Literary Lacquers: The Raven trio

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After the success of our collaboration polish Soul Within Me Burning, from the inaugural Color Box, Amy and I decided to make a few more polishes inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem, The Raven.

The design of my collaboration polish came from a franken I made many years ago which was inspired by looking through my bathroom picture window at night. It's one of those textured glass windows and through it the orangey streetlight looks like glitter against the blackened night sky. Below is my best attempt at capturing it.



The name of the polish comes from the following section of the poem. I chose it because this is the section where he gets up to look out the window.
"Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;--
'Tis the wind and nothing more!"

And This Mystery Explore - A smoky grey crelly packed with holographic copper and orange holographic microglitter and shimmer.
I wore two coats of this polish with a topcoat. It is super sparkly and rainbow glitter filled! The polish is quite smooth to the touch before topcoat.





Sweet Lenore - A bronze metallic linear holo with just a touch of grunge. I wore two coats with topcoat. If applied in a heavy manner one coat just might do it. Amy designed this polish and it's name is derived from the eight mentions of Lenore within the poem, each of them implying that she is 'sweet'.





Each of the polishes will release on October 17 at 1pm Central time.
Or get all three as a trio at a discounted price! (And This Mystery Explore, Sweet Lenore, and Soul Within Me Burning)

Different Dimension: Buttersweet Symphony

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If I said I hate yellow polishes, I'd be lying.
Buttersweet Symphony from Different Dimension is the _one_ yellow polish that I fell instantly for when I saw it for the first time last year. It is packed with microglitter, holo pigment and perhaps some shimmer - definitely very sparkly!



The shade of yellow is unlike any other I've seen in polish world. In some lights, it almost seems to have a greenish hue, and in other lighting it is more a mustard shade. I think it's uniqueness is what draws me to it.



The formula was fantastic. I wore a it a week and had no chipping or staining. I never thought I'd refer to a yellow polish as "dreamy" but, it is.

Do you have a favorite yellow polish? What is it and why?

Awesome Sauce Box: Lisa Frank

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The Awesome Sauce box is a collaboration between several indie Nail Polish brands who bring you a box full of awesome! The current box includes 4 polishes as well as several other fun products, all with a Lisa Frank theme.



Different Dimensions~StarGazer
Holo glitterbomb with an array of shapes in bright colors and it comes with a heap of loose neon star glitters! Who doesn't like extra glitters, in star shapes!? The holo rainbow and candy colors of this polish made me grin while at work. I wore just one coat over the Anonymous Lacquer and it is almost opaque. I added a coat of gelous and a coat of top coat for a smooth glossy finish.





Anonymous Lacquer~Dream Like A Unicorn
Bold blue with a flash of purple shimmer and linear holo, and it comes with a mini "Butta Balm" for cuticle care.
This polish is so electric and vibrant, teetering right on the edge of being called purple! I don't think I have anything like it in my collection, happy to give it a home!
I wore two coats, although I could have gotten away with one.





Ever After Polish~Let's Be Frank
A bright, almost neon pink with peach tendencies super loaded with blue and purple micro flakes. If you're a pink lover, you won't want to miss this one. I wore two coats and topcoat.





Lavish Polish~Chasing Rainbows
A vibrant purple holo packed with blue and pink shimmer. I freaking love this shade, raspberry is just so yummy! I wore two coats with topcoat.





The box also includes a sheet of Lisa Frank inspired water slide decals and a rainbow nail file! The file is awesome, and I haven't had a chance to try out the decals but they are super cute! The box is available now at http://awesomesauceindies.bigcartel.com/. It comes in both full and mini sizes, shown here is the full sized box.