Hella Handmade Creations | May 2018
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Hello Sweeties! Tonight I have a blog post packed with photos of twelve gorgeous polishes from twelve great makers. I was ecstatic last month when I was asked to be one of the bloggers for Hella Handmade Creations. I loved the new direction they were taking HHC and was very excited to be a part of it. So this is the first Month I was added to the HHC blogger list and I was super grateful to have been sent twelve out of the seventeen polishes to review! Read on for more info!
How HCC Works:
Each brand featured in HHC has signed up for a minimum of 4 months and chosen a theme/series they will follow over the next few months. Each brand will make 1 polish per month inspired by their chosen theme/series.
For May, the following brands and themes/series are:
BLUSH Lacquers - Pushing Daisies
Colors by Llarowe - Bruno Mars
DRK-Despicable Me
Emily de Molly - Astro Boy
Femme Fatale - Stranger Things
Girly Bits - Harry Potter
Grace-full - DC
Great Lakes Lacquer - Lord of the Rings
Heather’s Hues - Steven Universe
JRiene-New Orleans
Lollipop Posse Lacquer-The Magicians
Ms Sparkle - Trolls
Quixotic Polish-Parks and Recreations
Sayuri - Studio Ghibli
Stella Chroma-Game of Thrones
Supernatural - Firefly
Turtle Tootsies - Marvel Super Heroes
Sale will begin on May 14th, 2018 @ 12:01 am Eastern time.
Sale will end on May 21st, 2018 @ 11:59 pm Hawaiian time.
All polishes will be available for pre-order in the Hella Handmade Creations online store. The HHC store is up so you can preview, but currently all products are listed as "sold out" until the sale begins.
Shipping of these polishes is not expected to begin until 3-4 weeks after the sale ends on 5/21/18.
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Now onto the pretties!! First up we have
Colors by Llarowe-Versace On The Floor
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a blurple prismatic holo with prismatic holo flakes, violet purple shimmer, pink to violet Aurora pigment and aqua shimmer inspired by Bruno Mars. $11
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Barely needed a second coat.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a light pink base with holographic microflakies plus iridescents multichrome flakies (purple to green) inspired by Despicable Me. $11
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in three coats plus top coat. Formula was on the sheer side but built up really well by the third coat.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy with some texture. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
Girly Bits-Not Common Mules
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a deep teal holo with a blue metallic shimmer throughout inspired by Harry Potter. $13
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
Great Lakes Lacquers-You Shall Not Pass
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a light gray linear holo highlighted with orange to gold shimmer and finished with red to orange to green shifting iridescent flake inspired by Lord of the Rings. $12.50
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
Heather's Hues-You're Going to Be Something Extraordinary
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a soft pink crelly sprinkled with holo, iridescent pink to gold shifting shimmer and flakes, and metallic rose-gold microflakes inspired by Steven Universe. $12.50
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy with some texture. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
JReine-Carnival Nights
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a full multichrome that shifts blue, green to purple with multichrome flakes, linear and scattered holo inspired by New Orleans. $13
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
Lollipop Posse Lacquer-Our Lady of the Trees
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a denim-leaning blue crelly base packed full of red/green shifting shimmer, red/green/gold/copper iridescent flakes, and scattered holographic pigment inspired by The Magicians. $13
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy with some texture. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
Ms. Sparkle-Guy Diamond
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a grey/blue crelly with holo sparkles, holo micro flakies & shreds and aurora pigment inspired by Trolls. $11
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy with some texture. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
Quixotic Polish-5,000 Candles in the Wind
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a deep blackened plum jelly with various color shifting shimmer that flash blue, bronze and green at extreme angles, holo sparkles, and blue/green/gold iridescent flakes inspired by Parks and Recreations. $11.50
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy with texture. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
STELLA CHROMA-Queen of Thorns
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a medium blue polish with gold flakes and holo flakies inspired by Game of Thrones. $12
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy with subtle texture. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
Supernatural Lacquer-Curse Your Sudden But Inevitable Betrayal!
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a dark blue leaning green with orange shimmer, coppery red micro flecks, copper/red/green color shift flakes and semi linear holo inspired by Firefly. $12
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy with some texture. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
Turtle Tootsie Polishes-My Common Sense is Tingling
DESCRIPTION:
Described as a deep red linear holo with silver holo micro glitters inspired by Marvel's Deadpool. $11
FORMULA & APPLICATION:
Shown here in two coats plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well.
FINISH:
Dries semi glossy. Top coat needed for a full glossy finish.
LIVE SWATCHES:
Sale will end on May 21st, 2018 @ 11:59 pm Hawaiian time.
As stated above, All polishes will be available for pre-order in the Hella Handmade Creations online store. The HHC store is up so you can preview, but currently all products are listed as "sold out" until the sale begins.
Shipping of these polishes is not expected to begin until 3-4 weeks after the sale ends on 5/21/18.
For more info check out the links below!
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