Hello! Today I'm back with a post I've wanted to do for absolutely ages. Amy of NailpolishBabyyNinety posted a video a while back going through the alphabet and finding an indie brand for as many letters as possible. I figured I could do a blog post version, and after way too long, here it is! I'm going to pick a random brand for each letter that I can, and show a single polish from that brand. Read on to see how many letters I'm missing!
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A to Z of Indie Brands @acertainbeccaa
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*Polishes marked with an asterisk were gifted to me for swatching. A - 'Ard As Nails 'Getting Berry Cold'*. I had to get started with a UK indie! The last few 'Ard As Nails polishes I've worn are all flakie crellies. Kat is releasing a flakie crelly collection soon, so I may have to grab some!
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'Ard As Nails 'Getting Berry Cold' @acertainbeccaa |
B - Beau Polish 'It's Not Me, It Mustard Be You'*. Another UK indie that I feel is very underappreciated!
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Beau Polish 'It's Not Me, It Mustard Be You' @acertainbeccaa |
C - Cirque Colors 'Hatch'. I have a fair few Cirque's, but I couldn't resist this classic.
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Cirque Colors 'Hatch' @acertainbeccaa |
D - Danglefoot Nail Polish 'It's For The Breast'*. Those who know me know I have a full helmer drawer just for my Danglefoots, so this was a hard choice. I ended up cheating and picking the polish Hayley created for a collab with my brand A Certain Becca Lacquer.
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Danglefoot Nail Polish 'It's For The Breast' @acertainbeccaa |
E - Ever After Polish 'Ketchup Smothered French Fries'. I loved Ever After's flakie polishes, but this fun combination has always been my favourite.
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Ever After Polish 'Ketchup Smothered French Fries' @acertainbeccaa |
F - Frenzy Polish 'Apple Picking'. Another fun crelly combo! I have quite a few Frenzy polishes but haven't shared many on here, I really should show them a bit more love.
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Frenzy Polish 'Apple Picking' @acertainbeccaa |
G - Glam Polish 'The Best Futterwacken in all of Witzend'. I have more Glam Polishes than I'd like to admit, so I went with one from the amazing It's Only A Dream Alice collection.
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Glam Polish 'The Best Futterwacken in all of Witzend' @acertainbeccaa |
H - I have no H indies! The first one that comes to mind is Hare Polish, which I've never tried and no longer exist - but I do love the look of their crellies.
I - ILNP 'Pretty Little Liar'. This sat in my untrieds for over 5 years for no good reason - eek!
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ILNP 'Pretty Little Liar' @acertainbeccaa |
J - Jindie Nails 'Snow Angels'. My one and only Jindie polish!
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Jindie Nails 'Snow Angels' @acertainbeccaa |
K - KBShimmer 'Snow Much Fun'. This is a go to polish for me every winter, I just love the snowflake glitters so much.
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KBShimmer 'Snow Much Fun' @acertainbeccaa |
L - Love, Angeline 'Pass Me The Sweet Hearts'. I managed to grab a few Love, Angeline polishes before the brand closed, but this is hands down my favourite. It's so soft and pretty.
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Love, Angeline 'Pass Me The Sweet Hearts' @acertainbeccaa |
M - Mezmris Nail Lacquer 'Blue Moon'. Another UK indie brand, but unfortunately one that no longer exists!
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Mezmris Nail Lacquer 'Blue Moon' @acertainbeccaa |
N - Nine Zero Lacquer 'Ectoplasm'. I have a lot of Nine Zero polishes in my collection, and this has always been one of my favourites. It's very Halloweeny but I'll happily wear it all year round.
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Nine Zero Lacquer 'Ectoplasm' @acertainbeccaa |
O - Opulent Essences 'Dirty Snowball'*. Another underrated UK indie! Sharon's polishes are lovely. Just look at those teeny flakes!
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Opulent Essences 'Dirty Snowball' @acertainbeccaa |
P - Polished for Days 'Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Fantasy'. I had a fair few options for P, but this sparkly number won out of my recent P swatches.
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Polished for Days 'Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Fantasy' @acertainbeccaa |
Q - I have no Q's either. I did have a Quirk polish but I sent it to Amy - funnily enough, I think it was Amy's only Q!
R - Rogue Lacquer 'Peter Pan's Flight'. There's a lot of flakie crellies in this list, but I promise this is the last one! Following on from Ever After, I can't resist a Rogue flakie polish.
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Rogue Lacquer 'Peter Pan's Flight' @acertainbeccaa |
S - Sweet Heart Polish 'Disneyland or Bust'. I still don't know what I was thinking swatching this over a black, the poor Mickey Mouse glitters had no chance.
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Sweet Heart Polish 'Disneyland or Bust' @acertainbeccaa |
(I love how those last three are all Disney polishes, totally coincidental but I do love my Disney!)
T - Tonic Polish 'Oops!' from Polish Con Chicago 2017. I don't actually have a lot of Tonic polishes. My favourite is 'Light of Lyra', but I do like this bold coppery oops.
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Tonic Polish 'Oops!' @acertainbeccaa |
U - No U's! I can't even think of an indie brand beginning with U. There's gotta be some out there though!
V - Virago Varnish 'Coronado'. I always heard amazing things about Virago, but never had a chance to snag any before they closed. I did however get my hands on 3 bleached neons in a destash which were lovely.
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Virago Varnish 'Coronado' @acertainbeccaa |
W - Wicked Polish 'Pox'. This was another one that sat in my untrieds pile for far too long, next to it's sibling 'Gangrene'. I thought they'd need white bases but was pleasantly surprised to be wrong.
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Wicked Polish 'Pox' @acertainbeccaa |
X, Y, Z - I don't have any for these last few letters at all. If there's an X brand then I've never heard of it, but I'm sure there's plenty for both Y and Z.
What do you think? I managed to find something for 20 out of the 26 letters of the alphabet - not great, but not too shabby either! I think Amy had the same amount, though she did have brands for H and Q, and had gaps for O and V instead. How many would you be able to do? I may try and do a mainstream/drugstore version soon, although I have just thinned my collection massively - so we'll see how well it goes!
You can find Amy's A-Z of Indie Nail Polish video on her YouTube channel here.
Hope to see you in the next post!
Becca x
Q: Quixotic*
ReplyDeleteU: Uberchic
X: XOXO Nail Candy (out of business)
Z: Zombie Claw*, Zaftig (out of business)
* Often in the monthly Polish Pickup which is available in the UK.