Stella Chroma: The Words of Dumbledore collection, Spring 2020

Good morning friends!  Hope you have a lovely weekend. It's going to be a hectic week for me starting out with a 7:30am conference at school this morning.  My younger kids get out early all week while my oldest is on regular schedule so I'll be shuttling back and forth one extra trip than usual, oh joy.  But really I'm just glad to have a healthy house going in to the week - all my kids were battling sniffles and fevers and coughs last week.  But what does that have to do with today's post?  Nothing.   So let's talk about the post.  If you've followed Stella Chroma for any length of time you will know she is a huge fan of all things Harry Potter.  The Words of Dumbledore collection is a set of 5 beautiful polishes that you can purchase as a set for $54 or individually for $12 each.  And you can still use my code MNPO to save 15%!  Let's jump in to the post. 

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Stella Chroma: Shop, Facebook, Stella Chromatics Facebook Fan Group, Instagram 

Girly Bits Hella Handmade Creations, April 2018 - No Fawkes Given

Good morning!  I'm sad, back on the Mainland.  Wah, that trip was way too fast but I accomplished exactly what I wanted to...nothing at all!  I lounged, relaxed and sat poolside for 5 days.  But now I'm going to have to bust by butt to get back into the swing of swatting and blogging to catch up on some things!  Let's start with this Girly Bits custom created for the newly renamed Hella Handmade Creations group.  This group was FKA Hella Holo Creations and was only nail polish.  Now they have changed their game plan, will include other handmade products (think hand and body care, etc...).  They also have multiple makers sign up with a theme for whatever duration they chose so you could get 4 months of Spring Flowers or 3 months Nautical products.  Girly Bits signed up to do a series of Harry Potter inspired polishes.  The first one, inspired by Fawkes, is called No Fawkes Given.  The HHC will open on 4/14 and you can purchase THIS polish for 7 days, ending on 4/21.  No Fawkes Given will be $13 and there is no cap.  Alright, I just hose fed you a ton of information so let's jump in and check out the polish.  

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Hella Handmade Creations: Facebook group, Shop

Girly Bits: Shop, Harlow & Co, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 

Hella Holo Customs: Girly Bits February 2017, Patronus & Dementor

Good morning and happy Saturday!  It's going to be a Girly Bits kind of a day and I'm going to start with the Hella Holo Customs polishes; Patronus and Dementor.  These were available to members of the Hella Holo Customs Facebook group.  If you aren't a member you can join HERE.  Ok so the deal-io is that these are no longer available but the Girly Bits website has tons of amazing polishes and HHC has new makers featured every month.  So be sure to check out both places for gorgey new polish!

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Girly Bits: Shop, Harlow & Co, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 

Hella Holo Customs: Facebook, Instagram

Indie Spotlight: Paint Box Polish

Good morning and happy Saturday.  I'm licking my soccer wounds still (we lost playoffs last night) as well as an injured glute muscle.  Actually I'm not really sure what's hurt, but something is in pain and I can feel it deep in there even when I'm walking.  But that's neither here nor there because today is another Indie Spotlight, YAY!  This month a group of us wonderful bloggers will be featuring Paint Box Polish on our blogs.  Pam is a big fan of Harry Potter, Doctor Who and Game of Thrones so you'll see some fandom collections/names in her shop.  She's got a wide variety of finishes but I personally love her holo glitters (Westerosi Collection), flakies and multi chromes.  Aside from polish, Paint Box Polish also has an extensive collection of amazingly scented cuticle oils, mani fizzes and Intensive Butter Balm.  I can't speak highly enough of these hand care items.  Scents are seasonal and always rotating so snag up your favorites for healthy and pleasant smelling hands.  Ok, enough of the high praise, I think you get that I love this brand.  As always, you can use my code MNPO for 15% off your order.  Let's jump into the post.
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Paint Box Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram 

Paint Box Polish; Amortentia, Multicrome Madness Group Custom

Good evening dears.  I'm chilling on the couch with my littles, watching Halloween cartoons, staying dry since it's finally starting to rain.  We had an eventful day...huge pancake breakfast out, flu shots, the pumpkin patch, grocery store, riding bikes, and now we relax.  I only wish I had a log to throw in the fire place and it would be absolutely perfect.  All right, let's talk about polish, shall we?  There's a new group in Facebook land called Multichrome Madness  It's a group where everyone loves multichromes!  The lovely Pam from Paint Box Polish created their first group custom and it's totally gorgeous.  You can only purchase Amortentia if you are a member of the group so be sure to join up and get ready to shop!  Amortentia will be available to Multichrome Madness members from 10/15 to 10/31 for $11 USD.  Use my code MNPO for 15% off your entire order!  Now let's check out swatches!

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Paint Box Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram 

Paint Box Polish The Knight Bus Collection, Fall 2015

Good evening dears!  It's been a looooong week, I'm so happy it's Friday!  Of course this is going to be a looooong weekend so no rest for the weary.  I'll be packing the family up to head off to a nearby (and middle of no-where) city for my oldest son's soccer tournament.  It'll be fun, but I have a lot to do tonight.  While I have 5 minutes to breathe before my middle's basketball practice I thought we could talk polish!  Paint Box Polish is know for awesome Harry Potter inspired polishes and Pam has a new collection coming out, and yes it's another fabulous set inspired by Harry Potter!  The 4-piece set is called The Knight Bus and it takes scenes from the Prisoner of Azkaban.  This fun and versatile collection will release on Saturday 11/7 at noon EST.  And guess what?  I have a discount code of you to use - MNPO for 15% off your entire order, YAY!  So let's jump in and check things out!     

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Paint Box Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

I just wanted to show you Pam's adorable packaging.  I love the wrapping and the little string that ties it up into a neat little parcel.

And here's your first peek at the new The Knight Bus Collection!  Oooh lala, look at those lovely colors!

I also got some mani fizzles and cuticle oils from her recent sale so I thought I'd share those too.  I got Pumpkin Latte and Pumpkin Juice (releasing with The Knight Bus set) cuticle oils as well as S'mores,  Harvest Apple and Pumpkin Spice Mani Fizzies.  They all smell so amazing!  I just have to say that I have tried a few different mani bombs and the ones from Paint Box Polish are hands down my favorite!  They are wonderfully scented and super moisturizing.  

Ok, what you were waiting for...POLISH!  Up first is What 'Choo Fell Over For?.  This is a dark grey creme made with white, blue and purple flecks.  What 'Choo Fell Over For? is very unique to my collection - probably to any collection!  I love how the colorful flecks really show through the base.  This one had an awesome formula that applied easily.  I reached full coverage in 2 coats and a layer of topcoat.  

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The Leaky Cauldron is a dusty, warm, dirty orange linear holo and fiery copper flecks. So I'm probably biased because I love orange but HELLO LOVER!  I love this polish!  Beautiful color, fan-flipping-tastic formula!  This baby applied like butter.  I had full coverage with 2 coats of The Leaky Cauldron and finished with a layer of topcoat.  

This is my other favorite in the collection...Won't The Muggles See Us?.  It's a pale blue with grey and violet flakies and white and blue flecks.  This is another totally unique and awesome polish!  Formula and application were both stellar.  I used 2 easy coats of Won't The Muggles See Us? for full coverage.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.   

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And finally we have The Knight Bus.  This is a buttery blue-leaning purple creme.  It's gorgeous!  This is totally my kind of purple!  The formula was great and very creamy.  I reached full opacity in 2 coats but slapped on a 3rd because I took pictures in the direct sun.  I didn't need topcoat for The Knight Bus - look how shiny and lovely it is!  

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Hope you enjoyed the post!  Which ones will you be picking up from The Knight Bus?  I really enjoyed them all but if you re going for unique you definitely want to get Won't The Muggles See Us? or What 'Choo Fell Over For?.  And don't forget to use my code - MNPO for 15% off your order!  Be sure to throw some cuticle oil and Mani Fizzies in your cart too, you won't regret it!