HPB Presents Halloween!

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I'll admit it, for the *longest* time, I hated spiders.  With a passion.  My back would seize up whenever I saw one, mostly because every time I would have instant flashbacks to when I was 6 living in Virginia and decided to go out on my deck.  Had no idea that every feckin' spider in the neighborhood had decided to lay their eggs on our deck, and all the little spiderlings decided to hatch at the same time and march in a giant wave of tiny horror across the entire deck - up my legs, into my shorts and shirt, and into my hair.  You cannot simply brush tiny spiders the size of crumbs off of yourself, so I did the next logical thing - I screamed like hell, ran inside to the bathroom, and turned on the water, clothes and all.  

Scarred for life at the age of 6.  It's only been in the last two years that I've finally gotten over my huge fear of them - I blame the scorpions for that.  Dealing with those shrunken deformed lobsters from Hell is so much worse than a spider.  Spiders are cake compared.

So, in light of my recovery from spiders, I decided to do a spider design inspired by @BruisedUpDollie and @nailsbykball on Instagram for the Hobby Polish Bloggers October link-up!  Check it out:

I did a base coat of the one-coat wonder "I See France" by Digital Nails and watermarbled web designs using a silver by OPI and "Clearwater" by Pipe Dream Polish.  I then glued orange gemstones to each nail and hand painted the spider legs with acrylic paint.  I think they turned out pretty nifty, though the watermarble web look was a PITA for me.  I'm still trying to get the whole watermarbling thing down.

Whatcha think of this design?  Have you done anything similar for this Halloween season?  Be sure to check out all the other awesome Halloween designs by some of the members of Hobby Polish Bloggers through the inlinkz below!!

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An InLinkz Link-up

October Beauty Quartet Box (Part 1) - Press Release

***Press Release***

OCTOBER 2015 BEAUTY QUARTET + 4

Philly Loves Lacquer and Smokey Mountain Lacquers present

TRICK OR TREAT!

WITH OUR SPECIAL GUESTS:
RICA • DOLLISH POLISH • GOTHIC GALA LACQUERS • LOVE ANGELINE
GIRLY BITS • MY INDIE POLISH

For the one-year anniversary of the Beauty Quartet Box, Kim of Smokey Mountain Lacquers and I decided to make a super-sized box to celebrate! So we came up with the BQB+4.

It will include 8 exclusive limited edition bottles of nail polish from Philly Loves Lacquer, Smokey Mountain Lacquers, and Rica, Dollish Polish, Gothic Gala Lacquers, Love Angeline, Girly Bits, and My Indie Polish.

Price: $65 shipped in the US • $70 shipped to Canada • $75 shipped everywhere else

The BQB+4 will be available for pre-order at www.phillyloveslacquer.com September 15th through September 30th, and will ship shortly after.

Collage Courtesy of @honeybee_nails on Instagram

Here is the October Lineup (from top left across):

Abracapocus by Girly Bits
a greyish/greenish holo base with green shimmer and orange, green, purple, and black glitter

Blue Moon by My Indie Polish
a cobalt holo jelly

Sanguine Nocte by Gothic Gala Lacquers
a burgundy with violet and red shimmer

BOO! by Love, Angeline
a dark green olive-y linear holo with a gold flash

Vampire Sangria by Rica
a burgundy linear holo with a touch of gold holo micro flakes

Burning Rain of Death by Philly Loves Lacquer
a black jelly base filled with a rainbow of micro glitter and holo sparkles

Welcome Foolish Mortals by Dollish Polish
a black jelly with a hint of purple shimmer, filled with matte aqua, blue, teal, periwinkle, amethyst, purple, indigo glitters, and a pinch of neon green and orange.

Reborn by Smokey Mountain Lacquers
a fuchsia crelly with a hint of shimmer that is black light reflective

 

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And now for some helpful FAQ's!

Q: Why did you choose to do 8 makers and 8 polishes instead of the normal 4 makers and 4 polishes/4extras?
A: we wanted to make a special box to celebrate the BQB's one-year anniversary, so we included 2015's favorite guests, as well as two well-known Canadian indie brands. 

Q: Is this a subscription?
A: No! The BQB is a pre-order, and will be available from September 15th until September 30th, or if we run out of our cap of 50 boxes sooner. 

Q: Will you sell more than 50 boxes?
A: Possibly. If we sell out quickly, and there's a high demand, we may release some more sets. 

Q: Where can I buy the BQB+4? Will it be available in all the maker's shops?
A: No, it will only be available for purchase at www.phillyloveslacquer.com

Q: When will the BQB+4 ship? Will I get it by Halloween?
A: The BQB+4 will ship in the beginning of October, once I receive all of the makers' contributions. You will receive tracking information as soon as the box ships. I am reasonably certain that you will in fact receive the box by Halloween.

Q: Will the polishes in the box be available individually or outside of the box? 
A: All of the polishes in the BQB/BQB+4 are exclusive to the box, and will not be made available individually outside of the BQB. However, some of us do choose to sell our extra bottles in mystery bags, but we cannot guarantee this will be the case. 

Q: Why can't I redeem PhLL Rewards Points on my BQB/BQB+4 orders? Will I still earn my points?
A: Since the BQB/BQB+4 is a combined effort between several makers, and the proceeds are shared amongst them, redeeming reward points specific to PhLL is not fair to the rest of the box participants. However, you can absolutely earn points with your purchase, which will be usable on future orders that do not contain a BQB, prototype, or mystery bag.

Q: Do any of the makers in the BQB use the harmful base that Mentality uses? 
A: No. We can all safely say that we do not use the same base, and can provide confirmation from our suppliers to back up our claim, if needed.
 

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Instagram usernames:
@phillyloveslacquer • @smokeymountainlacquers • @dollishpolishlacquer
@justricarda • @gothicgalalacquers • @loveangelinepolish
@girlybitscosmetics • @myindiepolish

This Is Halloween - Pumpkin Faces

In my house, every Halloween, rather than carving our pumpkins, we paint them!  I've done everything from the usual witches and mummies to comic book characters - it's a lot of fun, and our pumpkins last a lot longer!  We used to live in Washington where a carved pumpkin would start to mold within a few days, so we always painted them.  Now that we live in Arizona, while it is a much drier climate, we still prefer painting out pumpkins :)

When the challenge for today's nail design was "pumpkin faces" I immediately knew I wanted to do painted faces :D  Check it out!

Yeah, I had to cut my nails down to the same size yesterday after one broke while I was closing a window :(  At least they grow fast!!  Just means no long pretty nail designs for a few weeks.  Bummer :(

Anywho, hope you enjoy this design!!  Check out below all the other amazing, adorable, and creative pumpkin face themed designs by the other fabulous ladies in this challenge group!!  So awesome to be among these super talented chicas ^_^

An InLinkz Link-up