Thursday, August 23, 2018

Saturdays Are For Sven by Alter Ego for Sept PPU - Horror Movies!

Calling all stations!  Clear the airlines, clear all airlines for the big broadcast!!

September's PPU theme is Horror Movies!!  Alter Ego's contribution is Saturday's Are For Sven.  The inspiration was Chicago's TV personality, Svengoolie.  Svengoolie is the host of a TV show that airs both low-budget, classic horror and sci-fi movies.  He can also be seen on MeTV!  You can check out more about Svengoolie here.


Saturday's Are For Sven is a black crelly base with holo red microglitters to represent his shirt, purple metallic microglitters for the lining of his coffin and yellow metallic microflakes for Kerwyn (his smart aleck rubber chicken).  
Saturday's Are For Sven - Alter Ego 
After one coat, polish looks like a dark brown (because of the yellow flakies) but with a second and third coat, it is totally black.  Great formula, however, my sample as a little on the thicker side.  A couple of drops of Orly Thinner and it was perfect.  I used 3 coats to make sure there was no vnl.  
Saturday's Are For Sven - Alter Ego
The polish dries a tad bit textured and matte but a generous top coat does the trick.  To sheer to stamp.  Looks great over black; it brings out the glitters and flakies.  Easy removal, no staining.
Saturday's Are For Sven - Alter Ego (over black swatch stick)
In the nail art photo below, I paired it with December Monthly Holo 2016 by 77 Nail Lacquer.  I also used Black stamping polish by Mundo de Unas and UC Halloween-03 plate, Sticky Situation and She Matters by Alter Ego and OTD QDTC.
Saturdays Are For Sven - nail art
This horrorificly awesome polish will be available at Polish PickUp at 10am cst on September 7th to September 10.  Price is $8.00 and there will be no cap!  Put this one one your wishlists!!


Saturday's Are For Sven - Alter Ego
See you next time and have a sparkle kind of day!
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Check out Alter Ego's website for more options.  Always free shipping on orders over $25.

Sunday, August 12, 2018

My mani routine and a review for Indie Pickup

Trying to get my nails and nail desk back into shape after neglecting them for both a month and a half.  Today's agenda was to reorganize polishes, clean my desk and give myself a good mani.

Moved around polishes and dusted.  ✔
Cleaned nail desk.  ✔

Now for the feel good stuff, a mani.  From dusting and moving things around, my hands were super dry and dirty.  I get my trusty butter bowl out (yes, I am fancy) and fill it with some warm water.  I received some bath crumbs from Alter Ego to review for the first month of Indie Pickup.  I love Alter Ego's bath crumbs to use for a great mani soak.  This particular fragrance is Fantasia, exclusive for IPU's Musical theme.  
Fantasia Bath Crumbs - Alter Ego


First, the plastic jar is perfect and comes with a spoon.  What's better than that?  You can re use the jar!!  I scoop out about a teaspoon size of crumbs and add it to the water.  The fizz releases the most wonderful fresh citrus smell.  In go my hands.  The oils are so moisturizing!  My hands now are so soft, clean and smells great!  Dry pat and used Alter Ego's Coconut Lime Cuticle Oil.  I love taking a few minutes to pamper myself.  Now, my hands are ready for an amazing polish!
Fantasia Bath Crumbs - Alter Ego


Fantasia Bath Crumbs sent is described as, "a sweet medley of fruits and spices."  "Top notes of fresh floral, grape, muguet, sweet spiced berries with a hint of citrus.  Mid notes of juicy spice, rose, lilac and jasmine.  Powder musk and amber at the base."  Alter Ego's bath crumbs consist of cocoa and unrefined shea butter, baking soda, citric acid, steralkronium hectorite, tapioca flour, slsa, polysorbate 80, essential oil and/or fragrance oils.

Fantasia Bath Crumbs will be on sale at https://indiepickup.com/ (third weekend of every month) starting at 10 am cst on August 17th until August 20th.  The jar will be an exclusive package for this Indie Pickup month.  The jar is 4oz with 2oz of crumbs and a spoon.  There is a cap of 20 and will sell for $7.50.
   
Make sure you put this on your list!!

See you next time and have a sparkle kind of day!
#prsample #prreview

Check out Alter Ego's website for more options.  Always free shipping on orders over $25.

Saturday, August 11, 2018

It's Spaaaace Octopuuuus!!

I totally had to spell it like that and Im sure you said it like that also! 

 Let me introduce you to Space Octopus.  Space Octopus was dreamed up by an admin's (the awesome Laura Callahan) husband, in color and name!  It's a fun polish with a great name to match!


Space Octopus - Alter Ego Close up bottle shot

Space Octopus is a blue gray jelly with silver, holo and blue glitters of different sizes.  Great jelly formula with three coats for total opacity.  Dries a little matte and textured but one coat of a glossy top coat cures both issues.  Too sheer to stamp.  Easy cleanup even with all the glitters.


Space Octopus - Alter Ego


Space Octopus - Alter Ego

In this next pic, I have paired it with Tinsel Belini by Top Shelf Lacquer.  Stamping was done with Curses! Foiled Again by Alter Ego and White by Mundo de Unas using BM-XL355 plate.

Space Octopus with nail art
Mani used UNT Ready for Take Off (on 4 fingers, thumb goes bare to check for ease of removal and staining) and She Shines Top Coat by Alter Ego.

If you want to pick up this awesomeness in a jar, join Alter Ego's FB Fan Page.  Then head on over to wisconsinsoap.com (Alter Ego's website).  Space Octopus is $9.50 for 17ml bottle and $4.75 for 8.5ml bottle.  Alter Ego always has free shipping for orders over $25!

See you next time and have a sparkle kind of day!
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Monday, May 28, 2018

Alter Ego's Fan Faves Collection

Do you know one of the reasons that I LOVE indie polish makers?  They really listen to their fans/members!  This is just one of the many examples of listening to their fans.  Cynthia at Alter Ego Body Care Products held a poll in their FB fan group.  This entire collection was voted on by the members - color, finish and name of each polish.

Let me introduce the FAN FAVES COLLECTION by Alter Ego.  

Fan Faves Collection by Alter Ego Spring 2018

My favorite of this collection is Spring Rain.  Spring Rain is a Robin's egg blue with scattered holo and a silver shimmer.  Polish has the perfect formula.  Could be a one coater if you apply a little thicker, but I used two thin coats.  Dried a little matte and a tiny bit textured.  I used two coats of TC for smoothness.  Spring Rain stamps well.  All swatches used UNT Ready For Takeoff, Essie Matte About You and OTD QDTC.  

Spring Rain - Fan Faves Collection - Alter Ego Spring 2018

Logo bottle shot of Spring Rain

Shot of Spring Rain w/flash

Nail Art w/base of Spring Rain and Summer Sunset 

Second polish to show yall is Morning Glory.  Morning Glory is a lilac pear/satin polish.  Good formula but needs a little manipulation to hide brush strokes.  This polish is a two coater but I used three thin coats.  Stamps good on white and black.  One thing I must mention is that if you have any ridges, it will show.  I used Alter Ego's Smooth Operator to get my nails smooth.  All swatches used Alter Ego Smooth Operator, Essie Matte About You and OTD QDTC.

Logo bottle shot of Morning Glory

Morning Glory - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

Morning Glory - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

This amazeball polish is She's A Brickhouse.  You know you are totally singing the song now.  Brickhouse is an oxblood darkened red with red shimmer and a touch of gold shimmer.  Great smooth formula, I used three thin coats.  Stamps well on white.  Love, love this polish matted.  Swoon!  Swatches used UNT Ready For Take Off, Essie Matte About You and OTD QDTC.

She's A Brickhouse - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

She's a Brickhouse - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

She's A Brickhouse with matte tc


This is my second runner up for fave of the collection.  Here is Petal Perfect.  Petal Perfect is a periwinkle sheer polish with blue shimmer.  Oh that shimmer is ah-may-zing!  This is a perfect topper.  My swatches have no undies and shown in three coats.  Great formula.  Too sheer to stamp.  Swatches used UNT Ready For Take Off, Essie Matte About You and OTD QDTC.  

Petal Perfect - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

Petal Perfect - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

Petal Perfect - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

Petal Perfect over black and white polish

Ever look for a silver lining in the clouds?  I found one and it's more attainable and I can wear on my fingers!!  This is Silver Lining.  Silver Lining is a cream colored polish with pewter metallic microglitters and gunmetal microflakes.  Great formula with two coats for full opacity.  Silver Lining dries matte and I love it that way but used tc in my swatches.  Stamps ok on black and white.  Swatches used UNT Ready For Takeoff, Essie Matte About You, and OTD QDTC.

Silver Lining - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

Silver Lining - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

Silver Lining - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

And last but certainly not least is Summer Sunset.  Great spring/summer color. Summer Sunset is a pink leaning coral with a prominent gold shimmer and gold microflakes. Great formula - used 3 thin coats. Stamps very sheerly. Swatches used UNT Ready for Take Off, Essie Matte About You and OTD QDTC.

Summer Sunset - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

Summer Sunset - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

Summer Sunset - Alter Ego Fan Faves Collection - Spring 2018

I really like this collection.  The polishes are visually appealing and formulas to match.  So here are the dets you need to know.   This collection is currently on sale at www.wisconsinsoap.com (Alter Ego's website).  The total collection is available in full 17ml size and in mini size of 8.5ml (which is alot bigger than many minis).  Total collection in full size is $51 and in mini it is $21.  Individual polish sell for $9.50 for full size and $4.75 for mini size.

If you would like to see sneak peeks of any new polishes from Alter Ego, join their FB fan page here.  

See you next time and have a sparkle kind of day!
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Sunday, May 20, 2018

Vegas Gift Giver by Alter Ego for June's PPU theme of video games !!

If you haven't heard about Polish Pickup, then let me give you some deets.  Polish Pickup is group of indie makers of nail polish, body products, nail care products, nail art products, jewelry and anything else you can think of!  The website is only live for 4 days - the first Friday of each month thru that Monday.  Shipping is only $3 (for US) and $5 for international.  No matter how many items you purchase!!!  Talk about awesome deal!  Every month there is a different theme based on ideas voted on by members of the group.

June's theme is video games.  I know I will be dating myself when I say that I grew up playing Atari and Nintendo.  I know, I know.  I - AM - OLD!!  lol!  Cynthia at Alter Ego Body Care Products  will have this beauty for sale - Vegas Gift Giver.  Cynthia's inspiration is from the FB game - myVegas.  More specifically, this character's red dress.
This is Vegas Gift Giver.  An orangy red jelly with red holo microglitters.  I am so diggin' this color, not a traditional red.  This polish has a really good formula with 3 coats for no vnl (visible nail line).  It dries a little textured but was smooth with one coat of top coat.  Stamps well for being a jelly.

Vegas Gift Giver - Alter Ego for June 2018 PPU Video Games 

Vegas Gift Giver - Alter Ego for June 2018 PPU Video Games

Vegas Gift Giver - Alter Ego for June 2018 PPU Video Games

Vegas Gift Giver - Alter Ego for June 2018 PPU Video Games

Vegas Gift Giver - Alter Ego for June 2018 PPU Video Games

Vegas Gift Giver - Alter Ego for June 2018 PPU Video Games


Swatches used UNT Ready for Take Off, Essie Matte About You and OTD QDTC.


You can pick up this beauty at polishpickup.com from June 1 to June 4.  $8.00 per bottle with no cap!  Hurry over to polishpickup.com and put this gorgeous polish on your wishlist!

See you next time and have a sparkle kind of day!
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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Returning to a blog near you....

That's right!  Im returning to the ole blog after an eternity away.  Well, maybe not an eternity, just over a year.  I have jumped down the rabbit hole that is NAIL POLISH/NAIL ART/ETC!!  

I have been mostly showing my manis on FB and IG.  But, I usually have so much to say about the polish, that I feel blogging would be a little more informational.  I will still be on FB and IG, this will just be added.  

Here are some pics of manis I did in the last year.  

Diamond Blogs - Sinful Colors

Music Box - ILNP

Macarena AAAY!!! - Alter Ego

Hometown Halo - Jreine Cosmetics

Fang Banger - Top Shelf Lacquer

Gentle Benevolent - Alter Ego

With that being said, I hope to see you back here soon!!

Have a sparkle kind of day!

Follow me on IG @1000littlesparkles