Nail Hoot/Top Shelf Lacquer Duo; Hoot This Way & Drunk and Disorderly

Evening dolls!  I've tried to stay inside as much as possible this hot weekend.  Every time I went outside I felt like I was going to spontaneously combust.  But on the plus side my tan is off the hook! I just got home from soccer, my family wants to go out to Red Lobster because of the all you can eat crab...it's for a limited time you know.  Ha!  My 11 year old has been telling us about it all day.  So before we do that I figured I'd drop this fabulous new duo of you to oogle over.  I've tried polishes form both brands in the past and am always impressed...this duo really shows off how great both brands are!  The back story to the duo is a joke.  Brandie had a naming contest in her group and Amy suggested Hoot This Way.  Amy submitted that name for every contest Brandie had for a polish name.  Brandie FINALLY gave in and told Amy if she'd let her name a polish Drunk and Disorderly, she'd name a polish Hoot This Way.  And there we have the creation of this beautiful duo!  The duo is already available on the Nail Hoot website and the price is $18 plus shipping.  So let's jump in to the post and then you can mosey on over to shop!  

*press sample*

Nail Hoot: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Top Shelf Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Girly Bits Cosmetics: Limited Edition December 2016 Colour of the Month Xmas & O's and Grandma Got Run Over by a John Deere

Morning beauties!  It's a frost kind of a morning here.  Actually it started last night when I went outside looking for my daughters tennis shoe and my assumption that Rocky (our puppy) grabbed it and took it in the backyard was correct.  Well the show was covered in a fine layer of icy frost.  It was 35 degrees last night and it's 33 right now!  Definitely too cold for my California blood.  I'm warming up with a cup of coffee and breakfast.  And I'm here to share a Girly Bits Post with you!  These are the December CoTM Duo and they're amazing!  I swear Pam outdoes herself every month!  You might be thinking HEY!  Your post is late, but it's not because this month is different!  The polishes are available all December long!  But wait there's more...they'll be available at the promo price all month long too, YAY!  The December CoTM Duo is $23.26 or $12.38 each.  But if you want then you should order by 12/20 because while the shop will be open shipping won't resume until 1/4/17.   Ok, let's jump in!

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

Girly Bits Cosmetics: Limited Edition October 2016 Colour of the Month Duo, Goblin It Up & Spooktacular

Good evening boys and ghouls!  I've got some Halloween polish for you tonight, Eeeeeee!  Halloween is my absolute favorite so I love anything to do with it.  Polishes with spooky names, yes please.  Pam definitely delivered with her October Colour of the Month Duo.  Perfect shades, perfect names, perfect polishes.  Just like the previous COTM's there will be 2 rounds of sales.  The first round of sale for the October COTM Duo runs from 10/6 - 10/10 with no limit on the quantity you purchase.  They are $16.50 CAD each, if you buy both during the early bird period in the first launch you can save a few bucks and get the duo for $31 CAD.  The second round will be on 10/24 and quantities are limited.  This round will stay open until the last day of the month or until product sells out. Are you ready to jump in and see these spectacularly fantastic little beauties!?  Let's go!

*press sample*

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

Girly Bits Cosmetics: Limited Edition September Colour Of the Month Duo, Sep-timber & Peace-oop

Good morning lovelies!  It's Labor Day Weekend, the official end of Summer.  How are you closing out the season?  With a pool party, a bbq maybe?  We decided to drive to Reno for the Rib Cook Off - what better way to say farewell to the hot season that to go out to the middle of nowhere to eat lots of bbq meat.  But since Summer is closing out, it's also a great time to start building up your Fall polish collection.  The upcoming Girly Bits COTM Duo are both perfect shades to get you started!  Sep-timber and Peace-oop will be available in 2 rounds, the first is from 9/6-9/10 with no limit on the quantity you purchase.  They are $16.50 CAD each, if you buy both during the early bird period in the first launch you can save a few bucks and get the duo for $31 CAD.  The second round will be on 9/24 and quantities are limited.  This round will stay open until the last day of the month or until product sells out.  So shall we delve in and see what Pam has created for us this month?  Yes, then let's do it!

*press sample*

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

Girly Bits & Firecracker Lacquer Drinks on the Beach Duo

Good morning lovelies!  Today I have my Drinks on the Beach Duo post ready for you!  Girly Bits and Firecracker Lacquer nailed these drinks inspired polishes.  You will absolutely need these if you love adult beverages and love the beach!  They are fun and gorgeous polishes.  The Drinks on the Beach Duo will be available for pre-order from August 6-13 and will cost you $20 USD/$26.50 CAD.  The duo will be available in BOTH shops.  So without further adieu, let's jump in to this post and get to the good stuff!

*press sample*

Firecracker Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Girly Bits: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Press Release: Girly Bits August COTM, LE Duo

Hello again dears!  I'm excited to share another Press Release with you today, this time for the upcoming Girly Bits Colour of the Month LE Duo for August!  I will have swatches of these to share with you soon so keep an eye out!

Smitten Polish What A Punny Autumn, Fall 2015 & Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit LE Duo

Good evening! Hope your day was fabulous.  Mine was pretty packed but it was also pretty great.  My middle child received an award today for being honest at school, I'm pretty proud of that kid.  Other than that I just tried to stay home and avoid the light sprinkle we got here in the Bay Area today - you know the rain makes Californians forget how to drive, right?  I saw 2 accidents within 5 minutes of each other on an errand run.  Needless to say I rushed fight back home.  But the good news (aside from the much needed rain) is that I have a totally fantastic collection to share with you tonight.  Smitten Polish will be releasing What A Punny Autumn for the Fall season as well as 2 limited edition polishes to benefit the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit.  These 2 polishes will only be available in October and $3 from each bottle sold will be donated to Black Mamba APU.  All in all these 6 polishes are exactly what fans have grown to expect and love about Smitten polish.  Spot on colors, formulas and application.  Both the A Punny Autumn and the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit LE Duo will be available tonight (9/30) at 11pm CST.  Now let's talk polish!

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

Oh The Hue-Manatee is a pewter grey holo full of holo micro glitter.  This is a gorgeous color - totally unique in my collection.  I have black, and light grey but nothing in a shade like this!  I like the subtleness, the grey-gloomy day vibe.  The formula and application were both stellar.  I used 2 coats of Oh The Hue-Manatee and 1 layer of topcoat.  

I'm so glad Noelie made an orange, I love orange.  This is Orange You Glad It's Pun-kin Season?  If you're like me you are in full "buy all the pumpkin things" mode!  And this deep reddish-orange holo full of holo micro glitter is the perfect pumpkin shade!  Orange You Glad It's Pun-kin Season? has a   great jelly formula that is very easy to apply and it built up great in 2 coats.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

I've got a comparison of Orange You Glad It's Pun-Kin Season? for you.  OYGIPS? is on my index and ring fingers, Fire Burn is on my middle and pinky.  2 coats of each. You can see Fire Burn is definitely more orange, while OYGIPS? definitely has that red-orange tone.  Both fabulous, if you love orange you want both.  

Way for a beautiful brown!  This is Can You BeLeaf These Puns? and it's a reddish brown jelly full of fine holo micro glitter.  Pretteh!  The color reminds me of that cinnamon mixture that you put in cinnamon rolls.  Again, formula and application were both top notch.  I used 2 coats of Can You BeLeaf These Puns? and 1 layer of topcoat.  

Here's another comparison for you.  This time I have Can You BeLeaf These Puns? on my index and ring fingers, Candle Reflections on my middle finger and Penny Dreadful on my pinky.  Candle Reflections is 3 coats while the others are 2 coats.  All totally different colors and varying levels of sparkly-ness.  

Psssst, purple lovers...get ready to drool.  This is Something Wicked This Way Plums, a plummy purple linear holo with fine holo glitter.  Beautiful and a unique finish for Smitten!  I actually see lots of red in flame of this polish as well.  The formula was so creamy and smooth.  The application was prefect.  I used 2 coats of Something Wicked This Way Plums and a layer of topcoat.  

Something Wicked This Way Comes is a totally unique finish amongst my Smitten collection.  I have no other with that fine holo glitter added to the holo base.  So I pulled other purple shades of different finish just so you could see how the colors compare. I've got Sparkling Orchid on my index, Something Wicked This Way Plums on my middle, Jellyfish Rave on my ring and Smitten By Your Beauty on my pinky.  3 coats of Jellyfish Rave, 2 coats of all the others.  Absolutely no dupes here.  But aren't all those purples gorgeous?!

Now we are looking at the LE Duo created for the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit.  As I mentioned before, $3 of each bottle sold (Black Mamba and Poach-Busters) will be donated to the Black Mamba APU.  You can learn more about this kick-ass, wildlife protecting organization HERE. This is Poach-Busters, a bright green is full of 2 sizes of holo glitters.  It looks like tall grass on the savannah.  I love the color and the formula was fabulous.  Poach-Busters applied perfectly in 2 coats. I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

Here's a green comparison for you!  Poach-Busters is on my index and ring fingers.  Not Your Mama's Easter Grass is on my middle and Peppermint Patty is on my pinky.  2 coats of Poach-Busters, 3 coats of the others.  These all have very different colors and finishes.  

We've come to the last polish in this post (tear).  Black Mamba is the other part of the LE charity duo and it's a stunna.  Black Mamba is described as a black jelly polish but I found it very opaque and creamy!  I mean seriously - it have full coverage in 1 coat.  Just like Poach-Busters, there are 2 sized of holo glitters in here, I'll take the extra bling anywhere I can get it!  Formula and application, well come on, 1 fabulous coat for perfect coverage!  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  

One more comparison for you.  I've got Black Mamba on my index and ring, What's The Hue-Manatee on my middle and Cauldron Bubble on my pinky.  Black Mamba and WTH-M have the same type of finish while Cauldron Bubble is a purple-ish black holo.  Love them all!  

Tower of Terror Inspired Duo from Sweet Heart Polish & Finger Lickin' Lacquer

Good morning readers!  If you follow me on Instagram you know that I teased you with some unnamed macros yesterday.  Well today I am showing you full swatches of said polishes!  This is the Tower of Terror Inspired Duo, which consists of A Most Uncommon Elevator by Finger Lickin' Lacquer and Shadow and Substance by Sweet Heart Polish.  Both of the polishes in this duo are pretty amazing!  The Tower of Terror dup will be available to purchase on Saturday 9/23 at NOON PST.  Each shop will have the duo available in limited quantity so get there right on the dot or you might miss out!  

*PRESS SAMPLE*

Finger Lickin' Lacquer: Shop, Etsy, Facebook, Instagram

Sweet Heart Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Up first is A Most Uncommon Elevator from Finger Lickin' Lacquer.  Of course this is a nod to the actual elevator in which the "incident" happened.  This is a "deep pink jelly with gold and pink holographic glitter and a dash of glow in the dark glitter thrown in."  This is one gorgeous jelly polish!  A Most Uncommon Elevator is so spicy and sparkly and shiny!  The deep pink shade is really beautiful yet my pictures are showing more red than the actual pink shade.  The gold holo glitters shine though for just the right among of bling.  The coverage was really great, as was the formula.  I used 3 coats, 1 layer of topcoat, and had no visible nail line.  I did check out A Most Uncommon Elevator and the glow in the dark looks a lot like the opening sequence of The Twilight Zone - a bunch of glowing stars against a black sky.  Unfortunately it was nearly impossible to capture in a picture so you'll just have to get it yourself to see!

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*inside lighting*

*this is truly what the glow in the dark looks like*

This is Shadow & Substance by Sweet Heart Polish.  Shadow & Substance is brought up in part of the opening narration that sets the scene for the Tower of Terror ride.  It's all about the fear of anticipation here - what's unknown, what's tangible and what's a trick of the eye (or real).  It's all very Twilight Zone-y.  Described as an "almost burgundy holographic duo chrome polish that shifts from burnt orange to a gold color with gold flakes."  This color is amazing!  I loved that it looks like 2 different polishes depending on the lighting you are in - metallic or holographic.  The formula and application of Shadow & Substance were both fabulous.  Creamy and opaque.  I used 2 coats for perfect coverage and no topcoat.  

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