Pahlish, A New Discovery - and a GIVEAWAY!

Hello readers and friends. I know I have been absent awhile, but I am not going to make excuses other than to say this has been an awful year for my family, and we moved yet AGAIN. I am sure you don't want to hear the drama, so I will spare it for you! Anyhow, I do have a topic to talk about with you today that I am sure some of you can relate to. Discovering a new brand of polish you LOVE!

A couple months back I was sent a Pahlish brand polish by a friend who RAOK'd (Random Act of Kindness). She saw I had Blood of the Mountain on my wish list, and included it in my gift box. A few weeks later, in a group swap I am involved in, I received another Pahlish. I loved them in the bottle, and I had not had time to try them out other than swatching them on a nail stick, so, I decided to hunt a few more down to purchase. This is where I admit, Store Envy is a problem for me. I can get into so much trouble on Store Envy financially. I found quite a few at great prices on Store Envy and ordered them. Yesterday, I got to sit down and try a couple of the three I have out. I fell in LOVE. The formula, finishes, and colors are fabulous. So today, I have Blood of the Mountain to show you. Before we get to that, I would like to apologize for my nubbins. Moving killed my nails this time around and I had a couple break pretty low.

The formula on this was very smooth and easy to apply. I used two coats and topped this with Ellagee Glass Top Coat. It is described on the Pahlish store website as, "Garnet red holographic with gold and pink metallic microflakes." The description is accurate. Blood of the Mountain retails for $9.50 on their store website. All of the below photos are in direct afternoon sun.

 

 


 

You can find Pahlish here:
http://www.pahlish.bigcartel.com/
Pahlish Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Pahlish

 

Now for the giveaway!!! I joined tattooed Nail Girl in her 10k fan giveaway! There are some fabulous prizes and I recommend you RUN to her site to enter.

https://www.facebook.com/tattooednailgirl?sk=app_228910107186452

Have you ever started collecting a brand without even trying it first? Is Store Envy/Pinterest stores hard for you to resist when you see a brand there that you really want? Leave me comments below letting me know your thoughts!

 

Until next time~

Jenn

I won a giveaway-So I am having a Giveaway!

HI there again!!! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!!! Mine is uneventful because the weather is not playing nice!

Don't ever say you never win anything!!! A couple of weeks ago, I entered a giveaway at Life With Angie. It was for a brand new bottle of Enchanted Polish, Hello New York! I WON!!!! I was in shock! I have entered hundreds of giveaways, and have won nothing. This time was my turn! :)

So today I want to share the link with you to Life with Angie, and show you my prize. THEN, there will be a giveaway for a prize from me!

First of all visit Life with Angie and show her some love!

http://www.lifewangie.com/

 

Second of all, I want to show you this gorgeous polish I won!

This is Hello New York, over black. These photos are in full sunlight, outdoors. One coat, topped with KB Shimmer Clearly on Top.

 

 

 

 

This photo is my favorite of the bunch. You can see the shift in colors. Green, orange, and yellow!

 

 

 

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What do you think of this beauty? I love this and will be using it in the fall!! I have been wanting this polish for awhile since I am a New York girl (Born and raised).

 

Now for my giveaway! :) You can enter below for your chance to win one of three prize packages. This is for US residents only (I will ship to a US mule).

 

Prize 1:

$25 Gift Certificate for Llarowe

 

Prize 2:

$15 Gift Certificate to Etsy

 

Prize 3:

 

GOOD LUCK!!!! 

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A little Anti-Valentine Cold Hearted Wench with Smokey Mountain Lacquers

I have a special treat for you tonight! It is my first collaboration polish!!! I was thrilled when Kim from Smokey Mountain Lacquers informed me I was her February blogger of the month, and I would get to do a collaboration polish with her!

Since everyone was doing pinks and reds, and all in favor of Valentine's Day, I asked Kim about going another direction, kind of an anti-Valentine polish. I had picked out a few names, the one we chose was "Cold Hearted Wench". The idea was that the base color was kind of an icy grayish mint color and would include pink and purple teeeeeeeeny glitters. Kim executed it PERFECTLY!

The swatches are two coats of the polish. One coat is a little sheer for my taste, but with the second coat, I had awesome coverage. It applied evenly and very smooth. The swatches include HK Girl topcoat. Here are the photos:

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Let me just say that this polish would make an adorable Easter and Spring color too! It almost looks like speckled eggs. Kim was very sweet to include an extra bottle of Cold Hearted Wench for me to giveaway! I am also contributing by purchasing the winner one bottle of Smokey Mountain Lacquers from the store. (Item must be in stock at time of giveaway end)

 

You can purchase "Cold Hearted Wench" from Smokey Mountain Lacquers here:

http://www.smokeymountainlacquers.com/

 

Stop by Smokey Mountain Lacquers' Facebook page and thank Kim for donating a bottle for our giveaway! Be sure to like her page while there:

https://www.facebook.com/SmokeyMtnLacquers

 

 

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A Little Bit of Philly Lovin'!

Hello lovely readers and followers! I slacked again, and I always feel so guilty, but wrestling has literally taken over my life. My son however is kicking some serious backside! This weekend is Jr. High State, followed by Youth Regionals. Two big events, one weekend. So much stress for mom! He never breaks a sweat or worries. So strong willed!

Enough rambling about my boy, and on to some love and pretties!

Today I want to share some love! This weekend, I would love to share a blog that has influenced my buying a TON this month. She is super nice, she is very personable and interacts within the various Facebook polish groups, and her pictures are GORGEOUS!

My Blog of the week is:
Amanda Loves Polish - Her Blog: http://www.amandalovespolish.com
                                       Her Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amandalovespolish/
                                       Her Instagram ID: amandalovespolish

Please check her blog out and some of her beautiful swatches!

My polish maker of the week is Philly Loves Lacquer. I chose this brand because I am finding more and more that I want ALL of her polishes, and Esther, the owner and creator, has some fantastic customer service. She goes above and beyond! All of Philly Loves Lacquer polishes are 4-free and cruelty free! I will have links to all of Philly Loves Lacquer pages after the polish! :)

My best friend in polish and life sent me an awesome preset of three of PhLL's mini polishes. They were all supposed to be a mystery, but my BFF decided to mark the bottles for me since she had the colors already and so I would know what they were. I fell in love with these beauties, just like any other PhLL I have! Today I have two of those gorgeous beauties for you.

First up is Christmas Village. This is a gorgeous squishy reddish pink holo. It went on in two coats with no issues, and had a fantastic dry time. N streaking or bubblies, and very smooth. These manis were topped with Poshe' topcoat to give it the awesome shine.

 

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Next up I have A gorgeous light baby blue holo named River Rink. As with Christmas Village, the formula was fantastic, application was super smooth, and this is two coats. Again, Poshe' was used as my topcoat for this mani.

 

 

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You are probably wondering, "Why is she showing us Christmas polishes now? After Christmas?" Well, I have seen a couple of these on some of the ladies Store Envy pages for sale and on Pinterest boards for sale, I recommend you snatch them up because these colors are definitely not just for Christmas!

 

What do you think of these two colors? Do you own any PhLL? Leave me some comments below and let me know!

 

Links for Philly Loves Lacquer:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhillyLovesLacquer

Store: http://phillyloveslacquer.com/

Instagram: phillyloveslacquer

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GIVEAWAY ALERT!!!!!!

 

Also, while you are here, I am asking you check out Anne Kathleen Polish! She has a giveaway on her page and I am sponsoring one of the prizes! Check it out! :)

 

Store and Giveaway link: http://annekathleen.com/blogs/explore-beauty-inspiration/11897117-in-celebration-of-the-fans

 

~Jenn

 

My love for Jindie and a brand of polish that is a MUST have!

Howdy Lovely People! I seriously think we need to have a conversation about Jindie polishes AND another awesome polish to have in your arsenal of polishes!

Jindie Nails is an awesome indie polish maker in my opinion! I have several reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is the ability to make a variety of different types of polishes. From glitter polishes and glitter toppers, to shiny and sparkly polishes. Today, I have a few Jindie polishes to show you. They are a couple of my favorites. I am showing you a few discontinued polishes, and you may be asking why. First of all, you may find these on someone's sale or swap board, and they are still obtainable. Secondly, the variety I used will show you the versatility of the maker.

First up is Happy Dance. It is described on Jindie's store page as "red, hot pink, teal and grape purple matte satin glitters in a white creamy base.". This is a discontinued polish and is sold out, which is a bummer, BUT... it is listed on Jindie's store as "exclusive to Harlow & Co." once sold out on her page. So, you might still be able to get your hands on this beauty! I used 2 coats and it went on nice and smooth with no issues.

 

Next up is Choose Me. This is another shade that is discontinued, but I HAD to show you how pretty it is! It is a purple like color with tiny rose flecks. Two coats of this gave me great coverage.

 

 

Finally, this is where I want to talk to you about a polish you ma have in your stash, and if you don't... GET THEM and this beautiful glitter topper from Jindie. Sally Hansen's Insta Dry polishes are great for numerous reasons. First of all, they dry within seconds of applying. This means if you want to use a glitter topper, or need undies for a polish, you do not have to wait 20 minutes for your base coat to dry, you can normally add your topper or next coat within minutes. Secondly, I next to never have streaking with them and can have my nails done in one coat, and be out the door. Another reason, they are CHEAP and easy to obtain from just about anywhere that sells nail polish. My fina reason, and how I found out about Insta Dry polishes, is because you can stamp very easily with them. There you have it!

 

For this next Jindie polish, I have Baby Doll. Baby doll is a GORGEOUS glitter topper. I used it over Sally Hansen Insta Dry in Blue-Away and Silver Sweep. Baby Doll is described on the Jindie store as "a really pretty glitter topper full of satin pastel hex and square glitters, plus white and iridescent glitter all in a clear base with color shifting gorgeous shimmer". This shade is also sold out and discontinued. Again, do not be discouraged because you can always find it on sale and swap boards!

 

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You can purchase Jindie Nails' Polishes HERE at the Jindie store.

 

 

Now that we are through with the good stuff, I am hosting a giveaway that includes a Jindie Nails Polish. Water for elephants! YAY! Other prizes include Zoya Mason, and an Orly Aragan Cuticle Oil.

PLUS: a $15 gift certificate to Llarowe!

 

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