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Press Samples Hi all, So I've been pretty quiet on the blog front because I had a massive nail break on my swatch hand and just haven't wanted to swatch anything at all. In fact, couple that with my new full-time job, two graduate class, and just trying to enjoy autumn, and I am finding it difficult to do anything beyond a quick mani. I am currently behind on Pusheen art and have two months to do (three including October). I also have a fabulous list of Halloween art that I had already wanted to start mid September, but honestly, won't, because of my broken nail. I also have 2 Zoya collections, an oldDuri fall collection, Stella Chroma Fall, and more to swatch. So I feel sort of defeated. Here are some random manis that I've been wearing as my nail grows out. I will say it has been fun wearing singular polishes and just enjoying them. These are by no means official swatches. Just some quick snapshots.  Girly Bits The Room Where It Happens   Girly Bits Pumpkin Sumthin B

Press Sample Back with another Polish Pickup, this time from KBShimmer! The theme is mermaids and mythic creatures or something like that. KBShimmer has a huge loaded flake polish and wow, just wow! Let's take a look. Under the Sea Sugar Scrub Cost and Cap : $10, no cap. Scent : "Under The Sea is the perfect blend of frozen drink and tropical island where I imagine mermaids might spend their time on land. Fruity, sweet, and succulent notes of fresh-from-the-market juicy watermelon, sticky cantaloupe, and pure sugarcane; blooms of lilies and orchids; plus, salty ocean breezes and pure white sand combine beautifully to make this luscious fragrance. One whiff, and you'll feel like you're lounging on a tropical beach watching frolicking mermaids rule the sea.  If you like Just Beachy, you will love this boldly colored scrub swirled in hues of purple, pink, and aqua, with a hint of pink biodegradable glitter on top. Featuring a heat-sealed lid for no leaks in tran

  Press Sample  Hey all! I am so late and delayed with everything due to a massive break on my swatch hand, which you can see below. I have been slowly recovering but wow, it took forever and set me so far back. So I want to share a Polish Pickup since it returns this Friday, October 1! Let's take a look! Emulsified Sugar Scrub in Spa Day scent : .  Price and Cap : $6.50 for 2.5 oz, no cap. Inspiration and Description : "Gossamer got a Spa Day courtesy of Bugs Bunny, and you can too! This scent is one of the most popular in the shop, and for good reason! It smells amazing. Light, clean, and relaxing. The quintessential spa scent." Thoughts : I don't have a picture of the scrub this round but I did smell the scent via cuticle oil and it is divine. I feel shocked that I never ordered this before because it is so clean and nice. Perfect for me to use at work without offending anyone's nose!       Gossamer Gets A Mani : 2 coats plus top coat.  Price and Cap : $

 Press Sample Oh hello there. I've realized that August is always a slow month blog-wise and so while I did these nails a month ago, I'm sharing them now haha. My darling surprised me (well told me two days before!) with tickets to a sunflower trail.  🌻 🌻🌻 Deep down, he totally gave me notice so I could do theme nails. My theme nails for events have dropped significantly, well, because life has changed! So I took advantage of it and did some fun nails! I waffled back and forth about whether to hand paint them or to do some stamping. In the end, I realized it had been quite some time since I had stamped and I missed it  I had a few plates with sunflowers, but I chose this one because it was bundles of sunflowers   Here is a list of colors for my nails. Base: Stella Chroma Turtle in the Clouds  Yellow: Morgan Taylor Glow Like a Star Green: Zoya Josie  Brown: KBShimmer What the Fudge Plate: Born Pretty Spring Garden L-007  To create this look, I started with Stella Chroma Turtl

Press sample Hello everyone. I hope you are excited to enter the weekend. It is supposed to be beautiful here, which is very different from last week when we had record-breaking flooding. I have the offering from Garden Path Lacquers for Polished Gamers. This is my first polish from Garden Path and I have to say I absolutely love the image of the re-branding. The love the celestial vibe and the lock! All right, let's take a look at the color.   Garden Path Lacquers Dial It In! :  3 coats. 2 had the tiniest VNL. Then matte. Price : $13 Cap : None Inspiration and Description : "'Dial It In!' is inspired by the Dialed In pinball game; it's the machine my son won his first junior pinball tournament on! 'Dial It In!' is a sheer ultramarine blue jelly filled with green Aurora shimmer and red/orange/green iridescent flakes." Thoughts : I swatched this and then left it on, so that tells you something. Then I wore it for a whole week. Hahah. I like that this is