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     My goal is to have a comprehensive list of every collection Parallax Polish has released over the years. This will be an ongoing post as I research previous collections and new collections are released. If you know of a collection I'm missing or see an error please let me know by leaving a comment or sending me an e-mail. 

2014

Women in Science Collection

Ada Byron

Caroline Herschel

Chien Shu Wu

Dorothy Hodgkin

Marie Curie

Sally Ride

2015

Nobel Gases Collection

Argon

Helium

Krypton

Neon

Radon

Xenon

DOOM Lab Collection

Erin

Jahnavi

Katy

Marilee

Marshall

Pearson

Controversial Ideas Collection

Big Bang

Climate Change

Geocentricity

Nature vs Nurture

Pluto

The SeCience Collection

Bryant-Flordia

Choppin- LSU

Halbouty- Texas A&M

McCalester- Missouri

McClung-Tennessee

Morgan- Kentucky

Scen -Arkansas

Brain Scan Collection

Amygdala

Brocas Area

Corpus Callosum

Fusiform Gyrus

Hippocampus

Nystagmus

On-Off Cells

2016

Secrets of the 7 Seas Collection

3.5*

Arctic Ice

Bio-Mimicry

Challenger Deep

Coral Reef

Gulf Stream

Sea Foam

Stat-Ick-Stics Collection

Alpha

Beta

Do I Have To?

Error in Your R

Power

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     Wow, it seems like forever since I've written a blog post! I was just starting to get my momentum back for blogging and then life struck again. Between house hunting, a promotion at work, and the kids getting involved with after school activities my days have turned into a whirlwind and a daze all at once. I've still been painting my nails, taking photos and writing notes but never seem to find the time to sit down a write the actual posts. I seriously have half a notebook filled up with things to share with all of you and I decided to start with the Stat-Ick-Stics collection from Parallax Polish which is available for purchase right now.

     This 5 polish collection was inspired by the events in Erin's research area ( statistics and psychology) along with the general whines she has to listen to while teaching the class. What a great way to get out some frustrations right? Just make a nail polish collection based off of your stress! 

     This post is going to be picture heavy so I'm going to keep it short and sweet from here on out. I know most people come for the pictures anyway. All photos are shown as 2 coats plus top coat and taken in a light box.

 Beta

     Color:  Dark shimmery purple polish that in the right lighting will show you some very sparse holographic sparkle. 

     Application: I had smooth even application for the most part but did notice if I tried to use a very thin coat there was slight dragging.

      Finish: Dries to a sparkly matte finish.

Alpha

      Color: A vampy red nail polish with dark blue holographic glitter.

     Application: Smooth but a little sheer on the first coat. Builds up to full opacity after 2 coats. 

     Finish: Dries to a matte finish with some slight texture from the glitters. 

Power

     Color: Black nail polish with silver foil flecks. 

     Application: This beauty was a 1 coater for me that flowed seamlessly onto the nail.

     Finish: Dries to a matte finish. 

Do I Have To?

     Color: Silver scattered holographic.

     Application: Smooth even coverage with zero dragging.

     Finish: Dries to a Matte finish with TONS of sparkle.

Error In Your R

     Color: Shimmery deep emerald green.

     Application: Smooth and even. This one was almost a 1 coater for me. 

     Finish: Dries to a satin finish, There are a few brushstrokes, but they almost disappear with the addition of top coat.

     Overall I like this collection. It's full of nice rich deep colors perfect for the cooler temperatures. I love how the matte finish combines with the silver flecks in Power to look like a night sky full of stars. I might have to try it as a base for a galaxy manicure. And don't even get me started on that sparkle in Do I Have To?! You know me, I love a good sparkly nail polish especially one that applies so smoothly. 

     This collection is available for purchase right now in a variety of sizes and prices that are sure to work with anyone's budget. Just hop on over to storeenvy and check it out. And don't forget to keep up with all the latest news from Parallax polish by checking out the Facebook page, or following on Instagram and twitter! Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

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     It's time for another look from the 40 Great Nail Art Ideas Challenge! I don't know if you know this but I am actually really enjoying this challenge. Normally I get stressed during a challenge and struggle to get my looks done. But not this time! And you want to know why? This challenge is set up a bit differently than most. For starters there is the option to do weekly manicures with one week dedicated to themes, and one to colors. Or you can do every other week and stick with themes only or colors only. For the color portion of the challenge each person is also assigned a pattern. The end result is 40 different looks all done in the same colors. As most of you know I opted to do the color challenge and you can see my previous looks using Teal, Orange, Purple and Green, Black and White, Grey, Glitter toppers, Pale Blue and 3 shades of Purple.  This posting every other week is just my speed and helps keep me relaxed and stress free for the challenge. 

     This week the color theme is Aqua or Turquoise  and my pattern prompt is water color. The water color technique is one that I love but have been afraid to attempt until now. And to be completely honest this is one look that I didn't nail, but now I have a little more confidence and look forward to trying again. After I watch a few more YouTube videos on how's it's done of course. 

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     Available this week is the gorgeous Secrets of the 7 Seas Collection from Parallax Polish. A stunning collection depicting the different wonders you can find in water, and highlights different facts about the ocean. There's a lot to get through and a ton of photos so I'll keep my words short and sweet.  Let's dive right in shall we...

       3.5° is described as a Gold- blue linear holographic polish. Fun Fact: The average ocean temperature is 3.5 degrees.  To me it looked a bit more like an icy blue linear holographic that wanted to photograph more silver than blue. But I did get a few flashes of gold from time to time.

     Sea Foam is a shimmery teal polish that doesn't leave brushstrokes. Yes you read that right, 0 brushstrokes! Fun Fact: Algae breaks down in the ocean, which then gets thrown against the shore in waves on the beach. This agitation creates sea foam, the bubbles you see at the beach. 


     Application was once again smooth, but a little sheer on the first coat. Builds up nicely but has a slight VNL after 2. Not as noticeable to the naked eye as it is to my camera.

     Challenger Deep is a matte black polish that glows purple in the dark. Sadly I dropped the ball and didn't get to photograph this one in it's glowing state. A fact that I will remedy as soon as I get the chance. I had it in the back of my mind to take those photos but it was a distracting day at my house and blew it. Fun Fact : Challenger Deep is the deepest part of the ocean, in Mariana's Trench. The matte black matches the color of the ocean, with a glow in the dark to represent bio-luminescence of living creatures. 


     Application was again streaky on the first coat. Typical of most matte polishes in my opinion, and evens out after the 2nd coat.  As you can see there is also a bit of a bumpy texture that adds character to and separates this from your usual black matte polish. I should also note that the texture is a bit magnified by my camera.  Because of the matte finish I have chosen to show this without top coat.

     Coral Reef is a solar changing polish that goes from clear to purple and contains purple micro glitter. Again I was unable to get any color changing shots but that is because the sun has been hiding for the last 2 weeks. Yes I'm starting to get cabin fever and yes I will get sun shots as soon as the weather wants to cooperate. Fun Fact: This polish is inspired by coral bleaching- where coral loses it's color because of too warm or cold- which is represented by the solar changing of this polish. 


     Application is smooth with tons of glitter in each coat. Because of the clear base 3 thin coats were needed to reach a an opacity that I was happy with.


      This polish was also surprisingly opaque after 1 coat with smooth even application. And isnt that just a gorgeous shade of blue!

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     If you've followed my blog for any length of time you know I'm a member of the Facebook group Hobby Polish Bloggers. Its a great group of supportive bloggers who help answer questions and are really there to help each other grow. Every month the group votes on a theme and has a link up. This months theme was a gradient, which I took a step further and added a little nail art.  Are you ready to see it?

      Rounding out this fun week of the new Brain Scan Collection from Parallax Polish is the matte finishes. I do have to warn you I am sharing 2 polishes today but only 1 will be available in this finish. I will get more into that once I show you the polish later in the post.

     If you're just joining my reviews of this collection be sure to check out my previous posts on the linear holos and the scattered holos. And remember each color is available in all 3 finishes for a total of 21 options to choose from when the collection releases this Saturday, Aug 29th.

 I love this blue but it's just the crankiest thing. The matte version of #broca does not break down all the way, and you get pigment clumps, which can be seen here. Lame. I hadn't noticed this fact because (I think) my tester had settled from sitting for a while, and I'm easily distracted by sparkly things (aka the sparkle versions of this color). The lovely ladies of @lustrouslacquer and @mynailpolishobsession did notice thankfully so I am announcing that the matte version won't be available on the launch. I'm working on a solution but not optimistic for this exact color. The holo versions appear to be fine, as they are made in a different way. They will be available for the launch! Once I have a stable version of this color, I'll send it out for swatches from folks. If you want to buy the whole set matte, you can get the upgraded holo version of Brocas for free. ($6x6 polishes = 36$ plus Brocas of your choice). Thanks for your understanding! I didn't want to list a polish that had issues, but also be transparent about why it wasn't available yet.