BinChic's Boutique's Thermal - The Trickster Swatch

Hey everybun!

I have a little update HERE regarding where I've been lately.

On that note, I have a new to me indie brand that has sent me four lovely polishes to test and review. Each polish will have its own post because they're just so beautiful!

Here is the first of four polishes called The Trickster.

In it's transmission from green to orange. In the sunlight, I actually think it looks more yellow!

The Trickster is an Orange to Green thermal polish that is Orange when cold and Green when warm. I used two thicker coats without top coat.

In the Warm state

In the Cold state!

I really love this polish as it was my first thermal and I was a little afraid that it wouldn't work on my acrylics, but SURPRISE! It did! 

BinChic is 5- free, hailing from Camrose, Canada. 

You can find The Trickster for $4.95 for Mini's and $7.42 for full size.

Find BinChic on FB

and at their Etsy Shop

Guest Post #2 - WorkingWithMonolids - Notoriously Morbid Swatches

Hello everybun, this time our guest post is from Cora of workingwithmonolids. You all know indie nail polish is a thing (I sure do hope!), but did you know about indie eyeshadow? Well soon you will! Thank you so much Cora! Now to the post!
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I'd like to introduce everyone to an indie store that makes eyeshadows, Notoriously Morbid. Like many awesome indie stores, they're cruelty free. They do have some non-vegan colours though!

Packaging-wise, the mini sizes doesn't come with a sifter seal, and the labels are just printed paper and therefore, not waterproof. So packaging-wise, they're just functional. 

I now do ingredient checks on my indie eyeshadows, and I did notice they have colours contained no binders at all:

Neno Screenshot taken on Nov 16, 2014

However, I out of a random sample of 20 colours and only found 1 colour that didn't contain any binders. For my check, what I did was open 20 colours in a row without looking at the colour/name/description and then reading the ingredients. It's not the most perfect method but it gives you a rough idea. So for most part, I think it's safe to purchase from them as long as you check the ingredients. For a guide to ingredients and why you need binders in eyeshadows, you can check out my post here.

So here are the swatches! The swatches on the right is under natural light, the one on the left is under artificial light to show off the shift.

Over Darling Girl's Glitter Glue:

The Grand Empress actually turns blue as you blend it out!

Over NYX's HD Eye Primer

Applied foiled with water (like all pigmented loose powder shadows, this method can be staining):

There's no mistake. Melancholy One turns blue when applied wet, I was surprised too.

 Now this is where I'm impressed...over bare skin:

Craft Show Tips for Indie Nail Polish and Cosmetic Companies

Hey everybun! 

In an indie nail polish making group I'm a part of on Facebook, the question was asked if anyone had any tips for craft shows. I've done a total of four craft shows now, and while I'm by no means an expert, I feel like I have some knowledge worth sharing when it comes to being an indie nail polish maker in the craft show world.
There are plenty of guides for craft shows in general, including lists on what to bring, what to expect and even more lists on what you should bring and what you should expect.

The information in this is post is in regards to cosmetics and though I do speak a lot about nail polish, that doesn't mean I forgot about you soap, eye shadow and lipstick people!

                                          Ready...Set...

          Let's begin!