Royal Lacquer and Vynails Review!

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Hello my darlings! How are you on this rainy day? Oh is it not raining where you’re at? Well it’s certainly raining here. You know what that means! It’s time to paint my nails! Ok so that’s not much different than any other day but let’s roll with it! I have a fun review for ya’ll today! I was recently approached by a new indie brand who was wanting to get her name and product out there on the blogosphere and she sent me a lovely package to review! So we have new indies and her line of vinyl nail decals which come in a simply huge array of decorations for your digits! Digit Decorations! Quick someone make something and call it that because I’m on fire!

Ok before I can digress any further let me get right down to business and around here that means pretty polish! First up we have Evergreen.

Evergreen is a green jelly based polish filled with holographic micro-glitter, holographic green hex glitters, and metallic gold square glitters! I’m really loving the influx of true jelly polishes lately! Because this polish is a jelly you should expect that it is extremely sheer. These pictures show five thin coats and you can see there is still a very slight VNL in the pictures though in person the VNL was not noticeable at all. However the squish factor on this is through the roof!!! I’m totes digging on the squishiness of this one.

While there is glitter in this polish it is not overwhelming or overpowering. This is good because I did use so many coats. There is the appearance that the glitters are curling, but I assure you those hexes are flat. I did not even need glitter food! If you are deadset against VNL then you could layer this over another polish but if you do so I’d recommend the dabbing method of application so that you can get the amount of glitter that you like on the nail.

Polishes Used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Royal Lacquer – Evergreen; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl

Next up we have Inner Rebel

Inner Rebel is a pristine white crelly based polish sprinkled with tiny hot pink, blue, and green glitters of varying shape as well as a gold holographic flecks throughout. This polish is so delicate and pretty! I think I’m starting to see a trend of dainty delicate crelly-based glitter polishes and I’m a fan!

Application was easy breezy on this one – after the first coat I was definitely expecting to need to do three or four coats but this is actually two coats NO undies! This one did not need glitter food either and a nice shiny topcoat was all that was needed to smooth everything out!

Polishes Used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Royal Lacquer – Inner Rebel; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl

Last but definitely not least was my favorite polish of the three! Allow me to introduce Pearlie!

*Swoon* Yes that is a stunning slightly blackened purple polish right there! What my camera could not capture is the AMAZING unique quality that it has. This purple crelly-based polish is PACKED with itty bitty tiny magenta micro-glitter and teensie tiny holographic aqua flecks. This makes it seem like the polish is glowing from the inside. It is so great!

I’ll be honest – after the first coat I was slightly worried that it was going to take several coats to reach opacity. Readers, I was wrong!! The second coat brought the opacity and leveled out everything! This one does dry to a slightly matte finish and the teensie tiny glitters leave it with a somewhat gritty feel. Because of that and that cute little owl I did use glitter food to give it a glass smooth surface! Let’s talk about that owl! Isn’t it adorable? That my beloved readers is one of the Vynails decals! Super easy to apply – literally I grabbed a pair of tweezers, peeled it off the sheet, poked out the eyes and belly with a toothpick, and slapped it on the nail! Easy peasy! You can also use many of the designs that they have (there are scads of designs) as stencils by placing the negative space on the nail and painting over it then removing it before the polish dries to ensure a clean line. I foresee tons of manis in my future featuring cute little decals!

Polishes Used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Royal Lacquer – Pearlie; Vynail – Vinyl Owl Decal; Nail Pattern Boldness – Glitter Food; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl

Let me save you the trouble of hunting down these lacquers! You can find out all the happening news on their facebook page and you can purchase Royal Lacquer and Vynails in their Etsy Shop! Also since this has been posted Tiffany has kindly offered a 10% discount to my readers! Just enter BOOMSHAKAWESOME at checkout to receive the discount!

Mod Lacquer!

Dec11

Nothing to Disclose

Hello my lovelies! I want to first thank you for being patient with me and my spotty posting schedule here lately. I’ve been right in the middle of the end of semester, the holidays are here, and I’m going to try to pick up some extra hours at work during my school break. So thank you! Second because of my somewhat spotty posting schedule I’ve had these pictures in the vault waiting for a moment to be released out into the world to inspire wishlists everywhere! I have three delightful polishes from Mod Lacquer today! Let’s get started, I’m ready to roll!

First up I have Waxing Whimsical!

Isn’t this fun?! I adore colors like this. I tend to be very drawn to bright pastels and bright colors in general. This is a bright mint green crelly based polish packed with multi-sized matte hot pink square and hex glitters! It would almost be a jelly base if it were a little more translucent. It does go on a bit sheer but three thin coats and it’s all good.

I didn’t have any problems getting the glitter, even the larger sizes, out onto the nail. The glitter spread nicely and didn’t require any major manipulations. I do recommend doing your first coat especially thin and not to worry about getting too much glitter on in the first coat or two – that could cause the glitter to clump up and need a lot of manipulation if the upper layers of glitter are catching on the glitter that has already dried a bit. Bottom line: I love this polish, the colors are perfect for me, the formula was really nice and I would totally recommend it!

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Mod Lacquer – Waxing Whimsical; Nail Pattern Boldness – Glitter Food; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl

Next up we have the one that I thought was going to be my favorite from the bunch – I was wrong but I still love this one too! I present to you Radical!

Let me say – this is another polish that is right up my color alley as it were. I ADORE blues, greens and teals. I do wear other colors but I really am drawn to that part of the color spectrum! Radical is a bright blue crelly based polish with tons of tiny matte hot pink hex glitters meandering through the base. Again this is a crelly that could almost be a jelly if it were slightly more translucent. It is sheer like Waxing Whimsical but again this is three thin coats and it shows only the barest amount of VNL. As you know a little VNL never bothers me. I like the squishiness, and I do not like to layer crellies and jellies over solid opaque polishes because they seem to lose that quality to me.

This polish went on like a dream. Seriously, one of the easiest glitter polishes to apply. I really love the color on this one and I’ll definitely be reaching for it to overcome any winter doldrums that I may feel as the season wears on.

Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Mod Lacquer – Radical; Nail Pattern Boldness – Glitter Food; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl

Ok last but certainly not least is my favorite of the three I picked up – Paranormal Paradise!

O.M.G. This is a clear based glitter topper. The amount of holographic glitter in this amazing polish is simply EPIC. Being clear based I did layer it over undies but honestly what you see is one dabbed coat…I think I could have build this one to opacity if I wasn’t hoarding up my bottle like a crazy polish lady! Packed into the clear base is BIG holographic pink, silver, hot pink, and aqua circle glitters, medium metallic red and pink hexes, tiny metallic lime green hexes, and throughout is fine holographic multi-colored micro-glitter.

There is so much glitter my camera really was freaked out and didn’t know where to focus! No digging or fishing was required, but I did turn the bottle upside down for about 20 minutes before I did this swatch. I do this with almost all of my glitter polishes, gravity helps pull the chunky bits up to the top where the brush can catch them more easily. This polish is crazy festive in my opinion and would be great topped over black, gray, or navy for the New Year!

Polishes used: Polishes used: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Tip Top Nails – Meringue Surprise; Mod Lacquer – Paranormal Paradise; Nail Pattern Boldness – Glitter Food; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl

So…will you be running out to pick up some MOD Lacquer? I know I’ll be getting some more I’ve been really eyeing up her Cryptid Collection! You can of course keep up to date with news and sales by following Mod Lacquer on Facebook and you can buy her polishes in her Etsy shop!

Ruby White Tips – Christmas Balls

Dec5

Nothing to Disclose

I am so thrilled to have finally got my mitts on a bottle of Ruby White Tips nail polish! I’ve heard good things about them around the blogosphere and I’ve been stalking their website and drooling over the polish. Then something happened that motivated me to push that “add to cart” button like I’d been yearning to do. Laura, the owner of Ruby White Tips, released her Holiday collection which includes the polish I am going to show you. I love every single thing about this polish!

Just look! Now first let me just say, I adore that there are little rhinestones stuck to the cap – I think that’s adorable! It makes it so girly and fun! I’ll give you a moment to collect yourself over the stunning polish. What we have here is a pearly shimmery base packed with tons of glitter, red metallic dots and squares and gold metallic dots. What’s really special about this polish though is that there is a color-shift in the base and so in some lights it looks pink! I tried to capture that pink shift for you! It really is such a lovely sparkly polish, and dare I say it, FESTIVE!

Application was easy breezy, really one of the easier glitter polishes I’ve ever applied. The glitter spread out evenly without manipulation and even though the polish is sheer and takes about three coats it does build up very easily to reach opacity.

Polishes used in this manicure: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Ruby White Tips – Christmas Balls; Nail Pattern Boldness – Glitter Food; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl Topcoat

I would definitely recommend this polish and since this I have scored a couple more bottles that I’ll be showing you in the near future! You can keep up to date with Ruby White Tips on their facebook page and website (definitely follow them on facebook so that you will be kept in the loop for her contests and giveaways!) and you can buy Ruby White Tips in their Etsy shop!

Ellagee Review!

Nov30

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My dearest readers let me just tell you now – I have some great things in store for you today! These are the first Ellagee polishes that I’ve ever gotten but I can tell you right now these will NOT be my last!! Furthermore you’re going to start to see me branch out into colors and finishes and effects that I haven’t touched on yet!

First up is Not the Droids You Are Looking For.

Look how fun! NtDYALF is a clear based glitter topper. There are just tons and tons of gold, silver, and blue dots inspired by C-3PO and R2D2! The glitter spread was very nice and I didn’t have to manipulate it much if at all.

These pictures show one coat over undies!

Polishes used in this manicure: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu Basecoat; Tip Top Nails – Cherry’s in the Snow; Ellagee – Not the Droids You Are Looking For; Nail Pattern Boldness – Glitter Food; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl Topcoat

Next we have one that I was really really excited about. The only disappointment is that I am not able to do this polish justice in my pictures. I give you La Fée Verte. Well actually I’m not giving it to you this one is MINE!

Look at that lovely green fairy! This polish comes from Ellagee’s Cocktail Hour collection and this is a thermal polish inspired by Absinthe. When it’s warm it is a lovely silvery gray with just the barest hint of green. When it is cool it is a deeper green. Also sprinkled throughout is a smattering of holographic micro-glitters. Application was easy breezy and the thermal effect is really very neat I just couldn’t seem to capture it very effectively, it was pretty cold in my office and I would get my nails warmed up as best as I could but these pictures show it closer to the cool (temperature) shade.

This polish actually dries to a very lovely satiny finish, not really matte, but not super blinding shiny either. These pictures show two coats with topcoat.

Polishes used in this manicure: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu Basecoat; Ellagee – La Fée Verte; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl Topcoat

Last but NOT least in any way shape or form is a BEAUTIFUL polish from Ellagee’s Holiday collection. This is Everyone Wishes for Silver and Gold

Really, I could faint over this. It’s so gorgeous. I know that this kind of color is a real departure for me. I am not one to go in for a bunch of neutral shades. This however is so amazingly classy, classic, and just lovely. Everyone Wishes for Silver and Gold is an ivory crelly packed with multi-sized gold, silver, and white metallic and holographic circle glitters! You know I am a complete sucker for circle or dot glitter. The overall effect is just so delicate and lovely. I will probably be reaching for this one more than once this Holiday season! You’ll have to act quick for this one though it is a limited edition for the Holidays only!

Picture shows two coats and the glitter spread was very nice and easy and didn’t require any major placement or manipulation. I do like that I seemed to get a good mix of all the glitters on my nails, even the larger dots were no problem at all. I did use glitter food, although I probably could have gotten away with not using it and just opted for an extra thick coat of HK Girl.

Polishes used in this manicure: Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu Basecoat; Ellagee – Everyone Wishes for Silver and Gold; Nail Pattern Boldness – Glitter Food; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl Topcoat

I am thrilled with these polishes and I foresee many more bottles of Ellagee polishes making their way to nest here at my house. You can buy Ellagee polish here and keep up to date on all the news, sales, and contests on the Ellagee Facebook page!

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