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Hello my lovely readers!  I’m back with the next installment of awesomeness from the recent Fall Launch over at Alchemy Lacquers.  Today I have for you the Witch’s Weeds collection.  This is a five piece collection of nail polishes based on certain nefarious herbs that are used as poisons.  Let me tell you though these polishes are no trick they are a treat all the way!

Let’s start with Nightshade:

Alchemy Lacquers – Nightshade

Nightshade is a super unique polish.  It’s a deep purple jelly packed to the top with an emerald green shimmer.  It reads green in pictures but you can see the purple underneath in person.  But man oh man when the light catches that emerald flash it’s just amazing.  I have nothing like this in my entire collection and I’ve never seen anything even similar to it either.  I love that about Alchemy Lacquers she keeps managing to come up with some unique things that I just don’t see out there right now!

Alchemy Lacquers – Nightshade

Formula on this was perfection.  It built up to opacity quite nicely even though it is a jelly based polish.  I didn’t have any streakiness or balding and I’m really pleased with how smooth and even it came out.  No brushstrokes either which is nice with the super shimmeriness I thought I might have to use a patient hand but I had no issues with that. Pictures show two coats plus topcoat

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

Next up is Henbane

Alchemy Lacquers – Henbane

Henbane is a beautiful wine colored linear holographic polish with some taupe or beige microflakies.  While they microflakies don’t stand out a lot on their own they give the polish depth and dimension.  I like holos that have a bit of a kick or something else interesting going on.  This one is just lovely.  I really love the shade, it’s one of those colors that looks really good on a lot of people!

Alchemy Lacquers – Henbane

Again we’re working with a perfect formula.  Sometimes holos can be a little streaky or tough to work with but this one is magic.  Smooth application and I *almost* didn’t need a second coat.  Pictures show two coats with topcoat.

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

For your viewing pleasure up next I have Belladonna:

Alchemy Lacquers – Belladonna

Belladonna is a beautiful multichrome jelly polish with some black microflakies thrown in for interest!  The polish shifts from rose to purple and just seems to glow with that purply shimmer.  The jelly base is more of a charcoal gray and the overall effect is just a beautiful polish. I think that this one in particular would be really awesome as a base for stamping nail art.

Alchemy Lacquers – Belladonna

The formula on this is similar to Nightshade in that it’s a jelly polish with some extra going on with it!  It applied the same way, beautifully.  Pictures show two coats plus topcoat.

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

So now we’re coming up to one of my two favorites in this collection.  First up is Mandrake:

Alchemy Lacquers – Mandrake

Holy cow how I love this polish.  I am not a nude polish loving girl, I’m not a brown polish loving girl but I LOVE THIS POLISH this will be my go to nude holographic polish forever.  It is so gorgeous.  Mandrake is a brown linear holographic with a multichrome shift (red to green to pink).  I cannot tell you how beautiful it is!

Alchemy Lacquers – Mandrake

Formula on this was absolute perfection.  It went on in two smooth easy coats.  Fully opaque without any pesky problems with application!

Here’s a bonus macro because I couldn’t believe how prominent the holo effect was in ARTIFICIAL light!

Alchemy Lacquers – Mandrake

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

Last but certainly not least is my very favorite of the group.  This polish caused me to message Rebecca immediately with some flailing and raving about how amazing and awesome it is.  This is Hemlock:

Alchemy Lacquers – Hemlock

Hemlock is a blue based polish with a purple, red, gold, green multichrome shift.  In some lights it looks purply and in others it looks acid green.  It’s so so gorgeous!  Then I got it out into the sun and the holographic came out to play.  I could not capture it indoors because the multichrome takes over in that light!

Alchemy Lacquers – Hemlock

It’s so shifty and pretty!  The formula is awesome and only took two coats to perfect opacity.  It went on smoothly without any hitches or drags!

Here’s a bonus shot showing the acid green shift!

Alchemy Lacquers – Hemlock

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

There you have it, the Witch’s Weeds.  Five gloriously gorgeous polishes for Fall!  Want to get your hands on these?  Well you’re in luck Alchemy Lacquers has these available NOW! You can order them from her Etsy Store.  If you want to keep up to date on all the news and happening and see all the gorgeous pictures of her new lines make sure to follow on Facebook and Instagram!

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It’s been awhile since my last post for Alchemy Lacquers but let me tell you it’s worth the wait!  There is a new collection that is being released TOMORROW and you definitely will want to get your hands on this collection!  It’s called “A Tall Drink of Nature” and is based on plants that are used to make drinks!

First up we have Camellia.  This polish is inspired by the leaf buds of the Camellia sinensis plant.  This is the plant from which we get tea!

Alchemy Lacquers – Camellia

Fitting then that this should be a beautiful green color that reminds me quite a bit of green tea.  This is a soft creamy green scattered holo with a flash of red shimmer.

Alchemy Lacquers – Camellia

I’m going to go ahead and point it out because it’s a bit noticeable in these pictures – I have a patch on my forefinger.  I would not want anyone to think that the imperfection on my forefinger has anything to do with the formula because the formula on this is gorgeous!  It went on smoothly and without any opacity or application issues.  These pictures show two easy coats plus topcoat.

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

Next up we have Kola:

Alchemy Lacquers – Kola

Kola is a reddish brown linear holo with a multichrome finish.  The inspiration for this one is relatively clear!  It’s based on the Kola nut which was used in making a certain kind of soft drink that we should all be familiar with!  It’s shifty and gorgeous and it reminds me of a tall frothy glass of…Cola!  Rebecca nailed this one!

Alchemy Lacquers – Kola

Again the formula on this was excellent.  I actually have trouble with some holos, they tend to be a little thin or streaky but this one had none of that!  The pictures show two coats plus topcoat.

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

Next up we have Cloudberry and I might just float to the clouds on how pretty it is!

Alchemy Lacquers – Cloudberry

Cloudberry is inspired by an actual berry that is used to make an alcoholic drink called Lakka.  This is a gorgeous peachy orange with iridescent microglitter and a sparkly purple shimmer finish.

Alchemy Lacquers – Cloudberry

I really love the way that this one looks on.  I was worried that it might be a touch sheer because of the lighter color but it built up quite nicely in two coats with nary a bit of VNL to be seen!  Pictures show two coats plus topcoat.

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

Last up we have my favorite of the four…Roselle:

Alchemy Lacquers – Roselle

Roselle is inspired by a variety of hibiscus that is used to make a Mexican drink called jamaica (not to be confused with the country).  The polish is a wine colored jelly filled with microflakies and red to gold color changing glitter!  It’s got a gorgeous depth and is very flattering!

Alchemy Lacquers – Roselle

Love love this one.  Perfect jelly formula, opaque in two coats but doesn’t lose any of it’s depth or squishiness.  I love the sparkle of the color changing glitters and I’m PRETTY sure that everyone knows my fondess for all things flakie.  Two coats…sans topcoat!

Polishes used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Roselle

You can get A Tall Drink of Nature TOMORROW and other gorgeous Alchemy Lacquers in her Etsy shop, you can view all the news and sign up for the newsletter at the Alchemy Lacquers Website.  Be sure to follow on Facebook and Instagram for up to the minute breaking news and gorgeous pictures and sneak peaks of upcoming polishes!