OPI Damone Roberts 1968, JINDIE NAILS Soul Surfing, & FINGERPAINTS Sparkle Top Coat

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Fingerpaints Sparkle Top Coat, OPI Damone Roberts 1968
and Jindie Nails Soul Surfing

Going through my stash to decide what to purge before the big move (if you didn't see on my IG Stories, we are moving to Sasebo, Japan), and in typical Lacey fashion... I got distracted by layering pairings. So I present to you, after the jump: OPI Damone Roberts 1968 layered with Jindie Nails Soul Surfing and Fingerpaints Sparkle Top Coat.

Holiday Snow Nail Art

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Holiday Snow Nail Art

I haven't been able to get the idea of a sponged on snow "French manicure" layered with a ton of different glitters out of my head, so I finally did it. I really wasn't feeling green or red this year for some reason. I can't decide if this looks like a magical, sparkling snow day (I've never had a snow day soooo I'm just guessing here LOL) or a pretty, glittery snow globe!

Macro Shot: Holiday Snow Nail Art 

I applied a light base coat of Finger Paints Sparkle Top Coat (a super oldie but a goodie iridescent micro glitter in a clear base) and then lightly sponged on the "tips" with Zoya Snow White. I actually ran out of makeup sponges I used for nail art after 8 years, so I reached for a regular 'ol dish sponge. I think the pore size of the dish sponge actually made it look more like snow than a makeup sponge would have created, which is more apt for a more solid nail art look. I think the dish sponge created the light and fluffy look I was going for.

Next, I haphazardly and lightly layered on scattered silver holographic top coat: Hungry Asian Dream Car. Then I layered on Essie As Gold As It Gets (a clear base packed with small gold flakies, I highly recommend this polish if you can still get your hands on it!) followed by Zoya Dallas ("clear base with silver glitter, large white hexagonal glitter, and small white glitter running throughout"). 

I think the combo of all those glitter toppers makes it JUST busy enough to make it visually interesting without being over the top. This nail art idea also looked great without the glitter top coats too.

Happy Holidays, y'all!

These items were sent for review. My opinions of the brand are my own and are not influenced in any way. Please read the disclaimer tab for more information about my reviews.

SUPERCHIC LACQUER: SuperHolos - The Urban Dictionary Collection [Rosebuddy, Wonderwall, Trap Queen, Awkward Turtle, Zombie Crush, Awesome Sauce, & Deadpool]

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SuperChic Lacquer Urban Dictionary Collection
(L->R) Rosebuddy, Wonderwall, Trap Queen, Awkward Turtle,
Zombie Crush, Awesome Sauce, and Deadpool

Today I have the brand spankin' new SuperChic Lacquer SuperHolos - Urban Dictionary Collection. If you like unique colors and holographic polishes you need to take a look of these polishes! (who doesn't though? ...don't admit if you don't because I can't promise that I won't judge you LOL) I can't wait to share my swatches with you, I really had fun staring at my nails :P

*WARNING THIS POST IS PICTURE HEAVY*WARNING THIS POST IS PICTURE HEAVY*

SUPERCHIC LACQUER: Project Runway Collection PART II [Make It Work, Boots on the Ground, Own It!, & Take the Plunge]

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SuperChic Lacquer Project Runway Collection (L->R) Make It Work,
Boots on the Ground, Take the Plunge, and Own It!

Today, I have the 2nd part of SuperChic Lacquer's Project Runway Collection - greens and blues. If you missed Part I - click here! This collection is made up of pigmented polishes that are full of holographic pigment and glitter.  Perfect polishes to wear for a summer day out in the sun, trust me! Check out these colors after the jump :]

SUPERCHIC LACQUER: Project Runway Collection PART I [Skin Tight, Material Girl, She Wears the Pants, & On Point]

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SuperChic Lacquer Project Runway Collection (L->R) Skin Tight,
Material Girl, She Wears the Pants, and On Point

Hi guysssss! I'm super stoked to share the latest collection from SuperChic Lacquer with you :] The Project Runway Collection came out a few days ago. This collection is made up of 8 holographic glitter polishes. For maximum awesomeness, these polishes have both holographic glitter AND pigment. SuperChic Lacquer is back at it again with fun, unique shade, 1 coat polishes. Today I have Part I of my review, check out these 4 polishes after the jump!

SUPERCHIC LACQUER: Scriptures Collection PART II [On a Wing and a Prayer, Crown of Thorns, Quickening, & In the Twinkling of an Eye]

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SuperChic Lacquer Scriptures Collection  (L->R) On a Wing and a Prayer,
Crown of Thorns, Quickening, and In the Twinkling of an Eye

Happy FRIDAY! I have the 2nd part of my review of the Scriptures Collection by SuperChic Lacquer. This collection is made up of 8 multi-chrome flakie polishes that have the versatility of being worn alone or layered over your favorite color.  If you missed the other 4 polishes I reviewed, you can find them here! This collection launches later today so check out the rest of the collection after the jump :]

SUPERCHIC LACQUER: Scriptures Collection PART I [Heaven's Coordinates, My Secret Garden, Entertaining Angels, & Sweet Surrender]

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SuperChic Lacquer Scriptures Collection  (L->R) Heaven's Coordinates,
My Secret Garden, Entertaining Angels, and Sweet Surrender

Today I have part 1 of SuperChic Lacquer's Scriptures Collection. This collection is made up of 8 multi-chrome flakie polishes that have the versatility of being worn alone or layered over your favorite color. Check out the sparkly swatches after the jump!

SUPERCHIC LACQUER: Goosebumps Collection [Killing Me Softly, Doomsday, Rotten to the Carmeled Core, & Psychic Hotline]

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SuperChic Lacquer Goosebumps Collection (L->R)  Killing Me Softly,
Doomsday, Rotten to the Carmeled Core, and Psychic Hotline

Hi there! Today I have the second Fall 2015 collection from SuperChic Lacquer - The Goosebumps Collection. This collection is full of glittery crellies with thermochromatic awesomeness (aka they change color according to temperature. These also glow in black like! Check these polishes out after the jump!

SUPERCHIC LACQUER: Dreamology Collection [Realm of Erotic, No Rest For the Wicked, Lucid LaLa Land, & 40 Winks]

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SuperChic Lacquer Dreamology Collection and Marvel-Star Top Coat
(L->R) Realm of Erotic, No Rest For the Wicked, Lucid LaLa Land, and 40 Winks

Happy FRIDAY! Forget Me Not Friday is on hold for now, I haven't purchased anything and my pile is getting boring and/or old/un-purchasable. So today, I thought I'd share with you an upcoming collection from SuperChic Lacquer. She has 2 collections for Fall 2015, this is The Dreamology Collection - super opaque, highly saturated, intense linear holographic polishes. I can't wait to share these with y'all. I love them so much!

Forget Me Not Friday - NERD LACQUER: Don't Panic

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Nerd Lacquer Don't Panic

Hey there! Today's Forget Me Not Friday is a Nerd Lacquer I grabbed from a blog sale a few months back, Don't Panic. I love green polish and green glitter and I've lusted this after polish for awhile :P Can't wait to share it with you below!n

Nerd Lacquer Don't Panic over Sinful Colors Pistache

Nerd Lacquer Don't Panic over Sinful Colors Pistache

Nerd Lacquer Don't Panic over Sinful Colors Pistache

Nerd Lacquer Don't Panic is a "brilliant clover green base with emerald and grass green glitter, plus a sprinkling of holographic sparkle". If you like green, this is great for you! The base is a little too sheer for me to deal with layering, so I layered it over Sinful Colors Pistache (previously swatched here!). The teenie tiny glitters are my favorite. Look at that macro - so much green glittery fun!

I did 2 coats of Don't Panic over a pair of light green undies. I think it would take quite a few coats to build up, I'm not about that. Bet this also would look amazing over a dark green! Application didn't give me any issues. After a few shakes, glitter coverage per coat was great. Dry time was great also. No issues for me! :)

I'd link you to Nerd Lacquer's social media... but I don't want to encourage my readers to purchase from her directly. I'm sorry to say there have been TONS of issues with ordering from her. (I'm sure you could Google the whole ordeal) I haven't purchased from her in well over a year. Your best bet for finding Nerd Lacquer is blog sales/Storenvy (where I grabbed this one).

Happy FRIYAY!

I purchased this with my own money.

Forget Me Not Friday (Saturday Edition) - Hare Polish Regency Miss & Londontown Purple Reign

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Londontown Purple Reign (L) and Hare Polish Regency Miss (R)

Hey guys! Still trying to adjust to this whole "having a full time job and find time to swatch" thing so forgive my day late post :P I'm super excited to share these two polishes from Hare Polish and Londontown Lakur with you. If you like purple polish, these colors are amazing! Check 'em out after the jump.

Forget Me Not Friday: HARE POLISH - Archipelago 2.0

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Hare Polish Archipelago 2.0

Congrats, you made it to FRIDAY! And I made it to Forget Me Not Friday, yay me! I don't purchase much indie polish anymore (I gotta get the storage sitch figured out haha) but I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for some Hare Polish. This I'm reviewing today is Archipelago 2.0. When I discovered Hare Polish before their "comeback", Archipelago was the ONE polish I knew I had to have so I was STOKED when 2.0 was made. Check it out below!

Hare Polish Archipelago 2.0

Hare Polish Archipelago 2.0

Hare Polish Archipelago 2.0

(For reference, here's a Polishaholic swatch of the original Archipelago). As you can see Archipelago has a more complicated look to it than the original, love it just the same. 2.0 is a "blue/teal jelly with copper hexes and squares, plus copper shimmer!" What's not to love about that freakin' color contrast? It's AWESOME. The newly added shimmer and squares give 2.0 a little more depth, which is what we're used to with Hare Polish.

I did 3 coats of Archipelago 2.0. Application of the jelly was nice, easy to apply. This polish was easy to build up to opacity. Longer nails will need more coats to kill VNL, of course. One thing I love about Hare Polish jellies: They don't take 10 years to dry.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Hare Polish
Etsy | Facebook | Blog | Twitter | Instagram
Price: Full Sized $10
Where to Find: Etsy, Llarowe, Shop Eclecticco, Femme Fatale, Rainbow Connection, Little Vixen Shop

At the moment, Archipelago 2.0 is sold out in her Etsy shop (haven't checked other etailers, I'm lazy LOL), but stay tuned to her Facebook if you're wanting this polish!

What do you think? Were you excited about this reboot? Or did you like the original better?

Have a great weekend!

I bought this myself. Is that good enough for you, Federal Trade Commission?

LILLIAN EVE: Summer 2015 Polish & Wet Look Top Coat Review

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Lillian Eve Summer 2015 polishes and Wet Look Top Coat

HIIIIIIIIIIII :D Today I have some polishes to share with you from a new-to-me brand called Lillian Eve. I was contacted by Lillian Eve to review some polishes and share their Kickstarter link with y'all! They're looking to back their newest Summer Collection and a new studio space. These polishes are vegan, cruelty free, 5-free, and made in the USA. Let me show you 2 polishes from their Summer 2015 Collection and how to get your hands on them after the jump :]

KILLER QUEEN VARNISH: Head Underwater, Ordinary World, & Pink Moon

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Killer Queen Varnish (L->R) Head Underwater,
Ordinary World, and Pink Moon

Hi friends! Today I have the rest of the polishes Killer Queen Varnish sent me. If you missed those swatches, you can find them here. In this post there's lots of glitter, a little shimmer and a whole lot of indie. You can check out the polishes after the jump!

KILLER QUEEN VARNISH: Lip Service & Walk on the Wild Side

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Killer Queen Varnish Lip Service (L) and Walk on the Wild Side (R)

Hi friends! Today I have a sneaky peak of some upcoming polishes from Killer Queen Varnish. I know, you're thinking "but that one... that one on the left looks familiar!" You are correctamundo, my dear. Lip Service has been reformulated and naturally I have a comparison :] Check out these 2 glittery indie polishes after the jump!

Forget Me Not Friday: KBSHIMMER - Don't Teal Anyone

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KBShimmer Don't Teal Anyone

It's once again, Forget Me Not Friday! And the polish I didn't forget about is KBShimmer Don't Teal Anyone. I wanted this polish ever since it came out... like 2012? (Which is the last time I reviewed a KBShimmer on here) I believe it's discontinued now, but I finally can swatch it after buying it sometime last year hahahhaha check it out below!

KBShimmer Don't Teal Anyone

KBShimmer Don't Teal Anyone

KBShimmer Don't Teal Anyone

Don't Teal Anyone is a "deep teal base with, gold, teal blue, and fuchsia hexes in several sizes, and micro fuchsia bars". It is perfection *cries*. The base is such a gorgeous dark teal-y green and the glitter colors compliment the base perfectly. Almost peacock-y.

I did 3 coats of Don't Teal Anyone. I was kind of iffy about how many coats this would be because the first one was quite sheer. It ended up building up nicely, happy Lacey. No issues to report with dry time, it was great.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: KBShimmer
Website | Etsy | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram
Price: $5-9.75
Where to Find: Website, Etsy, Harlow & Co, Store locations

And there it is! The first swatch since 2012 LOL. I really like this polish, the base color is amazing and the glitter just makes it just a little bit more awesome. What's your favorite KBShimmer polish?

Have a great weekend :]

I bought this myself. Is that good enough for you, Federal Trade Commission?

Forget Me Not Friday: HARE POLISH - Down the West Coast

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Hare Polish Down the West Coast

CONGRATULATIONS! You made it to Friday! :P It's once again, Forget Me Not Friday - the post where I grab something out of my never ending basket of untrieds haha. This week I have Hare Polish Down the West Coast to share with you. It's been a few months since I swatched a Hare, so lets' chance that haha. Check it out down below!

Hare Polish Down the West Coast

Hare Polish Down the West Coast

Hare Polish Down the West Coast

This polish is from the VIVA LOS ANGELES Collection from last year. Down the West Coast is a "rosy pink jelly with more of a 'marbled' effect", it also has "blue flakies, gold flakies & gold shimmer!"  Marble and granite is exactly what I thought of! My husband has a bowling ball that has this same kind of effect to it. While the glitter is obviously suspended in the base, they are nearly one when it comes to this polish. I don't find this polish to be a jelly... more of a crelly.

I did 3 coats of Down the West Coast. Although the polish is packed with tons of flakies, it had a nice smooth application. It was easy to work with and gave me no issues. Dry time was great and very quick. I had to head out the door right after I swatched it, no time for Seche Vite, and I didn't even mess it up :P

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Hare Polish
Etsy | Facebook | Blog | Twitter | Instagram
Price: Full Sized $10
Where to Find: Etsy, Llarowe, Shop Eclecticco, Femme Fatale

So there you have it! I thought this polish was very unique and fun without punching you in the face. I really liked the "marbled" effect with the flakies. What do you think? :]

Have a good one,

I bought this myself. Is that good enough for you, Federal Trade Commission?

KILLER QUEEN VARNISH: Spring 2015 Collection PART II [Electric Love & Digital Witness]

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Killer Queen Varnish Electric Love (L) and Digital Witness (R)

Hey there! Yesterday I did part of the newest Killer Queen Varnish Spring Collection, you can check it out here. Today, I'm finishing the rest of the collection today with the glitter toppers. Check them out after the jump!

KILLER QUEEN VARNISH: Spring 2015 Collection PART I [Silver Lining, Shake Sugaree, & Dreamer]

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Killer Queen Varnish (L->R) Silver Lining, Shake Sugaree, and Dreamer

Hey there! Today I have a Spring Collection from an indie line called Killer Queen Varnish. Today I have Part I, which is filled with sparkly creme polishes! You can find them after the jump :]

PURE NAIL LACQUER: Princess, Glam Punch, & Break Out

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Pure Nail Lacquer (L->R) Princess, Glam Punch, and Break Out

Hey there! Today I have swatches of 3 polishes from Pure Nail Lacquer. I've seen this brand before but this is the first time I've used the polish. Hop on over and check out these 3 polishes after the jump!