Friday, August 29, 2014

Cupcake Polish's Sweet Addictions Monthly Subscription Box: September Edition

Hey everyone! I have September's Sweet Addictions Box to share with you today. The Sweet Addictions box is a monthly subscription box and is hosted by Cupcake Polish every month with other rotating indie polish brands. The theme for this month are items inspired by Marie Antoinette and includes products from Pipe Dream Polish, Serum No. 5, and Cupcake Polish.


Cupcake Polish Versailles 
Two coats
Lavender linear holo with pink and purple shimmer
Gorgeous! The color is amazing and it's pretty amazing in full sunlight, that holo flame is super bold. 




Pipe Dream Polish Dauphine
Three coats
Taupe creme/jelly base with white, pale blue, and teal glitter.
Lovely as can be. It's so light and delicate, definitely fit in well with the Marie Antoinette theme.



Serum No. 5 Cake Revolution
Three coats
Cream colored base with a rainbow of pastel glitter.
This is a mini size polish (the others are full size). It does dry to a gritty finish due to the pigment and glitter but will smooth out with two coats of topcoat (or a coat of Gelous and topcoat which is what I did). 
It reminds me of a rainbow chip cake



Cake Revolution glows in the dark! 
I have a UV black light, which I used below in the photo. 


Serum No. 5 Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Sugar Scrub
YUM. This sugar scrub smells amazing, if you like sweet scents then this is for you. Really nice consistency and  exfoliated well when I used it. This is a 2 oz package, enough for a multiple uses.


The ingredient list for the scrub is as follows:

Organic Refined Sugar; Shea Soap [Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Safflower Oil, Glycerin (kosher, of vegetable origin), Shea Butter (refined naturally crushed), Purified Water, Sodium Hydroxide (saponifying agent), Sorbitol (moisturizer), Sorbitan oleate (emulsifier), Oat Protein (conditioner), Titanium Dioxide (mineral whitener used in opaque soaps)]; Jojoba Oil; Sweet Almond Oil; Mica; Fragrance; Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol

The Sweet Addictions Box for August will be available only through Cupcake Polish's shop on August 31st, 11 am CST, for $30 plus shipping and will ship worldwide.


*The products in this post were sent to me for unbiased review*

Monday, August 25, 2014

piCture pOlish Blog/Insta Fest 2014


Good morning!
Last week was kinda a crazy mess for me, so sorry for the silence. Today I get to show y'all my contribution to this year's piCture pOlish Blog/Insta Fest. This year, the feature is about Nail Vinyls, which are now available through piCture pOlish's site. This is the first year I am participating and I excited to share it with you. 


piCture pOlish Instinct
Two coats
Sky blue creme that is black light reactive
Bright and lovely color! Even if black light reactive is not a polish type that you would be drawn to, the color itself is pretty damn awesome. 


piCture pOlish Instinct
under black light
SERIOUSLY NOW. How cool does this look?! I was blown away by just how intense this looks under black light. If I am ever at a black light dance party (it could happen!) then this is what I will be wearing. 


piCture pOlish Camo and Fairy Floss 
featuring Mini Chevron Nail Vinyls 
This year the challenge was to use only the two piCture pOlishes and Nail Vinyls included in my package, white and/or black polish were allowed. I have been using Nail Vinyls for months now and I love how they can create awesome designs in such an easy manner. If you follow me on Instagram, you will notice that I have used them in so many looks. I really like the crisp contrast between the white, pink and olive colors and the color blocking that the mini chevrons showcase. 



LINKS! 

Nail Vinyls:

piCture pOlish:


*The products in this post were sent to me for unbiased review*


Saturday, August 16, 2014

Elevation Polish Saturday Part Nine


Elevation Polish Sample GST #12


Elevation Polish Base of Huangshan


Elevation Polish Hengduan


Elevation Polish Pata on the Back


Elevation Polish Pointless Forest


Elevation Polish Tibetan Twinkle
Layered over Bobbi Brown Turquoise


Elevation Polish Mont Blanc


Friday, August 15, 2014

China Glaze Off Shore Summer 2014 Collection: My Picks

Happy Friday! I have a few of polishes from China Glaze's Off Shore Summer 2014 Collection to share today. This collection was the first one in a long while that I was really excited about. I love the bright colors and the mostly creme based formula of the set. But then, that type of polish is my weakness. I was having some trouble with my topcoat bubbling on the day I swatched these, the Texas heat and humidity is not kind to me during my swatch sessions. But I still wanted to share this post, so here ya go! 

China Glaze Dune Our Thing
Two coats
Bight cool fuschia creme


China Glaze I Sea the Point
Two coats
Cobalt blue creme


China Glaze If In Doubt, Surf It Out
Two coats
Pale melon orange creme


China Glaze Stoked to be Soaked
Two coats
Bold tangerine orange creme


China Glaze Wait n' Sea
Two coats
Crisp cyan blue creme


China Glaze X-ta-sea
Two coats
Red toned plum purple creme




Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Chaos & Crocodiles Secret Agent Collection

Hey guys! I have a MASSIVE post for you all today. Chaos & Crocodiles's Secret Agent Collection is a collection of 10 absolutely stunning holographic polishes. These were released sometime late June in a pre-order and the good news is that there is a restock this Thursday, August 14th, at 3 pm EST in her shop.  

Formula wise, these were fan-freaking-tastic. Each one applied very smoothly, needed only two coats for full coverage (though with many you could get away with just one), and had seriously linear holo flame. I prefer my holo polishes to be bold and in your face holographic, so this collection made me happy. It's hard to pick a stand out from such a rainbow assortment but I think my favorite is Reconnaissance. It has such a rich color and the most holo flame of the lot. 

Okay on the photos....BUT before you start, click play on the video below for some (very appropriate) musical accompaniment. 


Chaos & Crocodiles Black Ops 
Two coats
Black linear holographic 
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Cipher
Two coats
Turquoise linear holographic 
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Decoy
Two coats
Pale silver/lavender linear holographic
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Interrogation
Two coats
Orange leaning coral linear holographic
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Night Vision
Two coats
Yellow leaning grass green linear holographic
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Protocol 
Two coats
Fuchsia linear holographic 
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Reconnaissance
Two coats
Grape purple linear holographic 
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Security Breach 
Two coats
Pink leaning red linear holographic
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Sleeper Cell 
Two coats
Deep ocean blue linear holographic 
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Subterfuge
Two coat
Pale yellow gold linear holographic
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles Secret Agent Nail Art 
I used single chevron Nail Vinyls and the entire Secret Agent collection to create this rainbow look. 
(indirect natural light) 


(direct sunlight) 


Chaos & Crocodiles can be purchased in her Big Cartel shop, as well as through Mei Mei's Signatures and Norway Nails. Updates can be found on her Facebook pageBlogInstagram, and Twitter.