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Ready for some Stella Chroma? I hope so, because up next for the October Polish Pickup is Stella Chroma For Fawkes Sake!

The Stella Chroma maker has been super busy lately and you’ve probably seen her brand pop up several times. I love it because I’m a fan of her brand! It’s always nice to see good brands being so active and doing so well in the indie world!

Okay first 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 October 6th at 11am EST through October 9th 11:59pm EST.

The October theme is ‘Monsters & Mythical Creatures’

Here is the Stella Chroma inspiration photo!

For Fawkes Sake was inspired by Fawkes the Phoenix from the Harry Potter series. Pam is a huge Harry Potter fan, so it doesn’t surprise me that she went this route for her inspiration.

Stella Chroma For Fawkes Sake

Stella Chroma For Fawkes Sake is a creamy medium red packed with golden shimmer, bronze microflakes and gold holographic microglitter. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.

A lot of my photos came out a tad brighter than the polish actually is. The macro shot below is actually closer to the real color than the photo above.

Stella Chroma For Fawkes Sake Purchasing Information

Where To Buy: Polish Pickup Shop

Shop Dates: October 6th at 11am EST through October 9th 11:59pm EST

I have a total of 10 polishes to share this month, so 7 down and 3 to go!

 To see more swatches for October – check out the Polish Pickup Facebook group!