Vapid Lacquer - Krys' Birthday Releases + Candy Shop Collection Re-Release (swatches and review)

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Hi guys! Today I have more new goodies from Vapid Lacquer to share with you! Today is Krys' birthday and every year around this day she releases a bunch of pretties! This year is no exception with the re-release of some old favs, plus some new beauties! Let's take a look!

Dollish Polish Nail Lacquer - "Don't Be a Square" Pulp Fiction collection (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have Dollish Polish Nail Lacquer's newest collection, "Don't Be a Square"! Inspired by the 1994  movie Pulp Fiction, these will all be available February 23rd at Noon EST!

I don't know about any of you, but I freaking love Pulp Fiction! It was written by Quentin Tarantino, so as you can imagine it is a shoot 'em up, crime movie, with a crazy story line, hilarious quotes, violence and at times it's just plain odd...haha! It's not for everyone, but to each his own!

Whether you are a fan of the movie or not, you WILL be a fan of these polishes!

Vapid Lacquer - Ultrachrome Flakies & Holo (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have some amazing Ultrachrome Flakies with added holo from Vapid Lacquer to share with you! Also a bonus holo beauty inspired by a special pooch!

I,A.M...CustomColor - Ashes' Favorites (January/February) swatches and review

Hi guys! Today I have some new polishes from I,A.M...CustomColor to share with you! Ashlie is starting an Ashes' Favorites collection! Each month she will be releasing polish duos named after her favorite performers. One singer and one dancer. The polishes capture the essence of the sentimentality of the performer that touches Ashlie most. 

Singles Awareness Day / S.A.D. Box (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have a fun little anti-Valentine's themed collaboration box to share with you! Three amazing indies...one box! This fun little collab is called the S.A.D. Box (Single Awareness Day) and includes a polish from Signet Nails, Lou it Yourself and Rica!

MDJ Creations - Multichromatic Holographic Polishes (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have some amazing new Multichromatic, Holographic Polishes from MDJ Creations to share with you!

I,A.M...CustomColor - Ren and Stimpy collection (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have a new collection from I,A.M...CustomColor. This collection is another super fun one and is inspired by none other than REN and STIMPY! Oh my gosh! I had not seen this show in over a decade, so I found myself searching for and watching episodes on YouTube. Pure ridiculous and disgusting entertainment..haha! If you think boogers and farts are funny, then chances are you'd think this show was too. I remember my Mom just being like, "what the hell are you watching?". She didn't get it....lol!

Vapid Lacquer - Holly Daze collection (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Holy cow...two posts in one day! And both from one of my favorite indies! This post is all about Vapid Lacquer's Holly Daze collection that is releasing on Cyber Monday!

Vapid Lacquer - Fall 2014 Collection

Hi guys! Today I have swatches and my review of Vapid Lacquer's Fall 2014 Collection! I am insanely in love with all the polishes I am seeing coming from all the indie ladies this year and Vapid Lacquer is no exception. Krys has been killing it in the holo and creme department lately!

There are 9 total in the collection...let's get started! 
(Be forewarned..I was off my nailart game the days I took these pics. Plus I rely heavily on the sun for my photos, so I didn't want to take too much time with art and not be able to get all the polishes photographed. I also didn't do nailart for all of them, as again..the sun was not my friend)

I,A.M...CustomColor - Invader Zim "Let the Nightmare Begin" Pt. 2

Hi everyone! Today I have a few swatches to share from indie brand I,A.M...Custom Color Cosmetics' Invader Zim "Let the Nightmare Begin" collection Pt.2! In case you don't know, I,A.M...Custom Color Cosmetics is owned and operated by the lovely Ashlie Jade out of California. Their supplies and products are created using organic and fair trade ingredients, cruelty free and polishes are 5 free. They do disclose that they are not vegan, as they use beeswax and carmine (a red pigment) in a few of their products.

Krucial Cosmetics - Autumn 2014 Collection (swatches and review)

Hi everyone! Today I have swatches and my review of Krucial Cosmetics Autumn 2014 collection!

Krucial Cosmetics was founded in April 2014 by the lovely Kaitlyn McCarthy. Based in New Jersey, she creates handmande, all-natural and organic cosmetics, beauty products and 5-free nail polish.

Signet Nails - "The Stars, Like Dust" Collection (swatches and review)

Hi everyone! Today I have swatches and my review of Signet Nails 'The Stars, Like Dust" collection. For those of you that don't know, Signet Nails was created by the lovely Lauren of @lalanail. She happens to be one of the very first nail girls I ever followed, even before she was @signetnails.

About Signet Nails (as listed on their website)

All Signet Nail polishes are '5 free' and vegan!

Signet Nails is a one-woman project by Lauren Nail Swindol. Inspired by signet rings used in days past and present, Signet hopes you will find a hand mixed shade that really represents YOU. All polishes are made in my Mississippi home with love, inspiration, and the buyer in mind. Make your impression with Signet Nails.

Lolita Lacquer - Glamour Gals collection (swatches and review)

Today I have some new polishes from Lolita Lacquer to share with you!

Lolita Lacquer is a new indie brand created by the sweet Yamira Vanegas of California! All polishes are hand mixed and 5-free!

Sassy Polish and Scrubs

Danielle, owner of Sassy Polish and Scrubs had posted info regarding a blogger discount at the beginning of the month, so I jumped on it and ordered 4 polishes from her; she was kind enough to throw in one extra for me! 

The following text was copied directly from their website:
I am very excited to be opening Sassy Polish & Scrubs. I will be offering homemade nail polish (mini and full size bottles) as well as yummy smelling body treats. Sugar scrubs, bath salts, bath detoxes, and other goodies to leave you smelling your sweetest!

MDJ Creations - Independence Day Duo (Swatches and Review)

I have duo of amazing patriotic polishes from Melissa at MDJ Creations, just in time for Independence Day! 

Vapid Lacquer (Swatches and Review)

I was super excited to review more polishes from Vapid Lacquer because everything I've ever used of hers is AMAZING!

She is one of the best scattered and linear holo polish maker I know! They always have amazing formulas, superior coverage and gorgeous colors. This round of polishes is even better than the last ones I've tried!

Little Nail Girl - Swatches and Review

I was super excited when Heather, owner of Littlenailgirl Lacquers, announced that I was one of the lucky girls chosen to be a new beauty blogger for their polish line. Lets just say I was beaming from ear to ear that day! Thank you so much to Heather and the Littlenailgirl team for entrusting your beauties with me!

Weekly Manis

Hi everyone! Today I just wanted to share some of the manis I did over the past two weeks. This will be post 1 of 2.  I've been really practicing hard to up my nailart game and I think I'm finally getting there! I'm definitely proud of how far I've come in just under 4 months. If you're a new follower, you can check out my very first "nailart" attempt here and my first "swatch" here. At the time, I was super duper proud of them...lmao! Now all I can do is laugh and hope that no one scrolls down too far on my account..haha!

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First up is my Neon Cheetah mani! I really love the way the me on colors pop out on the white base. this was my first time trying to print and I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out! I'm not sure why I was so scared to try before.

I used OPI Alpine Snow as the base and acrylic paint for the cheetah print.

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This second mani was done using all 

of the colors from @whimsicalcolor's ( Liquid Sky Lacquer) Jordan Almond collection. 

This was my first purchase from Liquluid Sky Lacquer and I have to say that Carol makes amazing cream polishes. I added a small design using acrylic paint just a shade darker than each polish.

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This mani was created using OPI Alpine Snow as the base and black acrylic paint.  Not really sure what I was going for but this is what came out. One of the girls on Facebook mentioned that it 

reminded her of the storm troopers from Star Wars. hahaha. I totally agree!

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A lot of times when I'm having trouble coming what up with an idea, I just do a google image search for something random. For this one I searched swirls and grass and the picture on the left came up. My recreation of this is on the right. I really really like the way this one came out, very abstract!

              

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This final mani was the product of my very first pupurchase from @winstonia_store (Winstonia). I had never used nail studs and was pretty excited when they finall arrived!

I used a base of Essie Sand Tropez and...you guessed it, acrylic paint!

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I have been chosen to swatch for a couple new indie brands, so expect to see those post in the coming months!

Hope you enjoyed reading!

MDJ Creations - Hope Begins (Naomi's Village charity polish)

The polish  review I have for you today is Hope Begins. This is a beautiful polish, with an amazing meaning! Made by the caring and warm hearted Melissa, owner of MDJ Creations, 100% of the proceeds of this polish are directly donated to Naomi's Village. Their mission is glorify God in serving Kenyan children by providing spiritual, physical and emotional healing, so that they may grow to impact their world.

Directly quoting Naomi's Village:

Currently Naomi’s Village is home to 53 orphans all under the age of 13 from all over Kenya. Eventually Naomi’s Village will grow to approximately 100 children and will include teenage housing.

Most of our children are total orphans, meaning neither of their parents are alive or traceable. A few have living relatives that simply cannot take care of them due to abject poverty, physical or mental illness, or an unhealthy home environment.

Hope Begins is beautifully formulated pink polish with coppery mauve undertones; as well as that wonderful linear holo effect we all love! I did 3 coats, but it could be opaque in 2. I also played around with it and it works out awesome as a 1 coat topper for dark polishes. Though I didn't take pictures, I tried it over red and black and...wow! It looked amazing!

Below you'll see swatches of this lovely polish. Most taken in direct sunlight. I did take one in my lightbox, so you could see the differences. (Yes..that is a tree I tried to paint on my nail. Don't laugh! hehe)

Hope Begins will be available for purchase in MDJ Creations shop TODAY! Go...go now..buy this amazing color and help out a wonderful charity in the process!

You can visit MDJ Creation's shop here. Please also swing by Naomi's Village to learn more about this beautiful charity and what you can do to help!

Thanks for reading!

LacqueredMama

MDJ Creations - Swatches and Review

The lovely Melissa of Melissa Demster Jewelry (MDJ Creations) contacted me last week about doing some swatches for her. Let's just say I was super excited. She is a wonderful polish maker and even lovelier human being! So, let's get started with my 2 favs of the bunch!

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First up is Ermahgerd Perlish! I'm in love with this one! Not only because it is such a fun and great formulated polish, but also because it was made and named for, Kristin,  @ermahgerdperlish on instagram, who I just adore. 

Ermahgerd Perlish is a turquoise crelly with purple, orange and white shades of various sizes of glitter; as well as some holo, pearly and matte glitters. It is opaque in 2 thick coats, though I did 3 thinner ones, plus a topcoat! It has a pretty shiny finish, but if you want your mani to last, you should definitely use a top coat to protect it.

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The second polish I have is Captivating. And it sure is! Its a pretty fuchsia jelly with a beautiful linear holo rainbow effect. It went on super smooth and was opaque in 3 thin coats, again you could get away with 2 thicker coats and even 1 as a lovely topper to change up your other polishes.  This one is also pretty shiny on it's own, but I used a topcoat anyway!

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The remaining 2 polishes I have are fun little glitter toppers!

The first is Something to Celebrate! Perfect topper to jazz up your current mani and it looks great over any color. It is full of purple, teal, gold, silver, hot and light pink glitters of various shapes and sizes, as well as stars

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Last, but not least is Sistine Chapel! Its another beautiful glitter topper that' s filled with gold, holo, aqua and red glitters of different shapes and sizes. This looks amazing over any color! I chose an aqua and nude to show it off. You can also wear it alone, as it is almost opaque in 3 coats (see thumb).This one is also good, if you like to fish out glitters to do glitter placement! (see middle finger). Love love love it!

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I really loved all of the polishes I received from Melissa! They all had great formulas and beautiful color. I'm not generally a glitter topper kind of girl, but I really liked these!

Be sure to follow MDJ Creations on Instagram and Facebook for details on releases. Also check out her Store!

Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for reading!