Day 68: Indie Nail polish swatch - Krucial cosmetics

Before i show you some FABULOUS swatches from the lovely Kaitlyn of Krucial Cosmetics, below is a little blurb about her (taken from her site)

Krucial Cosmetics was founded in April 2014 by Kaitlyn McCarthy.

She is a college grad from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI holding Bachelor of Science degrees in both Marketing and in Management.

At the age of 16, Kaitlyn wrote her very first business plan- for a high-end fashion boutique. Originally she had planned to attend college for fashion and interior design but then switched to business instead.

Finding a job in this economy has not been easy, especially for those starting out. Since her graduation in 2012, she had picked up a major interest in “indie nailpolish”, or homemade/handmade polish by very small businesses. She has always been crafty and loves to support local businesses, especially ones with unique ideas and crafts. Going back to her roots of always wanting to own her own company and go to art school,

Krucial Cosmetics was born!

I was contacted by Kaitlyn to swatch her gorgeous nail polish creations. It is an honor and a privilege to help support small business, indie business, and nail polish makers at that! I am blessed to be able to swatch, promote, advertise and spread the word of indie polish makers and show all their hard work.

All opinions, thoughts, and reviews are 100% MY OWN.You can trust them. 

Black Magic: A Black shiny polish with chunky gold flakes, gold glitters specks and sparking grey undertones. The perfect Halloween black.

The Golden Goblet: " A 24 karat ancient, rustic gold copper with smokey black glitter specks and hints of holo sparkle." Truly mesmerizing, like,something you'd find in ancient Rome or the tombs of king Tut."

MY PERSONAL FAVE....cause Kaitlyn allowed me the privilege of naming it and describing it!!! :)

BOTH BLACK MAGIC AND THE GOLDEN GOBLET, are available for the Halloween Collection. 

Neon Unicorns: A purple blue polish with pretty purple pink streaks, as the light reflects. This polish is a keeper! 

Pink Elephants: A Super sparkly and barbie girl pink with holographic glitters and amazing shine!

Kandi: a fun glitter topper loaded with super tiny neon glitters in pink,blue,yellow and purple pieces.

This polish is PERFECT for fun party nails, party nail art themes and just a fun glitter confetti topper.

The White Rabbit: A Shimmery white polish with a copper pearlescent shift, containing neon matte orange triangle glitters. A polish true to its name! 

I hope you all enjoy this amazing polishes in all their MACRO GLORY! To purchase any of these, please to go to http://www.krucialcosmetics.com/
You can also check her polish line out via Instagram HERE


Until next time,

"Have a grand day and dont forget to Glaze!"

Day 67: Nail polish Indie swatches

Todays post is all about indie polishes. I am going to share with you  some of my gorgeous polishes by Colores de Carol. All of these have been bought by me. ALL OPINIONS are my own, and i am not paid and none of this is pre-scripted. You can trust that my opinion and words, are all coming from me.

Ok. Now the fun part. 100 % macro shots
All links and names of indie makers, will be provided below each picture. ENJOY! :)

Above is Atomic Tangerine "This medium orange base is packed with purple micro bars, hot pink and green hexagonal shape glitter and black diamonds."  (Quoted from coloresdecarol)

I really, really, really, love this orange glitter polish. From the tiny micro bars to the random black diamonds, all of this screams OCTOBER!! I look forward to using this indie polish and maybe add some nail art pumpkins or two. :)

You can find this nail polish, on sale, HERE

Above you have: White Dream by Colores de Carol

It is a clear base polish, filled with white squares, iridescent squares and pearlesecent tiny hexagons. I think, this is the absolute BEST POLISH for a WINTER nail art theme. Oh yes! I shall revel in snowy weather by doing me nails with this beauty. Mhhm. Yes indeed. This polish is also sold out folks :(

Above is: Heart of the ocean by Colores de Carol. 

It is a deep, navy jelly packed with holo sparkle that builds with each coat. What a great formula! Super smooth, no mess, no gloop or glop, and an overall fabulous navy blue holographic polish to own.

Unfortunately, this polish is no longer on her website. It was part of the Love's maiden voyage collection but has since been sold out and removed. I am so glad i bought this when i did!! 

I hope you enjoyed looking at these macros as much i did! Don't just look, save em, download em, use em as wallpaper and screensavers. Get creative, and make a collage!

Until next time,

"Have a grand day and dont forget to Glaze!"

Colores De Carol - appreciation giveaway

Hello everyone,
Today i want to share with you a giveaway by an amazing nail polish expert and a wonderful blogger.

If you are not following her already, you're seriously missing out~ She swatches the latest and greatest, from indies to main stream nail polishes. PLUS, AND THIS IS Awesome, SHE IS ALSO an indie polish maker!
Does it get any better? I think not :)
Head on over to ENTER her giveaway for a chance to win OPI flamingo collection and her very own polishes.



Until next time,

"Have a grand day and dont forget to Glaze!"

Day 45: Indie Nail Polish from Backwoods nails in: the Gambler

Today's post is about a wonderful Indie polish maker: Backwoodsnails . She makes great glitter toppers, at affordable prices. To be quite frank, she is ONE OF THE MOST affordable indie nail polish makers around.
Now you may be wondering, whats indie polish?

Simply put, it it is nail polish:

• made by real people
• in small hand batches
• custom blended
• unique polishes
• FULL OF glitters

"Once you go INDIE, you never go back!"

Polishes used:

Base coat nail polishes in: RED, WHITE AND BLACK.
Glitter topper in: The Gambler. Made by the fabulous Backwoodsnails
Not only do I LOVE it because its so pretty & full of TINY SILVER & RED Glitters with Glitter SPADES,but its also a play on my last name, which is Gamble.

As usual ladies:

"Have a Grand day and don't forget to GlaZe!"

Day 41: Indie Nail Polish - Rainbow Fish from Backwoods Nails

Hello fellow nail lovers!!! Today's post is a COMPLETE PICTURE REVIEW of a wonderful hidden gem in the growing indie nail polish world: Backwoodsnails I am in direct communication with the creator of these polishes and was given this sample to swatch and GIVE a complete review.

The name of this polish is RAINBOW FISH after the very popular childrens book in the 1990's.

PROS:

• Blue holo like glitter polish
• Most sparkly polish YOU HAVE EVER seen!!
• Fast drying formula. I mean really FAST! 
• Will make people notice everywhere you go
• Affordable price. In the indie world, Backwoods nails is one of the MORE AFFORDABLE polish makers there is. 
• Easy to purchase via ETSY
• Wonderful seller and customer support

CONS:

The only con is not having more of this great polish!

I will be buying my own FULL SIZE version very soon.

 Macro shot of this darling baby!! Doesnt it look like fish scales?

Hope you enjoy this post!!! Comment below please. and be sure to check out BACKWOODSNAILS

she has a MAJOR SALE GOING ON RIGHT NOW!!!!

"Have a Grand day and Dont forget To Glaze!"

Day 40: Nail Mail indie polish maker

Hi everyone! Today is a very special post

 To showcase a very special cause: SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS and indie product makers.

The Story:

As I was coming home from an aromatherapy essential oil class, I received some nail mail. All you polish lovers know how wonderful it is too receive nail mail and seeing mine instantly put a smile on my face. :) 

So I open the mail and I receive, not only beautiful indie polishes but a thoughtful, personal note from the creator herself.

View the pic below to see what the note said.

This is why folks, it's IMPORTANT to support local and small businesses. It does the AMERICAN community no good to give our 💵💵 to rich people who are getting richer and outsourcing jobs. The ECONOMY we live in needs the help of local, USA invested and handmade businesses to uplift us out of this slump.

THINK BEFORE YOU BUY.

Ask yourself: "If I buy this, will it help put food on the table for a family here on our US SOIL?

If it won't, perhaps saving a few extra bucks and investing In local products is the BETTER INVESTMENT.

As always, have a Grand day and don't forget to Glaze!

Day 39: Birthday Nails from Moi

Hello everyone,

Here is a very special post because its my BIRTHDAY!!! January 25th to be exact, I officially turned 26 years old.... Closer to 30 years old every day :/

Here is a pic of me and the most special person in my entire life, My Husband Adam and I.

 My special birthday cupcake nails!!! 

I created this look using:

1. Indie polish by Everybeauty Nail Lacquer

2. Konad cupcakes on stamping plate BM14

3. Dotting tools that i bought from Ebay

4. Nail Art Deco striping polishes from Dollar tree

5. and a variety of colors and wackiness, all my own :)

I hope you all enjoy. 

As always,.

Have a grand day and dont forget to GlaZe!

Day 35: Liquid Glam Lacquer - Nail Polish Review

Hello Again everyone!! Here are some of the lovely indie polishes I purchased from the wonderful Liquid Glam Lacquer. Wanted to share them with you, so here they are.Click link here to check her indie line

These are the 5ml minis! A great way to buy and try without dishing so much $$$

Macro shot of Luxxe

The one full size i purchased is the bottle in the middle called: "Night Life"

Clearer view of all the micro glitters in this polish. I will have another post soon enough, on how this glitter polish looks swatched with other base coats. 

Mini polish in "icey" on LEFT: 5ml bottle RIGHT: macro shot

 Last but sure not least is the darling Liquid Glam Laqcuer polish in: peppermint!! I simply adore this polish beyond words!! It is the most beautiful, elegant, simple, yet wintery polish i have tried so far. I love it so much, i painted all 10 fingers that color. And as you know from my other posts and instagrams, i tend to do alot of nail art typically using various colors. But this "peppermint" polish is so stunning I applied it on all 10 FINGERS. No competition necessary :) I remember just staring at my nails all the time.... he he he.

Have you tried Liquid Glam Lacquer polishes?
Which one would you like to see a swatch of?
Any other questions? 
PLEASE, PLEASE, COMMENT. I do wish to hear from all of you who stop by. 

"Have a Grand day and don't forget to GlazE!"