Stella Chroma: Limited Edition 2018 Holiday Set; Rose till Champagne & Merlot Ho Ho!

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving!  Starting my morning off with a family outing to the Turkey Trot.  We've done this a few times together and it's a really fun to get the day going.  We'll all be walking it together but it will be a much needed 3 mile walk after being cooped up for the last 2 weeks with the poor air quality.  So today I am thankful for better air quality, a roof over my head, food on my table, supportive friends and family, our health AND my new little boy!  What are you thankful for? 

I'm squeezing in a quick post to help you be better prepared for Black Friday sales.  Stella Chroma will have 3 brand new collections for sale on Friday and new Hand & Body care products (check out my post HERE).  My post is only of the 2018 Limited Edition Holiday set.  It will be available through the end of the 2018.  Rose til Champagne and Merlot Ho Ho! will both be available 11/23 at noon EST and all retail for $13 each or $24 for the set.  Don't forget to use my code MNPO for  15% discount! 

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

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 

Lollipop Posse Lacquer: September Year of Tarot - Death & September Single Pour LE - Fallen Woman in Dancing Costume

Guess what, I am not at a soccer game or soccer practice.  I'm at a volleyball game, HA!  I'm back with a couple Lollipops that I didn't share with my last post because I felt they deserved their own!  First off we have the newest addition to the Year of Tarot, Death.  Then there's the September Single Pour LE, Fallen Woman in Dancing Costume.  My understanding is that these will both be limited in supply, due to bottle issues.  so they may go into a pre-order if they sell out right away.  And of course the Single Pour is just that and when it's gone it's gone.  Both will be available this Friday 9/21 at 8pm EDT.  They will be $12 and $10. So you ready to jump in and check them out?  Let's do it!

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

Stella Chroma Hella Handmade Creations, July 2018 - Queens of Westeros, Dragon Queen

OMGeeee you guys!  I just got home from dinner and I am about to explode!  I just had the yummiest Indian food ever!  Lots of leftovers came home with me so I will be eating it again for lunch tomorrow.  So I'm currently resting and letting my full tummy rest, no better time to share a post with you!  Now I was quite un-queen like with the way I pigged out at dinner, but this polish is regal enough for the nails of Daenerys herself.  And thus we have the Dragon Queen, the next installment of the Stella Chroma Queens of Westeros collection.  This gorgeous polish will be available exclusively through the Hella Handmade Creations from 7/14-7/21 for $12, no cap.  Let's go ahead and jump in because I want to look at nail polish!

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HHC: Facebook group, Shop

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

6 Harts April Polish Pick Up Exclusive: Heart of the Milky Way

Good morning!  We're only 1 day away from the April Polish Pickup.  If you haven't heard yet it's Across the Universe themed so all things space and the final frontier are fair game.  I've shared so many beautiful polishes with you already and have 1 more up my sleeve.  6 Harts has a very unique shade for this theme, while others went dark she went for a soft neutral that is absolutely perfect for the Spring season.  You'll be able to pick up Heart of the Milky Way from 4/6 - 4/9 for $10 and there is no cap on this one.  

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Polish Pickup: Shop, Facebook

6 Harts: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

KBShimmer April Polish Pick Up Exclusive: Hubble'd Together

Good evening!  It's been a lounge on the couch eating chinese take out kind of a night.  I'm getting down to the last remaining items I have to share for the April Across the Galaxy themed Polish Pickup.  Is your wish list all set up yet?  Well tonight I've for the uber gorgeous KBShimmer Hubble'd Together and if it's not on your list already you probably want to remedy that.  Hubble'd Together is basically all that and a bag of chips and it glows in the dark!  You can pick up Hubble'd Together for $10 from 4/6 - 4/9.  Let's delve into the post and check out this out of this world polish!  

Polish Pickup: Shop, Facebook

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

Stella Chroma February Polish Pickup Exclusive: O, Macaron

Good afternoon/evening beauties.  I'm coming to you from gymnastics class today.  I usually have to run over to the ghetto grocery store across the street while Naomi is in dynasties because life is busy and I hardly have time to grocery shop let alone make dinner.  But today, because of the way plans played out, I was able to go to Costco and stock the house full of food!  YAY, winning at life!  Now I get to relax here for an hour, watching my strong little kick butt in her class while sharing a post with you!  As you know the Polish Pickup will be open this Friday.  The theme is Sugar Rush and it's seriously made for me!  I have the biggest sweet tooth of anyone I know and could literally eat sugary food for every single meal and snack.  Today's post is gorgeous polish from Stella Chroma!  

O, Macaron will be available from 2/2-2/5 for $12.  GUYS!  This polish (as well as all the others available through the PPU each month) is only available for 4 days!  4 DAYS.  If you like it buy it!  No FOMO, No Regrets! Let's check it out.

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Polish Pickup: Shop, Facebook

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

Dreamland Lacquer Halloween Trio, Swatches and Comparisons

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet, Gimme Something Good To Eat!  It's Halloween month, have you been watching scary movies already?  Or prepping your tummy by upping your candy intake?  Well my intro also happens to be the new names of the Dreamland Lacquer Halloween Trio!  How cute is that!  I shared the Autumn Trio with you over the weekend (you can see it HERE) and now you can get excited for the annual Halloween shades!  The Halloween Trio will be available for preorder on 10/4 at 2pm Central.  They'll be $11 each during the preorder ($11.50 after that) and $60 for the full set of 6 polishes, including the Autumn Trio.  The full set has free shipping in the US, international shoppers can get $6 shipping with the code INTL50.  Ok, I'm pretty sure that's all the info you need for now so let's jump in and check them out! 

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Dreamland Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Fan Group, Instagram

Dreamland Polish Wayfarer Collection; Spring 2017

Evening loves.  I'm squeezing in another post tonight before we head out to dinner and thinly soccer game.  Have I ever told you how insanely crazy my life is?  It's literally packed from m cute to minute.  Oh well, keeps me busy, never bored, but often extremely tired.  Tonight I have the Dreamland Polish Wayfarer Collection.  I adore it.  Because I adore the inspiration.  I'm not going to say what it is, I want to see if you can figure it out.  The Wayfarer Collection will be available tomorrow, 4/1 at 2pm CST.  It's a pre-order that'll be open for 48 hours, then will return again after all the pre-orders have been filled.  Each polish will be $11or $50 for the set.  Let's jump in and check out the post!  

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Dreamland Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Darling Diva Polish: Pokemon Go Collection

Ok I know it's Thanksgiving, and I have had a busy day already.  But I've got a responsibility to you all, my readers, to go into Black Friday ready to make informed decisions.  Along with some amazing polishes made just for the occasion, there are also plenty of other collections still available including this one...the Pokemon Go Collection!  I'll admit that I'm not into it.  But I do know the basics about Pokemon because my brother watched it when he was little.  My oldest son tries to tell me about it but I get that glazed over eye look and my ears just don't register anything he's saying.  But if you wanted to just talk about these polishes you have my undivided attention.  Pokemon Go is a set of 6 polishes, pastel shades, ultra chrome flakies and a sparkly holo flakie topper.  Awesome!  

Let me tell you about Black Friday deals.  All the LE's created for the days sale are doorbuster deals.  They will be $6.50 each.  There will also be a 30% off sale, including products in the sale section.  Sale starts at 5pm Central on 11/24.  

So with that all taken care of, let's check out the Pokemon Go Collection!

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Darling Diva Polish: Shop, 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!

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

6 Harts Butterfly Floufs

Good afternoon (evening for most of you now).  I'm pretty wiped out today, forgot how much energy it takes to swim, and even more energy when a little is hanging on to you the whole time.  So I'm trying to relax and snack but the kids want me to take them out on a lizard hunt.  I'll have to make this a super fast post!  Tomorrow (8/15) 6 Harts will be releasing a few new polishes!  I'm super excited because I have always been a fan of Courtney's brand.  I'm going to share the beautiful Butterfly Floufs with you now.  You can see a bottle shot of the drool worthy Not Taupical in my Cocktails & Colors coverage post (HERE). You can pick up either or both these polishes on 8/15 for $9 each.  Let's jump in and see this lovely new polish!

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6 Harts: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

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!

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Firecracker Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Girly Bits: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

KBShimmer Birthstone Collection, Partial Review

Good morning and hello 2016!  Hopefully your NYE and NYD were both wonderful.  I'm looking forward to a great year full of gorgeous nail polish and races and soccer and family time.  I am finishing up my vacation in Europe and it's a take-it-easy day as we need to pack it up and do any last minute sightseeing and shopping.  But as KBShimmer released her Birthstone Collection yesterday I really wanted to stay on track and share my post as soon as possible.  Now if this blingy and shiny metallic flakie collection is any indication of what's in store for the nail polish year you can paint me excited!  This collection is super fun!  Plus who doesn't like a good birthstone/zodiac collection?  What's even more exciting is that KBShimmer is giving away 12 birthstone jewelry pieces from JewelryTV!  Please go to this KBShimmer POST for more information on how to enter.  So the Birthstone Collection is available now and you can pick up your favorites for $8.75 each or $100 for the entire 12 piece collection.  You ready to see some swatches?  Then let's go!

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KBShimmer:  Shop, Harlow & Co, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest

Takko Lacquer Xocomil & Kitsch

Good morning!  Hope your Monday is going well.  I've got a pretty light schedule today, just want to get in a short run today (and this whole week) so I don't over exert myself before I run the half marathon on Sunday.  I also need to make sure I am drinking tons of water this week so I don't dehydrate myself and pull a muscle.  Other than that - I'm looking at a regular week.  How about you?  So let's start this week off with some lovely Takkos!  I briefly met the maker of Takko Lacquer and she's seriously adorable and really sweet - I probably scared her because I am loud and just jumped into a conversation to meet her.  While we were sitting in a group we also asked her how to pronounce Takko and it's "taco", so there you have it, mystery solved!  Well I have some of her polishes to share today - one from the Summer 2015 collection and the other is the CosmoProf 2015 color!  Both will be available at the upcoming restock on 9/3 at 8pm EDT.  Takkos are $13 USD each.  So let's check out some polish!

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Takko Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Up first I have Xocomil, a "periwinkle purple filled with actual silver dust."  Sheryl says that Xocomil is inspired by the Mayan legend El Xocomil.  I enjoyed hearing about this legend as much as I enjoyed wearing the polish!  Xocomil is really a purple beauty and that's a lot coming from me because I don't love purple polish.  But this blue toned purple is unique and gorgeous.  The silver dust is a special addition that I don't think I've seen in any other polishes (at least none in my stash).  The formula and application of Xocomil were both fantastic.  I loved the length and size of the brush, it was kind of short and squat and so easy to work with.  Xocomil was very creamy and opaque - I had full coverage in 2 coats.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  As a side note - I wore Xocomil for 3 days with no chipping and the most minimal tip wear on only one nail!  

I deiced to try out the CosmoProf color, Kitsch too!  First off how adorable is this mini bottle?  The minis are called Takkitos (tacquitos).  Kitsch is a "glittery party filled with multi pink glitter and holo shimmer and holo flakies in a clear base.  Once dry it smells like pink sugar cotton candy."  Ok it was totally cute and I loved the scent!  So sweet and yummy!  I found myself sniffing my nails through the day.  The scent diminished once I showered and didn't last longer than a day.  The glitter came out in abundance and covered perfectly.  I used 1 layer of Kitsch over Xocomil.  You can layer it over anything really or you can build it up in a few coats and wear it alone.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.   

Glam Glaze Vintage Pin-Ups V-Day Collection (Partial Review)

Good morning dolls!  Happy Sunday.  Happy Super Bowl Day!  Are you going to be watching the game?  Having a party?  I am both of the above, but don't care who wins - I'm just watching for the commercials and the half time show.  Of course this is after morning soccer, the best sport ever!  So of course I am a busy mama bee, but I did want to share a post with you today.  Glam Glaze Polish is a new-to-me brand brand on the indie scene.  Jessica, the maker, opened in 2013 and has several collections under her belt.  She offers a wide variety of finishes: chameleon, shimmer, topcoats, glitter, holo, thermal...you get the idea. She even does customs for no additional charge!  So while you mull that over let me present the brand new Vintage Pin-Up VDay Collection!  This is a gorgeous collection full of romantic shades and pretty finishes.  The inspiration is unique and fun too!  You can pre-order the 4 piece Vintage Pin-Up collection right now for $30, or for $8 each.  Shipping will begin the first week of February.  These will be the perfect little touch to make yourself feel beautifully retro for Valentine's Day!  So I think it's time to take a gander at some polish!

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Glam Glaze Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

I'm All Yours, a soft, shimmery, cool shade of lilac that contains real sterling silver micro flakies!  I was impressed with the formula of I'm All Yours.  It was creamy and thick and covered perfectly.  The sterling silver micro flakies really create a gorgeous and luxurious effect.  There looks to be a touch of holo shimmer as well because I did see a tiny bit of rainbow sparkle.  I used 2 coats of I'm All Yours and finished with topcoat.  

Check Out My Rose Buds is the limited edition shade of the collection.  I am not positive, but it looks as if it may already be sold out in the pre-sale.  If so I do apologize for sharing something that is unavailable to you.  Check Out My Rose Buds is a beautiful champagne-rose gold shade full of rainbow and gold shimmer.  It's got a very slight mauve undertone to it as well.  I love the femininity of this polish and the very boudoir feel to it.  I mean hello sexy negligee for your nails!  The formula is a touch sheer but it builds up nicely in a few coats and does not feel heavy or thick.  I used 4 coats of Check Out My Rose Buds and finished with topcoat.  

And last is Make Him Beg For It, a fabulous metallic fiery red with gold sparkle.  The finish and color on this one is gorgeous, so glamorous.  If you want to feel like a centerfold then you need this polish!  Make Him Beg For It applied a bit patchy with the first coat but evened up beautifully with the second.  Do make sure you let each coat dry fully before applying the next so you don't get any polish globs towards your tips.  I used 2 coats of Make Him Beg For It and 1 layer of topcoat.  

Smitten Polish Smitten With My Super Swatchers

Happy New Years dears!  I hope you celebrated last night with your loved ones, had a glass of champagne and got a midnight kiss.  I was in Epcot, Germany specifically, eating a tasty meal at the Oktoberfest Biergarten and enjoying some German beer.  The firework show was pretty spectacular and it's definitely an experience I won't forget anytime soon.  But I am back on the road now, headed south to Miami.  I am not sure if I'll have any more Nail of the Day pictures to share on Instagram or blog posts for a couple days but I did want to show you this one...a gorgeous gift sent to me by the lovely Noelie from Smitten Polish.  I was able to snag some sunshine pictures to really show off how beautiful it is.  She also sent a handmade ornament, which I love, and some homemade cookies - delicious...gone.  It was such a thoughtful and wonderful gift and I'm so grateful to have received it.  So let's take a look at pictures! 

*product in this post was a gift*

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

Smitten With My Super Swatchers is a beautiful deep cobalt blue full of holo shimmer and flakies.  It actually took me by surprise because I wasn't expecting the holo, then I got outside and it was like BAM!  Holo shimmer!  Yeah, I am feeling quite in love with Smitten With My Super Swatchers and will have to be careful to ration it for special occasions.  It applied perfectly in 2 coats.  I used 1 layer of topcoat for a glossy finish.  

*direct sun*

*shade*

Not the best picture but here is all the contents of the package!