Another Polish Pickup is just around the corner and the theme for this month is Ancient History. Cynthia chose coconut as her inspiration. The oldest reference to the coconut is from 5th century AD Egyptian traveler Cosmas who wrote about the “Nut of India” after visiting India and Ceylon. Alter Ego 5th Century Indian Nut is an […]
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Paint it Pretty Polish Forget Me Not Swatches (Polish Pickup Feb 2020)
Polish Pickup starts tomorrow and Paint it Pretty Polish is treating us to another purple polish. Forget Me Not by Paint it Pretty Polish is a shifting blue/purple/pink packed with glowing aurora shimmers. It has a jelly like formula and while visible nail line wasn’t obvious in indoor lighting, it is noticeable under my lights with […]
Alter Ego Daffodils Peek Through The Leaves Swatches
Cynthia from Alter Ego has both a polish and a soap for the upcoming Polish Pickup. Both named Daffodils Peek Through The Leaves. Both are green, the soap is more neon with a bright yellow swirled in while the polish is a darker green with gold flakes. Alter Ego Daffodils Peek Through The Leaves Soap […]
Alter Ego Chocolatier Review and Swatches
Inspired by smooth, creamy melted milk chocolate. A fine pearlized shimmer with just a hint of gold Chocolatier was on of the top choices on my list when Cynthia from Alter Ego offered to let me choose a few bottles for helping out in her Egomaniacs facebook group and at Indie Expo Canada. It is […]
Banish Winter Skin with O’Keeffe’s
Winter can be touch on your skin. My partner uses O’Keeffe’s Working Hands (the tub not this nice tube I got) and it is super moisturizing. I often steal some as a night cream for my hands. They had this trio as a gift set over the holidays, there was another one with the foot […]
Alter Ego Stone by Day, Warrior by Night Swatches
Alter Ego Stone by Day, Warrior by Night is a group custom for the Alter Ego fan group on Facebook. Cynthia held a contest for a group member to choose the inspiration behind a polish. This was just before I became a mod so I didn’t swatch it at the time and this has been […]
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Alter Ego Cuticle Oil & Hit the Spot
Whether you change your polish a lot of not, a good cuticle oil is essential. It keeps your cuticles soft and looking better. Healthy cuticles also help you grow healthy nails. If you have ever had a hard piece of cuticle make your nail grow with a dip in it, you will know what I […]
Life Brand Nourishing Hand Mask Review
I love a good hand mask. My hands get really dry and that is not helped by acetone use for swatching and constant washing. I usually buy my hand masks online but picked up some from Shoppers Drug Mart to try. Life Brand Nourishing Hand Masks are usually $4.99 but seem to be on sale […]
Paint it Pretty Polish Firey Aries Swatches (Polish Pickup Jan 2020)
You know how at the beginning of the year, your brain is still stuck in the year before when writing the date? I am 18 years back with 2002 instead of 2020 (or 2019). Anyway, Polish Pickup starts on Friday and Sherri has an amazing option with Paint it Pretty Polish Firey Aries. It is a […]