Introducing McPolish!

Well Hello!

Let me introduce myself, I'm Amy McG aka McPolish.  And I am so very excited to be joining Rebecca with this wonderful blog.  I started following PolishEtc about a year ago when I started my nail polish obsession.   It all started with a bottle of magnetic polish by Sally Hansen.  I had to know if there were other polishes like this. which led me to the world of nail blogs.  Holy moly!  Needless to say, I was hooked and was constantly scoping out the beauty section of every grocery and drug store.  I have hardly gone a day without polish on my nails since October 2012!.  

In March 2013, I broke down and made my first Instagram account so I could share my nails with people and my real life friends and family wouldn't know about my obsession.  Haha!  It's true, I was trying to hide it back then.  I very quickly got sucked into the never ending world of nail art and indie polish.  I have shared all of my nail art adventures and first tries on my Instagram account, so feel free to peruse it at your leisure.  Currently, I am attempting to do more stamping and advanced/reversed stamping.  I am not adept at hand painting, so stamping lets me wear more intricate designs.  My go-to, easy nail art is the jelly sandwich.  I love jelly polish!

Here are some examples of my nail art adventures!

Advanced/reverse stamping

Waterfall

Gradient with stamping

Tape mani skittlette

Jelly sandwich

And because I am an indie polish lover, I do my fare share of swatching and ogling over beautiful handmade polish babies.  I actually have an indie polish named after me, for my love of grey jellies with pink glitter!  Here is a sample of my swatches featuring the "McPolish hand pose".  

McPolish's Awesomesauce by Pipe Dream Polish

Dreamscape by Smokey Mountain Lacquers

Kiss the Sky by Takko Lacquer

Festival by Picture Polish

Fire in the Sky by Freak Show Polish

Well...I hope you will be happy with my contributions to this lovely blog.  I am just tickled pink to be here with Rebecca and to share this experience with my bestie Amy and good friend Gari.  I know you will love them both :)  Let me know if you would like to see anything specific from me and be sure to follow me on Instagram!

- Amy McG (McPolish)

Changes with the New Year!

Hello my dearest readers! Today I have some very exciting news that I've been wanting to share with you ever since it was official. The new year always seems like the best time to share big and important news.

As you may have noticed, the time that I've been able to devote to Polish Etc lately has been dismal. With a busy schedule I just can't keep up with posting every day, or even a few times a week. Letting Polish Etc die has never been an option for me. This blog has been my baby for the last two years, and after all of the polish, acetone, and long hours, I don't want to see it die. But how do you keep up with a blog when there isn't time? How could I reinvigorate this old neglected blog and keep it exciting for readers?

With 2014 brings changes to Polish Etc in the form of three new fantastic contributors!

Just think, you no longer have to listen to me ramble on every day!

Today I want to welcome Amy McG, Gari, and Amy to Polish Etc! With gorgeous nails and unsurpassable skills, I couldn't be happier to make this announcement. All three of these ladies are incredibly sweet and a ton of fun. I just know you will love reading what they have to offer, and I really hope that you continue to enjoy our content through 2014!

I met these three ladies through Instagram, and they are all talented and prolific nail polish addicts! Please check out their Instagram accounts and welcome them to the blog!

Amy @McPolish!

Amy @indie500nails!

Gari @margarita_onthe_rocks!

I know I am looking forward to reading their introductory posts over the next several weeks, and I hope you are too!



--Rebecca