Sunday, January 31, 2016

Parallax Polish; The Secrets of the 7 Seas Collection

Hello all!  Last day of January and wow, time is already flying by this year.  Tomorrow our favorite science inspired brand, Parallax Polish, will be releasing The Secrets of the 7 Seas collection!  This 7-piece set is full of gorgeous shades and finishes.  You blue lovers are going to be really happy because this set is seriously stacked on the blue front.  So here's the details you need to know for this launch;  The Secrets of the 7 Seas will be available on 2/1 in the shop. You can pick up bottles in a range of sizes and prices, minis are typically around $3 and full holos around $12.  Erin also offers a medium sized bottle!  Are you ready to check this collection out?!  I am so let's go!

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Zoya Whispers, Transitional Collection 2016

Good morning dears!  I'm heading out the door to meet up with some of my running friends to take an easy trail that goes by Levi Stadium!  It'll probably be the only opportunity I'll get to see the Super Bowl 50 decorations up close because once we're taken over by fans it's going to be nuts!  So while I'm off running you can enjoy this post.  I've got the Zoya Whispers collection which is a transitional set, something to tide us over as we wait for Spring.  It's full of soft, creamy (almost crelly formula) polishes.  You can purchase the Whispers collection now, each polish is $9.  So let's go ahead and check these out!

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Zoya Whispers, 2016

Sunday, January 24, 2016

A Box Indied; Diamonds are Worthless, Love a Holo February 2016

Good afternoon beauties!  Over here on the West Coast we have been getting loads of rain, but I can't complain because I know you East Coasters are dealing with a major snow storm.  So let's all just cozy up inside with our softest pajamas on and look at nail polish!  I have a fabulous post to share with you today.  A Box Indied will be releasing the February Box, Diamonds are Worthless, Love a Holo very soon and it's full of gorgeous colors inspired by Valentine's Day.  This month brings us Girly Bits, Black Cat Lacquer, Crows Toes, KBShimmer and Colors by Llarowe.  Lots of holo, shimmer, and some flakies to round it out.  A Box Indied Diamonds are Worthless, Love a Holo will be available for pre-order from 2/1 to 2/4.  Each box of 5 polishes will be $50 plus free US shipping.  But wait!  There's more!  Each month there will be a gift card giveaway...each maker in the current box will include a surprise gift card to their shop in the ABI order.  So that's 5 random winners, 5 shop gift cards for $25!  Good luck and let's jump into the post!  

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A Box Indied Diamonds Are Worthless, February 2016

A Box Indied Diamonds Are Worthless, February 2016

Friday, January 22, 2016

Dreamland Lacquer Inaugural Collection - Valentines Day Trio; Great Romances, 2016

Good afternoon dolls!  I have very exciting news for you today - one of my favorite brands, Smitten Polish, has done an entire re-branding and is now Dreamland Lacquer!  You know how much I love Smitten and Noelie and I know I'll love Dreamland Lacquer just as much.  It's going to be the same polish that we are all familiar with and love, just a different name.   I am really thrilled to help show off the inaugural collection for Dreamland!  This is the Valentine's Day Trio, Great Romances, inspired by famous loves.  We can delve more into each inspiration as I get to the polish.  For now you just need to know that the Dreamland Lacquer Inaugural Collection - Valentine's Day Trio; Great Romances is available for pre-order RIGHT NOW.  Pre-order stays open for 24 hours and shipping will take place in 2-3 weeks.  Individual polishes are $11.50, the trio is $31.50.  If you want these for Valentine's Day don't wait!  Now let's jump on in to the post!

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Dreamland Lacquer Inaugural Collection; Valentine's Day Trio - Great Romances, 2016

Dreamland Lacquer Inaugural Collection; Valentine's Day Trio - Great Romances, 2016

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Paint Box Polish LE Valentine's Day Set; Love's Keen Sting & Mani Fizzies

Good evening and sorry for the late post.  Valentine's Day is just around the corner and brands are rolling out their collections!  Paint Box Polish just released a new set including a gorgeous polish and 2 mani fizzies.  2 reasons you should buy this set...1. Paint Box Polish has been releasing total stunners lately and 2. the mani fizzles from her shop are the absolute best I've tried.  The LE Valentine's Day Set is a steal for $12.50!  And you can get it right now!  So let's not dilly dally and let's jump right in to the pictures!  

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

ellagee 2016 Pantone Duo; Blue Bella & A Breath Of Pink

Good morning lovelies!  Last month the new Pantone color was revealed.  But it wasn't just 1 color this year, it was 2, yay!  Actually I have heard a lot of grumbling about the colors selected; Rose Quartz and Serenity.  Truthfully I am not a huge fan of their selections either, but I think both shades are perfect for the Spring and together they make for great nail art!  ellagee took that inspiration and came up with 2 great crellies, full of soft and subtle with matching shimmer.   Blue Bella and A Breath Of Pink will both be available on Saturday 1/23 at 3pm Central.  They will be $10.50 USD each.   So let's delve into the post and we can take a look at both colors and some easy nail art I did with them together.  

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ellagee 2016 Pantone Duo

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Darling Diva Polish The Force Collection

Hello dears!  Ok ok so here's another post in which I am tardy to the party.  Man I just can't seem to catch up!  So tonight's late post is the Darling Diva Polish The Force Collection!  I'm sure you've seen it by now, if not than yay, something new for you to look at!  But since I know Carrie is releasing the second collection to follow this one up very soon I thought it would probably be a great idea to pump up the first collection again.  The Force Collection is inspired by The first and classic Star Wars movies.  The originals; A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.  The best.  Seriously people, it doesn't get better than these.  If you missed out on this collection then you definitely need to get them.  I love the finishes and colors and the names.  HELLO the names are all perfect!  The Force Collection is currently available now and you can pick up the majority of them (only 1 is sold out) for $9 - $10.  Enough jabbering...let's check out this awesome collection!  

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Darling Diva Polish The Force Collection

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Sweet Heart Polish LE/Single Pour Valentines Polish: Cherub's Kiss & Blushing Rose

Good evening again.  Sorry for the late night but I have another post for you...because you don't want to miss out on this!  Sweet Heart Polish will be releasing 3 Valentines shades tomorrow morning and they are very limited quantity.  Cassandra made these 3 polishes in one batch/single pour so there are only 20 of each color.  TWENTY.  Please don't hesitate if you want them because I know they will sell quickly.  Now I only have 2 of the 3 to share with you and you can bet your behind that I'll be getting up early to snag that 3rd color.  Ok so the details are as such, 20 bottles of each color (Cherub's Kiss, Blushing Rose and Love Potion) will go on sale at 7am PST on Friday 1/15.  They will be $10 each.  And now less talking, more looking at swatches!  Here we go!

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Sweet Heart Polish Cherub's Kiss & Blushing Rose

A Box Indied, January 2016

Good evening friends!  Long time no talk!  Sorry for going silent, I really didn't mean to and thought I'd be able to jump right back in to blogging (amongst other things) but when I got back from vacation I found myself pretty jet-lagged for a whole week.  On top of trying to get a handle on laundry and the regular schedule (running, soccer practice and games, basketball, taxi mom-life, school, etc...) I found myself a bit overwhelmed.  But the laundry piles have been put away, the Christmas decorations are packed up, the house is back to is clean-ish state that I can deal with and I can now get back to the old blog.  Phew!  So please accept my apology for sharing this one late - so late in fact that it's no longer available.  But I figured I would share it anyways since I do have the February box on the way to me and well, I hate being behind on things so it just won't feel right to share that one and not this one.  And with that we can all take a gander at the January A Box Indied collection.  Hopefully you were able to snag on of these - not only are they great winter colors, but there are also some fabulous shades for Valentines Day!  Let's jump in and check it out!

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January A Box Indied

Saturday, January 2, 2016

KBShimmer Birthstone Collection, Partial Review

Good morning and hello 2016!  Hopefully your NYE and NYD were both wonderful.  I'm looking forward to a great year full of gorgeous nail polish and races and soccer and family time.  I am finishing up my vacation in Europe and it's a take-it-easy day as we need to pack it up and do any last minute sightseeing and shopping.  But as KBShimmer released her Birthstone Collection yesterday I really wanted to stay on track and share my post as soon as possible.  Now if this blingy and shiny metallic flakie collection is any indication of what's in store for the nail polish year you can paint me excited!  This collection is super fun!  Plus who doesn't like a good birthstone/zodiac collection?  What's even more exciting is that KBShimmer is giving away 12 birthstone jewelry pieces from JewelryTV!  Please go to this KBShimmer POST for more information on how to enter.  So the Birthstone Collection is available now and you can pick up your favorites for $8.75 each or $100 for the entire 12 piece collection.  You ready to see some swatches?  Then let's go!

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KBShimmer Birthstone Collection