Alter Ego Elbaite Tourmaline might be the shiftiest polish Cynthia has made. It looks purple in the bottle but is a green base with pink, blue and purple shifts and a beautiful shimmer. It is exclusive to Polish Pickup starting today through Monday and priced at $10US. Alter Ego Elbaite Tourmaline Swatches Three coats of Alter […]
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Alter Ego Indie Nail Polish Starter Kit
Not sure where to start with indie nail polish or looking for a gift for someone who wants to move from mainstreams? Just in time for the holidays, Alter Ego has an indie nail polish starter kit for only $37 (USD) with free shipping in the US. Polishes will be a mix of colours and […]
Alter Ego Pewter Perfect & Cuticle Oil Duo for Polish Pickup
Polish Pickup time already? This month is red carpet themed and Alter Ego chose a pretty silvery dress from a model at the Cannes film festival. Pewter Perfect is an antique silver base with grey microflakes. My swatches show three coats on my middle fingers and two on my pointer/baby fingers. I think it does […]
12 Days of Alter Ego (Nail Polish & Body/Skincare Advent Calendar)
I know, I know, wishing away the year and talking holiday stuff before Halloween. But this is a preorder and well, 2020 needs to be over anyway. New to Alter Ego for 2020 is a beauty and nail polish advent calendar. I say beauty, but it is really nail care, skin care and bath stuff. […]
Alter Ego Bulbasaur Swatches (Polished Gamers)
It is almost Polished Gamers time again and this month is Pokemon! Cynthia’s box exclusive is Bulbasaur, a cooler toned minty green with a darker green microglitter and silver shimmer. This one is honestly a lot prettier than my photos show, it almost glows and the cooler tone makes it a really wearable green. I […]
Alter Ego Wwiillmmaa! & Loopy Fruits Acetone Additive
How is it Polish Pickup time already? This month, animation was chosen as the theme which means lots of old school cartoons. Cynthia chose WWIILLMMAA as her polish, It is a white creme polish that glows orangey in the dark and is inspired by The Flintstones. White for Wilma’s dress and pearls and orange for […]
Alter Ego Under The Vampire’s Spell (All The Pretty Pinks Box)
Under The Vampire’s Spell by Alter Ego is part of the Magenta to Blush: All the Pretty Pinks box for October. Pink for a Halloween box is a strange choice, but pink lovers love holidays too. It is a slightly dusty medium pink with holo. It doesn’t have a strong holo flame but somehow is very […]
Alter Ego Dramatic Drakaina Swatches (Surreal Sparks & Shifts Dragon Box)
Today I have some swatches of Cynthia’s latest creation, Alter Ego Dramatic Drakaina, a medium blue multichrome with a pinky purple shift. It is part of a collaboration box with two other makers and perfect if you love shifty polishes. The Surreal Sparks & Shifts Box is a collaboration box that features three makers with shifty […]
Alter Ego Search for Hearts of Gold (Polished Gamers Box) Swatches
September is Kingdom Hearts month at the Polished Gamers Box and this month, Cynthia made Search for Hearts of Gold as the Alter Ego exclusive polish. It is a yellow and gold metallic holo microglitter in a clear base. This one is not super packed, I needed three coats and still showed some visible nail […]