It really feels like the days are just flying by… and it’s already time for the Hella Handmade Creations June 2023 post!
Not only am I early (for me..) I also have 24 incredible items to share this month! If you would like to see all 24 applied/demonstrated – be sure to check out my YouTube channel. I have about 21 collections still to share this month, so it’s gonna be busy uploading over there.
This month brings another great assortment of colors, as well as the much anticipated Bee’s Knees Lacquer Anniversary Trio (which you can buy individually) and a Pride set from Sassy Sauce. The shop has other similar goodies, but these are the ones i received to share.
For the fine details – for all photos shown – I used Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues Peel Off Base, and Sweet & Sour Lacquer Gloss Sauce . I purchased the Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues, Sweet & Sour Lacquer gifted me their Gloss Sauce.
For my lighting setup, since I use artificial lighting due to my day job, involves 2 Neatfi XL Lamps from Amazon (affiliate link) as well as this Daylight Company Duo Daylight Lamp (affiliate link).
And lastly – I do use artificial gel nails that I do myself at home. In this post (and video) I am using Apres Gel X Nails in Extra Short Stiletto.
Let’s jump on in and check out these 24 offerings for the month!
Alchemy Lacquers | Fun Under Twin Suns (Solar)
Theme: Travel Posters of the Star Wars Universe
Description: Fun Under Twin Suns is a solar polish that goes from a bright neon peach creme to a deep mauve in UV light (natural or artificial… I used artificial for this post) and is packed with pink to orange to green shifting shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Naturally dries down to a demi matte finish.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 100
All Mixed Up Lacquers | All Gnome Alone
Theme: Goosebumps Books
Description: All Gnome Alone is a magenta jelly base packed with gold to green to blue shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This is the final polish in the Goosebumps Books series.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 200
Atomic Polish | The Nightman Cometh (Paid PR)
Theme: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Description: The Nightman Cometh is a deep blurple jelly base loaded with blue to purple shifting pigment and scattered holo that falls on the subtle side. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Game Over (Paid PR)
Theme: Ice Nine Kills
Description: Game Over is a rich teal jelly base with strong blue to purple shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
The shimmer overtakes the teal base at 3 coats, so if you wanted some of it to come through – stop at 2 coats. If you view the swatch video – you will see the base color come through.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Aquamancy (Paid PR)
Theme: HHC 8th Anniversary
Description: Aquamancy is a sheer sky blue jelly base loaded with green to aqua to blue shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 1000
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Lavamancy (Paid PR)
Theme: HHC 8th Anniversary
Description: Lavamancy is a sheer, warm pinkish leaning red jelly base with green to aqua to blue shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Strong VNL may show through this shade.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 1000
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Meteormancy (Paid PR)
Theme: HHC 8th Anniversary
Description: Meteormancy is a bright orchid purple jelly base with strong blue shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This is a sheerer shade and VNL will likely show through. Of the 3 HHC Anniversary BKL shades, this is the sheerest to me.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 1000
By Dany Vianna | Macaron
Theme: Desserts & Pastries
Description: Macaron is a medium pink crelly base with red metallic micro flakes mixed in. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
My bottle does have UBS (Ugly Bottle Syndome.. which is the white residue at the bottom) but the polish itself still applied with a beautiful vibrancy.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 100
Can also be bought as a duo with Rose Petals and Raspberries for $25.00
By Dany Vianna | Rose Petals and Raspberries
Theme: Desserts & Pastries
Description: Rose Petals and Raspberries is a clear based topper with irregular red glitters, red metallic flecks, pink to gold aurora shimmer and holo micro flakes. I used 1 coat over Macaron for these photos and a glossy top coat to complete the look.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 100
Can be purchased as a duo with Macaron for $25.00
Colores de Carol | Charge It!
Theme: The Flintstones
Description: Charge It! is a bright cyan blue crelly base with gold to green to blue mermaid flakes, blue to green multichrome shimmer and chrome pink flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 120
Emily de Molly | Fruit
Theme: Art Nouveau Style Artworks
Description: Fruit is a light brown holographic base loaded with strong gold to green to purpley mauve aurora shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: None
Garden Path Lacquers | If You Complain Once More (Paid PR)
Theme: Music of the 80’s
Description: If You Complain Once More is an azure jelly base loaded with strong pink to purple to gold to green shifting aurora shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.25 | Cap: None
Luna Lacquer | The Watcher In The Water (Magnetic)
Theme: Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit
Description: The Watcher In The Water is a black to red shifting jelly base loaded with turquoise to purple shifting magnetic pigment. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I only magnetized the middle and ring finger so you can see it both ways.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 75
Luna Wax | Watcher In The Water Wax Melt
Theme: Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit
Description: Wax Melts are used in a wax warmer to scent the room the warmer is placed in. It’s a lovely home fragrance option that I have pretty much forced Nick to enjoy. We also have a timed one in my son’s room because… teenage boy. Enough said.
Watcher In The Water is scented in earthy leaves, greenery, cinnamon, cloves and green apples.
Oddly enough – my nose is picking up hints of plum? It must be the apple and clove mix that’s giving me that… not sure – but I absolutely love this scent and my block is already half gone (RIP Octopus) because I’ve been melting it nonstop. It’s unisex with a little sweetness and a little spice. The cinnamon notes for me aren’t strong at all and just helps level out the sweet component and make it less cloying.
I’m going to buy a backup or 2 because I love this one that much.
For those curious – I do use a crinkle cutter (affiliate link) to cut these types of wax blocks. Cheese cutters also work well – I just happened to have this.
Price: $6.25 | Cap: 75
LynBDesigns | Bad To The Gnome
Theme: Gnomenclature
Description: Bad To The Gnome is a sheer, deep blurple jelly base with strong teal to blue to purple shifting shimmer and holo micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
If you have strong VNL it may show through this shade.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 100
MJ Lacquer | I Wish It Would Rain (Paid PR)
Theme: The Temptations
Description: I Wish It Would Rain is a sour apple green jelly base loaded with red to orange to gold shifting shimmer and iridescent flakes, neon dot glitter mix in a variety of sizes, as well as micro holo flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I didn’t find the dot glitters difficult to pick up, but a quick swirl of the brush before bringing it out of the bottle yields more dots. Side note: as I typed that I heard the WoW video “MORE DOTS!”
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 80
Pampered Polishes | Mother Knows Best
Theme: Disney Villains
Description: Mother Knows Best is a slightly berry leaning medium pink crelly with black and gold flakes, as well as scattered holo mixed in. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 50
Paradox Polish | Friend or Woe
Theme: Wednesday
Description: Friend or Woe is a bright mint-ish lime green crelly base with iridescent red flakes and red and silver metallic flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Red Eyed Lacquer | Raindrops on Roses Acetone Additive (Paid PR)
Theme: Birth Flowers
Description: Acetone Additive is a mix of oils and goodies to add to your remover in order to combat the harsh effects acetone can leave behind. It help protect and moisturize your nails, skin, and cuticles during polish removal. Plus, no more ashy, dry skin! Simply shake up the vial and pour into your polish remover.
To start – I suggest squeezing 1/4 or so of the container into your acetone, mix and try it. Add more as needed. If you add too much it can overdo it a bit but it will still be usable. I personally use 1/2 of a container in my Zoya Remove+ and it’s perfect for me.
Raindrops on Roses is a blend of pink grapefruit and roses. I do find the rose scent to be the more dominant one, but it’s more of a natural rose smell and not the artificial rose scent.
Price: $6.00 | Cap: None
Red Eyed Lacquer | Roses Aren’t All Red (Paid PR)
Theme: Birth Flowers
Description: Roses Aren’t All Red is a medium grey crelly base with strong pink to orange to gold shifting magnetic pigment and holo flakes mixed in. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I only magnetized the middle and ring nails, but I love this polish whether it’s magnetized or not.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 100
Rogue Lacquer | Tale As Old As Time
Theme: Beauty and the Beast
Description: Tale As Old As Time is a dark gold metallic scattered holo base with silver holo flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
The scattered holo is quite subtle, but it’s there.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Sassy Sauce Polish | Good Vibrations (Paid PR)
Theme: Butterflies
Description: Good Vibrations is a bright magenta crelly base with strong blue to violet shifting shimmer, blue micro flakes, and blue to violet and pink to coral to gold shifting ghost flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This is the final shade in the Butterflies series.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 200
Sassy Sauce Polish | Love Out Loud (Paid PR // Only Available as a Duo)
Theme: Pride Month Duo
Description: Love Out Loud is a sheer purple to blue to green shimmer base with ultrachrome chameleon flakes that shift pink to purple to green to blue to gold mixed in. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This shade is only available in a duo with Never Dull Your Shine (shown below)
$5 of each duo sold will be donated to The Trevor Project.
Price: $26.00 | Cap: 100
Sassy Sauce Polish | Never Dull Your Shine (Paid PR // Only Available as a Duo)
Theme: Pride Month Duo
Description: Never Dull Your Shine is a warm red jelly base with red to gold to green large particle shimmer, as well as magenta to blue micro glitter and blue to black shifting flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This shade is only available as a duo with Love Out Loud (shown above)
$5 of each duo sold will be donated to The Trevor Project.
Price: $26.00 | Cap: 100
Hella Handmade Creations | June 2023
This is a rough month for wallets everywhere. Lots of beautiful offerings and even more in the shop to consider.
Available: June 14th at 12:01 am Eastern until June 21st at 11:59 pm HST (Hawaii Standard Time)
Where To Buy: Hella Handmade Creations Shop
There’s a ton more available in the HHC shop, so be sure to take a look!
2 comments
So funny! My husband and I just shared that WoW video with our kids a couple days ago! LOL! Your swatches are also making me want to add to my HHC wishlist– the Paradox, MJLacquer, and Colores de Carol are so tempting! Thanks so much for sharing.
I just added the two Luna items to my wishlist which is already ridiculously long. I also kept a couple of polishes I was hoping to drop after seeing your swatches. I keep going over my wishlist and can’t seem to cut anything out. Well, I didn’t get any PPU this month so I can add more to HHC, right? Right?
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