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Hi friends! Today I am sharing some polishes that are available in this month’s Polished Gamers Box. I feel like it has been a hot minute since we had a PGB blog post over here?
This month’s theme is Star wars! The PGB sale period is currently open, as always links and sale details can be found at the end of the post!
Live Swatch Video
I’ll be posting some short form live swatches for these polishes on my YouTube channel and Instagram over the next few days!
The Polished Gamers Box aka PGB is a bi-monthly collaboration between handmade indie brands. Each month has a different theme and themes are always related to gaming.
Color Spectrum Polish – Good v. Evil
Inspiration: Battlefront 2
Description: a royal blue with holo flakes and red-gold holo magnetic strike
Price: $12.50 for 13ml| Cap: 75
Good v. Evil had a good but thicker formula. Initially, I thought this was a dark turquoise base but I think that is just due to the magnetic pigment. Once you magnetize the polish, you can see that the base is a darker blue.
The polish magnetized very easily for me. I found coverage was pretty good in 2 coats unmagnetized but when magnetized, coverage is patchy/sheer for my personal tastes.
I loved the combination of the dark base, magnetic shimmer and holo flakies! You get a beautiful holographic sparkle from the flakies and it just looks amazing in person.
My photos show Good v Evil in 3 coats magnetized and 2 coats unmagnetized. This will be a 2-3 coater depending on your personal preference. Nothing dries down textured and nothing will be difficult to remove.
P.S I thought this one was going to be a stainer but I didn’t personally experience any staining with it.
Color Spectrum Polish
13ml, 7 Free, Vegan & Cruelty free
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Crystal Knockout – In the Service of the Sith
Inspiration: Second Sister
Description: A red jelly base with orange-copper-red multichrome flakes, black-red color-shifting shimmer, black glitter, and holographic micro flakes
Price: $13 for 15ml| Cap: None
In the Service of the Sith surprised me at how beautiful it was on the nail. The formula was on the thicker side but I found it very easy to work with.
The flakies are STUNNING paired with the red base. The polish gives off Fall vibes to me. The orange/copper/red flakies give the polish a burning leaves feel.
I found coverage in 2 coats to be a little sheer and patchy so if you want to reach full opacity with this, I would recommend going in for a third coat.
My photos show In the Service of the Sith in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. This will look amazing matte!
Crystal Knockout
15ml, 5 Free & Cruelty Free
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Night Owl Lacquer – Cloud City
Inspiration: Cloud City from Battlefront
Description: a smokey teal glowing with rusty red/orange/gold/green shifting shimmer and holographic flecks.
Price: $13 for 15ml| Cap: None
Cloud City is basically everything that I would want in a polish. The slightly smoked out teal base had a fantastic formula, just slightly on the thicker side but very easy to work with.
The shimmer was super strong, didn’t show any brush strokes and was very color shifty. I was seeing all of the described colors plus the holographic was very strong as well.
I was pleasantly surprised that this was opaque on me in 2 coats. I do think longer nails wil llikely want a third coat just to cover up any VNL but my nails are short enough that coverage was good for me in two.
My photos show Cloud City in 2 coats plus glossy top coat. Make sure to wear base coat with this one as it is very pigmented and I can see it staining natural nails.
Night Owl Lacquer
15ml, 5 Free & Cruelty-Free
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Sale Information
The April 2023 Polished Gamers Box is currently open on PolishedGamersBox.com. The sale period will close on the 20th at 10PM mountain time.
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