Blush: The Burn Book for HHC

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The HHC Blush Series is based on Mean Girls and this is the seventh polish. Inspired by the Burn Book.

The polish launches Thursday, May 14th at 12:01am ET to Thursday, May 21st at 11:59pm Hawaiian time at hellahandmadecreations.com

The Burn Book
A rose base with a shifting pink-orange shimmer and holographic micro flakes.
The polish is shown in two coats with topcoat. The holo flake is so sparkly! The formula is fantastic, and as always the brush is made for perfect application every time.





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Great Lakes Lacquer for Hella Handmade Customs: May Store Sale

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Good news! Hella Handmade Creations is launching the three Great Lakes Lacquer polishes that they had previously had in a giveaway! Hooray! These will be available on May 1 through 13 for a pre-order at https://hellahandmadecreations.com




Fear No Drawbridge
pale aqua crelly filled with pinky copper shimmer that shifts to gold and green, purple to pink to gold iridescent flake and a scattered holographic finish.

Such a soft feminine feeling shade, the flakes add a delicate touch!






Germs On A Plane
shimmering red leaning coral with pink to gold iridescent flake and a scattered holographic finish.

Such a bright pretty coral red, perfect for summer time!






Can't Sleep Tolls Will Eat Me
purple based metallic linear holographic featuring shimmery shifts of gold, taupe, lime, and royal blue.

I am loving the sparkle and shift in this - green, aqua, and even pink at times.





I sponged on the three GLLs and then double stamped a gradient on top. Hope you enjoy!




All three polishes have lovely formulas and good coverage in two coats as shown. Available May 1 through 13, for pre-order at https://hellahandmadecreations.com Will you be picking these up?

Blush for Hella Handmade Creations: A Girl Named Chuck

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Victoria from Blush has created a beautiful coral shimmer for the for Hella Handmade Creations (HHC) April launch at Hella Handmade Creations website April 14th - 21st.

A Girl Named Chuck
A red-toned coral with an orange to gold shifting shimmer (green at extreme angles) and holo flakes.

Two coats, perfect formula and that brush is something to write about! Super soft, and the perfect shape and size to apply polish with.





Is this on your wishlist?
Available on the Hella Handmade Creations website April 14th - 21st.
See more swatches and join in the fun at the HHC facebook fan group!

Valentine Watermarble with Girly Bits and Pretty Serious

I was so smitten by the Girgly Bits Fall collection, that I went back to the shop and purchased every cream Pam had for sale. I'm happy to report that Hoosier Daddy and Lover's Coral both watermarble just as well as those fall shades!





I also used Pretty Serious Presence, which is a fantastic addition for watermarbling similar shades. What will you wear on your nails for Valentine's Day?

Shop for Girly Bits and Pretty Serious to get your hands on all three!

Girly Bits: Law of Attraction

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Girly Bits' contribution to the upcoming Polish Pick up is inspired by Rainbow Hematite (which is magnetic).
It has no cap and releases on Friday, January 5th at 11am EST to Monday, January 8th at 11:59pm EST at polishpickup.com


Law of Attraction is a strong multi-chrome which shifts vividly from a vibrant fuchsia, to violet, through teal and navy blue, with added iridescent glitter with a copper/gold/green shift, green/copper/violet iridescent flakes.

I wore two coats with topcoat. The formula was smooth with easy application.



Such a stunning shifty polish! See how it changes in all the images?!






The utter magic that is Law of Attraction by Girly Bits. Somehow it manages to be purple, teal, pink and coral all at the same time. and with shifty flakes!

Literary Lacquers: A Rose For Emily duo

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Literary Lacquers recently launched a new duo inspired by the wonderfully creppy short story, A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner

A Rose for Emily - Adobe Rose Creme Nail polish
I wore two coats with topcoat, formula was excellent.




The Best You Have - clear holographic sparkle and medium hex black, grey, orange, and navy hexes.
I wore one coat with topcoat over A Rose For Emily.





These are both available now at the Literary Lacquers Etsy shop!

Road to Polish Con: LynB Designs and Pretty Jelly

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The Road to Polish Con is back as a preview for the September 23rd Polish Con event in Chicago. I am delighted to be involved again as both Director of the event and Official RTPC Blogger! If you missed the NYC Road to Polish Con, you can find photos and links here.

I and five other “official” Polish Con Bloggers and Swatchers are sharing each polish with you first! We'll adventure together down the Road to Polish Con every Thursday for a full eleven weeks.
The polishes release Sunday morning at 8am central, will be available to pre-order for one week, and then the shop is refreshed with different polishes for the next launch.



The Violet of Shy-Town - Violet polish with Holo flakes and pink to gold shifting shimmer





Lights & Theatrics - warm red holo with fine gold shimmer and blue/pink shimmer flakes. Inspired by the Chicago Theatre marquee





Both polishes cover well and could potentially be one coaters, but I've used two due to bright lighting. Formula for each was smooth and easy to apply, no issues to report.

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - snag yours this Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products. They're available 9/10-9/16.

Join the Polish Con facebook group if you haven't already, get your tickets to Con and be in the know!

Literary Lacquers: Birthday Polish and Book Club LEs

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Amy's prepping for her next launch on August 24 at noon Mountain Time, all but the LE polish will remain stocked. The LEs will be available through September 8.

Unspeakably Desirable is Amy's birthday polish which is limited and will be numbered.
Inspired by a quote from Mark Twain’s published journals “There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” - Mark Twain
It's a bright coral mega glitter holo with copper, gold, and rose microglitter.





Thousand Different Strokes of Light is the Book Club LE polish.
“In our world of shadows, there is no black and white but a thousand different strokes of light.” from The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman. Designed and named by Sharon Wood.
light taupe subtle creamy holo with a blue shimmer and flash





Stamped with MDU 16 and Infinity plate 106



Other polishes launching at the same time include:
84 Charring Cross Road
Cyan-tiffically Proven
Shadow Between Us
Je Reviens
Rebecca, Always Rebecca
Afterglow
Tia Wanna
Arousal
Curious Yellow
English Voodoo

I wore two coats of each polish above, formula was flawless, removal easy. How do you feel about these beautiful polishes?
Get yours at the Literary Lacquers shop!

August Hella Holo Customs: Lacquester

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I am honored to be one of this month's guests for the Hello Holo Customs group on facebook. The brands featured in August are KBShimmer and Lacquester. The pre-order launch is open now through September 5th and you'll need to be a member of Hella Holo Customs to get the purchase links for each polish.

The color descriptions italicized are provided by the brand and my comments are beneath each of them.




Bingo Flamingo
a coral based polish with gold shimmer, tiny (flat) holographic glitter and a subtle scattered holographic finish.

Super vibrant coral, almost neon. The gold shimmer really pops in bright lighting. I wore three coats to ensure no vnl in photos, but it was mostly opaque in two.





I Lilac You
a spectraflair holographic base with lots of blue/violet and pink glow particles with a scattered holographic finish. Used with a top coat it will be totally smooth.

Absolutely stunning and super sparkly, this polish glows! I wore two coats with topcoat.





Poppy Like It's Hot
a mint/blue base with gold/orange/red multichrome flakies, small holographic glitter and a scattered holographic finish. Used with a top coat it will be totally smooth.

The base, to me, is a medium teal shade. Loving this one so much, I'm wearing it for Jason's birthday tomorrow. The shimmer, multichrome flakes and holo sparks add complexity and interest. I wore two coats and topcoat.





Each of these have fantastic formula, beautiful packaging and are opaque in two coats. I'm still wearing Poppy Like It's Hot, but I didn't notice any staining on removal of the other two. All were smooth to the touch after topcoat was applied.

Also available are the polishes from KBShimmer that I reviewed yesterday.
Join the Hello Holo Customs group on facebook to get the purchase links!