Literary Lacquers 84, Charing Cross Road and Sidewalk's End

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More beautiful colors from Literary Lacquers ☼

 

As before, these holographic polishes are from the Community Collection. The series of 10 are blogger collaboration polishes. You can look at the varied collection & the collaborative minds behind each color here: Literary Lacquers

 

Application for both are as follows:
1 coat Nailtiques Formula 2
1 coat Essie Fill The Gap
3 coats Literary Lacquers polish

 

Let's begin with 84, Charing Cross Road. It is described as, "a sepia taupe subtle holographic nail polish loaded with silver glass fleck." As with all hand poured Indie Brands, slight batch variations occur and mine turned out quite mossy green. It has beautiful flashes of purple and gold. This is a perfect Autumn color.

 

 

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 outdoors direct sunlight

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 outdoors direct sunlight

indoors under OttLite

 

 

Please to enjoy, Sidewalk's End, described as, " a semi-sheer grey holographic polish with multicolored glass fleck." This beauty has surprising blue/purple glass flecks throughout. It is beautiful indoors as well as outdoors.

 



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outdoors direct sunlight

 

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outdoors direct sunlight

 

outdoors indirect sunlight

(notice the blue/purple glass flecks)

 

 

The shop (located on Etsy) is long overdue for a price increase so if you love these colors, or all the others for that matter, I suggest you hop to it NOW! Go take a look. Her newest collection has some stunners ☼

Literary Lacquers

 

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Literary Lacquers Love You Forever

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My nails have finally grown out after months of splitting, breaking and flat out ornery behavior! I am pleased to show you a long over due manicure featuring a beautiful summer blue.

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Literary Lacquers in Love You Forever is a medium blue crelly holographic polish from the Community Collection. The series of 10 are blogger collaboration polishes. You can look at the varied collection here: Literary Lacquers

For the inspiration behind this polish, please read the direct link to the polish where you can purchase it on Etsy for a very reasonable $10 for a 15ml bottle: Love You Forever

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Application:
1 coat Nailtiques Formula 2
1 coat Essie Fill The Gap
3 coats Literary Lacquers Love You Forever

I adore Indie Brands and this polish did not disappoint. It flowed easily for coverage on my small nail beds and wore very well for 5 days until normal tip wear and slight dulling occurred. I could have extended the wear by using a top coat after a couple of days. I will be showing you a few others from this collection ☼

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And I can't help myself...I must share with you the most adorable packaging I have ever seen. Not only is it earth friendly, but who doesn't love Washi tape?

expertly packed ☼

 

Literary Lacquers 

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NailNation 3000 Max A Million

This incredible holographic nail polish is from the indie brand NailNation 3000. It is befittingly called Max A Million. Two coats of the light blue / aqua base glimmers into I-can't-even-count-the-amount of colors. One word:

Insane!

NailNation 3000

 

no, the picture above is not blurry, just incredibly holographic ☼

 

HITS Dionisio Holographic

HITS Dionisio Holographic is a gorgeous rainbow purple long wearing nail polish. As with my other HITS review, I anticipate this polish will wear extremely well. I did encounter bubbles again and found the brush a bit "fat" for application. My personal preference is a thinner brush because my nail bed is quite slim. The color is magnificent.

I used Nailtiques Formula 2 for my base and applied 2 coats of HITS.

Enjoy ☼

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This is my first entry in the "Crumpet's Nail Tarts" laid back challenges. You can view other people's great manicures of a similar theme by clicking on their thumbnails at the end of this post.

Llarowe carries HITS

 

 

 

 

This is my first time participating in a full on group motivation/challenge that features other blogs. What fun! Click on 'em & have a great time browsing ☼

 

HITS Hera Holographic

Holos are my latest obsession. So many companies have their own versions and of the four different one's I've tried, HITS is the clear winner for durability. I can wear a HITS Holo manicure for over 7 days with absolutely NO chipping. It is amazing!

Trust me when I tell you I put my hands through it all...dry desert heat (shrinks/distorts/water "opens" the nails back up), forced air, gardening, wood burning fireplace duty (smiling from ear to ear on this one), package opening (joy), laundry, various other mani treachery including dishes all day long. I never wear gloves for any of these tasks so HITS is insanely amazing. Most of my manis must be removed after 3 days tops because I can't stand chipping.

I extend the holos by glittering the tips to distract from the visible regrowth at the cuticles.

My only concern about HITS is that bubbling occurs when I apply 2 coats. It could be that I am too impatient between coats or that my "undies" are creating havoc. I only use Nailtiques Formula 2 as a base. I know most holos require a special base but I have not bought any. This in no way effects the overall beauty and rainbow insanity that is HITS but because they are my nails, I see the bubbles.

Llarowe carries HITS

The following pictures of HITS Hera were taken with two different cameras. I am still experimenting ☼

 

Shimmer Polish Cassandra with Fantasy Makers Confetti Glitz

Another stunner by Shimmer Polish: Cassandra

I had great difficulty picking up the color on my new camera as I have not yet deciphered how to white balance it. The pictures do not do this polish justice but the need to share outweighed the desire for reading the manual on CD, pfff. This is such a stunning combination. My nails look like icicles IRL!

Here is the process: Yellow Stopper as a base coat for that natural French manicure effect (it casts a lavender hue on your natural nail), one coat Shimmer Polish Cassandra (pearl white holographic glitter), "French tips" using  Fantasy Makers Confetti Glitz (a super shiny fine holo powder that can be used for many purposes) and my favorite top coat, HKG.

Enjoy ☼

Shimmer Polish

Starlight Polish Cocoa Crystal

Happy Holidays to everyone!

This simple but stunning manicure is 2 coats of Starlight Polish in Cocoa Crystal without a top coat. It is a warm brown linear holographic that applied beautifully. 

I promise to deliver some color soon but I think at heart I am a neutral albeit a dazzler neutral/brown girl.

be well & safe & happy

Starlight Polish

 

Nubar Spark with Shimmer Polish Wendy

I recently picked up a bottle of Shimmer Polish in Wendy and thought it would make a nice easy gradient topper over Nubar Spark as the tips started to wear. This gave my mani a two day extension. You can see the regrowth at the bed of my nails but IRL, it just looked like a fun gradient (sans sponge mess).

Thanks for stopping by!

Shimmer Polish

Nubar Spark

Nubar Spark is another lovely nude holographic color. It is such a perfect polish that glided on with ease. I applied two coats without a top coat.

Description from their site: "warm pale caramel with fine rainbow holographic glitter is filled with holographic glitter reflecting every color of the rainbow, with base colors just as varied, ranging from subtle neutrals to vivid pink to pale blue".

Nubar

 

 

Nouba purple 484 LA1521 nail polish

This gorgeous purple Nouba 484 was picked up in the same boutique beauty supply house in California as the post from October 20. It has a stunning purple gel base with many holos - bars and different sizes of round. What a stunner! I've captured it in different lighting situations and various focal points so you can get a better idea of it's beauty. Two coats is all it took. This polish is surprisingly soft to the touch despite all the fun going on but I did use one coat of HKG top coat to give it longevity. I hope you enjoy it!

 

 

Nouba Silver Holographic 482 LA1521

Nouba is an Italian brand I discovered while in California. The colors are numbered rather than named. I love a silver holo! This was my first Nouba purchase (482 LA1521). It was a bit pricey at $8.50 for a 7ml bottle from a boutique beauty supply house but I had to have it.

Application was quite easy, requiring only 2 coats. I did not apply a colored base coat and I enjoy the effect of my nail peeking through the glitter. HKG top coat was used but not really necessary as the polish is surprisingly smooth for so much glitter and bars.

I hope you enjoy it!