Indies Outside the Box: Fan-Tastic Customs, August 2017

Good afternoon lovelies!  Summer is winding down and it has me blue.  I love having less responsibility each day, getting to chill with my kids at home or head off somewhere fun for the day.  This is their last week of swim lessons and I am so impressed with their improvement this Summer!  But I'm also ready for the schedule/routine to start back up again.  It'll have me back in the consistent swing of things like running and blogging.  So while I'm still trying to manage being on track it seemed like a good time to drop a post for you!  Today's post features the Indie Outside the Box, which will be avaialbe for pre-sale from 8/11 at 12am EST to 8/14 at 11:59pm EST.  You'll be able to pick this quad up on the Top Shelf Lacquer site during the pre-order window for $40 plus shipping.  Boxes will begin shipping on 8/30.  Let's jump in and see the polish!   

*press sample*

Top Shelf Lacquer: Shop

Indies Outside the Box Fan-Tastic Customs: Facebook Group

A Box Indied, January 2016

Good evening friends!  Long time no talk!  Sorry for going silent, I really didn't mean to and thought I'd be able to jump right back in to blogging (amongst other things) but when I got back from vacation I found myself pretty jet-lagged for a whole week.  On top of trying to get a handle on laundry and the regular schedule (running, soccer practice and games, basketball, taxi mom-life, school, etc...) I found myself a bit overwhelmed.  But the laundry piles have been put away, the Christmas decorations are packed up, the house is back to is clean-ish state that I can deal with and I can now get back to the old blog.  Phew!  So please accept my apology for sharing this one late - so late in fact that it's no longer available.  But I figured I would share it anyways since I do have the February box on the way to me and well, I hate being behind on things so it just won't feel right to share that one and not this one.  And with that we can all take a gander at the January A Box Indied collection.  Hopefully you were able to snag on of these - not only are they great winter colors, but there are also some fabulous shades for Valentines Day!  Let's jump in and check it out!

*press sample*

A Box Indied: Llarowe, Facebook, Instagram 

Saturday Spotlight: Pink

Good morning!  I am going to try something new today.  Saturday Spotlight!  It could be a color, a finish, a brand, anything I feel like showcasing for the day.  I had a pile of polish sitting on my desk and it inspired me to sort them into groups and this is how I came up with the idea.  So for my first Saturday Spotlight post I am featuring the color pink!  I've got a bunch different brands to share in different shades and finishes.  I do hope you like my feature today and be sure to watch for another next Saturday (or Sunday).  Let's jump in!

*some products in this post were gifts*

*nothing to disclose*

Up first I have Fair Maiden Polish Sweet Honeysuckle.  It's a soft peachy-pink full of golden shimmer.  Though I am more into bright and loud colors right now, I enjoyed the color.  It was very fresh and delicate.  The formula was a little sheer but it built up well in 3 coats.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

Up next I have Too Fancy Lacquer Passion Fruit Daiquiri.  I just now realized this is a Llarowe Exclusive!  It's a "coral pink shimmer holo."  I had previously tried it on my ties and found the color sheer and washed out.  Then I put it only nails and it was a whole different ball game!  WOWZA I really loved this color.  I found the formula really nice and easy to work with, and built up to full coverage in 3 coats.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  

Moving right along, here is Paint Box Polish Sugar Spun Quills.  It's described as a "deep berry pink with violet flakies."  I can't get over how gorgeous the violet flakies are against the deep pink base, perfect!  This really has that lit-from-within glow.  The formula was a bit on the thicker side so I'd suggest using thin coats and letting each dry fully before applying the next.  I used 2 coats and 1 layer of topcoat.  

Here we've got a gorgeous sample from Sweet Heart Polish.  Casandra holds sample sales in her private Facebook group.  They sell out pretty darn fast and I was happy I could snag a few last time.  This sample, which has no name, is a pink jelly full of silver holo micro glitter squares.  Very pretty and sparkly.  Because it was a jelly finish it was a bit sheer.  I used 4 coats and 1 layer of topcoat.  

Lumina Lacquer sent me a couple one of a kind polishes for my birthday.  I share one already (HERE) and this is the other.  Forever Young is a creamy berry pink full of tiny metallic flakes.  I can't tell if they are gold or silver.  The formula and application are both awesome.  Of course I love the color and the fact that it was a special gift for me makes it even more so.  I used 2 coats and finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

Rounding out the post is Cupcake Polish You'll Need This Pink.  This is an exclusive color that you can only purchase at International stockist Rainbow Connection.  This beauty is a blingy silver holo micro glitter in a neon pink base.  It's a full coverage glitter, no base needed.  The formula and application were both fabulous.  I used 2 coats and finished with a layer of topcoat.