Last Chance - Love Forever 2015 Valentine's Duo

It's been a busy, love filled month for Shades of Phoenix, but sadly, February is drawing to a close, and the Limited Edition Love Forever duo is being discontinued.  We still have some stock at The Forge, however once these have sold out, these polishes will no longer be available.

Eternal Bliss

Eternal Bliss is a bright creamy cool-toned pink, with a subtle blue shimmer which has proven hard to capture on film.  Under the right lighting conditions you can also see subtle flashes of magenta and silver.

Forever & A Day

Forever & A Day is glitter topper, jam packed with hot pink, rose pink and black holographic glitters, a light peppering of small black and iridescent glitters.  Although Forever & A Day was made to compliment Eternal Bliss, this topper also looks great over purple, sky blue, and in a sheer nude jelly sandwich. 

Swatches by Serenity Nails and IG @em_a_tom
Video by The Lazy Lacquerista 

You can find us at the Buninyong Village Markets!

If you love markets, and love SOP polish, you might want to put the Buninyong Village Markets on your to do list!  

The markets are held on the last Sunday of the month in the Buninyong Town Hall Precinct and Masonic Hall, and Shades of Phoenix was there this past weekend!  We found the atmosphere of the markets was great, with a lot of variety in stalls.  A recommended day out for the family!

We will be at the Buninyong Village Markets each month right up to August 2015.  If you drop by the markets, make sure you come and say "Hi!"

Buninyong Village Markets website:  http://buninyongvillagemarket.com.au/

Buninyong Village Markets Facebook site:  https://www.facebook.com/buninyongvillagemarket

Shades of Phoenix 2nd Birthday Epic Giveaway Winners!!!

We have drawn the winners of the Shades of Phoenix 2nd Birthday Epic Giveaway!!

3rd prize winner:  Brenda E (Twitter @blt_92) 

2nd prize winner:  Shaun (IG @shaunieville2)

1st prize winner:  Amanada L (IG @beautiful_within_xo)

Congratulations to the winners!  Please contact us by email (shadesofphoenix-app@outlook.com) to claim your prize within the next 48 hours, otherwise we will have to re-draw the prize.

Also, a very big thank you to everyone who joined in.  It's been fantastic seeing swatches and collection photos along with the other normal entries.  Thank you for making SOP's 2nd birthday a little sparklier! <3

A Very Epic Birthday Giveaway!

Don't forget to enter the Shades of Phoenix Epic Giveaway and help us celebrate two years slaving away at the Phoenix Forge.

WAYS TO ENTER

The main way to enter this giveaway is to share the Giveaway graphic on Instagram with the hashtag #SOP_epic.  By doing this, you will receive an entry into the giveaway.  You can get a bonus entry for this share/regram by completing the Rafflecopter entry below.

There are a lot of other options to gain entries in the giveaway, which we will list out below - most will be in the Rafflecopter, but the alternate Instagram based ones are not.

Instagram (no additional step required)

• Re-gram the Giveaway pic on Instagram and hashtag #SOP_epic
• Post a photo of your SOP collection on Instagram and hashtag #SOP_epic (new photos only)
• Share or Re-Gram a swatch or nail art photo using an SOP polish on Instagram and hashtag #SOP_epic (from December 2014)

Facebook

• Publicly share a swatch or nail art photo using an SOP polish on Facebook (from December 2014) and hashtag #SOP_epic and tag the Shades of Phoenix page (it has to be public - if your post is "friends only" we won't see it!) - This option you need to fill out the Rafflecopter for
• Post a swatch or nail art photo using an SOP polish on the Shades of Phoenix Facebook Page and hashtag #SOP_epic (new posts only) 
• Share your review/blog post to SOP's Facebook page (from Dec 2014 onwards)
• Post in the Birthday Thread in Phoenix Flames Facebook Group!

Other

• Share the Giveaway pic on Twitter with hashtag #SOP_epic (Fill in the rafflecopter!)
• Any of the other options in the Rafflecopter!  (Keep watch for those sneaky bonus entries!)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This giveaway is open from now until 19 February 2015.

To be eligible to win, you can complete all the mandatory options in the Rafflecopter widget. If you aren't a member of certain social media sites but wish to be eligible to win, sign up! All entrants must be over the age 18.

This giveaway is open internationally. A tracking number will be given to the winners, however once the parcel has left my hands, I take no responsibility if it is picked up by customs or other authorities that don't approval of nail polish being sent in the mail. We all know the strict rules about sending nail polish (as it is considered a dangerous good) but I will do my best to get it through customs.

The winner will be announced via Instagram, Facebook and the blog. If after 48 hours the winner makes no contact a new winner will be drawn.

FREE POSTAGE WEEKEND!

Something sneaky and special for the weekend! 

FREE POSTAGE WEEKEND! 

Spend over $25 and use the code FREE SHIPPING and pay nothing for shipping, for two days ONLY! And we don't want our International fans to miss out, if they purchase 5 bottles they will get there 6th bottle FREE. 

This weekend only!

 www.shadesofphoenix.bigcartel.com

Super Flash Sale Saturday ~ Earl Grey / Sardine

Super Flash Sale Saturday!!! Seriously saucy shade Sardine (aka Earl Grey) is on sale until 9pm!

http://www.shadesofphoenix.bigcartel.com/product/earl-grey-or-sardine

'Earl Grey' or 'Sardine' is a silvery grey creme with warm undertones has a blue/green shimmer with blue and gold flakies, as is from the 'Weird & Wonderful Flavors' Collaborative Collection.

Available for $6.50 until 9pm tonight (Victoria time).  Pick up some extras at the same time!  Why not check out the nail care range?

http://www.shadesofphoenix.bigcartel.com/product/earl-grey-or-sardine

ANNOUNCEMENT!

ANNOUNCEMENT!

Today in the SOP HQ we have a few announcements to share with you all. As of today I will be officially making SOP my full-time job, which is until July when we will be welcoming our first baby! Then I will be juggling SOP full-time and being a full-time stay at home mum!

What does all this mean? Well for you guys it mean more regular collections, new expanding product range and shorter estimated time of arrivals on online orders. Plus we have planned, starting next month to hopefully be part of two monthly markets – which is super exciting because that means if you are local (or in the area) you can met the SOP team in person, get new products first, see some of our new products that haven’t hit the online store and even pickup some old shades at a bargain price.

With the help of my amazing social media/graphic guru Relle (who I'd be lost without!), we will be bringing you so much more in the coming months! With the set up of the new SOP blog and Facebook group it means we can interact and share more with the people who matter most – YOU! From learning more about the inspiration of collections to sneak peek behind the scenes information, to epic giveaways, we will have it all.

So, we look forward to sharing the next part of our SOP journey with you all and thank-you for your already amazing support over the last two years which has made, making this a full-time passion a dream come true.

~Teneil

PS - our current sale ends on the 19th of January (SOP's 2nd birthday), the online store will then be closed for 24 hrs to remove all discontinued stock and remove discounts. This also marks when you might be seeing something exciting about an Epic Birthday Giveaway.... so stay tuned for more information about this!

Spotlight Shade ~ Bat in a Blender from the Bloggers Who Inspire Collection

Today we are shining the spotlight on one of the polishes from the Bloggers Who Inspire collection, Bat in a Blender.  

BAT IN A BLENDER

B.I.A.B. was inspired by Kierra from Look What The Bats Dragged In, and is an explosion of teal, aqua, turquoise, green awesomeness.  With all manner of holo glitters swimming around in a lightly tinted teal jelly, Bat in a Blender is a total Jelly Glitter Bomb!

Swatch by Look What The Bats Dragged In, 3 coats

Wear it on it's own to show off those squishy glittery layers, or over a base coat that tones in, or changes the look of the polish.  Lightly tinted jellys are versatile like that.  

Swatch by Reluctant Femme, 2 thick coats

Bat in a Blender is available from the Shades of Phoenix store for $9.95.

Swatches by:

Look What The Bats Dragged In

Reluctant Femme

Shades of History Monday ~ Qandisa from the Everybody Loves Collection

Welcome to the new Shades of Phoenix blog, and to our new series, Shades of History Monday!  

We are hoping to regularly bring you a little bit of trivia on Mondays, ranging from the back story behind a polish name, collection inspiration, or something else related to Shades of Phoenix, or nail polish in general.  We will also be posting this series on the Shades of Phoenix Facebook page, but we all know how Facebook likes to hide the interesting things on us!

You may have seen our recent FB share of Lazy Lacquerista's nail art featuring Qandisa, so why not start there?

QANDISA

Qandisa was introduced to the range for Valentines 2013, and was part of the Everybody Loves Collection.  This polish was based off an obscure female figure from Northern Moroccan mythology.  Known in folk tales as an entity appearing as an attractive young lady with the propensity for a little shape-shifting, Qandisa lives in springs and rivers and her main aim in life was to seduce young men.  Of course, she then drove those young men insane, and they were never seen again, so she wasn't all kisses and happiness!

The polish is much more user friendly, and as yet, SOP Headquarters have received no complaints of men disappearing.  Although Qandisa is now sold out of the SOP store, she has been seen flitting around the SOP section of our Aussie stockist, Femme Fatale Cosmetics.

Femme Fatale Cosmetics:

http://femmefatalecosmetics.com.au/shop/qandisa/