the end is where I begin

Since Janelle came home, we did a polish exchange (I handed over her Whimsies while she slipped me my Windestine) and I just had to test out Windestine's Hearts of the Forest.  My mom actually swatched it on herself right after I showed it to her--the glittery goodness was just too difficult to resist!  Anywho, the reason Janelle bought this for me is because Windestine, like Sonoma Nail Art, does not ship to Hawaii.  Understandable since I've done research on shipping and whatnot.  So, like the amazing friend she is, she bought it for me and brought it back with her.  Sadly this mani is still barely hanging on as I'm having serious issues with lifting these days--my nails are just too long!  Between work and home, my nails take a beating shock wise with typing  coupled with other things.  I swear, I was wiping a dish yesterday and accidentally caught my nail on it and the polish near my cuticle just popped up.  /sigh  I have these issues and I cannot wait to cut my nails shorter next week.  I mean, I like the way they look long, but the impracticality of them is driving me crazy!


Gorgeous, right?  I layered it over OPI's Did It On 'Em from the Nicki Minaj collection (and I would never wear that base color alone).

--Cheryl

I've recently become very obsessed with indie polishes as they are even more unique than those sold by mass-produced brands like O.P.I. and China Glaze. It actually seems like a fun profession--nail polish maker. But, for now, I'm content with looking at all the creative lacquers that others come up with. These are the polishes that caught my attention...and I may end up buying a few of these in the future... ^^

a England (website, llarowe)
Lush Lacquer (etsy)
☆  Pink Panther
☆  Mr. Bubble
☆  Neon Blast
☆  Minty Chip
☆  Snap Crackle Pop

Rainbow Honey (site)
☆  The Worst Possible Thing
☆  20% Cooler
☆  A Little Kindness
☆  Koi Pond
☆  Hanami

Candeo Colors (site, llarowe)
☆  Mallard
☆  Deep Space
☆  Sour Grapes
☆  Plumage
☆  South St.

Once Upon A Polish (etsy)
☆  Queen of Hearts
☆  Snow Queen
☆  Flotsam and Jetsam
☆  Ursula
☆  Red Riding Hood
☆  Dragon Spit
☆  The Beanstalk

Sonoma Nail Art (etsy)
☆  Bubble Room
☆  Sonoma County Gazette
☆  Parasol
☆  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Windestine (etsy, bigcartel)
☆  Hearts of the Forest
☆  80's Deco

Candy Lacquer (etsy)
☆  Poker Face
☆  Modern Love
☆  Block Party
☆  Argyle
☆  Love Letters
☆  Girl Talk

nAiL'DiT (etsy)
☆  Olympic Fire
☆  Olympic Rings
☆  Heart-A-Tac
☆  Sunflower
☆  Indie-Pen-Dance Grand Finale
☆  Dissgo Crusin
☆  Sham-ROCK
☆  Candy Corn
☆  Purple Haze (All That Glitters)
☆  Very Peacock-ish (All That Glitters) 
☆  Hippie Fest (Wonder Beauty Products)
☆  Kind of Connery (Elixir Lacquers)
☆  Fireworks in the Park (The Polish Bar)
☆  Satellite (The Polish Bar) 

--Cheryl

THE PRETTIES.  This is the order these_ordinary_days and I did from Whimsical Ideas by Pam over on facebook.  The range of polishes she offers is awesome--I think I'll be needing to go back and purchase more in the future!  I picked up Seuss and Kismet's Pajamas although Peanut Butter & Jelly was so tempting (I want to steal TOD's bottle...but I'm a good friend. XD).  Maybe I'll be able to borrow it when TOD comes home...? :D  Nail Party!

On another note, that's also the replacement for the incomplete Cheshire from Lauri, the creator of Crows Toes--she's one of the nicest ladies ever (I swear indie polish makers are some of the nicest women I've ever encountered!).  The swatches between the incomplete and the complete Cheshire have already been made...I just need to get my act together and photograph them.

Swatches have also been done for my two Whimsies and will be posted soon.  I also have an order coming from Lush Lacquer...but that probably won't get here until next week.  And there are three more Enchanted Polishes on order from Llarowe, but those probably won't come for a week or so. ^^

Reminder!  Crows Toes is restocking today (Friday)!  Lauri has also posted two of her newest polishes up for sale--Gomez and Morticia from the Addams Family Collection. [EDIT: I checked the site after I posted this and...she had released everything for sale, but most of it is being held in carts or sold out.  MOU.  I missed getting Gomez and Morticia 'cause I was posting here. D:  Oh well, I guess there's always next time, right?]  Sonoma Nail Art polishes will be restocking today at 5pm Pacific (8pm Eastern) with Pinot Envy, Sonoma Sunset, Sister Sparkle the Exalted One, Clockwork, and Steampunk.  You can check out swatches and bottle shots on her facebook.  I've never bought nor tested anything from Sonoma, but her creations are very gorgeous!  Saturday, around 3pm Eastern, brings the restock of Once Upon a Polish with Day at the Fair, Arabian Nights, Sebastian, Queen of Hearts (I NEED THIS), Glitter Droppings, Poison Apple, and Black Swan.  Her facebook has swatches and bottle shots of all the colors.  The restock for HARE polish has been pushed back to next week Friday, June 22, until further notice.  I'm a bit bittersweet that I missed Windestine's restock which was yesterday (I was too busy at work to notice!)...but I'll be stalking her facebook to see when she's restocking again.

All these restocks are so tempting--it's terrible for my wallet!  ...and I think I need to amend my polish wish list with all these gorgeous indies!

--Cheryl