Savvy Naturalista - Swatches and Review

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Hi Guys! Today I have a few polishes from a "new to me" indie brand, Savvy Naturalista! It's been in business for about a year now and is owned and operated by Shundara out of Arizona! In addition to polish, she creates bath and body care products, as well as perfumes and room fragrances....

I,A.M...CustomColor - Ashes' Favorites March & April (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have another round of fun polishes from Ashes' Favorites Monthly Duos! These were created by Ashlie, owner of I,A.M...CustomColor Cosmetics and Lacquer. Each month she creates a polish inspired by one of her favorite singers and one of her favorite dancers! Let's see what she chose for the upcoming months...

March Duo

 Светлана is a gorgeous neon pink jelly filled with rainbow micro flakies, that primarily shift in colors of purple and pink. It is so gorgeous and had an amazing formula! For complete opacity I did two coats, plus topcoat! The flakies give it an awesome "inner glow" effect that is beautiful!

Note from Ashlie:

Inspired by Svetlana Zakharova, a Russian Trained Prima Ballerina. She has amazing extensions and so I thought a Jelly would be great. 

You can read more about her here- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana_Zakharova_%28dancer%29

While I love watching her dance, this is one of my favorite scenes with her in it- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEdDKxmpSzY

Phenomenon is a neon purple jelly with contrasting blue shimmers! The glow in this one is so gorgeous! I wanted to give you a correct glimpse at it, so I had to adjust the picture a little for the polish to appear as it does in real life. As you know, most purples photograph really blue. This is why my skin looks a tad green..haha! Another perfect formula! If you're careful, you could totally get away with one thicker coat. For my photos I did two coats, plus topcoat!

Note from Ashlie:
It is inspired by a Yeah Yeah Yeah's song "Phenomena" which you can see and hear here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qfmwcIEt-U . I really like this band and this song is one of my faves from this album.  

April Duo

The Marie is a matte pastel glitter bomb, in addition to a mix of iridescent glitters! Such a lovely glitter mix. This one definitely puts you in the mood for Spring and Easter! It has shades of pastel pink, lavender, blue and white with a fun mix of cirles, sqaures, hexes, hearts and flowers. The only glitter I had a time getting out of the bottle was the hearts and flowers; otherwise there was no fishing needed. For my photos I did two coats over OPI Taupe-less Beach!

Note from Ashlie:
This is dedicated to Marie Taglioni, one of the first noted ballet dancers to go on pointe and also to standardize the shorter Romantic era tutu. Previous to her, women were dancing in floor length heavy starched garments and corsets. She was also said to be a virtuosa of her time. 

You can read more about here-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Taglioni, unfortunately she proceeds film and common photography, there are only illustrations of Marie in her prime.

Come Around is a gorgeous neon spearmint, green creme with gold glitters and flakes. I dpn't know what it is, but green polish has really been growing on me lately. I have aquired a good sized collection of them! This one is beautiful! Great creme formula that is opaque in two coats, and the gold flakies and glitters just give that little extra ooompf!

Note from Ashlie:
A song by MIA and Timberland. I've always really liked this song and I think MIA is weird as $#!%. Lol. The song can be heard here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shH8xMZI5sw 

Both the March and April Duos will be available in Ashlie's shop on Saturday, March 7th!
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CDB Lacquer -Limited Edition Irish Trio (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have some fun Saint Patrick's Day inspired polishes to share with you! CDB Lacquer's LE Irish Trio contains a flakie, a crelly glitter and a glitter bomb! Whoop whoop!

Krucial Cosmetics - Cystic Fibrosis Awareness collection (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have a wonderful awareness collection to share with you! Kaitlyn of Krucial Cosmetics has created a beautiful Cystic Fibrosis Awareness collection in honor of her 17 year old cousin, who was born with the disease.

Each year, Kaitlyn and her family join Great Strides for a charity walk to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness. She will be donating $5.00 for every bottle sold  to Great Strides and will be presenting a check to them when they walk in May! Such a wonderful cause!

Singles Awareness Day / S.A.D. Box (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have a fun little anti-Valentine's themed collaboration box to share with you! Three amazing indies...one box! This fun little collab is called the S.A.D. Box (Single Awareness Day) and includes a polish from Signet Nails, Lou it Yourself and Rica!

Jior Couture - Holiday 2014 Collection (swatches and review)

HI guys! Today I have 3 of the 6 polishes in Jior Couture's upcoming Winter 2014 collection. Jior Couture is owned and operated by Sacha Junique. She creates Cruelty and 5-Free lacquer and hand care products.

Vapid Lacquer - Winter 2014 Collection (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have Vapid Lacquers Winter 2014 Collection and it is glorious! Lots of different colors and finishes! Available in her shop at noon CST on Cyber Monday!

Glitter Or Die - Winter collection and Collabs

Hi guys! Today I have Glitter Or Die's winter collection, as well as some collab project awesomeness that she's done with Wenchness and I,A.M...CustomColor!

Littlenailgirl Lacquer - The Boys of Fall (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have some Littlenailgirl Lacquer awesomeness to share with you! I have all 3 polishes included in their "The Boys of Fall" collection and they are gorgeous! Each of these polishes is named for Heather's Godsons.
(You can check out all of my previous reviews of their polishes by searching LNG or Littlenailgirl Lacquer in the search bar)

Eliana's Collection - "Kandy Krush" , "Nail It This Summer" & "Must Have" collections (swatches and review)

Eliana's Collection  is a new indie brand that was created in 2014! Handmade in the USA, they are cruelty and 4-free.

Jior Couture - Fall collection (swatches and review)

HI guys! Today I have 2 of the 6 polishes in Jior Couture's new Fall collection. Jior Couture is owned and operated by Sacha Junique. She creates Cruelty and 5-Free lacquer and hand care products.

Glitter or Die - Absolute and On the Rocks collections (swatches and review)

Hi everyone! Today I have a brand spankin new indie brand to share with you! Glitter Or Die is owned and operated by the total awesomeness that is Rosie out of California. I have been following her on IG for quite some time now (@glitterordie) and have loved seeing all of her amazing nail art. Now she is making polish and I am very honored to be one of the lucky girls swatching and review her first collections! All Glitter Or Die lacquers are Handmade, Cruelty Free and 5-Free.

Kawaii Moon Polish - swatches and review

Hi guys! Today I have another new indie to share with you! Kawaii Moon Polish is owned and operated by the very sweet Natsumi! She creates cruelty and 5-free polishes!

Ms. Sparkle - Divergent Inspired collection (limited edition)

HI guys! Today I want to share with you a "new to me" indie located in The Netherlands. Ms. Sparkle is owned and operated by the super sweet Simone! She offers hand blended Vegan, Cruelty and 5-Free nail polish, as well as 3D nailart supplies.

Krucial Cosmetics - Autumn 2014 Collection (swatches and review)

Hi everyone! Today I have swatches and my review of Krucial Cosmetics Autumn 2014 collection!

Krucial Cosmetics was founded in April 2014 by the lovely Kaitlyn McCarthy. Based in New Jersey, she creates handmande, all-natural and organic cosmetics, beauty products and 5-free nail polish.

Signet Nails - "The Stars, Like Dust" Collection (swatches and review)

Hi everyone! Today I have swatches and my review of Signet Nails 'The Stars, Like Dust" collection. For those of you that don't know, Signet Nails was created by the lovely Lauren of @lalanail. She happens to be one of the very first nail girls I ever followed, even before she was @signetnails.

About Signet Nails (as listed on their website)

All Signet Nail polishes are '5 free' and vegan!

Signet Nails is a one-woman project by Lauren Nail Swindol. Inspired by signet rings used in days past and present, Signet hopes you will find a hand mixed shade that really represents YOU. All polishes are made in my Mississippi home with love, inspiration, and the buyer in mind. Make your impression with Signet Nails.

Lolita Lacquer - Glamour Gals collection (swatches and review)

Today I have some new polishes from Lolita Lacquer to share with you!

Lolita Lacquer is a new indie brand created by the sweet Yamira Vanegas of California! All polishes are hand mixed and 5-free!