Loaded Lacquer - Hula Girl Collection

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Happy Monday!

 

Today I have another collection from one of my favorite indie brands, Load Lacquer.  Heather makes amazing glitters and now she has a few epic shimmers to add to the list of awesomeness.  There are five polishes in this mix and they are all stunners.  The name of this collection is called Hula Girl and it definitely evokes the feeling of summer and tropical vacations.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

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SindiePop! - Mystery Gang Collection

Zoinks!  These polishes are awesome, Scoobs!

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Today I have swatches from the Mystery Gang collection from SindiePop! Cosmetics.   This group of 5 polishes (1 crelly and 4 glitter toppers) is inspired by the loveable Scooby Doo characters.  One things I love about Jessica's polishes, is her great color combinations.  She really knows how to make contrasting but complimentary combinations.  This is an older collection but I am sure it will be around for a while. 


Let's start with my favorite glitter topper of the bunch, Danger Prone Daphne.  I used 2 coats over Orly Boho Bonnet and Ulta Cream of the Crop.  I tested this glitter over several colors and they all looked great!  The periwinkle blue glitters are a great contrast to the other jewel toned glitters.

Up next is Jinkie!, a red, orange, purple and black glitter topper.  Velma is the inspiration behind this polish.  I used 1.5 coats over OPI Love Angel Music Baby and China Glaze Grape Pop.  I really like red and purple together! 

 

 

 Scooby Dooby Doo is next!  This was another great glitter topper that went well over many different colors.  I used 1 coat over OPI Amazon-Amazoff and China Glaze At Vase Value.  The color of these glitter is a perfect match of Scooby Doo's colors: gold, blue, black and caramel. 

Next up is a glitter topper called Zoinks! which is inspired by the infamous Shaggy.  I used 1.5 coats over OPI Fly and Zoya Louise with an accent nail of some tiny watch parts from WatchThisWatchThat.  There are some pale green glitters in this mix that my photos were not showcasing well. 

The only crelly in this collection is Team Daphne.   Inspired by Fred, this is a white crelly with orange, blue and white glitters.  I used two coats with an accent nail of OPI MBSW and a Big Ruby nail tattoo.  I love this color combo (it must be the Gator girl in me!)



 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed these watches.  The glitter combinations in these polishes really match the characters they were inspired by.  Who is your favorite Scooby Doo character?

 



 



 

Get your SindiePop! on at www.sindiepop.com

 

-Amy McG (McPolish)

 

 



Tillie Polish - Sweet Treats

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Hello Spring!

Today I have one of my favorite indie polish brands to share with you.  Tillie Polish is a wonderful company founded by three sisters that love polish.  I do not have a single polish from these ladies that I do not just love.  What I love about their polishes...they are not glitter bombs!  If you are into indie polish at all, you know how many brands are glitter crazy.  Tillie Polish has great crèmes and shimmers to add to your collection.  Perfect application, vibrant colors, smooth and creamy...everything you want in polish!  So you can imagine my sheer joy when I opened up my mailbox to find a surprise package of their new spring collection, Sweet Treats.   There are 5 bright and springy colors in this collection, 2 crèmes and 3 subtle shimmers.  So get ready for some nail art and swatches!

 

I used all five of the Sweet Treats collection to create this Splash Flower nail art.  It was easy and fun and looks awesome.  I followed a tutorial made by my pal Emily at The Lacquerologist.  Go check it out and try it for yourself!

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Priti NYC Black Hole collection

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When Priti NYC contacted me to swatch some of their polish, I was beyond excited. I have several polishes of theirs in my personal collection. I love polishes that are five free and vegan. Today I have polishes from their Black Hole Winter collection. They are gorgeous!! Hope you like them.

First up, Black Mondo. A super rich medium grayish blue cream with silver shimmer. Flawless formula with easy application. Brush is a little thick, but the width is perfect. This is two coats with no top coat. 

Green Wizard Rudbeckia. Army green crelly with gold flaky bits and gold shimmer. Hard to capture the complexity. Formula was great. This is two coats, no top coat. 

Black Hollycock. This is polish is gorgeous. Definitely one of my favorites. Black jelly, filled with blue, green, silver and copper micro glitter. Gorgeous polish and flawless in three coats. Topped with one coat of HK Girl top coat. 

Last but not least. Midnight Blue Gerbera. This was my favorite. I didn't think this blue was going to amaze me like it did but WOW it's so pretty. This is a cobalt blue jelly filled with silver micro glitter. This is a perfect winter shade. I wish I would have had this around Christmas for the snow mani I had done. 

What do you think of  this collection? If you have not tried Priti NYC, please check them out on Facebook. They are currently having a giveaway for some of their fabulous polishes. Enter here Priti NYC Giveaway

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Freak Show Polish: Ladies of the Night Trio

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Oh boy!  Do I have some stunning microflakies to share with you today.  Freak Show Polish is one of my favorite indie polish brands.  Not only is the owner, Karissa, a doll face but she makes some super cool polishes.  I own more FSP than any other indies in my stash!  Well, she is launching a new trio of microflakie polishes this month that I just adore...and I hope you will too!  Oh...and epic macros galore :)

 

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My Revlon Parfumerie Picks

I am sucker for a sale.  So when Walgreens had a Revlon sale last month, I chose a few of the new Parfumerie polishes to play with.  Typically, I try to stay away from scented polishes, but I had read some good reviews of this collection.  Overall, these polishes had a pleasant scent and was not overpowering in the slightest.  Some reviews stated that the scent was lost once a top coat was applied, but that was not the case for me.  I will be sharing my three picks from this collection with you today: Italian Leather, Apricot Nectar and Autumn Spice.

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Smokey Mountain Lacquers - Naughty Collection

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McPolish here!  And I have come swatches to share with you all.

I found Smokey Mountain Lacquers on Instagram last fall when Kim first opened shop.  I was very pleased with my first purchases from her.  So when Kim was looking for swatchers, I jumped on the opportunity.  So here is the most recent addition to the family, The Naughty Collection.  This trio of polishes is perfect for Valentine's Day.  

First, we have Afterglow.  This is a soft, white crelly polish with a subtle pinkish/purple shimmer.  I used three coats in this swatch for full opacity along with a top coat.  I really like the softness of this white! It was not too stark and the shimmer gave it a little extra something.

Next up is That's the Spot, a raspberry/fuchsia polish is a mild holographic shimmer.  This is not a strong, in your face holo but it gives it just enough to be special and stand out from your classic shimmers.  I wore with all day and got several compliments.  In this swatch I used two semi-thick coats with a top coat.

Lastly, we have Make Me Blush.  This was my favorite out of the trio.  Make Me Blush is a soft pink shimmer with darker, hot pink flakes.  The flakes were very small, more like flecks really.  I am not much of a pink polish girl, but this is my kind of pink polish!  Just beautiful.  I used to easy coats and a top coat in this swatch.

You can purchase this entire collection for $25.65 or each polish separately from both the Smokey Mountain Lacquers site and Etsy shop.

-Amy McG



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)