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The Polish Palette July 2018 Swatches and Review

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There is a new collaboration coming up between two of my favorite brands! Rogue Lacquer  and Tonic Nail Polish  have joined forces to create a quarterly quartet based off a set color palette. The inaugural Polish Palette July 2018  takes its inspiration from a desert-like set of hues and each shade is named after a famous desert. The set is priced at a discounted $40 , and the individual shades may or may not be offered individually much later in the makers' stores at higher prices. Buy now to be sure you get them for a deal! The launch is July 1 in the Tonic Nail Polish  store and it will be a pre-order until July 7.  Let's have a look! *sent by the makers for photography and review* Here is the colorway that inspired this first set: Rogue Lacquer Gobi  is an emerald green jelly foil with scattered holo shimmer and purple-to-gold multichrome flakes. I wore it in three thin coats, but two will do. It dries pretty quickly. It is not quite self-leveling so I recommend thinner coa

Cupcake Polish 5th Anniversary Trio Swatches and Review

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I got into indie polish in 2012 and a lot of brands have come and gone, but Cupcake Polish  is celebrating five years with the 5th Anniversary Trio!  I have been a customer since the very beginning in 2013 and have a ton of the brand's holos and shimmers. As you may have noticed, the logo of Cupcake  is pink, and it makes sense that all three polishes in the Trio have bright pink elements in them. In addition to these three sparkly shades, there will also be a massive sale. You can get 30% off the store (including new shades) with code 5YEARS  from 12AM CDT July 1 until 11:59PM CDT on July 5. Enough of the details, let's look at some polish! *sent by the maker for photography and review* Cupcake Polish 5 Years  is a neon pink with scattered holo shimmer, blue-to-pink duochrome shimmer and microflakes, and pink holo microglitters. I wore it in three thin coats, but two will do. It has a great dry time and I wore it with top coat for smoothness. The shimmer in this shade is amaz