A Box Indied June 2016; Campfire Tales

Good morning friends!  I have a fabulous post for you today, showing off all the polishes in the June A Box Indied collaboration box.  The theme for this box is Campfire Tales, ooooh I love me a spooky story!  I actually vividly remember reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and being completely terrified at night all alone in my bedroom, but I couldn't stop reading and re-reading the stories.  The 5 polishes in this collaboration box take some of these folklores and translate them into fantastic polishes!  You can preorder your June A Box Indied from 6/1 to 6/4 for $50 USD.  And just like previous months, there will be 5 lucky buyers who receive a $25 gift card to one of the indie brands featured in this box!  Now on to the sad news.  Leah Ann has decided to no longer continue A Box Indied and this will be the last one.  This has been my favorite of the boxes I reviewed so if you were holding out I'd highly suggest you jump on it when the presale window opens.  And I just want close my intro with a thank you to the makers of the A Box Indied, I feel very lucky to have been selected out of the many amazing bloggers in our community to showcase these boxes.  I'm looking forward to seeing these brands in new and exciting collaborations in the future.  

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A Box Indied: Llarowe, Facebook, Instagram 

A Box Indied May 2016; Kentucky Derby

Good morning and happy Saturday!  Do you have weekend plans or are you going to lay low and veg out?  My veg out weekends are few and far between, but I definitely enjoy them when I get them.  Sadly this is not one of those weekends.  I've got a race, soccer games and little league games.  I want a nap just thinking about it.  Alas, I won't nap.  But I will share the May 2016 A Box Indeed with you!  The theme for the month is Kentucky Derby.  There's an exciting new comer to the box too...Cirque Colors!  I'm digging the glitter and holo mix this box offers, it's a nice change up of finishes.  You can pick up the A Box Indied for preorder from May 1st to 4th for $50 with free shipping in the US.  Don't forget that there are $25 gift cards inserted in 5 lucky orders!  But wait, there's more!  Just like in previous months there is a giveaway to win the box.  You can find more details HERE Ok ok, enough chit chat, let's check out the polishes in this box!  

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A Box Indied: Llarowe, Facebook, Instagram 

CrowsToes SPAM Post!

Good Morning!  You know I love SPAM posts and I have a great one for you today!  I've been a fan of CrowsToes for quite a while now and the most recent collections have been amazing!  

CrowsToes: Shop - Overall Beauty, Llarowe, Blog, Facebook, Instagram

This beauty is Tiki Torch!  Tiki Torch is from the One Mad Crazy Summer collection from 2013.  I fell in love with it on my nails, it was just so pretty and squishy!  Described as a "jellied purple lightly dusted with fiery sparks."  I used 4 layers of Tiki Torch to build up as much coverage as possible - but as you know jellies usually have visible nail line.  The formula and application were both great, smooth, squishy, shiny.  I love the berry and gold holo sparkles floating in the magenta base color!  Such a great combination.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.

This is Murder By #'s.  I'm not sure which collection Murder By #'s comes from, but I believe it's one of the earlier colors by CrowsToes.  It's a beautiful "aubergine purple with emerald green duo chrome shimmer, fine silver holo glitter and green glitter in different sizes."  I did find the formula a little thin on this one so I used 3 coats for optimal coverage and color shifting ability.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  *side note - this color has been discontinued but there is still some availbility at Llarowe.

Last Rat Standing is also from the One Mad Crazy Summer collection from 2013.  Last Rat Standing is a gorgeous "multicolored shimmer packed taupe."  It's a perfect neutral color that can be worn for so many occasions.  And the shimmer?  Get outta here!  I see berry, gold, blue and blue shimmer most prominently but check out my macro - what colors do you see that I might have missed?  The formula was very smooth and easy flowing.  The first coat was pretty sheer but it built up well in 4 coats.  I used 1 layer of topcoat.  

This lovely, glowy, sparkly brown glitter masterpiece is A Christmas Crow.  This beauty came from the 2012 Holiday collection.  A Christmas Crow is a gorgeous chocolatey brown base with gold and red sparkles.  The sparkle on this beauty was really something spectacular.  I used 3 coats for maximum richness and depth.  The formula was fantastic.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

Another gorgeous creation from the One Mad Crazy Summer collection of 2013, One Trick Pony is a "purple/green multi chrome holo."  It's beautiful and such a "Jen" polish it's ridiculous!  The linear holo is just the perfect medium strength.  I didn't see much of the shift but that's ok because the purple on it's own was stunning.  I found the formula of One Trick Pony to be amazing, it was nice and creamy and covered perfectly in 2 coats.  I did not use any topcoat for One Trick Pony.  

And bringing up the end of the post is the fabulous Wonder Woman!  Wonder Woman is from an unnamed collection that debuted in the summer of 2012.  Wonder Woman is a fun mix of gold, white, blue and red glitters in a clear base.  The colors perfectly represent the character.  I found that the glitters were all smaller in size and they were very easy to get out of the bottle.  Each brush dip provided me with a plethora of glitter that spread easily and evenly on my nails.  This baby is super sparkly!  I used 2 coats of Wonder Woman over One Trick Pony.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  *side note - Wonder Woman was discontinued and has since been replaced by an updated version called My Favorite Amazon.

CrowsToes Indian Summer AND a Giveaway!

Hullo dears!  I am so in love with the polish I have to show you today!  It's one of the most fabulous chrome polishes I have ever seen and I literally drooled over it from the moment I saw the first swatches.  I purchased this from Overall Beauty - a great place to shop indie brand nail polish!  There is also a great selection of mineral makeup and natural body care items and even things for the male in your life that enjoys a little pampering.  The giveaway is at the end of the post!

Overall Beauty: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

This is Indian Summer from the Better Late Than Never Fall 2013 collection.  Indian Summer is described as a "burgundy based purple with magenta to orange color shift."  I had different colors show up in different lighting so you get to enjoy a pretty great rainbow with this polish.  You can really see the deep indigo-purple when I took pictures indoors.  But the sunshine pictures show the magenta and really well.  I loved it equally in both lighting settings.  Indian Summer had a fabulous formula and application was great.  I used 3 thin coats for full coverage.  Would you look at that fabulous, glossy shine?  I did not use topcoat.  

*indoors*

*sunshine*

And now for a giveaway...just because!  1 lucky follower will receive a gift card for $20 to use at Overall Beauty!  It ends on 12/31/13 at 11:59 PM PST.  Good luck everyone!

Giveaway Details:

You must be 18 to enter Open to US residents  Giveaway will run from December 18, 2013 to December 31, 2013 11:59 PM PST.   Prize must be claimed within 48 hours Please follow all the rules...follow and/or like all the provided links Prize was provided by Overall Beauty Overall Beauty & My Nail Polish Obsession are not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen goods
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CrowsToes Hell Hath No Fury & Avon Supernova

Good morning!  Thought I'd jump on and share the mani I wore for my date night last night.  My daughter goes to a little gym class and they hold a parents night out once a month.  It's so nice to have a place to drop the kids off and get a couple hours to spend alone with my husband.  It's amazing how much better food tastes when I don't have to hold on to my daughter from climbing under the table, or stop the boys from bickering over which color crayons they got.  It nice to be able to talk without interruption and enjoy adult only time.  Anywho....I wore a pretty coral red top and I threw this on my nails to match (actually I think it went the other way around, I matched my shirt to my nails).  Here are the media links to CrowsToes and Avon before we look at pictures!

CrowsToes: Blog, Llarowe, Overall Beauty, Facebook, Instagram

Avon: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

So I started this simple but lovely mani with 2 coats of Avon Supernova.  Supernova is part of the Cosmic holo collection that came out in the Spring this year.  I picked up a few and the holos are soft and beautiful.  The formula is very creamy and opaque and you can easily get away with 1 coat!  Supernova is a warm red-orange color with a subtle scattered holo effect.  It's gorgeous alone and adds just a little something extra special as a base for glitter.   I used 2 coats.  Then I blinged it up with CrowsToes Hell Hath No Fury.  Hell Hath No Fury is from the 2012 Halloween collection and is described as a "bright mix of fire and orange glitters with a red/orange/gold colorshifting shimmer."  It's so gorgeous!  The color shifting shimmer is a purple iridescent that gives off little glowing twinkles.  I used 2 coats and the glitter came out easily and was plentiful.  Application and formula were both great.  I used 1 layer of topcoat to finish - I'd use 2 next time as my nails weren't completely smooth to the touch.