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Aphrodite Lacquers RumRunner

In honor of today’s launch of the Aphrodite Lacquers Friday Night Glitter Bombs collection, here’s a look at one of Rebecca’s older polishes, RumRunner.

Aphrodite Lacquers RumRunner

Aphrodite Lacquers RumRunner

Aphrodite Lacquers RumRunner was actually the second-ever addition to my ever-growing collection of indie nail polishes, but for some reason I hadn’t swatched it yet.

RumRunner is part of Aphrodite’s The SandBar Collection, which celebrates summer-y cocktails. Genius!

Aphrodite Lacquers RumRunner

The polish is a berry-colored jelly with dark pink and silver glitter.

Aphrodite Lacquers RumRunner

RumRunner was a dream polish for me. It went on smooth with great application; the formula was perfect for me and it was easily removed, no staining. Plus not too many stray glitters left stranded on my skin, which is often a problem with glitter polish after removal.

This is a base coat of Gelous, two coats of RumRunner, another coat of Gelous and a coat of Poshe.

Aphrodite Lacquers RumRunner

RumRunner is currently available via the Aphrodite Lacquers shop on Etsy, along with the new Friday Night Glitter Bombs. And check out my weekly Restock Radar blog post for more indie polish launches coming this week.

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Restock Radar: Week Of August 20

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 20
7pmET
NAILD’IT (On Etsy)
Notables: Use code facebook20 for a 20% discount

8pmET
THE POLISH BAR (On Etsy)
Notables: Strawberries ‘N Cream (various red, pink and white glitters in a clear base) and Lilac Blooms (green and purple glitter in a clear base)

time not specified
NAIL SAUCE (Nailsauce.com)
This one’s not a restock per se, but Nail Sauce is celebrating the grand opening of its new online home, Nailsauce.com. It has moved off of Etsy.
Notables: New fall collection, including Wine & Dine (small and medium burgundy glitter plus matte white hex glitter in a clear base) and Whoa, Nice Brass (fine copper and brass glitter with a gritty finish)

Tuesday, August 21
time not specified
TRELLY POLISH (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of the new Movies Collection, including Hunger Games-inspired Catching Fire (orange, red, pink, black and white glitter)

Wednesday, August 22
time not specified
APHRODITE LACQUERS (On Etsy)
Notables: Launch of the new Friday Night Glitter Bombs Collection

time not specified
D&R APOTHECARY (On Etsy)
Notables: Launching several new shades in its Hit Polish line, including three limited editions and five new neons.

Thursday, August 23
8:30pmET
CHAOS & CROCODILES (On Etsy)
Notables: Several new colors, including In The Light Of the Moon (bluish-purple shimmer)

Friday, August 24
1pmET
TAKKO LACQUER (On Etsy)
Notables: shades not specified

time not specified
NAIL POTIONS (On Etsy)
Notables: Full restock

Saturday, August 25
time not specified
SONNETARIUM (On Etsy)
Notables: Shades not specified

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

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KBShimmer Band Geek

I recently went away on vacation, and when I came back, I had two awesome pieces of nail mail waiting for me (best way to end a vacation!). One was a quartet of A England polishes I nabbed during their recent sale, and the other was this dark beauty, KBShimmer Band Geek.

KBShimmer Band Geek indie nail polish

Full disclosure: yes, I was in band, so of course had to get this one based on name alone. But also my old high school colors were black and gold (Go Hornets!) so it also hit fairly close to home in that regard as well. Will pause here to say that I also was a varsity cheerleader, so a bit of a weird mash-up, I know.

But back to KBShimmer Band Geek: I love, love, love it!

KBShimmer Band Geek indie nail polish

It’s a very complex, layered, deep polish with a black jelly base and gold, silver and bronze glitter. You can actually stare into it and see all of the different glitters at different levels on your nails. It’s crazy.

KBShimmer Band Geek indie nail polish

I found this very easy to apply, and it had great coverage. I’ve been trying a lot of different indies recently and have had some trouble with the formulas and glitter placement, but not with Band Geek: little to no glitter dabbing/placement needed.

KBShimmer Band Geek indie nail polish

This is two coats of KBShimmer Band Geek, one coat of Gelous and one coat of Poshe.

KBShimmer is sold on Etsy and Harlow, plus KBShimmer has a new fall collection coming out on September 1 so set some of that polish budget aside.

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Restock Radar: Week Of August 13

Here’s a look at some of the indie polish restocks scheduled for this week:

Monday, August 13
time not specified
DARING DIGITS (on Etsy)
Notables: Several new shades are coming, but no details yet. Updates will be available on Facebook.

Tuesday, August 14
8pmET
NAILD’IT (on Etsy)
Notables: Farmland Collection – Brown Chicken Brown Cow; Peacock Squawk and Oinky Doink

Wednesday, August 15
between 12pmET and 5pmET
DOLLISH POLISH (on Big Cartel)
Notables: This restock will include Zombie Flesh; 3 Best Friends That Anyone Could Have; Master Chief (retiring); Team Salvatore; Heart of Glass (retiring); Expecto Patronum and a mystery shade.

11pmET
ALL THAT GLITTERS (on Etsy)
Notables: New Princess Collection

Thursday, August 16
time not specified
ELEVATION POLISH (on blog)
Notables: pre-order for Ama Dablam

Friday, August 17
time not specified
FANCHROMATIC NAILS (on Etsy)
Notables: A bunch of new colors that haven’t been previewed yet; plus get the Star Trek-inspired Spatial Anomaly while it lasts since it won’t be coming back

Saturday, August 18
time not specified
RAINBOW HONEY (on RainbowHoney.com)
Notables: debut of the Sakura Matsuri collection, including Ephemeral, Koi Pond, Sakura Matsuri Namesake, Hanami and Wistful

And Keep An Eye Out For:
D & R Apothecary Monday is having a one-day sale on full-size bottles of its Hit Polish line, $7, down from $8.50, through 11pmET.

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

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Restock Radar: More For This Weekend

A few more indie polish restocks have popped up on the radar for this week. For a look at others, see my earlier post:

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NAIL JUNKIE (on NailJunkie.com)
Notables: Recently launched Animal collection, including Bee (black matte hex glitter in a yellow shimmer base) and Flamingo (holographic and matte white hex glitter in a pink opalescent base)

HIT POLISH BY D&R APOTHECARY (on Etsy)
Notables: Four new limited edition minis, available through Aug. 14 or until they sell out, including Vintage Appeal (’70s inspired mix of mustard yellow, turquoise brown and orange glitter in a variety of shapes and sizes in a clear base) and Blarney Stone (described as emerald green glitters with small gold holographic glitters, black shards, evergreen squares, matte kelly green hex along with gold bars and small black glitters, all in a clear base).

Friday August 10
9pmET
PRETTY & POLISHED (on Etsy)
Notables: Seven brand new shades, including Day Trippin’ (a color changer that’s purple in the bottle and pink on the nail) and Clouds In My Coffee (taupe polish with light and dark blue hex glitter) See the Pretty & Polished blog for more on the new line.

Saturday, August 11
5pmET
HAPPY HANDS (on Etsy)
Notables: Flowers On The Highway (mix of spring-inspired colored and patterned! hex glitters in a clear base)

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

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Restock Radar: Week Of August 6

Here’s a look at some of the indie nail polish restocks scheduled for this week:

Tuesday, August 7
10pmET
ELEVATION POLISH (on Big Cartel, and 10 minutes later on Etsy)
Notables: Marble Caves (a blue-purple base with shimmer); this one’s a one-time limited edition (only 75 available for purchase), so move fast if you love it

Wednesday, August 8
6pmET
NAIL SAUCE (on Etsy)
Notables: Promising a restock of all colors, plus the launch of the new fall line. Check out the Se7en collection.

Thursday, August 9
8pmET
WINDESTINE (on Big Cartel)
Notables: Coupons! Use code ‘DEC’ for $3.75 off of mini Decorated; use code ‘AND’ for $3.75 off of mini Androgynous

time not specified
CANDY LACQUER (on Etsy)
Notables: Colors not specified

Friday, August 10
1pmET
NAIL POTIONS/KUNIMITSU (on Etsy)
Notables: new polishes Passiflora (described as a glitter topcoat with matte purple squares and tiny bars, lavender hexes, yellow hexes and green flecks) and Galloping Ghost (described as a glitter topcoat featuring white and teal diamonds, teal hexes, small metallic fuschia and aqua glitters, and silvery white flecks)

Saturday, August 11
time not specified
PHONAILTIC LACQUER (on Etsy)
Notables: One of a kinds!

And Keep An Eye Out For:
CULT NAILS is having a birthday sale from Tuesday, August 7 through Sunday, August 12; all polishes will be $7. At the same time, a huge chunk of their lineup is being discontinued, including:
Annalicious
Awakening
Bad Devious Nature
Baker
Black Out
Charming
Feelin’ Froggy
Happy Ending
Manipulative
Mazo
Mind Control
Spontaneous
Swanborne
Tulum
Untamed
Enigmatic
In a Trance
Living Water

Get ’em while they last at cultnails.com.

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Restock Radar: More For The Week Of July 30

A few more indie polish restocks have popped up on the radar for this week. For a look at the others, see my earlier post.

Wednesday, August 1
3pmET & 9pmET
DOLLISH POLISH (on Llarowe)
Notables: The new Super Mario Bros. collection of super-glitters!

3pmET & 9pmET
PRETTY AND POLISHED (on Llarowe)
Notables: Sand Art (multi-colored matte glitter) and Jawbreaker (multi-colored glitter in a white jelly base)

Saturday, August 4
time not specified
SONNETARIUM (on Etsy)
Notables: Colors for the restock weren’t specified, but some of the more striking shades from Sonnetarium’s line include Demonized (teal and purple glitter in a clear base) and Snowfall (large white hex and small iridescent glitter in a clear base)

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

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