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Restock Radar: Week of Jan 7

Jan. 7, 2013

Here’s a look at some of the indie nail polish restocks scheduled for this week. Check back every Monday to see what’s coming up.

Monday, January 7
time not specified
MAISIE SHINE (On Etsy)
Notables: Pre-orders begin and run through Friday for new colors, including Splendid, Perception and Last Call.

*Note: The ELEVATION POLISH restock scheduled for today has been postponed until January 22

Wednesday, January 9
time not specified
DARING DIGITS (On DDpolish.com)
Notables: launch of new polishes, including Crush, a limited edition Valentine’s Day polish

Thursday, January 10
time not specified
KUNIMITSU NAIL POTIONS (On Etsy)
Notables: will be restocking mini bottles on or before Jan 10. Plenty of full-size polishes are also available now, including Lucky Goldfish

Saturday, January 12
5pmET
HAPPY HANDS NAIL POLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: restock plus starting a clearance sale

Sunday, January 13
time not specified
SONNETARIUM (On Sonnetarium.net)
Notables: Restock of current colors (spring colors not included)

And Keep An Eye Out For …
KBSHIMMER plans to list a new polish, Let’s Get Star-ted, later this week. [*moved to January 16*]

Use code 500LIKES to get 50 percent off your order from GLITZOLOGY, good until the evening of Tuesday, January 8.

THE NAIL JUNKIE just took the wraps off her new V-Day Collection, including Cupcake, Bouquet and Love Letter. The new line will go on sale this weekend.

If you know of any planned restocks coming in the future, please let me know at polishgroupie@gmail.com Thanks for stopping by!

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Different Dimension Emily

Jan. 6, 2013

Here’s my first swatch post of 2013, and it will be short and sweet! This is Different Dimension Emily, inspired by the TV show “Pretty Little Liars,” which was on my wish list for awhile. I finally nabbed it during a Black Friday sale.

Different Dimension Emily

Different Dimension Emily has blue, white and light green glitter in a light blue sheer base. I’ve seen other bloggers say they used it on it’s own without undies and built it up, but I actually used something underneath.

Different Dimension Emily

My disclaimer on this is that the application was actually done at a nail salon. It’s one coat of Different Dimension Emily over one coat of … something. The bottle was China Glaze but the name was mislabeled. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s Bahamian Escape, but really that’s just off of swatches online. I don’t own it. If anyone recognizes it, please let me know!

Different Dimension Emily

I love Different Dimension Emily. I think this combo looks perfect for winter, almost like a snowstorm. I think it would look great over a dark blue too, or maybe over silver.

Different Dimension Emily

Different Dimension polish is available on Etsy. As of this posting, Emily is in stock.

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Top 5 Nail Art Manicures Of 2012

Jan. 3, 2013

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. My unplanned break turned into more of an unplanned hiatus, but I’m back now. Exhausted, but back!

I had all of these wonderful plans for year-end posts I was going to do, but alas, it just didn’t happen. So here’s just one, a roundup of my most popular manicures from last year.

No. 5: Vampire Nail Art

Vampire Nail Art

This vampire nail art manicure was part of the 30-Day Challenge I did in September, but it also got big boosts around Halloween and again in November when the last Twilight movie came out!

No. 4: Zebra French Manicure

Zebra French Manicure with OPI Care To Danse? and Pirouette My Whistle

Animal prints aren’t really my thing, or so I thought until I tried this zebra french manicure out for the 30 Day Challenge. The more I look at it, the more I like it!

No. 3: Bold Retro Wallpaper Nail Art

Black and White Retro Dot Nail Art with Color Club Tweet Me

I can’t take any credit on the design for this bold retro wallpaper nail art look since it came from a tutorial I found online, but I did like my color choices.

No. 2: Silver And Gold Gradient

U2 Silver and Gold Glitter Gradient nail art

This silver and gold glitter gradient was actually inspired by the U2 song of the same name, but I think it made for an excellent holiday look as well.

No. 1: Pink Glitter Gradient

Pink Glitter Gradient Nail Art with Essie Luxeffects A Cut Above

You ladies love glitter gradients! This one was part of Breast Cancer Awareness month and was done in honor of my grandmother, so I’m very glad this was my most popular post of the year.

Bonus Manicure: My Favorite

Gradient Dot Manicure: OPI Berlin There Done That with Sinful Colors Ruby Ruby

I LOVE dotticures, usually ones that I see on other people, but I really loved the way this gradient dot manicure came out.

Thanks very much to everyone who visited my blog last year. Wishing you health, peace and prosperity in 2013!

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Unplanned Break

Dec. 18, 2012

Just a quick note to explain my sudden absence. I managed to get out this week’s Restock Radar post but I’ve fallen behind in the 12 Days of Christmas Nail Art Challenge. 😦

I’ve been sick, and now my son is sick. I’m hoping everything gets back to normal soon so I can catch up later this week before the holidays swing into full gear.

Thanks for continuing to visit Polish Groupie. I’ll be back as soon as I can!

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Restock Radar: Week Of Dec. 17

Dec. 17, 2012

Here’s a look at some of the indie nail polish restocks scheduled for this week. It’s a little light so far this week, but I’ll add things as I find them. Check back every Monday to see what’s coming up.

Monday, December 17
4pmET
HARE POLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: Limited edition Paint The Town Red: Holiday 2012 Collection, including Holiday Hoopla and Swanky Soiree

Tuesday, December 18
5pmET
ENCHANTED POLISH (On Harlow)
Notables: Restock, colors not specified

And Keep An Eye Out For …

PRETTY & POLISHED is offering discounts via several codes: use gift4u for 5 percent off all products; use giftidea for 10 percent off all gift sets; use lastminute for 20 percent off all holiday polishes in the Holiday category

GLITZOLOGY is offering 50 percent off with code DOOMSDAY50 until December 21

If you know of any planned restocks coming in the future, please let me know at polishgroupie@gmail.com Thanks for stopping by!

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12 Days Of Christmas Nail Art Challenge: Holiday Movie – Griswold Christmas Lights

Dec. 13, 2012

Here we are at Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas nail art challenge. I’m running a little late with this one but it’s still Dec. 12 in at least a few U.S. time zones. Today’s prompt is Holiday Movie, and I’ve based this manicure on the over-decorated Griswold house from Christmas Vacation. (Please excuse the state of my cuticles!)

Christmas Vacation Griswold Lights

I started with three coats of Sinful Colors Slate. I used a Kiss Nail Artist pen in black to draw on the wires. Then I used a dotting tool to drop on the lights using OPI Designer De Better. I topped those dots with smaller dots of Enchanted Polish Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds to add a little holographic flair.

Christmas Vacation Griswold Lights

I then retraced the black wires to make sure they didn’t get lost under the dots. I finished everything off with a coat of Poshe fast-dry top coat.

Christmas Vacation Griswold LightsChristmas Vacation Griswold Lights12 Days Of Christmas Nail Art Challenge

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Restock Radar: Week of Dec. 10

Dec. 10, 2012

Here’s a look at some of the indie nail polish restocks scheduled for this week. Check back every Monday to see what’s coming up.

Wednesday, December 12
5pmET
HAPPY HANDS NAIL POLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of limited edition polishes with proceeds going to charity

Friday, December 14
time not specified
PAHLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of last three 12 Days of Christmas polishes, plus full sets of the collection

And Keep An Eye Out For …
Christmas sale at SASSY LACQUER: get 20 percent off with code lastCHANCE through Dec. 13

Every day until Christmas Eve, SPARKLES BY JULIE will have one item in the shop on sale for 50 percent off.

Use code HOLIDAYS to get 25 percent off at F4 POLISH this week

Get 30 percent off at AMY’S NAIL BOUTIQUE with code SAVE30

Free shipping on orders over $50 all through December at NOSTALGIC LACQUER with code DECSHIP

SEA LORE is offering free polish with purchase through Dec. 16: Buy 4, get 1 free (all of same size), or buy 4 mixed sizes and get 1 mini free

If you know of any planned restocks coming in the future, please let me know at polishgroupie@gmail.com Thanks for stopping by!

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