Hella Handmade Creations: March 2019

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Are you ready for the Hella Handmade Creations pre-order?!
HHC is a third party reseller of special custom made limited edition indie products from a variety of brands. It is one stop shopping and shipping; you can see all the products at their shop, and most of them here in my review.

Launching on the 13th: 7:01pm HST, 8:01pm AKST, 9:01pm PST, 10:01pm MST, 11:01pm CST and on the 14th: 12:01am EST, 5:01am GMT. Sales end on the 21st at 11:59pm HST and start shipping a month later.



Read through for my comments and see my wrap up at the end!

1850 Artisan They All Become Blueberries
inspired by Violet's demise by bubblegum in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This is a light blue in warmest state, medium blue in the cool state, and purple in the cold state. This beauty is highlighted with a blue to purple multichrome flash, holographic microflakes, and a sprinkling of red/green shifting aurora.
130 bottle cap

This shift from the shimmer causes the purple shade to have a sort of magenta flash, truly beautiful.






Bee's Knees Solenya
a pickle green polish with red shimmer and packed with a rainbow of iridescent flakes inspired by Rick and Morty.
No cap.

The description of 'pickle green' makes me giggle. I wonder if I should start hiding it in the Christmas tree?






Blush The Pink Phink
a steel blue linear holo base with small pink holographic glitters and larger iridescent shifting glitters of blue, purple, pink, red, orange and yellow inspired by the Pink Panther.
No cap

Beautifully done, especially loving the pops of pink glitter.






Chirality Polish Impossible Girl
inspired by Dr. Who
a saturated wine base color loaded with ruby shimmer, gold to apple color shifting shimmer, and multiple sizes of holo silver micro glitter.
No cap

Very heavily pigmented, opaque in one coat. Shown here in two with topcoat. Removal is best with the foil method or peel off base.






Colors By Llarowe Seven Seas of Rhye
a bright magenta red to blue purple multi chrome with red to blue Aurora shimmer and scattered holo prismatic flake inspired by Freddie Mercury.
No cap

Loving this multichrome purple with pinpricks of holo flake. It covers the range of purples I love so much.







DRK Nails Are You Ready? box set
inspired by Mary Poppins and includes two magnetic topper polishes.
100 box set cap



DRK Nails The Cover is Not the Book
a green/teal magnetic with iridescent flakies blue/green/gold.

I wore this in one coat over the CBL, Seven Seas of Rhye. What a pair!




DRK Nails Practically Perfect
a pink magnetic with iridescent flakies red/orange/green

I wore this in one coat over the Sayuri, Melt Down. I think it looks amazing over this, the magnetic flash of pink is so feminine.






Ethereal Lacquer Nymph Wings
an indigo leaning to purple base full of red to green and pink to gold shimmer with copper, pink to green iridescent color shifting flakies inspired by Mythological Creatures.
No cap

Wore this for a week, stunner of a polish. Don't miss it!








Heather's Hues This Enigma of Gross-Great
a gray crelly with a green to pink shifting aurora shimmer, pink-gold-green UCC flakes, peridot metallic flakes, and bright pink holo micro shreds inspired by Bob's Burgers.
120 bottle cap

Grey is one of those shades I could wear with anything for any occasion. Such a versatile shade.







Lake House Soapery is located on Buckeye Lake in Thornville, Ohio. Their handmade soaps take inspiration from life around the lake. Debbie brings the theme, Isn't That Refreshing, to HHC as the very first soaper to join HHC.

19 Crimes Bar Soap
The soap contains skin loving ingredients: Cocoa Butter, Silk Fibers, Olive Oil, Castor Oil, Coconut Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Palm Oil, Activated Charcoal & Wine. Tops of the soaps are sprinkled with: Skin safe glitter and Black Himalayan Sea Salts
Scented with Merlot fragrance.
13 bar cap

The packaging is so cute! The soap rests inside a kraftboard box, tied with a black satin ribbon and then placed in a draw string loot bag!
It's a generously sized bar with a beautiful drop swirl design. The bar is smooth to the touch and has an almost buttery feel. Lathers nicely when used and smells crisp and like a fresh/clean, bright fruit. I was surprised by the scent, and enjoyed it thoroughly in this morning's shower. If you love cold processed handmade bar soap, grab this treat while you can. Super limited.

I may have needed to drink uncork the wine to see which crime was on the cork! Mine had #13 Assaulting, cutting or burning clothes.







Lollipop Posse Lacquer Daughter of a Knife-Maker
a black crelly base filled with pink/red Aurora shimmer, scattered holographic pigment, holographic microflakes, blue fantasy flakes, and color-shifting iridescent flakes inspired by The Magicians.
No Cap

The shade leans more of a gunmetal or soft black on me and is packed with a punch of sparkle!






Mckfresh Nail Attire Instinct
a thermal inspired by team Instinct from Pokemon Go. Bright buttery yellow which has a slow transition to black and is packed full of gold, black and iridescent glitters & flakies. Remaining yellow most of the time, this will become black in colder temperatures.
40 bottle cap

On me, the warm shade is near chartreuse and the cold shade is more of a dark forest green. Quite a unique thermal color range!






Ms Sparkle Polly Pocket
a pink crelly with aqua sparks, holo micro flakies, chameleon glitters, iridescent flakies, turquoise holo glittermix inspired by vintage toys.
No cap

Oh my gosh, I loved Polly Pocket when I was little. I had one that lived in an Oreo cookie shaped house/case!






Nailed It! Hawaii Doppelganger
a maroon to red to gold multichrome with red/gold UCC flakies, silver flakies, and a subtle linear holo.
100 bottle cap

What a stunning multichrome! I love the pink flash in this.







Native War Paints Let's Weave
a pale nude crelly with holographic red, holographic orange, and holographic gold glitter with blue shimmer inspired by Native American Culture/History.
No cap

A fun crelly with pops of color!






Rogue Lacquer Demiguise
a pale holo silver base with blue aurora shimmer and silver flake inspired by Fantastic Beasts.
100 bottle cap

Such a haunting shade! The blue shimmer glows and the holo and flake shift and sparkle. Very well done!






Sayuri Nail Lacquer Melt Down
a creamy holographic vanilla bean base with a shimmery violet-fig shift inspired by Ice Cream.
60 bottle cap

Now I am craving ice cream! I used this as the base for the DRK magnetic topper as well.






77 Nail Lacquer Riot Grrrl
a bright periwinkle creme base with blue/purple/red shifting pigment, red shimmer and rose pink sparks.
Inspired by female rocker, Kathleen Hanna, of former Riot Grrrl band Bikini Kill.
50 bottle cap

Such a beautiful vibrant periwinkle shade and that shimmer keeps you guessing at what color this polish really is!





I stamped over with a bright pink from MDU and a funky geometric design.




Turtle Tootsie Polishes George
a deep red leaning pink and purple holo with purple shimmer and blue and purple ucc flakies inspired by the Beatles.
75 bottle cap

Hot pink is a great way to ring in the summer - I'm ready for it, are you?!






Under A Hula Moon Don't Stop Me Now
lemon, satsuma, yuzu, and sugary musk blended with ocean and marine notes to mellow it all out.
No cap

Bright and fresh, this fruity wax melt will fill your home with cheer! Very strongly scented, I think the gals must have been joking when they called this mellow. :)





All the polishes are shown in two coats and have good formulas unless otherwise noted above. What will you be picking up at HHC this month?

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Girly Bits: March COTM

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Girly Bits has created and chosen the names for the March Colors of the Month! Launching March 1st at Girly Bits website. Both of these polishes are 5 Free, cruelty free, and vegan. Reduced pricing for both from March 01- March 10, in the Early Bird Promo Listing. After that, they will continue to be available for purchase individually until April 1st, at full price.




Cyan-tifically Proven
a cyan base with green to purple to blue shifting shimmer, and aqua to indigo shifting iridescent shimmer, loaded with tiny silver holographic galaxy glitter, and holographic prism flakes. Named by Kelly Lanktree in the GB FB group.
Loving the vibrancy of this polish and how it just seems to glow! Swoon-worthy, ya'll! Two coats with topcoat, great formula.






Things Get Better With Sage
a muted sage green holo accented with iridescent colour shifting flakes in green to blue. Named by Anita James in the GB FB group.
The holo with pops of flake in this polish makes it unique and more complex. Two coats shown with topcoat, formula was fantastic!






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March Polish Pick Up: Album Covers

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The March Polish Pick Up theme is Album Covers! Launch is 3/1 at 10am Central. All of the brands have great offerings this month, and I have four of those shades and an indie pick up item to share with you!




1850 Lunar Eclipse
based on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album.
a black linear holo thermal (cold) with holo microflakes that transitions to a silvery linear holo (warm).

Two coats shown with topcoat, during its transition phase, it goes to an in between charcoal shade. Formula was good, no issues to report. I cannot recall having seen a linear holo thermal before, how awesome is this?!





a little stamping fun with Lunar Eclipse!




Colors by Llarowe Hello, Hello, Hello
Inspired by the album Nevermind.
a bright pool blue crelly base with purple to aqua Aurora pigment and violet to blue to green iridescent flakes.
Two coats shown with topcoat. The violet shimmer comes to the forefront when worn over a black cream. I only did a swatch wheel with this, but watch for Delanie's (Fat Cat Pawlished) live video on facebook for a view of this. She always shows them over black and I've confirmed that she received this one. :)







Ethereal Superposition
inspired by Young The Giant
A cornflower blue base packed with red to green shimmer! This is not UP.
Two coats shown with topcoat, formula was good and it is sheer enough to use as a topper with similar base shades, also looks great over black!








Girly Bits Say Hello 2 Heaven
Inspired by Temple of the Dog
a vibrant purple with heavy violet undertones, accented with purple and blue shimmer, gold flakes, and colour shifting flakes in purple/blue.
Two coats shown, one quick photo with matte topcoat for a velvet looking finish. I love how it looks both ways!







KBShimmer The Kid (Tri-Thermal Polish)
The album cover for Purple Rain helped to inspire the KBShimmer March PPU shade.
a tri-thermal polish made to match the moody feel of the cover. When cold, a deepened eggplant shade is accented by micro flakes that shift from purple to copper and gold. When this shade starts to warm, a grape-leaning purple transitions into a violet-leaning fuchsia. Shown is 2 coats with a glossy top coat.





KBShimmer Raspberry Beret Sugar Scrub
The album cover for Purple Rain helped to inspire the KBShimmer March PPU shade.
Like freshly picked berries, this scrub’s scent is sweet, with tart and juicy notes, and is swirled in shades of purple and pink to match Prince’s outfit on the Purple Rain album cover.

The recommendation for scrub use is typically with water or in a shower where there's a lot of water; but I prefer to use it dry for part of my manicure prep. I find that the oils sink in deeper without water for a better moisturizing effect. I then add a little water and scrub it around til most of the sugar dissolves, then rinse. I pat dry with a towel to help keep the oils on the skin. I enjoyed this scent thoroughly, raspberry is one of my favorite scents for body products.








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