The Venetian Duo

We're halfway to the weekend!!

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Sounds like a good day to talk about polish ;)

Recently, Pahlish and Elevation Polish collaborated and came out with the limited edition Venetian Duo.  

This duo consists of "The Wayfarer" (Pahlish), a mix of ultra chrome and platinum flakes with iridescent glitters, and "The Merchant's Son" (Elevation), an aqua turquoise thermal with green micro shimmer.  I did not catch the thermal shift in my photos, partially because I'm lazy, but mostly because it's still too dang hot out here to properly photograph the shift before the cold state changed back to warm.  C'mon, Fall!!

 

Did a big ole order from Ali Express at the beginning of the month and all the nail art accessories are starting to come in, so I've been playing ^_^  

The application of both polishes was super smooth.  The Merchant's Son was a "thicker" polish but still applied smoothly and leveled out very nicely.  I'm wearing two coats in the photos above.  The Wayfarer spread out evenly and gave me some great coverage - also shown in two coats.  Overall, it's a fantastic duo!  And the thermal shift is very strong and looks beautiful with the topper.  Wish I could have gotten a good picture of it >.<  Damn you Phoenix heat!!

The duo is sold out on the Elevation site, but IS still available on the Pahlish site here :)

What do you think of this duo?  Did you pick one up yourself?

International Salon & Spa Expo

Last weekend I had the privilege of attending the International Salon & Spa Expo as a member of the Press!

I met a LOT of amazing people, one of whom was a fellow nail blogger who you may be familiar with - Shannon of Seriously Nails!!  She is absolutely fantastic, and was such a joy to spend the first day with!  She helped me in so many ways, too - I am very fortunate we crossed paths ^_^

I figured that this week I will most a few separate posts, featuring products I purchased or received from various companies at the show.  I got looooooooots of goodies that I can't wait to show you!!

And I wanted to. of course, also show you the mani I wore for the expo :D

I used "Baptism" by Octopus Party Nail Lacquer for the beautiful white base, and I topped it with "Cold Fusion" by I Love Nail Polish.  I received a lot of comments about Cold Fusion :D

Keeping this post short today, but I'll have a hefty one for you tomorrow!  I hope your week is going well so far - see you soon <3

*Press Release*: I, A.M. Custom Color January Duo

***PRESS RELEASE***

Happy Tuesday!! Today I've got some swatches of the upcoming January Duo by I, A.M. Custom Color set to release on the 30th of this month.

This duo is part of a new collection by the creator called "Ashes' Favorites."  This new collection will consist of a new duo every month featuring polishes named after one of her favorite singers, and one of her favorite dancers.  January's duo will also include a shimmery pink chocolate raspberry butterfly-shaped mini lotion bar :)

So let's get to the polishes!

The first polish in this duo is called "Prima Assoluta," named for Alessandra Ferri - the creator's favorite ballerina :)

Prima Assoluta is a beautiful pink jelly full of rainbow micro flakies and glitters.  This polish dried in under five minutes to a lovely shiny finish.  I am wearing three coats in the photos above, with the brand's DiamondPRO topcoat.

The second polish is a thermal called "The Rain," named after the song by Calvin Harris:

Outdoors, Warm State

Transition

 Cold State

  

Indoors, Warm State

 Transition 

Cold State

The rain is a lovely medium blue shade when warm, and a deep, forest green when cold.  The polish is packed with ultra chameleon chrome flakies and is holographic!  It's really quite a stunner!  Opaque in three coats, it also dried in under five minutes to a nice shine.  Again, I am wearing a layer of the DiamondPRO topcoat.

The Ups: Prima Assoluta is the perfect ballerina pink polish, and is really lovely and sparkly in the sun.  Application was super smooth, too, and I love the fast drying time.

The Rain is one of the most beautiful thermals I've seen!  I am personally a fan of blues and greens, so this thermal was pretty much meant for me - especially since it also has chrome flakies and is holographic!  I appreciated the smooth application and quick drying time in this polish, as well.

The Downs:  I had no issues with these polishes - the formula is solid, application is smooth, and quick dry time.  Big two thumbs up from me!

I am very impressed with this brand, and definitely recommend you check them out!  Here are some links for you:

Shop: Here

Facebook: Here

Facebook Fan Group: Here

Instagram: Here

I'll have another post for you next week featuring February's Duo, also set to launch on the 30th.  Have a terrific day!  See you soon <3

*NOTE: Coupon code was provided by I, A.M. Custom Color Cosmetics & Lacquer for a special discount.  This is no way affects my opinion and review of the product.