Polished And Shined: November 2015

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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Outdoor Sunlight

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Outdoor Sunlight

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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Monday, November 2, 2015

Polish 'M 2015 Fall Collection Part 2

Hello Readers!! Today I am finally sharing part 2 of the Polish 'M fall collection with you. If you missed the first part, you can see it here. The last couple of weeks have been the busiest we've ever been around Halloween time. We had lots of events that we attended and participated in, so this post took a little longer to get up than expected. I needed to get it up asap for you though because these polishes are on their way out the door in Michelle's shop and will not be restocked once sold out. So if you have had your eyes on any of these beauties... get them now, while you still can! Let's not delay any further and let's get to the polish!

First up is "Breezy Fall Days" which is described as "A clear base with pink-purple-blue-green UCC mega flakes, teal galaxy holo glitter and silver galaxy holo glitter." This polish was the FIRST from the fall collection on my list and I knew, if I didn't buy any other polish from the collection, that I for sure at least NEEDED this one. Its so freakin sparkly and gorgeous in the bottle AND on the nail. I loved it so much, that I couldn't even bare to cover it up with stamping. So I didn't lol. Formula was great and smooth, just like "Autumn's Palette", which you can see here. I'm obsessed.. and Michelle has hinted that there will be a holiday version of this as well. Yeah I'll need that too, thanks! I used three coats with top coat for my pictures.

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Next up is "Pumpkins In The Patch" which is described as "A unique rust orange base with red micro flakes, bronze micro glitter, gold micro glitter, copper holo micro glitter and orange micro glitter." It's not often that I fall in love with an orange polish, but Michelle made it absolutely hard not to with this one. So unique, so pretty, much needed for fall. Formula again was perfect. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures. I almost could have gotten away with one. It's that opaque. I also did some reverse stamping with Bundle Monster H11 plate for the pumpkins and filled them in with acrylic paints.

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Next we have "Seasons Are Changing" which is described as "A deep teal base with turquoise micro flakes, silver micro flakes, bright blue micro glitter, aqua micro glitter and silver micro & small glitter." Are you a fan of greens, blues, or teals? Then you definitely need to snag this one before it's gone. The glitters shine so beautifully in this polish. It's wonderful! Amazing formula again. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures. I also did some reverse stamping using Bundle Monster plates 508 from the sun kissed collection, and H11. Snowflake and flower were hand painted.

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Next is "Nightly Harvest" which is described as "A black base with gun metal grey micro flakes, gold micro glitter, magenta micro glitter and sapphire micro glitter." The Disney freak in me saw a macro of this polish before I purchased it, and immediately thought of Anna from Frozen. The colors are perfect! It is also now a polish that I will reach for if I need a black base for nail art, or just to simply wear alone as a black. The gold glitters really sparkle in this as you can see in my swatches, which make for a nice added touch if you want to spruce up a black base for art. Formula on this was also great. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures. I also stamped the stars with Uber Chic Beauty plate 2-03, the moon with Mash plate 32 and the harvested wheat with Bundle Monster plate H11.

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Lastly we have "Cranberry Crisp" which is described as "A rich berry base with silver flakes, magenta-blue micro flakes, taupe micro flakes, gold dust flakes, dark burgundy micro glitter and garnet micro glitter." This is the perfect cranberry polish. The glitter once again add dimension that makes this polish unique and gorgeous. I will use this one throughout the rest of the year, I'm sure. Formula on this one was also great, just as all the others. I used two coats with top coat for my pictures below. I also stamped some leaves using Mash plate 27 and a gold polish, because cranberry red and gold are just simply a match made in heaven.

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So there you have it! The second half of a very beautiful 10 polish collection that you do not want to miss out on. Like I said before, these polishes will not be restocked once they sell out. Currently they are all still available in the Polish 'M shop, so if you're looking to buy any, or all of them, you can do so by visiting the shop here. Also, I highly recommend you pick up some of the fall prototypes that are listed in her shop as well. These are polishes that just didn't make it into the collection, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with any of them. I have three of them in my possession, and the other three are on their way. You can't beat amazing Polish 'M polishes for only $5, so check those out too. Those will not be restocked once sold out either. Be sure to follow Polish 'M on instagram @creativenailchick and to like their Facebook page here. I really hope you enjoyed today's post. If so, make sure you subscribe via Google Friend Connect or e-mail so that you don't miss out on future posts. Until next time, Happy Polishing!

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