Contrary Polish Last Leaves - November 2014 A Box, Indied.

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Hi all! I hope you all are doing wonderfully and enjoying the cooler weather.

Today I have a Contrary Polish from the A Box, Indied exclusive that is perfect for Fall to show you.
The theme for this box is A Cornucopia of Color. Scroll down below to see swatches and to read about it's availability!



Last Leaves is a milk chocolate shade with red, orange, yellow, and green microflakes. 
I used three thin coats for full opacity, but two coats is definitely wearable with practically no VNL.
This polish is really beautiful and perfect for this time of year, in my macro you can see that the gorgeous shimmer is really like itty bitty microflakies, and through the layers this polish has gorgeous depth.

You can purchase the October A Box, Indied via Llarowe on September 26. (Unsure of what time though)

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Pahlish The Ghost of Banquo - October 2014 A Box, Indied.

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Hey all, I hope you guys are having a really good weekend. I can hardly believe that it is September!
Today's post is featuring the October exclusive Pahlish A Box, Indied polish!

The Ghost of Banquo is a super rich, deep shimmer & flakie filled dark red.
It is absolutely stunning and perfect for the Fall and Winter! It's opaque in two coats.



The October A Box, Indied will be available for purchase September 26th via Llarowe.
(Not sure what time, but keep checking the Llarowe Facebook to find out!)

Be sure to follow both Llarowe, and A Box, Indied on FB!

Contrary Polish The Mellower Season - September 2014 A Box, Indied.

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Hi guys! Today's post is featuring the Contrary Polish September A Box, Indied shade!

The September box theme is Fall into Autumn, and you can purchase it exclusively via Llarowe.




The Mellower Season is dark bluish purple with orange shimmer/microglitter. 

I used three thin coats of The Mellower Season for full opacity, the formula was a little bit thick but Carrie has since resolved that issue for the September box so it should be prefect for you guys!

In person it is a little bit dustier/muted than in my pictures, and the shimmer is a little more hidden in normal light.
 I had a rough time capturing it, but did my best though! It is a wonderful Fall shade and will look great on all skin tones.
I just can't wait for all the fall collection to start coming out!

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Contrary Polish Bright Lights, Small City (July A Box, Indied) - Swatch & Review

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hi all! Today's post is featuring the Contrary Polish LE shade from July's A Box, Indied!
You can purchase A Box, Indied exclusively from Llarowe.

The shade is called Bright Lights, Small City and it's inspired by the 2013 Missouri State Fair.
Reminds me that I haven't been to a fair in years! I might have to go to the 2014 Missouri State Fair (or the maybe KC one)

What have you guys been up to? I bet a lot of you are doing the same as me, binge watching the Orange is the New Black!



Bright Lights, Small City - Three coats.

Bright Lights, Small City is a stunning dark royal blue jelly that is full of orange and pink shimmer.

Two coats had adequate coverage without VNL but I added a third to account for flash.
The formula was a littler thicker than most Contrary Polishes but it applied well.

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I also layered it over a dark blue to see how it looked (which was gorgeous of course!)
I put one coat of Bright Lights, Small City over Nicole by OPI This Blue is So You.
I prefer it build up alone though, the layers show all the shimmery layers.


I hope you guys are all doing fantastic and having a really great week so far!
I still can't even believe that it is June!

Contrary Polish Darling Wildflower - 2014 May A Box, Indied

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Hi guys! Today's post is featuring a gorgeous shade from Contrary Polish.
 This shade will be exclusively featured in the May A Box, Indied available at Llarowe.

Contrary Polish Bal Masque from the March A Box, Indied.

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Hey guys! Today's post is featuring the Contrary Polish from the March Mardi Gras themed A Box, Indied.
Bal Masque is available solely through the March A Box, Indied. Read more about A Box, Indied below.


Bal Masque 

Bal Masque is kind of a dusty cornflower blue with a tinge of purple, filled with golden microflake shimmer.

Bal Masque has a really great formula, it goes on very smooth and evenly.
It's a bit sheer and requires three coats for opacity, but it's also layerable. I wore it built up on it's own.


Macro gorgeousness :D


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For those of you who might not know about what the A Box, Indied is, it's a themed monthly
subscription box that contains 5 polishes or nail related items from 11 possible indie brands.
You can sign up to get a box every month or just purchase one box at a time.
The items in the box are only available through the A Box, Indied. 

You can purchase the March A Box, Indied on Llarowe once it releases on Feb. 26th.
The A Box, Indied boxes sell for $50.00.


And Contrary Polish is available from Carrie's blog and the following sites.

Llarowe
Femme Fatale Cosmetics
Norway Nails
Rainbow Connection
Mei Mei's Signatures


Also be sure to follow both Contrary Polish and Llarowe on Facebook & Twitter!

Contrary Polish - Facebook & Twitter.
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