Game of Thrones Nail Art

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Long time, no blog! It's been forever since I have done nail art, and even longer since I did freehand nail art. I miss it, but life has just been so busy lately I haven't had much time. I wouldn't say this is a "come back," but I am going to try to make my nail art more of a priority than I have the last few months. I'm not sure I will be able to post on the blog much, but I do post most of my manis on my Instagram and Facebook page if you'd like to follow me there. :)

Indie Spotlight: Paint Box Polish with Harry Potter-Inspired Christmas Nail Art

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Hello! This month's Indie Spotlight brand is one of my personal favorite brands - Paint Box Polish! This also happens to be my first Christmas nail art of the season. I figured December 1st was a good day to kick off Christmas manis! I used three different Paint Box Polish shades to create this look. Keep reading to find out more!

31 Day Challenge: Day 27 - Haunted House for Halloween!

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Happy Halloween all of you ghosts and goblins! I've got a mani to show you today that I have ben working on for several days. I've been so busy I didn't have much time to work on it, and every time I would try to work on it I would get interrupted. I finally finished it last night! I know I have dragged the 31 Day Challenge out way longer than I should have, but I am determined to finish, even if I am way late!

Paint Box Polish: The 12 Collection - Swatches and Review

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Hello! I hope you're all having a good weekend so far. Today I have a brand new collection from Paint Box Polish to share with you. This is The 12 Collection, inspired by The Twelfth Doctor, and will be releasing Saturday, October 15th. All 5 are absolutely gorgeous and have quite a variety of colors and finishes for a relatively small collection. Let's dive in!

Remember to use code ADDICTED to save 15% on your order! It never expires!

31 Day Challenge: Day 21 - The Axe!

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It's Friday!! And not only is it Friday, but I am getting ready to head up north to see a friend and enjoy some Autumn-like temps! I can't wait! I am also super excited to show you the mani I am wearing right now and tell you the story behind it!

31 Day Challenge: Day 6 - Violet Stripes and Dots

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Hello! I've fallen behind on the 31 Day Challenge - but better late than never, right? So I am trying to play catch-up and have Day 6 to show you tonight! I took inspiration for this mani from Sheila at Pointless Cafe and I love how it turned out!

NOTD: Paint Box Polish - Girl With the Most Cake (Custom) and an Update!

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Hello, everyone! Long time no talk! I wanted to pop in and give you guys an update to let you know why I've been so absent lately - and sporadic before I was completely gone for a few weeks. I also have a gorgeous polish to share with you!

There are a few reasons I haven't been around lately. One, I've been getting healthy! I haven't really shared much about this here because it's not the place for it, but I have recently lost a little over 85 pounds and am still going! If you're interested in my health journey, I will have a new project pertaining to it very soon!

Another reason my posting has dwindled down lately is due to some health issues (unrelated to the weight loss). I have been having periods where my hands get very sore and swollen for a while. I haven't been given an official diagnosis yet, but I am fairly certain of what is causing it. When I have a flare up it's nearly impossible to do my nails, and almost impossible to type up a blog post.

In addition to all of that I have some other things coming up that will be taking up more of my time. I am hoping to start posting again more regularly, though I probably won't be back to posting every day/every other day. More likely a couple times per week. But I will just have to see how things play out! I'm looking forward to getting back to nail art! Now, let's get to the nail of the day!

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Paint Box Polish Girl With the Most Cake was a custom created for My Nail Polish Obsessions' blog anniversary. It is a gorgeous hot fuchsia with flakes ad holo shimmer. Love! Since this was a custom it is not available for sale, but Paint Box Polish has a lot of other gorgeous goodies in her shop!

And you know I had to add a matte topcoat...

Thank you to all of you who have stuck around after all this time!


Thanks for reading and happy polishing!

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Gradient +: Pink and Brown Gradient Plus Whimsical Reciprocal Stamping

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Happy Tuesday, everyone! For Day 2 of Digit-al Dozen week I am still working on my stamping skills! I do my mom's nails every week (usually) and she loves when I stamp on her, so I have really been trying to get better at it. I love reciprocal gradients so I decided to create one today with a stamping image and used two of the recently released Caio, Gelato! polishes from Paint Box Polish. (If you missed my review on those, you can check it out here.)

Paint Box Polish: Caio, Gelato! Collection - Swatches and Review

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Hello! Who is ready for a beautiful Spring collection from Paint Box Polish? I am behind on showing you this collection so you may have already seen it from others, this whole being sick thing really is making me behind on everything! 

This collection was inspired by a photo of gelato from a friend who was at an Italian Gelateria. Pam already had an inkling of what she wanted this collection to be, but when she saw that, she knew that was great inspiration for a Spring collection! 

In addition to the 8 lovely polishes, she is also releasing an Amaretto Tiramisu cuticle oil. That sounds so yummy!! Unfortunately, because of my sensitivity to scents, I passed on the cuticle oil. The description says it has hints of "Amaretto, espresso, cocoa, mascarpone and Madeira." Sounds good to me! 

One last thing before we jump into swatches, don't forget to use code ADDICTED for 15% off your order! This never expires and is valid for all items, even on the new collection!

Paint Box Polish: Fight the Fairies! (Custom)

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Hello and welcome to the weekend! I have a fun-filled weekend of cleaning ahead of me *insert sarcasm* and I'm not sure I will have time to do a nail art post this weekend (though I hope I can!), so I wanted to alt least post something pretty to leave you with for the weekend! This is a custom Paint Box Polish that my friend Kim from The Ides of Polish had Pam make for her. I am collecting a few things for Kim and since I'm holding it for her she said I could wear it if I wanted. You know I had to try it! This is Paint Box Polish Fight the Fairies!

Paint Box Polish: Love's Keen Sting and Mani Fizz Valentine's Day LE Set - Swatches and Review

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Hello! I have a gorgeous polish and mani fizz set to show you today! This trio (one polish and two mani fizzes) from Paint Box Polish is just perfect for Valentine's Day. The polish, Love's Keen Sting, is a red-violet blingfest and the two mani fizzes that come with it will make your hands so smooth and soft!

*Use code ADDICTED to save 15% on your order! This code never expires.*

Guest Post: Michaela from The Mani Café

Hi everyone! I'm sorry I've been so absent lately. I've been out of town, as you may already know, and then when I got home I was covered up in work and had a lovely visit from a friend on my birthday. To top it all off, while I was out of town, my laptop faceplanted on the pavement in a random parking lot, so it's basically out of commission permanently. So, for now, I'm at the mercy of friends and family for computer access and photo editing programs are totally out of reach. So for now, my blogging will be sporadic, but I am itching to get back to it so I'll be back as soon as possible. In the meantime, I would love to keep in touch with you on Instagram so give me a follow over there if you don't already! Now that you know why I've been MIA, I have a fantastic guest post to share with you today from the lovely Michaela over at The Mani Café! 

She has some fun and wintery nail art, which fits the weather pretty perfectly right now. Michaela has beautiful swatches and nail art, she is absolutely amazing at creating one stroke flowers. If you don't already follow her I will list all of her links at the bottom!

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Hi everyone! I'm Michaela from The Mani Café and I'm excited to be guest posting for Ashley today! She's an awesome friend and blogger! Hope you'll enjoy my post! 

I decided to do some simple nail art and try out the nail vinyls I got from the Pshiiit Boutique a little while ago. I love the simple triangles! They are so quick and easy to use and I love a good geometric mani!  

Paint Box Polish Polar Bear Club & A England Excalibur

For this design, I started out with one coat of A England Excalibur. This is a really nice one-coat silver foil. The formula, like all A Englands in my experience, was fantastic. 

I then used the triangular vinyls and one coat of Paint Box Polish Polar Bear Club. Polar Bear Club was part of the Christmas in July box put together by Ellagee and is therefore a box exclusive polish. 

Paint Box Polish Polar Bear Club & A England Excalibur

It is described as a 'squishy blue packed with blue, purple and fuchsia micro glitters and holographic pigment'. The formula is fantastic. Bear in mind this is just one coat over a light base colour. It is more intense and squishy when worn alone. The shade of blue and the sparkles are just so pretty! I finished things off with a coat of topcoat. 

Paint Box Polish Polar Bear Club & A England Excalibur

I really enjoyed this simple mani and I'm totally in love with this Paint Box Polish! What do you think of it? 

There are still a few Christmas in July boxes available here if you want to snag this beautiful Paint Box Polish! 
A England polishes can be purchased from A England (UK shipping only) and Various retailers (see list here).

Thank you to Ashley for having me today! I hope that you enjoyed my post! If you did, feel free to come see more at The Mani Café or on my Facebook or Instagram! 

Michaela 
xoxo 

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Thank you so much for the fabulous post, Michaela! Make sure to give her a follow at the links below!

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Paint Box Polish: The Knight Bus Collection - Swatches and Review

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Hello, lovelies! I am still in Oklahoma but scheduled this post ahead of time so I could share this awesome new collection with you! Pam, the super sweet lady behind Paint Box Polish, is a huge Harry Potter fan (and has done other Harry Potter themed collections in the past) and decided to do a collection inspired by The Knight Bus scene in the third book/movie, Prisoners of Azkaban.  It's one of my favorite stories out of the entire series so I was super excited to see what she came up with!

Stay tuned until the end of my post for a 15% off discount code!

Paint Box Polish: The North Shore Collection and Mani Fizzes - Swatches and Review

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Happy Friday, everyone!  Today I have a collection to show you that was released about a month ago. This is the North Shore Collection from Paint Box Polish, inspired by beautiful Hawaii! She is also selling some awesome hand care items in her shop now, including Mani Fizzes, which I have to tell you about below so keep on reading!

I also have a coupon code for 20% off your order at the end of this post!

Paint Box Polish: Dragons Are a Girl's Best Friend Collection - Swatches and Review

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Good evening! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a good Monday (or as good as a Monday can be). Today I have a brand new bevy of beauties from Paint Box Polish to show you! This collection launched on Black Friday and are available now! 

The Dragons Are a Girl's Best Friend Collection is made up of four polishes, all with different finishes, inspired by some of our favorite dragons!

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Paint Box Polish: Abigail Leigh - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Charity Polish

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I have a polish to show you today that will help raise money for a cause that hits pretty close to home for me, especially now. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and the color to support the cause is teal.   

$3 from each bottle of this polish sold will be donated to UnTEAL There is a Cure. UnTEAL There is a Cure is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for ovarian cancer awareness. 

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Paint Box Polish Sweets and Treats Collection (Partial) and Cuticle Oil - Swatches and Review

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Happy Sunday! It has been way too long since I've been around here and I am going to try to fix that! Today I have part of the Sweets and Treats Collection from Paint Box Polish to show you, along with a review of her cuticle oil! 

To celebrate the launch of this collection Paint Box Polish has been so kind as to give 20% off for the entire month of June! Just use code ADDICTED to receive 20% off your entire order through June 30th!

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Paint Box Polish: The Women of Harry Potter Collection - Swatches and Review

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Who is ready for a new collection from Paint Box Polish inspired by Harry Potter? I know I am! To be more specific, this collection is inspired by the women of Harry Potter! It's made up of 6 polishes and I have 3 to show you - Slightly Unstable, Brains & Bravery and Glittery Heels.

I also have a discount code to share with you that is good the whole month of December so stay tuned until the end of the post for that information!

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Paint Box Polish Gryffindor - Swatches and Review ♥

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Happy Thursday! I've been in a Harry Potter mood lately (okay, I'm always in a Harry Potter mood LOL) and decided to break out Paint Box Polish Gryffindor again! I have worn this before but was never satisfied with my photos but I was determined to share it with you guys this time!

I just had to break out Hedwig for these photos!

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Paint Box Polish In the Groove and Two Right Feet from The Summer Heat Collection ♥

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Good morning! How about kicking off a new week with swatches from a brand new collection? Paint Box Polish is launching a brand new collection called Summer Heat on Wednesday, June 26th and I have two of them to show you now! 

I also have a coupon code for my readers so stay tuned until the end for that!

The Summer Heat Collection is inspired by the bright neon colors that Pam, the creator of Paint Box Polish, sees in her Zumba classes. I love neons and these are all great! 

These polishes are made up of black circle glitters, black square glitters and iridescent micro-flakes in a colored jelly/crelly base. I was so surprised by the iridescent micro-flakes! I love the micro-flakes! The formula on both of these polishes was fantastic! I didn't have an issue getting the large circle glitters out and onto my nail at all. Any bubbles in the photos are from my topcoat, not the polish.

Photos and review after the jump!