Important Notice

Hello, everyone! I was on vacation the past two weeks, but I made sure to schedule posts during my absence. After my vacation, I realized that I didn't enjoy blogging as much anymore. I was doing the ABC Challenge in order to have material and force myself to post at least once a week. I've decided to cut back on everything beauty-related; I've even started a major destash of my polish collection today. Blogging just isn't a priority anymore, though painting my nails and posting the occasional swatch or nail art will continue to be my hobby. Hence, the ABC Challenge will be suspended. Les Nail Smiths will still continue, though I didn't have the time and energy to do this month's.

As you all know, I'm going to graduate school next school year. Therefore, everything I've been doing as a hobby or as a way to relax will take the backseat. I'm going to focus my energy on doing well in my program, doing extracurriculars, volunteering, searching for a job, and other important tasks.

Thank you for this journey. It has almost been 4 years! I will come by every once in a while.

See you guys on the other side of the day!

Michelle

ABC Challenge: C - Black Cat Lacquer Celestica

Self-purchased

Black Cat Lacquer Celestica is an ethereal pale grey crelly with iridescent square and hex glitters and holographic microglitter dust. I used 3 coats. The formula was great because it was easy to apply and I didn't have any trouble getting out the glitters. As a habit when dealing with glitter-infused polishes, I left the bottle upside-down before polishing. When dried, it looked unflattering because the the crelly base sunk while the glitter protruded so I used top coat to smooth it out.

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

Michelle

ABC Challenge: B - Candy Lacquer Balloons in the Air + Wet 'n Wild Ebony Hates Chris

Self-purchased

Candy Lacquer Balloons in the Air has fuchsia, turquoise, pale grey, white, pale pink, pale green, silver, and sky blue round, square, hex, and star holographic and matte glitters, along with scattered holographic microglitter, in a clear base. Oddly, the clear base now has a pink tint. It's probably from the fuchsia or pale pink glitter, but neither glitter looks faded. I used 1 coat over Wet 'n Wild Ebony Hates Chris. The formula was good and easy to control. Out of habit, I put the bottle upside-down before polishing so I didn't have problems getting out the glitter. It dried bumpy because of the glitter so I smoothed it out with top coat.

Wet 'n Wild Ebony Hates Chris is a black creme. Unlike many black cremes, this one had a blue base. I used 2 coats. The first coat was surprisingly pigmented! The formula was great as it was very easy to apply. No cleanup necessary either! :) It dried quickly (as true to claim) and shiny. No top coat.

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

Michelle 

ABC Challenge: A - Black Dahlia Lacquer Amethyst Pansies

Self-purchased

I enjoyed the ABC Challenge so much I decided to do another one this year! :) I'm also pretty busy with my life right now so the challenge is a perfect way for me to post at least once every week.

Black Dahlia Lacquer Amethyst Pansies is an enchanting periwinkle creme texture with pale lavender, blue, and holographic silver small and micro glitters. It sparkles very beautifully in the sun and bright light. I used 2 coats. The formula was good, but the creme base was a bit sheerer than I expected. The texture materialized a bit slower than standard textures. It was really bumpy, but not as bad as China Glaze Wish Upon a Starfish was. No top coat to retain its textured finish. This is actually an 8 mL bottle so it's "medium-sized."

Amethyst Pansies was one of the polishes Black Dahlia Lacquer first launched with. Unfortunately, it has since been retired. You can shop other Black Dahlia Lacquers here.

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

Michelle