Press Samples // Some Paid PR

Happy Sunday! I’m moving along in posts – and I guess being sick for a bit helped me out here. I wasn’t able to paint my nails or really crawl out of bed for 4 days – but when I did… I got busy with swatching and I’m pretty far ahead right now! So today – we’ll be looking at the items I received for the Polished Gamers Box for June 2022 and the theme is Dungeons & Dragons!

So admittedly – I don’t know a ton about D&D. I know enough for a passable conversation. Back when I was 19 or so (pre gaming years, I didn’t get into gaming until I was 23 or 24) I dated a guy who was big into D&D. He knew I knew nothing about it, and on our 3rd date – he took me to his friends house where they would be playing D&D for me to watch and get a “feel for the game.” When I say this was the most boring date I had ever been on, I’m not even kidding. I was starving (no food) he drove so I couldn’t escape (he lived in Monterey which was an hour and a half from my house) and I think it was a 4-5 hour game before they decided to stop for the night. Now, I was not invited to actually play to LEARN the game. I was a spectator. Had I been involved somehow, maybe I wouldn’t be so “meh” towards it – but bored and hungry are not a good combo for me. And this was before really good cell phones so I had no Facebook or TikTok or internet on my phone really (I don’t even think my phone had a color screen to be honest.. this would have been back in about 2001)

Anyways – so that’s my one and only experience with D&D and … yeah. No. I’m not traumatized from it – but definitely not my favorite memory.

Okay so moving on! You may have noticed there was no Polished Gamers Box for May. After the April shop it was announced that Polished Gamers Box was moving to every other month (for 2022 we will see shops in June, August, October and December)

For the fine details – for all photos shown – I used Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues Peel Off Base, and for the glossy photos I used Vibrant Vinyls Fast & Hard QDTC, as well as Anchor & Heart Sea Glass and Night Owl Lacquer Gone Matte. I purchased the Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues and the top coats were sent as pr or as gifts.

I do use artificial lighting for my photos. I get the most done at night, so I swatch a lot at night. My current setup uses GlamCor Pro LIghts and I use the Ultra X Model and this Daylight Company Duo Daylight Lamp (affiliate link).

Let’s jump on in and take a look at the 7 goodies I have to share.

Atomic Polish | Gelatinous Cube

PAID PR

Inspiration: Every newbie’s nightmare: the Gelatinous Cube. What can go wrong?

Description: Gelatinous Cube is a neon green tinged yellow (almost chartreuse but not quite) crelly base with color shifting flakes that go from orange to blue, as well as gold to red pigment added in. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

It is slightly more green leaning in person than my photos show.

Price: $12.50 | Cap: None

Ethereal Lacquer | Rogue

PAID PR

Inspiration: Drizzt, Meagan’s favorite Rogue

Description: Rogue is a deep plum jelly base loaded with red to gold multichrome pigment and holographic micro flecks. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

Price: $13.00 | Cap: None

Lemming Lacquer | Feywild

Inspiration: Inspired by The Feywild, also known as the Plane of Faerie or simply Faerie, is similar to the Prime Material Plan but suffused with potent magic and unrestrained emotions.  It is the place from which fey originated, and from where the first elves arrived in Faerûn.

Description: Feywild is a grass green jelly base loaded with pale pink to gold to green shimmer, as well as holographic micro flecks. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

Price: $13.00 | Cap: 100

LynBDesigns | About To Get Dicey

Inspiration:

Description: About To Get Dicey is a semi sheer grey jelly base with green to blue to purple to pink shifting pigment and tons of scattered holo and holo flecks. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

While the base is semi sheer, it’s buildable and I reached opacity in 3 coats.

Price: $13.00 | Cap: None

Rogue Lacquer | Time of the Twins

Inspiration: Inspired by Cover art from a dragon lance novel: time of the twins, a dungeons and dragons story about the bond between brothers

Description: Time of the Twins is a clear base loaded with gold, reddish orange, black and silver and holo flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

Price: 12.00 | Cap: None

Sweet & Sour Lacquer | Unexpected Adventures

Inspiration: Rick & Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Book

Description: Unexpected Adventures is a medium-deep grey crelly base loaded with green to blue to yellow shifting iridescent metallic flakes, red metallic flakes, purple to blue to pink shifting aurora shimmer and a light sprinkle of holo. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

Price: 12.50 | Cap: 75

Treo Lacquer | Nice Dice!

Inspiration: I am obsessed with polygonal dice sets. There are so many absolutely beautiful ones, cute ones, badass ones – it’s so hard to choose! But it was easy for me to pick dice as my inspiration.

Description: Nice Dice is a clear base loaded with red to gold shifting aurora shimmer and soft green to blue to gold to pink iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats alone on pinky and index finger, then 1 coat over black on middle and ring so you can see the shimmer pop.

Price: $13.00 | Cap: 80

Polished Gamers Box June 2022 | Dungeons & Dragons

There we have it – and not a purple or blue in site! This is madness!

Remember, after this shop – the next Polished Gamers Shop won’t be until August.

Preorder Dates: June 15th at 2pm MDT (1pm CST/ 2pm EST) – June 20that 10pm MDT

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