Digital Nails Red Wedding

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I really miss how Digital Nails tapped into the fandoms of the day or memes of the minute. Today I have Digital Nails Red Wedding, a nod to Game of Thrones massacre from the third book "A Sword of Swords." This polish is packed with multiple sizes of red glitter in a tinted red base.

OPI Polka.com

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When I first saw OPI Polka.com from Summer 2013 Euro Centrale collection, I couldn't wait to wear it. I was obsessed with this teal and fuchsia hexagonal glitter with purple microglitter in a clear base.

Sally Hansen Hypnautical

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Back in 2013, Sally Hansen announced their Triple Shine line, and one polish that caught my eye was Hypnautical, a blue and green shred glitter in a slightly green tinted base. At only $4.99, I hunted this down until I was able to find it at my local drugstore.

Morgan Taylor Water Field

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I have a lot of nail polish, that's for sure, but when I see rainbow reflective glitter? I gotta have it. I ended up buying Morgan Taylor Water Field during the Amazon Prime Day and then it's just sat on my desk. I think this was part of the original launch of Morgan Taylor's core collection but I can't find much information about it online. This is a clear polish with silver microglitter and small round rainbow reflective glitter.

Glam Polish Secrets In The Sand

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It's been about six weeks since I last put on nail polish. After I found my nail polish spreadsheet had been deleted, I've been in a funk and not wanted to even get to my polish. However, I'm trying to find my passion and love again especially with the holidays and all the parties. Speaking of, I went to my first formal event in nearly 15 years and needed something to punch up my dress.

Cult Nails Casual Elegance

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The fast selling Cult Nails Casual Elegance collection included this lovely periwinkle blue creme by the same name. I decided to randomly pull it out of my box after thinking I had put it somewhere else. Bottom line, I have too much nail polish right now.

I used a base coat of Cult Nails Get It On, 2 coats of polish and topped it with Cult Nails Wicked Fast. As much as I love Cult Nails, the formula on this polish was a bit watery. I was able to make it work with a little extra clean up efforts.

As you can see in the sun, this is definitely an opaque creme. No hidden shimmer or glitters anywhere - just lots of creme love. I'm definitely a fan of the color as well.

In the shade, you can see a bit of the flooding issues I had. Nothing a little acetone can't handle.

Finally inside with indirect light - not much else to say. This is another unique shade that I'm happy to own. I actually tried to pay for the collection but was gifted it by Cult Nails. There are 2 other gorgeous shades involved so stay tuned! This polish is currently discontinued but maybe she will bring it back one day!

Cult Nails [Website | Facebook | Twitter | Blog | Instagram: CultNails] is available in their shop for $12 a bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Cult Nails Casual Elegance Collection

Ever since Maria at Cult Nails posted this teaser on her Facebook

I've been like this.

And now I have this!

Set your alarm, because the Casual Elegance Collection will be for sale starting Wednesday, March 19 at midnight Eastern Time.

We've created another 3 piece set for March 2014.  The collection is made up of 3 Limited Edition colors (left to right: Intriguing, Winter's Light, and Casual Elegance).  The collection will sell during pre-sale for $24.00.  Any remaining stock will be available for individual sale following the pre-sale period.  Pre-sales will begin March 19th and end April 2.  A 2 week window to secure your set at the discounted price.  Following pre-sales, remaining stock will be available for $12-$14 per polish.  

Swatches will be available, soon, on the Cult Nails Facebook Page, as well as our Instagram and Twitter feeds; so stay tuned to make sure you don't miss out!  Also, we'll be posting swatches as our blogger reviews start coming in!  

PolishGalore is on work/play/polish!

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Happy New Year! I'm excited for 2014 - I have some new blogging goals and fun stuff coming up this year starting with my participation in the Blogging for a Cause series over at work/play/polish.

Photo Credit: work/play/polish Instagram
(l to r: PolishGalore, Beauty Judy, Jesse from Jesse's Girl Cosmetics, work/play/polish)

You'll have to visit wpp to see the full manicure and read more about how I found out about Polished Girlz, an organization that I highly encourage you take a second look at. My goal this year is to donate quarterly, mostly monetarily, because polish is something that I love and I want to share the love back.

#31DC2013 Day 7: B&W Nails

It's been really awesome to see people participating in the #31DC2013 on Instagram - people are just so creative! For today's challenge - B&W - I didn't know what I wanted but I knew I wanted to break out my Konad... which has literally been collecting dust since I bought them back in 2010. Shame, I know.

I started with a base of Cult Nails Get It On, one coat of Cult Nails Fetish (a wax finish black) and then for my stamping polish, I used Cult Nails Temptest. For stamping plate, I used the full designs on Konad plate m65. I didn't stamp my pinkie finger and used the ORLY Instant Artist in Crisp White to make my little triangle.

I stamped my ring finger first and it went okay but I didn't let it dry enough and so it smudged when I added Cult Nails Wicked Fast top coat.  Next I stamped my middle finger but didn't line my stamper up right so only 3/4ths of the nail was stamped. On my pointer I pretty much got it down!

Either way, I'm happy with my attempts and look forward to the rest of the challenges as they come!

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Cult Nails Google Hangout

Tonight, with a few small hiccups, we finally had our first Google Hangout for Cult Nails!  You can watch the broadcast below (and yes, it's unedited, haha!) You might want to start around 8:30 in the video because the first eight and a half minutes, well we were still figuring it out.

In case you missed it, my summer picks are Ay Poppy!, Flushed and Princess, all which are available now on Cult Nails.

Also I was wearing Andrea Lashes in modlash 33 which were a press sample.

I also showed my massive collection - all 65 polishes.

So now what?

First, now that we know what we're doing, check out the next Cult Nails Chat, which will feature all new bloggers!

Second, enter into the Rafflecopter Giveaway where Maria is giving away $75 of polishes!

Finally, be sure to check out my partners in crime, BeautyJudy and ChitChatNails

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1st Ever Cult Nails Google Hangout!

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I'm super happy and honored to be a part of the 1st Ever Cult Nails Google Hangout this Monday!  Please set your alarm to come join us at 9:30 p.m. EST because we will have a giveaway and Maria will be giving a sneak peek of the new July/August collection (and let me tell you - it's pretty awesome).  Plus you'll get to ask your questions of us, learn some of our secrets, and talk about summer trends and nail art!

Join Maria from Cult Nails, fellow Culties and some of your favorite bloggers for our first ever Google Hangout on Monday June 10th at 9:30 p.m. We'll be chatting about summer nail trends and nail art!

Come join us and let us know what nail trend or color you can't wait to wear, and how you celebrate the summer! Co-hosting the chat is Judy from BeautyJudy, Krystal from Polish Galore and Marta from Chit Chat Nails. John from Cult Nails will be our "rockstar" moderator, making sure all your questions get answered! We'll be giving polishes away during the hangout and we'll have a giveaway announcement for a Cult Nails Gift Certificate worth $75!

About the bloggers:

BeautyJudy - Judy lives in Southern New Jersey with her fiancé Mike and her cat Timmy. She's been blogging about all things beauty and nails since 2009. Her work has been featured on Shape.com, Nail It! Magazine, and she writes “Beauty Beat” for Phillyburbs.com. She has covered events including Mercedes-Benz NYC Fashion Week, Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas, and The Makeup Show. She'll be sharing one of her favorite Cult Nails nail art mani's for summer.

PolishGalore - Krystal lives in Texas with her husband Ryan and her son Drew. Krystal started blogging in late 2009 and her blog features a massive collection of nail polish swatches. She's been a featured writer for Jesse's Girl Cosmetics, Beauty Debutante, Gloss 48 and Nail It! Magazine. She was also a guest speaker at Cosmoprof last year. She'll be sharing her favorite Cult Nails polish colors for summer and more.

Chit Chat Nails - Marta lives in Canada with her husband Peter and her three kids. She started blogging two and a half years ago and has taken the nail blogging world by storm with a fast-growing fan base.  Her nail art is the envy of many and her work was featured in Modern Hair & Beauty magazine. She will share a nail art look perfect for summer.

The Google Hangout will be open to all Culties, just head over over to our Google+ page or the Hangout Event page and RSVP to join the event! (You may want to try out Google+ and install the hangout a day or two before the event as we learned it takes a little time to get your account set up.) We hope to see you all there!

Cult Nails Tempest

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I don't know if I can tell you enough how much I love Cult Nails polishes.  I literally own all the ones you can buy and I continue to buy their new collections because they really have a product I want to stand behind. Especially THIS.  This is my Holy Grail. This is my staple! I actually own a backup (and I don't own backups).  This is the ONE COAT white creme named Tempest.

One coat?  Yes, ONE coat.  Uno.

So I started with a base of Cult Nails Get It On, and then one coat of polish, followed by Cult Nails Wicked Fast.  This polish is a "self-leveling" lacquer which means it's a little thick but it settles into an opaque coat on the nail. Do not thin the polish, just wipe more off your brush.  With my Wicked Fast, I'm dry to the touch in less than 5 minutes.

Just one coat!

If I haven't persuaded you enough, how about this?  Starting in June 2013, ALL domestic orders no matter how big or small, includes FREE shipping.  But wait, there's more!

Yesterday, the Cult Nails Facebook Page reached 20,000 fans, so they are offering a discount until June 9th (Sunday). $15 off an order of $50 and $30 off an order of $100. For the International fans, you will get free shipping over $75! How awesome is all that? I'm thinking I may need more Tempest.

Originally this was a press sample bottle but I had purchased a bottle before I knew I was getting a press sample, and I will definitely be buying again!

Cult Nails [Website | Facebook | Twitter | Blog | Instagram: CultNails] is available in their shop for $12 a bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Cult Nails Dance All Night Collection

If you've been following me on Instagram then you'll know that I completed my Cult Nails collection last week. I now own every single Cult Nails color produced, including the limited editions and it makes me way too giddy. I'm happy to support Maria because I love the polish she makes and I like her whole family and their work ethic.  Anywho, I got this email last week and was SUPER excited because Maria had been teasing some of these polishes on her Instagram!  You better believe I'll be awake and waiting for the preview sale because I want that Wax Finish Top Coat (only available free for the first 250 orders).  (All images courtesy of Cult Nails.)

Cult Nails releases the Dance All Night Collection on May 9th, 2013 during a Preview sale. The collection includes 3 High Shine Creme's and 3 Glitter lacquers. The collection will be available during our Preview Event where the entire collection can be purchased at the discounted pricing of $60 for the set. (Retail $72). The first 250 orders will also automatically receive a bottle of Wax That (Not pictured), our new Wax Finish Top Coat that will allow you to turn any polish into a wax finish polish. Our Preview Event will run from May 9th - 18th 11:59PM EST. All polishes will be available for purchase individually starting on Sunday May 19th for $12 per bottle. 

The collection includes the following polishes: 

Nakizzle's Shizzle - We made several custom blue polishes for NY Fashion Week's Le Smurfette Show. I brought all the blue's home and when my daughter saw one of the blue lacquers, she grabbed it and explained, "Now that's my Shizzle!" After we had a good laugh and explained what Shizzle stands for, we knew we had to include it as part of the Cult Nails Lacquer line. It is a bright take on a traditional pastel blue. It dries to a high shine creme finish. 

Faded - We receive numerous requests for a pale almost white grey on a regular basis. I don't know what took us so long, but we think Faded is worth the wait! Faded is a light grey with subtle blue undertones to look great on all skintones. It dries to a high shine creme finish. 

Love at 1st Sight - It's no secret, I love purple polishes. When someone requested a bright pastel purple, we had to make it happen right away! We made several variations, but this one instantly stood out. It instantly reminded me of the light purple crayon that was my favorite as a child. Love at 1st Sight is a bright pastel influenced purple that dries to a high shine creme finish.

Dance All Night - Another polish created by request. we added a different spin by adding micro sized glitter in opposing colors and loved the end result! Multi sized blue and green glitter intermixed with a color shifting micro glitter that goes from gold to orange. This polish is set in a clear base, so you can use it layered or over any polish in this collection. 

Walk of Shame - We wanted a blingtastic glitter to make you shine all night long! Walk of Shame features multi sized gold glitter intermixed with micro sized holographic glitter. This polish is set in a clear base, so you can use it layered or over any polish in this collection.

Center of Attention - Since we were making a blue and green glitter, we thought why not try it in pink too! The end result is the blingiest pink you've ever seen! Center of Attention features multi sized pink glitter intermixed with a color shifting micro glitter that goes from gold to orange. This polish set in a clear base, so you can use it layered or over any polish in this collection.

Cult Nails In The Garden Collection

Cult Nails "In the Garden" Collection Pre-Sale Event now through April 7th!

Cult Nails "In the Garden" Collection

This new 5 piece collection features season appropriate colors, with Cult Nails Award Winning and Vegan Friendly formula!  From left to right, above, are "You're My Dandy Lion", "Morning Glory", "Kiss My Rose Bush", "Ay Poppy", and "Let's Get Dirty".  Maria's blog post details each color with descriptions and swatches.  Click the link at the top of this message to see the blog post.  The collection is available for pre-sale now, through April 7th, for the preview price of $40.  (The retail value is $60)  Pre-sale orders are expected to ship by April 10.  Reserve your set at this excellent price today!

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Recent NOTDs

If you follow me on Instagram, then I totally apologize for the repeat photos but I thought I'd share a few NOTD polishes I've been wearing lately!

Starting with some naked nails:

1 October

10 October

27 November

And now some color!

Sation Diamond Diggin' Diva

Color Club Harp On It

Layla Softouch

Ruby Wing Sand Dune (shade on left, sun on right(

Jelly sandwich of Cult Nails Bitten & OPI Servin' Up Sparkle

Cult Nails Disciplined with Jindie Nails Tried & True

China Glaze Glistening Snow

It's been fun wearing nail polish again!  I hadn't been wearing full manicures lately and missed it.

Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors

This fall, Cult Nails released the Behind Closed Doors collection which were all designed for Maria's friends and is her favorite collection this year.  There were many amazing surprises in this collection and Bitten has become my absolute favorite polish of 2012.  I even wore it for my engagement photos!

Behind Closed Doors - features 5 colors 

After Glow - a copper infused with a subtle pink shimmer

Bitten - a raspberry glass flecked polish 

Disciplined - a sheer but buildable soft grey with purple, pink and blue shimmer

Flushed - a true Blurple (blue/purple) buildable sheer with an intense purple/pink shimmer effect that appears to glow through the polish 

Coveted - a jelly deep green with metallic green flakes and subtle green shimmer.

Cult Nails [Website | Facebook | Twitter | Blog | Instagram: CultNails] is available in their shop for $10 a bottle.

Cult Nails Giveaway!

Oh yes.  October is your month to win with Cult Nails, starting with the Join the Cult on Pinterest! giveaway that I told you about yesterday and in addition to all the wonderful winning that is happening there, Cult Nails will be giving one lovely PolishGalore reader the chance to win $50 worth of Cult Nails products!

So on top of the $100 worth of Cult Nails products from the Join the Cult on Pinterest giveaway AND the bonus $30 worth of Cult Nails products that I get to choose as my "Blogger Choice" prize, you can now win $50 worth of Cult Nails products HERE!

That's a lot of nail polish. 

Please wait for the Rafflecopter to load in full and refer to the Terms and Conditions contained within for any questions.  The giveaway will end at 12:01am EST 7 October, is open internationally and the prize is being fulfilled by Cult Nails.  Items pictured are not necessarily items that will be received by the winner.  These are just my personal stash pictures of Cult Nails polishes.

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