NOTD: August 9, 2015

Today's mani is a beautiful indie polish! This is 2 coat of Arcane Lacquer Erudite Charm (from this haul). I loved the Divergent series from Veronica Roth and as such couldn't resist this gorgeous polish! I love that it's a blue that borders on lavender or indigo, and the super fine bronze, blue, and purple glitter make it more complex!

I used butter London Nail Foundation as the base coat and Orly Top2Bottom as the top coat.

Did you enjoy the Divergent series?

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NOTD: March 24, 2015

This beauty is Glam Polish Isengard! I could not stop staring at my nails with this polish! I did try to capture the shift, but my photos can't do it justice. Please take my word for it that this shifts between blue and purple and has a strong holo!

I used butter London Nail Foundation as the base (I was scared of staining), 2 coats of Isengard, and then finished with Wet N' Wild Fast Dry.

I loved this so much I will definitely do my best to pick up the rest of the collection! Go LoTR!

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NOTD: February 6, 2015

Another indie NOTD! This lovely polish is Love Thy Polish He Lives in You (from this haul). I used NYC Matte Me Crazy as the base, 2 coats of He Lives in You and finished with Wet N' Wild Fast Dry Top Coat.

I love this one! It's a cool toned grey with small holo glitters, and slightly bigger blue, red, and white glitter.

I bought this on sale, drawn by the colour and reasonable price (I think it was around $7.80 on Harlow & Co.) - but then I learned it was inspired by The Lion King and I loved it more! The colours are reminiscent of Rafiki to me!

Have you tried Love Thy Polish, what did you think?

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NOTD: December 20, 2014

A silvery blue polish! This is Lac Attack's Moony! Named for one of my favourite HP Characters Remus Lupin! Couldn't resist! This is 2 coats of Moony over NYC Matte Me Crazy and under Revlon Multi-Care Base+Top Coat

My camera isn't quite doing this polish justice as there are smaller darker blue flecks within this polish that add so much depth!

To me this shade not only evokes the moonlight over water, but also the iciness of winter, perfect for late December in Canada!

Do you have any HP nail polish?

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NOTD: November 4, 2014

 

Sparkles!!! This is two coats of KBShimmer Look High and Holo (from this haul). I used NYC Matte Me Crazy as the base coat and topped it with Revlon Multi-Care Base+Top coat. I loved this polish! It was a bit tricky to make sure all the bigger glitters were evenly placed so I did have to do some dabbing, but the effort was definitely worth it with this colourful bright mani!

 

Have you tried out KBShimmer? What did you think?

 

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First Indie Polish Haul!

I have finally jumped on the indie polish bandwagon! I'd been ooing and ahhing indie polish from a far, but didn't purchase any until I found out about Harlow & Co a Canadian company that sources and sells over 40 different indie brands! Not only do I love supporting a Canadian beauty business, but for orders over $50, shipping is free! I hate paying shipping on orders so this was another point that helped me bite the bullet and delve into the world of indie polish!

 

L to R: Girly Bits Save Your Scissors, Glam Polish Isengard, Love Thy Polish He Lives In You, KBShimmer Look High and Holo, Lac Attack Moony

Girly Bits Save Your Scissors is described as a "lavender crelly base with neon pink hexes and squares, lavender, plum, and teal hexes, aqua and white dots, and sparks of silver holo". I'm a huge fan of purple polish, and I love how unique this polish is. Plus how cute is the brand's logo?

Glam Polish Isengard was a must-have for me. I'm a huge Lord of the Rings fan and it was hard to decide which polish from this collection was the one I would get (first...lol). I decided on Isengard due to the beautiful purple to blue shift, although I might just have to collect the whole collection since it combines two of my favourite things, Lord of the Rings and polish!

Love Thy Polish He Lives In You is described as a "medium gray base with white, orange, and blue glitters". Plus it's based on Rafiki from The Lion King. No-brainer!

KBShimmer Look High and Holo is described as a "raspberry jelly base loaded with holographic glitter". As you can see, this was my attempt to stray away from purples, blues, and grays!

Lac Attack Moony was my Harry Potter pick. I'm also a huge Harry Potter fan, and was originally going to choose The Brightest Witch, but I read some reviews about it being a bit hard to work with so I settled on Moony instead (and Remus Lupin is one of my favourite characters!). Moony is a "silvery blue foil with tiny flakes in it, some of which flash purple"

 

These 5 polish cost $50.40 before taxes and I am super excited that I get to try out 5 indie brands in the process!

 

Have you tried indie polish? Which indie brand should I look into next?

 

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