Crème à la Mode:Winter Box

Press Sample

The Crème à la Mode box is a seasonal collection of cream finish polishes made by four different brands.
The first box was launched in August, and the second box is coming up soon!
The Winter box is packed with beautifully done shades that are unusual for the season but definitely suit it. All four polishes are opaque in two coats and have exceptional formulas and shine. I've done some nail art at the end of the review - hope you enjoy!



Octopus Party
Malibu Stacy's Mom
Popping Bubble Gum pink




Digital Nails
Arboreal
Glass-like Dark Jade green




Indigo Bananas
Scarlet Night
Juicy, squishy Oxblood red




Literary Lacquers
Breathing Dreams Like Air
Creamy Dusty Lavender




Nail art!

Aliexpress plate BCN018 Roses


Vivid Lacquer VL026 Motherboard


Vivid Lacquer VL009 Pie Lattice


Vivid Lacquer VL003 Books

The Crème à la Mode Fall Box launches on November 15 and will be available for a full week through November 26. The retail cost is $26 + shipping.
Each polish will be offered individually in the artisan's shops after all pre-orders have shipped.

Shopping: http://cremealamode.bigcartel.com/
Connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1386204558344706/

Chirality: Soska

Looking for the darkest of dark black holos? Look no further!

Chirality's Soska is super dark and has a strong linear holo effect. I received this polish from my wishlist as a birthday gift in 2014. Since I'm The Queen Procrastinator um, busy (we'll go with that!) I had not yet shared the images with you guys.





It was dreamy to apply, fairly opaque in one coat but I like to use two for good measure. I've been loving dark shades as fall sets in this year and Chirality's webshop has a lot of those to offer! I'm eyeballing a few the Ghosts of Chirality Collection, how about you?

Indigo Bananas: Fall shades (partial)

Purchased & gift

I recently purchased my first few Indigo Bananas polishes. What caught my eye was the super strong holographic rainbow in her shop photos and the vibrant colors. The very thought of those polishes kept luring me back to her shop page to see them again. At that point I knew I needed to pull the trigger and get a few. I purchased the first two and Andrea sent along a third polish as a gift. She shipped super quick and everything was packaged safe and snug for the journey to my fingertips.

Rhythm and Booze - a very grapey purple with strong holo.
I like a grapey purple (shocker!), I mean, who doesn't?
My accent nail is Lynnderella Violet in Lilac Velvet, a great color match for R&B don't ya think?





Polish of Unusual Quality - a super bright pink with super strong holo.
I never thought I'd be able to say this but...
I like this IB polish better than CBL CBH because PoUQ is a brighter shade of pink and still has that purpley super strong holo rainbow. It is perfection, ya'll. I even did four photos of it instead of my usual three. I wore it first of these three, and didn't want to take it off. Like. Ever.
If you don't have it, you need it. Like, now. Seriously.






Shrieking Teals - a vibrant teal holo with a super flame!
This is the polish Andrea sent as a surprise gift to me. It's such an enjoyable color, reminds me of the Pacific off the coast of Oahu.





After using and wearing all three polishes, I can say they exceeded my expectations. The holo is so strong, it's even visible in most low/dim lighting. The formula is fantastic - so smooth, fluid, super easy to control, and opaque in one coat if care is taken to swipe the brush evenly. I paint in such a way that the middle of my nail gets more paint than the curved sides, so I always end up doing two coats to even it out. I like the bottle shape and the brush, and the label is fun with it's swirly rainbow of colors. On top of all this, the customer experience was stellar.

You can find these polishes and many more at http://www.indigobananas.com/