PRESS SAMPLE: these were sent to me for review
Hello lovely readers! I have an amazing post to share with you all today. I normally like to get my videos and blog posts out before a sale but unfortunately I had some issues with the post office and not receiving an item in time. Thankfully the pre-order is still going strong and we’ve got a few more days to check out this box.
The annual breast cancer box is hosted by the maker of Turtle Tootsie Polish, Chrissy. She’s a survivor herself and this box is not only to raise awareness, but to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). A portion of proceeds from all sales in this massive collab will be donated to the BCRF. Each item has some sort of take on the color pink. I love how they are all different, but incorporate the color in some aspect of their contribution. I have all of the polishes and a few extras that will be available for this year’s box. Some are capped, so let’s dive right in.
6 Harts Polish: Take All the Silly Selfies
- Description: Lilac-leaning pink holo with subtle green shimmer
- Cap: 70
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is smooth, buttery and heavily flirts with being a one coater. This is super satisfying on the brush strokes, and I think is a very flattering lilac/pink shade. The holo gives a strong depth.
Alter Ego: Armor On Ready to Fight
- Description: pastel pink chrome base
- Cap: None
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is smooth and metallic on the brush strokes and heavily flirts with being a one coater. You’ll want to go in light on your brush strokes to prevent streaking, and it builds super smooth and fast.
Anchor and Heart: Feel For Lumps Save Your Bumps
- Description: A vibrant mint/aqua green crelly with contrasting pink/fuchsia/gold/green shimmer.
- Cap: 200
Swatches show three coats with topcoat. Formula is crelly like, but leans a touch more on the jelly side. This is a touch soft so if you have a prominent free edge like myself, you might see just a touch of your smile line in very bright lights. The shimmer is strong in person and easily shifts between pink to gold and green.
Bees Knees Lacquer: Fu** Cancer 2020
- Description: a dark mushroom with glowy pink shimmer
- Cap: None
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is creamy and smooth on the brush strokes and builds up easily.
Colores de Carol: Shine Bright
- Description: a medium pink crelly with pink shimmer and pink and silver holo glitter
- Cap: None
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is crelly like and smooth on application and builds up very easily. It almost behaved like a cream, and you’ll get loads of glitters on your nails.
Crystal Knockout: Strong Spirit
- Description: A bright pink to pale pink thermal filled with iridescent glitters and color-shifting flakes in purple and aqua
- Cap: None
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is crelly like with a bit of squish to the brush strokes. The warm state is quite soft, so I think you’ll see just a bit of your smile line when warm. Over the temperature reaction was very sensitive and easily transitioned for me.
Cuticula: Stronger Than Yesterday
- Description: Pink crelly with various colored micro flakes, pink and orange holographic flakes, blue and green metallic micro flakes, and green – blue ultra chameleon chrome shifting flakes.
- Cap: None
Swatches show three light coats with topcoat. Formula is creamy and smooth on application and full opacity can be reached easily between 2-3 coats. The base color has a strong lavender lean in certain lights, and the flakes pop very well against it.
Fair Maiden Polish: Brave Heart
- Description: A classic hot pink with eye catching magenta to green shifting shimmer.
- Cap: None
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is jelly like with a bit of squish and very easy to build to opacity. I knew this might give a little trouble in terms of color accuracy across screens, so please note this is a very hot pink in person with an easy shift to magenta and green at extreme angles from the shimmer.
Gilded Rebel: Strong Pendant Necklace
- Description: Hand stamped pendant with rose quartz bead
- Cap: None
This pretty is adorable and has an adjustable clasp on it. I’m wearing it in the swatch video if you’d like to see how it looks more ‘in person’.
Kathleen and Co.: Shine On
- Description: a pale pink shimmer with gold shimmer and holo microglitter
- Cap: 75
Swatches show three coats with topcoat. Formula is somewhat creamy like but easy to build up. The holo is very fine particle so you’ll get a lovely twinkle effect scattered across your nails. This is literally vintage meet modern shade.
Lollipop Posse Lacquer: All Doors are Open
- Description: A magenta berry crelly filled with pink/green/gold shifting ultra chameleon chrome flakes
- Cap: None
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is jelly like, but easily builds up to opacity with all of the flakes. Loads of glow and shift here.
Lyn B Designs: Tata for Now
- Description: The palest of pink bases with pink to blue to purple shifting shimmer and holo micro flakies
- Cap: None
Swatches show three coats with topcoat. Formula is jelly like but builds up perfectly. This is soft, but so glowey in person. It reminds me of a super soft pink pearl with a lovely pink to blue to purple shift from all of the shimmer.
Music City Beauty: Perfect
- Description: A full coverage microglitter full of pink galaxy holo, silver holo and bright pink holo microglitters
- Cap: 70
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. This is crazy fast to opacity town. I love me some glitters, and this sparkles so strong in person. I’d suggest a good glossy topcoat as it is a touch on the thirsty side.
Nail Hoot: Keep Calm and Fight On
- Description: A dainty pink polish laced with coppery shimmers, scattered holo, and delicate iridescent and holographic glitters.
- Cap: None
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is creamy and easy to build up. There’s a strong scattered sparkle. It does dry down flat, so I’d suggest a glossy topcoat.
Nailed It!: Fighter
- Description: A slate gray linear holo with a pink to gold shifting shimmer
- Cap: 100
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula feels like a strong linear, with that metallic feel to the brush strokes. This builds up crazy fast to opacity and has loads of holo in it. In indoor lighting you’ll see that gorgeous pink to gold shimmer.
Poetry Cowgirl Polish: Check Yourself
- Description: A bright pink jelly filled with hot pink micro flakies, silver holo micro glitters, and pink-gold-blue-green iridescent flakies.
- Cap: None
Swatches show three coats with topcoat. Formula is jelly like with a bit of squish to the brush strokes. The flakes are on the smaller side, so you’ll get a lovely finer iridescent effect.
Polish ‘M: Love Life Hope
- Description: A blackened magenta with the majority of pink metallic glitter and pink shimmer. It has teal glass flecks and a touch of pink galaxy holo glitter.
- Cap: 65
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is rich and crelly like and dense on application. I can’t really see many needing to go to a third coat. I’d suggest a good glossy topcoat as this is a touch thirsty. There’s loads of sparkles here too.
Quixotic Polish: Now More Than Ever
- Description: A vivid pink crelly loaded with pink to gold to green shifting iridescent flakes
- Cap: None
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is crelly like and builds up easily. The flakes are on the medium to larger side, so you’ll get a strong iridescent effect from them.
Rogue Lacquer: Love You Through It
- Description: as white crelly with rose pink and gold metallic flakes with micro gold holo glitters and scattered holo finish
- Cap: None
Swatches show two coats with topcoat. Formula is crelly like, dense, and smooth on application. It does dry down very flat, so I’d suggest a good glossy topcoat to finish it off.
Seventy-Seven Lacquer: Hope Strength Love
- Description: A pink leaning orchid base with pink/blue/purple shimmer and black glitter mix.
- Cap: None
Swatches show three coats with topcoat. Formula is jelly like and smooth on the brush strokes. There’s a very strong glow from the pink/purple shimmer. I had no issues getting glitters on my nails, so no need for placement or fishing.
Turtle Tootsie Polish: Giving Up is NOT an Option
- Description: A mauve pink holo base with rose gold shimmer and gold flakies
- Cap: None
Swatches show three coats with topcoat. Formula is smooth and creamy on application. I honestly feel like most can get away with two coats, as I almost went in for overkill on that third coat. It deepens out perfectly and the flakes give a small particle reflective like appearance.
Under a Hula Moon: Wax melts in the scent Shine.
- Description: a coral wax with scent notes of bergamot, grapefruit and orange blended with notes of fresh laundry dried on a beach breeze.
- Cap: None
I used one cube to melt in my wax warmer, and I’ve got to say the throw (scent travel) is crazy strong in this. If you’re in an apartment like me, I would even use half a cube! I mostly get a lovely orange top note, with a clean undertone in the after scents. It’s very pleasant and very strong.
- Single polish – $12
- Soap – $8
- Necklace – $13
- Soap dish/trivet – $13
- Wax – $5
- Lotion stick – $6.50
- Full Box – $250
- Polish Only Box – $210
The pre-order is currently going on so get in there and grab some pretties for a cause! The pre-order closes September 13th so don’t miss out!
Thanks so much for reading!
Great polishes 😀
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