ellagee Chronic Badass

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One of my favorite parts of nail polish is meeting the people behind the blogs and behind the brands. Last November, I was able to meet up with a group of polish makers and lovers in Austin, Texas - including Laura, the owner and creator of ellagee polish.

Laura and I are both members of a club that no one wants to join - fibromyalgia. Laura's is more advanced than mine but we can both relate to the constant and irritating pain, exhaustion and frustration of this very misunderstood chronic illness. 

Chronic Badass is the ellagee half of this "Fi-bros For Life" collaboration box and is a clear base with black matte and holo glitter, black holo stars and butterflies in matte purple and silver holo. This polish was her collaboration with fellow Texan, polish maker, and lovely lady with fibromyalgia - Raphaelle from Digital Nails. 

I decided to use LVX Porcelaine for three fingers (creme white) and LVX Aster for one finger (creme purple) for my base coats and just used one dabbed coat of Chronic Badass. I topped all fingers with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That. The coverage was good but I did have to fish a bit for the butterflies that I used.

The stars wouldn't come out and play for me but you can see I got two butterflies with a little fishing.

Shade photo! You can really see the different glitters here - square, hexagonal, circle... And if you look super hard, you can see a black star near my middle finger inside the bottle.

Here's some indirect light as well. I'm really loving the lavender glitters but not against the purple. I think it's better over white.

You can purchase ellagee through her website. Prices range from $8 to $15.00 Join the conversation with her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr.

China Glaze Pop Top

Nail art is hot right now, but if you don't have the time or patience, a good glitter coat can give you the appearance of nail art without the dedication.
Please enjoy the following press release from China Glaze. (All images courtesy of China Glaze.)

LVX Porcelaine

Press Sample 
This May, LVX launched their Summer 2014 collection which included the beautiful timeless ivory creme Porcelaine. Inspired by the McQueen runway, this classic neutral white creme is a great staple for any collection.

I started with Cult Nails Get It On for my base coat, 2 coats of polish, and finished with LVX's new Gel Like Top Coat. The first coat went on a little streaky but the second thin coat evened out over the nail, especially paired with the LVX Gel Like Top Coat.

How pretty is this?! It's a great crisp white, perfect by itself or as a base for nail art.

Even in the shade, you can see it's a great neutral color.

Finally inside with some soft indirect light, this color looks almost a little more on the cream side than on the ivory side, but it's great to see in all lights.

LVX [Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram] is available on their website. It is 10-free to include Toluene and Camphor, vegan and cruelty free. Use promo code POLISHGALORE for 20% off your purchase!

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

Salon Perfect Neon POP

Neon POP from Salon Perfect

Neons are definitely the summer trend - timeless and always hot. Please enjoy the following press release from Salon Perfect. (All images courtesy of Salon Perfect.)

Girly Bits #endlesslove

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In February, Gloss48 joined with Girly Bits to have an exclusive trio of polishes to be sold on their website. I couldn't resist and bought them! This is #endlesslove, a pale lavender with a very subtle holographic.

I used a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote, 2 coats of polish and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That top coat.

In the sun, you can see the holographic properties peeking out but for the most part, they stayed underwraps.

In the shade, you just get lovely lavender. Now, you may notice a bit of white at the bottle of my bottle. It's still there and does not affect the polish. It's my understanding that it was something to do with the suspension base but again, no ill effects were had.

In the indirect light, the holographic is still missing but it's still a great spring color.

I accidentally had my flash on for this photo but yay holo! 

This polish was a part of an exclusive trio for Gloss48.com that was available for $24.00. The polish is now discontinued but if you're able to find it somewhere, you won't be disappointed!

Girly Bits can be purchased on her website or through her approved distributors. Prices range from $10 (USD) to $12 (USD) but please note her website is in CAD, not USD because she is a Canadian company. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Twitter, & Pinterest.