Friday, July 26, 2019

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

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When I think of summer, I think of carnivals and fairs, so this month's Polish Pickup theme is so appropriate! When I'm at the carnival, I think of cotton candy and sweets, fun rides, and silly prizes, all of which are represented here!





Alter Ego
SHOP, Facebook, Instagram

Whirling in the Moonlight:  2 coats plus top coat.
Cost & Cap: $9, cap of 30.
Inspiration: Chair Swing Rides. "I chose a photo of a ride taken of people on a spinning thingy in chairs on chains, as the ride picks up speed the chairs are projected outward until they are almost perpendicular to the ground. I used to ride this thing as a kid and I'll be danged if I can remember the name of it!" All google told me was chair swing rides, LOL. But I loved that ride too!
Thoughts: The blue base is very much a gorgeous night sky! The photo she was inspired by was a night time photo of this ride. The blue base has blue shimmer and lots of gold holo glitter. The glitter lays nice and flat. Just look at that blue base! And in the sun, oh my.


August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

Fiendish Fancies  
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August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

The Somnambulist  2 coats plus top coat.
Cost & Cap: $12, 75 US, 15 UK.
Inspiration: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Thoughts: This is a "glow in the dark metallic peach/light orange with purple and blue flakes." The metallic peach is something I haven't seen often and I really like it. There's a nice amount of flakes in this, but it doesn't detract from the base.

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

The glow would not cooperate for me. I'm not sure if the extreme heat and humidity we've been having (last week's heat index of 111 had me sweating doing the most basic tasks). I did put the whole bottle under a light and could see a charge, so maybe I didn't shake the bottle enough?

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival


KBShimmer
SHOP, Facebook, Instagram
August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

Mirror Mirror in the Stall:  2 coats plus top coat.
Cost & Cap: $10, no cap.
Inspiration: "When I was a kid, going to little town fairs and carnivals was the highlight of my summer. I remember begging so hard to play the games set up in carnival stalls for a chance to win and make those shiny band mirrors mine! Inspired by those paper-framed mirrors from the 80’s and 90’s."
Thoughts: This is a really shimmery and beautiful color. "Mirror Mirror In the Stall is loaded with micro holo flakes, adding so much sparkle to this silvery shade. In lower light, the Aurora shimmer we packed into this polish shows off shifts from gold, to pink, to green and more." Ahhhh the shimmer in this! With every move, you'll see different colors. I tried to capture it, but it's sooo apparent in person. In fact, this is my current mani. The silvery base lets the shimmer shine!

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

Stella Chroma
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August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

Deep Fried Twinkle Emulsified Sugar Scrub

Cost & Cap: $6 for 2.5 oz jar, no cap
Scent: "One of our favorite carnival treats are Deep Fried Twinkies. We first got to experience these tasty treats at the Indiana State Fair. A sweet, creamy vanilla scent with a hint (ha ha!) of sugar."
Thoughts: I've never had a deep fried twinkie, but I feel like this smells spot on! It has that sweet vanilla smell with an undertone of fried dough scent! As always, I LOVE this scrub's formula and quality.

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival


Spin Me Round:  2 coats plus top coat.
Cost & Cap: $12 for 15mL, no cap.
Inspiration: The Gravitron. "As a kid, the county fair was the best! The best ride at the fair was... The Gravitron! The lights, the music... who didn’t love slowly turning upside down while spinning at lightning speed and jamming to awesome tunes? Even better if you’d won a stuffed animal to hang out on the of next to yours."
Thoughts: Oh my this color. I loved it so much, I kept it on for days after I swatched it and eventually stamped over it. This is a "silver/green/purple multichrome with multiple colors of UCC flakies." This is soooo shifty! I even saw blue on my nails. And I loved the addition of flakes. Overall, this is a gorgeous and magical polish. I love it!

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival

August 2019 Polish Pickup Offerings: At the Carnival


These polishes and scrubs will be available August 2nd-5th the Polish Pickup shop. Shipping is flat rate $3 in the US and $5 to Canada.

Polish Pickup: SHOP, Facebook

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3 comments:

  1. That KBShimmer is so very pretty!

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  2. Those shade shots of Spin Me Round make my jaw drop!

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  3. These are all such beauties! I really need to get more sugar scrubs in my life!

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