Wednesday 25 December 2013

Boxing Day Sales Update

Hello everybody! It's Relle with a quickie update.   is done on the fly as I'm out of town visiting family.

Some of our Indie Polish brands are having great sales this Boxing Day, so I will do a quick list for you all. Please check the AIPAS group or that brand's Facebook and website for more details including any discount codes! In no particular order:

Gloss n Sparkle - Boxing Day sale
Loki's Lacquer - Boxing Day sale
Petal Polish - End of Year sale
Moonstone Nail Polish - Boxing Day sale
Arcane Lacquer - Boxing Day sale
Sayuri Nail Polish - early start Boxing Day sale
Hollish Polish - Boxing Day sale
Bella Belle Nail Couture - Boxing Day sale
Dead Set Babes - Boxing Day sale

SPEND ALL THE CHRISTMAS MONEY!

Please let me know if I have missed your sale. I was hoping to get time before I left town so I only have my phone at the moment :)

Glitter for All!

Sunday 15 December 2013

AIPAS NEWSLETTER - 15 December 2013

Welcome to the Australian Indie Polish Appreciation Society newsletter.  With the lead up to Christmas, and people visiting family, we may not have time to publish a newsletter for the next couple of weeks. If you haven't already joined the Facebook group, it might be a good time as there are quite a few Boxing Day sales, and a generous helping of swatches for each brand to help decide where to spend that Christmas money!


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 on the fun and keep track of release and sale info and giveaways by joining the AIPAS Facebook Group.  If joining a community isn't your style, follow this blog by GFC or Bloglovin for the highlights.

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


WEEKLY THEME - RED


Our theme challenge this week was Red!  All the red!  Are you ready to see red?  Two brands dominated our Red week, and I have included all of the manis that were posted.  

Briana Allan of IG @briemmara with Pretty Serious - Hell On Wheels, Christine David of IG @serenitynails_ with Shades of Phoenix - Tisiphone

Jae Harrison of IG @procrastinatingpolishr with Shades of Phoenix - Tisiphone, Kate Russell of IG @katersnails with Pretty Serious - Santa's Sunburn

Rebecca Lavender-Roberts of Polished Peripherals with Pretty Serious - Viscous Vampire 

Remember, we will only post photos if you give us permission!  The permission file is in the Group's docs.  Also the photo has to be posted by the person wearing the polish.

NEW RELEASES


GLAM POLISH - 12 December - Dream Days Collection



SMUDGED POLISH - 16 December - Esoteric Bodies



INDEE POLISH CO & BELLA'S TOUCH Collaboration -  Flora alle DownUnder Collection


Limited edition 4 polish collection, only available as a whole collection, from Bella's Touch Etsy


Aussie Indie brands, please remember to send your release info and swatch/marketing shots through to aussieindiemods@gmail.com for inclusion in the newsletter and calendar.  You can also PM Relle Kins on Facebook.  Unfortunately the group's feed moves too fast, so we rely on you to drop us a line.



ANNOUNCEMENTS



A couple of customers of Glam Polish have started a Facebook fan group if you are interested in joining.

Smudged Polish is having a sale from 16 December 2013 to 1 January 2014



Christmas closures have been advised as follows:-

  • Celestial Cosmetics - now, reopens 6 January 2014
  • Femme Fatale - closes 21 December, reopens 3 January 2014
  • Gloss n Sparkle - closes 18 December, reopens 26 December for Boxing Day sale
  • Shades of Phoenix - now, reopening mid-January 2014

That's it for this week!!
GLITTER FOR ALL!

Sunday 8 December 2013

AIPAS NEWSLETTER - 8 December 2013

Welcome to the 8th issue of the Australian Indie Polish Appreciation Society Newlsetter!

There are only a few short weeks until Christmas, and some store have announced their seasonal closures.  We also have a few brands who have sales on this week, and of course we have some lovely photos from our weekly challenge theme.

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 on the fun and keep track of release and sale info and giveaways by joining the AIPAS Facebook Group.  If joining a community isn't your style, follow this blog by GFC or Bloglovin for 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).  You can email the mod team at aussieindiemods @ gmail.com or send us a private FB message.

WEEKLY THEME - SEASONAL POLISH


This week's theme was ALL THE SEASONAL POLISH.  Whether it was for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Valentines etc, if it was seasonal, now was the time to dust it off and wear it.


L to R:  Theresa Carter - It's All About the Polish with Femme Fatale Cosmetics Tree Disguise Kit (Xmas), Bettina Butler - IG @bettinanails with PrettyPots Christmas Treats, Powder Perfect Decorate a Palm Tree and Glam Polish Conjuring (Xmas), Lily Jinks - IG @lilyandjinks with Arcane Lacquer Twinkling Tinsel and Festive Embrace (Xmas)

L to R:  Christine David - IG @serenitynails_ with Femme Fatale Cosmetics Tree Disguise Kit (over Sparkling Sands - a fundraising polish by FFC) (Xmas), Bec Dawber - Lacquer Dreams with Gloss n Sparkle Holoween (Halloween)  


L to R:  Briana Allan - IG @briemmara with Arcane Lacquer Modern Trimmings (Xmas), Relle Kins - www.LazyLacquerista.com with Shades of Phoenix - Mictlan (Halloween)

Don't forget to add your name/link in the permission to use photos doc in the Facebook group.  There are more fantastic manis posted every week, but we won't share them if you don't say it's okay first! :)


Also, to be included in this section of the newsletter, the photo has to be posted by the person wearing the polish.


THIS WEEK'S RELEASES


Oh my gosh!  No new release announcements!  You might want to check out the calendar and the group though, and see what has released in the past few weeks.  It's been quite busy!

Aussie Indie brands, please remember to send your release info and swatch/marketing shots through to aussieindiemods@gmail.com for inclusion in the newsletter and calendar.  You can also PM Relle Kins on Facebook.  Unfortunately the group's feed moves too fast, so we rely on you to drop us a line.

ANNOUNCEMENTS


SHADES OF PHOENIX - FREE SHIPPING


Shades of Phoenix are offering Free Shipping on all orders over $15 until Friday 13th December. SOP has let us know she will be discontinuing some lines in the new year, so now is definitely the time to snap up those on your wishlist!  There are also some polishes that are discounted further, and are a good indication of which polishes may be retired next year.





SAYURI NAIL LACQUER - LAST CHANCE TO BUY GRAVEYARD WHISPERS 

Sayuri Nail Lacquer's limited edition Halloween GITD polish, Graveyard Whispers, is being retired Sunday night, so if you want it time to part with your cold hard cash!



POWDER PERFECT - Buy 2 get 1 free


Powder Perfect is offering a deal until Friday 13th, when you buy 2 polishes, you get the 3rd bottle free.

GLOSS N SPARKLE - BOXING DAY SALE

Gloss n Sparkle are having their annual Boxing Day Sale, and offering 25% off orders of $20 or more, using the code BOXINGDAY, and the discount applies to all products - polishes, balms and soy melts.  There will also be more polish added to a clearance section with even lower prices.

CHRISTMAS CLOSURES

Celestial Cosmetics - 1 December to 5 January inclusive - CURRENTLY CLOSED
Gloss and Sparkle - 18 December to 25 December inclusive
Femme Fatale Cosmetics - 21 December to 2 January inclusive

CURRENT GIVEAWAYS

Glam Polish is having a Glamiversary Giveaway starting 21 November and finishing 14 December, and is open to anyone with a shipping address in Australia or USA (can be a friend or family member's address).




Lazy Lacquerista is holding a giveaway to celebrate her Blog's first birthday. Aussie indies included are 2 polishes sponsored by Loki's Lacquer, 1 by Shades of Phoenix, and other Aussie indie polishes and bits and bobs. Prize details and how to enter can be found here.  There is also a second giveaway, an international multi-blogger giveaway with gift vouchers as the prize, and one of the stores the winner's gift voucher is available from is Aussie Femme Fatale Cosmetics, and the other international stockists carry Aussie Indie lines too.



Indee Polish Co is holding an Instagram contest and it is open until there are 1,000 followers, search for #muricamondaymadness 





Glitter for All!