Hi ladies!
For the past few months, Moonstone Nail Polish (my own indie brand) and Shades of Phoenix (glitterbaby of Teneil) have been working on a very special project. Teneil approached me with the idea of a Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans inspired collection and, being the massive Harry Potter and Shades of Phoenix fan that I am, of course I said yes!
So, after many brainstorming sessions, we came up with the idea that each shade will have two names. It's based around the concept of Bertie Bott's and how you never know what flavour you're gonna get! We have created 3 shades each which all have a 'good' and a 'bad/weird' flavour/name. Half of the bottles of each shade will be given the 'wonderful' flavour/name and the other half, the 'weird'! You won't know which one you're gonna get until you get your open your parcel!
The collection will be released Monday the 9th of June at 7pm! To celebrate the release, we're having an INTERNATIONAL giveaway!! The prize is the complete 'Weird & Wonderful Flavours Collection' as well as 20% off vouchers from each store. Entries close Monday the 9th of June at 6pm.
and now for my swatches!! All photos are taken outside in indirect sunlight unless stated otherwise in the caption.
Moonstone Nail Polish - 'Bacon' or 'Strawberry Jam'
A deep, rich red jelly with tiny gold and gold holo hex with gold flakies and a subtle gold/red shimmer. You can reach opacity with this one in two coats but a third coat will add more depth.
Swatch shows 3 coats with top coat.
and now for my swatches!! All photos are taken outside in indirect sunlight unless stated otherwise in the caption.
Moonstone Nail Polish - 'Bacon' or 'Strawberry Jam'
A deep, rich red jelly with tiny gold and gold holo hex with gold flakies and a subtle gold/red shimmer. You can reach opacity with this one in two coats but a third coat will add more depth.
Swatch shows 3 coats with top coat.
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| direct sunlight |
Moonstone Nail Polish - 'Sugared Violet' or 'Red Cabbage'
A vibrant red-violet shimmer shade with iridescent and silver holo dust and a purple shimmer.
Swatches show 3 coats with top coat
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| direct sunlight |
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| direct sunlight |
Moonstone Nail Polish - 'Aubergine' or 'Boysenberry'
A deep purple/eggplant jelly blue flakies and a violet shimmer.
Swatches show 2 coats with top coat.
and now for the three pretties from Shades of Phoenix!
Shades of Phoenix - 'Earl Grey' or 'Sardine'
Unlike any other polish I have seen, this silvery grey creme with warm undertones has a blue/green shimmer with blue and gold flakies.
Swatches show 2 coats with top coat.
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| in lightbox/artificial light |
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| in lightbox/artificial light |
Shades of Phoenix - 'Blueberry' or 'Pixie Snot'
A deep indigo jelly with blue, purple, pink, and iridescent hex in various sizes.
Swatches show 3 coats with top coat
Shades of Phoenix - 'Spinach' or 'Mint Leaf'
An epic glitter bomb with green glitter in every size! The base is lightly tinted green but the opacity comes from the glitter.
Swatches show 2 dabbed/patted coats with a generous amount of top coat.
The complete 6 shade collection will be available at both www.shadesofphoenix.bigcartel.com and www.moonstonenailpolish.com at the discounted price of $51.30 (a saving of 10%). Individual shades will also be available from their respective creators stores at $9.50 each.
and now for the giveaway!! Enter now for your chance to win :)
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Caitlin, xo
