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Friday, March 31, 2017

Spring 2017 Seasonal Indie Box: Swatches and Review

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Hey guys and gals, for today I have a new collaboration box to share. This is the third Seasonal Indie Box, featuring permanent contributors Anchor & Heart Lacquer, Colores de Carol, and Turtle Tootsie Polishes, with special guest Heather's Hues in this time.

The Spring Seasonal Indie Box will be available starting April 2nd through April 9th in Turtle Tootsie Polishes' shop. Pricing will be $35 plus shipping which is a great price considering the box includes four full sized polishes.

Anchor & Heart Lacquer Sunshine & Pansies

Three coats
Mellow gold toned yellow crelly with green shimmer, gold and silver micro-shreds, and larger glitter in violet, magenta, gold and silver.
My lighting brightens this just a bit, in person it's slightly duskier, definitely more a "mellow yellow". I like the subtle contrast from the various colored shimmer and glitter. It's not quite opaque in two coats, three coats worked out better for me.

Colores de Carol Jade Vine

Two coats

Turquoise linear holographic with gold and holo flakes and fine neon green glitter

Such a refreshing shade of turquoise green! The added flakes and holo will make it sparkle in the sun. Application was easy, I needed just two coats for coverage.

Heather's Hues Hydrangea

Two coats

Lavender pastel with periwinkle shimmer and purple and indigo micro-flakes

I love purple hydrangeas and seeing them among the spring time blooms always makes me happy. This inspired polish is a lovely interpretation, though it is thicker in formula than I prefer, likely due to its pastel nature. Thinner coats worked best, I applied two here for coverage. A drop or two of nail polish thinner would likely help with that if you prefer thinner style formula.

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Carnation

Three coats

Bubble gum pink scattered holo with flashes purple with pink micro-flakes and iridescent rainbow flakes

Soft pinks are made for spring sets, amIright? The flash of purple adds some subtle loveliness, as do the various flakes. No issues with application, though with the first coat, it will look somewhat sheer, three coats though be opaque.

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

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Halloween 2016 Collection: Swatches and Review

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Hello! I have another Halloween collection for today, this time from Turtle Tootsie Polishes. Her Halloween 2016 set will be released next Friday, October 7th in Turtle Tootsie Polishes' shop.

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Bat Slime

Three coats
Violet linear holographic with black micro-gliter and black bat glitter
I really love the little bits of black that you can see in the purple base. I wasn't able to fish any of the bat glitter pieces, so for those who do want on the nail, maker Chrissy will be including a small baggie of loose bat glitter to place on yourself.

(Under LED Lighting)

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Goblin Goodies

Three coats

White crelly with black, purple, orange, and lime green glitter pieces

A playful and fun crelly with Halloween approved colors. Formula is about what I expect from a white crelly, so three thin coats will work best when applying.

(With Matte Topcoat)

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Ogre Blood

Three coats

Light olive green linear holo with gold shimmer, and gold holo micro-glitter

This is what I would envision for as a bloody Shrek polish, the color is spot on. The gold glitter and shimmer add some extra sparkle, always a nice thing. It applies well, not quite opaque in two coats, but a third coat will make it opaque.

(Under LED Lighting)

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Spooky Pumpkin

Three coats

Orange linear holographic with black metallic flakes

This one was my favorite of the set but orange things are necessary right now, for me anyway. I like that it has a bit of contrast with those flakes and the color itself has a golden tint to it. Application was the same as the previous holo polishes, three thin coats for opacity.

(Under LED Lighting)

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

Turtle Tootsie Polishes 2nd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Collection: Swatches and Review

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Hey all! I have Turtle Tootsie Polishes' 2nd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Collection for today. I will let maker Chrissy tell you a bit more about this set: "This is our 2nd annual breast cancer collection, and as you may have noticed, they have the special pink ribbon label on them. I'm a 4 year survivor, 5 years as of January, and will be donating $1 from every full size bottle sold to The National Breast Cancer Foundation (www.nationalbreastcancer.org)".

October being breast cancer awareness month, this is the perfect time for this set. That it has a personal impact on the maker shows how important this kind of support is. So, get your pink on in October with some (or all) of these polishes!

The collection will be released Friday, September 23rd in Turtle Tootsie Polishes' shop.

The collection will be available for $65 for the full size set plus $40 for the mini set ($7 from each set will be donated). Individual bottles will also be available for $10 for full size and $6 for mini size.

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Courage

Three coats

Pale pink crelly with pink holo square glitter, mini pink stars, and scattered holographic pigment
Light, pink, and playful with the squares and stars. Formula was okay, with very light colors, like this pale pink, the first coat will be streaky. Depending on how thin or thick you apply, you may be able to get away with two coats. I ended up doing three thinner coats, to have a bit more control over application.

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Empowered

Two coats

Magenta creme with blue shimmer and blue/gold flakes

Love that color contrast with the bolder pink color and the blue flakes/shimmer. It's more opaque and easier to work with, needing just two coats for coverage.

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Faith

Three coats

Light pink cream with iridescent glitter

Those iridescent glitter are lovely in the base, just enough to add some depth, though subtle. Formula was about the same as Courage, my recommendation is to apply three thin coats for opacity.

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Fight-ON

Three coats

Pale pink crelly with aqua/blue color-shifting shimmer and scattered holo effect

I loved this one, it looks so delicate and the holo is not a bold one but adds some extra sparkle. Application and formula was like Courage and Faith, so same notes apply.

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Pink Ribbon

Layered over Cirque Memento Mori

Clear based topper with neon pink flakes, pink holo & blue/purple iridescent hexes, and magenta high heeled shoe shaped glitter

I love the how the iridescence pops over the black base and the high heel glitter a fun addition. They were harder to fish out with the polish brush, so if you may need to grab a few with tweezers to place them on your nail. If you are not a big fan of larger glitter pieces (I am in that category), you can still enjoy the layering effect of this, just leave out the large glitter pieces.

Turtle Tootsie Polishes Red Devil

Two coats

Cherry red jelly polish with gold flakes

Red Devil is the nickname for the chemo drug, Adriamycin, (one of the chemo drugs for fighting breast cancer) because of its deep red color and dangerous side effects. The polish itself is my favorite of the set, because you know me and reds. I was expecting it to need three coats and was happy to see that it just needed two coats. Though my nails were much shorter when I swatched this set, if I had longer nails, likely I would have done three coats, otherwise you would have seen a more visible nail line.