Polish Pickup August 2018 / 3 Words One Song from Emily de Molly - Swatch & Review

After the month of July off, the Polish Pickup is resuming in August with the theme of 'Musicals'. Emily de Molly have picked Disney's 'Frozen'. 3 Words, One Song is described as "a pale purple with strong turquoise overlay, iridescent flakes and silver holographic micro glitters."

Purchase information will be at the bottom of the post!

'3 Words, One Song' by Emily de Molly in natural shade / indirect sunlight

An image of a stage production of Disney's Frozen, which was the polish inspiration

Polish Pickup August 2018 / Agrabah from Femme Fatale - Swatch & Review

After the month of July off, the Polish Pickup is resuming in August with the theme of 'Musicals'. Femme Fatale have picked the classic Disney cartoon Aladdin! Agrabah is described as "yellow-toned warm terracotta with a strong pinkish glow and brilliant red iridescent shifting flakes."

Lots of photos of this polish, including it being used as a topper to follow. Purchase information will be at the bottom of the post!

Collage of Agrabah by Femme Fatale / Polish Pickup Aug 18

Femme Fatale's inspiration screencap from Aladdin of the city of Agrabah

Unicorn Pee Galore! Cirque 'Coronation' vs Tonic 'Serendipity'

Are you a fan of Unicorn Pee?

If you're wondering what on earth I am blathering on about, here's a link to a reddit thread about it. It's basically a famous pigment with a distinct red-to-green shift that originally appeared in the nail polish Clarins 230, and later a dupe by Max Factor called 'Fantasy Fire'. I own Fantasy Fire, which has since been re-released under the same name but without the 'pee'. 

The nail polish community affectionately referred to this rare, gorgeous pigment as 'unicorn pee' or 'UP' for short due to its magical look. The pigment's sale has been discontinued as it started to be used in US currency I believe, although there are many similar pigments of a larger particle size available for sale. These are called 'aurora pigments' or 'UP dupes', and dupes with a different colour shift, like green to pink, or blue to purple, are termed 'UP siblings'. 

However, some of the older polish brands have had some hoarded original pigment which always creates a real splash, and high demand, when released in new polishes. In the last year the Indie Polish world got very excited over the limited editions of Cirque 'Coronation' and Tonic Polish's 'Serendipity' (from their Unicorn Pee collection) which contained the OG pigment. I wanted to photograph them side by side to show the pigment in different colour bases. 

Indirect Sunlight / Natural Shade

Q: How many nail polish bottles can an IKEA Helmer drawer fit?

Answer: Depends on the bottle! 

I measured my drawers (well, I double-checked them against IKEA's online measurements) and my bottles. I then did a little diagram in Illustrator by making shapes to scale of each bottle footprint. 

Not every bottle per shape are exactly the same. They might deviate by a couple of millimetres but they were close enough for an accurate depiction. I tried to fit as many of each shape as possible into the drawer space. Here are the results.

Femme Fatale July 2018 COTM and FOTM - Swatch & Review

Today I have two very gorgeous polishes from Femme Fatale to show you. They are the Colour of the Month (COTM) and Fiend of the Month (FOTM) for July 2018. The Fiend of the Month is named for Femme Fatale's Facebook fan group, Femme Fatale Fiends, and is exclusive to group members.

I have details on pricing and how to purchase at the end of the post.

Collage of bottle shots of Autumn Aspens, Femme Fatale FOTM July 2018

Collage of bottle shots of Coniferae, Femme Fatale COTM July 2018

Fancy Gloss 'Pocketful of Pansies' (Thermal)

A couple of weeks ago I placed a small order with Fancy Gloss, a US indie polish brand known for their amazing thermals and formula. They have monthly restocks and new releases and there was a sale on so I had to nab some polishes I had been eyeing for a while.

I picked up 3 thermals; images here are swatches from Jackie, Fancy Gloss' owner & creator. They were what was used on the website listing.

From L-R: A Pocketful of Pansies, Seraphinite, and Black Thermal Top Coat

Today I have some pictures of A Pocketful of Pansies with some nail art! This polish is sooo beautifully squishy, and I used just 2 thin coats in these photos. You do have to work fast as the polish dries quickly to get a smooth, even coat. No overworking here!

Transitioning state of 'A Pocketful of Pansies' from Fancy Gloss.

Return to Blogging / MckFresh June Polish Pickup

Unfortunately my health has been very up and down these last few months, along with some family commitments so I haven't been present on this blog. I'm going to get back into the swing of things with MckFresh Nail Attire's Polish Pickup exclusive shade for June 2018!