Glisten & Glow: The 5 Boroughs Collection

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Glisten & Glow is launching the 5 Boroughs Collection which is a New York inspired collection. It features the five boroughs (Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island) and the fun activities that you can do in the boroughs or originated there. The collection will launch at Polish Con on April 29th and will available for a short run on the Glisten & Glow website on May 5th at 9pm est. International stockists will also have it available in mid May.



Manis in Manhattan is a dusty purple based mauve toned linear holographic polish with a strong copper shimmer and a dusting of red and silver holo microglitters.
Favorite of the group! A. It's purple B. It's holo C. It's got copper shimmer D. It's got microglitters - the complexity of this polish makes it absolutely stunning. I enjoyed wearing it and didn't want to remove it when the time came. Definitely one I will wear again sometime. If you can only get one polish in this grouping, I highly recommend this one! I wore two coats with topcoat although it looked quite opaque in one coat. Formula was buttery and easy to apply.





Beatboxing in The Bronx is an olive green linear holographic polish with added pink and blue shimmers and a dusting of gold flakies and gold holo micro-glitters.
I have a thing for olive green polish and I have to say this one is different from others that I have. I really like the extra pink/blue shimmers and gold flecks in this! I wore two coats with topcoat although it looked quite opaque in one coat. Formula was buttery and easy to apply.





Quick Step in Queens is a medium gray crème based linear holographic polish loaded with blue shimmers and a very light dusting of gold flakies.
The perfect medium gray. Not so dark it looks black, and not too pale/ghosty looking either. Simply perfect. It's creamy too and not metallic, which I think is unusual in the gray arena of holos. I wore two coats with topcoat although it looked quite opaque in one coat. Formula was buttery and easy to apply.





Brunch in Brooklyn is a light pink linear holographic polish with light pink holo micro-glitters and a dusting of blue and gold shimmers.
Super feminine and soft, and so sparkly! The color for all of us princesses! I wore two coats with topcoat although it looked quite opaque in one coat. Formula was buttery and easy to apply.





Selfies in Staten Island is a nude linear holographic polish loaded with copper, bronze and gold shimmers with a light dusting of silver holo microglitters.
I am not usually too fond of gold polishes, but I admire this one immensely. It's like a white gold shade and I think it would work with multiple skin tones perfectly. I wore two coats with topcoat although it looked quite opaque in one coat. Formula was buttery and easy to apply.





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Great Lakes Lacquer and Ever After Polish Con Collaboration

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Ever After and Great Lakes Lacquer have come together and created a collaborative trio debuting at Polish Con April 29th and will be available online afterward (date unknown).

Ever After's Dream: A vivid pool blue with shifting blue to pink/purple shimmer. I used 3 coats for photos, but you may be able to get away with two. Formula was good, no issues to report.





Great Lakes Lacquer's Shine: A delicate but bold pink with undertones of blue with a strong linear holo. I used 3 coats for photos, but you may be able to get away with two. Formula was good, no issues to report.





Also included in this collaboration is Ever After's Sparkle an apple scented cuticle crelly with delicate shimmer in the 2oz sized jar.

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos, and maybe I'll see you at Con next Saturday!

Shimmer Me Box: Tropical Vacation

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Introducing a brand new collaborative box between three brands who will have one new guest brand each time the box launches. The Shimmer Me box will always contain polishes with a shimmer finish, and this very first box has a Tropical Vacation theme!
The very first box guest is Cupcake Polish and she's made a stunner, ya'll! Let's get right into it!



Hello Hibiscus- a cool berry red with blue to pink shifting shimmer.
An absolutely stunning polish, jam packed with sparkle and shimmer with a metallic finish! I wore two coats and topcoat, formula was easy to apply.





Sunset at the Beach - milky light aqua blue crelly base with red to copper shimmer and a sprinkling of holo for added sparkle.
An absolutely beautiful polish, reminiscent of the sunbeams sparkly on the ocean water. I wore two coats and topcoat, formula was easy to apply.





Bay Breeze - Red leaning coral with gold shimmer and micro glitter.
Although difficult to see in my photos, there is shimmer in there! It adds a depth and beauty to this polish. I wore two creamy coats and topcoat, formula was easy to apply.





Palm Trees and an Ocean Breeze. Teal tinted neon green with red, orange, yellow shifty shimmer.
Super bright green, like you might imagine tropical party themed decorations to be. I wore two coats and topcoat, formula was easy to apply.





I can't wear a bright green polish and not do some stamping! This is stamped with MDU stamping polish and my custom Vivid Lacquer plate VL043. The xoxo was created from my handwriting and the other design are bricks. Topcoat smears make me sad, but those are difficult to see in person - thank goodness!




The May 2017 Shimmer Me Box featuring Cupcake Polish will launch on 4/29 at Noon EDT.
They will be available at www.nativewarpaints.com.
25 will be available and we will go into a one week preorder after the first 25 sell out.
The first 25 will be shipped on 5/2 as I will not be returning from New York until late in the evening 5/1.
Preorders will take 2-3 weeks to ship.
The May Box will be available to be viewed at Polish Con but all purchases of the Box must be made on the website.