LE LACQUER HOOK UP: February 2015

Thursday, February 26, 2015

A-England Fonteyn

Self-purchased

A-England Fonteyn is a silvery lilac with loose linear holo that's stronger in real life. It's gorgeous! It looks similar to L'Oreal Masked Affair, though it's not as lavender and has smaller particles. If you can't find Masked Affair, then, perhaps, give Fonteyn a shot! I used 2 coats. The formula was AMAZING. It was sooo buttery, smooth, pigmented, and easy to apply. Additionally, no cleanup was required! I think Fonteyn might be a good stamping polish too. ;) It dried shiny. I didn't use base or top coat because it was a holo.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

ABC Challenge: H - Chaos & Crocodiles Harmonious (Clear Edition)

Self-purchased

Chaos & Crocodiles Harmonious (Clear Edition) has moon, star, diamond, flower, hex, butterfly, square, skinny bar, iridescent, and heart matte, neon, and translucent glitters, along with holo shimmer, in a clear base. It's a rainbow in a bottle! I used 1 coat over Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue so, unfortunately, it's hard to see some of the translucent glitters. I found it easiest to first apply a coat of small glitters and then fish out and dab on the large ones. It dried a bit bumpy so I used top coat to smooth it out.

I think Harmonious (Clear Edition) has been discontinued for a while now, but you can buy other Chaos & Crocodiles polishes from her shop.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Monday, February 23, 2015

ROY G. BIV Favorites: Red

Revlon Cherries in the Snow

Illamasqua Glitterati

Poisoned Apple (my own franken)

Julep Rose

China Glaze Ruby Pumps

Essie Leading Lady

The Hungry Asian Strawberry

Zoya Elisa

Cult Nails Captivated

Femme Fatale Mana Ruby

Revlon Vixen

Colors by Llarowe The Mighty Red Baron

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Thursday, February 19, 2015

ILNP Neon Rosebud + OPI Jade is the New Black

Self-purchased

ILNP Neon Rosebud is a multichrome flakie that flashes red, purple, orange, yellow, and green, though it's predominantly red, purple, and orange. It can either be used as a topper or built up to become opaque. I used 1 coat over OPI Jade is the New Black. The formula was wonderful! It was very easy to get a lot of flakies onto the brush. The flakies were evenly distributed once on the nail too. It dried shiny and to a smooth finish, but I still used top coat.

OPI Jade is the New Black is a deep jade creme. I used 2 coats. The formula was pigmented and good, but a bit runny. I had problems applying it because of the wide brush. It dried very shiny so I didn't use top coat.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

ABC Challenge: G - CrowsToes Gomez + KBShimmer Low & Be Bold

Self-purchased

CrowsToes Gomez is a mix of black bar and metallic and holo glitters in turquoise, purple, yellow, silver, and black in a clear base. It's so stunning! I'm so sad I haven't used it until now! :( I used 1 coat over KBShimmer Low & Be Bold. The formula was fantastic and easy to apply. Out of habit, I placed the bottle upside-down before applicable so that I'd have no trouble with glitter playoff. I actually think that technique might be unnecessary for Gomez because it's really packed with glitter! It dried bumpy because of all the glitters so I smoothed it out with top coat.

You can purchase Gomez from Llarowe.

KBShimmer Low & Be Bold is a gorgeous, deep electric blue crelly. I used 2 coats. The formula had a great consistency and was easy to apply. No cleanup was necessary! Surprisingly, it had a very faint smell, unlike all other electric blue polishes. It dried shiny so I didn't use top coat.

You can purchase Low & Be Bold from KBShimmer's shop.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle