Stella Chroma: October Trio, 2019

Hullo, hullo!  Monday, you weren't so bad!  I got to the gym for a weight lifting sesh with friends and then even ran a few miles on the treadmill.  Polishing off the rest of the birthday cake in my house pretty much negated any good I did earlier, oh well, it's a step in the right direction!  

I have a beautiful trio to share with you this evening, the Stella Chroma October Trio.  These pink beauties are different shades and finishes, so truly something for everyone here.  Pam will be donating a portion of the sales to her local hospital to help pay for mammograms for women who don't have health insurance.  These are not LE, but only the sales in October will go towards the donation.  You can pick these up for $12-$13 each or $33 for the trio (only until 10/11).  Let's jump in and see what the October Trio is all about!

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KBShimmer Launch Party Trio

Morning friends!  I've been staying at my parents house this week since lots of construction things are going on over at mi casa.  It's been like a staycation for the kids and with the boys soccer practices being moved to the school around the corner it's been a relaxing week for me too!  So with my crazy life I'm behind on posts. Big surprise.  I feel like I'm always behind right now.  Oh well, hoping to catch up soon though so you can see all the lovely polishes and things before they actually come out.  So tonight I have the KBShimmer Launch Party Trio to share with you.  These were released on 4/8 (I believe), so maybe there are some of you who were waiting for 'even more' swatches or payday or something else?  Anywho, here's the awesome Launch Party Trio.  3 fantastic magnetic toppers that are definitely worth writing home about.  They are $10 each, or $30 for all 3 plus the ring magnet.  You can get the ring magnet for $3 alone.  Let's check out my pics!  

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KBShimmer; The Road To Polish Con New Orleans 2019 exclusive; Beignet Done That

Happy Fri-Yay y'all!  Hope you have a great day planned and an even better weekend.  I'm going to be racing tomorrow!  My first real race since I've had the baby.  I don't expect anything other than to try to run as much as I can of the 5K.  It's a mellow hilly, trail-ish course so pushing the stroller on it should be interesting.  Other than that, just hanging at home and enjoying the chill weekend while I can (until Spring soccer starts up and my calendar is full of soccer games).  So unless you are living under a rock you know that Polish Con is coming up in April.  You also know that it's in New Orleans.  I am seriously trying to figure out if I can go, even if it's just me and the baby alone!  I just want to go to NOLA, any excuse works for me!  So right now I am super jelly of all of you that already have a ticket.  Leading up to Polish Con there is this cool thing called Road to Polish Con and all the makers attending will have a special posh available for all of us sad souls that can't go to the actual event.  How cool is that?!  KBShimmer has a fabulous polish that just screams Mardi Gras to me, called Beignet Done That.  It will be available until 2/3, $10, no cap.

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Beauty Big Bang: Orange Duochrome Chameleon Stamping Polish SKU J6504TM-4A

Evening!  Today 2 of my kids were home for Christmas break.  It was mice to not rush around.  My morning was wake up, breakfast, nap.  Rough life, I know.  But I got my other kid from school, made it to gymnastics and even got in my walk. So as I relax on the couch, watching TV, it's time to share a post with you!  I've had a few products from Beauty Big Bang sitting in my "to swatch" bin for a bit now, but with the baby's arrival and figuring out how to maneuver the day with 4 kids and the holidays I am just now getting to them.  My first post is this gorgeous Chameleon Stamping Polish in Orange Multichrome 004, SKU J6504TM-4A.  It's available now for $3.79 and you can pick it up HERE!  To sweeten the deal, you can save 10% using my code Obsession.

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KBShimmer November Polish Pickup Exclusive: Some Like It Scot

Morning friends!  Man, I am tired.  Yesterday was a long and exhausting day with an ambulance ride to the ER and 9 stitches in my middle little's leg.  Chunk of glass - 1, Julian - 0.  Definitely hope that's the last time I have to call an ambulance for any of my kids.  I was up all night helping him as adrenaline and meds wore off so as you can imaging, this hugely pregnant mama is wiped out and fighting a headache.  But that will not deter me from starting to share the November PPU shades I have to share with you.  November's theme is Badass Women and it covers real and made up characters.  The first polish I have to share with you is KBShimmer's Some Like It Scot, inspired by Claire Fraser from Outlander.  If you haven't read the books I highly suggest you do, they are a rich blend of history, fantasy and romance.  The show is great too but it does skip parts from the book - might be hard to follow if you haven't already read them.  Always, Claire is this badass time traveler who is a doctor/healer and a woman who can totally take care of herself!  You can pick up Some Like It Scot for $10, available from 11/2 - 11/5.  Let's jump in and check it out!

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ellagee; Holo Maniacs October 2018 Group Custom, Incandescent

Dear Sunday, I wish you were actually Saturday Part 2 because the weekend always goes by way too fast.  Thankfully it was a nice family time weekend, I saw my brother on Saturday for apple picking and my mom today for pumpkin picking!  Kids enjoyed spending time with them both too.  Sometimes it's hard when everyone has a hectic schedule. Well I am back at you with a another weekend post to share a gorgeous polish created for a private Facebook Fan group.  ellagee created Incandescent for the Holo-Maniacs group.  Incandescent will be available until the end of the month and will set ya back $12 - you must be a member of the group to order.  Let's check it out!

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Holo-Maniacs: Facebook Group

Born Pretty; Chameleon Nail Polish - Violet Galaxy

Morning!  Ok ok ok!  I am so in love with this polish, I couldn't wait to share it with you!  Yes there are so many awesome products at the Born Pretty Store but this particular product is one of my absolute favorites!  It's the Chameleon Nail Polish in Violet Galaxy and it's SO cool!  You can currently pick this up for $4.99 by clicking the link HERE.  And don't forget you can save 10% using my code JTOW10.  I don't want to waste any intro time here because this polish speaks for itself plus I have a zillion pictures to share...let's get to it!

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Sally Hansen Miracle Gel; Sunset Splash Collection

Good morning!  Look at me, 2 posts in a row.  Who am I?  Haha.  Well I have some gorgeous drugstore polishes to share with you today and you know what, I totally dig them all.  But what I dig most is that they are so easily accessible.  I used to drugstore polish shop very frequently, but my kids schedules took over my life and I spend a lot of time at the schools so that kind of killed that fun outing for me.  But it doesn't mean you can enjoy perusing the aisles of Walgreens, Rite Aid, CVS or even Target to see what types of polishes they have on the shelves!  Aside from appreciating the ease of shopping for Sally Hansen Miracle Gel, I also like that you can coupon and save money on them most of the time.  Even if not you aren't breaking the bank with a huge price tag.  The Sunset Splash Collection consists of 6 shades that are absolutely perfect for the end of Summer, start of Fall!  Let's jump in and see what Sally has in store for us!

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Stella Chroma June Polish Pick Up Exclusive: For the Paint Schemes & Coconut Citrus Sorbet Emulsified Sugar Scrub

Morning dears!  Today isn't the best day.  I've got 2 kids home from school sick, did I mention we picked up a bug from our weekend vacation?  Le sigh.  Hopefully we will all be feeling much better come Saturday but until then it's toast, apple juice, chicken noodle soup and lounging on the couch.  At least it gives me time to share some posts! I'm down to only a couple PPU shades to share with you and up first is Stella Chroma For the Paint Schemes.  This polish was inspired by the game Grand Theft Auto and how you can customize your car any way you want.  The June PPU was a Video Game themed month so there are so many great polishes and throw backs to games I played as a kid!  For the Paint Schemes will be available from 6/1 - 6/4 for $12 and there is no cap.  Stella Chroma will also have one of her fantastic emulsified sugar scrubs available, Coconut Citrus Sorbet scented and mmmm smells so delicious.  You can get a 2.5oz bottle for $5.50.  You've got the details, so let's jump in and check out the goods!

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ellagee Throne Shippers

Good morning and happy Sunday!  My littles are still asleep!  This is unheard of!  I suppose I wore them out yesterday by swimming for a few hours then the Earthquakes game and a fireworks show.  We rolled in to bed past 11 and that's definitely late for them.  But it's Summer so I'm not going to force them to get up.  Plus the house is so quiet right now.  Anywho, as you can tell yesterday was a busy day so I didn't have  chance to sit and share this amazing collection from ellagee that came out yesterday.  So I'm sharing it today and you can still swing by and shop the Throne Shippers collection, they are $13.50 each or $48.50 for the set.  The Throne Shippers is a fabulous multichrome collection inspired by Game of Throne relationships that Laura is curious about!  So these polishes are amazing and they also really make me want to see the next season of GoT!  Are you a fan?  Which relationship do you think will come to fruition?  While you under that, let's jump in and see the polishes!

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Hella Holo Customs; KBShimmer February 2017

Morning friends and happy Sunday.  Hopefully you all have Monday off and enjoy the long weekend.  I've got some LulaRoe parties to be at, soccer games, soccer practice and batting practice.  Yup, I'm going to be busy.  But I made some time to share the new Hella Holo Customs with you!  These 4 beauties are from KBShimmer and will be available until 3/1 at 11:59pm HST and are $10 - $10.50 each.  You must be a member of the Hella Holo Group on Facebook to purchase these. You can join the group HERE.  And now let's jump in and check out some mighty fine polish!

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Paint Box Polish The 12 Collection

Good morning lovelies!  I've returned with another post full of Fall beauties to share with you.  This is The 12 Collection and it's stunning.  Pam describes it as an eclectic collection inspired by the twelfth Doctor from Doctor Who, but it appeals to the non-Whovians as well.  I can tell you that I am a non-Whovian and this is my favorite collection Pam has created!  The 12 Collection, which consists of 5 gorgeous polishes, will be available on 10/15 at noon EST.  Regular and mini sizes will be in the shop for you to choose from.  Now that you'll all in the know, let's jump into the post and check these out!  Use my code MNPO for 15% off your entire order!

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Colors by Llarwoe: Emily's Imagination Collection

Good morning lovelies!  Great day for a wedding don't you think?  Well I saved this post for today because Emily from Emily's Imagination Collection is the lucky gal getting hitched and I thought it would be nice to celebrate her day by looking at her lovely creations!  Of course these are Colors by Llarowe and they are currently all available in the shop!  The polish in this collection ranges from $10-$12 each.  I'm sending a hug and many happy wishes to Emily today.  And with that let's jump on in and check out these fabulous polishes she created.

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Up first I've got OH GUMBALLS!  This is a "bubblegum pink jelly with assorted iridescent glitters." This is such a (little) girly polish and it's adorable.  I actually can't wait to put it on my daughter.  The formula and application were both great, no issues to report.  I used 3 coats of OH GUMBALLS! and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Here Comes the Brides (love the name) is an "ivory crelly with assorted black, purple, plum and iridescent glitters."  I liked this one much more than I expected - the light base with darker glitters work very well together.  Here Come the Brides had a fabulous formula and applied very easily.  I used 3 coats of Here Come the Brides and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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I'll Be Sea-ing You is a gorgeous sheer "turquoise jelly base with intense pink to lime green shimmer."  I'll admit the the pink shimmer is so strong I never noticed any green, but that doesn't bother me because this polish is so pretty!  I love the pink against the blue and that it's not subtle at all.  I used 3 coats of I'll Be Sea-ing You but I still had visible nail line.  If you want to minimize that try a 4th coat or layering over a light and similar colored base color.  I didn't use topcoat for these pictures.  

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Moving right along, here's Julia Roberts 1967.  Described as a "pistachio green scattered holo with silver and white shimmer."  Hullo this color is gorgeous!  I love the silvery shimmer, it's stunning.  And I didn't even know this was a scattered holo until I walked out in to the sun, imagine my pleasant surprise.  This is a spin off of a popular mainstream polish that was very hard to find up until recently.  Julia Roberts 1967 has a great formula and is easy peasy to apply.  I used 2 coats of Julia Roberts 1967 and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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HOLY SHIZNIT this polish is totally amazing!  Plum Crazy was definitely in the top 3 of my favorites from this collection.  Plum Crazy is a "plum holo with pink shimmer and copper flakes."  Fantastic I tell you.  I had perfect coverage in 2 coats.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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The next awesome holo is That Bloo is Mine!  It's described as a "medium to deep royal blue holo with silver and blue shimmer."  That Bloo is Mine! reminds me of my favorite, comfy denim jeans.  And the best part...it's a ONE COATER!!  I reached total opaqueness in 1 layer (the masses cheered!).     That Bloo is Mine! dried a little gritty to the touch but with 1 layer of topcoat is was nice and smooth to the touch.

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Dock of the Bay is another HOLY SHIZ polish in this collection.  It's a "deep magenta red intense holo multi chrome with shift to orange and purple flash."  I'm loving this jewel tone color, it's perfect for the Fall.  And guess what...we have another ONE COATER!!  I had perfect coverage in just 1 coat.  Dock of the Bay dried nicely on it's own so I didn't need to use topcoat. 

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I suppose I saved my favorite for last.  At Last (love that song by the way) is just absolutely stunning.  It's a "muted teal holo multi chrome with pink flash in the sun with green to purple to pink shift and red to gold shimmer in the shade."  Trust me when I say it's all that and 100% amazing - you need to see it for yourself though!  The color shift is so lovely, nice deep colors, vampy enough.  I just want to wear it forever.  The formula and application of At Last were both spot on.  I used 2 coats of At Last and 1 layer of topcoat.

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