tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801685958343627182024-03-12T17:55:02.331-07:00Newsie Nail NoviceJournalist by day, nail polish fanatic by nightTracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.comBlogger463125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-88483119165590402962017-08-24T12:31:00.000-07:002017-08-24T12:31:54.743-07:00Newest Literary Lacquers LE Hey everyone! Hope you're having good weeks. I'm deep in the agony of the final weeks of pregnancy, and when I say agony, I definitely mean it. So much physical pain and completely out of control emotionally and then that whole not knowing when you actually will be hitting the finish line.<br />
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BUT enough about me! I want to show you an absolutely beautiful polish that is out today! Today is special because it is Amy's, the creator of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquers</a>, birthday! Each year on this day she releases a special limited edition polish to honor the special day – and this year's selection is a beauty!!!<br />
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This is the gorgeous <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/539439682/new-unspeakably-desirable-coral-pink?ref=shop_home_active_2">Literary Lacquers Unspeakably Undesirable</a>. It is a bright coral mega glitter holo with copper, gold and rose microglitter. It was inspired by a quote from Mark Twain’s published journals “There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.”<br />
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And this polish does bring about a lot of happiness! I mean I seek anything that will bring me a sliver of happiness these days while I'm playing the waiting game and I wore this puppy for a week and it was full brightness and sunshine, lifting my mood for sure!<br />
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Also being released is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/553242881/new-thousand-different-points-of-light?ref=shop_home_active_1">Literary Lacquers A Thousand Different Strokes of Light</a>, which was inspired by the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/223352961152042/">Literary (&) Lacquers</a> Facebook group book club selection "The Museum of Extraordinary Things," which I totally enjoyed reading! This was designed and named by Sharon Wood and is a light taupe subtle creamy holo with blue shimmer and flash. I didn't get this to swatch, but check it out on the Literary Lacquers Etsy site <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/553242881/new-thousand-different-points-of-light?ref=shop_home_active_1">here</a>!<br />
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Prices in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquers store</a> are holos and multichromes are $12 and glitters, shimmers, creams are $10.<br />
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This month, and ongoing, returning shades include and I've tried to link to my swatches of the ones I have previously swatched.<br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/07/summer-creme-la-mode-box.html">Cyan-tifically Proven</a><br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/08/literary-lacquer-nailed-collection.html">Tia Wanna</a><br />
<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/08/literary-lacquer-nailed-collection.html">Arousal</a><br />
<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2015/06/literary-lacquers-vurt-u-want.html">Curious Yellow</a><br />
<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2015/06/literary-lacquers-vurt-u-want.html">English Voodoo </a><br />
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The <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquers shop</a> will now carry the above polishes ongoing, no stressful restocks! But the first two polishes I shared are LE and are available today through Sept. 9! So get while the gettin' is good!<br />
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This may be my last post for awhile, hoping that whole becoming a mom thing happens soon. I'm sure I'll share various stuff via Instagram and FB so you can check me there!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-46473349823357199532017-08-12T08:37:00.000-07:002017-08-12T08:39:58.075-07:00Great Lakes Lacquer August LE polishesGood morning everyone! I have been quiet on the nail polish scene as of late, but I promise I'm still around. Just nesting and preparing to be a mom, while still rocking some awesome nail art. While I might not post it all on here, I post most all of my work on the dreaded Instagram and if you want to keep up – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jewel427/">please follow me there</a>!<br />
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Anyway today I have three new polishes from Great Lakes Lacquer, the August Limited Edition polishes, which are going live for a half-month this time around! These three polishes are available Tuesday August 15 2 p.m. EST through Sept. 2 2 p.m. EST on the <a href="http://greatlakeslacquer.bigcartel.com/">Great Lakes Lacquer website</a>!<br />
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First up we have Great Lakes Lacquer Olive You. This is an olive gray-green polish with multichrome shimmers of blue, purple and red. The shift on this polish is of the subtle variety, but catch it in different lights and you'll definitely find it surprises you! This is so unique in my collection! The application on this was great, it was opaque in two quick coats, any mishaps you see on my nail (on the indirect light pic) are due to me fumbling around in a dark-lit room while trying to photograph this color – has nothing to do with the polish!<br />
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Next up we have Great Lakes Lacquer Sliding Through Summer. This is a medium turquoise polish with purple/pink shimmer and a light scattered holo finish. I love this color of turquoise, it reminds me of the stone, and the depth the shimmer brings to this polish, gives it a beautiful look indoors and out. I would say the violet/pink shimmer likes to come out to play the most outside and it is the perfect compliment to this shade. Opaque in two coats.<br />
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Last but not least we have Great Lakes Lacquer High Five Hideout. This is an inky black polish with blue to purple shimmer, holo microflake and hot pink to neon purple microflake which brings out the interesting shimmer in this polish. I like this polish because it is dark and mysterious, with flashes and bright and fun at the same time!<br />
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This polish also has a charity element to it, let's see what maker Mariah had to say about it:<br />
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<i>A collaboration with Melissa of honeybee_nails on IG, I'm happy to say she wanted to focus on Michigan, since it's both our homes and in our hearts. This shade is based on the nighttime sky seen specifically in the Mitten.</i><br />
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<i>This polish will benefit High Five Hideout. The HighFive Hideout is a youth-focused Community Center in the city of Inkster, Michigan. The HighFive Hideout will offer access to educational and recreational activities to communities currently lacking these opportunities. It also concentrates on creating a safe and positive environment for youth to learn and grow; teaching on crisis prevention and management; and overall serving the needs of the surrounding communities. At this time, fundraising for a building to center their activities is happening. For more information on HighFive Hideout, visit <a href="http://facebook.com/thehighfivehideout">facebook.com/thehighfivehideout</a>.</i><br />
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$5 of each bottle of Hive Five Hideout will go to the organization at the conclusion of sales, what an awesome cause!<br />
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Once again these are the August Limited Edition polishes from Great Lakes Lacquer and will be available Tuesday August 15 2 p.m. EST through Sept. 2 2 p.m. EST on the <a href="http://greatlakeslacquer.bigcartel.com/">Great Lakes Lacquer website</a>! They aren't around forever so get, while the gettin' is good!<br />
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<br />Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-21166515587081160922017-06-30T10:47:00.000-07:002017-06-30T10:48:17.073-07:00Literary Lacquers June ReleasesHi everyone, I know it's almost July, but I'm here today to share with you some gorgeous new and returning polishes from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer/items">Literary Lacquers</a>!<br />
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I know that <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer/items">Literary Lacquers</a> as doing a pop-up kind of shop thing for a few months there, but not anymore. Amy is back and she has all her stock in shop ready for shoppers (no need to worry about open windows or stock being out)!<br />
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So first off, to restock her shop she has returned with 24 returning shades (more to come in the future I believe) and I'll list them all at the end of this post. I have two of the returning shades to share with you.<br />
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In addition to the returning shades, she has a new Ocean at the End of the Lane trio (inspired by the Neil Gaiman novel) she is releasing as part of the normal always-in-stock collection and one limited edition book club (have to be a member of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/223352961152042/">Literary & Lacquers Facebook group</a> for this one, but join, the more the merrier!) polish and a gift with purchase that is good through July 9.<br />
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The gift with purchase polish will be included as a mini with your order with any $20 purchase and as a full-sized bottle with a $50 purchase through July 9. Her holo and microglitter polishes retail for $12 and her shimmers and cremes retail for $10.<br />
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Now lets get to the awesome swatches/inspirations behind these beauties!!! I'll start with the returning shades first!<br />
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First up we have <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/126794105/laters-baby-charcoal-holographic-nail?ref=shop_home_active_24">Literary Lacquers Laters Baby</a>, inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey. This is a gorgeous charcol holo polish with added fine holographic glitter for extra sparkle and depth. I love that this shade isn't exactly black, but has shades of brown/copper that shine through while wearing it. This is vamp at its finest! Two coats for opacity.<br />
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The second returning shade I have to share with you today is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/153168380/raspberry-cordial-raspberry-pink?ref=shop_home_active_17">Literary Lacquers Raspberry Cordial? </a>inspired by the Anne of Green Gables series. This is a stunning raspberry pink holo linear holo polish with red holo microglitter. This is that type of pink that is BAM in your face, but super bright and totally the kind of color that will stop people in their tracks! Opaque in two easy coats.<br />
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Next up I have the first polish in the Ocean at the End of the Lane trio, this is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/524768552/new-letties-ocean-soft-turquoise?ref=shop_home_active_4">Literary Lacquers Lettie's Ocean</a>. This is a gorgeous sky blue with a turquoise lean linear holo polish with holo microglitter. I just love how soft but also fun and bright this color is. Opaque in two easy coats.<br />
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Amy designed this beauty with Carolyn Chambers and it was inspired by Lettie, an eleven-year-old girl in the novel who just may have very well been eleven for a very long time.<br />
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<i>"Lettie Hempstock was made of silken sheets the color of ice, filled with tiny flickering candle flames, a hundred hundred candle flames. Could there be candle flames burning under the water? There could. I knew that, when I was in the ocean, and I even knew how. I understood it just as I understood Dark Matter, the material of the universe that makes up everything that must be there but we cannot find. I found myself thinking of an ocean running beneath the whole universe, like the dark seawater that laps beneath the wooden boards of an old pier: an ocean that stretches from forever to forever and is still small enough to fit inside a bucket, if you have Old Mrs. Hempstock to help you get it in there, and you ask nicely."</i><br />
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Next up we have <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/524769424/new-swaying-grayly-matte-grey-with?ref=shop_home_active_3">Literary Lacquers Swaying Grayly</a>. This is a lovely matte stone grey polish packed with silver flakes and glass fleck. This works best at three coats, and I've showed it both with top coat and without. Both effects are lovely and I love the depth and character in this polish, totally unique in my collection!<br />
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Designed with Adrienne Nguyen and inspired by the persistent description of Ursula Monkton in her true form as Skarthach of the Keep as represented by tattered grey canvas.<br />
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<i>“It was my old bedroom, but it wasn’t. Not anymore. There was the little yellow handbasin, just my size, and the walls were still robin’s-egg blue, as they had been when it was mine. But now strips of cloth hung from the ceiling, gray, ragged cloth strips, like bandages, some only a foot long, others dangling almost all the way to the floor. The window was open and the wind rustled and pushed them, so they swayed, grayly, and it seemed as if perhaps the room was moving, like a tent or a ship at sea."</i><br />
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The final polish of the new trio is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/538578305/new-miners-gift-blue-purple-multichrome?ref=shop_home_active_2">Literary Lacquers Miner's Gift</a>. This is a blue to purple multichrome polish with holographic microflakes. It is on the thinner side (not difficult to work with though) so it looks best with three coats for opacity. The multichrome is harder to capture on camera, but it is there. Also it's just a lovely shade of indigo which I love.<br />
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Next we have the gorgeous group custom, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/538575443/new-handful-of-falling-stars-navy-blue?ref=shop_home_active_5">Literary Lacquers Handful of Falling Stars</a>. This is a gorgeous navy mega glitter holo that reminds me of a star-filled late night sky, with all its various sized holo pieces. This is opaque at two coats, and may need a thicker top coat for a smooth finish.<br />
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This was designed with Kaitlin Vasatka and inspired by our book club selection The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Available through July 9.<br />
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Last but not least we have the gift with purchase polish, Literary Lacquers Feather Family. This comes for free as a mini with any $20 or more purchase, or as a full size with any $50 or more purchase. This is a gorgeous sparkling soft pink holo with holo microglitter. Opaque at two coats.<br />
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This polish was inspired by The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers and was named by Alex Bacon-Leslie, the Literary Lacquers Marketing Director. The meaning behind this one is so special, I'll let Amy describe it in her words.<br />
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<i>When I was searching for the right name for this gift with purchase polish to adequately express the gratitude I have for the support and love given to me by my fans and customers as I come out of this long dark period of LitLaqlessness, Alex pointed me in the direction of The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, a brilliantly fun sci-fi book by Becky Chambers. The book introduces a few interesting alien species, including Sissix, the reptilian feathered Aandrisk tech. </i></div>
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<i>“Okay, well, on her wall, there’s this big fancy frame with a mess of Aandrisk feathers hanging from it. Every Aandrisk’s got one, as far as I know. See, if you’re an Aandrisk and somebody really touches your life in some way, you give that person one of your feathers. And then you keep the feathers you get from others as a symbol of how many paths you’ve crossed. Having a lot of feathers on your wall shows that you’ve had an impact on a lot of people. That’s a pretty big priority for most Aandrisks. But they don’t give feathers out casually, not, like for helping you carry something or giving you a free drink or whatever. It’s got to be an experience that sticks with you, but it can totally be between strangers.”</i></div>
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I'm more than happy to be a part of your feather family Amy and your love you put into these polishes make them all the more special.</div>
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Now as promised here is the list of returning <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquers</a> shades: And So I Step Up, Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, Ether Binge, Flickum Bicus, Grasshopper With Candy Colored Hair, Porco Rosso, Some Glad Morning, Green Gables, Lake of Shining Waters, Raspberry Cordial?, Marilla’s Amethyst Brooch, If It Pleases You, Happy Prince, Hope Is A Thing With Feathers, Amortentia, Mysterious Irrevocable Sacred, Orgasm, If Thou Hast Eyes To See, Desdemona’s Handkerchief, Salmon Chanted Evening, Bluestocking Romance, Breathing Dreams Like Air, Laters Baby and Long May She Reign.</div>
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Now remember, all these <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquer</a> shades are available now but the gift with purchase and the group custom are available through July 9! I'd love to know which shades you are hoping to get your hands on!!! Some of those returning shades are stunners for sure!</div>
<br />Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-85169949683202595312017-06-06T09:32:00.000-07:002017-06-06T09:32:10.808-07:00Chaos and Crocodiles Once Upon a Unicorn CollectionHey everyone! Today I have a super gorgeous collection to share with you from a new-to-me brand that has been around, but I've just now gotten a chance to purchase from!!!<br />
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This is the <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">Chaos and Crocodiles</a> Once Upon a Unicorn Collection and the reason I am sharing this today is I purchased this collection via a preorder and today at 5 p.m. EST, the brand reopens <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">shop</a> with inventory she has after the preorder! So I thought now is a good time for a round up of these gorgeous shades.<br />
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First off I'll start with formula since they all had the same great formula. These polishes were a medium viscosity and were opaque in two easy to apply coats. The <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">Chaos and Crocodiles</a> formula has always been lauded in reviews I have read and now I can totally see why! I'm in love!<br />
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This collection originally released in spring of 2015, and this time was rereleased with three brand new shades. I have all nine shades in this review, and I'll make sure to let you know which ones were new as I share them!!!<br />
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First up I have the <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">Chaos and Crocodiles</a> I've been lusting after for quite some time. This is Tropical Candy Flower, a gorgeous medium density holo that leans very peachy coral for a pink and just is the most perfect shade out there. Feminine without being too pink. Perfection!<br />
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Next we have <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">Chaos and Crocodiles</a> Unicorn Symphony. This is a muted aqua medium density holo that in my opinion is just begging to be paired with Tropical Candy Flower in some fun coral-y/aqua nail art! A combo we know I adore!<br />
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This is <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">Chaos and Crocodiles</a> City in the Clouds and it is just that, a gorgeous medium density sky blue holo. It is bright but not in your face, but just such a happy color. Basically the sky in a bottle!<br />
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Now before we move on to the purple-y shades in the batch, I'd like to share a comparison I did while swatching. As I was browsing older reviews of this collection, I couldn't quite see the differences between the purple shades, but let me assure you, they are for sure there.<br />
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Next up is another one I've been dying to get for ages, this is <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">Chaos and Crocodiles</a> Wishing Star Sky. This is a gorgeous periwinkle medium density holo and it totally reminds my of one of my favorite flowers – hydrangeas!!! Love love love this shade of blue leaning pastel purple!<br />
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Guys, I think I've found my new favorite nude polish!!! Eeeeeek. I am so in love with this shade. This is <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">Chaos and Crocodiles</a> Forgotten Paths, a pink toned beige medium density linear holo that is like the perfect shade of nude on my skin tone. This color can show more pink on other skin tones, to which I think it is equally lovely, but for me it is basically my holo mannequin nails!<br />
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Last but not least we have the third new unicorn in the pack, this is <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">Chaos and Crocodiles</a> The Tallest Tower. This is a gorgeous medium grey holo with a hint of green shimmer, which is more apparent in the sun, but you can see a bit in my indirect light macro. I just love that this collection includes bright and happy colors, but also two neutrals that work in coordination with the rest of the collection.<br />
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I have some quick floral nail art I did with the purples to share with you later this week (hopefully tomorrow if I can get my butt in gear!). But I didn't want you to miss out on this stellar restock happening TODAY at 5 p.m. EST at the <a href="http://www.chaosandcrocodiles.com/">Chaos and Crocodiles website</a>!<br />
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Today's look features <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/product/village-crazy-lady">Dreamland Lacquer Village Crazy Lady</a>, the perfect base for an aquatic under the ocean look. And just a note, right now, <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> is having a 25 percent sale (through Saturday May 20), so if you don't have this shade, you NEED it. Full disclosure, I did swatch this color originally, but this is definitely something I would have purchased. Look at those iridescent glitter pieces shining through the aqua jelly base? It's like sunlight underwater!<br />
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Let's get to the stamping details shall we? For this look I broke out the <a href="https://bundlemonster.com/products/gotnail-blogger-collaboration-nail-art-polish-stamping-plates-set-3-bm-xl212">gotnail Bundle Monster stamping plate</a> for the mermaid, dolphin and scale stamping images and then I broke out the <a href="https://bundlemonster.com/products/twi_star-blogger-collaboration-nail-art-polish-stamping-plates-set-3-bm-xl211">twi_star Bundle Monster stamping plate</a> for the fish and bubble image on the pinky!<br />
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For the stamping polishes I used Rave Babe and Jungle Mirage from the <a href="https://bundlemonster.com/products/electric-pastel-creative-art-stamping-polishes-electro-glo-collection">Bundle Monster Electric Pastel stamping polish set</a> and used the stamping scraper to create the gradient.<br />
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I rocked these nails easily for a week and they just brought such a smile to my face every time I looked at them. I just love sea-inspired nails!<br />
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Anyway, I'm waiting on some extremely awesome nail mail today, so hopefully I'll get to sharing those new shades with you soon (a new-to-me-brand I've been dying to try for over a year!).<br />
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Don't forget about the <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer sale</a>! So many awesome shades to choose from and this brand does not go on sale often! If you've been waiting to try, you don't want to anymore!!!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-17544747139029969722017-05-10T10:50:00.000-07:002017-05-10T10:50:00.356-07:00Dreamland Lacquer 5-Year Anniversary CelebrationYou guys! I have some amazing polishes and awesome news of an upcoming sale celebrating one of my absolute favorite brands out there!<br />
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<a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> celebrates 5 years in operation (formerly Smitten Polish) this month. Not only is she releasing two limited edition polishes in celebration and two limited edition Fan Group customs, she is having a sale – 25 percent off most polishes in her store with the code DREAMIT5. The Fan Group customs are only for members of the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/680489535308860/">Smitten with Dreamland Facebook Fan Group</a>, but join us, the more the merrier!!!<br />
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The sale, which is running as a preorder, is happening Saturday May 13 2 p.m. CDT through May 20 2 p.m. The turnaround time for polishes is three weeks after the end of the preorder period.<br />
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Let me tell you a bit about my love of this brand. This was one of my first indie brands I full on fell in love with and everything Noelie created could do wrong. In fact my first order included The First Lobster, which is still one of my all time favorite polishes ever!<br />
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Let's get to the lovely polishes shall we? We'll start with the Anniversary polishes!<br />
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> In Dreams. This is a lovely teal/blue to purple shift polish with large holographic particles. The finish on these polishes is very unique in my collection and I love them. This one, even with it's purple shift, reminds me of a mermaid and aquatic nails – which are my favorite type of nails! This polish does dry on the more textured side, but I found one coat of thick quick dry top coat smoothed it out well. I used two coats for opacity.<br />
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Made of Stars. This one was also difficult to photograph the shift, but trust me it is there for sure. It shifts from indigo blue to burgundy, which is more apparent in indirect light (I have a lot of photos of this one so you could see my attempts to capture that shift). Also dries textured, but one coat of thick top coat should do well in smoothing it out, two coats for opacity.<br />
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Now on to the Fan Group Customs, you have to be a member of the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/680489535308860/">Smitten with Dreamland Facebook Group</a>, but all are welcome!<br />
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First up we have <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> In a Mood. This is a gorgeous deep dark blue polish with large and small holographic particles. This polish has depth for days, it is so gorgeous and dare I say, almost vampy for such a beautiful shade of blue. It is both bright and dark at the same time and I just love it. I didn't find this one as textured as the other polishes, but top coat is needed for a smooth finish. Opaque in two coats.<br />
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So once again the details of this awesome event. <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> is releasing two limited edition polishes in celebration of 5 amazing years in business and two limited edition Fan Group customs combined with an amazing sale – 25 percent off most polishes in her store with the code DREAMIT5. The Fan Group customs are only for members of the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/680489535308860/">Smitten with Dreamland Facebook Fan Group</a>, but join us, the more the merrier!!!<br />
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P.S. I know I haven't been posting as much on my blog, but I'm hoping to get up all the recent nail art I've been doing – and mostly posting to Instagram – very soon!<br />
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Wayfinder Collection, inspired by the Disney movie Moana. These five polishes will be available for preorder starting tomorrow April 1 2 p.m. CDT through April 3 2 p.m. CDT. Orders ship 2 to 3 weeks after the close of the preorder window.<br />
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This beauty is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Consider the Coconut. This is a brown leaning taupe polish with holo and color shifting glitters. The color shifts from orange to green to blue and is just gorgeous. This has to be my favorite of the collection, as I just love the color shifting glitters with among a nude polish. Like the previous two polishes, the application was opaque in two easy coats, but the glitter will dry a little bumpy so I recommend an extra layer of top coat (which I did not use for my swatches, just FYI). I wore this for a day before taking the last photo in natural light, so it was looking a little bumpier than the others because I didn't double coat it.<br />
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Your Granny Lied!. This a metallic champagne gold holo with gold shimmer. I love this gold, it is great for all seasons and reminds me of the sun on a super hot summer day! This was two easy coats for opacity.<br />
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Last but not least is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Boat Snack. This is a gorgeous yellow leaning medium orange linear holo polish. You guys, Dreamland really hits it out of the park with their linear holos and this one does not disappoint. Perfect for some sunset gradient nails (pair it with a pink or maroon) and you are good to go! Tropically wonderful! Also two coats for opacity.<br />
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So there you go, another beautiful collection from <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a>. Once again these will be available for preorder tomorrow April 1 April 1 2 p.m. CDT through April 3 2 p.m. CDT. Each polish will be $11.50 each, but during the preorder they will be sold for $11 each and the set will be sold for $50.<br />
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Which ones are your favorite?! I think I'm definitely in love with Consider the Coconut, Village Crazy Lady and Boat Snack! They are all so beautiful, I can't really decide!!!<br />
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To create this look I started with a layer of <a href="https://www.kbshimmer.com/eyes-white-open/">KBShimmer Eyes White Open</a> then brought out four different shades of green holo – <a href="http://www.zoya.com/content/item/Zoya-Nail-Polish-Merida-ZP861.html">Zoya Merida</a>, <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/product/kiss-me-i-m-a-fish">Dreamland Lacquer Kiss Me I'm a Fish</a>, <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/product/he-s-an-angry-elf">Dreamland Lacquer He's an Angry Elf</a> and Smitten Polish (now Dreamland) Girl Sprouts.<br />
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I did a skittle look with three different nail art techniques.<br />
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For the middle finger I did a dotticure featuring all of the beautiful green holos, I love all the different finishes of the polishes, I think they went really well together.<br />
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For the index and ring finger I did a smoosh manicure, which I just loved how it turned out and I hope to do be doing quite a few of these in the future. Once again the textures really came out to play on these nails. I also stamped a plaid image on top to complete the look and tie it in with the next nail look.<br />
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For the thumb and pinky I took out a plaid stamping image from my MoYou Pro 01 plate and did a gradient holo stamping job. This was a more subtle look but I thought really spoke to the Irish part of the look, since there weren't any shamrocks or anything overtly St. Patrick's Day.<br />
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Overall I really liked this look. Green is my absolute favorite color so getting to throw together a medley of different shades really makes me a happy camper.<br />
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Anyway, hopefully things will be settled here in the new house in no time. I was able to successfully transfer all my polish with no casualties thankfully enough! I'm in my second trimester now and energy is coming back so I'm looking forward to being in full nesting mode with this new house!<br />
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Hopefully the move, and lack of full time work, will get me going on the blog more often again too, thanks for sticking with me while I've been going through this transition this year guys! March is actually my third blogiversary, sorry I didn't do anything momentous to mark the occasion!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-52690665492955941152017-03-01T22:50:00.000-08:002017-03-01T22:50:23.981-08:00Literary Lacquers Magical March and a Personal NoteHey everyone, I know my blogging has been incredibly irregular lately and I do have an explanation for that, which I will explain at the end of this post. All good news I assure you!<br />
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But today I've have some gorgeous polishes to share with you from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquers</a>. Literary Lacquers hosts a monthly Pop Up in her<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer"> Etsy shop</a> now which features a new polish and rereleases several older polishes. This month the Magical March Pop Up shop will be open from Friday March 3 at 8 p.m. MST to Sunday March 5 midnight MST.<br />
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First up is Literary Lacquers Amortentia, the new polish of this bunch. This is a lovely champagne rose gold almost metallic holo with glass flakies. This was inspired by the love potion in Harry Potter and designed with Rachel McNulty for her wedding. The formula on this was great and was applied easily in two coats for opacity.<br />
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This polish is a gorgeous gold that totally stands out in my collection. A lovely hue that is perfect for any time of year. This new beauty is not necessarily limited edition, but she has no current plans to stock it again after this pop up so you might not want to miss out now!<br />
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This is Literary Lacquers Midsummer Night's Dream, an old favorite with a new formula. This is a deep shimmery blue with small gold square, black hex and holographic gold hex glitters. I love this glitter bomb, it reminds me of a magical fairy book night sky. This applied easily in two coats, but as it is a glitter bomb, it may need two coats of top coat for a smooth finish. <br />
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This stunning beauty is Literary Lacquers Color of Magic (formerly titled Octarine). This is a gorgeous mauve-y pink linear holo with glass flecks and flakies. The glass flecks give this a lilac glow that makes this a very characteristic pink holo in my collection. I just love it. This polish was inspired by the Terry Pratchett Discworld series. This also had a great formula that was opaque in two easy coats.<br />
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This is Literary Lacquers Felix Felicis, inspired by Harry Potter. This is liquid gold flakies and glass flecks for a gold, in-your-face polish. The glass flecks in this give it a slightly pink glow. The formula on this particular polish was on the thick side, so take care with application. I used two thin coats to achieve opacity.<br />
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This is Literary Lacquers Avada Kedavra, also inspired by Harry Potter. This is a gorgeous black matte base packed with gold and green glitter. This dries quickly to a surprisingly flat base and looks great as a matte or with a shiny top coat, I've shown both for your viewing pleasure. Takes two coats for opacity.<br />
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And last but not least is Literary Lacquers Mirror of Galadriel, inspired by Lord of the Rings. This is a gorgeous silver linear mega glitter holo, it has all microglitter and holo pigment. It is just one lovely rainbow and is one of my most favorite polishes that I use quite often. I used two coats here, but I think three coats looks best for opacity.<br />
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Now for the personal note as to why it's been more silent here lately.<br />
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Yup, lots of life changes for me coming up. I'm moving in two weeks, I'm just getting out of the first trimester and hopefully with that new boost of energy I can dive back in to the nail blogging world! My husband and I are beyond the moon as we've wanted to leave the Bay Area for quite some time and we are upgrading from 740 square feet to 2,500 square feet! It's a dream home and perfect for raising my new family! And the move is allowing me to be a new mom for awhile.<br />
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Anyway, enough about me, don't forget to check out those <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquers</a> this weekend!<br />
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Today I've got two new polishes from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquers</a> to share with you. Literary Lacquers recently changed their shop model to be a pop up open one weekend a month and she will be releasing a new polish (this month it's two) along with rereleasing some old polishes as well.<br />
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This month there are two stunning new holos to share, plus a collection of cremes which are spectacular as well.<br />
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They are available through tomorrow Sunday February 5 at midnight MST on the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquers Etsy site</a>. Let's get started with the gorgeous polishes shall we?!?!<br />
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First up we have <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/496310124/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-pink?ref=shop_home_feat_2">Literary Lacquers "Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers</a>. This is a gorgeous pink amethyst linear holo with gorgeous blue shimmer. Literary Lacquers always creates her polishes with some piece of literature in mind and this particular polish was inspired by "Hope" is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson.<br />
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This polish is quintessential Literary Lacquers, Amy creates the most gorgeous holos with shimmers and I just love this combo, it's feminine, but not too pinky pinky. Also had a great formula that was opaque in two easy coats. And that shimmer, it's everything and it's not sneaky or hidden like some shimmers can be.<br />
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The second of the new polishes is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/496309426/the-happy-prince-sparkling-sapphire-blue?ref=shop_home_feat_1">Literary Lacquers The Happy Prince</a>. This polish was designed with Jenn Sky Walker of <a href="http://www.thejediwife.com/">The Jedi Wife </a>celebrating her 5th blogiversary. The polish was inspired by The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde.<br />
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This is a complex polish, but packed with so much character. It is a sapphire blue crelly packed with subtle pink shimmer and microglitters. Since this polish is packed with so much, it does dry on the more textured side, so I would recommend and application with thin coats (this is two coats) and two coats of top coat for a smooth and shiny finish. <br />
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Next up are the cremes, I've reviewed them all previously, so I'll give a quick description. Each creme is a two coater, and some of them work pretty well to stamp!<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/468332707/desdemonas-handkerchief-aqua-creme-nail?ref=shop_home_active_3">Literary Lacquers Desdemona's Handkerchief</a>, an aqua blue creme that was originally a part of the Summer 2016 Othello Duo.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/468335825/if-thou-hast-eyes-to-see-sea-green-creme?ref=shop_home_active_2">Literary Lacquers For Thou Hast Eyes to See</a>, a sea green creme police that was the other half of the Summer 2016 Othello Duo.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/280185088/salmon-chanted-evening-full-sized-creme?ref=shop_home_active_4">Literary Lacquers Salmon Chanted Evening</a>, a pinky coral creme that was part of the Spring 2016 Creme a la Mode box. This was one of my absolute favorite polishes of last year, you do not want to miss out.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/463610876/cyantifically-proven-bright-teal-creme?ref=shop_home_active_1">Literary Lacquers Cyantifically Proven</a>, a turquoise green leaning creme that was a part of the Summer 2016 Creme a la Mode box.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/262533429/breathing-dreams-like-air-lilac-grey?ref=shop_home_active_7">Literary Lacquers Breathing Dreams Like Air</a>, a lilac grey creme from the Winter 2015 Creme a la Mode box.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/248604120/bluestocking-romance-full-size-creme?ref=shop_home_active_9">Literary Lacquers Blue Stocking Romance</a>, a gorgeous navy creme that was originally a part of the Fall 2015 Creme a la Mode box. This is my go-to navy stamping polish!<br />
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Well that is it for today's post. The two new holo polishes retail for $10 and the cremes retail for $9.50. They are only available at the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Literary Lacquers Etsy shop</a> through tomorrow Sunday February 5 at midnight MST.Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-69333645490142805232017-01-30T05:00:00.000-08:002017-01-30T05:00:11.766-08:00Indigo Bananas A Delos HolidayHello everyone, sorry it's been awhile, but today I have a gorgeous newer collection of beautiful holo multichrome polishes to share with you.<br />
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This is the <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016">Indigo Bananas A Delos Holiday</a>, inspired by the HBO hit Westworld. I don't know if you've seen Westworld, but I really loved it. Took several episodes to get into it, but man, it's super good until the end.<br />
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Anyway, multichromes are really having a moment in the indie world and let me just say, these beautiful polishes do not disappoint! Best news of all, these polishes are available now, no waiting for a release. They are available in 15ml bottles for $12 or 8ml bottles for $7.25.<br />
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I'll talk about formula here, since the formula was pretty much the same for these all across the board. These were all two coaters with a medium viscosity that was easy to work with.<br />
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Let's get to the swatches shall we?!<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016/products/w16-world-belongs-to-us">Indigo Bananas This World Belongs to Us</a>. This is a gorgeous bright green multichrome that shifts from blue and then also has this pinkish purple shimmer, which I was able to catch in the last photo. This is so unique and when that pinkish shimmer shone through, it reminded me slightly of a watermelon.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016/products/where-the-mountains-meet-the-sea-brown-plum-inky-blue-multichrome-linear-holographic-w-flakies">Indigo Bananas Where the Mountains Meet the Sea</a>. Another unique stunner, and my favorite from the whole collection, this is a multichrome holo that shifts from dark purple brown (almost mulberry) to red brown to gold to green. This shift in this one is great and unlike anything in my collection.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016/products/w16-became-music">Indigo Bananas They Became Music</a>. This is a gorgeous plum purple that shifts to a beautiful warmer magenta purple and also shifts from red to gold (which I was unable to capture in a photo sorry).<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016/products/w16-great-beasts">Indigo Bananas Great Beasts Once Roamed This World</a>. I love shades of red like this, this is a gorgeous multichrome holo that shifts from red to red orange and has a gorgeous fire-like glow.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016/products/w16-nature-of-reality">Indigo Bananas Nature of Your Reality</a>. This is a gorgeous teal green to blue to almost purple shifter. I love cooler color shifters like this, really reminds me of a winter sky.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016/products/w16-what-dreams-may-come">Indigo Bananas What Dreams May Come</a>. This is a lovely indigo midnight blue that shifts to a royal purple to reddish purple to gold. I was only able to capture the blue to purple shift, but the swatches on the Indigo Bananas site show just how shifty this gorgeous polish can be!<br />
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This is Indigo Bananas <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016/products/w16-violet-delights">These Violet Delights Have Violet Ends</a>. Ohhhh boy this is another of my favorites, this shift in this one is STRONG! This shifts from a beautiful fuchsia to to purple/indigo. Loooovely and unique.<br />
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This is <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016/products/w16-center-maze">Indigo Bananas Center of the Maze</a>. This is a lovely green to gold multichrome and is a color I just absolutely love. It's not quite an ugly green, but the golden glow of it makes it unique to me and something worth having. Green is very in this year too, according to Pantone. ;-)<br />
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And last but not least we have <a href="https://www.indigobananas.com/collections/winter-2016/products/w16-beauty-in-the-world">Indigo Bananas Beauty in the World</a>. This is a gorgeous light blue to purple to warmer purple. Another gorgeous night sky or galaxy in this one for sure!<br />
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That was a lot of polish for one post! I hope it wasn't too overwhelming. This collection is lovely and one thing I love about Indigo Bananas is that it is a great brand to try out because they also offer minis, which in a super large collection like mine, I really appreciate the space savings.<br />
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So let me know which ones are your favorite?!?<br />
<br />Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-21219843583243516122017-01-17T05:00:00.000-08:002017-01-17T05:00:12.029-08:00Dreamland Lacquer Valentine Power Ballads Collection Hey everyone!!! Sorry I haven't been updating my blog as much, exciting things are happening for me on a personal level and I promise I will reveal it all soon!<br />
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Today I have this beautiful 4-piece Valentine's Day Collection from <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> to share with you and these polishes are super beautiful! These four polishes will release for preorder Saturday January 21 at 2 p.m. central time for a 48-hour window. I'll have more details at the end of the post, but let's take a look at the pretty swatches!!!</div>
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Is This Love? and it just beautiful. This is a white crelly polish with holo microglitters and color shifting iridescent microglitter. Those color shifting iridescent glitters are super in right now but I haven't quite seen this combination yet and it is just stunning. I really love this one. The formula on this one was a little thick, but nothing unmanageable – just apply thin coats. Since it is a white crelly, I used three coats for opacity. </div>
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Next up is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Alone. This is a deep burgundy jelly polish with holo microglitter and those same beautiful color shifting iridescent microglitter. I love that this is both vampy and delicate at the same time. I love those color shifting glitters, they just add a whole new dimension to this polish. Since this had a darker base, I only needed two coats for opacity. These glitters tend to be a little hungrier than the usual Dreamland Lacquer microglitters, so you might need an extra coat of top coat for ultimate smoothness.</div>
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Everything I Do and it is just an amazing microglitter. No one does microglitters quite like Dreamland, and this one does not disappoint. A beautiful bright pink jelly polish packed with holo microglitters – this polish will make everyone happy all year round. Opaque in two easy coats, I wore this for few days and there is just something so happy about a bright pink. </div>
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Last but definitely not least this is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> The Search is Over. And you guys, the search really is over, this is the ultimate perfect purple polish! This is a warm purple jelly polish with unicorn pee pigment that gives it the most beautiful pink glow. And even though it's a jelly, this beauty was opaque in TWO coats. And it is just so amazingly beautiful. Who doesn't love unicorn pee?</div>
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Noelie will be bringing back, from left, Date Night, Monkey Monkey Underpants and Burnt Jam in Vermont. </div>
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Once again these four beautiful polishes will be available for preorder Saturday January 21 at 2 p.m. central time for a 48-hour window at the <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer site</a>. Turn around time will be approximately two weeks, depending on volume of orders. Updates will be posted on the Dreamland Facebook page if orders will take more than two weeks.</div>
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For the initial preorder each polish is $10.00. They will be $11.00 each when they are added to the store as normal inventory. The full set will be $38.00, so an extra $0.50 savings per color for ordering the set. </div>
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So which ones are your favorite? I'm really digging Is This Love?!!!</div>
Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-76914517071786568232017-01-03T21:40:00.000-08:002017-01-03T21:40:01.519-08:00Favorite Nail Art of 2016I know it's probably getting old seeing all these best of lists, but going through my swatches of 2016, I couldn't help but spy a couple of nail art I worked pretty hard on and really liked.<br />
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I'm feeling pretty tired tonight, so I'll make sure to name each nail art and then link you to the original post so you can read all about it there. Sorry for not giving more elaboration.<br />
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We'll go in chronological order to see progress throughout the year!<br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/01/personal-post-with-side-of-black-holo.html">Black Holo Sparkle Nails</a><br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/01/40-great-nail-art-ideas-things-that-fly.html">The Crows Fly at Twilight</a><br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/02/ilnp-gradient-with-holo-stamping.html">Neon Gradient Sparkle</a><br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/02/40-great-nail-art-ideas-red.html">Red Metallic Stained Glass Nails</a><br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/03/happy-birthday-to-me-nail-art.html">Birthday Neon Rainbow Nails</a><br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/05/tis-season-for-neons.html">Neon Wilderness Sunset Nails</a><br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/04/dreamland-lacquer-april-hella-holo.html">Super Holo Gradient Tropical Nails</a><br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/06/summer-nails-with-bundle-monster.html">Pastel Neon Nail Stamping</a><br />
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<a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/09/illyrian-polish-swatches-review-and.html">Double Stamping Leaves Nails</a><br />
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Want to know something funny?! I found a few nail art looks I forgot to share with you that I created in 2016 while going through my archives. Guess I should share those with you soon!<br />
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Also a little reflection: I often don't think much of my life as a nail blogger, but taking a look at these 20 looks, I have a lot to be proud of and I shouldn't beat myself up so much.<br />
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Now I'm dying to know, which of these is your favorite?!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-61989603559903904692016-12-31T22:33:00.000-08:002016-12-31T22:33:12.287-08:00My Favorite Polishes of 2016Happy 2017 everyone! I haven't had too much time this holiday season to blog, but I wanted to fit in my favorite polishes of 2016 for you all. Some of these are no longer available, but I just had to share!<br />
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There's the collage/sneak preview. Read all about these pretties below!<br />
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<a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> – Burnt Jam in Vermont: I don't own a lot of thermals, but this one totally stole my heart. Vampy and gorgeous both warm and cold. And the flakies remind me of flames.<br />
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<a href="http://www.paintedpolish.com/">Painted Polish</a> – Mystery Holo Duex: This gorgeous berry holo is so strong and completely stole my heart. It was love at first sight!<br />
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<a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/product/out-damned-clot">Dreamland Lacquer – Out, Damned Clot!</a>: This is the most stunning red holo I own, Noelie really knocked it out of the park with this one.<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer">Literary Lacquers</a> – Stars Walk Backwards: This was a lovely darkened blue-green teal holo polish that reminded me so much of a beautiful night sky.<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/280185088/salmon-chanted-evening-full-sized-creme?ga_search_query=salmon&ref=shop_items_search_1">Literary Lacquers – Salmon Enchanted Evening</a>: This creme is everything I am looking for in a fun bright creme that is perfect for spring and guaranteed to make you smile.<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/281622744/soul-within-me-burning-warm-purple?ref=shop_home_active_16">Literary Lacquers – Soul Within Me Burning</a>: The warm toned purple feels like it was created for my skin tone, I am in love with this. Both beautiful and vampy without being too dark. A show stopper.<br />
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<a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> – Dragonberry: This polish made me fall in love with purple again. The holo flash in it was one of a kind. Despite the pigment problems, Noelie made it right with all the Hella Holo customers and I can't respect her or be in awe of her talents more.<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnchorHeartLacquer">Anchor Heart Lacquer</a> – Vacationland: This was my first polish from this brand and it did not disappoint. Summers were made for bright neon corals like this and the subtle violet sparks and subtle scattered holo really set this one apart.<br />
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<a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Literary Lacquers</a> – Tonight's Adventure. This was the ultimate pink leaning linear holo polish that exudes nothing but happiness. It had a lovely tribute story behind it, you should totally <a href="http://tracihatling.blogspot.com/2016/05/literary-lacquers-hhc-and-charity-polish.html">check that out.</a><br />
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<a href="http://everafterpolish.bigcartel.com/">Ever After Polish</a> – Month of June: I love a soft sea foam green polish and the <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 14.85px;">cooler colored multichrome flakies and gold holo microglitter make this one a standout!</span><br />
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This is a super simple but delicate look featuring silver snowflakes over <a href="http://emily-de-molly.myshopify.com/collections/holographic/products/heavy-aura">Emily de Molly Heavy Aura</a>. The accent nail is one of my absolute favorite bling-y holiday silvers – <a href="http://store.thepolishedmommy.com/product/silver-bells-a-blinging">B Polished Silver Bells a Blinging</a>.<br />
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Next up I really wanted to wear bright pink, I didn't necessarily want to do holiday nail art with it, but tis the Season I guess. I really liked how these turned out! The base is Smitten Polish Date Night (now <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> and good news, this may be rereleased for Valentine's Day!).<br />
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Then I used various tree-related stamps to pull the whole look together.<br />
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Warning though, the pigment in Date Night is strong and it overpowered my aqua Color Club Blue Ming stamping because of the quick dry top coat, though the a-England St. George still stamped great as a topper!<br />
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Anyway I have one final look to share with you and I hope to get that up sometime tomorrow!<br />
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Hope you're all having wonderful breaks, I'm still at work but things are winding waaaaay down!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-85603382368314074392016-12-22T11:11:00.000-08:002016-12-22T11:11:12.251-08:00Snowflake NailsHey everyone! I've got another quick holiday look to share with you today!<br />
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Tis the season for me gravitating toward not the most traditional holiday colors. I really like how this turned out!!!<br />
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The base is <a href="http://emily-de-molly.myshopify.com/collections/holographic/products/crystal-crown">Emily de Molly Crystal Crown</a> – a gorgeous white holo with a golden glow. <br />
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For the snowflakes I broke out Color Club Blue-ming (the aqua), Essie Go Overboard (the teal) and <a href="http://store.thepolishedmommy.com/product/red-y-for-the-holodays">B Polished Red-y for the Holodays</a> (one of my favorite classic Christmas reds). I used <a href="https://www.bundlemonster.com/christmas-themed-nail-art-stamping-plates-occasions-collection-bm-s216-holly-jolly.html">Bundle Monster BM-S216</a> for all the snowflake images. I then took a dotting tool to add to the snowflakes and tie the colors together!<br />
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Anyway, things are winding down here at work, and I'm in twidling thumbs mode. I have one more holiday look I hope to get on the blog before Christmas and I should probably do my actual Christmas nails tonight. Or just pray the look I'm currently rocking lasts through the holiday!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-46100127435434024232016-12-20T09:57:00.000-08:002016-12-20T09:57:54.510-08:00Ugly Christmas Sweater NailsHey hey hey everyone! Today I've got the busiest, most obnoxious red and green nails to share with you! All in the holiday spirit!<br />
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There is SO much going on in this look, I kind couldn't actually wear it out (I usually do wear my looks out, this one was just too much). So let's start with the gorgeous bases. The red is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/product/out-damned-clot">Dreamland Lacquer Out, Damned Clot!</a> and the green is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/258716673/leaves-of-grass-full-sized-holographic?ref=shop_home_active_54">Literary Lacquers Leaves of Grass</a>. Perfect Christmas red and green holos if I do say so myself!<br />
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Now lets get to the stamping specifics. Double stamping for the win always, but seriously, too much red and green! Anyway the first layer is <a href="https://www.kbshimmer.com/eyes-white-open/">KBShimmer Eyes White Open</a>, my go-to stamping white polish. The top layer was <a href="http://www.paintedpolish.com/product/woodland-whimsy">Painted Polish Woodland Whimsy</a>. The stamping plate on this was <a href="https://www.bundlemonster.com/christmas-themed-nail-art-stamping-plates-occasions-collection-bm-s215-ugly-sweater.html">Bundle Monster BM-S215</a>.<br />
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Once again this nail started with a layer of KBShimmer Eyes White Open. Then I broke out my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OctopusPartyNL">Octopus Party Nail Lacquer</a> Universal Loner from the first Creme a la Mode box to stamp the red on top. The image was from an old Winstonia W120 from a <a href="http://winstonia.com/20pc-nail-art-stamping-image-plates-first-generation-2013/">bundle</a> I got a long time ago.<br />
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So these are bright and obnoxious, but I'm sure Christmas is like that for a lot of people so this is an apt depiction, no?<br />
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Anyway, I've got a few more holiday looks I hope to get up before Christmas, so stay tuned!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-47327158056047827582016-12-15T13:10:00.000-08:002016-12-15T13:10:11.415-08:00Simple Christmas Dotticure featuring Polished for DaysToday I have a simple holiday look I've been sporting on my nails all week. The base polishes are to die for, I just knew I had to pair them together.<br />
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The two main polishes here are <a href="http://www.polishedfordays.com/product-page/91287021-9acd-b361-3311-1ae9273c7272">Polished for Days Twinkle</a> and Polished for Days Grandma Got Run Over by a Unicorn (from the December For the Love of Polish Box).<br />
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Let's talk about these beautiful base polishes. This is Twinkle and it is a gorgeous teal leaning Christmas green holo polish with a red shimmer and red to gold shifting multichrome flakies. This polish has so much going on, shimmer, flakies and holo! It is so beautiful. Opaque in two easy coats.<br />
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This is Polished for Days Grandma Got Run over by a Unicorn and it is everything. This is a beautiful mulberry holo polish with a gorgeous teal/blue shimmer and copper to green to gold shifting flakies. This polish is so unique and so full of rainbows, I love this! Opaque in two easy coats.<br />
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To bring this look together I did simple polka dots using KBShimmer Eyes White Open and then on my accent nail I stamped a wreath (from the Bundle Monster holiday plates) using a England Saint George and Cupcake Polish Blood Hound (very opaque holos which I knew would stamp and match the beautiful base polishes).<br />
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I looooved the antique-y beauty of this look, it's not the typical red and green look, but it is understated and classy I think. And the contrasting shimmers in this polish were PERFECT. These polishes looked like they were made to go together like this!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-4286030339238273672016-12-07T10:57:00.000-08:002016-12-07T10:57:28.256-08:00The Pines at Midnight Nail ArtHey everyone, how are you all doing?! I hope you're well. My life has been super busy as of late, between work, Sharks games and volunteering at a Christmas tree lot, I've had zero time for nail art, which makes me sad. This is the perfect time of year for festive nail art, and I've zero chances to create something special.<br />
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But today I'm sharing with you a look I created earlier in the fall when I visited Lake Tahoe, quite possibly my favorite place on earth. Since pine trees are slightly seasonal, I thought I would share these now.<br />
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I call this look The Pines at Midnight, because just look at the gorgeous sky scattered with stars.<br />
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Anyway to get this look, I started with a base of ILNP Interstellar, which is the perfect name for this polish since it basically is the night sky! It is a multichrome that shifts from teal to indigo with scattered holo pieces, which totally look like stars to me. I think this is opaque in three easy coats.<br />
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To create the trees and their shadows, I broke out my <a href="http://uberchicbeauty.com/products/uberchic-nail-stamp-plates-collection-2.html">UberChic plate 2-02</a> and used <a href="http://www.paintedpolish.com/product/midnight-mischief">Painted Polish Midnight Mischief</a> and Essie No Place Like Chrome and a clear stamper to do layered stamping.<br />
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I really liked this final look, really reminds me of a cold winter sky. The high here in the Bay Area is 53 degrees today, and for California that is mighty cold. So this look seems appropriate for today.<br />
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Now concerning holiday nails – what do you think I should create – once I get an evening to myself?!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-65596840032439425552016-12-02T05:00:00.000-08:002016-12-02T05:00:20.206-08:00Tis the Season for CharityHey everyone! I know I put a dent in my wallet during the Thanksgiving weekend but today I wanted to share one polish with you that goes toward a great cause.<br />
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This is <a href="http://www.polishedfordays.com/product-page/40122447-7cb3-6380-d6cc-717a54712da9">Polished For Days Dear Santa</a>. I purchased quite a large order from <a href="http://www.polishedfordays.com/">Polished For Days</a> and once I read about this one, I knew I had to purchase it.<br />
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This polish retails for $10, and $7 of that goes toward <a href="http://jacobsheart.org/adopt-a-family/">Jacob's Heart Adopt-a-Family</a> program. Jacob's Heart provides services for families of children suffering from cancer. This specific adopt-a-family provides money for toys and items families need during the holiday season. 70% of the cost of the polish going toward a great cause, it gave me all the warm fuzzies.<br />
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"We hope to be able to impact the lives of a few families impacted by this horrible disease," the store listing states. Well I'm all for that which is why I wanted to dedicate a blog post to this one individual polish.<br />
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This polish is a bling machine. Dear Santa is a silver holographic micro glitter polish with red-copper-bronze, green-purple-blue and blue-green-gold multichrome flakies. So in addition to the mega holo glow of this polish, you have every color of the rainbow flakies so it shines inside and out! My kinda polish FOR SURE. Two coats for this opacity, easy to work with formula.<br />
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This is perfect for that holiday party, or even good for the office if you want to have a little bling on the nails during this fun season.<br />
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Anyway, if the charity behind this polish pulls at your heart, I hope you'll consider purchasing <a href="http://www.polishedfordays.com/product-page/40122447-7cb3-6380-d6cc-717a54712da9">Polished For Days Dear Santa</a>. Not only is it for a good cause, it is also sure to turn heads once you've got it on your nails too!<br />
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Today I'm introducing you to <a href="http://stachedpolish.com/">Stached Polish</a>. I met Holly, the maker behind this brand, at her table while shopping and was just so impressed with how kind she was. So that's why I'm sharing her brand first – also I really liked the ones I picked out!!!<br />
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First up we have this gorgeous vampy color <a href="http://stachedpolish.com/products/breakfast">Stached Polish Breakfast</a>. This is part of ALL the Meals Collection, inspired by Lord of the Rings. This is a gorgeous burgundy brown linear holo which is both creamy and holo-y at the same time. This had a great formula and was opaque in two easy coats.<br />
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This beauty is <a href="http://stachedpolish.com/">Stached Polish</a> Malfoy Manor, part of the Harry Potter-inspired Lightening Has Struck Collection. I think this one is gone for good (she just had a killer sale, 'tis the season), but isn't it a beauty?! This is a blue to purple flakie/foil shimmer and holo polish that just has so much depth and character to it. Also had a great formula and was opaque in two easy coats.<br />
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This one was a mini in my VIP bag from The Indie Shop, and the name currently escapes me, sorry! It was sort of a jelly creme combo polish, that got darker with additional coats. I believe I used two coats for this opacity, but as you will see in the next photo, this baby stamps and comes out much more blue.<br />
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So there you go, a creme, holo and foil/flakie from a new-to-me brand. The consensus is I am so excited to have discovered <a href="http://stachedpolish.com/">Stached Polish</a> and I have a wish list growing and can't wait to see what Holly comes up with next!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-5207345195420991552016-11-23T13:08:00.000-08:002016-11-23T13:08:05.892-08:00Dreamland Lacquer Holiday CollectionGreetings everyone! I'm sure half of you have already hit the road for your Thanksgiving breaks but I'm here to share a new collection with you and details for a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale!!!<br />
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Today I am so excited to share with you <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer's</a> Holiday Collection – 6 polishes inspired by the movie Elf. I love Elf and make sure to watch it every year so excited to share with you this fun collection. Each of the polishes in this collection are $10 each, 6 piece set will be $54.</div>
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This collection will be released for preorder starting Nov. 25 at 12:01 a.m. CST at the <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer site</a>. There will also be a rerelase of some older shades from last year's Christmas in Stars Hollow collection – more details on that and a sale at the end of this post. </div>
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Santa! I Know Him!. This is a beautiful deep red jelly filled with holo flakies. I just love this finish and I know a lot of others do as well, I expect this to be a popular shade. It goes perfectly with the previous green holo and would be a fun red/green set! This was opaque in two easy coats.</div>
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> The 7 Levels of the Candy Cane Forest, a perfect sister to I Ate the Fuzzy Certs (which will also be available on Friday, more details at the end of the post). This is a white crelly with several sizes of red glitter, plus holo microglitter and white microflakes. Make sure you let each layer dry when applying this one so you don't drag the glitter. This was opaque in two coats, but I would recommend possibly a second layer of top coat to smooth this one out. </div>
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Throne of Lies. This is a dark grape jelly (almost midnight indigo to my eyes) with holo microglitter and slightly larger copper glitter. This was a surprise favorite of mine, reminds me a dark winter sky with the stars shining bright on a night with no moon. This was opaque in two easy coats. </div>
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This is <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer</a> Son of a Nutcracker. This is a brown crelly base with irridescent shifting flakies and unicorn pee pigment (similar to Monkey Monkey Underpants). This will definitely be a favorite, who doesn't love unicorn pee pigment? Also this is totally unique in my collection, I have nothing like this. This was opaque in two easy coats. </div>
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Also re-releasing for preorder on Friday is four shades from the Christmas in Stars Hollow Collection. </div>
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From left clockwise, we have Monkey Monkey Underpants, I Smell Snow, Buy Me a Boa and Drive Me to Reno and I Ate the Fuzzy Certs – aren't these names the best?!</div>
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Now for the details of the sale. This is a four day event starting at 12:01 a.m. CST Friday Nov. 25 through 12:01 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 29. Discount is 25% off the whole store EXCEPT the new Holiday 2016 collection (does include the Gilmore Girls re-release). No code is necessary for the 25% discount, and the free and reduced rate shipping codes listed <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/">Dreamland Lacquer site</a> will also work with the this discount.<br />
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Projected turnaround time for orders placed during this event is two weeks from the end of the sale, but it may take longer depending on the volume of orders received. Updates will be made to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DreamlandLacquer/">Dreamland Facebook page</a> if shipping will be delayed.<br />
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So let me know, which of these are your favorite?! What are you hoping to pick up during the sale?!<br />
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Fall colors and nail art are just my absolute favorite so I just had to purchase the <a href="http://fall%20colors%20and%20nail%20art%20are%20just%20my%20absolute%20favorite%20so%20i%20just%20had%20to%20purchase%20the%20uberchic%20beauty%20lovely%20leaves%20plate%20and%20create%20all%20the%20fall%20manis%21%20so%20here%20we%20go%21/">UberChic Beauty Lovely Leaves plate</a> and create all the fall manis! So here we go! Since all the looks are made with the same plate, I'll just focus on the polishes and techniques used in each mani.<br />
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I kicked off the season with this beautiful look. The base of this mani is <a href="http://illyrianpolish.bigcartel.com/">Illyrian Polish</a> Blue Moon. I used a clear stamper to create this double stamping look using an Essie polish (the purple) and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/232982216/8-stamping-polishes-set-15ml?ref=shop_home_active_3">Jolie Polish Orange Dahlia Flower stamping polish</a>.<br />
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For the base of this one I did a gradient using <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/product/red-jamie-pre-order">Dreamland Lacquer Red Jamie</a> and <a href="http://www.dreamlandlacquer.com/product/sassenach-pre-order">Dreamland Lacquer Sassenach</a>. For stamping I used Kiko Melon, a polish I picked up in Europe a few years ago.<br />
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This next look has a base of <a href="http://fairmaidenpolish.com/">Fair Maiden Polish</a> Throwin' Elbows (sorry not available anymore) with a layer of <a href="http://www.ilnp.com/glory.html">ILNP Glory</a> (flakies) on top. Then I used my <a href="https://moyou.co.uk/products/pro-plate-collection-01">MoYou London Pro Plate 1</a> and <a href="https://www.kbshimmer.com/eyes-white-open/">KBShimmer Eyes White Open</a> to stamp the lines. Then I used a clear stamper an created a decal on the stamper which I later used for placement. I filled the leave image in with Smitten Polish (now Dreamland) The First Lobster, one of my all time favorite polishes, but is no longer available.<br />
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And that is it everyone, quick and easy, but some of my favorite looks and polishes of the year. I'm dying to know, which are our favorites?!<br />
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<br />Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-69930104795933237512016-11-21T05:00:00.000-08:002016-11-21T05:00:17.123-08:00November/December Great Lakes Lacquer PolishesHey everyone, Happy Monday! I meant to show these to you last week, but a two-day migraine and tight work deadlines prevented me from being very productive blog-wise. Sorry about that.<br />
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Today I have four beautiful polishes from <a href="http://greatlakeslacquer.bigcartel.com/">Great Lakes Lacquer</a> on the blog. Two are the December limited editions and will be available Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. CST, one is part of the recently released <a href="http://greatlakeslacquer.bigcartel.com/product/my-winter-survival-kit">My Winter Survival Kit Collection</a> and the last is one of the November LE, which is available until Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. CST. All these beauties are available at the <a href="http://greatlakeslacquer.bigcartel.com/">Great Lakes Lacquer new Big Cartel site</a>.<br />
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First up is one of the two December LE. This is Great Lakes Lacquer Rainbow! Right Here and Now! This is a gorgeous grey crelly polish packed with flakies of the rainbow and scattered holo to top it all off.<br />
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Mariah, the creator behind Great Lakes Lacquer, said "Inspired by a photo and named for a beloved character in a book. Every rainbow I see, I say in my head 'Right Here And Now!' Most times, I will add a Wolf onto the end as well."<br />
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This polish is slightly thick, but if you stick with thin coats, you'll have no problem with application. My swatches are two coats plus a top coat. I really just love this polish, beautiful in low light when the flakies are display and in the sun, this polish is perfect for any occasion.<br />
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This is the second December LE, Great Lakes Lacquer Winter Solstice Sunrise. This beauty made me gasp when I saw it, so stunning. This is a gorgeous faded sky blue polish filled with multichrome flake that shifts from violet to blu to purple and shimmer that brings out shift in the flake.<br />
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According to Mariah this polish was inspired by sunrises and the colors that inspire her the most.<br />
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The formula on this polish was perfection, opaque in two easy coats.<br />
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This is <a href="http://greatlakeslacquer.bigcartel.com/product/fuzzy-socks">Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks</a>, part of the <a href="http://greatlakeslacquer.bigcartel.com/product/my-winter-survival-kit">Winter Survival Kit Collection</a>, which just released on Friday. This is a gorgeous fuchsia red with purple shimmer jelly polish packed with micro holo flake.<br />
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Mariah said, "Warm and soft and necessary. My favorite pair resemble this color, only this polish has added bling because feelings."<br />
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Last but not least I have some nail I art I did yesterday featuring the Great Lakes Lacquer November LE, which I just had to purchase because it is so beautiful and perfect for this time of year. On my thumb, middle and pinky fingers is Great Lakes Lacquer Thank Full. This is a gorgeous brown-leaning burgundy holo with orange leaning red flakies that flicker and bring this polish to live. A gorgeous almost one-coater – I am in love this polish.<br />
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I created the above look as my Thanksgiving nails, they should last me through at least Thursday! On the pointer and ring fingers is <a href="http://differentdimensionpolish.bigcartel.com/">Different Dimension</a> Armstrong (which I don't think is available anymore, sorry) with a fun leaf design from my <a href="http://uberchicbeauty.com/products/lovely-leaves-uberchic-nail-stamping-plate.html">UberChic Lovely Leaves plate</a> using Painted Polish <a href="http://www.paintedpolish.com/product/stamped-in-chocolate">Stamped in Chocolate</a> and <a href="http://www.paintedpolish.com/product/stamped-in-sweet-potato">Stamped in Sweet Potato</a>.<br />
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If you like this fun fall look, stay tuned for tomorrow, I'm sharing six different looks (not including this one) using the Lovely Leaves plate because I'm obsessed with fall manis.<br />
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But back to Great Lakes Lacquer, as a reminder, the two December limited editions and will be available Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. CST. Fuzzy Socks is already available. Thank Full is a LE and is only available until Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. CST. All these beauties are available at the <a href="http://greatlakeslacquer.bigcartel.com/">Great Lakes Lacquer new Big Cartel site</a>.<br />
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So let me know, which of these are your favorite.<br />
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Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380168595834362718.post-79801876441756509242016-11-15T05:00:00.000-08:002016-11-15T10:05:46.763-08:00B Polished LetheHey y'all. Happy Tuesday. I'm really sorry I've been quiet on the blog lately. Election season at work is bananas and I'm still reeling from last week and some personal stuff going on in my life. But anyway, I've got a lovely polish to share with you today.<br />
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Pretty distractions are great, even more great when they glow and are holo!!!<br />
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This is <a href="http://store.thepolishedmommy.com/product/lethe">B Polished Lethe</a>, which is limited edition. This is a muted, soft blue holographic polish, filled with green shimmer. It just glows with that green shimmer and it really feel aquatic to me. Perfect for those mermaid nails everyone loves.<br />
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The formula on this is great, it is slightly brush-strokey, but apply thin coats and you don't really notice. Drying helps a lot with this too. It was nearly a one-coater, but I did two for good measure and topped it with B Polished's wonderful <a href="http://store.thepolishedmommy.com/product/b-polished-top-coat">Prism Shield top coat </a>(this thing preserves holo, y'all), for a holo lover like me, this is a MUST.<br />
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Anyway, because this is almost a one-coater, I decided I must check to see if it stamps.<br />
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Good news everyone, this baby stamps and is gorgeous! For this look I broke out <a href="http://store.thepolishedmommy.com/product/midnight-in-death-valley">B Polished Midnight in Death Valley</a>, the ultimate black stamping polish and stamped an image over Lethe using one of my Bundle Monster Festival Plates, this was on my pointer, middle and pinky fingers. For the thumb and my ring finger, I tested Lethe's stamping power using the same image and it was beautiful!<br />
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So the consensus is, we all need Lethe, and there are only a few bottles left and then this polish is gone for good. Don't miss out!!! Available at <a href="http://store.thepolishedmommy.com/products">B Polished's webshop</a>, there are a bunch of other unique and beautiful polishes there too!Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590759325330619094noreply@blogger.com0