Ellagee: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!

I made a small purchase from indie polish designer, ellagee. This is a black jelly base with holo dolphin glitter and tiny glitters. After two coats it looks like dolphins in space, hence the name. For those of you NOT nerdy enough to know, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish is a Douglas Adams reference. When I happened upon her Storenvy I couldn't help myself. I had to have this polish. She also sent along a roll of smarties and wrapped it nicely in bubble wrap and a cute purple bag. 

Be sure to check out her online store!! She has a ton of really cute polishes.

One very thin first coat. It's a black jelly with dolphin holo-glitter

Rainbow Honey for July

This month, I ended up buying a bunch of stuff from Rainbow Honey. I ordered the large mystery bag, a polish, a top coat, a perfume, and a scented oil. Because my total went over a certain amount, I qualified to get the mini mystery bag for free as well as a free full size version of Neon Blossom. 

I have learned that there is no difference between the mini and the large mystery bags aside from the size of the polishes and one or two of the other products they throw in. So save yourself some cash and order just one or the other.  Come along and see what I got. Well, this is only PART of my order. The other items are still on back order. Waaaaaiting!

The contents of the mini bag.

The mini gel

The mini perfume

Cuticle balm in the melon Midori scent

From L-R: Neon Blossom, Deep Heart Sea, Viridis, and Chemical Plant

Same order as above. Better look at the colors?

The large roller of Midori scent and an aloe-based cooling gel for sunburns also in Midori

I enjoy Rainbow Honey, but I feel they are very glitter-centered and while it IS cute it is also a massive pain in the ass to remove. I think I will be taking a break from nail polish for a while now.

Rainbow Honey Mystery Mini Bag for June

So I ordered another mini mystery bag from Rainbow Honey for the month of June and they sent me three mini polishes.

Rose Macaron which is defined as: Another sweet treat waiting to coat your nails in pink and glitter.

Pikake: Take your nails to a tropical paradise with this glitter topper

Ichigo: This bright fuchsia jelly glows with blue and purple iridescent flakes

I haven't tried any of them out yet, but I can already tell you that Ichigo is my favorite. I'm going to paint my nails with it a little later today.

They also sent a sample roller perfume in "Nucifera" It claims it's reminiscent of the tropics and sitting on the beach but I am not a fan. To me it smells like rum and old pineapple. Meh.

There was another cuticle balm in the scent Tea Biscuit. I am going to pass this to my mother because I don't need another balm at the moment. It smells ok. They also gave an exfoliating sugar scrub soap in the same scent. I will try it out and report what I think at a later time.

There were also more nail doodads and a handful of orange sticks (cuticle pushers).

I really do this just for the polishes. Everything else is just a nice bonus. For ten bucks, I have no complaints. I love this company!

Julep Maven: Boho Glam for May!

So Julep has been after me for a bit by tempting me with a free first box, so I decided "What the hell". I only had to pay shipping on it, which was 2.99

I ordered it a couple days ago and it is already in my mailbox! Now that's quick shipping! I already knew what I was getting, of course. That is probably a mixed upside/downside sort of thing, I guess. I love being surprised but by picking which box I want, I have more control so I don't end up with something I hate or having to go through the bs that comes with returns or exchanges.

I chose the Boho Glam box this month, which also happens to be my Maven quiz result so I am trying out my own jam, so to speak.

This month I received the Mighty nail and cuticle pen. I can't figure out how to get the pen juice to the little brushy thing at the tip, but I will mess with it later. It seems pretty neat though. I can definitely get a lot of use out of this product. My hands and nails need some TLC after this long, rough winter.

The polish I got was Lena (they name all their polishes after powerful, inspiration women... they claim), which is a bright teal color with a lovely golden shimmer throughout it. I am in love with it immediately. The other is Elisa, which is what they call a wisteria shimmer. I am not sure how I feel about that one yet. I will have to actually apply it and play around before I make a solid decision. I would actually like to try and do a chevron pattern on my fingers with the two of them. That could be fun, but two entire hands of chevron might either be overwhelming to do or to look at. I will find out for sure as I play. I will take pics if I ever get around to that project. I digress. They also included two tiny little sponge things I can only assume are used to clean around your nails after a polish application. I am a beauty n00b, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

If you'd like to give Julep's Maven box a try, just follow this link. They will give you a promo code for a free box and you can basically try them out for 2.99 You really can't beat it for the price.

Enough of my chatter! Now on to the pictures of the un-boxing! Enjoy and live vicariously through my fun!