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Mystic Muse Nail Lacquer: The Autumn Reflections Collection

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I just got done swatching this gorgeous Autumn collection by a new Indie brand called Mystic Muse Nail Lacquer. I found them on facebook, and I was thrilled when they chose me to swatch this new collection! It’s called the Autumn Reflections Collection, and it is reminiscent of beautiful fall leaves, Thanksgiving, and yummy food I’d associate with fall. This collection is really gorgeous!!

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There is a little bit of everything in this collection. A cream, a metallic, glitter, duo chrome, something for everyone, and I love the variation this collection provides.

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First is Fall Foilage, a gorgeous bronzed metallic. I used 2 coats with Mystic Muse top coat. The formula was great and this dried to a metallic finish. This reminds me of fall leaves in the afternoon while the sun is shining.

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Next is one of my favorites from the Collection, Night. Night is a soft black with a subtle shimmer to it. It reminds me of the fall night sky. I used 2 coats with Mystic Muse top coat.

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Next is Chestnut, a gorgeous rich, warm chestnut brown. This was a surprise favorite for me. Brown polish is very trendy for the fall season and this is literally perfect. Again I used 2 coats with top coat.

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Cranberry is a beautiful cranberry crelly. This is gorgeous!! I wore this to work and someone asked if I had gel nails. This obviously is a tribute to cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. One of my favorites. This is 2 coats with a topcoat.

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Bonfire is a duochrome!! The shift is a fuschia/purple color, to a mauve, light brown color. So pretty!!!! It was hard to capture on camera, but this is a gorgeous color. I used 2 coats with top coat. The last photo is overhead light only.

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I saved the namesake of this collection for last. Autumn Reflections is very unique. It is a sheer rust colored crelly with holographic glitters dispersed within. It is on the sheer side, but I got good coverage with 2-3 coats.

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So there you have it! The formulas on all 6 of these are great, no application issues whatsoever. I wore 2 of the colors for at least a day and they wore very well, no chipping. I’ve been wearing cranberry going on 2 days now and it still looks fabulous. All Mystic Muse nail lacquer is 5 free as well.

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Pre-Order this collection now!! Also check out the other polishes that Mystic Muse Nail Lacquer has to offer, they have an older collection that is beautiful as well.

Follow Mystic Muse Nail Lacquer on Facebook for future collections!

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Mint Manis for Talia Joy

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Most of you probably know that a beautiful, 13 year old, inspirational young lady named Talia Joy Castellano passed away after a 6 year battle with childhood cancer. Diagnosed at age 7 with neuroblastoma, Talia endured much of her young life in and out of hospitals undergoing treatment and relapsing 4 times. Throughout it all she kept an upbeat and downright inspirational demeanor as evidenced by her lively youtube videos. 

I could write for hours on this topic. I worked for 4 years at St. Jude Children’s Research hospital as a pharmacy student intern. My primary job was to prepare and mix intravenous chemotherapy. Before doing so I had to gown up which included shoe covers, a special gown, a face mask, and gloves. I did my work inside of a special hood in a special room. Granted some of these precautions were to prevent contamination of the chemotherapy so we could ensure that the children were receiving a truly sterile product, but much of the precautions were to protect myself from the poison I was making. I was only preparing the mixtures and the children in the hospital had to have this poison pumped through their bodies. I saw many Talias walking the halls of St. Jude: Laughing, smiling, skipping, squealing with delight. I saw many children cured, able to move on with their lives and try to make up for the childhood they lost, while many others did not. You could tell when a child was nearing the end of their journey, they were pushed in wheelchairs instead of skipping, connected to IV poles instead of using portable pumps for medication, eyes closed instead of open and sparkling. Once rosy smiling lips, now dry and cracked. I once assisted in a “Harvey Team” meaning a child’s heart had stopped and they needed immediate lifesaving assistance. The little boy lay motionless in the lobby while practitioners scrambled to bring him back. I mixed and drew up the life saving medications he needed to jump start his heart. The little boy survived. I will never forget that, nor will I ever forget Talia. Childhood cancer is a raw topic that is hard to talk about. Even writing this brings tears to my eyes. Children aren’t supposed to get cancer! 

Today, many ladies in the nail polish and beauty community are participating in Mint Manis For Talia Joy. Talia’s last instagram photo was of her gorgeous mint mani. 

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Talia’s last Instagram photo.

To show support of a lovely young lady who is gone way too soon, I did this mint mani. 

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I used Star Decals from AlexCole Designs, Skylark by Elle and Blair polish in the color Sea Glass with China Glaze Fairy dust over the index and ring fingers. 

Thanks to Nail Polish Wars for coming up with this great idea. I’ve seen some gorgeous mint manis today. 

Rest in Peace beautiful, sweet girl, and thank you. 

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