Bestie Twin Nails with Acidicice! And story time!

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a bestie twin nail collaboration to share with you, along with a little bit of story time. There's kind of a long story that goes into this collab so let's jump right in!

Here's a little backstory for you - Acidicice and I met in a blogger group and were randomly paired together to do a guest post on one another's blogs. I think she was actually originally supposed to be paired with someone else who couldn't do it at the time so we were reassigned to one another. Funny how the universe brings certain people into your life, isn't it? Anyway, we did our guest posts but kept chatting on Facebook and realized that we had SO MUCH in common. We have become fast friends, dear friends, bosom buddies, mom friends, and more. I share so much with her and literally the only negative to our friendship is that we live in different hemispheres - yep. I live in the United States and my darling friend lives across the world in South Africa. :(

Over the last 6 months or so, we have chatted a lot about the differences in our countries - one of them being her lack of access to a lot of wonderful nail things. Indies, cheap nail cleanup brushes and liquid latex from Amazon, etc, etc, etc. I knew that she was REALLY missing out on so many things so I started putting together a small box of nail goodies for her. Well, that ballooned out of control and what started as a handful of items actually wound up being barely able to fit into a medium flat rate box from USPS. When time came that I wanted to ship it - I found out the sad truth, that I wouldn't be able to afford to send it due to the cost of shipping and the crappiness of the postal service and customs department in South Africa. How was I going to send this box of goodies to my BFF?! 

Enter a long time friend of Acidicice's that now lives in the States! Her mother was flying from South Africa to visit in the States so I was able to send "The Box" to the friend, who's sweet mother packed it into her luggage and brought it back safely to South Africa. It MADE IT! Safe and sound - nothing broken, everything in tact. Acidicice was able to go the very next day to pick it up and we did a video call so I could watch her open everything. She cried, I cried. It was such a special moment - knowing that a piece of my life went all the way across the world - the people that were involved in making sure that it made it restored my faith in all that is right with the world. 

So we decided to do a twin mani so she could use her goodies that I have similarities to or dupes of. Check it out! Here's mine: 

I used Delush Polish 50 Shades of Yay as my base on the index and middle fingers and Indigo Bananas Phlogiston Paradise on my ring and pinkie. I then went back and stamped using M Polish Dancing In The Streets and Fresh Perspective and a handful of different stamping plates. 

Check hers out:

She used a different Delush Polish from the same collection - A Peony For Your Thoughts and Zoya Belinda and also stamped with M Polish Dancing In The Streets and Fresh Perspective. I love how they are similar images but still different than mine! Make sure you go check hers out on her blog! 

So that's my story time about our twin manis - this was possibly the most special moment in my nail life since I've joined this community. It was very special to be able to share those polishes and that moment with her. I hope to actually be able to meet her and see her beautiful nails in person one day. 

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My top 5 favorite indie polishes!

**Girly Bits Save Your Scissors was a gift and MPolish Pish Plashin' Around was a press sample**

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a very special post to share with you! First off, its a post sharing with you my top 5 all time favorite indie polishes and that alone is super exciting but its also a link up with a bunch of other bloggers that are sharing some of their favorites, too! Make sure to look at the bottom of this post for a link to see everyone's posts. Go see what their favorites are and show their blogs some love! 

Much like my top 5 mainstream polishes post, I had every intention of putting these in order, but unfortunately, it was hard enough to narrow down my top 5, and after that, I just couldn't put them in order. So in no particular order, keep reading to see my top 5 picks!

Delush Polish A Night At The Asylum 

My first pick for my top 5 indie polishes is definitely Delush Polish A Night At The Asylum. This polish is a jelly glitter polish that consists of a small circle and square glitters as well as some large holographic circle glitters suspended in a dark teal jelly base. This is 2 coats of ANATA with Seche Vite topcoat. I immediately had to have this polish after I saw swatches last fall, this polish is a part of the Delush Polish Scream Supreme collection. I do have to leave this one sitting upside down for a bit before using it as the glitter does tend to settle, but as long as I leave it upside down for a little while before using it, I don't have to fish for the glitter, it distributes beautifully on its own. This polish is still available from Delush Polish!

Shinespark Polish Radical Red 

The second polish in my top 5 is Radical Red by Shinespark Polish. This is from the 80's neons collection that released this spring and definitely one of the most beautiful neons I've ever seen. The color of Radical Red reminds me of the original China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy though with a MUCH better formula. This is shown in two coats plus Seche Vite. This polish does dry to a matte finish like most neons, but a topcoat glosses it right up. My photo is almost color accurate but Radical Red is even brighter in person, it glows in the shade! I wish I had purchased the full size rather than the mini. This polish is still available from Shinespark Polish!

Girly Bits Save Your Scissors 

My third pick for top 5 indie polishes is Girly Bits Save Your Scissors. This polish is a lavender crelly polish with a ton of different colored glitters through out. The absolute best thing about this polish is its glitter displacement, absolutely ZERO settling. I don't even have to shake it or roll it before polishing. I do not have to manipulate the glitter placement either, it just glides onto the nail. This is two coats with Seche Vite topcoat. Just a stunning formula for a stunning polish. I was gifted this by my beautiful friend, Dancer during a polish swap. I need to see what other crellies Girly Bits has to offer because unfortunately, Save Your Scissors has been discontinued. :(

MPolish Pish Plashin' Around 

I wasn't sure if I should add in stamping polish to my top 5 indies but MPolish IS an indie brand, so I decided to go ahead. Obviously this one had to make it because 1. its blue and I adore blue polish and 2. its named after me! Please disregard my index finger, I stamped it funky, completely user error as you can see from the other fingers, this polish stamps fabulously. I have a full review on this polish in a previous post that you can find here. This is a perfect summer color for stamping, it picks up easily on the first try even with finely engraved images. Here is is pictured over China Glaze Inner Beauty with Seche Vite topcoat. This polish is still available from MPolish, though I think it is out of stock at the moment and will be restocked in coming weeks.

KBShimmer To Peach His Own 

The final polish to make it to my top 5 favorite indie polishes line up is KBShimmer To Peach His Own. This polish is best described as a nude leaning baby pink crelly polish with various glitters throughout. I actually purchased this one with a bit of trepidation because its not a color I tend to gravitate towards. I was completely in love with the swatches but I wasn't sure how it would look on me or if I would like it once I got it. I have to say that I was completely blown away when I first put this one on. This pic shows To Peach His Own in two coats plus topcoat. I love the various sized glitters in it and the way it looks against my skin. Its my go to polish to put on when I don't feel like doing nail art because it stands so well alone and makes me feel beautiful and classy when I wear it. I don't have to do any fishing for glitter with this polish nor do I have to leave it upside down before using it. The glitter displaces well on the nail with no extra effort. To Peach His Own is still available from KBShimmer. Quick...if you love crellies, GO BUY IT! You won't regret  it. 

And that completes my top 5 all time favorite indie polish line up! Did any of my favorites make your top 5? Don't forget to check out all the other posts this week featuring various bloggers' top 5 favorite indies as well! Just click on the link up below!! 

Thanks for reading!

Love, 

Pish 

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Delush Polish Life's A Beach swatch and review

**nothing to disclose**

Hey y'all!

Today on the blog, I have a swatch and review of 3 polishes from the Delush Polish Life's A Beach collection. This collection launched on May 29th, 2015 and consists of 7 polishes, all neon crellies! I wanted the whole collection because, well, I'm an addict! The first step in recovery is admitting you have a problem, amirite!? But alas, I knew that I wouldn't wear all seven shades so I picked my top 3. Keep reading after the break to see some swatches! 

Left to right: Babe Watch, Turn Over A New Reef, All Twerk and No Play

Top: All Twerk and No Play, bottom left: Babe Watch, bottom right: Turn Over A New Reef

I started with what I thought was going to be my least favorite out of the 3 I ordered. Not least favorite like I didn't like it but when I swatch polishes, I go in order from the bottom to my very favorite so that I get to wear my most favorite in the end. Anyone else do that? Just me? Oooookay. Moving on. 

So I started with All Twerk and No Play. I am going to be 100% honest with you and tell you that I bought this polish for the name alone. I do NOT love orange nail polish, particularly neon orange polish but I had to have it for that adorable name. Well, the joke is on me because I think this one wound up being my favorite. This polish is an orange leaning red crelly polish with almost iridescent pale blue hex glitter in varying sizes throughout. The glitter reminds me of seashells. Its shown below in two easy coats, no white undie, and Seche Vite topcoat. Look how gloriously bright...my camera almost exploded...

All Twerk and No Play

The next one I swatched is Babe Watch, a traditional hot neon pink base with bright blue circle glitters in varying sizes throughout and some large blue holographic circle glitters as well. As with All Twerk, this polish went on smoothly in two thin coats, no white undie, and Seche Vite topcoat. 

Babe Watch

The final polish I swatched is Turn Over A New Reef, another super cute name! This polish is a bright blue crelly polish with lime green micro glitter, square glitter, and hex glitter throughout. As with the others, I did two thin coats, no white undie, and Seche Vite topcoat. 

Turn Over A New Reef 

So what are my thoughts on the polishes that I own from this collection? First of all I will say that neons are always popular, somewhat overdone, and kinda basic, so when I saw this collection, it caught my eye because its different than the rest. I can tell that the maker put lots of thought into planning this collection out from the formula, to the colors, to the names. All 3 polishes that I purchased have a lovely formula with good glitter coverage. I didn't have to do any fishing, these are jam packed with glitter but not thick on the brush. I love that they don't need a white undie, because really, who has time for that extra step?

All in all, I think this is a great collection that stands out in a sea of neons for summer 2015. My only regret is that I didn't buy all 7. And who knows? I may just go back and get the rest!

Did you pick any polishes up from the Life's A Beach collection? What did you think of them? What's your favorite line of neons?

Love,
Pish

**I purchased these polishes myself and am in no way affiliated with Delush Polish. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.**

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