Alter Ego: September 2019 Group Custom - Autumn Auric

Oh yeah!  It's the weekend! We've got a busy couple of days but it should be a good time.  I'm hoping to get a few minutes here and there to swatch and prep a few posts.  I'm happy to start my Saturday off sharing a gorgeous polish with you.  Autumn Auric is Alter Ego's September Fan Group Custom.  This beauty is available until the end of the month and is $10.  And as always, you can save 20% off your entire order using my code My Nail Polish Obsession. Let's jump right in to the post!

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Alter Ego: Shop, Facebook, Fan Group, Instagram 

Alter Ego; Holy Shift May 2019 Group Custom - Roasted Eggplant

Hey there dears!  Happy Monday.  Who has kids in school?  I'm legit on the countdown because I am tired.  So damn tired of being the morning alarm clock for 3 kids, rushing them to get up, get ready, eat breakfast, make lunches, get them out the door on time.  Tired tired tired.  Been living off 3+ cups of coffee a day and I normally don't drink that much.  Mama needs a break!  Mama needs to sit poolside with a lava flow. Ha!  Anyways, I'm here today, without my poolside view or lava flow, to share a new and fabulous polish with you.  Alter Ego has been cranking out new polishes and months customs for private groups like it's no ones business and Roasted Eggplant is a two thumbs up winner!  Roasted Eggplant will be available this month in the Holy Shift group.  It is available for $10, plus you can save 20% using my code My Nail Polish Obsession.  Don't forget to join the group so you can buy it!

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Alter Ego: Shop, Facebook, Fan Group, Instagram 

Holy Shift FB Group: HERE *link currently down - will update once it's available again*

Alter Ego: May 2019 Group Custom - Cheers for 7 Years

Hullo friends!  Happy Friday eve. I'm just sitting here, feeding my babe, watching tv, thinking about starting dinner. But really I'm thinking about what my son is going to make for dinner.  I decided that my 13 year old is capable of pitching in once a week and doing dinner.  Of course I make it easy for him by getting things that are easy to make or pre-prepped/pre-cooked that just need to be thrown in the oven.  This will be the second week and last week was so fabulous.  And he was damn proud of himself for making dinner for the family.  Cause for celebration!  

Another cause for celebration is Alter Ego's 7 year anniversary!  Cynthia is celebrating with this fabulous new polish, Cheers for 7 Years.  This special polish will be available to members of the Alter Ego facebook fan group this month (May).  If you love that metallic-chrome holo or gold polish this is going to make you uber happy.  Cheers for 7 Years is $10 for a 17ml bottle. And of course you can save 20% using my code My Nail Polish Obsession.  

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Alter Ego: Shop, Facebook, Fan Group, Instagram 

Envy Lacquer; Very Important Mermaid

Hullo again!  Keeping up with my plan to get all my drafts out of my que, I have another oldie post to share with you today!  Another beautiful polish from The Indie Shop held in San Francisco back in July 2017.  Swatching these polishes and looking a them again makes me so bummed that NorCal gets the shaft with all the nail polish conventions.  San Francisco is a huge city, as are most cities in the Bay Area.  There are plenty of other things to do here once the convention is over.  But I guess we get no love so don't mind me, I'll just go kick rocks.  Anywho, Envy is the brand that organizes TIS and usually has a few show exclusives for sale, Very Important Mermaid was one of those for the San Fran event.  Of course, this is no longer available but I wold highly suggest you keep watch on the upcoming TIS events and especially the event exclusive products - they are always lovely!

*nothing to disclose*

Envy Lacquer: Website/Shop, Facebook, Instagram

The Indie Shop: Facebook

Alter Ego: Fall Harvest Collection, Fall 2018

Evening y'all!  The hubster is working on making some ribs in his new smoker, and I was looking for an activity to do with the kids but sadly the Winchester Mystery House Candlelight Tours are sold out, booooo.  So maybe we can go to a movie together?  I dunno, he said the ribs are going to take a long time.  So while I figure out out night I thought it would be nice to share another fab Fall collection that is currently available.  Alter Ego created the Harvest Colors collection, perfect shades for the season!  They are $9.50 for each 17ml bottle, or you can get the set of 7 for $51.  Also, don't forget that you can save 25% using my code My Nail Polish Obsession.  Alright, let's check out the polish!

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Alter Ego: Shop, Facebook, Instagram 

Stella Chroma April Polish Pick Up Exclusive: May The Schwartz Be With You

Woo hoo, we made it to Friday!  I'm happy I get to sleep in tomorrow, I've been in desperate need of rest...and tater tots.  But let's talk polish!  I'm pretty excited for the post tonight, it's another gorgeous shade for the April PPU.  As you likely know by now, the April PPU theme is Across the Universe.  Stella Chroma took another turn towards the comedy element of the monthly theme and went with Space Balls as her inspiration  That movie is seriously so funny, even my kids think it's hilarious.  May The Schwartz Be With You will be available from 4/6-4/9 for $12, no cap! So let's jump in and see what this polish is all about!

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Polish Pickup: Shop, Facebook

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

Born Pretty Store Gold Nail Art Stamping Polish

Evening all!  It's been anther hectic day over here in my house, my middle child turned 9!  Yay for birthday dinner outing! But I swear this kid will turn in to a pizza, it's literally all he will eat anymore!  Anywho, I like pizza too so I can't complain.  But tonight I wanted to share another great product from the Born Pretty Store.  The Gold Nail Art Stamping Polish is pretty and works great!  If you want to go directly to this product you can follow the link HERE and purchase it for $2.99.  Don't forget you can save 10% using my code JTOW10.  Alright, let's jump on in!

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Born Pretty Store: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

ellagee July Polish Pick Up; Hard Cider

Afternoon friends!  I've got one more polish from the July Polish Pick Up to share with you today!  This one is from ellagee and it's called Hard Cider.  Mmmm, looks yummy!  If you love browns and love holo then you will LOVE this polish.  As I mentioned in the last couple posts/days...you can purchase the July "cocktail" themed polished from the Polish Pick Up from 7/7-7/10.  You never have to pay for polish in a box that you don't like, you only buy the shades you can't live without!  I think it's a fantastic concept!  Alrighty then, let's check out Hard Cider!

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Polish Pick Up: Shop, Facebook

ellagee: Shop, Girly Bits, Facebook, Instagram

Girly Bits Cosmetics; Limited Edition March Colour of the Month Duo, Irish You Were Beer & They're After Me Lucky Charms

Evening dears!  It's that time again.  Time to share the new Girly Bits Colour Of The Month Duo!  This duo is perfection for 2 holidays that I enjoy celebrating, St. Patrick's Day AND Mardi Gras.  Ok, Mardi Gras isn't really a holiday, but I always like to have a meal and remember my fun times in New Orleans.  So let's just say it's a holiday to me.  Ok, the details you actually want to know!  The March COTM Duo will be available from 3/1-3/31.  The March COTM Duo will be $31 CAD during the promo price period which runs from 3/1-3/10, that's a $2 savings.  After that they will be $16.50 CAD each.  Lets jump in and check these out!

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

6 Harts Strong Women Series; Red Hot Mama & I've Got This AND Lemongrass Nourishing Lotion

Hello beauties!  Happy Friday, hope your morning is going well.  Let me drop an awesome post on you.  6 Harts will be starting a series of polishes called Strong Women.  The Strong Women series draws inspiration from women the Courtney knows, who have been through the best and worst life can throw a them.  It was created as a way to honor those women who are feisty, resilient, beautiful, all ages, shapes, sizes and colors.  This will be a monthly series and I've got the first ones to share with you now.  The first pair of polishes in the Strong Women series will be available on 1/14/17.  You can pick them up for $9 each or $17 for the duo.  Let's jump in and check them out! 

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6 Harts: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Chloe + Isabel Nail Polish Trio

Good morning dears!  It's Monday, boo.  Thankfully I have a pretty little nail polish trio to share with you today.  Maybe it will make your day better.  I'm not sure if you've heard of Chloe + Isabel before.  It's a fun fashion jewelry brand that has recently ventured out into makeup, bags, candles, accessories and....nail polish!  I've been a merchandiser since 2011 and love having the perfect piece of jewelry to wear with every outfit, but I did feel the brand was missing something.  I'm really happy they expanded their product line up.  Once I saw they had a nail polish kit I had to snatch that up right away.  You can purchase this trio for yourself or as a gift for $28.  From now until 12/28 you can save 25% site wide with the code FFHOL25.  Let's jump in and check out the polish!

*nothing to disclose*

Chloe & Isabel: Website/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 

Color Club Frost Bite Collection; Partial Review

Good morning dears!  My posting will be a bit infrequent and irregular for the next week (month actually) as I am preparing for a 2 week long vacation and will be busy packing, cleaning and setting up guest posts!  YAY for guest posts!  But when I have a chance here and there I'll throw up a few pictures for you to peruse.  This morning I have a few metallic shades and a glitter from the Color Club Winter collection called Frost Bite.  The 7 piece Frost Bite collection is available on the website now and each shade is $8.50.  It looks like they are all metallic finish, metal type shades.  The only thing I will mention about this is that you will get brushstrokes with this type of finish.  My suggestion is to sponge on the second layer and you'll completely reduce that brushstrokey look.  I also have a feeling these will be great for stamping!  So let's jump in and see the 3 polishes I have to share!

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Color Club: Website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

St. Patrick's Day Skittlette

Hey hey!  It's St. Patrick's Day!  I hope you wore green and didn't get any pinches, unless that's what you wanted (you naughty little...).  I made sure to wear my Shake Your Shamrocks Off tshirt, green underthings and of course painted my nails.  So this is just a short little post to share my mani!  Enjoy the rest of your day/night what ever it may hold - bar hopping, green beer, a relish Irish dinner, time with the family!  It's all good and fun!  *nothing to disclose* Crows Toes: Blog, Llarowe, Overall Beauty, Facebook, Instagram Smitten Polish: Shop, Edgy Polish, Femme Fatale Cosmetics, Hypnotic Polish, Rainbow Connection, Facebook, Instagram     OPI: Website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter I wanted a skittlette.  Why?  Because I feel like I haven't done one in a long time.  I guess I usually do one for the holidays since it's easy and fun.  But yeah, here it is - my green skittlettle!  I started with Smitten Polish The Irish Rover, a gorgeous matte green.  It's not a straight up green though, it has a slight teal tone to it.  The matte finish is fantastic!  I am 100% on board with Noeile's mattes and really want her to make more.  Anywho, The Irish Rover had a great formula and applied perfectly opaque and smoothly in 2 coats.  The Irish Rover is on my index and middle fingers.  

I then put on 2 coats of Crows Toes Maxxed Out, one of my favorite blingy gold glitters ever.  It's actually a gold and silver mixture but you mostly see the gold.  I've had this for a good 2 years and it's got a hefty dent in it.  Perfect application, the glitters spread nicely and don't clump up.  I could have used a 3rd coat just to cover any little bare spots that show up under the harsh lens of the camera (man it really captures every little thing that my blind eyes don't see).  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  Maxxed Out is on my ring and thumb nails.   And finally I used OPI Love Angel Music Baby on my pinky and to draw ruffian style art on my index and middle fingers.  LAMB is a lovely soft matte gold and I reach for it frequently.  It's not over the top gold, and the finish makes it a lovely and understated compliment to plenty of other colors.  I used 2 coats of LAMB on my pinky and about 2 full strokes for the ruffian lines. No topcoat because I didn't want to take away from the matte finish.   Look how pretty the mattes and the holo glitters look together in regular indoors lighting!  I truly love how this turned out!   Of course Naomi wanted me to paint her nails too so I used a different shade of green, which was also a matte finish.  It was a drugstore polish - Ice Cream Cone Nail Color, it's actually shaped like an ice cream cone!  And it dried scented - smells like candy!  Both of our manis matched her shirt perfectly!  

Superficially Colorful Lacquer: Giving Thanks Collection

Good morning and hello weekend!  It felt like the weekend to me yesterday since the kids didn't have school and we all stayed in our pjs until 3pm!  But that's ok because this morning we are up bright and early to get to an 8am soccer game.  But we have to be there at 7:15 and the field is over 30 minutes away.  So I guess it all evens out, right?  Well while I am freezing my bootay off on a soggy, foggy soccer field you can enjoy this post featuring the gorgeous Giving Thanks collection from Superficially Colorful Lacquers.  I have swatched several collections for Jin and I am a big fan of her work - her collections are always inspired, beautiful and well made.  Giving Thanks is definitely all of those and I absolutely love the metallic-esque holo finish of this collection!  She released The Giving Thanks Collection around Thanksgiving last year (makes sense, right?) and they are all available in her shop for $9 each or $60 for the entire set.  Shipping is extremely reasonable as far as international rates go and she runs promos pretty frequently.  Enough talking!  More looking at pictures!

*partial purchase/partial gift*

Superficially Colorful Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest

Give Thanks is a "nude - cream color with subtle holographic finish and satin look when dry."  I love the color here - neutral, easy to wear, but a little flashy.  The formula and application of Give Thanks was superb.  I used 2 coats for perfect coverage, you could easily get away with 1 though.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Cornucopia is a "warm and homey gold holographic polish."  This metallic golden brown holo makes me think of honey and that makes me want a cup of hot tea and that is definitely a homey feel!  This was another great formula and application.  I used 2 coats of Cornucopia and 1 layer of topcoat.

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We've come to my favorite of the collection - Food Coma.  This is a "dark chocolate color with red, gold and holographic shimmer finish."  It's so yummy!  I love colors like this and I can easily wear Food Coma year round.  It will make the perfect vampy/sexy date night nails!  Formula and application of Food Coma were both wonderful.  I used 2 coats for full coverage and 1 layer of topcoat. 

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New World, "a very orange-y red with rather strong holographic finish."  You know I love me some orange so this is high on my list of favorites in the collection.  The metallic holo and orange shade are a great match up.  The formula and application of New World were both great.  2 coats and 1 layer to topcoat for full coverage.  

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Cranberry Sauce is another favorite.  It's a "cranberry red holographic polish with light holographic shimmer that dries to a satin look."  This is another great color that makes you think of warm, cozy times - watching a fireplace, drinking cocoa, cocooning yourself into your big, fluffy robe. I did get a teeny tiny bit of pigment clumps in Cranberry Sauce, but it's cold and I didn't give the bottle a very good shake before I started painting.  Aside from the couple little clumps that I got, there were no formula or application issues to mention.  I used 2 coats of Cranberry Sauce and 1 layer of topcoat.   

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Pass the Beans is a "dark rich green with gold and holographic shimmer."  This is an awesome green! I love the deeper tone and metallic-like finish.  Formula and application were both really lovely.  I used 2 coats of Pass the Beans and 1 layer of topcoat for full coverage.  

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And finally, we have Peas & Thanks.  This is a "light green with golden sheen and subtle holographic finish."  It's the sheerest shade in the bunch and a nice bright, cheerful color.  It built up well also.  I only used 2 coats of Peas & Thanks, as you can see there is still a little visible nail line.  A 3rd coat would surely cover that up.  Formula and application were both great.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.