Lacquerstyle.com features unique hand painted nail art (and tutorials on how to achieve them), as well as reviews of the latest nail polish and beauty products. Written by a Certified Nail Artist / Manicurist & Blogger from Toronto, Canada.
I have a new collection from Polished by KPT to share with you all today. The Basic Series is a set of five thermal polishes in beautiful Spring colors. They are all lovely creme-jelly formulas, so you can layer your own toppers or nail art on top for more versatile looks. I absolutely love wearing thermals, so this is such a great concept! I received some new nail care products (cuticle balm & oils) along with the collection, so I’ll be reviewing them at the end of this post too.
I have a new (to me) brand to share with you all today, and I'm a bit ashamed that I've waited this long to try them! The brand is of course Girly Bits, a Canadian indie, and I'm so happy to feature these gorgeous polishes on the blog.
The new Hairspray Collection by Glam Polish is launching today, and it is of course another gorgeous collection. The limited edition collection, consists of a rainbow of holographic shades, and two amazing holo glitters. Each one has something really unique about it - lots glass flecks & microglitters, with the fantastic formula I've come to expect from Glam, and they were inspired by the costumes and songs from the 2007 movie.
All of the info (and international shipping options) is listed at the bottom of the post, so let’s get started!
Today, I'm very excited to share swatches of the new Cashmere Matte Collection from Essie with all of you. I was so shocked when they showed up at my house unexpectedly, but ecstatic, of course. Essie has always been one of my favorite brands, in fact it probably started my whole love of nail polish to begin with.
The Cashmere Matte Collection consists of six gorgeous neutrals with a satin-matte finish. Four of them have an intense duochrome shimmer, which is very noticeable on the nail in both matte and shiny finishes.
I have another gorgeous Glam Polish collection to share with you all today. This is the Mid-Winters Dream Collection, and it's full of the most beautiful icy pastels, with lots of holo glitter and silver glass flecks. I know for Australians they get to have Summer while we have an awful Winter here in Canada, so it definitely compliments both seasons. That's very unique from all the other Holiday Collections that come out this time of year, I would say, and I love it.
For the orange theme yesterday, I decided to wear Chanel Mirabella. It's one of the prettiest orange polishes I have, I would say!
Mirabella was part of the Summer 2014 collection, but it's warm and quite muted compared to others, so I feel like it would be just as nice for fall too. That said, I am a huge orange fan all year anyways. I could've easily gotten away with one coat, but I'm wearing two for the photos just incase.
I added a floral accent nail, using white (Cult Cosmetics El Porto), neon pink (Coco & Lulu Ma Belle), Julep Hayden, Ramona, and Parker, and a bit of purple purple (Nails Inc. Westminster).
Thank you for reading! My yellow nails for day 3 will be up very soon. :)
Hello everyone! Today, I have swatches of the new ILNP (I Love Nail Polish) Fall 2014 Collection to show you all. The Fall Collection consists of 11 polishes; seven holographic polishes, and four multichromes. They are available for preorder starting today at www.ilnp.com.
Iconic, is a gold holographic polish, packed with gold flake shimmer. I feel like it's quite hard to find the perfect gold holo; some tend to look too yellow or orange, and others just fall flat. Iconic however, is a stunning, soft gold with a strong holographic effect, and the addition of gold flakes makes it super sparkly and beautiful in all lighting situations. I used two coats for the photos, without top coat.
Natural lighting
Champagne Blush, is described as a rose gold holo, but it's not a typical rose gold. I would actually say this is more of a rose colored holo, packed with gold flakes. It's such a lovely, neutral, flattering shade, and the gold flakes really stand out from the pink base in natural lighting. I used two coats for the photos, without top coat.
Natural lighting
Atomic Sherbet, is a peachy orange holo, packed with gold flakes. I really love this one, and it's so unique in my collection. It's not really a typical Fall color, but it's muted enough that it really works (it does look slightly more muted in person). I used two coats for the photos, without top coat.
Natural lighting
Fall Semester, is a deep teal holo with subtle blue flakes. The color is so perfect, not too green or blue, and who doesn't love an amazing teal all year long? The holographic effect is strong, much stronger than I was able to capture. I used two coats for the photos, without top coat.
Natural lighting
Homecoming, is a deep eggplant purple holo, packed with gold flakes. One of my favourites from the collection. It is so luxurious, and perfect for Fall. The holographic effect is strong, and the gold flakes really shine through. I used two coats for the photos, without top coat.
Natural lighting
Black Orchid, is a deep burgundy holo, which leans more purple (love!). Perfect for fall. It has so much depth, and has a strong holographic effect. Nothing more to say, but perfect. I used two coats for the photos, without top coat.
Natural lighting
Mega (L), is an insanely holographic silver polish. This is the linear version of the original Mega, which has slightly larger holographic particles than this version. I don't have the original to compare, but I can tell that this one appears smoother and finer. I am still wearing this one as I type this, and I can't keep my eyes off of my nails. I used two coats for the photos, but it may require a third (thin) if you have longer nails. The first photo was taken with flash, the other two were taken without flash.
Abundance, is a multichrome that is seriously fall in a bottle. It shifts from a bronze / red, to a golden yellow, and green. Exactly the colors that I would imagine, just from hearing the word Fall. It is so flattering and luxurious, and has an amazing reflective finish. I used two coats for the photos, without top coat.
Natural lighting
Bishop (H), is a gold to green multichrome with a holographic effect. At extreme angles it may appear blue as well. It has a shiny, reflective finish, and I'm a huge fan of olive green and gold, so I love this. I used two coats for the photos, without top coat.
Natural lighting
Peace (H), is a multichrome, shifting blue, purple, pink, and copper, with a holographic effect. This one is super bright and beautiful, and has a shiny reflective finish. I used two coats for the photos, without top coat.
Taken with flash
Masquerade (H), is another holographic multichrome, and the shift in this one blows my mind. It's crazy, shifting bright pink, violet, red, copper, and green, and it's definitely my favorite of the collection. It has a reflective finish like the others, and I'm wearing two coats without top coat in the photos.
Taken with flash
Natural lighting
The ILNP Fall 2014 Collection is available for preorder now at www.ilnp.com. They have special prices for the duration of preorder, so take advantage of it if you love any of these as much as I do! I was extremely impressed by all of them, and you'll most likely see a few in some nail art soon.
Today was a lovely day; I hope you're enjoying yours where ever you're reading this from! :)
My first ever nailmail arrived from Harlow & Co today, and I'm so excited to finally have these polishes in my collection.
Lime Crime's Les Desserts d'Antoinette Collection and Cirque Colors Bejeweled & Vesuvius
Lime Crime's Les Desserts d'Antoinette Collection
They are so adorable, aren't they?! I will have swatches of the Lime Crime collection very soon. I cannot wait to try them.
And now, I present to you the beauty that is Cirque Colors Bejeweled:
In direct sunlight
I am obsessed! This vibrant royal blue holographic polish is so gorgeous. I was stalking the tracking number and literally had my nails prepped because I knew once my package arrived I needed this on my nails immediately! Luckily, the sun was out in full force today, which is always necessary for taking amazing photos of holographic polishes. I still can't stop staring at my nails sitting here in artificial lighting though! In the photos, I am wearing two coats without top coat. The formula is perfection.
Here are a few more photos to drool over:
In the shade
Thank you for reading if you made it this far, and I hope you enjoyed the photos. I have a lot of swatching to do (not even including the ones on the way!), but I will have the rest for you very soon! :)
