Road to Polish Con - Week 1 (Ever After Polish, Pepper Pot Polish, Inspurrrations)

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Guess what time it is?!?  It's time for another round of Road to Polish Con!  The Polish Convention is back in New York City this summer and next week starts the first round of special exclusive limited edition polishes that you can snag.  Each week will be a different group of indie nail polish makers to chose from.  For Week 1, we have three makers; Ever After Polish, Pepper Pot Polish and Inspurrrations.  Let's take a look at their polishes!

Ever After Polish - Flake It Up Jellies

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I have some fun little jelly polish to share with you today.  Ever After Polish has just released a collection of jelly polishes packed with shifting crystal chameleon flakies.  They can be worn alone and as toppers.  And of course, you need to use a matte top coat with theses.  That's what we do with jellies and flakies!  Let's that a look at the Flake It Up Jelly Collection!

Road to Polish Con - Week 1 (Great Lakes Lacquer, Ever After Polish, Tonic Polish)

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I am so happy to announce that I am an official blogger for The Polish Convention this fall!  The Polish Con is a biannual meet up for indie nail polish companies for sell their gorgeous polishes, fanatics like us to snag exclusive shades and meet makers, and for budding nail artists to brush up on new nail art techniques.  I have attended both of the Polish Cons that have occurred and hope to make it to the third one this fall in Chicago.  This year, for the Spring 2017 NYC Con, the creators have started a "Road to Polish Con" sale and are doing it again for the Fall 2017 Chicago Con.  Starting next week, indie brands that will be participating in the Con will have exclusive polishes available each week leading up to the convention.  These polishes will be available for purchase through the official Polish Con site and are limited edition batches.  The Fall convention is in Chicago again and the theme is A Fair to Remember.  So get ready for lots of fun polish names to enhance those themes.  Let's take a look at the very first week of exclusives!

Random Nails of the Day

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With all of the reviews I do, I hardly have time to share the manicures I actual wear during the day.  I figured I could group them all together and share them here once and a while.  I got this idea from my friend Jen at AggiesDoItBetter.com.  This is collection of manicures that I actual wore for the day during the past month that haven't been posted on my blog or social media yet.  Usually, these photos get tossed into a folder on my phone for times when I don't have anything new to post.    But they want to be seen!  So let's give them their own time in the spotlight :)

Disclaimer...some of these polishes may be older, limited edition, discontinued or otherwise hard to find.  I apologize if you fall in love with something and have a hard time finding it.  But by checking out these makers, I am sure you will see something you will love even if you can't find one of these specific polishes.  Get ready for #notd spam!

Awesome Sauce Indie Box - Lisa Frank Box

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I have another fun Awesome Sauce Indie Box to share with you today!  This new box is inspired by Lisa Frank.  Lisa Frank brings me back to grade school.  Her neon bright designs were the highlight of school supplies for me.  Unicorns and puppies and dolphins and fairies...so many fun things for young girls.  There are four indie polish makers contributing to this box as well as one indie nail decal maker.  Different Dimension is the guest maker for this box!  These polishes are bright and girly and sure to be a huge hit.  Let's take a look at the limited edition polishes offered in the Lisa Frank Box!

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Pun with Pokemon - Exclusive Color4Nails Collection

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I have a fun little collection to share with you all today.  My favorite indie stockist, Color4Nails, has teamed up with six different indie polish makers to create a collection of polishes inspired but the resent Pokemon Go craze.  I will admit...I am one of the people that fell hard for this game.  I had never played Pokemon once in my life before but got hooked on this game as soon as it came out.  Hunting Pokemon in the real world?!?  Yes, please!  If you are a Pokemon fan as well, you will love the inspiration for these shades.  Each of the polishes in this collection are inspired by a favorite Pokemon.  They will only be available from the Color4Nails online store.  And the names are super punny which is a bonus.  You are going to want to catch them all!

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Awesome Sauce Indie Box - Are You a Hero or a Villain? feat. Takko Lacquer and Parrot Polish

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This week's Takko Tuesday post is a little different as I am not just featuring one Takko Lacquer polish but an entire box of indie polishes including Takko Lacquer!  The newest Awesome Sauce Indie Box is out and Takko Lacquer is one of the guest makers.  This box is inspired by super heros which are actually more villainous...but we still root for them.  There are five polishes each from a different indie maker along with lot of fun little goodies to play with.  Ever After Polish, Lavish Polish and Anonymous Lacquer are joined by guest contributors Takko Lacquer and Parrot Polish this time around.  All of the polishes are gorgeous, dark and moody.  Perfect push into fall!  Let's tak a look at all of the goodies included in this quarter's box!

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Awesome Sauce Indie Box - The Cake Box

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On this wonderful Friday, we are taking a look at the newest Awesome Sauce Indie Box.  The Cake Box is to celebrate the 1 year birthday/anniversary of the Awesome Sauce Indie Box.  For this special installment, there are six polishes in this box along with four different extra goodies.  Preorder started today and will continue for one week.  Let's take a look at everything in this cake inspired box!

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Awesome Sauce Indie Box: Life in Plastic

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The next Awesome Sauce Indie Box launched tonight!  This quarterly box is a themed collection of indie nail polish brands with some extra nail art and bath/body care thrown in.  The regular contributors to the box are Lavish Polish, Ever After Polish, Vapid Lacquer, and Anonymous Lacquer.  They bring in a guest indie maker for each box and for this quarter is Cupcake Polish!  Life in Plastic is the name of this box and it is inspired by Barbie.  All of the extra bits are in the shape of the ponytail Barbie silhouette.  Super fun.

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Awesome Sauce Indie Box - Mermani

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Today, I have the newest Awesome Sauce Indie Box to share with you.  This is a quarterly indie nail polish box that features four regular contributors and one guest maker.  It comes in both a full sized option as well as a mini option (which I think is a great idea).  The theme for this box is Mermaids and it included a bunch of extra goodies that are all mermaid inspired.  The indie makers in this box are Lavish Polish, Ever After Polish, Vapid Lacquer, Anonymous Lacquer and the guest maker Literary Lacquers.  All of these brands are great. If you haven't tried them yet, then this box of a perfect way to sample their awesome.  Haha.  Let's take a look at these lovelies.

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The First Gift of Christmas box

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Tonight, I am sharing swatches of a fun little holiday collaboration box from four great indie polish makers.  The First Gift of Christmas box is inspired by the book/movie The Polar Express.  This was one of my favorite holiday stories when I was younger, so I was excited to see what everyone created with this inspiration.  The box will come with four full sized polishes from each of the makers (Ellagee, Girly Bits Cosmetics, Frenzy Polish and Ever After Polish) that are exclusive to this collaboration box.  Each of the polishes come wrapped in a red velvet pouch as well as some other festive little treats including a mini top coat, hot chocolate bath dust, peppermints and a jingle bell.  Only true believers will be able to hear it ring :)

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Awesome Sauce Indie Box - Exotic Destinations

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Today, I have a fun box of indie polish goodies to share with you.  The Awesome Sauce Indie Box is a quarterly box with polishes from 5 different indie polish makers.  Four of the makers are regulars and the fifth is a guest maker for each box.  In addition to the 5 polishes, there are also two hand/body care items for each box created by one of the makers.  The regular contributors are Lavish Polish, Ever After Polish, Aurora Lacquers and Anonymous Lacquer.  The special quest maker for this quarter's box is Vapid Lacquer.  This summer box is inspired by exotic travel destinations.  Who doesn't love that?  What I think is the coolest option of the Awesome Sauce Box is the ability to get either full sized polishes or mini polishes.  I think this is an excellent option for people that don't want to spend a ton of money to try out new indie brands.  So, let's get into some swatches!

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