Inside Indy Polish - Animeniac

Today I have new installment of Inside Indy Polish. I told you a little about Animeniac last week, but here is a refresher:

The story behind Amimeniac is so awesome, a mother helping her daughter to pursue a dream of creating her own polish and helping her to sell it to us die hard lacquer heads. What a great mom, right? Animeniac polishes are inspired by anime, manga, sci-fi, comics and gaming which is sure to produce some fun and interesting polishes for sure, plus they are big three free!

Below is an interview I had with Aneissa, creater of the polishes for Animeniac, I had the theme song of Animaniacs stuck in my head the whole time composing this post by the way ;)

Favourite polish finish: I love both glitter and cream finishes.

Favourite polish colour: I love Super Heroine and Geek Chic.

Favourite polish trend: The Glitter polish trend, because it gives a variety of options. The possibilities are endless…

Giga Byte Me

Favourite base coat: Our New Static Base Coat.

Favourite top coat: Our New Mezz Top Coat.

What was the first polish you ever mixed/created? Geek Chic. I love the variety of glitter colors and sizes.

Mayham

Why did you decide to start mixing/creating polish? As a creative mind, a lover of nail polish and a lover of Anime, Manga etc. I felt the need to combine the three.

What made you finally start to mass-produce and sell your polish? Everyone would comment on how much they loved my nails whenever I did my nails and they would ask where did I “get” my polish. I realized that there was a real interest especially here in Canada, as well as in the US. Many people have found it hard to get the types of polishes they like in Canada.

Browser Babe

How long does it take you to make a batch/bottle of polish? It depends. We test and retest each formulation to make sure that they are of the highest quality.

What is your favourite hand-crafted polish? Super Heroine and Geek Chic.

Where do you get inspiration for your collections? My polishes are all inspired by Anime, Manga, Comics, Gaming, and Sci-Fi. The colors range from vivid to neutral, and give me a lot of inspiration. The color combinations are endless.

Inside Indy Polish - Vol. 1 Oopsie Daisies

Today I start a new series which delves deeper in to the indy polish lines that have been popping up more and more lately. We will get to know more about our favourite indy polish brands and get exposed to newer brands. Today in the first instalment I have my first interview with Cathryn of hotpinkaurora, the creator of the Oopsie Daisies polish line. Here is what she had to say:

Favorite polish finish: Ironically enough, it's creme! Most of my stash is consists of cremes in all shades. Something about a solid color, it looks nicest on my hands. I also have a soft spot for creme/milky glitters.

Festivus for the Rest of Us

Favourite polish colour: I really like pastel versions of nearly all colors. Baby pink, buttery yellows. OPI Did You Ear About Van Gogh? Is probably my most worn polish, which is a nude creme.

Favourite polish trend: I love the boom I've seen in free-hand nail art done with both acrylic paint and polish.

Favourite base coat: I use both Orly Bonder and Barielle Pro Argan Oil Nail Fortifier interchangeably, they both work great!

Carols by Candlelight

Favourite top coat: Out the Door is my absolute favorite.

What was the first polish you ever mixed? Banana Split! The other dessert themed polishes from the Sweet Treat Trio came shortly after.

What made you decide to start mixing/creating polish? I originally didn't intend on doing anything on the scale I am now. Banana Split was an idea that kept nagging me for months and months; I wanted one like it and couldn't find one anywhere.

Keepin' it Kosher

What made you finally start to mass-produce and sell your polish? I had some amazing nail polish friends help me out with some starter supplies to make Banana Split finally happen. When friends and family saw what I was doing, they encouraged me to open a shop and form a brand. I couldn't have done it without the support I received!


How long does it take you to make a batch/bottle of polish? From concept to final product, a couple of weeks. I've been testing glitters since last summer, so at this point I can confidently know which ones are safe to mix - that cuts down the time a lot. Once I have a batch made, I pour a sample bottle and check it often, making sure it's what I envisioned. Last Halloween I started getting ideas for this summer's collection - so I guess from concept to final product can be months!

Glacier

What is your favourite hand-crafted polish? Other Brand: I own a handful of Smitten polishes that I adore; it's a toss up between Confection and Candy Kisses!

Oopsie Daisies: My favourite creation of my own is probably Conversation Hearts. I love things that look like other things, I love novelties.

Where do you get your inspiration for collections?A weird mix between things that are fun to look at, video games and direct concepts from holiday themes. I have collections with inspirations from sweets, Seinfeld, an old 16-bit video game.. pretty much things that I like. I enjoy making polishes such as the Earthbound Collection which pulled inspiration from all aspects of the game, to holiday polishes that already have existing concepts that I like to rework to make them fit into the Oopsie Daisies motif. Conceptualizing and then making it happen is the best part of making polish.

Thanks again Cathryn for helping us get to know you better! Click here and here for full swatches of the polishes shown in this post which were apart of her Wintertime Wonders collection.

If you have your own Indy polish line and would like to be featured in a future installment of Inside Indy Polish please contact me directly!