Polished And Shined: October 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

DazzleGlaze The Wild Hunt Collection

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Hello readers!! Today's post features a brand new collection from DazzleGlaze that will be releasing Friday October 16th. The Wild Hunt Collection is inspired by the popular Norse myth of the Wild Hunt, where a band of phantom figures travel across the sky with horses and hounds in pursuit of prey. I really love this collection for this time of year because there are plenty of fall/winter type polishes that can be used a lot in the next few months. So, let's get to the polish and not wait any longer for the pretties.

*There are 8 polishes in this collection so this post is pic heavy with two of them being thermals*

First up is "Fiery Hellequin" which is a bright orange jelly polish with orange and gold holo glitters. This polish is a great orange for fall/Halloween and it is packed with glitter. Formula was great here. I only needed two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "Phantom Hoofbeats" which is a deep purple, nearly black, jelly polish with orange and purple holo glitters. This polish was the first polish to grab my attention when I was unwrapping this set. It definitely screamed Halloween to me and I believe its perfect for that, as well as any time of the year. The formula here was great as well. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "Cloud Riders" which is a light coppery pink shade with micro-holographic shimmer throughout. I really like this one for a neutral polish. This would be great to wear to those jobs who just don't understand your need to express yourself through your nails ;-) The formula was great, smooth and easy to apply. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is probably my favorite from the collection "Spectors of the Sky", which is a black base with a purple shift and linear holo finish. I'm dying over the beautifulness of this polish. All that shifty, holo-y, sparkly goodness! You just can't beat it! Formula was great here as well. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "Ghostly Chariot", which is a dark gold polish with gold shimmer throughout and a metallic finish. This polish would be the perfect gold to use in some Christmas mani's this year! Formula was good, I almost could have gotten away with one coat because it is super pigmented. However, the metallic finish on this polish does show some brush strokes, so I added a second coat to get those to smooth out a little bit more. But it is so shiny! I love it! I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "The Howling Hunt", which is a bright red, leaning towards raspberry jelly polish with holographic shimmer and glitter. Yay red! Another perfect polish to be used in some Christmas manis this year! Formula on this one was great as well. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is the first of the two thermals in this collection, "Misty Shadows", which is a shimmery thermal that changes from a dark forest green when cold, to a champagne/gold when warm. I really love the colors in this polish. I don't have any thermals that have this color combo so I am super excited to add this one to my collection. Formula was great and easy to work with. One coat probably would have been enough, but I went with two just to be sure I had plenty of the shimmery glitters on my nails. This one also reminds me of Christmas time colors :-) I used two coats and added top coat for my pictures.

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The last polish in this collection is the second thermal "Crossing The Moon", which is a flakie thermal that changes from dark gray when cold to a light white/silver when warm. This polish is perfection. I love the dark gray to silver change. I don't know why is reminds me of winter, but it does, and living in Vegas I miss winter a lot, so this polish makes me happy. Great formula here as well. I also could have probably gotten away with one coat, but again I used two coats just to be sure I got all of the flakie goodness on my nails. So, two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Well what are your thoughts on this collection? I love that its almost a perfect Fall/Winter polish collection, but that any of them can really be worn all year. Great collection. Let me know in the comments below which ones you're looking to get in the comments below. If you would like to purchase any of these beauties, they will be available on Friday Oct 16th and can be purchased on Etsy here or through dazzleglaze.com and will retail from $8-$11. Make sure you also check out @dazzleglaze on instagram and join the Facebook page DazzleGlaze Beauties for special deals and promos! I hope you enjoyed today's post! If you did, please follow my blog! Thanks so much for reading! Until next time, happy polishing!

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Monday, October 12, 2015

Sweet Heart Polish Wonderous Collection

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Hello readers!! Where are my fellow Disney fans?!?! Better yet, where are my fellow Alice In Wonderland fans?!?! If you vigorously flailed your hand in the air like you just do not care..... today's post is for you!! I have been given the opportunity to swatch the new Wonderous Collection from Sweet Heart Polish. This beautiful Alice inspired collection will be releasing this Friday at 9am PST in the Sweet Heart Polish shop here. I know you're just as excited as I am for this post, so let's get straight to the polish.

First up is "Off With Her Head", which is a gorgeous coraly pink linear holographic polish with pink and gold holo micro glitters. This amazing pink polish is SO sparkly and pretty in person. It is so sparkly that it was hard to capture the sparkle with my camera. I'm so in love with this one though. Formula was great! I used three thin coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "I'm Late! I'm Late! I'm Late!", which is an orange jelly linear holographic polish with orange holo glitters. Hello beautiful fall orange holo! This one is perfect for this time of year and I love it! Don't be late like that little white rabbit, and make sure you purchase this baby on Friday! Formula is great on this one as well. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is another favorite of mine from this collection, "She Must Be A Weed", which is a teal green holographic jelly polish with silver holographic micro glitter. This polish is what my dreams are made of. Absolutely gorgeous. Great formula here. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "One Lump or Two?" which is an indigo blue jelly polish with micro peach/red/purple shifting flakes. I love the shiftiness of this polish. Super pretty, and perfect in this base. Another great formula that's easy to work with. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is for the flakie fans! This is "Who R U?" which is a beautiful purple jelly polish with green/gold/orange shifting flakes. This polish screams Halloween to me. You must run and buy it for some Halloween mani's before its too late! It's also great for anytime of the year though too. Great formula, just like the rest of the collection. I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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The last polish I have to share with you today is a collection exclusive, which means that it will only be available to own when you purchase the entire collection as a set for $55. It will not be available for purchase individually. "She's Stark Raving Matte" is a gun metal grey shimmer with pink to purple shifting flakes. This polish will dry to a waxy matte finish and looks great with or without a top coat. It's completely up to you how you want to rock this beauty. Again, great formula with no issues to report. I used two coats with and without top coat for my pictures.

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Well what are your thoughts on the Wonderous Collection? Are you planning to buy the entire collection so that you can get the beautiful bonus polish "She's Stark Raving Matte"? Let me know in the comments below! Again, this collection will be releasing Friday Oct 16th at 9am PST in the Sweet Heart Polish shop here. Make sure you are following @sweet_heart_polish on Instagram and also like their Facebook page here to keep up with all things Sweet Heart Polish. I hope you enjoyed today's post! Thanks so much for reading! Be sure to follow my blog while you're here as well!! Until next time, happy polishing!

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Monday, October 5, 2015

Polish 'M 2015 Fall Collection Part 1

Hello readers!! I have been working my butt off to get the new Polish 'M fall collection swatched for you guys. I finally have them all swatched, but they will be in two parts because I took so many awesome pictures and I don't want to overwhelm you with all of them in one post! So today I have part 1, the first five polishes out of a 10 piece collection. Yes I bought them all, and yes, you should too. This entire collection is absolutely GORGEOUS! I'm not one to usually buy an entire collection when it consists of this many polishes, but as the days til the launch started counting down and I was seeing more videos, and more swatches I realized, "Brandy, every single one of these beauties need to come home to you." So they did. Michelle did an AMAZING job with each and every polish! So let's not delay any further. Lets get to the polish!

First up is "Autumn's Palette", which is described as, "A clear base with copper-gold-fuchsia UCC mega flakes, gold galaxy holo glitter and copper galaxy holo glitter." This polish you guys..... holy shifty flakie goodness! I knew from the very beginning that I was going to get this polish before I decided on the whole set. It's sister polish "Breezy Fall Days" was also number 1 on my list. You will see that one in my part two post soon. I am in absolute awe at how beautiful this polish is. No amount of pictures or videos will ever be able to show you just how stunning it really is, until you have it in your own hands. Trust me here. My jaw dropped!

The formula here was great! Even with all of the beautiful glitters packed into it, she still applies like a dream. It's also surprisingly smooth even before top coat. Very nice! I used three coats with top coat for all of my pictures. I also stamped some fall leaves using Bundle Monster plate H11 for my last picture.

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Next up is "Cider By The Bonfire", which is described as "A deep grape base with silver micro shreds, fire red micro & small glitter, and micro & small purple glitter." Purple polish lovers say "hallelujah!". This ones for you! I feel like I will be repeating myself constantly in this post when saying, 'this polish is absolutely gorgeous', and that's because it is, and they all are. The glitters in this pop so well against the grape base. Formula was great. Easy application and glitter translation from the bottle to the nail. I love it. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures and I also stamped with Uberchic beauty plate 2-01, and reverse stamped with Mash plate 48 for the flames and acrylic paints.

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Next up is "Moonlight Hayride" which is described as "A blackened navy base with navy micro flakes, snow white flakes, gunmetal grey micro & small hex glitter, midnight blue micro glitter, orange micro glitter and blue-green iridescent micro & small glitter." I love the glitters in this polish as well. I feel like they're perfect just like "Cider By The Bonfire" in the sense that they just pop against that darkened base color. So pretty! Formula was great on this one as well. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures. I also stamped some stars with Color Club "Harp On It" and Uberchic Beauty plate 2-03. Also stamped a moon with white and Mash plate 32.

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Next up is "It's Fall Y'all", which is described as "A darkened indigo base with lavender-gold micro flakes, purple-blue micro flakes, silver micro glitter, blue micro glitter, gold micro glitter & small hex teal glitter." I honestly don't know how Michelle manages to come up with so many amazing combinations and have them be so unique, but she is amazing at it! The glitter combo in this one is perfection and it definitely gives me the feelings of fall. So pretty! Formula on this one was great as always. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures. I also reverse stamped leaves using Uberchic Beauty plate 2-02 and the Uberchic Beauty Ubermat and filled them in with acrylic paints.

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Lastly for part 1 is "Cobbler Crust", which is described as "A taupe-y brown base with bronze micro flakes, brown micro glitter, champagne micro glitter, caramel small & medium hex glitter, copper small & medium hex glitter, and navy small & medium hex glitter." This. Polish. Right. Here! An amazingly perfect fall polish that will be used quite frequently by me no matter what time of year it is. The glitter colors compliment each other and the taupe-y base so well. I love the navy glitters for that little added touch of color to an otherwise almost neutral polish. Formula was great on this one as well. In shipping and while sitting on my shelf, the glitters do tend to sink a little bit, but a good shake, rattle, and roll fixes them with no problem and distributes the glitters again throughout the base. Easy peasy. I used three thin coats with top coat for my pictures. I also reverse stamped using the Uberchic Beauty Ubermat and Bundle Monster plate H13 and filled them in with acrylic paints.

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So what do you think so far of this beautiful collection? As I've said many times, I love this entire collection. You really can't go wrong with any that you decide to get. Trust me on this one! Let me know if you have a favorite from this post in the comments below. If you are looking to purchase any of these beautiful creations, you can do so by visiting the Polish 'M shop here. The only one currently sold out is "Cider By The Bonfire". To keep up with all things Polish 'M, make sure you are following them on instagram @creativenailchick and also make sure you like their facebook page here. I really hope you enjoyed today's post. Be on the lookout for part 2 soon! If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a thing! Thanks so much for reading! Until next time, happy polishing!

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