Nail Hoot's "Owl Be Yours"

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Hey you lovely people!  I've been spending my last month cleaning my house top to bottom - my church is having a rummage sale and it's the best excuse for me to finally have gone through the mountains of boxes in each room.  I've also been re-arranging furniture so I can move all my nail art/blogging equipment etc. to a proper office and it will all be in one place!  Woo hoo!!

So, apologies for the absence, but it feels *so good* to have made some progress on my house :D  And I'm still having to do all this on my own around 3 small children, since the hubs is still working out of state.  It's a miracle I've made any progress at all :P

Let's get to some pretty polish!!

Nail Hoot sent me an absolutely lovely Valentine's polish called Owl Be Yours, and I've got some swatches for you!!

Owl Be Yours is a lovely pink polish with yellow iridescent glitters and a holographic effect throughout (it is more subtle indoors, but outdoors it's pretty stunning!!).  Opaque in 2-3 coats depending on how thick you apply it, and dries to a nice shine.

I would have had outdoor shots for you if the weather didn't decide to be uncharacteristically overcast for nearly a week straight.  I gotta work on getting some LED lights so I can show you all the holo a lot better indoors.

This lovely polish is available now!!  Here's the shop link and such:

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What do you think??  Are you getting any special polish for Valentine's Day?  Let me know in the comments!! <3

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Polish was sent to me in exchange for an honest review and photographs.

Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Spring Colors!

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Quick blog post for you today!  It's been a crazy busy week and today is no different >.<

Octopus Party Nail Lacquer has released 4 beautiful Spring colors as well as a few new colors exclusive to Ella Ann Cosmetics.  I have four of all of those polishes to show you here :D  Let's start with the two from the OPNL Spring Collection.

First up: "Easy-Bake Coven"

Easy-Bake Coven is a really nice pastel lilac purple with a scattered holographic effect.  I am wearing 3 thin coats in the photos above, no topcoat.

Next up is "Going Coastal:"

Going Coastal is the perfect creamy blue with a very, VERY subtle blue shimmer.  Shown above is 3 thin coats, no topcoat.

Next is one of the Ella Ann exclusives - "A Tanner Darkly:"

Sun shot!!

A Tanner Darkly is a tan/gold (in some lighting) holo, opaque in two coats as shown above.

And lastly we have "Pasta Azul:"

Sun shooooooooooot!!!

Pasta Azul is a jaw-dropping blue holographic polish, opaque in 2 coats as shown above.

Holy canoli, people, these polishes are terrific, especially the Ella Ann exclusives!  I highly suggest you jump on the Purchase Wagon, as these all of these are only available for 2 more days :-O  Here are links where you can purchase these and see the rest of the polishes available, as well as follow the brand:

OPNL Shop

Ella Ann Cosmetics

OPNL Facebook Page

Fan Group

Instagram

What do you think of these polishes?  Any of them in particular strike your fancy?  Let me know in the comments! <3

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Polish provided at a discount from the maker in exchange for swatches and a review.  All opinions and experiences with the polish are unique to me and my review remains 100% honest.

Gothic Gala Lacquers "Spring Bouquet" Collection

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Tomorrow at noon Pacific Standard Time, Gothic Gala Lacquers will be releasing her Spring Bouquet Collection!

This is a ridiculously stunning collection that I am very much in love with because it is my two favorite things about spring polishes - holo (duh) and pastels!!  She even managed to squeeze some flakie goodness in these, too, which we all know is another weakness of mine ;)

Let's dive right in to some swatches, shall we?  Warning: it's about to get all picture happy and holographic up in here!

Note:  All are shown in 2 coats with topcoat.

We'll start with "Carnation:"

Carnation is a blue/green holo with a soft shimmer of flakies.

Next up: "Dusty Miller"

Dusty Miller is a silver/grey holo with silver flakies throughout.

Next: "English Daisy"

English Daisy is probably the biggest stunner of the collection.  It is a fuchsia/dark pink holo with gold flakies.

Here we have "Hyacinth:"

Hyacinth is a dusty lilac holo with violet flakies.

This beauty (and my personal fav of the bunch) is "Hydrangea:"

Hydrangea is a peridot-leaning green holo with green flakies throughout.  My accent nail is done with Sounds of Science from her Science is Beautiful collection.

And last but not least, we have "Star Flower:"

Star Flower is a soft powder blue holo with blue flakies throughout.

This whole collection is just perfect for the Spring season!  Makes me wish it were here already so I can start planting some flowers ^_^

The Spring Bouquet collection will be launching tomorrow at 12pm PST - and if you use the code MOMMRSANDME25 you'll get 25% off your order ;)  Here are some links for you:

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Facebook Fan Group

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Twitter

Pinterest

I will also be posting macro brush-shot videos of each of these polishes on my Instagram, so make sure you're following me, because you definitely don't wanna miss the holo goodness!! 

Which one of these polishes is your favorite of the bunch?  Let me know in the comments!

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Polish was provided by the maker for photography purposes.  All opinions and experiences with the polish are my own and remain 100% honest.

Smokey Mountain Lacquers Valentine's Duo

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I cannot believe V-Day is already less than a week away.  Where the heck is 2016 going - is it being sucked into some time vortex??

I suppose I should start rolling in those Valentine's manis and such.  I'll start today with the Smokey Mountain Lacquers Valentine's Duo:

The duo is comprised of a lilac purple holo called "Heartbreaker"...

...and a lovely pink holo glitter bomb with a blue shimmer called "Put A Ring On It."

Heartbreaker went on smoothly, only requiring 2 coats for opacity.  It dried a bit textured, so a good topcoat smoothed everything out nicely.  Put A Ring On It spread out wonderfully for a glitterbomb offering excellent coverage!  Two coats for complete opacity for this one, and it also dried just a bit textured and required topcoat to make it smooth and really make that holo pop!  The hearts on my middle and ring fingers were made using Valentine's day vinyls from Sweet Lacquer.

All in all this duo is adorable!  I like that it is a less conventional duo, meaning it's not strictly pink or red.  I love that the lilac is a color suited for many occasions and holidays (I can definitely see it used in an Easter mani), and that the pink is a softer, more vintage pink than an in-your-face Barbie pink.  Way more versatile (and tolerable for me :P ).

You can pick up a full size or mini size of this duo here - there aren't many sets left!  You can also follow Smokey Mountain Lacquers through these links:

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What do you think of these colors?  Do they suit V-day to you?  Let me know in the comments! <3

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Duo was purchased by me using a discount code provided as a thank you for working with SML in previous press samples.  All opinions and experiences with the polish are my own and remain 100% honest.

M Polish: You Are My Symphony

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Quick post for your all this morning as I have a sick toddler today :(  Tis the season of coughs, sneezes, and wheezes!  I feel like there's some kind of catchy song there...

Today I have one of 7 new M Polish stamping polishes to show you and it is a limited edition charity polish for a sweet 16 year old boy named Kent who suffered a stroke - yes, a stroke - and is (to my knowledge) still in the hospital.  You can read the full story over on the Pish Posh Polish blog.

The charity polish is called "You Are My Symphony:"

This stunner is a blackish red with a hint of holo and is limited to 150 bottles total (75 of each size) - once these are gone, they're gone!  You can purchase the 15ml full size at $10.50 or the 5ml mini size at $4.25 HERE.  50% of the proceeds from the sale of this polish will be going to help Kent and his family during this recovery.

You should most definitely head on over ASAP to pick one of these up!!  And stay tuned - I will have posts of the other 6 polishes released today later on this week!  And they all have holo ;)

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Polish was sent to me by the maker for photography purposes and honest review.  My opinions and experience with the polish remain 100% honest and are unique to me.