The final December Polish Pickup shade I have to share this month is Contrary Polish A Lapland Christmas!
As always, we’re going to go through my spiel on Polish Pickup for those not familiar with it!
Before I get into this lovely shade shown above, we’re going to talk about this new Facebook group and I’m going to describe it’s concept. The group is Polish Pickup. Polish Pickup offers a fun, interactive experience that allows you to submit theme ideas, vote for your favorite theme, and selectively purchase your favorite polishes every month. It’s NOT a box though. I think when it formed that was the major misconception of it.
Now, I love polish boxes, however, some purchasers shared their frustration in only wanting 1 or 2 polishes from a box and needing to unload the polishes in the box they didn’t want. So essentially they were paying $40 and up for 1 or 2 polishes and hoping they could sell the polishes they weren’t interested in.
Polish Pickup is different. While the concept of picking themes and voting isn’t new, instead of buying the whole box, you can shop online for JUST the single polishes you want. There can be many indie makers involved with the theme, but you only have to pay for the exact polishes you wanted rather than 4-8 polishes you may not have been interested in.
Then every month the theme and makers change and you get a whole new set of polishes to pick and choose from. So while it has a box like feel (with the voting and themes) it doesn’t carry the box commitment.
This set of polishes will be available from December 1st at 11am EST through December 4th at 11:59pm EST.
The December theme is ‘Holidays Around The World’ so we’re going to see various holidays, some you might be familiar with, some you might learn a little something about through this Polish Pickup theme. I will be adding info about each holiday I cover this month. I know of many of them, but I’m not completely familiar with all of them so this is a learning experience for me as well. If I have inaccuracies about a given holiday, please don’t hesitate to correct me.
Here is the Contrary Polish inspiration photo!
Contrary Polish decided to draw inspiration from this photo of the Northern Lights as viewed from Finnish Lapland, which is the most magical Christmas locale she could think of! Look at those colors. I’m in awe.
Lapland is Finland’s northernmost region, a sparsely populated area bordering Sweden, Norway, Russia and the Baltic Sea. It’s known for its vast subarctic wilderness, ski resorts and natural phenomena including the midnight sun and the Northern Lights.
Let’s take a look at her polish now!
Contrary Polish A Lapland Christmas
Contrary Polish A Lapland Christmas is a deep greyed out navy blue creme base with a mix of scattered and linear holographic thrown in, as well as shimmer that shifts from green to pink. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Purchasing Information
Where To Buy: Polish Pickup Shop
No Cap on Bottles for the December Shop
Shop Dates: December 1st at 11am EST through December 4th at 11:59pm EST
This completes my 16 posts for the month! To see the shades I’ve already featured for December, click HERE.
I can’t wait to see what January brings!
