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April 2015 - Polished Lifting

Hare Polish Down on the West Coast

Indie Polish Wednesday, April 29, 2015
I recently got hooked on Hare Polish thanks to my dear friend Shelby (of Shelby Lou Nails). There's something wonderful about the unique color pallets Hare creates. Not only was I drawn to this color, I kind of love the fact that there's a polish that's named after my coast. It may seem silly, but I'm rather sentimental about my home. Down on...

Pretty & Polished Maleficium & Firecracker Lacquer Neon Studs

Indie Polish Monday, April 27, 2015
You've most likely seen swatches of this glorious color, but I had to offer up my own. When Pretty & Polished released Maleficium I knew that I needed to have it. My patience paid off when they had their daylight savings sale. Look at those color shifting flakies. It doesn't get any better than that! With three thin coats Maleficium reaches full coverage....

VENeffect Research and Review

Skincare Saturday, April 25, 2015
I was recently contacted by VENeffect to try some of their anti-aging products. The products were created as an alternative to getting a prescription for estrogen cream. They sent over a pr packet and a the samples in the photo below. I was previously unfamiliar with phytoestrogens (or so I thought) until I did a bit of research. From what I found, there...

Firecracker Lacquer Tiki's Tales

Indie Polish Friday, April 24, 2015
I have some super sneaky friends, who ask sneaky discrete questions that lead to pretty polish. At one point in time I mentioned that I thought it would be fun to have a polish color designed after each of my cats (insert crazy cat lady jokes here). This is what Kendahl (Firecracker Lacquer) came up with: Tiki's Tales is a black jelly with...

My First Love, Angeline

Indie Polish Wednesday, April 22, 2015
I scored my first Love, Angeline from a friend's destash and instantly fell in love. I'm a huge fan of white crellies, so this was a good "first" for me. While I adore Love, Angeline Ta-Da!, I felt like it was missing something. It has silver/holo glitter in it, so I decided to amplify the effect with Firecracker Lacquer Frosting. On my accent...

Finger Lickin' Lacquer Coug It and OPI Big Apple Red

Indie Polish Monday, April 20, 2015
I don't know if you've picked up on the trend yet, but I have a lot of wonderful customs thanks to my friends. This one was inspired by the WSU Cougs, and is quite appropriately named Coug It! For those of you who didn't attend WSU, or aren't familiar with college football let me give you a little explanation. To "Coug It!" means...

Firecracker Lacquer Purple Peep-le Eater LE

Indie Polish Friday, April 17, 2015
Now that the Indie Mani Bunny Box has been released I can finally share this lovely LE shade with you. Purple Peep-le Eater is a purple crelly with yellow, white and purple glitter and a sprinkle of holo. It's super sweet for spring! My swatches show three coats.  This was only released with the Indie Mani Bunny Box, but you might be able...

I Love Nail Polish Peri Me & Fame

Indie Polish Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Do you ever have those moments where a color just calls to you? I had that happen when I Love Nail Polish announced their spring collection. Not only are the colors beautiful, but a bunch of them are wedding themed. Yes, I know tons of people get married each year. I just thought it was a fun coincidence. Peri Me is a lovely...

Jindie Nails Live Out Loud

Indie Polish Monday, April 13, 2015
The same friend who introduced me to Love, Angeline also gave me my first Jindie Nails. I had no idea she was sending it, so it was quite a treat! How cute is that bottle?! I don't have a lot to say because I loved everything about Live Out Loud. The formula is great, and the mini bottle was easy to work with....

Firecracker Lacquer Everyone I Love Is Dead... and Stamped!

Indie Polish Friday, April 10, 2015
Remember the two Firecracker Lacquer posts (part 1 & part 2) I had up a few weeks ago? If you couldn't figure out the theme of Everyone I Love Is Dead, here are a few additional hints. Poison Fit for a King Poison Fit for a King stamped with Essie Penny Talk and plate JR-2. Titties & Dragons Titties & Dragons stamped with...

Baroness X New Releases

Indie Polish Wednesday, April 08, 2015
We are half way through the week! Here's some sparkly stuff to keep you going: Eerie-descence Eerie-descence is a shifty glitter topper in a tinted black base. It could be worn alone, or over a darker color. My swatches show one coat over black. The top photo shows it with a top coat, while the bottom shows it with a matte top coat. ...

Finger Lickin' Lacquer Bby Chickens Custom

Indie Polish Monday, April 06, 2015
Now that it's finally spring I figured it was time to share this adorable group custom by Finger Lickin' Lacquer. This was made for a group of polish lovers on Reddit. The pictures show two coats of Bby Chickens with one coat of Poshe. I topped it all off with three cute glitter stars. This was meant to be unscented, but I asked...

Spring Marble Twith Nails With Stepmom Kendahl

Indie Polish Friday, April 03, 2015
Water marbles and I still don't get along, so I was really excited when Kendahl suggested we try a dry marble. We used the technique shown here. For not being a true water marble, I sure love it! There are so many advantages to dry marbling that I don't even know where to start. It's far less messy, and still gives you a...

Firecracker Lacquer Everyone I Love Is Dead Pt 2

Indie Polish Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Here's part two as promised. If you missed part one you can find it here. A Crown Well Deserved "A Crown Well Deserved is an incredibly sparkly gold holo glitter topper, inspired by a character who doesn't know when to shut his mouth and gets gilded because of it. Varying sizes of glitter make this topper scream from your fingertips. Layer it up...