Nerd Lacquer, or how I learned to stop whining and buy the lemming.

There is one thing that I have always been a sucker for: geek references. So when I delved into the world of indie polishes, I naturally started seeking out the nerdy, geeky ones. Unfortunately, my hopes and dreams were shattered when I learned of the drama and all around absence of what I had heard was the holy grail: Nerd lacquer. 

Lucky for me, people were selling them. 

I got The Eye through a friend of mine. When I received it in the mail, it was love at first site and I put it on right away. The verdict?

I LOVE THEM. Why, oh why do they have to be $20 or more a bottle?! I need more. They're glorious, smooth and glittery and pigmented. I could go on and on. Needless to say, they couldn't stay plain!

I've been delving into the world of acrylic nail art. I'm so glad my $15,000.00 degree has finally paid off. FEAST YOUR EYES UPON THE GLORY:

Eye see you. 

Ugh, these are amazing. Hoping to get my hands on The Ring next so that they can be reunited!

I'm not dead yet!!

Just working like a busy little bee.  I should have some fun updates on SuperSpoon (hey, hey supernatural sets) and of course, some swatches.  I'm waiting on a few orders to show up, but I do have some others that I've been working on.

That being said, there will be little to see of me until the 23 of the month. I am currently working on my California's teacher credential and I'm writing one of my assessments for the state. Needless to say, these are some big doings in education land. I hope to be done sooner than later and get back to some more swatching and SuperSpoon-ing!!

Cloudy days

Sweet babies, it's glorious!! I'm in love with these they are mine...my own...my preciousssss...

Stop judging me. 

My boothang at Supernatural Lacquer sent me some glorious polishes from her Cloudy Skies collection. I'll be using them 2 at a time: for this blog post, I'll be showing Pink Cloud Sunset and Silver Lining. 

Tah daaaaah. I really like how unique the colour combos are of this collection, and while some of her mattes may have hated holding glitter, these sexy things cannot get enough!

Pink cloud sunset is chock full of pink and purple glitters. There are tiny sprinkles and medium hexes. Gorgeous! And it's suspended and a lovely heather grey crelly. This is 4 thin coats with top coat, and it's my favourite of the collection!

Here's Silver Linings: another lovely heather crelly that has small black and white sprinkles, black and silver hexes and holo dust! Very pretty. This is 4 thin coats with top coat. 

The formula was great and smooth; very easy to apply. Can't wait to try the others! Check Stefanie out at Supernaturallacquer.storenvy.com. 

Adventures in a Different Dimension!

I recently acquired my first Different Dimension polish in a grab bag and let me say, it's "Goodnight, Moon" in a tiny bottle. So, it's automatically one of the best things ever. It also has an adorable name:

Are you reading that? "To the Moon and Back". Like adorable children's books (I'm looking at you, Guess how much I Love You)

I used three thin coats of it with a bit of selective glitter digging. Love the formula. Love the idea. 

How cute!! Looking forward to getting my hands on a few more of her creations!

Holos and glitters and pigments and thermals.

I love all kinds of polish, but honestly, it's the uniqueness of indie polishes that makes them my favourite. I recently scored "Am I Ginger?" By LynB, and as a Whovian, I was stoked. Not only one of my favourite lines from Tennent, but also a gorgeous and vibrant holo. I couldn't wait to use it in a mani.

I decided to pair it with both Lucky 13 Lacquer's "Gallifrey Falls/ No More" and Leigon Lacquer's "I Fell for Fall". Leigon makes some of my favourite glitter toppers and I figured, you can always use another Who reference!!

Here's the full mani, notice the lovely thermal effect of Gallifrey!

The bottles!! I'm so smitten with these three.  They have a great application, very smooth and easy. I used H K Girl's top coat and had no shrinkageat all. They're wonderfully brilliant and stunning. Very sparkly as well.

I love the little TARDIS image; it really made the bottle for me. So cute and clever! This polish took 2 coats to be entirely opaque, and it's very, very vibrant. The photos don't do it justice, believe me! It has a great, smooth application and, my favourite part, doesn't glop off the brush, even from the top!!

Here's a close up of Lucky 13 " Gallifrey Falls/No More". This one took 3 coats, and they had be thickish, but it's a lovely chocolate that shifts to orange. Great homage to the Time Lord painting! It has a really nice subtle shimmer as well!