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July 2014 - Polished Lifting

The Great Polish Giveaway of 2014!

Indie Polish Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Nail Polish Canada partnered with Cirque Colors, NCLA & Picture Polish to host the biggest giveaway ever!One winner will take home up to 200 nail polish from over 10 different brands! The prize starts at zero, then bloggers can each pick a favorite shade to be added to the prize. What a cool idea, right?! I hopped on the bandwagon and added Picture...

Sweet Heart Polish & The Lady Varnishes Grinning Ghosts Duo

Indie Polish Wednesday, July 30, 2014
I know this is kind of old news, but it took quite a while to be able to review this for you. I purchased this duo from Sweet Heart Polish the day it was released and received it promptly thanks to Cassandra's (SHP) super fast shipping. I wore Hurry Ba-ack! right away and followed up with Welcome, Foolish Mortals. Hurry Ba-ack! Hurry Ba-ack...

Delight Naturals Lip Balm Review

Skincare Monday, July 28, 2014
I don't do very many reviews on here that aren't nail polish related. I like all beauty products, but I don't feel as though I am an "expert" with many of them. The one thing I am confident I know is lip balm. I've tried just about every mainstream lip balm you could think of. I want to step out of the box...

Ulta- Mint Condition Review

Mainstream Polish Friday, July 25, 2014
I've been hanging on to these swatches for a long time now. I'm not entirely sure why I didn't post them before, but they have been hanging out since mid April according to my folder. Mint Condition is a gorgeous minty green cream. Pictured above is three coats with no base color. The application was completely smooth. I think this is one of...

Essie- Ladylike Review

Mainstream Polish Wednesday, July 23, 2014
With my recent obsession with finding the perfect nude polish I thought that Essie Ladylike was going to be a huge home run. It was gorgeous in the bottle and it looked like it would go really well with my skintone. As many of you know, pasty white doesn't always play well with nudes, oranges and yellows. While Ladylike is gorgeous, I wasn't...

Standing Desk- A New Frontier Day 1

Lifestyle Monday, July 21, 2014
I picked up a Fitbit One a few weeks ago, and have been addicted to all of the metrics they provide. I've always enjoyed charts and quantitative info on things, so I figured it would be a good step. Because of  this article, I decided to convert my desk into a standing desk in order to burn a few more calories while testing the...

Pretty & Polished Guardians of the Galaxy Part 2

Indie Polish Friday, July 18, 2014
As promised, here's part two of the Guardians of the Galaxy Collection. The Gamorous Life The Gamorous Life is a neon green crelly with copper colored flakies. The formula was nice and only required three coats for full coverage. The flakies were a nice addition to the formula and really stood out. It's definitely the first neon I've seen with copper colored flakies....

Pretty & Polished Guardians of the Galaxy Part 1

Indie Polish Thursday, July 17, 2014
Hey guys! I have a fun collection to share with you over the next two days. Pretty & Polished just released a collection inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy. Whether you are a fan of the comic, the movie, or both, I think you will be really pleased with the collection. Something Good, Something Bad... A Bit of Both Something Good, Something Bad......

Triplet Mani With The Stepmom Chronicles and @rachelrad_cleveland

Indie Polish Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Hey guys! Kendahl, Rachel and I decided it was beyond time that we created a triplet mani together. When you have as many colors as we do you would think that we would have a ton of colors in common. Unfortunately, that isn't normally the case. Thanks to Rachel's incredible memory she was able to figure out what colors we all had in...

June's Fave Five

Indie Polish Monday, July 14, 2014
Somehow I made it half way through July without posting my June favorites. Summer has been a bit hectic, so without further ado here are my top picks from last month: From top to bottom, and left to right are: Ice Polish- Jasmine, Reverie Nail Lacquer- Summer Wine, SuperChic Lacquer- Fuchsure Drive Me Insane, Pretty & Polished- Living in Flip Flops, and Firecracker...

Emerald & Ash Life In Color Review

Indie Polish Friday, July 11, 2014
I personally decided to live dangerously and swatched these without a base coat, but if you are going to wear them Emerald & Ash recommend wearing a base coat to prevent staining. Everyone's body chemistry is different, so despite passing the stain test, these could cause slight staining given the right chemical interaction. Bees? Bees? is a neon yellow cream with light pink...

Finger Lickin' Lacquer Totally Rad Review Part 3

Indie Polish Wednesday, July 09, 2014
Part three is finally here. If you are searching for the rest of the collection, you can find part one and part two here. I split these up into smaller groups so that the photos load quickly, and so that you guys aren't overwhelmed with a ten polish collection all at once. Dunkacrelly Dunkacrelly is a white crelly with rainbow colored glitter in...

Finger Lickin' Lacquer Totally Rad Review Part 2

Indie Polish Tuesday, July 08, 2014
If you missed part one of the Totally Rad collection you can find it here. I will post the third and final installment of the collection tomorrow. Electric Daisy Electric Daisy is a white cream with white to yellow shimmer and yellow flower glitter. Remember how big of a deal floral prints were in the 90's? I might have had several dresses like...