Urban Lacquer Glittery + Bright 2013 glitter topper, an unsurpassed beauty for all seasons!

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Holy COW - I promised you a stellar glitter bomb and Brenda from the crazy good Urban Lacquer did not disappoint! Feast your eyes on this insane glitter:

indoor macro goodness under OttLite

 

I think this color would blow your mind with a holographic red underneath but I chose a readily available mass market brand so you too can achieve this look with little hassle.

Here are the steps I took & then on to the pictures!
1. Sally Hansen Double Duty base & top coat used for base
2. 2 coats Orly Red Flare
3. 2 coats Urban Lacquer Glittery + Bright 2013 (my absolute, hands down favorite)

4. 1 coat Gelous

5. 1 coat HKG top coat for that amazing glass shine

 

Urban Lacquer's description: "A sparkling combination of red, pink, gold, and iridescent glitter, with a smattering of light purple glitter (to keep things interesting!), in a clear base." Let me stress the IRRIDESCENT because that is what makes this polish dazzle beyond words. I'm so thrilled with this color! And IMHO, there is some holographic glitter too - look at the rainbow effect. To know me is to get me & my holo love affair ☼

 

indoors under OttLite

 

outdoors

 

outdoors

 

macro attack!

 

oh yeah, one more macro attack

 

bottle shot

 

bottle shot

 

Now hurry on over there because I can honestly say, and I've said it before, these polishes give Lynnderella a run for her money. And this one will go quickly!

Application was a breeze. No fishing for glitter, the base was thick and packed with goodies in every swipe. I have exhausted my superlatives. RUN!

 

Please take a moment to look at the other beautiful Urban Lacquer polishes reviewed on my blog on December 3rd, Chimney-Burn-with-Lit-Up Like the Tree. They are mesmerizing. I want to thank Brenda for her generosity and to let her know she is one classy dame with a creative hand at color combining ♥ Happy polishing, dolls ☼

 

Urban Lacquer

 

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Ruby White Tips Misfit Toys duochrome nail polish

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Here is an exciting change for me - my first duo chrome! The lovely Laura from RubyWhiteTips sent me a new color called Misfit Toys. It is a duo chrome that is predominantly purple which shifts to green with hints of gold and mustard yellow.

The formula is easy to work with and self levels although it is very sheer. After a bit of experimenting, I discovered a good quality ridge filler worked best to both smooth out my ridges, which are not attractive when wearing a duo chrome, and serve as a neutral base/undies. This color can also be worn as a topper over black for a richer, more intense look. I wanted you to see it in all it's unadulterated beauty so I chose a skin toned base to best show it's lush, fire-tipped hotness.

I have applied 2 coats of Essie Fill The Gap to create a tonal base for no VNL and 3 coats of Ruby White Tips in Misfit Toys.

Look at the amazing detail on the bottle. Who doesn't love a little sparkle? What a sweet addition. And now I can very easily find this bottle among a sea of tops ;) Great idea ☼

essie fill the gap

RubyWhiteTips

outdoors indirect sunlight

outdoors indirect sunlight

outdoors indirect sunlight

outdoors direct sunlight

indoors under OttLite

indoors under OttLite

 

RubyWhiteTips

 







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Urban Lacquer Chimney Burn with Lit Up Like The Tree

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Just in time for the unexpected cold snap in Arizona - from the mid to high 70's during the day to the chilling 40's overnight - I present to you, Urban Lacquer's Chimney Burn. We have already used our Kiva 4 times and plan to buy our tree next week but my fingers are already Lit Up Like The Tree. Couldn't resist the silliness.

Urban Lacquer has a beautiful winter themed collection. The first polish I applied is Chimney Burn which happens to be her first foray into a multichrome. It is a taupey grey with purple/blue/turquoise flecks/flash/shimmer. It can appear purple, orange, blue, grey or any number of colors depending upon which angle you view it at.

I applied 4 thin coats over a base coat and a ridge filler. You must be patient when applying the coats, allowing each to fully dry before applying the next coat. The polish comes alive around the 3rd coat but I needed 4. All images were taken indoors using an OttLite.

Urban Lacquer

I then decided to jazz it up with Lit Up Like The Tree - a killer glittah bomb containing stars, demilunes, circles, squares, hexes and various sizes of microglitter in gold, silver AND holographic finishes swirling around in a clear base. This polish gives Lynn a run for her money. It was so easy to apply. Nothing got caught on the sides of the bottle. Every brush stroke yielded a frenzy of glitter - perfection!

Notice how Chimney Burn really shines through the glitter topper. This is 2 applications of Lit Up Like The Tree over Chimney Burn and 1 coat of HKG top coat to smooth it all out.

Urban Lacquer

 

 

I hope you enjoy the final effect. I am now officially ready for the Holidays ☼

Urban Lacquer

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Sweet Heart Polish O'Connell! over Sinful Colors Why Not

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I ♥ turquoise so imagine my delight upon opening this package sent from the lovely Cassandra at SweetHeartPolish! It is described as a "holographic light blue shimmer polish" but it is so much more. Because it is sheer, you can manipulate your final effect.

I chose to layer it over a base of Sinful Colors Why Not which is readily available at most chain stores. I wanted to accentuate the turquoise that I saw in the bottle so this blue cream was a perfect base to coerce the turquoise out of this polish.

The final effect is a soft scattered holographic finish that looks a bit metallic and shimmers more than holofies. Yes, I am making up words! It would be fun to experiment with different base coats to see what other tones of the polish emerge. Next time, purple as a base.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. Please join if you like what you see ☼

Sweet Heart Polish

 base coat Sinful Colors Why Not (indoors OttLite)

2 coats Sweet Heart Polish O'Connell! over SC Why Not (indoors OttLite)

 

 

2 coats Sweet Heart Polish O'Connell! over SC Why Not (indoors OttLite)

 

 

2 coats Sweet Heart Polish O'Connell! over SC Why Not (direct sunlight)

 

 

2 coats Sweet Heart Polish O'Connell! over SC Why Not (direct sunlight)

 

 

2 coats Sweet Heart Polish O'Connell! over SC Why Not (direct sunlight)

 

 

Sweet Heart Polish O'Connell! bottle shot (direct sunlight)

 

 

If you are a VNL kind of woman or you have shorter nails, you can apply 3-4 coats without a base. The swatch stick on the right best shows the results achieved without a base.

 

4 coats Sweet Heart Polish O'Connell! on clear swatch stick (no base color used)

 

 

 

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1st post redux Yellow Stopper pop off Lynnderella When the Moon Was a Star glitter bomb jelly sandwich

I heard the call of the fabulous Jen at xoxojen to recreate our first ever blog post. My oh my how things have changed. I am almost exclusively into holographic finishes so to revisit glittah bombs was a hoot!

This is a pic heavy post with a step by step pictorial of how to build my favorite glitter bomb polish that POPS OFF in 2 days tops. This is great if you do not want to use the acetone, cotton square & foil method. I cannot stress to you the importance of not tugging at your nails. They will pop off on their own but you can cajole them if there is no resistance. Be careful.

So here we go:

1. Start with 2 coats of American Classics Yellow Stopper Top Coat (sallybeauty). Incidentally, this is my go to lazy day manicure. No one sees in macro mode so this looks like a French manicure without the fuss. If you want to do the quickie French mani, these are the steps so they don't pop off: base coat of your choosing, 2 coats of Yellow Stopper, one coat of favorite top coat (HKG for me). Done!

Yellow Stopper (2 coats)

 

Yellow Stopper (2 coats)



2. Base of jelly sandwich is one coat of Cirque Colors Tibetan Nights

Cirque Colors Tibetan Nights (1st coat)

 

3. The POW is Lynnderella When the Moon Was a Star

 

Lynnderella When the Moon Was a Star

 

4. Now add another coat of Tibetan Nights

 

Cirque Colors Tibetan Nights (2nd coat)

 

5. Top it all off with the glitter friendly, depth & gloss producing best-ever top coat made by Glisten & Glow named Hong Kong Girl (or other iterations of the same product under slightly different names)

 

2 coats HKG top coat

 

Some pics of the finished product:

 

outdoors

 

outdoors

 

indoors under an OttLite

 

And now for the fun part - this sandwich will literally POP OFF in a day or two. Amazing! No clean up whatsoever.

 

 

 

And the old pic - no laughter allowed - well, if you must ☼ 

 







I hope you enjoyed the redux of the very first post I made. Check out Jen's blog for the most comprehensive list of Indie Nail Polishes. You will be gob smacked at the selection: xoxojen

 

I'd love to hear from you. And please join my blog. It's always a pleasure to meet new people and follow them in return. Happy polishing ☼

Colors by Llarowe (CbL) Beat It

Colors by Llarowe (CbL) Beat It

A super holo that looks blue, teal, grey, rainbow - shifts like crazy.
Leans dark grey rainbow holo indoors.

Just the pics ma'am ☼

Llarowe

outdoors

 

outdoors

outdoors

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LilypadLacquer Rolling in Rubies (Lilypad Lacquer)

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I have to share this amazing color with you!

LilypadLacquer's Rolling in Rubies is a striking berry pink/magenta holographic nail lacquer that comes from Australia.

The formula is perfection. It glides on smoothly, fills but does not run into your cuticles and dries quickly. The brush size is perfect for my small nail bed. Most amazingly, it actually smells pleasant. It is not a scented lacquer but it doesn't give off that terrible aroma some nail polishes do.

Outdoors you can clearly see the holo goodness and indoors it is equally beautifully lush, saturated and almost velvety.

I applied OPI base coat for natural nails, Essie Fill the Gap ridge filler, 2 coats of LilypadLacquer Rolling in Rubies. All applications were thin bc as you probably know, I like my nails to appear as thin as they are!

I hope you enjoy these pics ☼

What are your favorite LilypadLacquers?

LilypadLacquer

LLarowe

 

outdoors direct sunlight

 

 

outdoors direct sunlight

 



outdoors direct sunlight

indoors under OttLite

super macro outdoors

bottle shot outdoors direct sunlight

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