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Thursday, April 30, 2020

Glam Polish: Selections from the Myths And Legends Collection

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Hello!

How ya doing? I've strangely been far more busy the last month and a half than I normally am, and I will hopefully have a happy announcement for you soon!

Today we're going to take a look at five beauties from Glam Polish's Myths And Legends collection, a limited edition collection inspired by legendary characters, creatures, and lands. And--spoiler alert--there's about to be a lot of gorgeous flakies right here!

Glam Polish Myths And Legends Collection

Glam Polish Gandalf

Glam Polish Gandalf

Coverage: 2-3 coats. I had a little visible nail line with 2 coats that you could see on camera, so I'm wearing three here.
Formula & Application: Easy, breezy, beautiful! I don't think I've every had a Glam Polish that wasn't.
Description: Gray crelly with multichrome flakies, aurora shimmer, and ultra holo glitter. This is my favorite of the collection--I think it's the one what shows off the full range of the multichrome flakies, and looks like fiery fall leaves set in a cold, stormy fall day. Very appropriate for Gandalf the Gray!

Glam Polish Pegasus

Glam Polish Pegasus

Glam Polish Sea Siren

Glam Polish Sea Siren

Glam Polish Seven Kingdoms

Glam Polish Seven Kingdoms

Glam Polish Zelda

Glam Polish Zelda

Coverage: 2-3 coats. I had a little visible nail line with 2 coats that you could see on camera, so I'm wearing three here.
Formula & Application: Easy, breezy, beautiful! I don't think I've every had a Glam Polish that wasn't.
Description: Light orchid crelly with multichrome flakies, aurora shimmer, and ultra holo glitter. This one is soft and feminine and just plain pretty.

Glam Polish's Myths And Legends collection goes on sale tomorrow, May 1st at 2pm EST in the USA. For the first 72 hours you can save 5% off all individual shades in-store with code MYTH5, and 10% off all full collections in-store with code MYTH10. If you're a flakie lover, this collection is definitely for you.

Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

PPU Alert: Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular

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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

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:

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:

Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular stamped with Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or not to Love

Base Polish(es): Stella Chroma Turtle-y Tubular
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:

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

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And the 2nd Det. Jo Fournier book, Taken to the Grave, here!
And the 3rd Det. Jo Fournier book, Her Daughter's Cry, here!

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Glam Polish: Selections from The Greatest Showman Collection (Limited Edition!)

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Hello!

I don't know about you, but right now I need pretty things in my life that make me smile...So let's take look at five beauties from Glam Polish's The Greatest Showman Collection. :)

Glam Polish Everyone's Got An Act

Glam Polish Everyone's Got An Act

Coverage: 2 coats
Formula and application: Smooth and easy!
Description: This is a dusty rose crelly with aurora shimmer and ultra holo glitter. It's the sort of polish I could wear every day for weeks and weeks and still love--flattering, silky, and with a touch of glamour. I absolutely love it.

Glam Polish Rewrite The Stars

Glam Polish Rewrite The Stars

Coverage: 2 coats
Formula and application: Smooth and easy!
Description: This one's a violet crelly with iridescent flakies and shades of purple glitter. This polish feels like a party in a bottle to me--it's bright and happy and fun, and definitely the kind of polish that will brighten your day.

Glam Polish Something Sensational

Glam Polish Something Sensational

Coverage: I'm wearing 3 coats
Formula and application: No muss no fuss!
Description: This is a gorgeous bright green crelly with a mix of neon pink and black glitters. The moment I saw this one, it was my favorite of the collection, and that's saying something for a collection that has a gorgeous red in it! This feels so spring-y and happy, I couldn't help but fall in love with it. I have a separate post with nail art just with this one coming up. :)

Glam Polish The Greatest Show

Glam Polish The Greatest Show

Coverage: 2 coats
Formula and application: Perfection.
Description: This cherry red crelly with gold flakies looks like it's lit from within. It feels sexy, but in a light, happy way. This energizes me!

Glam Polish Walking A Tightrope

Glam Polish Walking A Tightrope

Coverage: I'm wearing 3 coats; you may be fine with 2.
Formula and application: Perfect thickness, and easy application.
Description: This one is a cornflower blue crelly with aurora shimmer and ultra holo glitter--it's a magical snowfall in a magical frozen kingdom where everything is romantic ice-skating dates and cups of cocoa.

This collection goes on sale March 27th at 2pm EST USA in Glam Polish's store. For the first 72 hours, you can save 5% off all individual shades in-store with code GREATEST5, and 10% off all full collections in-store with the code GREATEST10. So set your clock and get over there, with your million dreams of all the gorgeous manicures these polishes are gonna make!

Big hugs,
M. xoxo

Follow me all the places!

Facebook / YouTube / Bloglovin' / Instagram / Pinterest / Twitter

Check out The Dancing Girls, my debut novel, here!
And the 2nd Det. Jo Fournier book, Taken to the Grave, here!
And the 3rd Det. Jo Fournier book, Her Daughter's Cry, here!