Hey friends! Today I have the honor to share with you all my swatches for the 2022 Breast Cancer Awareness Box. This is the 5th year that Chrissy from Hearts & Promises has run this box. And this is my second year sharing it!
I have 21 polishes to share plus a few other items. This is a very image heavy post so give it a sec to let things load and if you are looking for something specific, using the search feature in your browser (Command + F for Apple computers) will get you to what you’re looking for faster.
Like previous years, 10% of all sales will be going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. And as always, I will have all of the links and sale details linked at the end of the post.
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The Breast Cancer Awareness Box is an annual charity box hosted by Hearts & Promises.
All Mixed Up Lacquers – Watch Me Kick Ass
Description: a milky to fuchsia solar with gunmetal flakies, mixture of white and bold pink glitters, and 2 different colorshifting Mermaid flakies
Cap: 150
Watch Me Kick Ass had a good formula. My bottle was really thick so I did need to add some thinner to it. I spoke to the brand owner so the thickness shouldn’t be an issue for customer bottles. (There was an issue with bottle swatcher bottles)
Other than that one issue, this polish was really fantastic. It is fairly sheer indoors so you will have some VNL with it. However, the solar effect was really gorgeous out in the sun.
I will note, that how dark solars get out in the sunlight will depend on how strong the sun is where you are (so the time of day and cloud coverage play a part). In my experience with solar polishes, they never get as dark here in the sun as they will with artificial lighting. So I did run outside to show this one out in the sunlight.
There are *a lot* of flakies and glitters but I found they all spread out very evenly and easily. They do give some slight texture however, I chanced fate and just used 1 thick coat of top coat. That seemed to smooth it out enough to get my photos done but you might need a second coat of top coat for long term wear.
Did I make a gif of this nail polish because I wanted to see if I could? Yup, I sure did. You’ll see any of this range of colors with the solar.
My photos show Watch Me Kick Ass in 3 coats plus a glossy top coat. Removal will be very difficult if you try to scrub this polish off.
All Mixed Up Lacquers
15ml, 5 Free, Cruelty-Free
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Anchor & Heart Lacquer – I Pink I Can!
Description: a neon pink base (leans red/coral in certain lighting) packed with gold/green shimmer and lime/gold shifting iridescent glitter in various sizes.
Cap: None
I Pink I Can! had a fantastic formula. The color of this polish was incredibly difficult to photograph. I found that it ranged from being a typical neon pink to leaning *very* red/coral depending on lighting. I did color correct my photos but to be honest, I am not 100% happy with it and if you asked me what color this was in person I would be hard pressed to give you a specific answer other than “bright AF pink”.
The glitters in here all spread out very evenly and easily. They do make the base just slightly on the thicker side but I found this very easy to apply.
My photos show I Pink I Can! in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. I think this will be a 2-3 coater depending on your nail length. This didn’t dry down overly textured but for long term wear, you might want to double up on top coat. Removal will be on the more difficult side, do not scrub this off.
Anchor & Heart Lacquer
15ml, 5 Free, Vegan & Cruelty-Free
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Colores de Carol – Let’s Fight Together
Description: a bubblegum pink with multichrome shimmer, mermaid flakes and pink and fuchsia metallic shreds.
Cap: 100
Let’s Fight Together had a fantastic formula. The base did not feel overly thick at all despite having like a ton of flakies in it. All of them spread out very evenly but I did find that sometimes the shreds did dry down with some texture. I had a few spots where the metallic shreds poked up off of my nail. So depending on how they lay down, this one can benefit from a glitter smoothing top coat.
The shimmer in here was very strong and gives the polish a really pretty cool blue flash. I also noticed that if you hold the bottle upside down, you do get out more of the larger flakies as well as shreds.
My photos show Let’s Fight Together in 3 coats plus 1 coat of glossy top coat. For personal wear, I think I would double up on top coat with this one. Removal will be very difficult if you scrub this polish off due to the shreds.
Colores De Carol
15ml, 5 Free, Vegan & Cruelty-Free
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Cupcake Polish – Stronger Than Cancer
Description: a raspberry pink jelly polish filled with silver reflective glitter and a touch of silver holographic glitter
Cap: None
Stronger Than Cancer had a really great jelly formula. This polish really surprised me. I could see in the bottle that there are a lot of glitters in here but the base didn’t feel thick at all. It was even slightly on the thinner side.
The glitters do give this polish quite a bit of texture. I opted to pair it with a glitter smoothing top coat before going in with my quick dry top coat. I did notice that by the time I finished getting my photos, the polish was not looking quite as glossy so this might need a third coat of top coat to stay glossy.
My photos show Stronger Than Cancer in 3 coats plus 2 coats of top coat. Don’t even consider scrubbing this polish off. I used a peel off base coat but the soak off method will also work.
Cupcake Polish
15ml, 5 Free & Cruelty Free
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Cuticula – Pink Ribbon
Description: A baby pink crelly with rose gold metallic flakes.
Cap: None
Pink Ribbon had a really great crelly formula. It starts off a little bit sheer and uneven but it does build up really nicely. The rose gold metallic flakes spread out evenly and easily they do not dry down with textured.
This is a very soft and delicate looking polish so I do think it will likely be a solid 3 coater to reach even and full coverage. If you have shorter nails, you might be okay in 2 coats with careful application.
My photos show Pink Ribbon in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. I did have a few light spots, but this polish did that magic trick where once you add top coat the light spots disappear. I don’t know how/why that happens but it does. Removal won’t be overly difficult but it will be a little messy.
Cuticula
15ml & 5 Free
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Fair Maiden Polish – Unbreakable
Description: a magenta polish with blue-purple aurora shimmer
Cap: None
Unbreakable had a fantastic formula. This one starts out pretty sheer but it builds up to pretty good coverage in 3 coats. I did have some VNL with it, both on the clear part of my nail as well as my natural nails. So I do think the VNL will translate over to natural nails.
The shimmer effect in this polish is *very* strong. I didn’t see any brush strokes through it in person. I will say, I totally thought this one was going to be a stainer. The base was very rich and pigmented. However, I didn’t experience any staining.
My photos show Unbreakable in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. Removal won’t be difficult.
Fair Maiden Polish
15ml, 5 Free & Cruelty Free
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Great Lakes Lacquer – Get Your Boobies Squished
Description: a Linear holographic with holographic microflake, magenta (blue flash) microflake, and iridescent flakes that shift pink/gold/green with a soft linear holographic.
Cap: None
Get Your Boobies Squished had a fantastic formula. This polish is a very flakie dense polish. They are very multidimensional and just have a lot of WOW factor.
While none of the flakies in here dry down textured, I could potentially see needed a second coat of top coat to keep the polish glossy. I only used 1 coat of top coat for my photos. This one will also look amazing with a matte top coat.
My photos show Get Your Boobies Squished in 3 coats (photo #4 is actually in 2 coats because I reswatched it to take that photo). I think this will be a 2-3 coater depending on nail length and how you feel about VNL. The third coat makes this 100% opaque.
Removal won’t be overly difficult but it will be very messy if you scrub.
Great Lakes Lacquer
15ml, 5 Free & Cruelty Free
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Hearts & Promises – Stronger Together
Description: A super sparkly shimmery pink leaning purple holo polish
Cap: None
Stronger Together had a fantastic jelly formula. This polish starts off fairly sheer so you will really want to build it for opacity. In person, I found this has an almost metallic look on the nail. The shimmer doesn’t show brush strokes.
It was also very holographic. This polish is going to look bonkers out in the sunlight!
My photos show Stronger Together in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. I did have some VNL with this polish in person. It was fairly mild on my natural nails but more obvious on the clear part of my nail.
Hearts & Promises
15ml, 5 Free
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Heather’s Hues – Think Pink!
Description: a pink/orange shimmer with scattered holo, a mix of sizes and colors of pink holo glitters, and violet-pink-gold UCC flakes
Cap: None
Think Pink! had a fantastic formula. The base didn’t feel overly thick or thin and I didn’t have any application issues. This one starts off a little bit sheer but I found it does build up to reach full opacity. This should also be good as a topper in 1 coat.
The shimmer in this polish is extremely strong and very color shifty! In person, I was seeing a pink, gold/orange color shift with green coming in at extreme angles.
This polish is also incredibly sparkly. I finished the day swatching this one and saw it in natural sunlight, just wow. My eyes were seeing what looked like a mic of linear holo and scattered holo glitters.
My photos show Think Pink! in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. Nothing in here dried down textured. Removal will likely be a little messy if you scrub it off but I don’t see it being overly difficult.
Heather’s Hues
15ml, 5 free, Vegan & Cruelty Free
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Hulu Moon Nail Lacquer – Fighter
Description: Fighter starts with a bright pink base that is packed with purple shimmer and small holo flakies. it shifts and reflects light with every hand gesture,
Cap: 100
Fighter had a fantastic formula. Zero formula or application issues. This polish is BRIGHT! This is a very in your face bright pink and the shimmer is equally in your face!
The holo flakies are super small so while they don’t dry texture you will still want top coat as this polish does dry down pretty dull. I found indoors, they looked silver with twinkles of holo. Out in the sunlight or in direct lighting, you will really see how holographic this polish is. It’s stunning in all lighting though.
My photos show Fighter in 3 coats plus a glossy top coat. Removal won’t be overly difficult and I didn’t experience any staining.
Note: my bottle came with a different cap than customers will recieve.Customer bottles will have a soft touch matte black cap without the overcap. Customer bottles will have the same bottle shape will be the same.
Hulu Moon Nail Lacquer
15ml, 5 Free & Cruelty Free
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Jen & Berries – Stand Up and Face the Enemy
Description: a deepened neon pink crelly with loads of crystal flakies that shift through copper, red, gold and green and black flakes
Cap: 200
Stand Up and Face the Enemy had a fantastic crelly formula. This polish does start off a little bit sheer so you will want to build it up for the most opacity.
The flakie combination in this polish is really beautiful. I feel like the black flakes gave this a little something extra. None of the flakies dry down textured.
My photos show Stand Up And Face The Enemy in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. I think this polish will be a 2-3 coater depending on your nail length and personal preference. Removal won’t be overly difficult.
Jen & Berries
12.5ml, 5 Free, Vegan & Cruelty Free
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Leesha’s Lacquer – Tengo Esperanza
Description: a neon pink with black glitters in various shapes, holo glitter and reflective glitter
Cap: None
Tengo Esperanza had a really great formula. I was a little surprised that the base didn’t feel thicker due to the reflective glitters. All of the glitters spread out evenly and easily. They do give this polish a bit of texture so you will want to double up on top coat for a smooth finish.
The base for this polish is a bit jelly like so you will want to build it up for the most opacity. I found the third coat deepened the base to what I was seeing in the bottle.
The reflective glitters weren’t super in your face to my eyes. However, I found they, paired with the holo, gave this polish a beautiful sparkle out in the sun.
My photos show Tengo Esperanza in 3 coats plus 2 coats of top coat. Removal will be fairly difficult due to all of the glitters.
Note: I did have a few streaks of unmixed pigmemt in my polish. I spoke to the brand about it so it shouldn’t be an issue with customer bottles
Leesha’s Lacquer
15ml, 5 free, Vegan & Cruelty Free
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Luna Lab Creations – Big or Small Save Them All Wax Melts
Scent Description: Green Apple Essence, Amber, Cherry, Warm Vanilla, Sandalwood, and Light Musk
Price: $10.50 for 5.7 ounces | Cap: 110
Luna Lab Creations
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LynB Designs – Thanks for the Mammaries
Description: A pale pink shifty base that shifts from pink to orange to green, with linear holo and scattered pink to purple shifting flakies
Cap: None
Thanks for the Mammaries had a wonderful formula. This polish starts off and stays fairly sheer so you will definitely want to build it up for the most opacity. The shimmer in here is VERY strong and it was as described.
The linear holo and flakies look amazing in here as well. The flakies do not dry textured and won’t give you any trouble on removal.
My photos show Thanks for the Mammaries in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. This polish dries down a little flat so you will want top coat for a glossy finish.
LynB Designs
15ml, 5 Free & Vegan
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Music City Beauty – Lean On Me
Description: a berry pink base with flakies that shift red, gold, orange and green with silver reflective glitter
Cap: 150
Lean On Me had a fantastic formula. The base was on the thicker side but I didn’t have any application issues. The flakies give the polish a beautiful iridescent look on the nail. I found the reflective glitters give a delicate sparkle out in direct lighting.
The reflective glitters do give this polish some texture so I would recommend doubling up on your top coat to get the polish perfectly smooth. I paired it with a glitter smoothing top coat before my quick dry top coat.
My photos show Lean On Me in 3 coats plus 2 coats of glossy top coat. Removal won’t be too bad but the glitters might give you some trouble.
*Note I did use glitter placement to get that be honking flakie on my middle nail. It came out of the bottle naturally though. had
Music City Beauty
15ml, 5 Free, Vegan and Cruelty-Free
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Nailed It – Live, Love Fight
Description: A sheer blush base packed with a strong glowy pink to gold shifting shimmer, and accented with holo flakies and a subtle scattered holo
Cap: 150
Live, Love Fight had a really wonderful formula. The base didn’t feel overly thick or thin and I had zero applicaiton issues. The shimmer in here is suoer strong and super glowy. It was as described to my eye.
There were some brush strokes while the polish was wet, they do seem to all disappear as the polish dries. The polish is also very holographic. This is going to look extra amazing out in the sunlight or in bright direct lighting.
My photos show Live, Love Fight in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. I think this wil llikely be a 2-3 coater depending on personal preference and nail lemngth. I did have a little bit of VNL on the clear part of my nail but I don’t think that will be an issue for natural nails.
Nailed It!
15ml, 5 free, Vegan & Cruelty Free
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Night Owl Lacquer – Positive Vibes Only
Description: a clear base filled with bronze reflective glitter pigment, rose gold metallic flakes and pink/gold/green color shifting crystal chameleon flakes.
Cap: None
Positive Vibes Only had a really great formula. The base didn’t feel overly thick at all despite this having *a lot* of glitter and flakies in it. I found all of those components spread out very evenly and easily.
The reflective glitters unsurprisingly do give this polish quite a bit of texture. To get the smoothest finish possible, I would recommend pairing this polish with a glitter smoothing top coat (my favorite is the KBShimmer Smooth Moves) before going in with your top coat. Of course, two (or three) coats of regular top coat will suffice.
Back to those glitters, I could easily see the bronze reflects in natural sunlight as well as around my house. This polish was super duper sparkly. I really love when NOL makes these clear base + flakies + glitter combo polishes.
To reach full opacity, I swatched this polish in 3 coats. For personal wear, I really like it in just 2 coats. Of course, 1 coat will be great as a topper over a variety of base colors.
Removal will be very difficult. I would really suggest soaking this polish off or using a peel off base coat.
Night Owl Lacquer
15ml, 5 Free & Cruelty-Free
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Paradox Polish – Fueled By Pink Power
Description: a Pink to Mauve Tri thermal with green shimmer and blue green flake and gold flake
Cap:
Fueled By Pink Power had a fantastic formula. These flakies in here are absolutely stunning they really pop from the base and I did get out a couple of larger flakes out on the nail but they do not dry down textured.
The thermal aspect of this polish I feel is more on the subtle side. I would the warm state is a bright pink and the cold state is a darker slightly purple leaning pink.
I think this would be a really great thermal for people who don’t love thermals due to the fact that they do stop transitioning after a while. The two colors are fairly similar so I think whatever color this dies in, that it *should* still be a beautiful pink shade.
My photos show Fueled By Pink Power in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. The cold state is opaque in 2 coats but I found the warm state to be just slightly sheerer. Shorter nails will likely be good in 2 coats.
Paradox Polish
15ml, 8 Free, Vegan & Cruelty Free
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Poetry Cowgirl – Touch Your Tatas
Description: A magenta-gold-green multichrome with melon green and rose pink metallic micro glitters
Cap: None
Touch Your Tatas had a really great formula. It does start off fairly sheer so you really want to build it to get full coverage. The base was a little bit on the thicker side but I didn’t have any problems with application.
This polish was really interesting on the nail. I intially thought the multichrome effect was coming from the glitters and that there was a shimmer effect added. It’s a very complex looking polish on the nail which really comes to life in 3 coats.
The glitters in here do not dry down textured. One coat of top coat seemed to smooth this out nicely for me.
My photos show Touch Your Tatas in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. Removal will be fairly messy if you scrub this polish off.
Poetry Cowgirl Nail Polish
15ml, 5+ free, Cruelty-Free
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Rogue Lacquer – Pink Out
Description: a blush crelly with red gold color shifting flakes and metallic rose gold and black flakes
Cap: None
Pink Out had a fantastic formula. The polish was just slightly on the thicker side but not unusually so for something with *so* many flakies in it. The flakies all do dry down flat and without any texture but I did notice that they are a little top coat hungry.
So pairing this polish with a glitter smoothing top coat or just doubling up on top coat will help keep this polish glossy. I think this will also look amazing with a matte top coat.
The flakie combinaiton for this polish is really beautiful! The base paired with the flakies looks very delicate however the addition black flakies do give it a more edgy look that I really appreciate.
My photos show Pink Out in 2 coats plus 1 coat of glossy top coat. I do think the thickness in the base added to the opacity. Removal won’t be overly difficult but it will be messy.
Rogue Lacquer
5 Free, Cruelty Free & Vegan
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Sassy Sauce Polish – Cancer You Picked The Wrong Girl!!!
Description: Plum to pink thermal with violet/blue shimmer
Cap: None
Cancer You Picked The Wrong Girl!!! had a gorgeous formula. The base didn’t feel overly thick or thin and I didn’t have any application issues.
The thermal aspect in here started changing on me right away. Both color states were as described. The shimmer was one of those strong but subtle at the same time types of shimmer. It looks really beautiful paired with both color state. It didn’t show any brush strokes.
My photos show Cancer You Picked The Wrong Girl!!! in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. I think this one will be a 2-3 coater depending on nail length.
Sassy Sauce Polish
15ml, 5 Free & Cruelty-Free
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The Soapy Chef – Face Your Fears Himalayan Salt Face & Body Soap
Ingredients: Coconut oil, olive oil, shea butter, avocado oil, rice bran oil, castor oil, spring water, sodium hydroxide, fragrance oil, French pink clay, Himalayan pink salt, titanium dioxide
Cap: 80
This soap bar is a great way to gently exfoliate and moisturize your skin at the same time. The salt is gentle enough for the skin on the face, but can be used all over the body as well. The pink clay helps create a silky lather, and absorbs acne causing oils on the face and body.
I found this soap to be really gentle on the skin. The fragrance to my nose gave off very oceanic and fresh vibes. It is a very mild fragrance. The larger pieces of salt do not feel harsh or rough, which was a surprise to me.
The Soapy Chef
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Zombie Claw Polish – A Warrior
Description: A cotton candy pink with blue-purple shimmer, pink and blue flakies that glows in the dark white!
Cap: 100
A Warrior had a wonderful formula. The base didn’t feel overly thick or thin and I didn’t have any application issues. This polish is jam packed with flakies but I found the polish very easy to apply.
The flakies seem like the type of flakie that benefits from a glitter smoothing top coat. I was living dangerously so I opted to only use 1 coat of top coat. I didn’t notice the flakies being very top coat hungry but I also didn’t have this polish on for very long.
The glow in the dark pigment charged up nicely for me using a blacklight flashlight.
My photos show A Warrior in 3 coats plus a glossy top coat. Removal won’t be overly difficult but it will be a little messy.
Zombie Claw Polish
10 Free, Vegan & Cruelty-Free
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Sale Information
The 2022 BCA Box goes on sale Sunday September 4th at 12PM Noon on the Hearts and Promises website. The sale period closes the following Sunday, September 11th at midnight.
Breast Cancer Awareness Box
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All items are available both individually as well as in a box set. 10% of each item sold will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Pricing goes as follows
Price List
- Full Box $270
- Polish Only Box $235
- Single Polish $12.50
- Wax Melts $10.50
- Lotion Bar $8
- Soaps $10/$11
