Lac Attack Waxy Lady Topcoat and OPI Eurso Euro!

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Hello Lovelies! I really wish that I had been able to post earlier, but the hubby's days off were spent working on my son's bedroom. We sorted and threw away alls sorts of old things we had stored in that room, hauled loads to the dump, primed over the former artwork on the walls and then painted the final color. I spent 3 days covered in dust and paint and I'm glad that it's almost finished.

Thankfully I can now get back into an actual swatching routine! I have some awesome Holiday polishes coming up this week, as well as that promised Polish TBH, and I am so excited to show those off. I'll also finally post the giveaway, although I'm still going back and forth on the prize sets. I suppose I'll have to finalize that tomorrow so I can get it up and running over the weekend.

Today I have an awesome top coat to share with you all, and I'm way excited about this one. I love wax effect top coats. I also love Matte Top coats, but there is something about that smooth, waxy look that really gets me. I was so happy when Lac Attack sent me their Waxy Lady Top Coat to share with you all, but I had a hard time choosing a base color. I knew I wanted something that really popped and would show off that waxy look, so I eventually settled on OPI Eurso Euro, a stunning Blurple creme.  I know that most everyone on earth has seen this polish with a shiny top coat, and had a feeling it would look amazing with Waxy Lady on top. I was right!

This is 2 coats of OPI Eurso Euro topped with Lac Attack Waxy Lady Top Coat:

Okay, if Eurso Euro wasn't a gorgeous polish before, it is truly awesome after adding Waxy Lady. I love how smooth this looks, and how the finish really looks more wax-like than just mattified. It allows the color and some of the shine to come through while creating the perfect smooth, slightly matte yet still moist looking finish that I just adore.  One of the things that keeps me from mattifying often is that it seems to dull the color a bit too much for me, whereas a wax effect top coat keeps that color shining through.

Waxy Lady's formula is a touch thicker than your usual top coat, yet it's so easy to work with and doesn't glop up or thicken while polishing. Application was straight forward and perfect - Waxy Lady flows just as nicely as a shiny top coat, levels perfectly and dries just as fast. My nails were dry to the touch within 2-3 minutes. One of the things that truly stood out here was the wear. I'm  used to matte or wax effect manicures having some terrible wear with Creme polishes, but Waxy lady wore perfectly without any chips or tip wear for over 2 days, and that was while being highly abused during home improvement time! *Angels Sing!*

Without a doubt, Waxy Lady is my very fave wax top coat ever! I just have to have many bottles of this, and I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot more manicures topped with this baby.   I can't wait to show you a glitter polish with this top coat - it's epic! If you're a fan of mattifying your manicures,  I highly suggest you give Waxy Lady a go. I guarantee you'll love the finish. It's pretty gosh darn amazing.

You can grab a bottle of Waxy Lady at LacAttack.com. A full size bottle runs a mere $8.00, and minis are available as well. While you're there, take a peek at the new Cell Block Tango Collection! It's Epic, seriously. You can also follow Lac Attack on Facebook and Instagram for sales and re-stock info, new releases, and swatches.

What do you think of Waxy Lady? Do you prefer Wax effect or full matte manicures?

I'll be back tomorrow with my Mish Mash Challenge mani for this week - it's a pretty epic polish so be sure to check back. And I have a new to me Indie Brand for Flakie Friday as well as new Polish TBH and Candied Lustre's Holiday Collection coming up! I'm going to be a swatching fiend!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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Love, Angeline - Fallen Bark

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Hello Lovelies! Well, here I am. Late again. Honestly I don't mean to be late with posts, yet it still happens. I'm struggling this week. Sometimes reality hits me in the face and I have some rough moments. Those are the times when the fact that I *will* lose my mother to this Cancer is unavoidable. I've become fairly good at denying it, but sometimes I just can't bury that thought as deep as I usually can and it bubbles to the surface and consumes me. I'm ever cognizant of the fact that this could be my last Christmas with her. And even though my mother and I have had a strained relationship through the years, she is still my mother, and I love her. The thought of losing her is unbearable. I have a history of depression and anxiety, and it's threatening to take over now. I'm fighting to keep from withdrawing into myself. It isn't much fun.

Now, I have to say something here because I know that not all of you that come here know all of the facts. Although I know it's meant as a comfort and comes from the heart, I have to ask that people refrain from telling me that she will recover and live a long time. Only because that isn't true. She has stage 4 Lung Cancer. It is inoperable, incurable. There is zero chance of remission. I wish that wasn't so, but it's the truth.

I also have to skip the Mish Mash Challenge this week. I managed to whip up a book inspired mani, however I also managed to chip both middle nails within 24 hours of each other, and fixing them mussed up my mani. I don't have the time to redo it since I need to get swatches and a guest post done, so I'm just skipping it. I don't like missing challenges, but this is one time I have to say screw it. I'm still working on getting the giveaway going - trying to decide on the number of prizes and what goes where.

I do have another awesome polish from Love, Angeline to share with you today. This one is from the fall Deep In The Enchanted Forest Collection and is a surprise fave (I seem to be having a lot of those lately!) This pretty is called Fallen Bark, and is a milk chocolate brown creme. I've only recently begun to really love browns, so I was excited to try this one out. My stash is lacking in true brown polish, so this was a wonderful surprise! In fact, I think this is my first brown that isn't a glitter, and I only have one of those.

This is 2 coats of Fallen Bark, topped with HK Girl Top Coat. Please excuse my splotchiness - I get splotchy when it's cold out and the temp here is dropping fast!

Man, I just really love this color. It's such a lovely milk chocolate color that I really wanted to lick my nails, thinking they would taste like they look (Not so much, BTW!). I love dark, rich colors, and this is just a perfect fall polish.

Fallen Bark's formula is just spectacular. I had expected it to be thick, but it was actually thinner than I'm used to, yet not at all runny. No thickening up either. Just perfection! Application was so stellar that I was  blabbering on about it all day. It literally smoothed onto the nail like soft butter with no balding, dragging or streaking. And it self-levels beautifully. It's super shiny, and the only reason I needed top coat was because I am ultra impatient and can't stand to wait longer than around 2 minutes for my nails to dry (so spoiled with quick dry top coats, I tell you!). Wear was excellent with zero signs of wear at 2 days! In the spirit of honesty, I do need to mention that this polish does leave behind some *temporary* - and that's the keyword here, folks -  staining, but all it took to remove it was soap, water, and some light scrubbing with a nail brush for a few seconds. Nothing more than what I usually do after I remove my polish, which doesn't really count as staining in my book. If it worries you, just double up on your base coat and you should have no issues at all.

I had never really thought that Brown would look good on me, but I received a ton of compliments while wearing this polish. And the longer I wore it, the more I loved it. If you only buy one brown in your life, it should be Fallen Bark. Natosha offers this polish in both a creme finish as well as holo (I must have the holo version now!).

You can grab Fallen Bark for your very own at Love Angeline Polish on Big Cartel. The shop is currently closed since Natosha just had a beautiful baby boy and is catching up on orders, but will re-open soon, so make sure to bookmark the site. Full size polishes sell for $8 to $10 depending on finish. Love Angeline makes some of the most beautiful polishes in my stash, so I urge you to check out Love Angeline on Facebook and Instagram for swatch photos, re-stock info, and new releases.

Do you have a favorite Brown polish? Share with me!

I have more from Love, Angeline coming up, as well as brand spankin' new Polish TBH, more from Tawdry Terrier, Squishy Face Polish, Lac Attack, and Live Life Polished, and some amazing Nail Pattern Boldness.  The giveaway will go live within the next few days, I promise!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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Love, Angeline Polish Spellbound Collection - Charmed

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Hello Lovelies! Happy Wednesday! I'm still working on swatches and trying to catch up. Now that nothing is going wrong, it actually feels like I'm getting somewhere!

Wednesday also means Mish Mash Challenge day, but before I get to posting my challenge mani, I wanted to share an awesome Halloween polish with you all.

I know...Halloween already? This year has been the worst year on record for me, but at the same time it has flown by. Not that I'm complaining! I live for the Holiday Season and Halloween is the start of it all in my house. In fact, I usually put the Xmas tree up the day after Halloween. Halloween also means awesome new Indie polishes! Woohoo!!!! I'm seeing so many awesome collections popping up - my wallet is already crying. One of the most anticipated for me was Love, Angeline's Spellbound Collection, and I am lucky enough to have a couple beauties from Spellbound to share with you all.

Today's Halloween Polish is "Charmed" from Love, Angeline's Spellbound Collection. Charmed is a pumpkin orange polish with scattered holo, and it's another surprise fave for me. I normally shy away from  this type of Orange since it's another shade that makes my skin tone look funky, but this polish is just so beautiful that I couldn't help but fall in love. I swear, Natosha has yet to make a polish that I don't instantly fall head over heels for.

It's also fitting that I'm posting this today - Natosha is having her baby today! I am so excited for her (although she still needs to send me her address so I can send her a gift!) and cannot wait to see his little baby face! Natosha is such a sweetheart, and I am so blessed not only to know her, but to be able to swatch for her as well. I know I'm not a huge name, but Natosha trusts me to make her polish look good, and that means the world to me. I never take those things for granted. So Congrats to Natosha and family! May your newest little one know love, laughter, and happiness every day.

And now, back to the polish!

This is 2 coats of Charmed topped with HK Girl Top Coat:

Unfortunately I was not able to capture the holo in the macro shot, but look at that color! It's actually a touch more vibrant IRL, and tends to shift just a touch depending on lighting. It's just a perfect pumpkin orange polish and a great start to the Halloween season. Even though my skin tone really wants to reflect the orange in this, I want to wear it over and over again.

Charmed's formula is up to Love, Angeline's usual standards of excellence. No thickening during use, and perfect consistency. Application is excellent with no dragging or balding, and dry time is ultra fast, even before top coat. The only thing that I do need to mention is that this is a heavily pigmented polish and may temporarily stain your nails. I say temporarily because even though I had some staining on removal, it came right off with soap, water, and a nail brush with minimal effort. I'd just double up on the base coat and you should be fine, but if you *do* have some staining, know that it's not going to linger on your nails past a hand washing. That's not even real staining to me, but I thought I'd mention it since I wouldn't want anyone to worry should they grab this beauty and find some pinkish tint left after removal. :)

You can find Charmed and the rest of the Spellbound Collection at Love, Angeline on Big Cartel. Full size polishes run $8, save for holos which run $10. Natosha has also released her fall Deep In The Enchanted Forest Collection, and you have to see these! I was lucky enough to receive a few to share with you all, and I'll have those coming up within the next week as well. The cool thing about that collection is that you have the option to choose your finish for several colors - creme or holo - essentially doubling the colors available. These polishes are one of the reasons I'm so excited about catching up, honestly. I am a complete Love, Angeline addict and you should be too! Don't forget to follow Love, Angeline on Facebook and Instagram for sales info, re-stock information, new releases, and swatches. And don't forget to say Congrats to Natosha on her newest bundle of joy!

What do you think of Charmed? Are you as excited about Halloween collections as I am?

I'll be back this evening with my Mish Mash Challenge Mani, and I have more from Love, Angeline, Polish TBH, Cinema Swatch, Lac Attack and more coming up!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber







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Cinema Swatch Lacquers - Lollipop Guild/Sucker Club

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Hello again Lovelies! Since I'm working on catching up on swatches, I'm going to posting multiple times daily for at least this week. I'm actually fairly excited about this, even though it means I'm not doing much of anything else! Well, I do have a giveaway that I'll be posting within the next week. I was holding off for the last prizes to arrive, but USPS seems to be totally incapable of actually getting the package here, so I'm going to post the giveaway with what I have now (which is pretty darn awesome!).

Right now I have another awesome polish from Cinema Swatch Lacquers to share with you all. Cinema Swatch is a relatively new Indie Brand that you may remember from this post featuring Emerald City Gates. I still just adore that polish and it has really bummed me out to have to wait this long to get to the other Cinema Swatch beauties.

Today's Cinema Swatch polish is called Sucker Club (formerly Lollipop Guild) from The Wizard of O.M.G. collection. This polish is full of pink hexes, pink neon microdots, lavender dots and bars and teal holo hexes in an iridescent purple jelly base. I won't lie - this is the polish that caught my eye and led me to Cinema Swatch.

Since Sucker Club is fairly sheer, I chose to layer it over OPI You're Such A Budapest, a sparkly lavender creme to keep the lollipop effect.

Also, you're seeing my left hand here, but it probably won't be making many appearances after this. Despite being very right handed, I have found that it's easier to photograph my right hand.

Although I wish that macro shot came out a touch clearer, look at that glittah! And that iridescent shimmer is to die for! I love iridescent shimmers, glitters, whatever, so this is right up my alley. Also, DOT GLITTER!

Sucker Club's formula was spot on with a great consistency and a perfect mix of glitter to base. Application was effortless with even glitter distribution and no issues with clumping or straying glitter. The large dot glitters are heavier than other glitters and will sink to the bottom, but if you tip your bottle upside down for a few minutes before polishing, there's no problem grabbing them. Sucker club dries fast and has excellent wear as well.

Doesn't this polish remind you of pastel lollipops and candy? Kind of makes me want to lick my nails! I'm so glad that I was able to share this polish with you all since it truly is one of my fave glitters. And Cinema Swatch is truly a wonderful brand with great promise. I have 2 more pretties from the Wizard of O.M.G. collection to share with you all, so keep your eyes out!

You can find Cinema Swatch Lacquers at Big Cartel (they have moved from their Etsy store, so be sure to update your bookmarks!). Polishes run $5 for 7.4ml and there are some minis available for $3.50 for 3.5ml. Discounted full collections are also available. Be sure to take a look around - CS has released the Catching Flames Collection and I do believe there is an upcoming collection in the works! You can follow Cinema Swatch Lacquers on Instagram for new releases, re-stock info, sales and swatches.

What do you think of Sucker Club? How do you feel about iridescent polishes?

I'll be back ASAP With some Halloween Goodness from Love, Angeline as well as this week's challenge mani!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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Tawdry Terrier - Playing In The Leaf Pile

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Hello again lovelies! Today marks the beginning of some swatch spam! As most of you already know, I've been having some technical difficulties. As in things keep either breaking or burning out. Yesterday was the final straw, when my power was out for most of the daylight hours. Last week it was the evil crumbling SD card, and before that my lights, a killer cold, blah blah blah. The other day all my photos came out with a heavy red cast and I had to spend hours trying to correct the color. Sheesh. I tell you, I was ready to just quit.

Buuuut.....everything is now replaced and working! And I have power. Red cast to my photos has been corrected (it helps if you white balance to the ambient light) and I've been swatching the morning away.

First up for today is a polish from Tawdry Terrier, a new Indie Brand with an awesome canine theme. Tadry Terrier just opened shop at the end of July, but they already have a plethora of awesome colors available. The color I'm sharing today is called Playing In The Leaf Pile, from the Autumn In The Barkshires Collection. This polish looks exactly like it sounds - a gorgeous blend of purple, red, orange, brown, gold, and green glitters in an Orangey Bronze glass fleck base- this girl immediately reminded me of raking up leaves with my father and jumping into the pile.

This is 2 coats topped with HK Girl Top Coat:

Tell me this polish doesn't look like a leaf pile in a bottle! It really makes me long for the days when we had huge piles of leaves to play in. And that base color! It's actually a bit of a chameleon - shifting from a shimmery orange to a glowing bronze depending on the light. Those glitters are gorgeous as well - the green really pops out at me, and the red glitters seem more of a burgundy color, which really makes my little heart sing. Oranges tend to make me a little pink, but hey....if we all stopped wearing colors that made out skin tones a bit odd, we'd be pretty limited, right? And c'mon - are you looking at this polish? How could I NOT wear this??

Playing In The Leaf Pile's formula is perfection, which is impressive since it is just loaded with glitter. Normally a glitter polish like this is on the thick side, but PITLP's consistency was on the thinner side, while still being thick enough to hold all that glitter. Application was excellent with no dragging, balding, clumpy glitters, etc. Opacity is excellent - this is almost a 1 coater! Dry time was incredibly fast with my nails completely dry before I was even able to top coat.

I am so very impressed with Tawdry Terrier so far. I have 2 more beauties from TT to share with you over the next few days, and I am so excited. I love finding a great new Indie Brand, and Tawdry Terrier not only has impressed me with their formula and application, but their colors and glitter mixes are so unique and beautiful. I have a feeling we're going to be seeing a lot more from this brand.

You can find Tawdry Terrier on Etsy. Full size polishes will run you $10 each, and full collections (7 polishes) run $60. Playing In The Leaf Pile is an LE, so make sure to grab it while it's still available. I highly recommend taking a peak at Hahvahd Hound, Pawsome Pines (I'll have those 2 posted this week!), Bloodsucking Bitch and Dawg of The Dead while you're there. You can also follow Tawdry Terrier on Facebook to stay up to date on new releases, sales, re-stocks and swatches.

What do you think of Playing In the Leaf Pile? What's your favorite thing about fall?

I'll be back with some awesomeness from Cinema Swatch Lacquers, Love Angeline, and more!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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Gothic Gala Lacquers - Lolita's Gown

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Hello again lovelies! I had been planning to spam you all with posts yesterday, but I am a genius and completely forgot that I had other obligations. However, I have 3 posts for you all today! Woohoo!!

First up for today is another beauty from a new Indie brand, Gothic Gala. This was one of the most anticipated releases for me, since I've been following Gothic Gala since Sam (the brand's creator) first started posting bottle shots on Facebook. Her polishes blew me away, and I knew I had to share them with you all.

Today's polish is called Lolita's Gown and it's a stunning sheer purple shimmer with different shaped black and white glitters (including hexes, bar glitter, and stars).  I have been dying to wear this one since it's such an awesome mix, and am thrilled that I was finally able to sport his baby on my paws.

This is 3 thin coats of Lolita's Gown, with topcoat (shown on my left hand since it's finally back in swatching shape!):

I know, I know...not as many pics as usual. My camera battery died and to be honest, I haven't convinced myself to spend $80 on a second battery just yet. But hey, look at that polish! Is this not just beautiful!?! I adore this shade of purple - so rich. And the shimmer in this girl really sparkles. Not to mention the glitter - who doesn't love black and white glitter, right?

Lolita's Gown has an excellent formula with perfect consistency and no thickening during use. Application was lovely, although I forgot to tip my bottle upside down before use so I didn't get the full glitter payoff. Trust me though - if you tip your bottle upside down for a few minutes before application, the glitter payoff is awesome! I experienced no dragging or balding, the glitters dispersed nicely (even the bar glitters) and dry time was excellent. This is a sheer polish, so you will need all 3 coats for full opacity, or you can layer this over a similar purple. This girl also looks ah-freaking-mazing layered over black.

I'm highly impressed with Gothic Gala's polish. This is only the second polish that I've tried, but they've both been incredibly high-quality and just gorgeous! Sam has 2 collections that will be releasing this fall, and they're both awesome as well. The Holo Deck Collection is a star trek themed collection, and the Valhalla Collection will be coming out in November (if my memory serves me right!). I'm dying to get my hands on Odin from Valhalla! You have to see this one - gorgeous holo.

You can check out Gothic Gala Lacquers on Etsy. Full size polish retails for $9.00 - $9.50 depending on finish. The Holo Deck Collection is available for pre-order, but hurry before they sell out! If you're an LSU fan, you don't want to miss Sam's custom LSU polish, Geaux LSU. Be sure to follow Gothic Gala Lacquers on Facebook and Instagram for release info, sales, and swatches.

What do you think of Lolita's Gown? Are you a fan of glitters in a shimmer base?

I'll be back (for certain this time loves!) with some thermal goodness from Polish TBH later today, and this week's Mish Mash Challenge. I have a ton of swatches coming up this week from Love Angeline, Tawdry Terrier, Cinema Swatch Lacquers, and Squishy Face Polish so check back often!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber









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Gothic Gala Lacquers - Welcome To The Ball

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Hello Lovelies! Man, it has been a crazy day. For some reason the business is booked solid at the moment and I've been in and out all day. 7 clients may not seem like much, but at one hour per client, 15-45 minutes drive time each way, plus all my usual responsibilities, my day is already gone.  I feel fairly triumphant actually getting this posted before midnight!

Today I have a new Indie Brand to share with you all. Gothic Gala Lacquers just opened shop late last month, but I have been stalking Sam and her polishes for a few months on Facebook and Instagram. I just had a feeling when I saw that first pic that Gothic Gala was going to be something special.

The first GG Polish that I'm sharing with you lovelies is Welcome To The Ball, a freaking stunning mix of various holographic glitters and microglitter in a charcoal base. Normally I save the big whammy for last, but I couldn't resist this one. It was calling my name way before it even made it to me!

This is 2 coats of Welcome To The Ball topped with NPB Glitter Food and HK Girl Top Coat:

Oh. My. God. Can we just take a moment to bask in the glory of this gorgeous polish?? Those holo glitters, the microglitter, that charcoal color....it's all just perfection. It's happy in a bottle, I tell you! But wait! There's more! How about a macro shot so we can bask in the holo action?

I want to point out that the glitter in the top right corner has an actual RAINBOW. So awesome.

Welcome To The Ball's Formula is so impressive that I really had a hard time believing that this is from a debut collection. I experienced no thickening, clumping glitters, and no no need to shake the hell out of the bottle to blend things up. Application was just as flawless with no dragging, balding, or unruly glitters. Opacity was awesome with full opacity at 2 rather thin coats. Dry time was fairly epic (my nails were dry before I could even reach for my top coat) and wear is incredible. I've actually worn this twice since I managed to somehow delete the first set of photos of this girl, and both time I had zero signs of wear at over 24 hours. WTTB does dry just slightly textured, so I added a coat of Glitter Food to keep things smooth and protect the larger glitters. Between the glitter food and top coat, you would think that the holo effect would be diminished, but that just wasn't the case.  This girl has some VERY strong holo - especially in sunlight. Since I swatch at night, and it's been all sorts of overcast and rainy here, I wasn't able to snap any sunlight pics. But if you want to see this beauty's holo effect in sunlight, head on over to Accio Lacquers post here. 

I have to admit, Gothic Gala has me excited. Samantha's debut collection is just fabulous and shows incredible potential to keep the unique and gorgeous polishes coming our way. In fact, Welcome To The Ball is the most perfect debut polish I have ever had the pleasure of swatching. You guys really need to snatch it up while it's available (It sells out FAST!)

You can find Welcome To The Ball and Samantha's other fabulous polishes at Gothic Gala Lacquers on Etsy. Full size polish retails for $9.00- $9.50 and Samantha has at least 2 new collections in the works as we speak (I believe her Holo Deck Collection is in pre-order at the moment), and from what I have seen......WOW! You can also follow Gothic Gala on Facebook and Instagram for sneak peeks at upcoming collections, re-stock and sale info, and swatches. This is a brand to watch, loves. I'm not even joking.

So tell me...what do you think of this polish? Are you as floored as I am?

I'll be back tomorrow with this week's Mish Mash Challenge mani as well as some awesomeness from Squishy Face Polish. I also have more from Cinema Swatch Lacquers, Love Angeline, Polish TBH, Polish Addict and Tawdry Terrier coming up (I am gonna be a busy girl over the next week!).

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber



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New Indie Alert!!! Cinema Swatch Lacquers: Emerald City Gates

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Hello Lovelies! Happy Wednesday! I'm a touch behind (again....I'm getting used to this) since I received some horrible news from my family in England yesterday. I will not go into it here since I feel it is deeply personal and my family needs their privacy during this incredibly hard time.

Anyway, I will have a Mish Mash Manicure for you all today, however I'm starting the day off with a brand new Indie Brand! I live for finding new and awesome Indie Brands, and this one really stood out to me.

Cinema Swatch Lacquers is a new Indie polish brand focused on Movie themed lacquers. Their first collection centers around The Wizard of Oz, which I find a very fitting entrance. I was lucky enough to receive 4 polishes from this collection to share with you, and all of them are just beautiful. SO let's take a look at my first Cinema Swatch Lacquers polish!

Emerald City Gates boasts a fabulous Olive toned green base packed with emerald, gold, and sapphire micro-glitter. This baby screams Emerald City to me, and makes me want to pull out the movie and grab some popcorn.

This is 3 coats with top coat:

Yowza! I think it's fair to say that this polish is gorgeous! I love a good green, and those microglitters add just the right touch of sparkle. Definitely one of my favorite greens. In fact, I can see myself reaching for this often - I do love those Olive toned greens!

Emerald City Gates' formula is incredibly impressive. I'll be honest- when trying out a brand spankin' new Indie, I don't expect a flawless formula or great application. There's a bit of a learning curve with making polish (so I hear - I'm not talented or patient enough to give it a go myself), but Emerald City Gates hit the mark right out of the gate (pun intended?)! Consistency was lovely - thick enough for great coverage yet thin enough to flow nicely, and I did not have any thickening during use. Application was wonderful as well with no dragging or balding. In fact, this polish flowed onto the nail like liquid silk. ECG is a touch sheer, so you will need 2-3 coats for opacity (I used 3 for intensity). Dry time was incredibly fast, and wear was excellent with no signs of wear at 36 hours.

Talk about an impressive start! Cinema Swatch Lacquers has definitely hit the ground running. I was so impressed with this polish that I literally could not stop showing anyone and everyone who would bother to look. I mean, I have polish from established brands that don't have a formula this good. Same for application. This is definitely a brand to watch. I have 3 more pretties from Cinema Swatch Lacquers to share with you over the coming week or so, and I cannot wait.

You can check out Cinema Swatch Lacquers and the Wizard of Oz debut Collection at Cinema Swatch on Etsy. Polishes run $5 for 7.5ml, or you can grab the entire 6 polish collection for $25. Be sure to follow Cinema Swatch Lacquers on Instagram for updates, giveaways, swatches, sales info and more.

What do you think of Emerald City Gates? Isn't this a flippin' awesome polish?

I'll be back later on with another Mish Mash Challenge manicure! Tomorrow brings more Polish TBH awesomeness and I have some Squishy Face Polish and more Cinema Swatch Lacquers coming your way soon.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber


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Luscious Potion: Modest Stream

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Hello lovelies! Phew! It has been a day! Feels like I've been chasing my little one nonstop! I wish I had that kind of energy.

Today I have another gorgeous polish from Luscious Potion to share. This is my very favorite glitter from LP, and the last of the glitters. Next I'll be sharing the holo thermals! Wahoo!

Modest Stream is an incredible silvery blue polish loaded with different sizes and shapes of black and turquoise glitter. We all know I'm a huge fan of blue, but this particular shade of blue is nothing short of incredible. It really does remind me of water trickling downstream.

Honestly I'm not sure I'm even doing this baby justice - what with my evil, traumatized skin at the moment. It is much better today, thanks to my Pure arriving, but it still has a ways to go. Just a heads up - I may be taking a couple days off over the weekend to baby my skin and nails. Nothing tears up your skin and cuticles like a blistery, scaly allergic reaction and a week without the only product that works.

Anyway, here is Modest Stream, 2 coats, with topcoat:

Yeah....gorgeous! SO much love for this polish. It's like Susan jumped into my head and pulled out the perfect combination of blues.

Modest Stream's formula is utterly fabulous. ZERO issues here. Application was just as stellar, with no dragging, balding, or clumpy glitters and totally opaque at 2 coats. The glitters disperse evenly and despite being slightly metallic, the base color does not streak. Dry time was fast, wear is stellar with no chips or tip wear at over 24 hours. Modest Stream does dry a bit textured, but my usual top coat was enough to smooth things out.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - If you have not tried Luscious Potion, you need to grab some ASAP. Susan makes some incredible polish, amazing color combos, stellar glitters, and wait until you see the holo thermals! I promise you, they're epic. LP has fast become one of my very favorite brands for a reason. Susan is an incredible lady too, so if you have questions don't hesitate to contact her.

You can check out Luscious Potion on Big Cartel. Full size polishes sell for  $8.00 - $10.00 depending on finish, and Susan now has Mystery Bags available! The Disney Collection is also on sale for $5 per bottle or $25 for the full collection. I recommend following Luscious Potion on Instagram for new releases (I happen to know Susan has some epicness in the works!!), sales info, and swatches.

What do you think of Modest Stream? Are you a fan of glitters in a metallic type base?

I'll be back tomorrow with Flakie Friday! Wahoo! Oh how I love my flakies! I also have some more Love, Angeline, Polish TBH, Fandom Cosmetics, Wingdust and some new to me brands coming up.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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