Archive | September 2014

Alchemy Lacquers Lab Report – A Tall Drink of Nature

Sep14

Provided for Honest Review

It’s been awhile since my last post for Alchemy Lacquers but let me tell you it’s worth the wait!  There is a new collection that is being released TOMORROW and you definitely will want to get your hands on this collection!  It’s called “A Tall Drink of Nature” and is based on plants that are used to make drinks!

First up we have Camellia.  This polish is inspired by the leaf buds of the Camellia sinensis plant.  This is the plant from which we get tea!

Alchemy Lacquers - Camellia

Alchemy Lacquers – Camellia

Fitting then that this should be a beautiful green color that reminds me quite a bit of green tea.  This is a soft creamy green scattered holo with a flash of red shimmer.

Alchemy Lacquers - Camellia

Alchemy Lacquers – Camellia

I’m going to go ahead and point it out because it’s a bit noticeable in these pictures – I have a patch on my forefinger.  I would not want anyone to think that the imperfection on my forefinger has anything to do with the formula because the formula on this is gorgeous!  It went on smoothly and without any opacity or application issues.  These pictures show two easy coats plus topcoat.

Polishes used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Camellia; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

Next up we have Kola:

Alchemy Lacquers - Kola

Alchemy Lacquers – Kola

Kola is a reddish brown linear holo with a multichrome finish.  The inspiration for this one is relatively clear!  It’s based on the Kola nut which was used in making a certain kind of soft drink that we should all be familiar with!  It’s shifty and gorgeous and it reminds me of a tall frothy glass of…Cola!  Rebecca nailed this one!

Alchemy Lacquers - Kola

Alchemy Lacquers – Kola

Again the formula on this was excellent.  I actually have trouble with some holos, they tend to be a little thin or streaky but this one had none of that!  The pictures show two coats plus topcoat.

Polishes used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Kola; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

Next up we have Cloudberry and I might just float to the clouds on how pretty it is!

Alchemy Lacquers - Cloudberry

Alchemy Lacquers – Cloudberry

Cloudberry is inspired by an actual berry that is used to make an alcoholic drink called Lakka.  This is a gorgeous peachy orange with iridescent microglitter and a sparkly purple shimmer finish.

Alchemy Lacquers - Cloudberry

Alchemy Lacquers – Cloudberry

I really love the way that this one looks on.  I was worried that it might be a touch sheer because of the lighter color but it built up quite nicely in two coats with nary a bit of VNL to be seen!  Pictures show two coats plus topcoat.

Polishes used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Cloudberry; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

Last up we have my favorite of the four…Roselle:

Alchemy Lacquers - Roselle

Alchemy Lacquers – Roselle

Roselle is inspired by a variety of hibiscus that is used to make a Mexican drink called jamaica (not to be confused with the country).  The polish is a wine colored jelly filled with microflakies and red to gold color changing glitter!  It’s got a gorgeous depth and is very flattering!

Alchemy Lacquers - Roselle

Alchemy Lacquers – Roselle

Love love this one.  Perfect jelly formula, opaque in two coats but doesn’t lose any of it’s depth or squishiness.  I love the sparkle of the color changing glitters and I’m PRETTY sure that everyone knows my fondess for all things flakie.  Two coats…sans topcoat!

Polishes used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Alchemy Lacquers – Roselle

You can get A Tall Drink of Nature TOMORROW and other gorgeous Alchemy Lacquers in her Etsy shop, you can view all the news and sign up for the newsletter at the Alchemy Lacquers Website.  Be sure to follow on Facebook and Instagram for up to the minute breaking news and gorgeous pictures and sneak peaks of upcoming polishes!

 

WingDust Wednesday!

Sep10

Nothing to Disclose

I haven’t done a WingDust Wednesday in awhile and I thought I should change that!  I recently snagged up a WingDust I’ve been wanting for awhile and of COURSE I’m going to share it with YOU!

This is Somewhere Out There:

WingDust Collections - Somewhere Out There

WingDust Collections – Somewhere Out There

Before I start, yes this polish prompted me to burst into song.  Sometimes that just can’t be helped.  It’s a long standing jokein my family that I can often find a line or two of a song to sing depending on words or phrases that are said in conversation.  It also serves to annoy some people sometimes…not that that is my intention of course.  I can’t control it.  I just sometimes spontaneously burst into song.  Wow redundant blogger is redundant.  And just so I can poke fun at myself for saying the same thing twice I’m not fixing it…

This is a deep burgundy/maroon/purply jelly base (don’t you love my color descriptions?) filled with goldenrod matte dots, magenta metallic glitter, holographic moons, gold holographic bar glitter, small red matte hexes, red metallic dots, gold metallic glitter, and some gold and holographic micro glitter!  Tons of sparkliness that’s for sure!

WingDust Collections - Somewhere Out There

WingDust Collections – Somewhere Out There

I love WingDust jellies and crellies.  They are sheer enough to be squishy but they build up in only two coats AND the glitter doesn’t get all poky (for the most part, the moons on this one did want to poke up a little but I contribute that to the shape rather than the base of the polish).   This one went on fabulously…I did need to turn it over for a few minutes to redistribute the glitter but I got it from a destash sale so it had probably been sitting in one position for a long time.

Of course you can get your own WingDust Collection polishes by visiting her Etsy Store or Llarowe.  You can keep up to date on all the gossip, new collections, and other fun stuff on Facebook and Instagram!  Go get covered in WingDust you won’t be sorry!

Pahlish – La Belle Endormie

Sep7

Nothing to Disclose

I have been gravitating toward fall colors lately despite my stubborn claims that I love summer colors and will wear them no matter what because I do love them.  It doesn’t help that these makers keep putting out gorgeous fall colored polishes.  The struggle is real!  Anyway today I’m going to show you a beautiful color that is perfect for fall and winter and is just so classic that you could really get a lot of wear out of it the entire year.

This is Pahlish – La Belle Endormie

Pahlish - La Belle Endormie

Pahlish – La Belle Endormie

La Belle Endormie is a gorgeous dark berry purple jelly so packed with burgundy and gold micro flakies that it reads almost burgundy once on the nail.  It’s a lovely way to wear a dark polish without it being overwhelmingly dark which is something I struggle with since darker harsher colors are just not that great on me personally though I think they look amazing on other people.  I think the strong gold shimmer really keeps it from being too dark.  I keep thinking the same thing about this polish every time I look at it…it’s classy!  It’s classic!  It’s both exciting AND work-appropriate.  This is a polish that is getting everything right in my opinion.

Pahlish - La Belle Endormie

Pahlish – La Belle Endormie

The formula on this was just luscious!  Two easy coats plus topcoat and it practically applied itself.  Despite being a darker polish it cleaned up nicely around the cuticles (I can be a messy polisher!).  There was nothing negative about my experience with this one!

Polishes used:  Tip Top – Toughen Up Basecoat; Pahlish – La Belle Endormie; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

You can find Pahlish at her Shop and I believe some stockists as well.  I generally prefer to buy direct from the maker when possible.   In addition to her core collections she does weekly limited runs called “Bespoke Batches” and some of those are really stunning and are truly stalk-worthy!  There are also monthly duos so she’s a very prolific and creative maker who is worth watching and snagging up some pretties from!  You can find out all the news about new polishes on her Facebook page, Instagram, and Blog.