F.U.N Lacquer Christmas 2013 Collection - Swatches & Review

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Today I have a really awesome Christmas collection to show you all from a brand called F.U.N Lacquer (or Fabulously Unique Nail Lacquer).  F.U.N Lacquer is a hand-made nail polish brand from Singapore.  The Christmas 2013 collection consists of six beautiful polishes; one holographic, three thermals, and two glitter toppers.  It's such a fun collection!

DECENTber is a red holographic polish.  I would say this a true red, which is quite rare for holos since they usually look pink.  It has a great formula; two coats was more than enough.  It doesn't have the strongest holo effect, but it's one of those that is much stronger in person than I could capture in my photos.

Wishing Star is a shimmery yellow thermal.  I'm not a huge fan of yellow so I thought I wouldn't like this one, but it turned out to be one of my favorites!  It's the most perfect sunshine yellow in it's cold state, and it's an icy pale yellow when it's warm.  I was surprised that the formula was not streaky or hard to apply at all, and I only used two coats for the photos.  The thermals in this collection dry to a matte finish, and I think the matte finish just enhances the beauty of Wishing Star.

Xmas 201"Tree" is a shimmery bright green thermal.  When it's warmed up, it transitions to an icy white with green shimmer, and it almost looks turquoise as it's transitioning; so gorgeous.  I love green, so this one was right up my alley.  It was also opaque in two coats, and once again it dried to a matte finish.

Icy Snow is a shimmery bright blue thermal.  It has a purple sheen to it that is just spectacular when the light hits at certain angles.  When it's warm, it turns an icy white with blue shimmer.  This one just glows, and it's definitely my favourite in this collection.  It needed only two coats to be opaque, and dried to a matte finish.  Icy Snow is the perfect name too!

 

You can see the bit of purple on my index in this photo!

Gold Mark is a holographic gold glitter topper.  There are a few sizes of gold holographic hexes, squares, and a really pretty gold flake shimmer in a clear base.  The glitter was so easy and smooth to apply, I used just one coat over Wishing Star for the photos below.

Winter Wonderland is a holographic silver glitter topper.  It's basically the silver version of Gold Mark, except it has a bit of iridescent glitter in the base which makes it really special and quite unique in my collection.  The formula was great on this one as well, I used one coat over Xmas 201"Tree" for the photos below.

I also added one coat of Gold Mark (ring & index) and Winter Wonderland (middle & pinky) on top of DECENTber for the photos below.  

You can really see the iridescent glitter in Winter Wonderland when it's matte as well.

The F.U.N Lacquer Christmas 2013 Collection is available for preorder now at funlacquer.storenvy.com, or you can purchase them individually starting November 11th ($13 US for full size, $7.50 US for minis).

Thank you for reading!

Kristin

Pahlish Heaven! Nailmail + Great Gatsby Swatches & Review!

Today's post is very exciting.  Pahlish is one of my favorite indie nail polish brands, so I am just so happy to show you all my latest order, as well as swatches of the beautiful collection inspired by The Great Gatsby!

First up, here's the gorgeousness that came in my package:

Top row: Dark Paradise, Bitter Sweet Symphony, Body Electric, Peculiar Purple Paste, Beautiful Little Fool, Inexhaustible Variety

Bottom row: May duo (May Day Bouquet, Minty Fresh), Valley of Ashes, A Custom Job, The Green Light, Continually Smoldering

I will have swatches of the remaining six polishes very soon, but for now I have swatches of The Great Gatsby inspired collection for you!

From the top going CW: A Custom Job, The Green Light, Beautiful Little Fool, Continually Smoldering, Valley of Ashes, Inexhaustible Variety 

Look how sparkly they are! 

A Custom Job is a light neon yellow with pink and teal duochrome shimmer.  This is one of the most unique polishes, and is actually super bright and wearable in person!  I used three coats with top coat in my photos, but I bet this one would be great over a white base too.  It made my hands look quite red in photos, but I thought it was actually very flattering in person.

The Green Light is a gorgeous emerald green jelly with different sizes of iridescent blue hex and square glitter, as well as iridescent green hexes, and blue/green glass fleck shimmer.  The emerald jelly base is the perfect shade of green, and if you are a green lover then this is a must have!  I used two coats for the photos.

Beautiful Little Fool is a creamy light nude with different shapes and sizes of holographic gold and silver glitter, as well as gold microflakes, and pale gold hexes.  Pahlish always does a great creamy nude, and this one is just beautiful, as the name would suggest.  The nude base is so lovely and I can imagine it looking good on many skintones.  I used just two coats plus top coat for the photos.  This is definitely a favorite from the collection.

Continually Smoldering is a black jelly base with red shimmer, metallic red circle glitter, red holographic square glitter, and iridescent orange hexes.  Usually I find black jelly bases too sheer for my liking, but this one had the perfect opacity, and circle glitter just gets me every time!  I used three thin coats for the photos.

Valley of Ashes is a medium grey with pink and teal duochrome shimmer, as well as scattered holographic microshimmer.  I absolutely love this one.  The grey is the perfect shade and it is super shimmery!  I used two coats for the photos.

 

Inexhaustible Variety is a hot pink jelly with iridescent blue and purple hexes and squares, as well as purple glass fleck shimmer.  So bright and pretty, I'm obsessed!  I used two perfect coats for the photos.

This collection is full of amazing colors, and the shimmer packed in each one is gorgeous!

Pahlish nail polish is $9.00 USD, and The Great Gatsby inspired collection polishes are all in stock right now.  You can purchase the full set of 6 for $50.00.

Go have a look at the shop, you will not be disappointed! :)

Have you tried Pahlish?  Let me know your thoughts on this collection, and which colors you would like to see swatches of next!

Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review.


Kristin