Stella Chroma: Orange You Glad To Be Here Group Custom, September 2019 - The Ides of Autumn

Hi friends!  It's hump day and the weekend is so close I can taste it! I have a quickie little post featuring one of the loveliest orange polishes I have put on this year.  You know I am a fan of orange and this gorgeous one made me swoon.  Stella Chroma created The Ides of Autumn exclusively for the Orange You Glad To Be Here group.  Make sure you join the group so you can pick up this polish.  The Ides of Autumn will be available 9/6 - 9/31 for $12 on the Stella Chroma site.  Let's check it out!

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

Orange You Glad To Be Here: Facebook Group

Lollipop Posse Lacquer; Rainbows & Unicorn Pee Group Exclusive May 2019 - A Mermaid Sing

Morning morning!  I stayed up late last night arranging all my workout clothes.  It's absolutely ridiculous how many pairs of black tights, capris and shorts I own.  And even more ridiculous that I was excited to have a little space left to buy more tights *face palm*.  I guess you could say workout clothes are an addiction I struggle with.  But I was so amped that I jumped on my computer and (instead of buying workout clothes) worked on my blog!  So today I have a post featuring a gorgeous polish from Lollipop Posse, an exclusive created for the Rainbows & Unicorn Pee Facebook Fan Group. The polish itself is a real stunner!  It's called A Mermaid Sing and it'll only be available  starting 5/10 for $12.  You can only purchase this polish if you are a member of the group, so click the link I provided below and join in the fun!  Now let check out the polish!

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Lollipop Posse Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Lollipop's Posse FB Fan Group, Instagram

Rainbows & Unicorn Pee: Facebook Group

Alter Ego: January Polish of the Month, Life's A Beach

Good morning dears!  I'm just going to take Monday nice and easy, if that means taking a nap and lounging with the baby all morning, so be it!  Especially since it's forecasted to rain pretty much all day - and not a light mist, a good steady rain. But I can at least work on the last few swatches I need to do to be 100% caught up AND share a post with you. Cynthia comes up with great polishes for her fan group and January is no exception.  Today I have Alter Ego's January Polish of the Month, Life's A Beach.  This beautifully cheerful polish is available now and is $9.50.  The price goes up to $10 soon (tomorrow, I believe .  And don't forget you can save 20% using my code My Nail Polish Obsession.  Now let's check out Life's A Beach.  

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Alter Ego: Shop, Facebook, Fan Group, Instagram 

ellagee; TIS San Antonio, Strange Magic Collection & TIS VIP Bag Exclusive - Hello Texas

Morning.  I had the worst night sleep ever.  With the house being under construction the kids no longer have rooms and we are all squished in my room and the living room.  It was hot, every time my son moved around on the cot it woke me up.  Then I thought, I'll just snag a nap after I drop them off but nope.  Laborers are here demolishing more of the roof so bang bang bang they go!  So I'm cranky, tired and sick but I'm up and decided no better way to spend my time (ie avoiding the laundry or any real responsibility) is to blog! This weekend The Indie Shop is happening in San Antonio...I've been to 2 of TIS events before and let me tell you, they are uber fun!  If you can make it happen I highly suggest you go!  ellagee will be one of the vendors there and she'll have lots of polish for you to peruse and play with.  Today I have The Strange Magic Collection for you as well as the TIS exclusive.  The Strange Magic Collection is a gorgeous magnetic trio and will be $13.50 each or $35 for the the trio.  This trio will also launch online on 10/13!  And if you purchased the VIP ticket you will receive the TIS exclusive, Hello Texas!  So let's jump right in and check out the polishes!

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The Indie Shop: Facebook, Instagram

ellagee: Shop, Girly Bits, Facebook, Instagram

Stella Chroma February Fantasmic Flakies Exclusive; Reflections

Evening dolls and Happy Valentines Day!  Hope you had a lovely day with your sweetie or bestie or kids or whoever you chose to spend the day with.  My hubby brought me home a gorgeous bouquet and a ridiculous pair of leggings with his face all over them.  But that's not why we're here...we're here for nail polish and beauty and that stuff!  So tonight I have this gorgeous polish thats a Fantasmic Flakies FB group exclusive.  This was created by Stella Chroma and inspired by a picture of an amazing wintry scene.  You will only be able to purchase this if you are a member of the Fantasmic Flakies group.  Reflections will be available until the end of February for $12.  Let's check it out!

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

Fantasmic Flakies: FB Group

Alter Ego Black Friday IBC Exclusive; Mystery Shopper

Back with another Black Friday post to share!  Alter Ego got in on the Black Friday action by joining the IBC group and creating Mystery Shopper for the event!  IBC is a group of indie brands that join together and have a sale, all using the same code, for a specified amount of time.  This month the code is IBCFRIDAY and it will work from 11/24 to 11/27.  You an save 20% off your order at Alter Ego using this code.  Okie dokie, let's check out Mystery shopper!

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Alter Ego: Shop, Facebook, Instagram  

Girly Bits Cosmetics; The Indie Shop LE's and Exclusive: One Is Never Un Oeuf, Ooh La La & Merci

Morning again!  I have more Girly Bits to share with you.  But today's post showcases polishes made for The Indie Shop nail polish event in Torrance, CA this weekend.  I'm happy to say that I get to attend this one and actually will be helping out at the Girly Bits booth!  So if you're going stop by to chat with me and Pam.  Alright, so 2 of these are limited edition and will be available later (don't quote me on that) and one is an event exclusive.  If you've seen any of the swatches of the brands/polishes that will be there you probably noticed there's a French theme.  I'm totally cool with that because I love France.  So I think it's pretty obvious that I'm excited about Saturday.  For now let's jump in to the post and check out these stunning Girly Bits! 

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

Girly Bits Cosmetics; LE What Happens In Vegas...Ends Up On Twitter

Good morning beauties (well it's morning where I am on vacation at the moment, it's much later for the rest of you)!  August seems to be a busy nail polish month.  There are so many launches going on; LE collections, Vegas exclusives, and then the Fall lineups.  I'll have quite a bit of you in the next couple of weeks, so please don't mind me if my posts are short and to the point.  Time is of the essence!  Every year Girly Bits releases a Las Vegas exclusive polish, What Happens In Vegas...  This line started in 2013 when Girly Bits first visited CosmoProf North America in LAs Vegas and the series has grown!  We've seen Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and now we've got Twitter!  What Happens In Vegas...Ends Up On Twitter is a limited edition polish that will be available from 8/15 at 12noon EDT to 8/22 at 12noon EDT.  It's a single pour release and each bottle is numbered.  Polish fans, these are sought after beauties and you'll absolutely regret it if you don't get one.  So with all that said, let's delve in to the pictures!
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Girly Bits: Shop, Harlow & Co, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 

If you were curious here are my posts featuring WHIVEUOF, WHIVEDOI, WHIVEUOS.  

Lacquistry - Nail Polish Vamps Group Customs; Chic Vamp & Sultry Vamp

Good morning again beauties!  I hope your Tuesday is wonderful.  My post is wonderful, but I worry you'll be mad at me.  I've been on a bit of a binge, but I have more exclusive polishes to share with you today.  I promise I don't have any more of these post to share for a while.  So today's featured brand is Lacquistry!  I have 2 sultry shades that were group exclusives to the Nail Polish Vamps group on Facebook.  You can still get these but you do have to join the Facebook group.  Of course you can get tons of other sparkly and glitters goodies in the Lacquistry shop, and lots on sale! Make sure you stop and browse around. 

*nothing to disclose*

Lacquistry: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Northern Star Polish Mermaid Dreams

Good evening friends!  I had an very nice non-eventful day.  Got my hair done, did a little shopping.  I guess the only thing that could have gone better was I found this adorable pair of boots and they didn't have them in my size, nor did any of the other stores in my area so big old pouty face.  Guess it wasn't meant to be.  So while I pine over those boots you can take a look at this lovely polish from Northern Star Polish!  I believe Mermaid Dreams was made as an exclusive for the Cocktails & Colors event in Las Vegas, but I'm not positive so don't hold me to that.  Anyways, it's definitely not a polish currently in the shop but there are other colors and cuticle oils for your shopping enjoyment!  So let's go ahead and jump in to check out Mermaid Dreams!

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Northern Star Polish: Shop, Facebook

Fair Maiden Polish Just A Mirage

Hello late night post!  Well not late night for me here in California, but it is for you East Coasters!  But it's Thursday night, you might be up, ready to enjoy the weekend starting with a lax day at work tomorrow.  So I figured I'd share a post while I take a break from my never ending quest to clean my house and do laundry.  I swear I could use a second me right about now.  But if I had a second me I'd have to share my nail polish collection and it would be especially difficult to do with gorgeous colors like this exclusive from Fair Maiden Polish.  This beauty hails from Cocktail & Colors, the indie polish event that was in Las Vegas over the CosmoProf Convention weekend.  I am bummed that I didn't meet the gals behind this brand in person, but I am so happy I was able to try out this polish!  I have only tried one Fair Maiden before and it was super gorgey.  This one though?  It's absolutely drool worthy.  While this one isn't available for purchase I do suggest you head over to the shop to see what other polishes tickle your fancy!  So get your droll bucket or towel ready and let's jump in and see what we've got on our plate.

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Fair Maiden Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Emerald & Ash Your Face

Good evening!  Making the most of my "sittingin the car at the field waiting for my son to finish soccer practice" time.  Thank goodness for DVD players in cars (my other littles are watching a movie while I blog!).  I HAD to share this with you NOW (sorry for yelling) because in a couple hours you too can own this fabulous shimmery-shifty matte topper!  Ok, ok so here's the details about this polish.  Your Face was an exclusive polish for the Las Vegas Cocktail & Colors event but Ashely and Nate decided to let everyone else get in on the fun too!  And tonight is their grand re-opening with lots of new cuticle oil scents (YAS), Period Poops is making a full time comeback and Your Face will be released.  The shop opens at 7pm MST so get your wallet ready!  Your Face will be available in 2 sizes; 10ml for $7.00 and 15ml for $9.00.  So let's jump in and check this beauty out!

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Emerald & Ash: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Here is Your Face!  First off I love that this is one of Ashley & Nate's inside jokes and they turned it into a polish.  If you've met them in person you know how adorable they are together and I can totally picture them saying this to each other.  Your Face is a "versatile topcoat filled with color shifting shimmer and flakes that can be applied over another polish to create a beautiful shimmering matte look."  This is so lovely and it's matte!  I'm super into matte right now so huge bonus points!  The formula and application were both fabulous.  1 easy coat over the base colors I chose and I have full coverage.  Your Face dries quickly too!  The first pictures are of Your Face over a deep emerald green creme.  

Here's what Your Face looks like with a shiny topcoat.  The green and purple flakes really pop and the shifting colors are more noticeable this way.   

Finally, I grabbed a few macros of Your Face over different base colors.  I tried Your Face over a red creme, a purple jelly and a blue creme.  Different elements of Your Face are more prominent over different base colors so if you pick up a bottle make sure you try it over a few bases to find the one you love the most!  In my opinion they are all equally gorgeous!  

Bohemian Polish Mojave Morning

Good afternoon!  I am back with another quickie post to share today!  Way back a long time ago in the summer when I went to Las Vegas for CosmoProf I got to meet lots of bloggers and indie brand makers at an after party.  I also got to come home with an awesome swag bag with lots of polish to try.  Well I am still working through that bag and have one of the polishes for you to take a gander at today!  I recently shared the Moste Potente Potions collection from Bohemian Polish with you (you can see it HERE) and I was in love with that set!  I was very excited to see that Jennifer had created a customer shade for the Vegas event and once I put it on I was in lala land!  While this one isn't available to purchase, there are so many other great polishes on the Bohemian Polish site that you can buy!  So let's check out this exclusive, Mojave Morning.  

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Bohemian Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

THIS is Mojave Morning.  I don't even know what to say.  It's beautiful.  I think it's the closest thing I have ever seen to a white holo.  Mojave Morning is soft, shimmery, holo-y, the slightest touch of silvery gray but pretty dang close to being white!  The formula and application were both great.  Now you'll have to excuse my memory because I swatched this while on vacation and didn't take notes.  I believe I used 2-3 coats of Mojave Morning for full coverage.  I finished with topcoat.  

Elevation Polish CPNA Exclusive Yeti Finds an Oasis

Good morning dears!  Hope your Tuesday is going better than mine.  I'm fighting a cold, headache, sore muscles and exhaustion.  The weather is changing and all that makes for one lazy mama just sitting on the couch playing online.  While I nurse all my ailments I thought I'd share a super gorgeous Elevation Polish with you.  I'm sure you've seen pictures of this CosmoProf exclusive floating around the nail world already but it's so gorgeous I had to share my pictures too.  I have bad news to share about this polish though - since it was an exclusive it isn't available to purchase.  So I do apologize for sharing something you can't go hunt down and buy.  But I have seen swatches of the upcoming Africa Collection and it's GORGEOUS!  Maybe that will bring you some solace.  

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Elevation Polish: Shop, Llarowe, Blog, Facebook, Instagram

This is Yeti Finds An Oasis.  I love it.  The fact that it's a gorgeous holo polish AND I got to meet Lulu herself makes this polish just that much more amazing.  Lulu is an awesome lady and though I only chatted with her for a short time I will always cherish the fact that I was able to meet her.  Yeti Finds An Oasis is a soft blue linear holo.  The formula and application were flipping amazing!  Perfect density and opaqueness.  I had full coverage in 2 coats.  No topcoat used - just sheer Yeti amazing-ness.

Pahlish CPNA Exclusive Casino Oasis

Good morning!  I have a gorgeous exclusive polish to share with you today!  Sadly that means it's not available to you as it was from CosmoProf BUT there are a zillion other amazing polishes available at the Pahlish shop so you will definitely find something to love!  Pahlish is a brand that I was familiar with but hadn't had a chance to really try out yet.  I am kicking myself for not trying it sooner, ugh.  The good news is she sent me home with a couple others polishes to test drive so I'll have that post up soon!  By the way the maker behind the brand - Shannon, is a total doll!  Super cute and sweet lady that was a blast to talk to and hang out with.  I feel so fortunate that I was able to meet Shannon and so many other indie makers recently.  I had to reign in my fan-girling so they didn't think I was nutso.  Ok, let's jump on in and check out this amazing polish!  

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Pahlish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Casino Oasis is amazing.  I love the taupe-brown, slightly mauve-ish color that it flashes in the sunlight.  The holo is nice and strong.  But that's not all!  There are these fabulous black/purple flakies in the polish that add some interest.  You can see them pretty clearly in the indoor photos.  I think it's a perfect touch to make this already fantastic holo a unique holo!  The formula and finish of Casino Oasis were both great!  The formula was easy to work with and applied perfectly on my nails.  I used 3 coats of Casino Oasis and no topcoat for my pictures.  

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