Hey y'all!
Today on the blog, I have a swatch and review of the MPolish "Mama Loves Polish" Mother's Day duo that releases on Thursday, March 19th.
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| MPolish Annette and Sliver of Hope |
First, let me start by saying that I absolutely adore how a handwritten card is included in all of the packages from MPolish. She even included a wax seal to close the envelope, y'all! Talk about attention to detail. It has a unicorn on the front and she hand printed inside!
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| MPolish Annette and Sliver of Hope |
This duo was created by MPolish for a friend of ours in the nail community, Rebekah, that recently lost her best friend, Annette to breast cancer. Annette left behind a husband and three young children, ages 1, 3, and 7 years. Annette received care for her cancer but by the time they caught it, she was at stage 4. After a 3 month long battle, Annette lost her fight. That is when Rebekah decided to join the Avon Walk to End Breast Cancer, a division of the Avon Foundation. She is running a fundraiser with the intention of walking the full 39.3 miles of this walk for her friend, Annette and all women and their families that suffer from breast cancer. You can visit Rebekah's page for the fundraiser HERE.
Moving on to the swatches and review, I started with Sliver of Hope which is a gorgeous gunmetal shade of silver. It is very thick, as stamping polish should be and very opaque. I am no well-seasoned stamper by definition but the formula on these polishes is phenomenal and so simple to work with. For those of us that struggle with stamping these polishes make it so easy because in my experience with them, they pick up the first time, every time. I used a stamping plate JQ-18 from ALIEXPRESS for the design and a WINSTONIA stamper from Amazon to stamp my nails. Perhaps my favorite quality of these polishes, other than their ease of use is their ability to be used over light and dark colors. As you can see here, I used it over Zoya Tove which is in the same color family and it shows up perfectly.
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| MPolish Sliver of Hope stamped over Zoya Tove |
The second polish of the duo, and my favorite is Annette. Annette can best be described as a delicate, metallic pink that looks lovely over lighter or darker colors. This polish has the same qualities as Sliver of Hope and is very easy to use. Whether you are a novice stamper or stamping is old hat to you, you will find these polishes a dream to work with. I did a gradient of Zoya Purity and Tove to show Annette's chameleon-like abilities over lighter and darker colors. I used the same image three times and was profoundly amazed by the completeness of the image that picked up with this polish. As I stated before, I am not a seasoned stamper and have always found it rather difficult. Its great to see that if you actually use the proper tools what you're able to accomplish.
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| MPolish Annette over a gradient of Zoya Purity and Tove |
This duo is a definitely a winner and a must have. I love that it is not only beautiful and has a winning formula but that it has a meaningful tribute behind its creation. The "Mama Loves Polish" duo will release on Thursday, March 19th and will only be sold as a set. The set will retail for $13.50 with 50% of the proceeds going directly to the fundraiser in honor of Annette. You can purchase this duo, along with other MPolish HERE. She has just expanded her shipping to the UK and Australia!
As always, thank you for reading!
Have you any polishes with special meaning to you? What are they?
**All opinions expressed in the review portion of this post are my own. These polishes were sent to me by the maker in exchange for my honest, forthright opinion.**
