ellagee April Polish Pick Up Exclusive: Drops of Jupiter

Afternoon dears!  How's your Monday going?  Mine is meh.  Just meh.  Trying to rally and get in a Costco trip before I get my kids from school but I really don't see it happening.  I'm slow like a sloth today.  So instead of heading out I'm going to share a post with you now.  Back to the PPU swatches and today I have ellagee Drops of Jupiter.  If you are into glowy shimmer and pretty blues then you are going to go gaga over this beauty.  The April PPU theme is Across the Universe; Planets and Galaxies.  ellagee doesn't disappoint with this far-out polish.  You'll be able to purchase Drops of Jupiter from 4/6-4/9 for $11.  There is no cap on Drops of Jupiter.  Time to check it out!

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Girly Bits Cosmetics; Limited Edition January Colour of the Month Duo - Act Your Sage & Blue Year's Resolution

Morning beauties!  I know it's Monday but I'm in a good mood regardless.  I hope I'm this chipper for the rest of the week once all my momlife duties are taking over.  But right now, this very moment, I have the Girly Bits January Colour of the Month Duo to show you!  Act Your Sage and Blue Years Resolution will be available in the shop until 2/1 for $16.50 CAD each.  If you love either of these don't wait too long to get them since they'll only be around for a short period of time.  Alrighty, let's head in to the post and see this LE duo!

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Zoya Kisses Collection

Evening dears!  I am working on this post, mainly because I am avoiding the ever growing laundry pile that needs to be folded.  I swear the laundry is a chore that never, ever ends.  I maybe get 1 day where I don't have to think about it because I have literally washed every single article of clothing/bedding/towel in the house.  And can you believe January is almost over?!  I was just thinking about that and how it's almost Valentine's Day!  I have some perfect polishes for the Hallmark holiday to show you tonight.  The Zoya Kisses Collection consists of 3 pastel jellies and a color shifty topper!  Yup, perfect for some sweetheart nails.  The Zoya Kisses are available now and you have a few purchasing options; individual bottles are $10, the trio of jellies is $30 or the quad with the topper is $40.  Let's jump in and check them out!

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Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer: May 2017 Collection

Good morning!  Hope you've had a fabulous, short week so far.  My kids are counting down the days until Summer is here, and truthfully so am I.  I can't wait for beach days and vacation!  Speaking of Summer, Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer is launching a new collection today (5/31), at 3:30pm EDT.  It's an unnamed trio and they're sure to tickle your fancy.  2 of the 3 are customs for the BEGLove Facebook group so you'll need to join in order to purchase those.  I also have some re-released polishes to share so if you missed out on them the first time around you may want to jump on them this time.  Read on to see what Julie has in store for you today!

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Orly La La Land Partial Review

Good afternoon beauties!  Yes, I've got another post for you today!  I was doing so great while I was on vacation, probably becuase once we are back in the hotel room I didn't have any distractions like cooking, laundry, dishes, practices, games, etc, etc.... So I fell behind again, womp.  Anyhoodle, here's a couple shade from the Orly Spring 2017 Collection, La La Land.  This is a collection of 5 pastel cremes and a glittery topper to add a little pizazz!  La La Land is available in beauty supply stores now for $8.50.  

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Joy Lacquer; Crocodile Tears & Enchanted Pixie

Morning lovelies.  Hope your Thursday is going well so far.  It's almost Friday...hang in there!  My Friday will be crazy.  Teacher In-Service day so the little monsters will be with me.  Hehe.  I actually have plans to hit up the doctors office for flu shots and then I'll take them to the the pumpkin patch.  But to bring us back to today's post, I have another new to e brand to share, Joy Lacquer.  Joy is another maker I was happy to meet at Cocktails & Colors.  She was lovely to talk to, and she's got some fabulous products (you NEED to check out that Gummy Bear Soap..it's everything!).  I have 2 beautiful polishes to share with you...Crocodile Tears and Enchanted Pixie.  They're both listed in the shop right now but only Crocodile Tears is available.  Let's jump in and check them out!

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Joy Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Colors by Llarwoe: Emily's Imagination Collection

Good morning lovelies!  Great day for a wedding don't you think?  Well I saved this post for today because Emily from Emily's Imagination Collection is the lucky gal getting hitched and I thought it would be nice to celebrate her day by looking at her lovely creations!  Of course these are Colors by Llarowe and they are currently all available in the shop!  The polish in this collection ranges from $10-$12 each.  I'm sending a hug and many happy wishes to Emily today.  And with that let's jump on in and check out these fabulous polishes she created.

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Up first I've got OH GUMBALLS!  This is a "bubblegum pink jelly with assorted iridescent glitters." This is such a (little) girly polish and it's adorable.  I actually can't wait to put it on my daughter.  The formula and application were both great, no issues to report.  I used 3 coats of OH GUMBALLS! and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Here Comes the Brides (love the name) is an "ivory crelly with assorted black, purple, plum and iridescent glitters."  I liked this one much more than I expected - the light base with darker glitters work very well together.  Here Come the Brides had a fabulous formula and applied very easily.  I used 3 coats of Here Come the Brides and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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I'll Be Sea-ing You is a gorgeous sheer "turquoise jelly base with intense pink to lime green shimmer."  I'll admit the the pink shimmer is so strong I never noticed any green, but that doesn't bother me because this polish is so pretty!  I love the pink against the blue and that it's not subtle at all.  I used 3 coats of I'll Be Sea-ing You but I still had visible nail line.  If you want to minimize that try a 4th coat or layering over a light and similar colored base color.  I didn't use topcoat for these pictures.  

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Moving right along, here's Julia Roberts 1967.  Described as a "pistachio green scattered holo with silver and white shimmer."  Hullo this color is gorgeous!  I love the silvery shimmer, it's stunning.  And I didn't even know this was a scattered holo until I walked out in to the sun, imagine my pleasant surprise.  This is a spin off of a popular mainstream polish that was very hard to find up until recently.  Julia Roberts 1967 has a great formula and is easy peasy to apply.  I used 2 coats of Julia Roberts 1967 and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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HOLY SHIZNIT this polish is totally amazing!  Plum Crazy was definitely in the top 3 of my favorites from this collection.  Plum Crazy is a "plum holo with pink shimmer and copper flakes."  Fantastic I tell you.  I had perfect coverage in 2 coats.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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The next awesome holo is That Bloo is Mine!  It's described as a "medium to deep royal blue holo with silver and blue shimmer."  That Bloo is Mine! reminds me of my favorite, comfy denim jeans.  And the best part...it's a ONE COATER!!  I reached total opaqueness in 1 layer (the masses cheered!).     That Bloo is Mine! dried a little gritty to the touch but with 1 layer of topcoat is was nice and smooth to the touch.

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Dock of the Bay is another HOLY SHIZ polish in this collection.  It's a "deep magenta red intense holo multi chrome with shift to orange and purple flash."  I'm loving this jewel tone color, it's perfect for the Fall.  And guess what...we have another ONE COATER!!  I had perfect coverage in just 1 coat.  Dock of the Bay dried nicely on it's own so I didn't need to use topcoat. 

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I suppose I saved my favorite for last.  At Last (love that song by the way) is just absolutely stunning.  It's a "muted teal holo multi chrome with pink flash in the sun with green to purple to pink shift and red to gold shimmer in the shade."  Trust me when I say it's all that and 100% amazing - you need to see it for yourself though!  The color shift is so lovely, nice deep colors, vampy enough.  I just want to wear it forever.  The formula and application of At Last were both spot on.  I used 2 coats of At Last and 1 layer of topcoat.

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