If you love monthly subscription boxes for cosmetics, and you want gorgeous, high quality polishes, AND, want to support a good cause while you’re at it…check out SquareHue! Phew, that was a long sentence. This month’s Decades Collection box features the 1990s and I couldn’t be more pleased with the color choices. It’s an extra treat that these all fit into the fall feel we’re all ready for. Let’s see what October box brought us!
SquareHue Decades Collection 1990 for October 2015 box. From left, Y2K 1999, a high gloss gun-metal shimmer. Desert Storm 1991, a high gloss sandy nude creme. And Vogue 1990, a high gloss ruby with golden shimmer.
Vogue 1990. Ahh, when Madonna took corsets where no woman had gone before. The Material Girl would be proud to wear this stunning polish!
Vogue is such a gorgeous jewel toned ruby red with a faint metallic shimmer. It is super pigmented and super glossy!
Desert Storm 1991. It was a tense time all around the world while we watched the war nearly 24/7 on TV. Hats off to the brave men and women who wore the sand and brown camo and risked their lives for freedom. Whether you’re a patriot or a dove, the Gulf War was a difficult one to watch. I love that SquareHue included this one.
Desert Storm is a sandy nude creme, extremely glossy and very opaque. 2 coats.
Y2K 1999. Well, it literally took 1,000s of programmers punching all those 0s and 1s for years in anticipation of the possible Y2K computer glitch. The only thing I worried about was “will the ball drop”? LOL The planes kept flying, the cell phones still worked, and we still got email the next day. While Prince partied “Like it’s 1999” and we rang in the new century, the Y2K scare was just that, a scare.
Y2K is a shimmery, glossy gunmetal grey, 2 coats.
Come back next month for my next SH post on the November collection, 2000s. They ship out on the 1st of the month!
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When Ashley from Emerald & Ash contacted me about swatching this new polish and described the great cause associated with “Desert Tears”, I told her YES right away! First, here is a swatch, then I’ll give you the background info!
Desert Tears has an extraordinary formulas that make you just gasp as you apply it! 2 coats, perfect consistency and glossy! I was sort of expecting a bit of grit, but it’s super smooth, fast drying and shiny! A perfect sandy beige nude and even on my winter weary complexion, it doesn’t wash me out. That is a fab nude in my book!
• And oh by the way, the release date is Friday March 6th at 5pm MST.
Quoting Ashley, “The reason this is such a special polish for both Nate and I is because it was created to help our amazing and dear friend Mark. Mark will be walking across the Sahara Desert in April as a part of The Marathon Des Sables, which is a 6 day endurance race. He’s doing this in partnership with Walking with the Wounded as a way to raise money and awareness for wounded vets. This isn’t his first first grueling trek as he was partnered with Walking with the Wounded, winter of 2013, in a race across Antarctica to reach the South Pole.”
Desert Tears may be an office-friendly neutral but I totally see me wearing this on my fingers and toes at the beach! I mean, it’s the color of sand, with little micro holo shimmers and specs of teal blue. LOVE it!
#marksdeserttears. @emeraldandash Shout out to Mark Wise who leaves for the Sahara Desert 156 mile foot race, Marathon Des Sables April 1, with the official start of the race on April 6th. This sandy desert mani I used Desert Tears from Emerald & Ash. Mark’s charity of choice is the Bob Woodruff Foundation. The Woodruff Foundation’s mission is to ensure injured veterans and their families are thriving long after they return home by funding innovative programs in communities where veterans, their families and caregivers live and work. Sunset shades used are Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow, Zoya Wendy and Ling. Palm Trees are water decals from Born Pretty Store. Mark’s Remarks (pun intended):
“Nate and Ashley of Emerald & Ash have long been friends of a participant in the upcoming Marathon des Sables (MdS). This race is a challenging 150 mile foot race across parts of the Sahara completed in 5 days of running. Participants carry all of their own equipment and food with the exception of water being provided every 5-10 miles.”
Their friend, Mark Wise, is taking on this challenge as a representative of the US military wounded veteran community. Mark was wounded in Afghanistan in October 2009 by an IED, while losing his soldier and friend Pfc. Devin Michel. Mark has made it his mission to continue to support other veterans through advocacy, public speaking, and completing various challenges to demonstrate the capabilities of wounded veterans and disabled persons following their life changing events.
This year Mark will complete the MdS with a team of British wounded service members, all running independently, but united as a team in supporting charitable causes for veterans. We at Emerald & Ash are supporting Mark’s fundraising effort by donating 50% of all Desert Tears polish sales to the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
The Woodruff Foundation’s mission is to ensure injured veterans and their families are thriving long after they return home by funding innovative programs in communities where veterans, their families and caregivers live and work.
If interesting in donating directly to Mark’s MdS race efforts, please visit the link below and make sure to include a note (per Mark’s request) stating you found his efforts through our page.
Mark further explains, “Throughout my journey of injury, recovery, and advocacy I have been blessed to have Nate and Ashley as close personal friends. They have always been giving in their time, thoughts, and energy. Veterans returning from conflict today are all in need of similar friends and family to care for them and help them continue to grow as an individual and friend. Thank you both again for your friendship.”
About Desert Tears from Ashley:
“Desert Tears came about when we asked Mark if we could help him fundraise by creating a polish for his adventure. When offered to pick a color he joked that it should be sand colored for all of the sand he’ll be looking at. He went on to joke that, no, maybe it should be water colored because that’s all he’ll be thinking about wanting. Thus a polish idea was born. Mark humorously and aptly named the polish Desert Tears.”
Desert Tears is a sandy taupe crelly-ish base with scattered holo. It’s filled with flecks of bright blue micro flakes and a touch of blue shimmer. Depending on the light the color can pull a true sand color, a taupe and even a greige. Perfect in 2-3 coats depending on your application. I applied two quick drying coats!
A macro of Desert Tears so you can see the micro holo and little blue flakes that make this glossy wonder even more special!
Additional information:
In conjunction with E & A donating a portion of proceeds from sales from Desert Tears to the Bob Woodruff Foundation, they are offering a free Emerald & Ash nail polish of your choice (excluding Desert Tears) to anyone who chooses to make a $5+ donation directly to Mark’s MdS race efforts via:
To redeem this additional offer, we simply ask that you take a screenshot of your donation confirmation to send to info@emeraldandash.com, after which time we will send a coupon code for you to use at your convenience.
I can’t think of a better way to contribute to our wounded soldiers and their families and this is a wonderful way to show your appreciation. So thank you Ashley and Nate! Head over to Ashley and Nate’s store now to order any other fantastic products and of course remember, release date for Desert Tears is Friday March 6th at 5pm MST
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