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Hello!
This month's Polish Pickup theme is Aquatic Wonder, and Stella Chroma's contribution this month is based on a pet I always wanted to have--the turtle! Okay, I guess I actually wanted a tortoise, 'cause they're the ones that are on land, right? I can't ever keep those straight...Anyway, let's take a look:
Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular
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| Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular |
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| Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular |
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| Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular |
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| Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular |
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| Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular |
Coverage: I'm wearing 2 coats
Formula and application: Easy, breezy, beautiful
Description: This polish was inspired by the Honu of Hawaii, floating in the crystal blue waters of the North Shore. It's a sandy nude glitter crelly with sapphire blue and emerald green holographic glitter, with a few matte turquoise glitters thrown in, and a little bright green shimmer for good measure!
This polish looks like a beautiful day at the beach to me, like foamy waves washing back out to the sea, in that moment when the blue and the green dance on the sand...Since I can't go to the beach anytime soon, this polish is going to get me through until I can. I have a feeling you'll be seeing it reappear on the blog with some beach nail art...
Stella Chroma also has a sugar scrub as part of the sale this month, called Cool Reef:
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| Stella Chroma Cool Reef Sugar Scrub |
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| Stella Chroma Cool Reef Sugar Scrub |
I don't know about you, but I'm washing my hands about a hundred times a day right now, and when I finish off the end of the day with a little of this, it leaves my skin soft and hydrated rather than dry and cracked. I love the minty-eucalyptus scent to this (I love hanging out in eucalyptus groves), and the hit of citrus makes it bright and happy.
On to the nail art! First, something a little fancy:
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| Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular stamped with Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or not to Love |
Stamping Plate(s): Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or not to Love
Stamping Polish(es): Hit The Bottle Polish Everyday I'm Truffling
I wanted to play up the beige base of this, so I accented it with a brown. And I love these two patterns together--they have sort of a Victorian wrought-iron fence look to me.
For my next one I went light and fun to play up the beach look:
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| Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular stamped with Creative Shop 93 |
Base Polish(es): Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular
Stamping Plate(s): Creative Shop 93
Stamping Polish(es): It Girl Nail Art Sapphire
This one is obviously meant to look like clouds, but when I look down at my nails, the curves also look like waves washing over the beach.
Both Turtle-y Tubular and Cool Reef will be on sale during April's Polish Pickup, from April 3rd through 6th. It'll sell for $12 for a 15mL bottle, with no cap. In the meantime, check out Stella Chroma's other beauties, here. :)
Stay safe and healthy,
M. xoxo
