AIPAS NEWSLETTER - 26 January 2014

12th Edition

Welcome to the Australian Polish Appreciation Society Newsletter!  We hope you are all doing well and coping with what the new year has brought you so far.

WEEKLY THEME

The theme this week was our "Newest Polish", where we put on the polish that had been in our possession for the least amount of time.

Lily Jinks (IG @lilyandjinks) with Pretty Serious - Poltergeist Puddle and Cosmic Comet

Jae Harrison (IG @procrastinatingpolishr) with Loki's Lacquer - A Sexy Accident

Dannielle Duong (IG @distractiontactics) with Moonstone Nail Polish - Strangeness and Charm

Theresa Carter (Blog: It's All About the Polish) with Femme Fatale - Vortex Remains

 

Kat Bee (IG @katherinelb12) with Peaches Polish - Baby Peaches
Alinta McMurdo with Powder Perfect - Flowerbomb 2.0

NEW RELEASES

INDEE POLISH CO - 27 January 2014

Pastel Cavalier Collection release

together with new logo, label and shape

FEMME FATALE COSMETICS -10 new colours

V-day trio, holos, shimmer, glitter and thermals

SAYURI NAIL LACQUER - Doki Doki LE Valentines Polish

SHADES OF PHOENIX - Reopening and release of 10 new colours

Every Body Loves collection (6 polishes), Life Thread (3 polishes) and Birthday Limited Edition

CELESTIAL COSMETICS - Valentines Duo

DEAD SET BABES - 14 January - 14 February 2014

(or until sold out)

Love Games Trio - Limited Edition Numbered Set

GLAM POLISH - 3 collections releasing 30 January

Available for pre-order now

The Festival Collection is a stunning mix of iridescent glitter & microflakies in jelly bases.

Rydell High Collector's Series (Part 1) Inspired by the Movie/Musical Grease - bright scattered holos with shimmery microflakies 

Hollywood Magic Trio -fun glitter toppers with a mix of dots, holographic glitter & shapes.

McKFRESH NAIL ATTIRE - Valentines Duo and Ooo - Friends Collection

Swatched by Caitlin Vine of @caitnails

ANNOUNCEMENTS & GIVEAWAYS

Femme Fatale Cosmetics will be closed from 12 February to 5 March 2014

Serenity Nail Spa is holding a giveaway

Serenity Nails Shares The Love
End Date and Time- Feburary 28th at 12.00 ES

Prize pack for one winner only. It will contain;
1 bottle Peita's Polish, Quick! Gloss Me Up!
1 bottle Powder Perfect, Midnight Planning
1 bottle Femme Fatale Cosmetics, Maddening Whispers
1 bottle Celestial Cosmetics, T's In A Tizz,
1 bottle of the winners choice Australian Indie Polish

WHO IS AIPAS

The Australian Indie Polish Appreciation Society was created with a simple goal, to help promote and share the love of Aussie Indie polish brands.

You can join in the fun and keep track of the latest release and sale info, as well as giveaways and other polish related discussions by joining the AIPAS Facebook Group. If a community isn't your style, you can always follow this blog using GFC or Bloglovin and get some of the highlights.

The AIPAS Mod team comprises of Cassie Goodwin (The Reluctant Femme), Nicole Wearmouth, Relle Kins (Lazy Lacquerista) and Teneil Masters (Shades of Phoenix/Shades of Teebee).

You can email the mod team at aussieindiemods@gmail.com or send any of us a private FB message. 

GLITTER FOR ALL!

AIPAS NEWSLETTER - 18 January 2014

11th Edition

Welcome to the Australian Polish Appreciation Society Newsletter!  We hope you are all doing well and coping with what the new year has brought you so far.

WEEKLY THEME UPDATE

Our weekly themes are changing slightly in format, in that we will have the themes listed out in advance to make the change of theme more seamless for us all.

We will also be setting up Inlinkz for the themes, grouping them by month.  The codes will be posted in the Facebook group if you are a blogger and interested in joining in.

Now for the fun stuff!!

WEEKLY THEME

The theme this week was "L or J", and some of the ladies even did both!

Sandy Foskett of Teen Polish Queen - Nailbark Lady Lilac as a base plus Femme Fatale, Nailbark and Gloss n Sparkle feature tips, Rebecca Lavender-Roberts of Polished Peripherals - Shades of Phoenix - Larcarnum Inflamareae with nail art

Christine David of  IG @serenitynails_ - Femme Fatale Costmetics - Jadefire and Arcane Lacquer - Little Quibble, Sylvie Lam of IG @smudgedpolish - Smudged Polish - Lilac Lipid

 Ann Wong of IG @annvsv   Lilypad Lacquer Nothing else matters and Bella Belle Jet, Lily Jinks of IG @lilyandjinks - Powder Perfect - Lake Lyn

Stacey Meldrum with Arcane Lacquer - Luna Madness, Cassandra Goodwin of The Reluctant Femme - Gloss n Sparkle - The Lotus Eater

Theresa Carter of It's All About the Polish - Emily de Molly - Living After Midnight, Sarah Claire of Shatter Me Claire - Lilypad Lacquer - Peita's Potion

Bec Dawber of Lacquer Dreams - Miss Ashleigh - Let's Clown Around, Julia Steele Scott of Fancy Nails and Cups of Tea - Loki's Lacquer - Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend and The Diva Dance

NEW RELEASES

SAYURI NAIL LACQUER - 19 January 2014 8:30pm

Release of Doki Doki - Valentine's Day 2014 Limited Edition

DEAD SET BABES - 14 January - 14 February 2014 (or until sold out)

Love Games Trio - Limited Edition Numbered Set

PEACHES POLISH - 11 January 2014

Debut collection of 8 polishes

FEMME FATALE COSMETICS - 20 January 2014

New polishes releasing Monday with the Valentine's Day Trio (Steamy Romance and Enchantress are part of the Trio!) including thermals and holos.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SALES

A VERY MERRY UN-UN-BIRTHDAY TO SHADES OF PHOENIX

Shades of Phoenix turns 1 on Sunday 19th January.  To celebrate the Fans of Phoenix will be sharing SOP manis on Instagram, feel free to join in!

NEW AUSSIE INDIE - PEACHES POLISH

New Aussie Indie Peaches Polish launched on 11 January 2014.

A hand blended vegan friendly, cruelty free and the big 5 FREE😊. Made in South Australia. Comes in 15ml bottles with 2 ball bearing and with a wide brush for easy application. At the moment there is 8 colours in the range to chose from. Peaches Polish is available for sale at their Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/au/shop/PeachesPolish

LOVE THY POLISH

We have a sneaky peek of some new polishes in the making, most without names!  There is a yellow/gold holo, pink holo, purple holo, and a collection of speckled polishes in delicates and funky brights.

Also making a return is the first ever LTP ever released, One Small Step for Man.  OSSFM was released way back in 2011.

FEMME FATALE COSMETICS

Femme Fatale will be closed from 12 February to 5 March 2014

DEAD SET BABES

Deadset have a giveaway running to win their Valentines Day Love Games trio, rafflecopter on their Facebook Page.

[Aussie Indie Brands: please remember to send in your release info and swatch/marketing shots to aussieindiemods@gmail.com so that your release can be included in the newsletter. You can also send a PM to Relle Kins on Facebook. Unfortunately the group's feed moves too fast, so we rely on you to drop us a line.]

WHO IS AIPAS

The Australian Indie Polish Appreciation Society was created with a simple goal, to help promote and share the love of Aussie Indie polish brands.

You can join in the fun and keep track of the latest release and sale info, as well as giveaways and other polish related discussions by joining the AIPAS Facebook Group. If a community isn't your style, you can always follow this blog using GFC or Bloglovin and get some of the highlights.

The AIPAS Mod team comprises of Cassie Goodwin (The Reluctant Femme), Nicole Wearmouth, Relle Kins (Lazy Lacquerista) and Teneil Masters (Shades of Phoenix/Shades of Teebee).

You can email the mod team at aussieindiemods@gmail.com or send any of us a private FB message. 

GLITTER FOR ALL!

AIPAS NEWSLETTER - 12 January 2014

10^th Edition

Welcome to the Australian Polish Appreciation Society Newsletter! We hope you are all doing well and looking forward to an exciting year of Indie Polish!

AIPAS has some exciting news for you of it's own this week!

Indie Interviews

We will be commencing Aussie Indie Brand Interviews shortly where we will interview the brains behind the polish.  We are hoping to have the set of questions finished off soon, and our first interview ready for you by mid-January.  If you are an Aussie Indie Brand who is interested in joining in, and you haven't yet put your name down on the thread in the FB Group, it's not too late.

Instagram Features

The @aussieindies Instagram account is now regularly featuring manicures containing Aussie Indie polishes that are hashtagged with #AIPASlove.  We have also added an Instagram Gallery Page to the blog of photos using the #AIPASlove hashtag for some more eye candy.

WEEKLY THEME

There was no weekly theme this week, but there were quite a few haul pics, always great to see!  We also had some lovely swatches of some recent releases.

Christine David of Serenity Nail Spa with PrettyPots LE Season of Giving, Nicole Wearmouth of IG @notnannasnails with Shades of Phoenix LE Ballz

  

Lily Jinks of IG @lilyandjinks with Emily de Molly Frail Promise, together with EdM stamping plate, Relle Kins of Lazy Lacquerista with Celestial Cosmetics Sun Kissed

Anella Bella Boogaloo of Deadset Babes with Deadset Babes Mermaid's Castle over Loki's Lacquer Big Badda Boom

NEW RELEASES

Celestial Cosmetics has added 7 new holographic polishes to their core range, together with two new topcoats (quick dry and matte), base coat and cuticle oil.

Deadset Babes have released 8 new shades recently, including some special shaped glitters

Bella Belle Nail Couture have three collections coming on Friday 17^th January at 9pm

* Fun in the Sun * Just The Two Of Us *Out of This World

[Aussie Indie Brands: please remember to send in your release info and swatch/marketing shots to aussieindiemods@gmail.com so that your release can be included in the newsletter. You can also send a PM to Relle Kins on Facebook. Unfortunately the group's feed moves too fast, so we rely on you to drop us a line.]

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SALES

Celestial Cosmetics' opening sale is still on until midnight Sunday. Use the code OPEN15 to receive 15% discount on your order.

Powder Perfect is reopening on the 14^th of January, with a new look website.

Powder Perfect and PrettyPots Polish have joined together for a sample package of four polishes from their brands, called A Pretty Perfect Package. This package will be released on 20^th January.

WHO IS AIPAS

The Australian Indie Polish Appreciation Society was created with a simple goal, to help promote and share the love of Aussie Indie polish brands.

You can join in the fun and keep track of the latest release and sale info, as well as giveaways and other polish related discussions by joining the AIPAS Facebook Group. If a community isn't your style, you can always follow this blog using GFC or Bloglovin and get some of the highlights.

The AIPAS Mod team comprises of Cassie Goodwin (The Reluctant Femme), Nicole Wearmouth, Relle Kins (Lazy Lacquerista) and Teneil Masters (Shades of Phoenix/Shades of Teebee). You can email the mod team at aussieindiemods@gmail.com or send any of us a private FB message.

GLITTER FOR ALL!