Hella Holo Customs; KBShimmer August 2017

Good morning!  It's the weekend and I'm home from our end of Summer vacation.  Now I'll have to spend time playing catch-up on a few things because while we were gone my oldest missed Middle School Orientation and my littlest missed Kindergarten Roundup.  Nothing major since I can turn in paperwork on Monday and assessment can happen the first day of school.  Gah!  I can't believe the kids go back to school in 4 days!  They are a mix of excited and bummed, and I'm feeling the same.  Well I sit over here moping that my days of sleeping in are numbered, let's talk about whey we're really here, nail polish.  KBShimmer Hella Holo Custom nail polish to be exact.  KBShimmer is making another appearance as the featured maker this year and the August contributions are stunners!    I know you know the drill by know...you MUST be a member of the HHC Facebook group in order to purchase these, names are checked against the member list.  So be sure to join up if you haven't already and then you can get this gorgeous trio!  They are $10 each and available until the end of the month.  

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KBShimmer: Shop, Harlow & Co, Live Love Polish, Color4Nails, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest

Hella Holo Customs: Facebook group

ellagee Hella Holo Customs; July 2017, Heartstone, Aquatic & Nightspark

Good afternoon lovelies!  Hope your afternoon is going well.  I'm enjoying a fairly quiet afternoon.  My mom has been taking the kids one at a time to spend the day with them and it's wild how big a difference 3 to 2 kids is.  Gives me some time to work on the old blog.  Today's post features a few customs ellagee created for the Hella Holo Customs group.  You can only purchase this gorgeous trio if you're a member of the HHC group on Facebook.  I highly suggest you head over and join!  There are always fabulous customs in there.  Anywho, this trio will be available until August 5th and prices are $13 each.  There's a 10% discount to HHC members if you order all 3!  If you purchase an HHC product you can also receive a 10% discount on anything else you order (excluding customs).  Please see the HHC sales thread for that code!  Ok so are you ready to jump in?  Me too, let's go!
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ellagee: Shop, Girly Bits, Facebook, Instagram Hella Holo Customs: Facebook, Instagram 

Hella Holo Customs; KBShimmer February 2017

Morning friends and happy Sunday.  Hopefully you all have Monday off and enjoy the long weekend.  I've got some LulaRoe parties to be at, soccer games, soccer practice and batting practice.  Yup, I'm going to be busy.  But I made some time to share the new Hella Holo Customs with you!  These 4 beauties are from KBShimmer and will be available until 3/1 at 11:59pm HST and are $10 - $10.50 each.  You must be a member of the Hella Holo Group on Facebook to purchase these. You can join the group HERE.  And now let's jump in and check out some mighty fine polish!

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KBShimmer: Shop, Harlow & Co, Live Love Polish, Color4Nails, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest

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

Vapid Lacquer; Hella Holo Customs & Birthday Bitch

Good morning doll faces.  You know the routine.  I'm sitting at soccer (could be interchangeable with little league) and I'm using my time to get ish done!  I've been sitting on these swatches for a little while now, just haven't had the time to share them.  Let me prep you by saying that 3 out of 4 of these beauties from Vapid Lacquer were only available in the Hella Holo Customs group (you can join the group HERE).  They had a comeback in April, but they are gone again.  You can join that group and the HHC sales group in an attempt to find them if you so desire.  I'm not sure if the 4th one only comes out around Krys's birthday or the Vapid birthday, but it's not in the shop now.  All I can say is keep an eye out for it because it's amazing.  Other than that, there are loads of gorgeous polishes in the Vapid shop as well as body care products.  I have only had the chance to try Nail Sauce, also in Birthday Bitch, and I love it.  Reminds me of Orange-glaze Cinnamon Rolls.  Even if you adore these I implore you to give some of the other shades and products a try, I'm personally quite impressed with the quality and loveliness of the items I have.  I will definitely be getting more in the near future!  So with all that said, let's jump in to the post.

*some items in this post were won in a giveaway*

*nothing to disclose*   

Vapid Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Hella Holo Customs: Instagram 

Hella Holo Customs; Vapid Lacquer One Love & Smitten Polish One Heart

Good morning beauties!  I have a beautiful duo to share with you today.  I can't recall exactly when I picked this up, but it definitely wasn't a Valentine's Day set, but it should be because it's totally perfect - colors, names, finishes!  So beautiful and romantic.  So I'm a member of this secret club called Hella Holo Customs.  The first rule is you don't talk about Hella Holo Customs.  Haha, just kidding.  Though I have no idea if they are adding members or not at the moment...if they are you want to join.  It's essentially this group that has makers come up with fantastic holos and each month there are new group customs.  Well whenever Smitten was involved you know I was in line!  I figured I love red and hadn't tried Vapid Lacquer (and the nail world is all a fuss over this brand at the moment) so I got it too.  I mean hey, they were created as a duo.  So let's go ahead and delve in and check out One Love and One Heart.  And just because the names are so perfect - here's the Bob Marley song that immediately comes to mind...One Love.  Enjoy the tunes while you look at my swatches!  Let's get together and feel alright! <3  

*nothing to disclose*

Dreamland Lacquer (formerly known as Smitten Polish): Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Vapid Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Smitten Polish Hella Holo Customs; Bengal Tiger, Kenyan Sunset & Cecil the Lion

Hey Hey!  Happy Monday.  A couple months back I picked up a few beautiful custom polishes from one of my favorite brands...Smitten Polish.  Noelie created these for the Hella Holo Customs group on Facebook and she really knocked them out of the park!  I've mentioned this group before but if you want to get in on these beautiful custom holos that aren't available to the public request to join!  So back to the Smittens, they are inspired colors and also extremely perfect for the Fall season.  You ready to jump in and check out this stunning trio?  Then let's go!

*nothing to disclose*

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

Up first I have Bengal Tiger.  This is a rusty orange linear holo.  And when I say holo I mean super holo.  It's gorgeous!  The formula and application were both purrrrrfect.  Smooth and creamy, so very buttery.  I used 2 coats of Bengal Tiger and a layer of topcoat.  

Next is Kenyan Sunset.  Hot damn this is a gorgeous polish!  Such a perfect magenta holo.  This baby had fabulous formula that applied like a dream.  Kenyan Sunset could easily be a one coater, but I used 2 (because I have weird OCD like that).  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  

I'm sure you all know the tragic story of Cecil the Lion by now.  Noelie created this polish in his memory and the tawny light brown holo micro glitter shade is amazing.  A potion of the proceeds from the sales of this polish were donated to the Big Cat Initiative.  Cecil the Lion had a great formula, just like all the other micro glitters I've tried from Smitten before.  I used 3 coats for full coverage.  1 layer of topcoat left me with a smooth to the touch finish.  

Sweet Heart Polish Hella Holo Custom Group Polishes: Berry Sweet and Summer Moon

Good morning again.  Are you enjoying the Summer heat yet?  I got pretty burnt on Saturday and am still recovering from it but I am definitely loving this weather.  I was made for the pool deck (LOL - notice how I didn't say "the pool"?).  I'm a jump in to cool off kind of person, but I generally just like lounging in a chair and enjoying the sunshine.  Now that you know that about me let's talk polish, that's why you're here, right?  Today I have to beautiful custom polishes from Sweet Heart Polish.  These are made available for the Hella Holo Customs group on Facebook - a group created to fangirl over brands and their holo creations.  Each month 2 indie brands are featured and they create a holo (or 2) for the members of the group to purchase.  Last month Sweet Heart Polish was one of the brands and these 2 beauties were what Cassandra came up with!  And now I have to tell you the bad news - you can't get these.  But, there are plenty of gorgeous polishes, including many holos, for sale in the Sweet Heart shop right now so be sure to check those out.  So let's jump into the post and see what these group customs are all about.

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Sweet Heart Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Up first is Summer Moon, a soft grey linear holo.  I know many a polish-fan are forever on the hunt for a pure white holo, which really isn't possible.  And while Summer Moon looks to be white-ish, it's really the lightest possible grey holo.  But just look at it...AH-MAY-ZING!  It's so very pretty and soft and delicate.  The formula and application were both great, I used 3 coats and no topcoat for these photos.  

*direct sun*

*indirect natural light*

The other custom is Berry Sweet, a nice berry-slightly red linear holo.  This is one of those perfect-for-summer shades.  You'll find yourself staring at your nails often, being distracted when direct sunlight hits the polish.  Berry Sweet deserved to be gawked at too!  Berry Sweet had a nice formula that was a breeze to apply.  I used 3 coats and no topcoat for the pictures.

*direct sun*

*indirect natural light*