A England Camelot ravmped Double Feature: Mattify and Flakie Goodness with Finger Paints Twisted

Hi All! It's Saturday, Yay! One more day until my hubby as 4 glorious days off! Woohoo!

I have to tell you, I love A England Camelot so much that I could not take it off. Instead, I decided to revamp it. Not once, but twice. Yes, I truly am in love with Camelot. First, I decided to mattify it using my fave matte topcoat, Warpaint Beauty's Mattify. I found this little gem on clearance at Hot Topic a loooooong time ago, and I truly regret only grabbing one bottle since this Matte top coat is the best I have used yet. It stays Matte even after washing my hands and applying moisturizer! if you come across this one, don't pass it up!

Here's a couple of shots that I took to show my hubby the Matte effect with Camelot and Mattify. These were taken at my polish table with just a lamp, so my apologies about the distracting background.

I took these pics after washing my hands several times and moisturizing (albeit lightly). Check out how that matte finish is still completely matte! And as a bonus, it shows off that darned bubbling from my stubborn Seche Vite! But man! Matte Black makes for some sexay nubbins!

After I wore Camelot Shiny and Matte, I decided it needed some flair. I had picked up a couple botle of Finger Paints Twisted when they first came out, but I swapped both of them with polish friends that were clamoring for them and couldn't get them for less than a small fortune. I thought I could live without is since I have a ton of Flakies, but I ended up really regretting not keeping one for myself. Thankfully, the ultra-awesome and incredibly talented Kat of Hooked On Polish had a bottle in her fab giveaway that I was lucky enough to win. Score! I thought that Twisted would be an awesome pairing against Camelot, and I was pleased as punch with the result.

Twisted is an amazing mix of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue color shifting mylar flakies in a milky looking base. In the bottle it looks like an irridescent rainbow, but on the nail, well that's when the magic happens. These flakies tend to show better over darker colors, but also look very cool against lighter colors - they're just not as in your face that way. This is 1 - yes, just 1! - coat of Twisted over Camelot. It's a bit rough around the edges, but hey....that happens when you upgrade a mani 3 times, right? ;)

Oh how I LOVE a good flakie! And check out those colors! Twisted is by far one of my very fave flakies. Honestly I love all the Finger Paints flakies and really wish that they weren't LE's. And seriously, Twisted is making the nubbins look fab, right? ;)

Formula and Application were stellar. These flakies are ultra-smooth for being so dense. They lay flat on the nail and apply evenly - no need for Gelous of Glitter Tamer here, and no dabbing around on the nail to place them evenly. If you have a chance to get your hands on any of these (although my faves are Twisted and Motley), do it! They're worth it!

What do you think of Twisted? Do you have a fave flakie polish and/or matte top coat?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

P.S. Still unrelated: Don't forget to use code KWL91 at checkout for 10% off any order at Born Pretty Store! If we reach 10 people using the code, I'll be having a giveaway!

A England Camelot - The Perfect Black Creme

Good Morning all! Happy Friday! I happen to be sick as a dog thanks to some evil virus that attacked my children this week and has now made its evil way into my body. Thankfully I can still sit upright, but I feel like I have the plague or something equally terrible.

Of course, when I am sick, I try to feel better by painting my nails. Usually I'll pick something bright or sparkly to improve my mood, but this time I chose my go to color: Black.

Now, let's talk about Black Polish for a minute. I love black nail polish. I love how it looks great on everyone, how it's dark and edgy yet chic and sexy at the same time. But I'm sure you've all noticed that despite Black being a pretty basic color, it's hard to find a really good black creme. They're either too thick or too thin, too watery or too gloppy, need to thicken up or need a ton of thinner to be usable. I've found some pretty great black cremes out there (Orly Liquid Vinyl, Finger Paints Black Expressionism - which was my go to black for a long time, and the ever popular Wet N Wild Black Creme), but I have finally found my absolutely perfect go-to Black Creme.

I recently posted about A England Perceval, which in my eyes is the perfect Red. I've actually acquired 10 A England polishes based on my experience with Perceval alone. I figured if Perceval was that amazing, Adina's other polishes had to be equally awesome. Well, I was wrong. I broke out Camelot last night, and I have to tell you...it's not amazing....it is ABSOLUTE PERFECTION!

Camelot, creatively named after King Arthur's Court, is the blackest black I have ever seen. It is so deeply pigmented that it looks like my nails are covered in polished Onyx. This kind of ultra saturated color seems standard with A England, which when combined with the quality of these polishes makes them a steal at around $10-14 depending on where you order.

This time around I ordered from Ninja Polish, and I was very impressed with their service and delivery times. A England sells for $10.50/bottle through Ninja Polish, and orders over $50 ship free. I paid an extra $5 for Priority Delivery, and received my order in 6 days. It would've been 5, but my mail person got confused and tried to deliver my polish to my neighbor, who thankfully is honest and didn't open or keep the package. I will certainly be ordering from Ninja Polish again, and if you are into Indie polish, you really should check them out.

But back to Camelot....I'm afraid my new nubs don't do it the justice it deserves, but it still looks beyond amazing. The bubbling on my ring finger (grrr!) is actually from my Seche Vite. It had issues last night. And sorry about my ultra dry skin! There is a lot of hand washing and hand sanitizer up in here! I'm glad I still have skin at this point!

Ahhhhhh....Camelot, how I love thee! There is no way to capture the depth and inkiness of this polish, but trust me, it's there.

Formula:
Camelot's formula is shockingly sweet. Thicker than other polishes, Camelot is easy to control. Despite being a thicker polish, I had no issues with the polish thickening up, becoming gloppy, or bubbling (my Seche Vite was the bubbler!) . It is lovely and buttery smooth.  No strange smells and Big 3 Free.

Application:
Camelot literally glides into the nail like black silk. I had zero issues with pooling, balding, dragging, or streaking. If you are okay with a thicker coat, Camelot is an easy 1 coater. I'm wearing 2 thin coats here. This is literally the only black polish that I have never had to thin out during use, or let stand to thicken up. Even wrapping my tips was delightful!

The bottom line is this: If you love Black Polish, you need Camelot in your arsenal. I fear that my plethora of other black polish is going to be gathering dust - this is my new go-to Black and I'm going to be ordering several back-ups. Trust me, you will not be disappointed. If anything, you'll be snatching up more of Adina's magical polish!

What is your go-to Black? Have you tried A England yet?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy (germ and virus free) Polishing!
-Kimber

**Giveaway News**

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The Korner turns 1!

On a Lighter note...

Today is my 1 year Blogaversary! Yay!

I cant believe I'm still going after a year. I'm so happy that so many of you have joined me here, and I'm over the moon to have met so many awesome people through blogging. It's been an amazing year!

I've decided to combine my 100 follower and 1 year Blog-A-Versary into 1 giveaway. Unfortunately my budget is limited at the moment, since I have a 6th grader that needs new school stuff every few days, and a growing 2 year old. Not to mention bills, bills, bills.

So, I can't post pics yet because I'm waiting on the order to come in, but I'll be posting the giveaway as soon as it gets here! It's nothing huge (I wanted to giveaway Black Spotted but I can't find anyone to help me get it, and there's no way I can afford what people want on evil bay), so I opted for something very cool, but more affordable. I hope you guys like it.

Hint: Kleancolor.

Thanks so very much for being here, ladies. I can't tell you how much it means to me that you're all here. Each and every one of you keeps me going. Thanks for making this blog what it is.

Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

100 Followers!!

Wow, ladies! I can't believe I've finally made it to 100 followers! I can't tell you how much it means that you all find me worthy of reading! My little Lacquer Korner is fairly small, and I don't promote it much at all, so I'm ultra grateful that you're all here.

To say thank you, I'm in the process of planning a giveaway. My brother is in town this weekend, so I'm planning on doing some Giveaway shopping this coming week, and posting the giveaway next weekend sometime. I can't promise it will be anything enormous since it's coming out of my own pocket, but I'm going to try to pick up some cool stuff.

This month (I think it's the 24th) also marks the one year anniversary of my little Korner. Sometimes I look back at my blog and am amazed at how far I've come in one measly year. I look at my stash though, and wonder exactly how I've managed to amass over 700 polishes in that time! Can you imagine what my stash is going to look like if I keep acquiring polish at that rate!?!?! Actually I wouldn't complain. It is time to branch out into some different polishes though. I own almost literally ever drug store color there is, and most of the colors I actually like from the usual brands. I'm thinking it's time to learn to be patient (I usually shop locally since I'm into instant gratification) and start ordering some A England, Cult Nails, and other Indie brands. If you guys have any suggestions for polish that you think I need, please leave a comment!

Anyway, I am truly grateful that you are all here. I'm over the moon at finally hitting the big 100.

Look for the giveaway around the 12th!

Thank you all so much for following. And as always.....Happy Polishing!!!!!!! ( times 100!)

-Kimber