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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!

Provided for Honest Review

I am so stinking excited!  I don’t think it’s any secret that Alchemy Lacquers is one of my favorite polish brands of all time.  Rebecca is constantly coming out with unique, complex, yet highly wearable polishes for all occasions.  To celebrate that October is Alchemy Lacquer’s Anniversary month as well I’m going to have a week of Alchemy Lacquers Lab Reports for you!  Today I’m going to start with her Hallowe’en offering, The Apothecary’s Cabinet.  This is a five piece collection that represents what any good Apothecary should have in their cabinet for mixing up all those spooky brews this time of year!

First up is this Hallowe’en’s Gilded polish!  Alchemy Lacquers is known for their unique gilded polishes.  I love every single one that has come out so far and this one is no different.  Here is Gilded Witch’s Brew:

Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Witch’s Brew

Such a perfect gilded offering for the Hallowe’en season!  This polish is a gilded purple base with orange, black, and purple metallic and holographic glitters in a variety of sizes.  It’s sparkletastic!

Alchemy Lacquers – Gilded Witch’s Brew

Let’s talk about formula!  This was easy to apply and I didn’t have any issues at all.  The glitter spread out nicely and I didn’t have to manipulate it or fish it out of the bottle.  The pictures show two coats plus a nice shiny topcoat!

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

Next up we have one that might have been made for me!  Ghost in a Bottle:

Alchemy Lacquers – Ghost in a Bottle

Anyone at all who knows me knows that I love a good glitter crelly polish.  This one is a stunning example of one that is done perfectly right.  It’s  a bright ghost white with a good amount of shimmer and then added to that is a mix of neon orange, black, neon green, and neon purple matte glitters sprinkled throughout.

Alchemy Lacquers – Ghost in a Bottle

I really cannot say enough about how much I love this polish.  The formula on the crelly base itself is perfect, opacity in two coats without being too sheer or too hard to work with.  The glitter because it’s a smaller mix spreads out and disperses perfectly.  These pictures show two coats plus topcoat and zero manipulation or fishing.

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

Next up is Rotten Pumpkin Juice, all you flakie lovers get ready!

Alchemy Lacquers – Rotten Pumpkin Juice

Rotten Pumpkin juice is a murky gray-brown jelly base that is packed with micro-flakies, I see gold, copper, green, and purple microflakies.  You know I’m a fan of the flakies and I’m also a fan of how this is not a black based polish.  It seems to me that a lot of polishes I see are black based and they are just not that forgiving on me.  This is a very forgiving shade and I enjoyed how it looked on!

Alchemy Lacquers – Rotten Pumpkin Juice

You can see the flakies a little better in this picture, they didn’t come across in the pictures very well but I assure you they add a lot of dimension to the polish in person.  The formula on this was like butter.  No streakiness or balding or any of that nasty stuff.  This shows two coats with topcoat!

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

Next up we have Glittering Cobwebs…thank goodness they aren’t real cobwebs or I’d be freaking out about now!

Alchemy Lacquers – Glittering Cobwebs

Love this one soo soo much!  This is a clear based polish packed up to the tippity top with teensie tiny super sparkly glitter in purple, orange, and black.  It reminds me of Unicorn Horn but darker and more dangerous!  The glitters are holographic and they just catch light perfectly.  Look at the orange glitters, they almost seem to glow because they are so glitteriffic (two made up words in one post way to go me!)

Alchemy Lacquers – Glittering Cobwebs

Glittering Cobwebs despite its name went on like a dream.  It builds up to opacity quite nicely and is easy to work with.  The only thing about this one is that you might need a little more patience around the cuticles for clean up if a few stray glitters bother you.  They cleaned up pretty well but the odd one really wanted to stay with me.  I think that this is just the nature of glitter anyway!  Also despite being a micro glitter polish it didn’t seem to be all that topcoat hungry to me, I just used my regular topcoat and it smoothed right out!  Pictures show three thin coats plus topcoat.

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

Last but not least is Eye of Newt, every good Apothecary would keep Eye of Newt in their stores and so therefore here it is!

Alchemy Lacquers – Eye of Newt

Eye of Newt is a deep emerald green jelly polish packed with sparkly goodness like color changing glitter, purple iridescent flakies (FLAKIES), and blue and green metallic microglitter.  It’s squishy and dark and sparkly.  Perfect for fall since dark greens seem to be a real trend this year!

Alchemy Lacquers – Eye of Newt

So squishy!  I love jelly polishes for this.  While it is a jelly polish it still reaches opacity quite easily.  I didn’t have any issues with dragging or other formula issues.  Pictures show two coats plus topcoat!

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

There you have it, the Apothecary’s Cabinet.  Five gloriously fun polishes for Hallowe’en and all Fall long!  Want to get your hands on these?  Well you’re in luck Alchemy Lacquers will be launching this collection along with another beautiful Quintet of polishes called “Witch’s Weeds” and a gorgeous duo “The Distiller’s Duo” TONIGHT!  That’s right Tonight October 20 at 8PM EST you will be able to order all the new polishes in 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!