Tuesday, January 29, 2019

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

Press Sample

Another month, another Polish Pickup. This one seems to have come so quickly because February 1st is also the first Friday of the month! This month is Iconic Duos and what's fun is some makers paired up, some did coordinating PPU and IPU products, and so this one is so fun!

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos




Alter Ego
February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

Fight Fire with Fire: 3 coats.
Cost & Cap: $8.50, no cap.
Inspiration: Fire and Ice. Fire is the polish. Ice is the IPU (see below)
Thoughts: This polish has yellow base with 2 different micas in it--one gives it a slight shifty to orange & pink and the other is a super sparkly copper. This would be stunning over black as well. I have such an opaque nail line, so you can see a bit of it here, but wow, is this pretty or what? There's so much shimmer! The polish is completely smooth.The last photo is of it matte.

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

Ice Beard Oil
Cost & Cap: $7.50, no cap
Inspiration: Fire and Ice. Fire is the polish. Ice is the IPU
Thoughts: This is a beard oil scented in Peppermint. Since it is an oil (and I don't have a beard!), I used this on my cuticles and it feels really rich. Like any oil, it's greasy and needs more time to settle it. It's a nice light minty scent. Very refreshing. My nails were so moisturized!


February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos


Aurora Lacquer
Shop, Facebook, Instagram

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

1.21 Gigawatts: 2 coats.
Cost & Cap: $12, cap of 100.
Inspiration: 1.21 Gigawatts! 1.21 Gigawatts? Great Scott! What the hell is a Gigawatt?” Inspired by the famous duo of thunder and lightning, and based on the infamous Hill Valley Lightning Storm from the movie Back to the Future.
Thoughts: AURORA Nail Lacquer brings you “1.21 Gigawatts!!!” (pronounced jigga-watt), a deep navy UCC polish with red/gold UCC and multi-color flakies. This polish is so packed with color-shifting goodness it is like a thunderstorm in a bottle. Just watch the lightning strikes of color as this polish catches the light! The base is a nice sparkly blue but the flakes add so much dimension. You can see as I move around, the flakes look pink and magenta but turn to green, gold, and copper.

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

Fiendish Fancies

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

You're So Cool!: 2 coats, last 3 photos are magnetized.
Cost & Cap: $12.50, cap of 75
Inspiration: Clarence Worley and Alabama Whitman's "True Romance"
Thoughts: This is a bright pinky red polish with a purple teal sparkle and shifting flakes. There's a slight magnetic copper shift. I first swatched it as is, because I couldn't read the very clear description that explains it. But hey! This is gorgeous un-magnetized. It's a pinky red because it really does fall in between. Then, in the last three photos, you can see the copper shimmer that pops once you use a magnet.

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

Magnetized:

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

Colors By Llarowe
February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

How About a Brownie, Dogg?: 2 coats.
Cost & Cap: $11, no cap.
Inspiration: Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart. This is the Martha Stewart polish.
Thoughts: This is a brownie inspired holo with OGUP. It's part of a duo with the KBShimmer below. Jen at My Nail Polish Obsession said she wish this one was scented with brownie and now it's all I can think about. The UP is subtle. This is all about the yummy brownie holo.

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

KBShimmer

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

Fo Shizzle: 2 coats.
Cost & Cap: $10, no cap.
Inspiration: Snoop Dogg and his unabashed love for the chronic.
Thoughts: This is a rich organic green with a scattering of green unicorn flakes, while a linear holographic flame adds sparkle and shine.  This pot-inspired shade is scented with an earthy faux cannabis fragrance blended with patchouli and clove notes. Ok, so the scent made me nervous. I really don't enjoy scented polish of any kind (BUT there WILL be an unscented version available). But the scent is very herbal and don't worry, it doesn't actually smell like cannabis. It's really just an earthy herbal scent. I swatched it on a nail wheel and could smell it two days later when I put it up against my nose. I love green so this polish is my jam.


February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

Lollipop Posse Lacquer
February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos
A Distinct Aura of Dottiness: 3 coats, but would be 2 coats on shorter nails/less opaque nail line.
Cost & Cap: $13, no cap.
Inspiration: Luna Lovegood, paired with the Nargle-inspired shade from STELLA CHROMA I Suspect Nargles (see below).
Thoughts:  This is a light, silvery-blue crelly filled with peachy/green shifting Aurora shimmer, holo micro flakes, and color-shifting iridescent flakes. OH EM GEE this color. It's a delicate color but the shimmer and flakes make it so complex. I love how it's almost icy, but it's just a beautiful shade. I need more Lollipop Posse in my life! I've added a matte photo in the end.

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos


Stella Chroma
Shop, Facebook, Instagram

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

I Suspect Nargles: 3 coats, but would be 2 coats on shorter nails/less opaque nail line
Cost & Cap: $13, no cap
Inspiration: Nargles, the mystical creatures that live in mistletoe and may or may not have been responsible for hiding all of Luna’s shoes.
Thoughts: This is a ultra holo silver polish with green and purple/blue shifting shimmer. The combination of shimmers makes this polish look like a rainbow and it's so shockingly gorgeous. This is soooo holo but the shifting shimmer is still powerful through the holo. The last photo is matte.

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

February 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: Iconic Duos

These polishes will be available February 1-4th in the Polish Pickup shop. Shipping is flat rate $3 in the US and $5 to Canada.

Polish Pickup: SHOP, Facebook

Products in the post provided for honest review.

Ehmkay Nails on Facebook.
Ehmkay Nails on Instagram.
Ehmkay Nails on Pinterest.
Follow Ehmkay Nails with Bloglovin.  

11 comments:

  1. I'm really pleased with this month's parings! I love that the makers got to partner up, really shows a creative range that we hadn't seen before!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow I love that Distinct Aura of Dottiness! It looks gorgeous in every different picture. There's so many different shifts and shimmers... I'm obsessed.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Thank you for all your thorough reviews! All your photos and manis are exquisite!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I kept looking and thinking "I want this one" then "I want this one too" and on and on. Some beautiful polishes here.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Lovely post!! I think this month is going to hit my bank account hard.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love the idea behind this months theme and whish I was more excited about the polishes being offered. Sadly since Ive stepped away from nail polish almost completely since October and feeling a bit guilty about the amount of untried polishes sitting in my office that I feel like something has to be really spectacular or unique to justify making the purchase. I guess you could say I've lost my polish mojo. Your swatches are wonderful as usual.

    ReplyDelete
  7. That Lollipop Posse one is just perfect!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I especially love the last two duos!

    ReplyDelete
  9. I'm really liking all of these! All seem great for this time of year!

    ReplyDelete

  10. Thanks for sharing this wonderful article. <a href="https://templicate.com/> varied resume template bundles </a>

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for your comment! But please do not post any links in your comment as it will be automatically deleted. If you would like me to look at your site, please E-MAIL me. Thank you!!