Saturday 22 February 2014

AIPAS NEWSLETTER - 22 February 2014

16th Edition

Welcome to the Australian Indie Polish Appreciation Society newsletter for this week.  I hope you all have your orders in for some awesome green polish, because St Patrick's Day is coming up next month!

Quickie Group Update


Pinterest

We now have an AIPAS group pinterest board.  If you are interested in joining in and pinning your Aussie Indie swatches to the board, you will need to follow it, and drop your user name in the group post!  


Click for the AIPAS Pinterest Board and for the Group Post (remember you will need to be a member of the group first to get at the post!)

Other Indie Stores

We are now allowing stores that have nail-polish related items, such as nailpolish jewellery or hand/nail products such as cuticle balm, to join in on promoting those related items in the Group.  If you think your store might be relevant, please message one of the mods.

WEEKLY THEME

This week's theme in the group was to use polish inspired by a TV Show or Movie.  Such awesome range of polishes used, your eyes are in for a treat this week!


Briana Allan with Glam Polish - Narnia, Theresa Carter (It's All About the Polish) with Celestial Cosmetics - Harley DNA (Sons of Anarchy)


Kat Bee (IG @katherinelb12) with Mckfresh Nail Attire - Willow (Buffy), Stacey Meldrum with Loki's Lacquer - Ed, This is Serious (Shaun of the Dead)


Bec Dawber with Emily de Molly - Dark Forces (Dr Who), Sandy Foskett (Teen Polish Queen) with Indee Polish Co - Lump Off and Painicorn Vomit (Adventure Time)



Ronda Duong (IG @ronda_isms) with Loki's Lacquer - I'm Too Rich To Be Kidnapped (Futurama), Vanessa Cruz (Nesstopia) with Mckfresh Nail Attire - Oz (Buffy)


Christine David (IG @serenitynails) with Pretty Pots - Heart of the Ocean


Caitlin Vine (Muggle Manicures) with Moonstone Nail Polish - Bluebell Bubblegum (Harry Potter)

NEW RELEASES

St Patrick's Duo - $9.50 each or $17 for the duo

Shamrock Shine
Blarney Blush


Three new collections, available for pre-order now, official release date 27 February






Moonstone Nail Polish will be launching The Magic Treats Collection on February 24

The collection is inspired by lollies that you would find in Honeyduke's, the magic sweet shop in Hogsmeade. There are 3 glitter toppers and 3 jelly/crelly shades.


The collection will be released on www.moonstonenailpolish.bigcartel.com at 7pm (AEDST) on Feb. 24. The collection will be on sale from February 24 til March 3 with 20% off for purchases of the full collection (sale price $45.60 - a saving of $11.60) and 10% off for individual shades from the new collection ($8.50 - a saving of $1.00). Discontinued polishes from the previous collection will also be marked down at this time


ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GIVEAWAYS



Christine's giveaway ends on February 28th, with prizes including Celestial Cosmetics T's in a Tizz, Peita's Polish Quick Gloss Me Up, Powder Perfect Midnight Planning and Femme Fatale's Maddening Whispers. Giveaway is open internationally, click HERE for the giveaway page.







Cassie from Reluctant Femme has discovered a new way to justify her polish addiction - making jewellery with it!  AIPAS members get a 10% discount with the code "AIPAS".




Rosemarie is holding a giveaway on her blog to celebrate her birthday, and her blog anniversary with oodles of Aussie Indie goodies as prizes.



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!

Saturday 15 February 2014

AIPAS NEWSLETTER - 15 February 2014

15th Edition

Welcome to the Australian Indie Polish Appreciation Society newsletter for this week.  I hope you all survived Valentine's Day.

WEEKLY THEME


Sylvie Lam (IG @smudgedpolish) wearing Celestial Cosmetics - Jaquen H'ghar and Michelle Wong with Shades of Phoenix - We're All Mad Here
  

Sandy Foskett (Teen Polish Queen) with Femme Fatale Cosmetics - Wolfsbane and Indee Polish Co - Liquid Daze and Briana Allan with Pretty Serious - Purple Monkey Dishwasher


Livia Scarcella with Gloss n Sparkle - Riders On The Storm and Jae Harrison (IG @procrastinatingpolishr) with Gloss n Sparkle - Fruit Tingle 


Anthea Cosentino with Femme Fatale Cosmetics - Mushroom Cloud

NEW RELEASES



10 Speckled n Freckled, 4 new core holos




New Chicago Collection releasing on 22 February


March theme - Superheroes and Villains
Contributors:  Peita's Polish, Glam Polish, Lilypad Lacquer, Sayuri Nail Lacquer, Arcane Lacquer




Soft Pulses Collection - released 28th January







2 new collections releasing on Monday 17 February, together with new "Dropped My Jaffas" cute-icle balm

A message from Powder Perfect:

Our Troubadour Collection has 4 polishes in romantic pastel shades. And we are releasing our Abandoned Mandion Collection with 10 polishes, all inspired by the faded glory of long abandoned houses. 
Available on our website www.powderperfect.com.au and our QLD stockists "The Collective" "5 Quirky Cherubs" and "Two Create Handmade Elegant Bliss"


Cream - Aquitaine, Mint - Tristan, Pale Purple - Salut D'Amor, Pale Pink - Isolde


Hollish will be releasing two new collections - Save the Day (cremes and shimmers with one multi glitter) and an assortment of glassfleck shimmers on Feb 28th.  Photos to come.



ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GIVEAWAYS

Anthea from Sayuri Nail Lacquer has recently returned from Japan, and will have a stall at the Brisbane Twilight Markets on 21 February 2014.



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!




Sunday 9 February 2014

AIPAS NEWSLETTER - 9 February 2014

14th Edition


Welcome to the Australian Indie Polish Appreciation Society newsletter for this week.  We're now firmly in the lead-up to Valentine's Day, and we've seen some great LE action by our Aussie brands.  Make sure you snap them up before they're all gone!

WEEKLY THEME


This week's theme was Skittles!!  Our members tasted the rainbow (please note consuming polish is not recommended), and we saw some great skittle manis.


Theresa Carter (It's All About the Polish) used Alanna Renee, Powder Perfect and Pretty Serious in her Skittle. Adelle Waterhouse (The Studded Claw) used Celestial Cosmetics, Emily de Molly and Pretty Serious Cosmetics.

 

Kat Bee (IG @katherinelb12) used Peaches Polish for her base colours, and topped with a glitter from Nail Bark.  Bec Dawber's skittle is entirely Sea Siren Cosmetics.

Christine David (IG @serenitynails_) with a Celestial Cosmetics skittle.


NEW RELEASES


BELLA'S TOUCH LACQUER released 4 new colours this week.


PEACHES POLISH - Day & Night Collection release




Kirsty has advised that there will be 3 set in the 8ml bottles  for $35.00, which will not happen again with this collection.  Otherwise, available separately in 15ml bottles.
...all of these baby's all have there very own beauty Morning Star with its beautiful blue and bling , Milky Way with its beautiful glow in the dark, Dusk in its amazing rose red and hint of sapphire glitter, to Midnight Moon it's black bling and pretty purple glitter and last of all Sunrise it's fire orange with beautiful gold and fine bar glitter...

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GIVEAWAYS


CELESTIAL COSMETICS have some discontinued polish on clearance!
Check the pic for the colours (and they have been marked down further to $5/$6).  



GLAM POLISH have some of their 2013 range on clearance.  
These shades are available in limited quantities.


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!