The Epic Canadian Indie Giveaway!

Nov 9, 2015
In case you did not know, my blog is a proudly Canadian run blog! Caitlin over at Streets Ahead Style was kind enough to organize a Canadian giveaway on behalf of fellow Canadian Bloggers which features prizes from a bunch of great Canadian companies and indie brands! 

What's EPIC, INDIE and TOTALLY CANADIAN?!...

The Epic Canadian Indie Giveaway!


The giveaway features some amazing up-and-coming and established Canadian Indie brands. 
Check out each of the sponsors' shops and be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of the post.
 (The giveaway is open to Canadian and US residents; ends November 17, 12am EST).




























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Smitten Polish Ice Pop Paradise, Aqua Opal and Lazy River

Sep 18, 2015
Today I've got some of Smitten Polish's Neon Flakes on my nails! When I first saw swatches of these floating around they didn't really catch my eye. Then I saw this Vertical Neon Smitten Gradient that Traci from Newsie Nail Novice had done and decided I needed to get them!

As blue is my favourite colour of all time I picked up the three blue leaning shades Noelie had: Ice Pop Paradise, Aqua Opal and Lazy River. I recreated two fingers from Traci's mani across my four fingers with the technique she wrote in her post. It came out as this gradient that reminds me of the clear waters in the Caribbean!

Vertical Gradient - Ice Pop Paradise, Aqua Opal and Lazy River

I took macros of each nail since I couldn't stop looking at them and thought I would share the flakie goodness! Enjoy!

Index Finger - Ice Pop Paradise
Middle Finger - Ice Pop Paradise and Aqua Opal

Ring Finger - Aqua Opal and Lazy River

Pinkie - Lazy River

And lastly, just for fun I did a gradient of the three colours on my thumb. Oooo shiny!

Lazy River, Aqua Opal and Ice Pop Paradise

The formula on these were lovely! They have a jelly base and are packed with flakies. I didn't have to do any extra digging in the bottle to get this effect and they were opaque in 2-3 coats! They had a normal dry time and dried to a glossy finish.

My nails have Seche Vite top coat for extra shine and these pictures were taken in direct sunlight. (Taking advantage of the sun before Winter hits us!)

Smitten Polish can be purchased on her site or through multiple stockists.

Thanks for reading!

*All products mentioned in this post were purchased myself. 
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