Sunday, July 24, 2016

Literary Lacquers July Releases

Hey everyone, today I have seven new polishes to share with you that are in one way or another book-inspired, which is totally perfect timing because I've been on a reading binge as of late and so polishes inspired by books is just perfect timing.

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This Literary Lacquers collection is a little of this and a little of that, not one cohesive package, but I think that makes it all the more interesting and much more likely that there is a polish in here for everyone. We have an Othello duo, an Ann Rice duo, a Game of Thrones polish and two book club-inspired polishes.

These polishes will be available starting Monday July 25 in the Literary Lacquers shop and you don't need to worry about running out of stock, Amy keeps her shopped well stocked at all time. The book club polishes have a bit more explanation about their availability, so stay tuned at the end of the post for that!

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First is one of two creme polishes with names inspired by Othello. This is Literary Lacquers Desdemona's Handkerchief. This is a lovely aqua blue creme which took three thin coats for opacity (two thicker coats will probably work for most, my nails are a lot longer than they typically are in this post). This polish reminds me of bright summer days and it has just enough aqua in it to give it a great pool-vibe. It's light and bright and perfect for this time of year.

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This is Literary Lacquers If Thou Hast Eyes to See. This is a gorgeous key-lime green creme polish that is super bright and pairs really well with the beautiful Desdemona's Handkerchief from above. I think these are two super fun colors and are sure to be noticed on the nails. I needed three thin coats for opacity, but I'm sure most would be fine with two thicker coats. My batch had some teeny-tiny pigment clumps in it, as you can see in the macro, but Amy assures me that she has fixed this issue!

This next pairing is a duo designed with Nichole of Bedlam Beauty, shout out to another Bay Area blogger! Amy and Nichole worked together to design both polishes after geeking out because they have both seen vampire extraodinare author Ann Rice's house in the Garden District of New Orleans.

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First up we have Literary Lacquers Lestat. This is an super metallic linear holographic lilac polish. Amy has been killing it with the metallic polishes lately and this is no exception. "Icy and cool like the vampire himself," Amy's descriptions reads and she isn't kidding. This lavendar beauty is packed with metallic silver flakies and holographic pigment to create that super gorgeous metallic finish. Who doesn't like a polish that packs a punch inside and out?!? Easy formula to work with, opaque in two coats. Dries to a satin finish (as you can see in the indirect light photos).

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The second of the vampire-inspired polishes is Literary Lacquers Louis – "black hair, green eyes, the vampire with a guilty conscious." This glitter topper really packs quite the punch. It is packed with emerald green holo squares and hexes, black hexes and aqua and gold microglitter. For everyone who appreciates complex glitters, you're going to want to get your hands on this one. It was easy to apply all the glitter evenly in one coat, no dabbing or sponging needed. A thicker top coat is recommended, as glitter toppers need more to create a smooth finish. Looks good over black or white, or even a lighter green (perhaps If Thou Hast Eyes to See).

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This next polish is a beauty stands alone, but in this case, that is definitely not a bad thing. This was inspired by Cate Cropp, a member of the Literary Lacquer fan group. Cate has an "obsessive love for green nail polish" and kept sending Amy "screencaps of wildfire explosions from Game of Thrones" until this polish was created – named for events that do not yet occur in the books, buy maybe someday will.

This is Literary Lacquers Long May She Reign and this polish is complex and gorgeous. This is a bright lime green leaning chartreuse microglitter crelly inspired by Cersei's revenge. This polish is a beautiful green with a golden glow and is just almost neon bright and happy and I loooooove greens like this, just live for them actually. I used two coats for this opacity and you can see some visible nail line, but I think that is basically just due to nail length for this post.

These next two polishes were inspired by Literary (&) Lacquers' (the Facebook fan group) own book club selections. Almost monthly we select a book to read as a group (anyone can jump in and out as they like) and then the readers post inspiration photos based off passages from the books and Amy eventually creates a polish and BOY OH BOY has she really outdone herself with these two beauties. I actually read both these books so am so excited to play with these polishes fully understanding their inspirations!

One caveat of these two polishes, you need to be a member of the Facebook fan group in order to purchase (but the more the merrier, so come join us awesome bibliophiles). One more note, these are LE and are available July 25 through August 31, so still many many weeks left to order and prepare.

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This is Literary Lacquers Sugar, Curiosity and Rain inspired by We Were Liars E. Lockhart and designed with Christy Eileen Brown. This novel takes place on an island and I can't think of a better polish to evoke the ocean than this one. I was actually out on a boat for a burial at sea service on Friday (a family friend of my in-laws) and this polish literally matched waters off Santa Cruz (I did a little nautical stamping to go with it as you can see). This is a teal leaning blue linear holo with light blue shimmer and was opaque in two easy coats. Still wearing it on Sunday night so I can assure you this polish has staying power.

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Last but not least is Literary Lacquers Oh Calamity! inspired by Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (and soon to be an HBO miniseries!!!) and designed with Samantha Terris Parks. This is an aqua leaning teal linear holo with fine deep blue microglitter. This one also evokes images of the ocean to me, more clear water beaches of warmer more tropical climates. Opaque in two easy coats, but requires a thick top coat because the microglitter can dry a little bumpy.

I am so sorry this took me so long to get up on my blog, between coming home from vacation, having a shortened work week and hosting my inlaws, I was just able to get this in under the wire! Once again these polishes are available Monday July 25 from the Literary Lacquers shop.


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Monday, July 18, 2016

Ever After Polish Princess Collection New Releases

Good morning everyone! After my week away I'm back to the grind now and was quickly able to get something up for you all this morning.


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This past weekend Ever After Polish released two new holos (as well as a few other polishes) from it Princess Collection and I have swatches to share. These polishes are available now in the Ever After Polish shop now for $10.50 each, which is a steal for these beauties.

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First up we have Ever After Polish A Dream is a Wish. This is a lovely sky blue holo packed with silver flakies to give it that extra sparkle. I used two thin coats for opacity and formula was even and easy to work with – not too thick or thin. I just loved this polish, the extra silver sparkle really made it gem-like to me and it reminded me of my birthstone, the aquamarine. 

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This is Ever After Polish I've Got a Dream. This is a lovely pastel purple holo with similar platinum flakes, but I found my bottle to be not as packed as A Dream is a Wish. Still really pretty. I also spied some super small and subtle multichrome flake in this one, definitely gave it more dimension and beauty! This formula was also easy to work with, and I found this to be opaque in two coats. 

So that's all I have for today, short and sweet. But Ever After Polish releases really great stuff, I'm especially enamored with their flakies, but these are gorgeous as well. I'll drop all the links below so you can find out more about them!

I got a cold on the second leg of my vacation so I'm still fighting that and have been low on the energy spectrum because of it. I do have some new stuff to share this week though so stay tuned!

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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Dreamland Lacquer #autocorrect Collection

Hi everyone, on vacation here but still had a few moments this morning to share with you this awesome upcoming collection!


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I am so very excited to share with you this bright and oh so colorful collection from Dreamland Lacquer! This polish is made of five rainbow bright jelly polishes packed with holographic flakies.

This collection will be available on the Dreamland Lacquer website for preorder July 20 at 2 p.m. (central time) and will be open for 72 hours.

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First up we have Dreamland Lacquer Pretty in Pink. This is a bright bubblegum pink jelly polish packed with holo flakies. Opaque in two coats. Even though these were jelly polishes, they build up perfectly in two coats with no visible nail line!



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This is Dreamland Lacquer Son Sit Grow. This is a pink leaning orange jelly polish packed with holo flakies. This is almost leaning a bit coral to me, a perfect bright and not traffic cone orange! Opaque in two coats.



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This is Dreamland Lacquer Kiss Me, I'm a Fish. This is a bright lime green jelly polish packed with those same super lovely holo flakies. This polish is a perfect key lime green, almost a little chartreuse leaning, but beautiful. Colors like this CALLLL to me. I'm in love. Opaque in two easy coats.









Next up is the gorgeous Dreamland Lacquer Blue Suede Stews. This is a gorgeous teal leaning blue jelly polish packed with the holo flakies. If you look closely at the macros, you can tell the flakies vary in size which provides depth and ultimate sparkle potential. Opaque in two coats.









Last but not least is Dreamland Lacquer Violet You're Turning Violent. This is a goooooorgeous royal purple jelly polish packed with holo flakies. Purple lovers will go ga-ga over this one, it's a beautiful pruple and really reminds me of an amethyst with its depth and sparkle. Opaque in two coats.

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And because this collection just goes SO WELL as a set, I had to create a fun rainbow color fun look with it. So I took a dab of each color and put in on the edge of my nail, then took a fan brush and lightly dragged the polish across the nail. If it didn't go all the way across, I would put the same dabs on the opposite side of the nail and drag to meet in the middle. If colors got a little messed up, I would use a detail brush to fix it.

As you can see these colors blend perfectly together to create a super happy rainbow of fun! They could also make a super fun skittle manicure, they are bright and fun an sure to be noticed by people.

Once again this collection will be available on the Dreamland Lacquer website for preorder July 20 at 2 p.m. (central time) and will be open for 72 hours.

What do you think?!? I'm in loooove with this new collection, so bright and versatile for sure! I haven't seen these flakies in wide release on the market and I'm super stoked they are starting to pop up places. They are SOOOO beautiful and paired with the jelly base, deep and complex!

That's it from me for this week everyone! I'm on vacation, just had a great day with family, hitting up Disneyland tomorrow, then three days in Catalina, then meeting friends in Paso Robles! Super excited for what lies ahead!

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