Alchemy Lacquers Lab Report – Infinity Collection

Sent for Honest Review

I have an absolutely fabulous collection to show you today my dear readers! I’m sorry that I’ve been so absent lately but I graduate from college next week with my Bachelor’s Degree so I have been exceptionally busy.

I wanted to show you this collection though because it releases TODAY. You’re definitely going to want to grab this collection in time for the Avengers: Age of Ultron that opens on May 1st since this collection is inspired by the Marvel comics and first as a group appeared in an Avengers comic book! This is the Perfect collection of nail polish for any superhero (or supervillain) – loving person! Rebecca, the mastermind behind Alchemy Lacquers, really is a fan of comic books and was inspired to create a collection to reflect that love!

I keep saying it but I’ll say it again, every collection is a little better than before in terms of execution of theme, ideas, and creativity. Rebecca constantly wants to improve on her product, is ruthless with testing, and I can tell you that she spends months working on a collection before it comes out. Sometimes it’s so hard to keep them under wraps!

Alchemy Lacquers - Infinity Stones Collection

Alchemy Lacquers – Infinity Collection

I’m going to break my pattern here and talk about formula right now because honestly they are all super similar in formula and application and rather than repeat myself ad nauseam (college words for the win!) about how great the formula is I’m going to tell you at the top. These are a collection of jelly holographic polishes so they are a touch sheer but they are meant to be to show off all the glitter and flakies. All pictures show three coats and they are opaque. The application was divine and I had no trouble getting a good finish with the polish, no streaking or dragging.

Because I can’t stand for things not to be orderly and in proper order we’re going to do this collection in rainbow order. First up we have Ruby of Power:

Alchemy Lacquers – Ruby of Power

Ruby of Power is a lovely red jelly holographic polish that has multi-shades red microglitter and UltraChrome Flakies! The flakies in this polish shift from red to orange. The complexity of a seemingly simple polish is amazing.

Alchemy Lacquers – Ruby of Power

Polishes used: Barielle – Nail Rebuilding Protein; Alchemy Lacquers – Ruby of Power; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That.

Next up is Spessartite of Time:

Alchemy Lacquers – Spessertite of Time

Again we have a gorgeous jelly holographic polish, this one is orange. There are multi-shades of orange microglitter and UltraChrome Flakies. The flakies in this polish shift between orange and yellow.

Alchemy Lacquers – Spessertite of Time

Polishes used: Barielle – Nail Rebuilding Protein; Alchemy Lacquers – Spessartite of Time; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That.

Now we have Citron of Reality:

Alchemy Lacquers – Citron of Reality

Citron of Reality is the yellow one in the bunch! It’s a slightly green-leaning yellow jelly holographic base with multi-shades of yellow microglitter and UltraChrome Flakies. The flakies shift between yellow and green which enhances the green-leaning bit of the polish.

Alchemy Lacquers – Citron of Reality

Polishes used: Barielle – Nail Rebuilding Protein; Alchemy Lacquers – Citron of Reality; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That.

Emerald of Soul:

Alchemy Lacquers – Emerald of Soul

Hubba hubba. This is one of my favorites, it’s just the perfect shade of emerald green and it looks amazing on my skin tone so I definitely can’t wait to wear it again. This is an emerald green jelly holographic polish with multi-shades of green microglitter and UltraChrome flakies. The flakies shift between green and blue.

Alchemy Lacquers – Emerald of Soul

Polishes used: Barielle – Nail Rebuilding Protein; Alchemy Lacquers – Emerald of Soul; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That.

Next to last in our rainbow of comic-book inspired polishes is Sapphire of Mind:

Alchemy Lacquers – Sapphire of Mind

I never ever ever get tired of TARDIS blue polish. Even though this one is not Doctor Who inspired it is still a perfect TARDIS blue! This is a sapphire blue jelly holographic polish with multi-shades of blue microglitter and UltraChrome flakies. The flakies in this one shift between blue and purple.

Alchemy Lacquers – Sapphire of Mind

Polishes used: Barielle – Nail Rebuilding Protein; Alchemy Lacquers – Sapphire of Mind; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That.

Last but certainly not least is Amethyst of Space:

Alchemy Lacquers – Amethyst of Space

I.Love.This.Polish. I need back-ups of this one. It’s so gorgeous I could just die, but on the other hand that would suck because then I couldn’t keep enjoying this polish! This is a medium amethyst violet jelly holographic polish with multi-shades of purple microglitter and UltraChrome Flakies. The flakies in this one shift between purple and red…Are you sensing a theme here??? Did you notice, readers, that the flakies in each one points to the next polish!!!??? How flipping awesome is that?! This small detail just adds one more band of cohesion to an already tightly conceptualized collection.

Alchemy Lacquers – Amethyst of Space

Polishes used: Barielle – Nail Rebuilding Protein; Alchemy Lacquers – Amethyst of Space; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That.

I cannot wait to do some nail art with the whole collection, I assure you its coming! I know for sure I’ll be whipping them out to do an ally manicure for LGBT Pride Month. This fantastic collection along with two new Moonshard polishes (review upcoming on that amazing collection) will be released TONIGHT at 8PM ET. Set your alarms, make sure to grab yours because you’ll want them in time for the movie release! You can visit the Alchemy Lacquers Shop Here and don’t forget to check them out on Facebook and Instagram for all the latest swatches, nail art, and sneak peaks of future collections and releases! Are you an Alchemy Lacquers superfan? Come and join the rest of us in the new Alchemy Lacquers Lab for even more sneak peaks, discussions, pretty pictures, and other fun stuff!

Until next time my dear readers. I promise there will be some more consistency coming soon as I finish up school. Look for a TON of posts because I assure you that just because I’ve been busy with school doesn’t mean that I haven’t been getting nail mail. I have some exciting stuff to show you!

Alchemy Lacquers Lab Report Part 2 – Arctic Alchemy

Provided for Honest Review

Hello my lovely readers. I’m so sorry that this post has been delayed! I’m still trying to get into the groove of this semester and it’s got my schedule all out of whack. Seriously considering actually using my calendar function in my phone to start planning out my week which just hurts my spontaneous soul because I usually like to just fly by the seat of my pants most of the time. Anywho enough about all of that you’re here to see the GORGEOUS polishes that I have right here in my hot little hands. This is the rest of the Arctic Alchemy collection that I promised you!

First up is Thundersnow!

Alchemy Lacquers – Thundersnow

Thundersnow is a very slightly blue-leaning medium grey crelly base filled with blue microglitter, blue shimmer, and teensie tiny iridescent flakies. This is another one that goes right to the top of the list for me. It’s in my preferred color family and it’s just lovely!

Alchemy Lacquers – Thundersnow

Absolutely nothing bad to say about this polish at all. The formula on it is perfection. These pictures show two perfect self-leveling coats to perfection.

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Thundersnow; Digital Nails Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

Next up I have one of my favorites of the whole collection – Moraine:

Alchemy Lacquers – Moraine

Now this one was a surprise to me! I have used this polish two more times in nail art since I swatched it and ya’ll know that this nail polish addict has a crapload of nail polish and multiple uses out of one polish just doesn’t happen all that often. This is a silver subtle linear holographic polish with flakies and a touch of that gold-silver shifty pigment that is used in the gilded polishes. The result is a rich dimensional silver holographic polish that is anything but boring!

Alchemy Lacquers – Moraine

I tried unsuccessfully to capture the holographic arc in this one because it was kind of dreary when I swatched it. It is definitely there however and looks amazing in the sunlight! The formula on this was very easy to work with. Pictures show two coats plus topcoat and despite the fact that it has a metallic finish it doesn’t show brushstrokes which are the bane of my existence! I was utterly delighted with this one.

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Moraine; Digital Nails Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

Now for my second favorite of the collection – Firn:

Alchemy Lacquers – Firn

Oh…Em…GEE! Everything about this polish makes me happy. It is stunning in every single way imaginable. We have an icy aqua blue linear holo with blue microflakies. It’s a jelly base so it has a certain translucence that is just so lovely. I will reach for this one over and over.

Alchemy Lacquers – Firn

The holographic arc in this one is pretty strong as you can see some of it did come out to play in artificial light. It has a jelly translucent base so it is sheer but the pictures show three coats. It’s VERY nearly opaque here and on shorter nails or someone with a less prominent nail line it would be completely opaque. For me personally because of the inspiration of the policy and the loveliness of it I didn’t mind the slightly sheer translucent quality at all in fact I rather enjoyed it!

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Firn; Digital Nails Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

Last but not least is the Arctic Gilded offering for this collection. Gilded Icicles!

Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Icicles

How.gorgeous.is.that?! Seriously stunning! Gilded Icicles is a gilded white jelly polish. It is just the perfect wintery white polish ever. It has that characteristic gold/silver shift that just gives it so much depth.

Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Icicles

So this polish has a lot of shimmer and shine going on for it so it is a touch thicker in formula than the others. That does not make it unworkable or unmanageable at all it’s just the way it is. I’ve come to expect it from the Gilded polishes just because that seems to be the nature of the pigment that is in them. I have never had any trouble with them the thickness that they come. This shows two decent coats plust topcoat.

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Icicles; Digital Nails Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

Now these and some Valentine’s and Mardi Gras polishes are available RIGHT NOW in the Alchemy Lacquers’ Etsy Shoppe. You should definitely go pick up these and some of those too! You can also follow Alchemy Lacquers on Facebook and Instagram to get pretty pictures, teaser photos, and all the restock news you could ever want!

Alchemy Lacquers Lab Report Part 1 – Arctic Alchemy

Provided for Honest Review

I’m alive! My postings may be slightly more sporadic as I am entering my final semester before graduating with my Bachelor’s Degree! I’m very excited but there is a lot of work to go into this semester so I may have to sacrifice some of the time I would have spent on my blog on that. Never fear though I will always try to get posts out as much as possible. I would miss this blog terribly so I won’t cut it out even for a semester. If ya’ll have something special you’d like to see or some kind of feature idea feel free to contact me via the site and I will see what I can do. Come summer ya’ll will be sick of me again as I will be back to my 2-3 time a week postings!

Today though I have an amazing collection to show you. I have all but one of the collection but I think that you will get a great idea of what this collection is all about. It’s no secret that Alchemy Lacquers is one of my all time favorite brands. Rebecca consistently improves on every single collection she puts out. She just keeps getting better and better and this current collection is so so beautiful and perfectly represents the theme! These polishes are all currently available and I will include all the necessary links at the bottom!

Let’s start with Blizzard, fun fact Blizzard has actually been part of Rebecca’s core collection for a long time but it goes so naturally with this collection that it’s being included:

Alchemy Lacquers – Blizzard

Blizzard is a perfect pale pale pale blue with a light shimmer and teensie tiny blue speckles. It makes a great base for nail art and could even provide undies for some of the collection polishes if you didn’t want to build to opacity.

Alchemy Lacquers – Blizzard

Application is lovely. You can see there aren’t any streaks or drags and it applies very smoothly. Two coats to opacity without any trouble. Sometimes cremes are a bit difficult to work with in these lighter colors but the consistency is perfect.

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Blizzard; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat

Next up let’s take a look at Dawn of the North:

Alchemy Lacquers – Dawn of the North

Just look at that! I’ll give you a moment….

Awesome right? I love love this polish so much. This is a light blue jelly multichrome polish. It’s so shifty! It shifts from a sort of golden to pinkish purple and some slight green here and there in corners. The shifty is so strong that you can see it here without a lot of contortion or heroic acts. Love!

Alchemy Lacquers – Dawn of the North

Isn’t it lovely? It does go on sheer but it builds to opacity, I have a very defined nail line but me and VNL are copacetic so I don’t mind a little VNL now and then. The sheerness in this and a couple others do not bother me in the least because to me it fits the theme quite well. These pictures show three thin coats plus topcoat. You could use undies but to me it would detract a little from the loveliness.

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Dawn of the North; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

Next up is one of my favorites from the collection, Permafrost:

Alchemy Lacquers – Permafrost

Oh.Em.GEE! It’s like Rebecca asked me what I wanted for Christmas and then made this. Seriously everything about this polish makes me happy. It’s a creamy grey crelly with a subtle linear holo and rainbow microflakies!!! LOVE!

Alchemy Lacquers – Permafrost

Application for Permafrost is the height of perfection. Self-leveling smooth application. The pictures show two coats plus topcoat!

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Permafrost; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

Next up is a glitter topper that happens to look awesome over Permafrost:

Alchemy Lacquer – Graupel

Graupel is a perfect mix of white and ice blue satin glitters and white matte glitter in a clear base. It would look amazing over a variety of undies and I chose to pair it with Permafrost because well they just seemed to go together naturally!

Alchemy Lacquers – Graupel

This glitter topper went on great without any issues at all. This is one unmanipulated coat over undies and topped with topcoat. Because the glitters are smaller gauged they don’t need a lot of help to smooth out.

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Graupel; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

This post is to be continued with the remaining four polishes that I have in my possession. Trust me you will not be disappointed the gilded offering is coming up! In the meantime, you should totally go check out the Alchemy Lacquers’ shop and snag up your own bottles of these amazing polishes. You can also follow AL on Facebook and Instagram to see more amazing swatches and pictures!

Christmas Nail Art Roundup!

Some polishes may have been provided for previous review

I decided that this year I would save all my holiday manis of the year to share with you in one post. I know that I do quite a lot of swatch posts but I do actual nail art as well and while I’m no genius at it I do like to have fun with different combinations and I’ve been practicing some freehand stuff as well!

I hope you enjoy and also be sure to check out the inlinkz at the bottom to see a lot of other awesome bloggers and their holiday manicures!

Digital Nails – Supernova with Gothic Gala Lacquers – Holiday Berries

Gothic Gala Lacquers – Holiday Leaves with Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Holly and Jindie Nails – Through the Eyes of a Child

Literary Lacquers – One Thousand Christmas Trees with Zoya – Liberty, Chyna and Solange

Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Dreidel with Elevation Polish – Darkest Storm stamped with Cici & Sisi Christmas 2014

There you have the looks I’ve done for this holiday season! I had hoped to do more and I think next year I’m going to increase my goal! But I’m pretty happy with this group of nail art looks.

I want to wish everyone a very Happy Holidays and all the best in the New Year!

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Lab Report – Alchemy Lacquers Holiday Collection

Provided for Honest Review

So I’m super excited for this post – I’ve been seeing sneak peeks of these for awhile now and I couldn’t wait to get my grabby hands on them! I have four polishes that are just perfect for the holidays. One Christmas and two Hannukah polishes plus a 2.0 version of a classic Alchemy Lacquers Polish. We don’t get to see a lot of Hannukah polishes so I’m pretty happy to see them in this collection!

Up first are the gildeds. I’m going to start with Gilded Holly:

Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Holly

Another win Alchemy Lacquers. I am in total love with all the gilded polishes and there is nothing else like them out there. This is a green based polish with a gold/silver shift and bright red and green metallic and holographic glitter.

Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Holly

Application is as perfect as I’ve come to expect. I’ve been following and reviewing for Alchemy Lacquers a long time and there is a level of excellence that I’ve come to expect. Glitter spread is perfect and opacity is easily achieved. Pictures show two coats with topcoat.

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Holly; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

Next up is Gilded Dreidel, one of the two Hannukah polishes:

Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Dreidel

Again loving this one. This addition to the gilded collection is a blue based polish with the characteristic silver/gold shift. I’ve noticed that depending on the base color sometimes the silver or gold is more prominent. In Gilded Holly the gold came out to play more but in this one the silver seems to be more prevalent. Despite all the sparkly goodness of the gilded part of the polish she packed it with shades of blue and silver metallic and holographic glitters. Total sparkle city!

Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Dreidel

Perfect application. Opaque in two coats. Glitter dispersal is great. I often feel like a broken record on this issue so I’m going to keep it short and sweet this time.

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Dreidel; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

Next up is Tekhelet

Alchemy Lacquers – Tekhelet

Tekhelet is a Hebrew word that means turquoise or blue and refers specifically to a sacred dye that was mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh. This is a super sparkly mix of blue and silver metallic and holographic microglitters. It’s like a blue discoball of sparkly fun on the nail!

Alchemy Lacquers – Tekhelet

Now you’d think hmm microglitter in a clear base that sounds like a nightmare to bring to opacity if it’s even possible but I assure you that with these it’s not only possible but EASY. These pictures show two coats NO undies. That’s right all that sparkly goodness doesn’t even need undies and even with my prominent VNL I didn’t need more than two coats!

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Tekhelet; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

Next up is Snowberry a classic Alchemy Lacquers that has been revamped so I’m fondly calling it Snowberry 2.0:

Alchemy Lacquers – Snowberry

Snowberry is a silver foil holographic base with royal blue holographic glitters. It’s like she took all the holo that one could want and stuffed it into one magical polish. I often find that I’m bored with linear holographic polishes because they are so one note and no one ever seems to put glitter in them and I admit I’m addicted to glitter. But every so often a maker gets the urge to buck the status quo and put glitter in linear holographic base and I love it every time. I’ve already worn this one twice. Yeah I love it that much.

Alchemy Lacquers – Snowberry

Just look at the holo in that and this is under artificial lighting. In the sunshine it’s downright distracting! Two coats perfect application. I had no problems with consistency or glitter dispersal. Two coats plus topcoat!

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Snowberry (2.0); Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

As per usual this is where I can tell you where to find your own Alchemy Lacquers polishes. You can check out their Website or Etsy Store to learn more about all the available polishes. You should definitely also check out her Facebook and Instagram for sneak peeks and swatches of all these amazing polishes and things coming up in the future. As a fun thing this season you can order a Secret Santa or Hannukah Harry gift that can be sent anonymously to a gift recipient. This is a lot of fun and takes the guesswork out of what to get that hard to buy for person!