Ever After: One Song Glory

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Ever After's One Song Glory was a NYC Polish Con Limited edition polish. I picked it up while there, and so glad I am finally getting to wear it!



One Song Glory was inspired by a song from the Rent motion picture soundtrack.



It's a tealish green with a subtle shift to purple. I can see it in the bottle, but failed to capture it in my photos.



I wore two coats with topcoat, formula was fantastic as I've come to expect from Ever After. While this is not available at their shop, Ever After has an Event LE section in their store and there are some pretties to be had - hop over and take a peek!

Road to Polish Con: Cupcake Polish, Different Dimension, and Glisten & Glow

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The Road to Polish Con is back as a preview for the September 23 Polish Con event in Chicago. I am delighted to be involved again as both Director of the event and Official RTPC Blogger! If you missed the NYC Road to Polish Con, you can find photos and links here.

I and five other “official” Polish Con Bloggers and Swatchers are sharing each polish with you first! We'll adventure together down the Road to Polish Con every Thursday for a full eleven weeks.
The polishes release Sunday morning at 8am eastern, will be available to pre-order for one week, and then the shop is refreshed with different polishes for the next launch.



Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago
Indigo Purple linear holographic polish with violet and blue shimmers and silver microflakes.





Cupcake Mystic Blue
Azure blue super linear holo with heavy green to blue shifting shimmers.





Different Dimension Odyssey II
a bright magenta pink linear holographic polish with hints of copper shimmers





Each of these polishes have good formulas and easy application with little clean up. They're opaque in one coat except for the Cupcake which has more of a jellyish base. I used two coats of each of these for photos.

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - snag yours this Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products and if you haven't already, join the Polish Con facebook group to stay informed.

Turtle Tootsie: No Wire Hangers

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Have you seen the classic movie Mommy Dearest?
Turtle Tootsie Polishes' inspiration picture for the Polish Pick-up in August is from the movie!

"No Wire Hangers" is a steel gray linear holo with pink and blue micro flakies that make the polish look pink, blue or purple depending on the angle.





No Wire Hangers will be available on August 4th-7th only at The Polish Pick Up. You can join the facebook fangroup to check out all the other polishes launching at the same time.

Envy Lacquer: Mermaid At Sea collection

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Did you grow up watching The Little Mermaid on repeat? Then this might be your favorite collection! The Mermaid At Sea is inspired by Ariel and her surroundings under the sea.



Mermaid Hair Don’t Care - Inspired by the infamous Little Mermaid. It is a creme polish with a jelly like translucency.





Abalone Crown - Inspired by the abalone shell and its iridescence. A crelly-like base filled with many different shades of color changing glass flecks. It also has the slightest touch of holo and purple to green shimmer.

Shown is two coats worn over white cream polish. I tried this on it's own and because my nails are stained, the third coat just didn't hide the yellow well enough for my bright lights.





Seafoamin’ Around - Inspired by my favorite color, mint, I wanted to capture a fun interpretation of the sun hitting tropical waters. The polish has an array of micro flakies, shimmer and glitters.





Sunset Sands - Inspired by watching the sunset while on a warm sandy beach. Its a rosy micro flake base with color changing glitters and flakies to give it bright red flashes through out.





Make Waves - Inspired by the night sky on the ocean. This is a very glitter heavy polish filled with many types of glitters, holo flakies and regular flakies too.





Don’t Be A Seawitch - Inspired by Ursula of the Little Mermaid. It has a deep violet base with a bright magenta shift in direct light. Also has a scattered holo along with bright green glass flecks. The base of this polish can possibly cause staining to artificial nails or nail mats. Please use a clear base underneath.

I'm still wearing this, so I cannot comment about whether or not it stained natural nails w/basecoat.





The formula on all of these was a little sticky so I added some thinner to get them to my preferred consistency, smooth fluid and easy to use. Most were opaque in two coats, with exception of Abalone Crown (see note near image)

How about some nail art with these?
Mermaid Hair Don't Care with a Sunset Sands gradient.



Sunset Sands stamped with MDU 72 (mint) stamping polish.



All the deets:
Launches at The Indie Shop July 29th
Online Launch Wednesday, August 2nd at 5pm PST
Online Store - EnvyLacquer.com
Instagram - @envylacquer
Facebook - facebook.com/EnvyLacquer /Facebook Fan Group - Envy’s Entourage

Road To Polish Con: Anonymous Lacquer, Bohemian Polish, and Contrary Polish

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The Road to Polish Con is back as a preview for the September 23 Polish Con event in Chicago. I am delighted to be involved again as both Director of the event and Official RTPC Blogger! If you missed the NYC Road to Polish Con, you can find photos and links here.

I and five other “official” Polish Con Bloggers and Swatchers are sharing each polish with you first! We'll adventure together down the Road to Polish Con every Thursday for a full eleven weeks.
The polishes release every Sunday morning at 9am eastern, will be available to pre-order for one week, and then the shop is refreshed with different polishes for the next launch.



Anonymous Lacquer Meet Me on the Midway - a light sparkly brown with a red flash. It has spectraflair and larger partical holo fleck and chrome flakes. 2 color that shift cyan, red, purple and purple, blue, red
Shown is two coats with topcoat. Formula was good.





Bohemian Midway Melodies - a really soft pale green with color shifting glitters and gold shimmer.
Shown is three coats with topcoat. Formula was a little streaky for me, but not difficult to use.





Contrary Midway Magic - a deep crimson base with multi chrome shimmer (purple to red to orange) and a scattered holo effect.
Shown is two coats with topcoat. Formula was fantastic.







I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - snag yours this Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products and if you haven't already, join the Polish Con facebook group to stay informed.

Blush Beach Bunny Collection

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Launching on July 28th, the Blush Beach Bunny Collection is a 5 piece collection inspired by vintage swimwear and hot summer days at the beach with the radio on. Each polish has a light touch of holo added to it that is reminiscent of glistening beach waves. The polishes also have a nice amount of shimmer that shows through easily.



Banana Boat Float: A soft butter yellow with a glowy white-ish blue shimmer and a sparkling touch of holo pigment.





My Beach Umbrella-ella-ella: A periwinkle base with a pinkish-purple shimmer and a sparkling touch of holo pigment.





Surfboard: A teal base with a green shimmer and a sparkling touch of holo pigment.





Teeny Weeny Pink Bikini: A squishy barbie doll pink jelly base with a shifting red-purple-blue shimmer and a sparkling touch of holo pigment.





Vintage Vinyl: A soft ballerina pink with a red to green shifting shimmer and a sparkling touch of holo pigment.





I wore three thin coats for each of these. The formula was smooth and creamy. I love the brush shape and its softness! Would you wear these alone or create art with them?

These release on Friday, July 28th at 7pm EST at the Blush Etsy store.