Thursday, August 16, 2018

1850 Artisan Polish -The 13th Doctor Collection




Hi guys! I am back today with more beautiful polishes from one of my favorite Indie brands, 1850 Artisan Polish!  

Today, Nikki is bringing you the 13th Doctor Collection which is based on Dr. Who!  I myself have never seen Dr. Who, but based on how much everyone loves it, it has definitely made its way on to my "want to watch" list.  

As always, lets begin with the details

Who/What:
1850 Artisan Polish - 13th Doctor Collection

Where:

When:
August 18, 2018, at 8am PST/ 9am MTN/ 10am CST/ 11am EST

Price:
$10 each


Cuticula - Snozzberries - August 2018 - Indie Pickup


Hi guys! I'm back today with another exciting product from Cuticula! Earlier this month Cuticula brought you Snozzberries scented Timeless Top Coat and Silk Base Coat from The Polish Pickup.  Now, for the inaugural month of The Indie Pickup, she is bringing you more Snozzberries!  

For Indie Pickup Cuticula has Snozzberries scented Liquid Nail Tape!  Now you can have the wonderfully mysterious scent of Snozzberries from start to finish! 

I've been using the Snozzberries scent exclusively for about 3 weeks now, and while I absolutely love the scent, I still am no closer to deciphering what its made up of.  It's in the berry family, I feel like I can be sure of that, but beyond that, I am stumped, and Amanda, like Willy Wonka, isn't sharing any secrets!


Inspiration:
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

When:
August 17th through August 20th

Where:
https://indiepickup.com/

Price:
$8.25 each

Cap:
None


Nail Tape contains latex & is used for various things, but what I primarily use it for is creating nail art.  

What you do is, you apply it around your cuticles like I have shown below prior to doing any art, or even just to aid in clean up when applying your nail polish.  Once it dries, it acts as a barrier between your skin and whatever nail art you are doing.  

Once you remove it, the skin underneath is clean from all the nail polish, which saves your skin from constantly being abused by acetone, which can be extremely drying and is very helpful in the winter months.

After you peel it, it leaves behind the deliciously mysterious Snozzberries scent on your skin!

Also, the peel on Cuticula is like no other latex I have used.  It always peels off clean in one pull, and it doesn't leave anything behind.  It is SO satisfying. 

Check out any nail art video on my Instagram and you can see for yourself.













Before finding Liquid Nail Tape, I honestly didn't like doing nail art.  The clean up after a gradient or watermarble? No thank you!  But this?  Cuticula's Liquid Nail Tape was a game changer.  Clean up takes mere minutes instead of an hour of scrubbing with acetone.  

Before I found Cuticula specifically, I was using one of those tubs found on Amazon and it would always leave bits behind, the bits would inevitably get embedded in my polish design and I would have to either top coat over them, or dig them out, which would more often than not, ruin the mani.  Cuticula peels off clean every single time, and smells awesome, and has cute tiny glitters in them.  The glitters remove cleanly when you peel.  That peel is SO satisfying too.   

If you like nail art, grab a bottle and give it a try, I guarantee you will fall in love with it like I did.



LINKS:

Indie Pickup
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/theindiepickup/
Website:  https://www.instagram.com/theindiepickup/
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/indiepickuppack/



Thursday, August 2, 2018

Glam Polish - The Nightmare Before Christmas - August 2018 Limited Edition Fan Group Exclusives






Hi there!  Today I have an absolutely stunning Fan Duo from Glam Polish to share with you! 

This Fan Duo was inspired by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and would you believe me when I tell you, I have never seen the movie before?  So sadly, their references are lost on me, but they're so gorgeous, it makes me want to actually go watch the movie.

If you read to the end, I also have  I Just Can’t Wait To Be King from Glam Polish’s new Pixie Dust Limited Edition Collection to share!


Inspiration:
The August Glam Polish Fans Duo is inspired by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas!

Where:

When:
August 3rd at 2pm EST for the USA

Special Information:
Ordering info for these shades and a discount code required to purchase will be posted in the Glam Polish Fans Facebook group, to join please visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/739265499436119/




Now let's get into those swatches!


We’re Simply Meant To Be

We're Simply Meant To Be is described as a light blue holo multichrome flakies, and ultra holo glitter.

We're Simply Meant To Be is gorgeous.  It's so sparkly and those flakes compliment and stand out stunningly against the light base.  

The formula was excellent.  It applied smoothly and evenly.  It removed easily too.

Shown in my swatches is two coats plus one coat of Cuticula's Timeless Top Coat in the scent Snozzberries.










What’s This? What’s This?

What’s This? What’s This? is described as a black jelly with rainbow multichrome flakes and ultra holo glitter.

I cannot say enough positive words to express my love for this polish.  It's simply amazingly gorgeous. My pictures don't do it any justice.  Everyone needs this one in their collection!

What’s This? What’s This?  had a wonderful formula.  It applied very smoothly and evenly.  It also removed easily.  

Shown in my swatches is three coats plus one coat of Cuticula's Timeless Top Coat in the scent Snozzberries.








I also have one extra to share with you.  Due to a shipping mix up I also received I Just Can’t Wait To Be King from Glam Polish’s new Pixie Dust Limited Edition Collection.

You can check out some more swatches from the Pixie Dust Limited Edition Collection over at my friend Jessica's blog, click here!

I Just Can’t Wait To Be King 

I Just Can’t Wait To Be King was inspired by the movie, The Lion King. This polish has a multichrome shimmer that shifts from green to purple to red with iridescent flakes and ultra holo glitters.

I Just Can't Wait To Be King is CRAZY shifty.  I was totally amazed and enamored with this polish.  

It also had a wonderful formula.  It's application was smooth and easy.  It also removed easily too.

Shown in my swatches is three coats plus Cuticula's Timeless Top Coat in the scent Snozzberries.

Seriously this is the SAME polish! The shift is amazing!!












These polishes were provided in exchange for swatch pictures and an honest review.  
All opinions are my own.

Cuticula - Snozzberries - August 2018 Polish Pickup


Hi everyone! Today I have to share with you Cuticula's contribution for the August 2018 Polish Pickup and it's amazing!

Cuticula is releasing Snozzberries scented Silk Base Coat and Timeless Top Coat!

You might be wondering, "What does a Snozzberry smell like?"  and that is a good question! No one truly knows what Snozzberries taste or smell like, and I am no exception!  

I kid you not after I applied the Snozzberries scented Silk Base Coat and Timeless Top Coat I kept smelling my nails all day and I could not tell you what I was smelling.  

I feel like it's in the berry family, but it's a mysterious scent that I just could not put my finger on.  I CAN tell you that if they tasted like the scent Amanda has created, I would be licking the wallpaper too! 

Image result for snozzberries
*not my photo*


Inspiration:
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

When:
August 3rd through August 6th

Where:


Price:
$8.50 each

Cap:
None


Snozzberries Scented Silk Base Coat


Silk Base Coat is 5 Free (Free of formaldehyde, toluene, DBP, formaldehyde resin, and camphor), Fast Drying (nails will be dry to the touch in about 3 minutes), has a high gloss shine, is non-yellowing, and offers durable protection if you like wearing it alone.  The scent lasts for hours, and sometimes even a few days.

My nails have always stained easily and been yellowish, but will you check out all that white growing in at the top? I owe that all to Silk's protection! 

Snozzberries Scented 

Timeless Top Coat

Timeless Top Coat is a 5 Free, Scented Top Coat.  While it is not marked as a quick dry top coat, I find that it dries to the touch in about 3-5 minutes. At that point I can do easy stuff like typing, playing on my phone, taking pictures, eating.  Although it's not quite ready for anything heavy duty until about 40-45 minutes.   By then though, it's rock hard.  I can even shower at that point and my manicure will remain flawless.  

It's super shiny, doesn't dull holo or flakie polishes, and does not cause shrinkage.  

I use it for nail stamping often too.  It takes a gentle hand but what I do is I get a good sized bead of the top coat on the end of my brush and float it over the polish gently, and it works like a charm!


Look how shiny and glassy it makes your manicure!



I also did some stamping nail art.  It works great over stamping and gradients too!