of wood. This off-white sugar scrub is swirled with aqua and pink.

I enjoyed using this scrub. The floral is soft, not too heady and definitely reminded me of aromas from my trips to Hawaii.








Lollipop Posse The Source of All Magic
Inspired by: The Wellspring, from "The Magicians"
A black jelly base filled with blue to purple to green shifting Aurora shimmer, blue to purple shifting iridescent flakes, and holographic microflakes.
Cap: None

You know that crazy vibrant shade of blue that seems to be lit and glowing? Those flakes are that! Karen has totally nailed this polish. And! When I first saw this polish, it reminded me of the bio-luminescent glow from blooming red algae, like in the photograph from Doug Perrine during a visit to Vaadhoo. Photos do not do this justice.







Nail Hoot Jelectro
Inspired by the black electric jellyfish from Super Mario Bros, this polish sports an invicibly dark base laced with glowing purple shimmer and a strong linear holographic finish.
Cap: None

Zap! This is one Jelectro that you will want to be near! What a dark mysterious and electrifying polish! Shown is two coats with topcoat.






What are you picking up this month?

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