Each month, Paint it Pretty Polish releases a polish of the month. This one was actually a custom requested by Streets Ahead Style that she agreed to have available to others. Light in the Dark is an opal finish polish with hints of tourmaline colouring to represent both October birthstones. It has a shifting shimmer and […]
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Alter Ego Undies For Indies Duo – Up In The Trees & Autumn Glory
Cynthia from Alter Ego is the latest custom maker for the Undies for Indies facebook group. Each month, they have a custom duo with an “undie” polish and a topper or polish to go over the undie that changes the look. Alter Ego went for a rich chocolate brown for “Up in the Trees” as […]
Alter Ego Alterween Swatches (Glow in the Dark)
I am really late on #CBBxManiMonday but it has been a crazy week. We are doing Halloween nails this month. To start off, I have some simple glow in the dark nails with black bat stamping. I used Alter Ego’s new colour of the month, Alterween. It is a neon green polish that glows yellow […]
Alter Ego Worst Prom Ever Swatches (Makers Dozen October 2019)
We didn’t do prom at my English school so it is very much a movie thing for me. The closest we came was a leaving dinner in our final year with no dates. Do you have a worst prom story? The Makers Dozen collab for October is doing Horror Movies for October. Each maker is […]
My Indie Polish 2019 Swatches
My Indie Polish 2019 is another one of their holographic multichromes. While Merry Christmas has a strong shift with green, gold and red, 2019 has a softer shift with a bronzed orange, coppery pink and gold shift. The holo shows a bit more in this one without sunlight. Swatches are shown with three coats and […]
Alter Ego Bozho Lake Mendota Serpent Swatches & Nail Art
From creepy or weird to just funny, Polish Pickup for October 2019 is all about Urban Legends. Alter Ego has chosen Bozho, the Lake Mendota Serpent as her Urban Legend. A US version of the Loch Ness Monster, the Bozho Serpent in Lake Mendota, WI was first reported in the 1860s. From rare sightings, pranks […]
My Indie Polish Merry Christmas Swatches
It may not be anywhere near Christmas yet (despite early releases of beauty advent calendars) but I am sharing swatches of My Indie Polish Merry Christmas today. This is a polish from last year so already available. It is a multichrome with red, gold and green shifts and a scattering of holo. If you are […]
My Indie Polish Neon Collection Swatches
For #CBBxManiMonday, we are doing colour combos. I went for something I don’t usually do and tried some neon polishes from My Indie Polish. Neon Pink and Neon Green are part of their core collection but Radioactive (Neon Yellow) is new and very limited edition. I paired each with a simple colour stamped over to […]
Alter Ego Autumn Auric Swatches (September 2019 COTM)
Each month, Alter Ego releases a colour of the month for their Egomaniacs Facebook group (join it here for access to custom colours, giveaways and more). This month is Alter Ego Autumn Auric. Sometimes the group gets to choose the colour. Other times they name it. This month was based on a request for a […]