Pretty & Polished - Blogger Collection (Giveaway!!)

Hi Everyone!!  It seems it's always something at Crazy Combos lately haha ;-)  At least we haven't lost power this week (lost it so many times last week), and my internet is currently connected! Yay!  But even that has been spotty the last two weeks (service call Saturday - hope it can be fixed!).  I know, First World Problems, but I've realized how much I do love my power and internet!! haha Anyway, even though I haven't been posting, I do have polishes swatched and ready for you guys!!  Hopefully things will get somewhat back to normal here soon!  Thanks for sticking by me! ;-)

I'm excited to review for you the Blogger Collection by Pretty & Polished!  Chels, the owner, asked me to come up with some ideas in order to have a polish created in representation of my blog.  What an absolute honor!  So I started thinking white - holo - circle glitter!!  And thanks to Chels, Crazy Circles was born!  I am in love with it.  It has black, silver, and a few shades of pink circle glitters.

Images Courtesy of Pretty & Polished

You can purchase these today, June 2 at 6pm EST at Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on My Shopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook, on Twitter @prettynpolish, on Instagram @prettyandpolishd and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/. I highly recommend taking a look around, as Pretty & Polished always has awesome creations and an amazing formula!

Before we get on to swatches, at the bottom of the post will be a rafflecopter to win the collection!  Best of luck to everyone!!

First up, I'm so excited to show you Crazy Circles!!!!  These pictures are in my light box.

I used 2 coats of Crazy Circles along with Swift Sparkle, the Pretty & Polished top coat.

Close up!  I put the bottle upside down for a minute to make sure I had all the circles floating around to get them on the nail!! Chels did an amazing job!  I love this!

Here is Crazy Circles in my kitchen lighting.  It is a white with holo base!  You can see some of the shimmer in these pics below!

Love this bottle shot!  You can see all the gorgeous pinks, silver, black and the holo in the white base!

Close up!

And these next are outdoor.  I know, so many pictures!  Sorry, but I am most definitely in love! Can you tell?  This is in the shade.

And these are in the sun!

I came up with the name because of my blog, sticking with C's.  I also LOVE circle glitter, so I wanted to make sure to have a bunch in here!  This has been a great combination of my favorite things!

Close up!  I hope you love it!!  I'm SO proud of it :-)

Next up, we have Me, Myself, and Cacti by Sarah of Chalkboard Nails!

For Me, Myself, and Cacti, I used 2 coats along with Swift Sparkle.

I absolutely love this bright green jelly with black hexes, black circles, and white hexes!

You can visit Sarah's blog at http://www.chalkboardnails.com/.  She is fantastic at swatching and does amazing nail art!  Definitely check her out!

Close up!

Next up, we have Queen You Dig It? by Shipra of Taneja's Bride.

For Queen You Dig It?, I used 2 coats along with Swift Sparkle by Pretty & Polished.

This polish is a gorgeous mix!  I love the gold fleck in the white base, along with gold circle glitter and blue hexes and smaller maroon hexes!

You can visit Shipra's blog at  http://tanejasbride.com/.  She reviews nails, but also makeup!  Love her reviews!!  I don't normally wear lipstick, but she has me wanting to start!

Close up!

Next up, we have Adventures in Polish Making by Amy of I'm Feeling Nail-Venturous.

For Adventures in Polish Making, I used 2 coats along with Swift Sparkle by Pretty & Polished.

This gorgeous grey jelly is filled with beautiful teal/blue and purple glitter!  I absolutely love this combination! Simple and stunning!

You can visit Amy's blog at http://imfeelingnail-venturous.blogspot.com/.  Amy is a sweetheart!  I also love her nails and designs!  She does amazing looks that I wish I had the talent to recreate!!

Close up!

Last, but certainly not least, we have New York City Lights by Carly of Lacquered Lover.

For New York City Lights, I used 2 coats along with Swift Sparkle top coat.

What a stunning polish!  It has beautiful iridescent flakies along with shimmer!  It's so much prettier in person, as the camera can't even begin to pick up it's sparkle!

I tried, but this isn't the most flattering picture! ha!  But look at that bottle!! Stunning, right? These next two pictures are bedroom lighting.

You can visit Carly's blog at http://www.lacqueredlover.com/.  She has beautiful macros and swatches.  She also reviews makeup, including her face of the days!

Close up!

I hope you enjoyed this look at Pretty & Polished Blogger Collection!  I'm still feeling a little bit shocked to be included in this collection!  I am SO honored that Chels of Pretty & Polished reached out to me with this opportunity.  Thank you so much, Chels!  And to be included with such a great group of bloggers, I can't even believe it!  These polishes are gorgeous and I'm so glad to have the chance to review them for you!

BUT WAIT!!  Here is your chance to win a set of your own!! ;-)  Thank you to Chels for offering this generous gift to my readers!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Following Blog, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook will allow only one point each, per person. You may tweet this giveaway as many times as you would like, with one point given per day, per person. This giveaway is open internationally - so best wishes and good luck!

In case you missed above, you can purchase these today, June 2 at 6pm EST at Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on My Shopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook, on Twitter @prettynpolish, on Instagram @prettyandpolishd and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/. I highly recommend taking a look around, as Pretty & Polished always has awesome creations and an amazing formula!

Have a great day!

Much Love,
Crystal

*These products have been sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.*

Nail Sauce - Space Junk!

Hello Everyone!!! Today I have the gorgeous Space Junk by Nail Sauce!! I have heard about this for a while and was lucky enough to snag it during a secret restock on her site!  She posted some inventory and I happened to be checking her store that same week and ordered! WOOHOO!!  I can see why everyone talked about this one!  It is stunning!

For this mani, I used 3 coats of Space Junk with 1 coat over black on the ring finger for an accent. The picture below is the sun setting, but look at that holo glitter reflect!!

I then added another coat to the ring finger.  I love how the black brings it out, but it does look so deep by itself too!

You can purchase Nail Sauce at http://www.nailsauce.com/.  You can also follow the owner, Felicia, on Instagram as @feliifel - http://instagram.com/feliifel/ and Twitter as @feliifel.  You can also stay in touch on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NailSauce. 

 

Outside again!

And here is my kitchen lighting!  I apologize for my skintone, but it really shows off that gorgeous holo microshimmer! 

Here are a couple shots with regular and blurred for holo!!

 

And last, we have a close up comparison with the ring finger with 1 coat and 2 coats, along with the middle finger with 3 coats on each.

 

I hope you enjoyed this look at Nail Sauce!  It was my first one, but I know there will be more in the future! This brand is awesome!  I have a couple more on my list, but Felicia keeps making such gorgeous creations that keep me drooling!!

Have a great day!

Much Love,
Crystal

Pretty & Polished - Algebraic Addition Collection

Guess what releases on April 1?!  And this is no April Fools joke, it's the Pretty & Polished Algebraic Addition Collection!!!  Unfortunately, I don't watch Adventure Time, but after looking up all of these silly names and pictures, I feel like I need to check this show out!!  So if you are like me and don't know as much about the show, I included pictures to help show what the polishes were inspired after! :-)  I think Chels, the owner, did a fantastic job bringing this show based collection to life!  It is on Cartoon Network on Monday's at 6:30 p.m. (not sure what time zone that is) and you can find out more about the characters HERE!

Photo Credit: http://upgifting.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/thumbnail/300x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/d/adventure-time_1_1.png

You can purchase Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on My Shopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook, on Twitter @prettynpolish, on Instagram @prettyandpolishd and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/. I highly recommend taking a look around, as Pretty & Polished always has awesome creations and an amazing formula!

So this will be a large post!!  Are you ready?!  Up first, we have Candy Reign.

For Candy Reign, I used 2 coats with Clearly on Top by KBShimmer.

Chels describes it: The Candy Kingdom is the place to be in the Land of Ooo! You will find all sorts of sweet treats and pretty colors in the Candy Kingdom as well as in our polish "Candy Reign". Feast your eyes on a light pink creme packed with sweet neons and fun shapes!

Candy Kingdom:

Photo Credit: http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120827084007/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/0/0b/P_027.png

Close up!  Love that shimmer and all the fun glitters!

Next, we have Watch it in CD!

For this mani, I started with two coats of  OPI Rumble's Wiggin'.

I added one coat of Watch it in CD with Wicked Fast top coat by Cult Nails.

Chels describes it: Watch it in CD is a gorgeous glitter polish packed full of the most beautiful pink and purple glitters and looks just like the Crystal Dimension! The perfect full coverage glitter for any Adventure Time fan!

Crystal Dimension:

Photo Credit: http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101202021860/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/c/c3/Crystal_Dimension.jpg

This is such a gorgeous glitter mix!

Close up!

Next is Whatevers 2009.

For this mani, I used 2 coats of Whatevers 2009 with Clearly on Top by KBShimmer.

Chels describes it: In case you are planning a trip to Lumpy Space you may want to remember the name of the polish, "Whatevers 2009". You see, that is the password to gain access to this beautiful purple kingdom. You will find all the gorgeous colors of Lumpy Space packed into this one glorious polish. Purples, blues, greens, and a sprinkling of "Night sky Holo dust".

Lumpy Space:

Photo Credit:  http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130128055032/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/7/72/Lumpy.jpg

Here is a holo pic! (Kitchen lighting)

Close up!  LOVE the star!!

I think this one is my favorite, but it's really hard to choose because they are all great!  This is called 7 Year Lich.

For this mani, I started with two coats of Zoya Dove. 

I then applied 1 coat of 7 Year Lich with Clearly on Top by KBShimmer.  I just love how the flakes shine!  They are stunning!  And the black hexes and diamonds, along with the tiny silver hexes are so cool looking together with the flakies!  I love it over the light grey! 

Chels describes it: 7 Year Lich is a dark and somewhat magical polish. At first glance it looks dark and dreary but put it on and you will find it is filled with trickery just like the Lich from Adventure Time!

Here is Lich:

Photo Credit: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mefyhcUVfj1rku7zwo1_500.gif

Close up!  See how the flakes reflect the light!?

Next, we have Incinerate My Heart.

For this mani, I used 2 coats of Incinerate My Heart along with Clearly on Top by KBShimmer.

Chels describes it: Incinerate My Heart portrays the hot love that Flame Princess once had for Finn. You will find this Hot Orange Jelly polish is filled with fiery glitters in different shapes sizes, and colors.

Here is Finn and Flame Princess.

Photo Credit: http://images.wikia.com/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/3/3b/$$$$01AB-Finn_and_Flame_princess_love_pic.png

Close up!

Next up, we have Pep in your Step.  This one coat, which I kind liked how it looked!!  With some top coat, I would totally wear it this way!

Here is two coats of Pep in your Step with Clearly on Top by KBShimmer.  This just is such a creamy white!! I love it with the red.

Chels describes it: Pep in your Step is a fun and charming polish based off of Princess Bubblegum's little helper, Peppermint Butler. You will find it to be a smooth white creme base full of sweet peppermint goodness!

Here is Peppermint Butler.


Photo Credit: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=22403781

Close up!

Here is The Big Squeeze.  This is one coat again, which is great coverage for a yellow!

And then I applied a second coat along with Clearly on Top by KBShimmer.  What a fun and bright yellow!!! 

Chels describes it: The Big Squeeze is a brightly colored polish based off of the sour Duke from Adventure Time, Lemongrab. You will find this bright yellow creme is filled with brighter yellow glitters and a dash of white.

Here is Lemongrab.

Photo Credit: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lulkyfdPUy1qzctxeo1_500.gif

I love the white and yellow glitters in this too! It definitely reminds me of a lemon!

Close up!

Last, but not least, to wrap up the collection, this is House of Heroes.

I started this mani with 2 coats of OPI Stranger Tides.

I added a coat of House of Heroes with Clearly on Top by KBShimmer.  This is my first rectangular glitter polish and it is SO funky!  In a good way, of course, I love it!

Chels describes it: House of Heroes is definitely a fun place to be discover Finn and Jake's world of wonder in this polish. Reminiscent of their home, the Tree Fort. You will find a range of "Tree Fort Colors" as well as some fun Rectangle shapes all in a clear base!

Here is Tree Fort.

Photo Credit: http://25.media.tumblr.com/9894bbafa29be566ee422484da2f9919/tumblr_mj19ajFB6U1r5wy3zo1_500.gif

Close up!

What a gorgeous and fun collection!  I hope you loved this look at the Algebraic Addition collection by Pretty & Polished!! And in case you missed above, you can purchase Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on My Shopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook, on Twitter @prettynpolish, on Instagram @prettyandpolishd and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/.


Don't forget, this collection releases on Monday, April 1!  Have a great day!!

Much Love,
Crystal

*These products have been sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.*