Sunday, December 13, 2015

Sea Lore Polish Sea-son's Treatings Collection

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Hello readers! Sea-son's Treatings to you as well! Today's post features the new Christmas collection from Sea Lore Polish. I'm so excited to share these with you because they are all such perfect Christmas polishes that you absolutely have to grab before Christmas is over! Let's not delay any further, and let's get to the polish!
 
First up is "Gingerbread Bay", which is a holographic gold glitter polish with gold and bronze shimmer, and green, white, and red glitters scattered throughout. If you have known about Sea Lore Polish for awhile, then you may know the sister polish to this one, which is "Crystalbration". It's still available in her shop if you haven't snagged that one yet either. I love this polish because its all things holo sparkly goodness, with added beautiful shimmer that just blows my mind. Love it! Formula is great and super easy to work with despite being packed with glitter. I used three thin coats and then decided to dab on an extra coat with a sponge to get just a bit more glitter coverage. I stamped some Gingerbread men using Uberchic Christmas 01 plate as well and filled them in with acrylic paint.
 
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Next up is "Hot Cocoa Cove" which is a chocolate brown polish with a iridescent white shimmer. Yes, yes, yes a million times over. This brown polish is a perfect representation of hot cocoa. Makes me want to eat my own nails while I'm wearing it. Formula was great here too. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures. I also stamped some cocoa mugs using Uberchic plate and white polish. I'm just getting more into stamping... so they aren't perfect, but I'll get there ;-).

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Next up is "Mermaid Merry Mint" which is a green jelly with green shimmer and emerald green holo throughout. This green will make the perfect Christmas tree green for your Christmas mani's, so I definitely think you must snatch this one up asap! Formula is great here too. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures. I also stamped some mermaid scales using Mash plate 39 and Color Club "Harp On It".

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Next up is "Divinity Isle" which is a white crelly with white shimmer and various gold glitters throughout. Love this white polish to be able to use as a base for all your Christmas mani's, which I did, and you'll see at the end of this post. ;-) Formula was great here. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures. I stamped some candy canes using Girly Bits "It Was The Fireball" and Uberchic Christmas 01 plate.

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Lastly is "Cherry Cordial Coast" which is a cherry red jelly with red shimmer and red and silver holo glitters throughout. Perfect Christmas red polish. Not just Christmas time red though. I am dying with how this look on my nails. I'm not much of a red person, so I don't own many of them, but this one is definitely a must have in your collection as that staple, go to red. Great formula here as well. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures. I also stamped using a white polish and Uberchic Christmas 01 plate for adorable Christmas sweater nails. 

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I also wanted to show all of you how well all of these polishes work together to form the perfect Christmas mani. I used all five polishes for this look (The gingerbread man is filled in with "Hot Cocoa Cove"). The possibilities are endless when you have the entire collection to play with.

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So there you have it. The entire collection I feel is a must need if you are any kind of a Christmas fanatic like myself because they are perfect for this time of year. They are also perfect for anytime of the year as well though, so if you're not much of a Christmas person or you don't celebrate Christmas, you can wear these all year long! If you'd like to pick up any or all of these beautiful polishes, you can do so in the Sea Lore Polish shop here. Be sure to follow them on Instagram @sealorepolish and like their Facebook page here to keep up with all new releases and sales that may take place. I really hope you enjoyed today's post! Until next time, happy polishing!
 
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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Sweet Heart Polish Black Friday Trio

Hello my lovely readers!! I'm back from an awesome vacation with family in Florida and Georgia, and I'm ready to get back to my nails!! So today, I'm coming back with a beautiful trio of polishes from Sweet Heart Polish as well as a bonus polish that was only available if you purchased the trio on Black Friday. These polishes are still available, so after reading my post, make sure you go grab yours!! No more delaying.... Let's get back to the polish!!

First up is "All That Glitters", which is a beige shimmer holographic polish with platinum silver flakes. Are any of you aware of my obsession with nude/neutral polishes? I know I talk about pinks and teals an awful lot, but I am a HUGE sucker for a good nude too. This is not a good nude, it's a GREAT nude!! Formula is perfection, and it catches the light so beautifully. I love it! I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "Twinkle Twinkle", which is a black jelly base with platinum silver and bronze flakes, as well as rainbow flakes that really make this polish look like a night sky on your nails! Galaxy nails anyone? This base would be perfect for that! Formula is great here as well. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "Polar Party", which is an indigo jelly polish with a mix of micro glitters and teal holographic glitters. Such a pretty blue Jelly! When I look at this polish, the name and the polish itself make me think of a bunch of polar bears plunging into the icy waters of the Arctic and having themselves a party. It represents icy waters to me perfectly! Formula was great here too. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Lastly is the bonus polish that was only available if you purchased the trio on Black Friday. This polish isn't available for sale, but I wanted to show it anyway, because it's so pretty. "Thankful 2015" is an icy light blue jelly with purple shimmer and blue and silver holographic glitters. This polish is so sparkly and gorgeous on its own, but you could definitely layer it over another color for a different effect as well. I chose to do three coats of "Thankful 2015" on its own with top coat for my pics. I love how this polish looks just like an icy winter day. Which is why I also stamped over it with black using Uberchic Beauty's Christmas 01 plate for the snowflakes. So pretty!

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Well what are your thoughts on this trio of polishes? Like I said, the trio is still available in the Sweet Heart Polish shop here if you'd like to snag your own set for $28. While you're there, make sure you take a look at the rest of her shop as well. She has so many beautiful polishes! Make sure you are following on Instagram @sweet_heart_polish and be sure to like their Facebook page here to be able to keep up with all release and sale info. I hope you enjoyed today's post. Until next time, happy polishing!

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Monday, November 23, 2015

Polish 'M 2015 Holiday/Winter Collection

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Hello Readers!! Today's post brings to you another stunning collection from Polish 'M, this time it is the 2015 Holiday/Winter Collection, which has a little something for everyone. Or if you're like me, every polish is right up your alley. The formula on every single one of these polishes is flawless! I had no issues with application or dry time for any of them. Michelle has once again hit it out of the park here. This collection will be releasing in the Polish 'M shop on Black Friday and you won't to miss out! Let's not delay any further though. Let's get to the polish!
 
First up is "Sleigh Ride", which is a linear holo cornflower blue with pink and purple micro flakies, galaxy holo glitter, and brand new prismatic holo micro flakies! If you were lucky enough to snag Michelle's Anniversary Trio, and got your hands on "Vega", I'd say this is a gorgeous sister polish to "Vega". I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.
 
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Next up is "Naughty List ✔️" which is a re-release from the 2013 Holiday collection with a slight reformulation. This polish is a white base crelly with purple shimmer and purple and magenta micro glitter. I really like the glitter in this polish. So pretty! I used three coats with top coat for my pictures. 

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Next up is one of my favorites from this collection, "Gingerbread Cookies", which is a light grey'd taupe base with rainbow shimmer, micro brass and brown glitter and bronze/red/pink UCC mega flakies. I absolutely love how unique and gorgeous this polish is. I am so in love with every element this polish has to offer. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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I loved this one so much that I had to do some cute gingerbread men stamping using the Uberchic Christmas-01 plate and acrylic paints to fill them in.

 
Next up is "Home For The Holidays", which is a clear base with a faint red shimmer, cherry red, lime green & gold galaxy holo glitter and green/gold/fuchsia UCC mega flakies. This polish is so sparkly and pretty, but let me tell you.. it is quite a struggle to get a picture that accurately shows what it looks like on the nail. I tried my best though, and tried to get as close to accurate as possible. If you love sparkle and Christmas colors, this one is perfect! I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is another re-release from 2013, "Mistletoe Kisses", which is a light green base with green shimmer and red & green micro glitter. This polish is one of the more traditional Christmas polishes due to the red and green color combos. I didn't have a chance to grab the original release, so I was super happy to see this make a comeback. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is for all you glitter lovers, "Santa Baby", which is a glitter topper in a clear base with a mix of apple green, green, baby pink, magenta and white matte glitter. Including brand new tiny hearts and tiny stars. This topper will look great over so many different color bases, that the combinations are seriously endless! I'm in love with the mini heart glitters. The bigger heart glitters always seem to stick up on my nails, but these ones are perfect and lay flatter against my nails. Hearts and stars are my favorites, so I'm super happy to see mini hearts finally! I did two coats with some glitter placement of the bigger glitters over Color Club "Til The Record Stops", and added top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is another favorite of mine, "Sugar Spun Plums", which is a clear base with silver, lavender, purple, pink & magenta galazy holo glitter and violet/fuchsia/gold UCC mega flakies. This is the sister polish to "Autumn's Palette" and "Breezy Fall Days" from the Fall collection, which you can see here and here if you missed those. Just like it's sisters, "Sugar Spun Plums" has so much sparkle and is absolutely stunning on the nail in both sunlight and indoor lighting. So pretty! I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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The last three polishes in this collection are gorgeous, sparkly jelly polishes. The first one is "Silent Night" which is described as a deep blue base with navy micro flakies and silver holo glitter. This one definitely reminds me of a sky with lots of beautiful stars. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "Boughs of Holly", which is a dark green jelly base with green/gold micro flakies, green micro glitter and silver holo micro shreds. Such a gorgeous green jelly. I see this being a perfect green for Christmas mani's. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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The last polish in this collection is "Down The Chimney", which is a bright red jelly with gold holo glitter, gold flakies and red micro glitter. Again, I can see this one being perfect for use in Christmas mani's and especially when being paired with "Boughs of Holly". It's a beautiful sparkly Christmas red. I used two coats, with top coat for my pictures.

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Well there you have it. All ten polishes of the 2015 Holiday/Winter collection. These polishes will be released on Friday November 27th (Black Friday) at 8am PST in the Polish 'M shop here. Also be sure to follow on Instagram @creativenailchick and like their Facebook page here. There is also an amazing group on Facebook called Polish 'M Fans that you should be a part of. To request to join this amazing group of ladies, you can find the group here. I really hope you enjoy today's post! Make sure you check out Polish 'M on black Friday because there will be some amazing polishes on sale I'm sure!! Thanks so much for reading! Until next time, happy polishing!
 
 
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