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Restock Radar: Week of Oct. 1

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, October 1
1pmET
SERUM NO. 5 (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of Pink Lantern (bright pink glow in the dark) and restock of Day Glow (lemon ice yellow glow in the dark)

time not specified
365 DAYS OF COLOR (On Big Cartel)
Notables: Launch of limited edition breast cancer awareness polish called Love My Tatas (shimmer pink top coat with gold flakes and pink square and hex glitter) $2 of the $9 price will go The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

time not specified
APHRODITE LACQUERS (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of Printemps a Paris collection, a series of white and pastel-base glitter polishes

time not specified
HIT POLISH BY D&R APOTHECARY (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of Winter Holiday 2012 Collection:

time not specified
LACQUISTRY NAIL POLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of five Halloween polishes

Thursday, October 4
8pmET
WINDESTINE (On Etsy)
Notables: Senescence (dusty evergreen with gold shimmer) and Snow Prince (white jelly with purple and gold glitter)

Friday October 5
time not specified
NAIL POTIONS (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of Powerpuff Girls-inspired Saving Townsville (pink, blue and green hex glitter, small black bar glitter and silver holo micro glitter in a clear base) Plus, get a free 3.5ml bottle of Halloween polish with all orders $16 and up through October 15.

And Keep An Eye Out For …
As of Sept. 26, KISS YOUR ELBOW POLISH is donating all proceeds to charity.

OOPSIE DAISIES NAILS is donating $2 from each bottle of Pink Of Me to HisBreastCancer.org to help raise awareness of male breast cancer

There’s a Fall Sale at AMY’S NAIL BOUTIQUE. Use code FALL20 to get 20 percent off your order.

There’s a birthday sale at CHAOS & CROCODILES. Use coupon code PARTY to get 10 percent off your order through 6pmET on Monday Oct. 1.

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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Restock Radar: Week of Sept. 24

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.

Friday, September 28
8pmET
PAHLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of a Halloween duo inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas, including Bony Fingers (a mix of white, charcoal holographic and silver glitter in a sheer black base) and Tragedy’s At Hand (sheer lavender base with fine violet shimmer, with a mix of purple and green glitter)

Saturday, September 29
5pmET
HAPPY HANDS (On Etsy)
Notables: Stuffed (described as a mix of matte and metallic glitters in brown, lime, white, red, yellow, orange, garnet)

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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30 Day Challenge Day 21 – Color: Pretty & Polished Private School

For Day 21 of the 30 Day Challenge, I turned to my growing collection of indie nail polish for inspiration. Today’s theme is inspired by a color, so I took that to mean I should look for inspiration from a nail polish shade.

I recently picked up a mini of Pretty & Polished Private School. With the recent start of the school season and the feel of fall in the air, this one jumped out at me. It’s a sheer gray with silver and black glitter plus a subtle red shimmer. I hadn’t used it yet so that counts toward 30 Days of Untrieds, the other challenge I’m participating in simultaneously.

Pretty & Polished Private School plaid nail art

I started with one coat of Sinful Colors Slate, a medium gray with a silver frosty shimmer, just so I wouldn’t have to use as much of my precious indie polish. I then applied one coat of Pretty & Polished Private School on each nail except my ring finger, which got a second coat of Sinful Colors Slate. I topped that off with a coat of Poshe fast-dry top coat. Pretty & Polished Private School was as pretty on the nail as it was in the bottle. It went on very will, with little-to-no glitter placement needed. Pretty & Polished is available on Etsy.

Pretty & Polished Private School plaid nail art

Private school makes me think of school uniforms, so I created a plaid pattern on my ring finger, loosely based on this video tutorial from Cute Polish. I used Essie Very Cranberry (also untried), a berry-colored creme, to paint a wide stripe down the nail, then created a tic-tac-toe board pattern with Kiss Nail Art Paint Black striping polish. I used a Kiss White striper polish to create a cross pattern inside the black lines, and then Kiss Silver Glitter striper polish to add the last two lines of my plaid pattern.

Pretty & Polished Private School plaid nail art

Then on my index finger, I used a dotting tool and Essie Very Cranberry to add three small hearts, the kind you might find scribbled on the front of a notebook or the inside of a locker door. I added another layer of Poshe on top of the nail art.

Pretty & Polished Private School plaid nail art

Hope you liked my Private School-inspired manicure.

30-Day Challenge, 30 Days of Untrieds

Please visit some of the other bloggers that are participating in the 30 Day Challenge this month.
I know we will need a lot of encouragement to get through! Click here to see them:



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Restock Radar: Week of Sept. 17

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, September 17
Available Now
POMEGRANATE LACQUER (PomegranteLacquer.com)
Notables: Launch of Fall collection, including Curator (black with gold and silver glitter), Midnight Satellite (teal with silver shimmer) and Autumnesque (copper with gold shimmer)

NoonET
GIRLY BITS (On Big Cartel)
Notables: Full restock, plus launch of new additions to the Calendar Girls collection and a Halloween collection, including Boo-Berry (described as a deep blurple jelly with purple, fuschia, navy blue and black hexes and squares, and sparse micro glitter) and Monster Mash (described as a slightly tinted green base with green, gold and black hexes, squares and shreds)

Friday, September 21
1pmET
TAKKO LACQUER (On Etsy)
Notables: Kiss The Sky (purple with gold/pink duochrome) and I Love Rock & Roll (purple with pink fleck shimmer)

time not specified
SERUM No. 5 (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of a Fall/Winter collection

time not specified
NAIL POTIONS (On Etsy)
Notables: The Heart Of The Sun (copper/peach base that shifts to pink and green)

Saturday, September 22
12:01amET
RAINBOW HONEY (On RainbowHoney.com)
Notables: Launch of Chrono Cross Collection, including Lunairetic (described as red, gold, purple, magenta, and holographic hex and diamond glitter) and Unstealable Jewel (described as holographic silver diamonds, pink, silver, and microfine glitter in a sheer rose jelly)

5pmET
HAPPY HANDS (On Etsy)
Notables: I Just Blue Myself (blue hex and square glitter in a clear base — note new disclaimer on possible glitter bleed)

And Keep An Eye Out For …

DOLLISH POLISH should be launching a new limited edition Halloween collection this week on Big Cartel

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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Restock Radar: Week Of Sept. 10

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, September 10
1pmET
TRELLY’s M.I.S.C. Polish (On Etsy)
Notables: Halloween collection, including Trick or Trelly (black hearts, white and black bars, orange hex and black and white micro glitter in a clear base) and Spiked Witches’ Brew (turquoise, yellow, black and white glitter in clear base)

3pmET
STARRY EARTH (On Etsy)
Notables: launch of the Halloween Collection, including Spooky Eye Ball (glow-in-the-dark milky white base with matte red hex and shred glitter plus black bar glitter), Jack-o-Fright (black jelly with black and orange micro glitter with small orange hex glitter) and Candy Corn (yellow, white and orange small hex glitter plus yellow micro glitter in a clear base)

Wednesday, September 12
7pmET
DANDY NAILS (On Etsy)
Notables: full restock, including limited edition Halloween Trio

8pmET
ONCE UPON A POLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: Glitter Droppings  – billed as a mystery polish, it’s made from leftover glitter so no two bottles are exactly alike

Friday, September 14
between 10amET and 1pmET (On Big Cartel)
CANDY LACQUER
Notables: restock, and maybe the launch of a new My Little Ponies line? The line includes Fluttershy (pink and yellow glitter plus pink holographic butterfly glitter in a clear base) and Twilight Sparkle (purple and pink matte glitter in a clear base)

time not specified
XOXO Nails (On Etsy)
Notables: Launching 15 new glitter polishes

Saturday, September 15
5pmET
HAPPY HANDS (On Etsy)
Notables: I Just Blue Myself (blue hex and square glitter in a clear base — note new disclaimer on possible glitter bleed)

time not specified
SABAN (On Etsy)
Notables: Fall collection of franken polishes

And Keep An Eye Out For …
THE POLISH BAR is planning the launch of a new late summer collection and a new Halloween collection sometime this week on Etsy .

The ever-controversial LYNNDERELLA will be stocking Halloween nail polish shades on EBay sometime this week.

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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Restock Radar: Week Of Sept. 3

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, September 3
available now
Cirque (On CirqueColors.com)
Notables: Launch of limited edition All Hallow’s Eve collection, including Neko (black matte glitter shards in a clear base)  and Kabocha (bright orange glow-in-the-dark)

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ELEMENTAL STYLES (On Etsy)
Notables: Colors not specified

Tuesday, September 4
3pmET & 9pmET
SMITTEN POLISH (On Llarowe, and Wednesday on Etsy at 2pmET and 8pmET)
Notables: You’re Turning Violet, Violet (purple and dark blue glitter in a purple base) and Strawberry Tart (pink, blue and red glitter in a pink base)

Wednesday, September 5
5pmET
NAIL SAUCE (On nailsauce.com)
Notables: Limited edition polishes launching – limited info available but they look like holo glitter in a black base

8pmET
ALL THAT GLITTERS (On Big Cartel)
Notables: The Princess Collection, including Kissing On A Frog (green and blue glitter in a green/yellow duo base) and Be Home By Midnight (silver holo and blue glitter in a light blue base)

8pmET
PRETTY & POLISHED (On Etsy)
Notables: Halloween collection, including Candy Corn (an orange-to-yellow color shifter), Witchy Woman (shimmery purple), Blood Clot (lives up to the name!) and Them Bones (mix of hex and bar black & white glitter)

Friday, September 7
3pmET & 9pmET
CANDEO COLORS (On Llarowe)
Notables: Melonball (red, pink and green glitter in a clear base), **a Llarowe exclusive**

10pmET
ELEVATION POLISH (On elevationpolish.com)
Notables: Launch of the new Japan collection, including Dasien (light and dark pink, copper and mutli-colored glitter in a sheer pink base), Kita (silver shimmer in a dark gray base) and Matsuda (Elevation’s version of the “perfect red,” two years in the making)

time not specified
PAHLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of Portals collection, including Marbles On Glass (hex, square and bar black matte glitter in a clear base) and Little Caroline (orange-to-green color-shifting hex and square glitter in a fuchsia jelly base)

Saturday, September 7
5pmET
HAPPY HANDS POLISH (on Etsy)
Notables: Illusions, Michael (red and gold glitter, gold star glitter, orange and holo shimmer)

time not specified
NOSTALGIC NAIL LACQUER
Notables: Halloween collection, including Bitchcraft (black, pink and blue glitter in a green jelly base) and Like Lovin’ The Dead (mix of green and black glitter in a green milky base)

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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Restock Radar: Week Of August 27

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, August 27
Tuesday, August 28
time not specified yet, but usually its 3pmET & 9pmET
Candeo Colors (On Llarowe)
Notables: small restock, colors not specified

Wednesday, August 29
8pmET
PRETTY & POLISHED (On Etsy)
Notables: Halloween set, including Candy Corn (an orange-to-yellow color shifter), Witchy Woman (shimmery purple), Blood Clot (lives up to the name!) and Them Bones (mix of hex and bar black & white glitter), plus Midnight Rider and other new color-shifters

Thursday, August 30
~7pmET
ONCE UPON A POLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of reformulated version of Ursula (purple square and and black hex and shredded glitter in a clear base)

time not specified yet, but usually its 3pmET & 9pmET
PAHLISH (On Llarowe)
Notables: Includes four colors: Slow Fade of Love (purple jelly with hex and square holographic glitter), Glittoris (sheer pink base with pink and red glitter), Prayers for Rain (blue jelly base jampacked with iridescent glitters, small blue and green hex, blue and some flakies)  and Chemical Swirl (purple base with mix of metallic and matte glitter)

time not specified
FANCHROMATIC NAILS (On Etsy)
Notables: Several new-for-fall shades, including Broken Holo Theory (holographic shards and micro glitter in a clear base) and The Man In The Moon (described as a white jelly-ish base with silver and pale blue matte glitter and white glass fleck shimmer)

*Also see below for details on a pre-restock sale.*

Friday, August 31
time not specified
MAISIE SHINE (On Etsy)
Notables: Maisie Daisy (yellow daisy glitter with pink, white and green matte glitter in a clear base, with a portion of the proceeds going to the ASPCA) and new fall colors, including Octopus’s Garden (turquoise shimmer-y base with teal and purple hex glitter)

Saturday, September 1
time not specified
KBSHIMMER (At KBShimmer.com)
Notables: New fall collection, including Oh Splat! (white base with multi-colored glitter), Quantum Leaf (yellow-gold base with red, orange and copper hex glitter), Toucan Touch This (green base with yellow, blue and red hex glitter plus bar glitter), Don’t Teal Anyone (teal base with gold and blue hex glitter plus pink hex and bar glitter), I Made A Bleu Bleu (royal blue shimmer), No Whine Left (burgundy base with blue and purple hex glitter), Witch Way? (blackish-purple base with holographic glitter) and Jack (orange hex and bar glitter in a black jelly base)

And Keep An Eye Out For …
FANCHROMATIC NAILS is running a birthday sale, 27 percent off if you use the code 27BIRTHDAY during checkout, good until 10pmET on Monday, August 27

365 DAYS OF COLOR is offering free shipping until Sept. 1; use the code FREE at checkout.

Llarowe has tentative plans for CROWSTOES and ENCHANTED POLISH restocks on Thursday, August 31, plus the launch of a new line, SABRINA SATO PASSE NATI (a Brazilian line, not an indie, but I’m throwing it in here anyway).

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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