Press Release: Pretty & Polished Happy Hour Collection

Introducing the Pretty & Polished "Happy Hour" Collection! This Cocktail inspired collection comes with 6 stunning Holographic infused shades named after some of your favorite Cocktail Hour refreshments. This Collection will be available for sale on July 10th 2015 at shopprettyandpolished.com. In addition to the 6 new Polishes we will be releasing an assortment of new Cocktail inspired Bath & Body Products, including Mani Melt Shooters scented and named after popular shots.

Cosmopolitan: A true Cosmo should be a bright pink frothy cocktail. And that is what you will get with this neon polish. This intensely pink polish is packed with pink and purple holographic glitters 

Appletini: This polish is spectacularly bright with a strong slightly scattered holographic presence. This polish is creamy and has an incredibly easy to work with formula. 2 layers for full coverage.

Long Island Iced Tea: Tea with no tea?! This interesting shade of copper is a must have brown in your collection. It has a very strong scattered holographic sparkle and is opaque in 1-2 layers!

Tequila Sunrise: This cocktail is served with the bottom half being red and the top half being orange. Dip your bottle into some ice water and get the full effect! This interesting orange jelly changes to a red jelly when exposed to cold. It's also packed with gorgeous golden scattered holographic glitters. May take 3 coats for full coverage.

Sangria: This sexy red jelly is packed with scattered holographic red glitters. Easy going formula with amazing pigmentation, get full coverage in ONE layer!

Purple Nurpl: Don't be fooled by the funny name, this is one HOT polish. Probably the most intriguing polish of the collection, this deep purple jelly has an insane amount of holographic sparkle coming from different shades of tiny holographic glitters. Full coverage in 2 layers.

Also included in this release are our new Bath & Body products.
Our new Bubble Bombs are a wondrous mix between Bath Bombs and Bubble Bars. Add them to your bath while the water is still running and watch them fizz and foam while creating a blanket of delightful bubbles!

Cosmopolitan: A cranberry infused bomb with hints of orange and lime. Piña Colada: A sweet tropical medley of Coconut, Pineapple, and Rum. Sangria: Deep red Wine scent topped off with a little chopped fruit. The top of this bomb has a crisp layer scented of sweet Orange.

Strawberry Daiquiri: A dreamy Strawberry treat topped with notes of whipped cream and rum.

Pink Bubbly: Experience the sweet scent of Pink Champagne that's so bubbly it tickles your nose!

Another addition to our lineup is our new Mani Melt Shooters!

Jello Shots: Grape, Lime, Orange, and Cherry. Tomahawk: A Cinnamon and Almond mash up. Melon Ball: A Melon and Pineapple infusion. 

Superficially Colorful Lacquer LE Happy Hour Collection

Good morning!  I really want to play catch up since I was computer-disabled for the last week so I hope you don't mind if you see more than a post a day from me for a bit.  Today also happens to be my birthday so what better way to celebrate that with a post featuring some amazing thermal texture polishes, inspired by adult beverages?!  These 4 limited edition beauties are from Superficially Colorful Lacquer.  Jin was one of the first indie makers to come out with thermals...actually she was making them before she even had a shop going and had gifted them to friends to get opinions.  Obviously we all loved them because she now has many uber popular and successful collections in a wide variety of finishes.  But I just know that she has a soft spot for thermals, which makes me happy because she makes them so very well.  I am over the moon excited to share this limited edition thermal texture collection with you.   I'll be sharing pictures and recipes for each drink so you can try and make them at home if you so desire.  Happy Hour will be available 4/26 at 12pm EST/5pm UTC.  Alrighty, I don't want to waste your time talking so lets get to the pictures!

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When I opened the package to check these babies out Steamy Affair was the first polish that screamed to me - HELLO LOVER!  So I slapped it on for a #runmani (if you follow me on instagram you know what this is).  The funny thing is I knew these were thermals but I forgot and kept wondering why my nails looked like different colors through my run.  Steamy Affair is inspired by the drink of the same name and is a "metallic dark brown that changes to silver with a little bit of holographic glitter."  The holo glitters make this one unique in the bunch and one of my favorites.  The formula and application were spot on.  Perfect coverage in 2 coats.  

Steamy Affair:

1 oz Irish Cream

1 oz Coffee Liqueur

Sugar to taste

Hot coffee

Light cream

whipped cream if desired

Add Kahlua and Irish Cream to a coffee glass and stir.  Fill with hot coffee and sugar to taste.  Float light cream pr half and half on top. 

 COLD

 HOT

Great Raspberry Flute (funny name) is inspired by a lemon-y cocktail.  I've never heard of it but it sounds refreshing for a hot summer night.  It "changes from medium blue to light green."  I really liked the colors in this one.  The texture is a bit different, there are no glitter particles so its more of a standard texture.  Formula and application were both lovely.  Great Raspberry Flute was a touch sheer so I did use 3 coats for full coverage. 

Great Raspberry Flute:

2 oz Raspberry vodka (UV blue)

1/2 oz Triple Sec

1 oz lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.  Strain into a chilled martini glass.  Garnish with a lime wedge.

 COLD

 HOT

Cupid's Cup, inspired by the juicy pink cocktail, is a texture that changes form dark to light pink.  This one is more of a subtle change but it's so pretty.  All the pink/purple lovers out there will enjoy this one.  I really love that it has the softest touch of gold sparkle to make it even more sweet.  Cupid's Cup had fabulous formula and applies so easily.  I used 2 coats for full coverage.  And isn't it a cute drink?

Cupid's Cup:

2 oz Hypnotic Harmonie

1 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Cointreau

1/2 oz lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.  Strain into a chilled martini glass.  Garnish with candy lips.  

 COLD

 HOT

You know me, always saving my favorite for last. Tequila Sunrise is flat out amazing.  The colors have me swooning - both for hot summer days and the tasty drink.  Of course this one changes from a deep terra cotta red color to a soft apricot/orange shade.  It also has that light touch of golden sparkle that is so lovely.  Absolutely amazing.  The formula and application of Tequila Sunrise were both spectacular.  I used 2 coats for full coverage.  

Tequila Sunrise:

1 - 1 1/2 oz Grand Marnier

3/4 oz Tequila - silver

4 oz orange juice

2 tsp grenadine

Shake Grand Marnier, tequila and orange juice with ice in a cocktail shaker.  Stain into a chilled collins or highball glass.  Top with grenadine and sever without stirring.  

COLD

HOT