Smitten Polish Gradient: In October, We Wear Pink & Cart Hold!

Good afternoon!  Popping in with a quickie post!  I wanted to get this beautiful mani shared this month, as it's breast cancer awareness month and one of these is a breast cancer awareness polish.  If you've been following me for any length of time you'll know that I have a major obsession with Smitten Polish.  I am always hunting down old colors and have quite a large collection of this brand. Why you ask?  Because Noelie never ceases to amaze me with the colors and finished she puts out.  I was rifling through my Smitten drawer and realized these two pinks were made for each other so I did what any pink polish fan would do - I used them together in a gradient!  Sadly neither of these polishes are available but trust me when I say that no matter what you buy, you will not be disappointed!  Head over to the shop I bet there'll be something there you'll just have to have.  Let's jump in and check it out!

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Smitten Polish: Shop, Edgy Polish, Femme Fatale Cosmetics, Hypnotic Polish, Rainbow Connection, Facebook, Instagram 

This mani is a gradient of 2 pink holo micro glitter Smittens.  They are Cart Hold! and In October, We Wear Pink.  Cart Hold! was an exclusive that wasn't available to the public.  In October, We Wear Pink is from the October 2014 Sweet Addictions box.  I layered them both on a makeup sponge and applied a few layers to each nail.  The coverage was really great, the gradient built up to opacity pretty quickly (I can't recall if I used 2 or 3 coats).  I love that the gradient is subtle but noticeable.  And both shades of pink are really gorgeous.  I finished this up with 2 layers of topcoat.   

Cupcake Polish Sweet Addictions December Box

Hey hey!  I promise to be quiet during tonight's late post.  No yelling or screaming or crazy antics.  If you're sleeping I won't wake you up.  But you should at least crack an eyelid to check these beauties out.  I have the Cucpake Polish Sweet Addictions December Box to share with you today and HELLO holo amazingness!  Sadly this box is sold out, but there will be another next month and I believe there are a few older ones still available on the site right now.  I know I know, it stinks to see something that you can't have.  Trust me when I say that I totally get it.  I get all sad panda when I see the October Box pictures posted on other blogs because I missed that box and still want to get my hands on it.  But anywho - look forward to the upcoming boxes because from all the previous ones I can tell you that are all gorgeous!  So let's talk polish...

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Cupcake Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Chaos & Crocodiles: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Elevation Polish:  Shop, Llarowe, Blog, Facebook, Instagram

Let's start with the Cupcake Polish shall we?  This is Merry and Bright.  It's a red leaning pink linear holo with just a smidgen of gold shimmer and these darker glitters sparsely showing throughout.  The formula and application of Merry and Bright were both outstanding.  I used 2 coats and finished with 1 layer of topcoat. 

Chaos & Crocodiles had a blue polish contribution to the box.  There's Magic in the Air is a cornflower blue holo with a soft linear effect.  This shade is stunning!  I also think it's really unique.  I know that I have nothing like it in my collection.  Formula and application were both fantastic.  I used 2 coats of There's Magic in the Air for full coverage and 1 layer of topcoat.  

Rounding out the trio is Elevation Polish Eyes Made of Glimmering Coal.  I am biased because I am a huge fan of this brand, but I totally love this polish.  It's a charcoal holo full of shimmer.  It's got that great rainbow flame too.  My bottle had a bit of a wonky brush so I had some trouble painting all the way to the edges, but the formula and application were both wonderful.  I used 3 coats of Eyes Made of Glimmering Coal and 1 layer of topcoat.