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July 2021 Board Games Polished Gamers Box

July 6, 2021 1 Comment

We’re flipping tables and fighting with friends and family for July’s Polished Gamers Box theme–Board Games! There are tons of fun board game inspired polishes and items this month, and I have a few on my blog to show you all! As always, be at www.polishedgamersbox.com on the 15th to make sure you don’t miss out on anything!

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June 2021 Minecraft Polished Gamers Box

June 5, 2021 No Comments

*block noises* The Polished Gamers Box is back for June with a whole mess of amazing Minecraft inspired items! As always, be at www.polishedgamersbox.com on the 15th to make sure you don’t miss out on anything!

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May 2021 Indie Games Polished Gamers Box

May 6, 2021 No Comments

Yo dawg I heard you like indies because the Polished Gamers Box is back for May with Indie Game inspired polishes and items made by indie makers! 😉 As always, be at www.polishedgamersbox.com on the 15th to make sure you don’t miss out on anything!

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April 2021 The Elder Scrolls Polished Gamers Box

April 6, 2021 1 Comment

Get those coins ready and watch out for Dragons because this month’s Polished Gamers Box theme is The Elder Scrolls! There are SO many fabulous items this month, and I have a few on my blog to show you all! As always, be at www.polishedgamersbox.com on the 15th to make sure you don’t miss out on anything!

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Let's do another giveaway!! I'm especially excited Let's do another giveaway!! I'm especially excited for the upcoming Zelda themed Polished Gamers Box, so why not give away some Zelda themed polishes! This giveaway is for two brand new polishes "Link In Park" and "Calamity" from the @cuticulanailcare Kingdom Of Legend collection that released earlier this year! If you recall, I was unfortunately ill when Cuticula reached out and asked if I could swatch this collection. I had to say no, but the maker was so incredibly sweet and sent me the full collection as a get well gift. ❤ I wanted to pay it forward and do a little giveaway of a couple that I purchased! ❤ . . . **TO ENTER / RULES** -Follow me! @smashlee1 -Like this post! -Comment below and either tag a friend OR tell me what your favorite Zelda game is! Or you can do both! 😁 -One BONUS ENTRY: Follow @cuticulanailcare on Instagram! If you are already following, then great! . . . -Entries will close on Monday, August 2nd, 2021 at 6:00PM CST -I do check that all steps are completed. If they are not, your entry is not counted. -This giveaway is for US residents only. Please no polish fairies or forwarding addresses. Sorry International friends, but there will be more international only giveaways in the future! -I will ship these polishes within a week of the giveaway ending. -I will not be able to offer replacements if the package is lost or polishes are damaged. -This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Instagram. - Good luck everyone! . . . #nailartgiveaway #nailpolishgiveaway #nailpolishes #nailpolish #nerdlifenails #indienails #indiebrands #indiebrand #nailpolishobsessed #nailpolishaddict #nailpolishaddicted #cuticulanailcare #cuticulanailtape #zeldanails #zelda #thelegendofzelda #gamernails #nailpolishlove #nailpolishcolors #nailpolishobsession
I went full creeper for this mani--Minecraft creep I went full creeper for this mani--Minecraft creeper that is! This is my July @polishedgamers Minecraft themed manicure for the monthly mani collab! . . . Products used: 🟩 @myindiepolish creep this 🟩 @apipilaoficial Polished Gamers Box Exclusive Minecraft stamping plate 🟩 @whatsupbeauty Neither Noir 🟩 Maniology Monocle Stamper (Use code SMASHLEE10 for 10% off your order or $5 off a ManixMe box subscription!) 🟩 Vapid QDTC 🟩 Cuticula Peel Off Base Coat . . . #minecraftcreepers #minecraftcreeper #minecraftnails #polishedgamers #gamernails #gamer #minecraft #videogamenails #videogames #greennailpolish #greennails💚 #green #greennail #greennailpolish #nailstampingart #nailstampingideas #nailstampingaddict
PR SAMPLE @bcblacquers is back with yet another f PR SAMPLE @bcblacquers is back with yet another fabulous birthstone polish and this one is extra special to me because my birthday is in August! Woo! This is "Peridot" Check out my blog @nerdlifenails for all my photos and my full review! . . . Peridot will be available starting Friday July 23rd at 12:00 PM ET at www.bcblacquers.com! Price: $12.00 USD Description: Described as a bright olive green polish with a strong gold/copper shimmer . . . My swatches are 2 coats of the polish over a peel off base coat and topped with 1 coat of quick dry top coat. This polish is perfect! This is a fantastic representation of Peridot! I have purchased quite a few Peridot inspired polishes since I started really painting my nails and I love this one so very much. It really matches the stone in my opinion. It applied super easily and it just looks velvety smooth. Matte is even more velvety! It also just shifts and shines so easily–the shimmer makes the polish just flow from a gold to olive green to darker green. It has a nice almost ripple effect with the way it shifts. I think this one is perfect for those with August birthdays, and it is also perfect for green and shimmer lovers as well! . . . #bcblacquers #birthstonenails #birthdaynails #birthstone #peridot #peridotnails #greennails #greennailpolish #greennails💚 #greengold #greenbeauty #birthstones #greennail #shimmerpolish #nailpolishlove #indienails #nailsnailsnails💅
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIANCA!!! The lovely maker behind HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIANCA!!! The lovely maker behind @redeyedlacquer has her special day today and I finally stopped being lame and did a birthday mani to celebrate! 🤣 I hope you have a fabulous and SAFE birthday! 😉 Reposting to add a mani! . . . Swipe to see my manicure! I used: @redeyedlacquer Hi-Chews Are The Kiwi To My Heart @hellomaniology Monocle Stamper, Straight Up Black, M231 . . . Participants: @rainbow3hair @beginnails @polishedpolarbear @sokoeka18 Me @sweetandsourlacquer @color_spectrum_polish @1422designs . . . #biancascocktailparty #collab #nailscollab #nailpolishcollab #birthdaynails #greennails #greennailpolish #nailpolish #nailartswag #nailartaddict #nailswithfriends #nailswithigfriends #cocktailnails #drinks
PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @tonshimountain ha PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @tonshimountain has created the sweetest most amazing wax melt for us all for this month's @polishedgamers Box! Be sure to check out my blog @nerdlifenails for more photos and my full review! This will be available July 15-20th at www.polishedgamersbox.com! . . . "Sugar Rush" Description: Scent Notes: Cherry, Strawberry, Lemon, Pineapple, Goji Berry, Mango, Driftwood Price: $4.50 USD Cap: No cap Size: 3.0 ounces Inspiration: Candy Land Ingredients: Parasoy Wax, Fragrance Oil, Colorant . . . KOOL-AID. THIS WAX MELT SMELLS LIKE SWEET SWEET FRUIT PUNCH KOOL-AID. So much so that I had to go and make a gallon of Kool-Aid when I got this in the mail just to stop myself from eating these dang wax melts. So uhh yeah, it was a whole thing. So buy at your own risk. This one smells DELICIOUS. 😉 Okay serious scent description time. I definitely smell the like, calmer, darker scent notes of the cherries and driftwood and that definitely helps balance this out from being sickly sweet. There are lots of sweet fruity flavors that blend well together and yeah. This is just an amazing wax melt. I may have to pick up a backup. The scent throw is also insane on this one. It could be that I’m more sensitive to sweet sugary scents, but I swear I could smell this one throughout the whole house. It was awesome. I also like to always mention to check out the “melt after” date just to make sure you’re melting the wax once is it ready to be melted! I haven’t had an issue melting before this date, but I am sure the maker knows what they are doing. 😉 . . . #polishedgamersbox #polishedgamers #tonshimountainstudios #tonshimountain #waxmelt #waxmeltsobsessed #candyland #candylandtheme #waxmeltaddict #waxmeltsforsale #waxmeltsofinstagram #waxmeltsaddict #gamer #boardgameinspired #boardgame
PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @the.sassy.shark h PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @the.sassy.shark has created something fabulous and new for this month's @polishedgamers Box! A pouch! This will be available July 15-20th at www.polishedgamersbox.com! Be sure to check out my blog @nerdlifenails for more photos and my full review! . . . "Polished Gamers pouch" Description: That’s at least 37 points for me on the scrabble board! All from three magical words….Polished Gamers Box! Inside will be a glass nail file, cuticle pusher, and a mini nail buffer block! Now you have a place to keep all of your special Polished Gamers items! Price: $15.00 USD Cap: 75 Size: 8.3 in x 5.1 in Inspiration: Scrabble board game Materials: Canvas pouch, heat transfer vinyl . . . This pouch actually comes with a few extra goodies that you can start stowing in this PGB exclusive bag immediately! The nail file, cuticle pusher, and buffer block are included! The design was created and applied using heat transfer vinyl and it definitely feels like it is attached well. I did do a light scrape test using my fingernail and nothing came off, but since the numbers and box shapes are thin and smaller, I just recommend taking care of it so pieces don’t chip off. 🙂 The bag is fairly well sized and as you can see in my photos below, it can hold quite a bit. It can even hold stamping plates–including the Elder Scrolls Apipila plate that was available as part of the Elder Scrolls Polished Gamers Box. This bag can hold my cellphone (Galaxy S10E incase that helps) and the bag itself fits in my purse! This is an adorable addition to any gaming or makeup or bag collection! . . . #polishedgamersbox #polishedgamers #thesassyshark #handmade #gamer #gameraccessories #scrabble #scrabbleart #scrabbleletters #scrabblecrafts #scrabblebag #gamerbag #canvaspouch #vinyldecals #gamerlife #gamerwear
PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @sweet_heart_polis PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @sweet_heart_polish is bringing all the shimmer and flakies in this lovely topper to July's Board Games themed @polishedgamers Box! This will be available July 15-20th at www.polishedgamersbox.com! Be sure to check out my blog @nerdlifenails for more photos and my full review! . . . "Let’s Get Twisted" Description: Let’s Get Twisted is a gorgeous topper with gold to emerald to aqua aurora shimmer, pink to gold to green flakies, with red micro flakes and a mix of micro iridescent glitters Price: $9.00 USD Cap: No cap Inspiration: The classic game that ties you up in knots, Twister . . . My swatches are 2 coats of polish and topped with 1 coat of top coat. This GORGEOUS topper is insane. It shimmers so much and oh my the flakies in it! And just look at my photos of the topper matte–I adore it by itself matte the most I think. I normally prefer to wear toppers like this over a color, but honestly this one by itself is just do delicate and pretty that I can’t get enough of it by itself. It applied very easily and everything laid down nice and flat. It also seemed to dry pretty quick as well! For two of my macro shots I show 1 coat of the topper over a black and white polish just so you have an idea of what it will look like over other colors too! . . . #sweetheartpolish #polishedgamersbox #polishedgamers #twister #twistergame #boardgames #boardgamenails #nailpolishtopper #flakies #shimmerpolish #shimmernailpolish #gamernails #gamer #nailpolishswatches
PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @sweetandsourlacqu PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @sweetandsourlacquer has created a very unique marigold polish full of flakies for July's Board Games themed @polishedgamers Box! Be sure to check out my blog @nerdlifenails for more photos and my full review! This will be available July 15-20th at www.polishedgamersbox.com! . . . "Count and Capture" Description: Dark marigold crelly base with red, silver, blue, and purple metallic flakies, and a hint of shimmer Price: $12.50 USD Cap: 100 Inspiration: Mancala . . . My swatches are 2 coats of polish and topped with 1 coat of top coat. Now I believe I recall the maker herself saying that this polish was prugly (pretty but ugly or pretty ugly), but I disagree with the ugly part and I don’t even normally reach for mustard polishes! This filled-with-flakies polish is quite lovely and is so unique! I can easily say I have nothing even close in my collection. I do want to mention that it was difficult for me to capture the shimmer in my photos. My lights sort of drown out the green / yellow shimmer and I think it’s easier to spot in person–especially in the bottle itself. The metallic flakies just shimmer like crazy and steal the show a little bit. 😉 Mattified though, the shimmer stands out even more and I tried to capture it in these photos below. It applied very easily and there is no texture to my nail even after just one coat of top coat. . . . #sweetandsourlacquer #polishedgamersbox #polishedgamers #marigold #marigoldnails #mustardnails #yellownails #flakies #boardgamenails #boardgames #boardgameinspired #gamer #gamernails #mancala #mancalamaro #shimmerpolish #nailpolishlove #nailpolishswatch
PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @swampglosspolish PR SAMPLE / PAID PGB EMPLOYEE @swampglosspolish is forcing us to go outside this month with a flakie filled solar polish for July's Board Games themed @polishedgamers Box! Be sure to check out my blog @nerdlifenails for more photos and my full review! This will be available July 15-20th at www.polishedgamersbox.com! . . . "Extremely Destructive Unicorn" Description: A white to blue solar crelly with UCC flakes that shift violet/red/pink/bronze/gold Price: $13.00 USD Cap: 200 Inspiration: Unstable Unicorns . . . My swatches are 3 coats of polish and topped with 1 coat of top coat. How fun is this polish! I love the white to blue shift and the flakies are just stunning. Seriously, they shift so much! It applied very easily and 3 coats gave me full coverage but 2 looked to be enough for full coverage. Everything laid down nice and flat as well! It was actually rather cloudy for a little bit when I tried to take pictures of the bottle and when I wore it, so I was able to get photos of what the polish will look like in cloudy conditions as well. It definitely still shifts to a lighter shade of blue then, but not as strong. It also shifts colors quite easily. It didn’t take long for the polish to turn to its full darker blue. I also think this polish is slightly darker blue in person (hopefully that isn't just the sun playing games with my eyes) than my direct sunlight photos convey just because of all the settings I had to mess with and the editing I had to do to edit out the bright sunlight glare. So take my photos with a grain of salt and be sure to check out the other fabulous swatcher photos! . . . #swampglosspolish #polishedgamersbox #polishedgamers #solarnails #solarnailpolish #sunshine #solarnail #whitecrellypolish #bluenailpolish #flakies #gamernails #boardgamenails #boardgameinspired #gamer #gamerwear
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