Indigo Bananas: Dark Side of Maroon

*Purchased by Me*

Hi guys! I hope you had a great weekend and start to the week! My husband and I took a quick drive to the mountains on Sunday afternoon. I needed to pick up some postcards for the latest round of Reddit Gift exchanges, and we wanted to see some of the fall foliage. He had a blast driving my car (as I kept telling him to slow down)! Then the past two nights we watched the Cubs beat the Cardinals (GO CUBS GO!).  Pretty awesome start to the week!

In August, four indie makers (Digital Nails, Indigo Bananas, Literary Lacquer, and Octopus Party Nail Lacquer) teamed up for the Crème à la Mode box, a new collaboration centered around creams. Creams can be a rarity with indie makers, and I'm not entirely sure why. I love a good cream polish! As soon as I heard about the quarterly box, I knew I'd be purchasing it. Today, I want to share the polish from Indigo Bananas.

Dark Side of Maroon is a gorgeous berry cream, and it's absolutely perfect for fall. An added bonus is the puny name!

This was my first experience with Indigo Bananas, and I thought the formula was very nice. I was a little surprised at first because from looking at how rich the color was, I was expecting it to be more of a one coater, and the first coat went on pretty sheer. But it only needed the second coat to reach opacity. These photos all show 2 coats and a top coat.  I haven't tried it yet, but I've seen lots of photos from other bloggers showing that this baby stamps great!

Direct lighting

My first impression of Indigo Bananas is great! I look forward to finding more gems from this brand!

One of the best things about the Crème à la Mode box is that if you miss it during the pre-order, each of the makers will have their polish for sale in their shop. Getting the polishes in the box is a better deal (less than $30 shipped), but if you missed it or was only wanting one particular color, you don't have to go to the secondary polish market to get it!  

According to Indigo Bananas Facebook page, "Dark Side of Maroon" will be available this month on their site.

If you are interested in knowing when the next Crème à la Mode box will be available, I would recommend liking their Facebook page!

Did you pick up the Crème à la Mode box? Do you have a favorite polish from Indigo Bananas that I need to check out?