If you are anything like me, the $10 fee from Customs plus high shipping costs will make you wary of trying brands from the US and spending enough to get to free shipping from them. Luckily, we do have some Canadian brands to try out. Stereoplasm Stereoplasm is probably the biggest and well known of the Canadian brands. They have a great catalogue of scents and has monthly animals + two free samples with orders. You get free shipping at […] The post Canadian Indie Perfume Brands appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more

The Stereoplasm Cats collection included eight scents and I picked up four of them. The original release included Ballroom Cat, Boho Cat, Crunchy Cat, Munchie Cat, Orchard Cat, Snoozy Cat, Soft Cat, and Stretchy Cat. I will review Snoozy Cat separately as I use it more as a sleep scent than daytime perfume. stereoplasm soft cat Sunday morning biscuits, sticky marshmallow fluff, warm vanilla toe beans and soft mews under sun-piled cashmere Soft Cat from Stereoplasm is one that is quite […] The post Stereoplasm The Cats Perfumes appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more

Introducing the Sweet Kitties from Death & Floral. Combining my love of cats and sweet scents, I got these as part of an indie secret santa gift. I was lucky enough to get these  just before Brim from Death & Floral changed to a lottery system for customs so getting a set isn’t as easy anymore. The throw and longevity on all of these is excellent. I could smell Antoinette and Beau through the package, particularly the maple butter in […] The post Death & Floral Sweet Kitties (Custom Indie Perfumes) appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more

Alter Ego Elbaite Tourmaline might be the shiftiest polish Cynthia has made. It looks purple in the bottle but is a green base with pink, blue and purple shifts and a beautiful shimmer. It is exclusive to Polish Pickup starting today through Monday and priced at $10US. Alter Ego Elbaite Tourmaline Swatches Three coats of Alter Ego Elbaite Tourmaline on all but my ring finger shown in my swatches. My ring finger has the strongest visible nail line and while you […] The post Alter Ego Elbaite Tourmaline Swatches (Polish Pickup January 2021) appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more

With an extensive nail polish collection and working at home away from a scent free work place, I have been exploring indie perfume options. Some of the first ones I tried and loved are from Solstice Scents. If you are not familiar with indie perfumes, they are often inspired by something, and in the case of Solstice Scents Manor, transports you back to an old mansion now languishing. Manor is the scent of a once grand estate, now disheveled, forgotten […] The post Solstice Scents Manor Perfume Review appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more

Not sure where to start with indie nail polish or looking for a gift for someone who wants to move from mainstreams? Just in time for the holidays, Alter Ego has an indie nail polish starter kit for only $37 (USD) with free shipping in the US. Polishes will be a mix of colours and all full size polishes and you get three full size colours which would regularly be around $30 anyway so adding on the extras is well […] The post Alter Ego Indie Nail Polish Starter Kit appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more

Polish Pickup time already? This month is red carpet themed and Alter Ego chose a pretty silvery dress from a model at the Cannes film festival. Pewter Perfect is an antique silver base with grey microflakes. My swatches show three coats on my middle fingers and two on my pointer/baby fingers. I think it does need the third coat for full opacity but it was much less noticeable in normal lighting than my camera shows.   Alter Ego Cuticle Oil […] The post Alter Ego Pewter Perfect & Cuticle Oil Duo for Polish Pickup appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more

I know, I know, wishing away the year and talking holiday stuff before Halloween. But this is a preorder and well, 2020 needs to be over anyway. New to Alter Ego for 2020 is a beauty and nail polish advent calendar. I say beauty, but it is really nail care, skin care and bath stuff. I will warn you before we get into the spoiler part of the post. The 12 Days of Alter Ego Advent Calendar will be available […] The post 12 Days of Alter Ego (Nail Polish & Body/Skincare Advent Calendar) appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more

It is almost Polished Gamers time again and this month is Pokemon! Cynthia’s box exclusive is Bulbasaur, a cooler toned minty green with a darker green microglitter and silver shimmer. This one is honestly a lot prettier than my photos show, it almost glows and the cooler tone makes it a really wearable green. I used three thin coats of Alter Ego Bulbasaur (and thanks to Delanie’s swatch the box video, now have a baby voiced “Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur” stuck in my […] The post Alter Ego Bulbasaur Swatches (Polished Gamers) appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more

How is it Polish Pickup time already? This month, animation was chosen as the theme which means lots of old school cartoons. Cynthia chose WWIILLMMAA as her polish, It is a white creme polish that glows orangey in the dark and is inspired by The Flintstones. White for Wilma’s dress and pearls and orange for her hair. I don’t know about you, but as a kid, Saturday morning cartoons were accompanied by a bowl of cereal while my mum got […] The post Alter Ego Wwiillmmaa! & Loopy Fruits Acetone Additive appeared first on Tea & Nail Polish ..read more