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Friday, August 3, 2018

Bluebird Lacquer Isn't She Loverly - Polish Pickup August

Its Polish Pickup Time and today I have for you Isn't She Loverly from Bluebird Lacquer. For those of you not familiar with Polish Pickup the concept is simple. Polish Pickup offers a fun, interactive experience that allows you to submit theme ideas, vote for your favorite theme, and selectively purchase your favorite polishes every month. The shop opens at 11 AM ET on the first Friday - Monday of every month. In this case that's Aug. 3rd-6th at www.polishpickup.com

You can pick which polishes you would like to purchase from the previously chosen theme. There is no box commitment. Purchase one or purchase them all! Shipping in the US is $3, $5 in Canada, and does ship internationally. Allow 3+ weeks for delivery. So, in other words, this is a pre-order event. T

Isn't She Loverly is an ode to the classic My Fair Lady. Loverly is a muted orchid pink holo with bronze micro flakies, turquoise-purple-pink ucc flakies, more holo and a dash of faux unicorn pee. This sells for $12 and has no cap. In case you haven't guessed already the theme for August is Musicals.

Orchid pink holographic nail polish with microflakie

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Lustrous Lacquer 6:00 AM UCC

Poetry Cowgirl - Sparrow

*Nothing to Disclose*

Today I'm bringing you all sorts of shifty, flakie goodness with Sparrow from the Limited Edition Johnny collection by Poetry Cowgirl. This collection consists of 4 polishes based off of characters played by the man himself Mr. Johnny Depp. As I write this post the collection is still available for purchase but for the last time. It will not be restocked again so get it while you can!

Sparrow is described as a blackened Green-Yellow-Gold Multichrome polish with iridescent chameleon glitters, matte hot orange glitters, silver holo micro glitters, Purple-Red UCC Flakies, and Red-Orange-Gold UCC Flakies.

What I saw in the bottle is an army green micro glitter base with duo-chrome glitters and multichrome flakes. I like the maker's description better, don't you?

The application process was easy with the polish flowing easily onto the nail. Although sheer on the first thin coat, Sparrow builds up nicely to a full opacity after a second mediumly applied coat.

There are a ton of glitters and flakies no matter the thickness of your application which adds a liveliness to this polish that I absolutely adore. The polish does dry with a slight texture but that is easily smoothed out with the addition of top coat. My photos are shown as two coats plus glossy top coat.

While I am a self-admitted pink nail polish lover there's just something about these pretty/ugly colors that I can't get enough of. I like them on both long and short nails and no matter the season.

The four colors in the collection are Sparrow, Wonka, Sweeny, and Hatter. The full collection costs $45 or you can purchase each polish separately for $12. Each color is as unique as the character it was inspired by. Like I said this is the last restock, so grab them while you can. Thanks for stopping by Happy Polishing!

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Lustrous Lacquer 6:00 AM UCC

LynBDesigns - Biz Myth-Icorn

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Hey Everyone, I'm back with another quick post to share with you today. I know a lot of my posts have been quick ones lately but what can I say, the weather gets nicer and I get busier. Spring has finally arrived here in Minnesota and with that brings softball, volleyball, camping and a girls weekend away. That last one happens to be this weekend and I am so excited for it. My girlfriends from Highschool and I are getting away to celebrate the fact that we all turned 40 this year. But before I get to celebrating I need to share with you Biz-Myth-Icorn from LynBDesigns.

Biz-Myth-Icorn was released in January for the Polish Pickup theme Crystals and Gemstones. The inspiration for this polish was a bismuth unicorn crystal. Not sure what that is? Don't worry you're not alone, I had to google it myself. According to Wikipedia Bismuth is a brittle metal with a white, silver-pink hue, often occurring in its native form, with an iridescent oxide tarnish showing many colors from yellow to blue. The variations in the thickness of the oxide layer that forms on the surface of the crystal causes different wavelengths of light to interfere upon reflection, thus displaying a magnificent rainbow of colors. I bet you didn't think you'd be getting a science lesson in a nail polish post did you!

This polish is a brilliant combination of pale lilac purple with UCC flakes mixed in that flash purple to blue to red and gold. I knew the moment I saw this that I wanted to have it.

The formula is incredible with a smooth application, even coverage and TONS of flakes on the first coat. The flakes all lay flat against the nail leaving only a hint of texture once the polish dries. Shown here are two coats plus top coat.

Once I had this polish on I started to think it might be too light for me and I was bummed because it is such a stunner. I am happy to say that as I wore this I started to like it more and more. I think it's a great polish for spring and I'm so happy I picked it up when I had the chance.

That's all for now, Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!