September Julep Maven Box

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 Well it's the end of another month and you guys know what that means WEEEEE another Julep box to show you! This month's box was the real first Fall colour box of the year. Honestly after the fun bright colours we've been seeing for a couple months this box disappointed me even though I love dark and vampy colours. 

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Julep - Serena - September Birthstone

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So you know those mornings where you wake up and just immediately you have a feeling in your gut that it's going to be a not so great day? Well that was me this morning, first thing that happened when I woke up was I learned that I have water seepage in my basement. GREAT. Then I couldn't find my coat, or my shoes, or my keys. Anyways it looked like it was all going to be downhill from there.
Have no fear though I'm in a better mood already.

Today we interrupt the tail end of the Ultimat Fandom Collection Part Deux to bring you this month's birthstone. Straight up how GORGEOUS IS THIS?! At first I thought this was just a glitter topper but the base is definitely tinted. I love the sapphire and blurple glitters in here.
This is two coats over blue.

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Julep - Serena
(Over OPI - Swimsuit... Nailed It)

Dollish Polish - One Choice

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So I don't know about you guys but I had a busy Sunday in my pjs. Today I started linking the polishes in my Stash spreadsheet with their swatch post. Well of course this uncovered a bunch of polishes I always thought I had swatched but apparently never did (usually polishes I use in nail art, or just ones that got put on the back burner by accident) So I had a big OPI swatchathon, and I'm sure there will be more in the future.

Today's polish is inspired by Divergent, now I LOVED Divergent (the novel) like blew through it in a day loved it. I liked the movie even though I think Shailene Woodley is a nutball, but come on Theo James is a BABE. That being said I wasn't really a fan of the rest of the books. But anyways. I love me a white crelly.

Inspired by the 5 factions, this white crelly has the 5 colors to represent each faction, Abnegation, Candor, Erudite, Amity, and Dauntless.

This was 3 coats.

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Dollish Polish - One Choice

Dollish Polish - There's Only One Of Me

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So today I went to my first Comic Book Expo ever. Super cool, I loved it. And THEN there was Nerd Speed Dating, because WHY NOT. Well now I know why not. Losers. I mean don't get me wrong there were some nice guys but no one I would ever want to talk to again. Although there seemed to be some cute boys in the waiting list line, They never made it in. Sad Face. Anyways I don't know if it's something I would EVER do again but I'm glad I did. Good Stories.

Today I have an Orphan Black inspired polish, I don't watch Orphan Black so I can't rave about how much I love it. But that being said I really liked this polish.

Inspired by Orphan Black and in particular, Sarah Manning, this deep blurple with violet flash is bursting with tiny rainbow micro flakes.

This is two coats.

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Dollish Polish - There's Only One Of Me

Dollish Polish - Seaweed Brain

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Yay it's the weekend! Finally! Tomorrow I am headed to our local Comic Expo with a friend of mine. I'm pretty excited. My plan is to bust out my Star Wars legging and go full on Space Hooker. So me in leggings and boots. Exciting!

Today I have a polish inspired by one of my favourite Book/Movie series. While I know the latest movie left a bit to be desired I still loved it. I'm fairly easy to please movie wise, you seriously have to mess something up for me not to love it. So I am in love with this fantastic full coverage glitter. This almost looks like a foil.

Inspired by Annabeth's endearing nickname for Percy, this stunning shade is densely packed with gold, green, turquoise, & forest green micro flakes and glitters, all in a deep teal/green jelly base.

This is two coats.

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Dollish Polish - Seaweed Brain

Dollish Polish - I Am The One Who Knocks

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So I am FINALLY done all my little half finished projects, at least the ones off the top of my head. I likely have others I just haven't touched in months. Man it feels good. Like I can now start something new! Woohoo!

Okay so today's polish is Breaking Bad inspired, I won't lie I stalled out in season 3 but anything Breaking Bad reminds me of one of my besties Melissa. Breaking Bad is her jam. So I dedicate this one to her. As for me. It's a light based crelly so that's all that matters to me. I love this one so much.

Inspired by Walter & Jessie's infamous blue meth, this light blue crelly is jam-packed with varying blue shade micro glitters.

This is three coats.

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Dollish Polish - I Am The One Who Knocks

Dollish Polish - On Wednesday's We Wear Black

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So how many times do you try and make something work before just giving up all together. Personally I am not a huge fan of giving up but sometimes I just think to myself that if something isn't meant to happen it won't. Long story short - in the past three weeks I have had 3 planned dates with the same guy and not a single one has happened. I'm starting to think this is the universe's way of just saying "No"

Well you know the usual motto "On Wednesday's We Wear Pink", well American Horror Story turned that on it's head with "On Wednesdays We Wear Black" honestly it speaks a bit more to me, don't get me wrong I love pink but I LOVVVEEE Black. Anyways this is a black glitter topper that I had a heck of a time finding an appropriate base colour for. I figured over black wouldn't show it's true beauty. So here it is over two different bases. Julep - Coco (oxblood), & OPI - Skull & Glossbones (grey)

Inspired by the coven of witches motto, this dense micro glitter reads as a flat inside, but in the sunlight it's a "magical" holo dance of black glitters.

This is two coats over each.

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Dollish Polish - On Wednesday's We Wear Black

Dollish Polish - I Want To Believe

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So like most nights I had really grand plans for exactly what was going to happen tonight, I was going to finish my quilt, finish one or two dragon eggs, shampoo the basement carpet, along with tidying and vacuuming the basement. Wellllll... I finished my quilt, and shampooed part of the carpet so that's better than nothing right?

Tonight I have a beautiful, haunting? grey polish. Honestly I want to watch The X Files... but I'm a huge chicken. I but I swear I want to. I need an X Files buddy.

Inspired by Mulder and his desire to learn the truth, finally, a polish that brings to mind all the skin-crawling moments that the X Files has given us! This blue-tone gray crelly with blue/green flash is chunk full of rainbow micro flakes, and green and blue micro glitters and shreds.

I love this, this was two coats


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Dollish Polish - I Want To Believe

Dollish Polish - Frakkin' Toasters

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So tonight I had my first legit back in action lesson with my horse since coming out of our retirement. Thank god for my coach who took pity on my seriously out of shape ass. Otherwise I might not be able to walk tomorrow.

Today I have what I thought would be my favourite polish out of the new DP collection seeing as I am a huge BSG nerd. I've talked before about how I have so many silver holos, I expected the holo in this to be much stronger however this is more of a silver foil with a scatter holo effect. The holo is pretty weak in this one. It was also a pain in the ass to apply, even with the aquabase it wanted to drag all over the place. Thicker coats seemed to fix this though.

Inspired by the Cylon robots, this is an intense metallic silver scattered holo!

This is two coats

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Dollish Polish - Frakkin' Toasters

Dollish Polish - Can I Touch Your Mango

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So last night I went over to a friends house and we just stayed up talking way later than expected. So then I went home and proceeded to watch the latest episode of Outlander (OMG! Right?!) so of course it was around 3 am by the time I finally went to bed. Well needless to say this morning when I was SUPPOSED to wake up early, well that didn't happen. No regrets though.

Today I have the Mortal Instruments inspired glitter topper. I won't lie I can't remember this line for the life of me. That may be a sign I should probably read/watch it again. Maybe after I finish my massive book list.

Inspired by one of the best pick-up lines ever, Can I Touch Your Mango is sure to leave you craving a can of tomato soup. It's made up of a complete cornucopia of peach, mango, and coral glitters with a splash of green to make one mango-reffic glitterbomb topper!

While I don't exactly dislike this, I'm not a huge fan of this colour combination.
This was two coats over yellow

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Dollish Polish - Can I Touch Your Mango
(over China Glaze - Lemon Fizz)

Dollish Polish - So Long & Thanks For All The Fish

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So back to our regularly scheduled programming today but oh hey! Guess what I did this morning?? Got a tattoo. Yes I do have a problem. I know I always tell you guys about my tattoos but never show you any pictures! So this time I'm finally going to show you a picture of my latest. I'll attach that at the bottom.

Today we have a polish inspired by a movie that I've only seen once, and slept through half of it since I just had gotten my wisdom teeth out and was fairly drugged up. Probably not the best state of mind to watch a movie like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Inspired by Hitchhiker's glorious opening song, this aqua crelly with blue flash, is chunk-full of different sized & shaped glitters, all ocean inspired.

This was 3 coats.


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Dollish Polish - So Long & Thanks For All The Fish

Scottish Flag Manicure

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Okay so I know I'm a bit late here but lately I have been obsessed with Scotland, I want to go so insanely bad. Basically it just seems like a magical place with such rich history. Well yesterday Scotland voted on an independence referendum. The vote was almost split down the middle, the "No" side won.

I won't pretend to have an opinion on this, I am not Scottish, in fact I heard somewhere that ancestor's of mine were forcibly removed from Scotland for stealing sheep (I sort of doubt this is true, but heck who knows?) but most of the people I saw talking about it wanted a "Yes" vote. 

Anyways, in honor of this big day for Scotland I decided to do a Scottish Flag manicure.

my ring number is super funky and the blue is likely way off (I saw all sorts of different blues so I picked my favourite) but anyways. 

Scots - this one is for you.

Dollish Polish - Slice of Life

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So for the past couple days I have been auditioning new shows to watch since I finished up a bunch of shows. I tried Rectify, Cracked, and V, among others. While all were okay none were jumping out at me. Well ding ding ding! I think we found a winner! Numb3rs! It's like Criminal Minds but with math!

Today we begin showing you Dollish Polish The Ultimate Fandom Collection Part Deux!
This is the Dexter inspired polish.

Inspired by our favorite serial killer & named after his boat, Slice Of Life is a rich, deep Garnet , loaded with red, magenta, and purple micro glitters and glass flecks.

This was 2 coats. I absolutely love this.

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Dollish Polish - Slice of Life