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Sea Lore June 10, 2017

Sea Lore Polish Balboa Sights & Sweets Collection

Press Sample It’s finally Saturday! I spent most of the morning relaxing and stopped by my mom’s house (it’s about a mile from my house) and spent some time there. Now I am swatching away and I have a new review for you! The Sea Lore Polish Balboa Sights & Sweets Collection! This is a 6 piece collection of essential colors that are good all year round, plus a glitter crelly that can actually go with any shade in this collection as an accent, or to wear on it’s own. These are already available in the Sea Lore Polish Shop, so take a look and if you see any you like, you can grab them! Balboa Bars & Bumper Cars Balboa Bars & Bumper Cars is a white crelly with red, yellow, orange, green, pink and white glitters with iridescent shimmer throughout. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat…

Starlight Polish June 9, 2017

Starlight Polish Aurora Collection

Press Sample Happy Friday! I have the Starlight Polish Aurora Collection to share with you tonight, and these released today so you can grab them now! Altogether there are 8 new top coats in this set and 2 are existing colors in the Mythological top coat set. The 8 new ones are split into 2 collections – The Aurora Top Coats and the Mythological Aurora Top Coats. We’ll look a these by sets and then look at the 2 shades that were already released. I’ll be showing all 10 of these shades over the same color base. Here it is: Obsidian Obsidian is a black creme with an incredibly subtle shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. Aurora Top Coats First up we’ll look at the 4 Aurora Top Coats! These contain color shifting iridescent glitters. Aurora Australis Aurora Australis is a clear base…

A-England May 29, 2017

A England Sargent’s Vision Collection

Press Sample Affiliate Code Who’s ready for some dreamy A England creations? I hope you are because I have the A England Sargent’s Vision Collection to share! This is a simple yet stunning 4 piece collection. They all have holo elements in them, but 3 have that incredibly “fluid” holographic effect that only A England really creates. I don’t know how to describe the effect other than fluid. Like light dancing off water. It always mesmerizes me. All 4 of these and more are available at Color4Nails, so when you pop over there to check them out you can use the code CSant10 at checkout to snag an extra 10% off your entire Color4Nails order. Let’s take a look! Carnation Lily Lily Rose Carnation Lily Lily Rose is my favorite of the collection. This is a lavender tinted silver holographic. It’s described as just a silver holographic, but I definitely see some…

Orly May 15, 2017

Orly Summer 2017 Coastal Crush Collection

Press Sample I have some more neons for you! Here is the Orly Summer 2017 Coastal Crush Collection! This is a 6 piece collection that contains 3 neons, 1 bright, 1 shimmer fleck and a deeper shimmery shade. I fought with my camera a lot on this collection, but I’m happy to say that in the end – I won. Let’s take a look! Orly Summer Fling Summer Fling is a neon peach creme. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. Orly No Regrets No Regrets is a neon magenta creme. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. Orly Surfer Dude Surfer Dude is a neon orange creme. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. Orly For The First Time For The First Time is a vibrant pink orchid creme. This is bright,…

Contrary Polish May 15, 2017

Contrary Polish Cotton Candy Mattes Collection & Sueded Summer Collection

Press Sample Initially I was going to split this post up into two posts, but since release is tomorrow, I am putting all 10 polishes in one glorious post. Tonight I have the Contrary Polish Cotton Candy Mattes Collection & Sueded Summer Collection! All 10 of these shades have a shimmery matte finish (or suede like) and I will show them both matte as well as glossy. I personally love them matte but I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. The top coat down make the shimmer pop though! Let’s jump right in, I’ll split them by collections. Contrary Polish Cotton Candy Mattes The Contrary Polish Cotton Candy Mattes are for Spring and they have a nice Spring vibe to them! Lighter, vibrant colors! For each set of photos I will show 3-4 photos in a matte finish, and then another 3 with top coat added! Pink Vanilla Pink Vanilla…