Friday, March 28, 2014

Doctor Lacquer Coholorful Traits Collection Reviews & Swatches

Happy Friday! I hope you have some weekend plans. :) I don't think we will be doing too much, just cleaning up more outside. We are almost done getting rid of all the leaves (I swear they are reproducing while we sleep) and then after that I have some DIY projects planned that I hope work out as good as I have them in my head. :P 
Today I am super excited to share Doctor Lacquer's recent collection Coholorful Traits! This collection is made up of thermal holographic polishes. How awesome is that! 
To save you on a lot of reading, I will say now all photos are 3 coats with top coat and in the order of warm, transition and cold. I'll leave my thoughts at the bottom of the post because I bet you are eager to see these beauties! ;)


Doctor Lacquer Malicious Pleasure swatch
Malicious Pleasure is cotton candy pink (when warm) to salmon pink (when cold)thermal linear holographic.
Doctor Lacquer Malicious Pleasure swatch
Doctor Lacquer Malicious Pleasure swatch
Doctor Lacquer Malicious Pleasure swatch
Doctor Lacquer Malicious Pleasure swatch
Doctor Lacquer Malicious Pleasure swatch
Doctor Lacquer Mysterious Love swatch
 Mysterious Love is a pink (when warm) to purple (when cold) thermal linear holographic.
Doctor Lacquer Mysterious Love swatch
Doctor Lacquer Mysterious Love swatch
Doctor Lacquer Mysterious Love swatch
Doctor Lacquer Mysterious Love swatch
Doctor Lacquer Mysterious Love swatch
Doctor Lacquer Natural Flirt swatch
Natural Flirt is a mauve (when warm) to taupe (when cold) thermal linear holographic.
Doctor Lacquer Natural Flirt swatch
Doctor Lacquer Natural Flirt swatch
Doctor Lacquer Natural Flirt swatch
Doctor Lacquer Natural Flirt swatch
Doctor Lacquer Natural Flirt swatch
Doctor Lacquer Optimistic Youth swatch
Optimistic Youth is a pale chartreuse (when warm) to burnt orange (when cold) thermal linear holographic.
Doctor Lacquer Optimistic Youth swatch
Doctor Lacquer Optimistic Youth swatch
Doctor Lacquer Optimistic Youth swatch
Doctor Lacquer Optimistic Youth swatch
Doctor Lacquer Optimistic Youth swatch
Doctor Lacquer Royal Luxury swatch
Royal Luxury is a dusty Carolina blue (when warm) to a dusty purple (when cold) thermal linear holographic.
Doctor Lacquer Royal Luxury swatch
Doctor Lacquer Royal Luxury swatch
Doctor Lacquer Royal Luxury swatch
Doctor Lacquer Royal Luxury swatch
Doctor Lacquer Royal Luxury swatch
Doctor Lacquer True Compassion swatch
True Compassion is a light cornflower (when warm) to cobalt blue (when cold) thermal linear holographic.
Doctor Lacquer True Compassion swatch
Doctor Lacquer True Compassion swatch
Doctor Lacquer True Compassion swatch
Doctor Lacquer True Compassion swatch
Doctor Lacquer True Compassion swatch
I didn't have a problem with consistency or dry time with any of these polishes. Natural Flirt, Optimistic Youth and Royal Luxury did have some problem with pigment clumps. They were only visible at one stage of the thermal change, some more obvious than others. Angelyn, the creator of Doctor Lacquer, does note that this is because thermal pigments have a lower dispersion and that some of the pigment will disperse after applying. Nevertheless these polishes are amazing! ;)

This collection, along with other Doctor Lacquer polishes, will be restocked April 1st at 9 PM EST in Doctor Lacquer's etsy storefront and through DoctorLacquer.com! Make sure to follow Doctor Lacquer on Facebook and Instagram!

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Rain City Lacquer Spring Sea-quinox Collection Reviews & Swatches

It's almost Friday, woo-hoo! Today I have the newest collection from Rain City Lacquer! I think just reading the collection's name, you know you are in for some beautiful sea-themed polishes. ;) Making that assumption, you would be totally correct! :P 

Rain City Lacquer Beach Blossoms swatch
Beach Blossoms has a light orange crelly base with a mix of satin and neon glitters. All nails are 3 coats with top coat. 
Rain City Lacquer Beach Blossoms swatch
Beach Blossoms is a lot of fun and the base color really allow the glitters to come through including those hearts and flowers! Application was a little tricky with it and I did need to fish for some of the glitters, though it wasn't time consuming to do so, and it does apply pretty sheer in the first two coats, but that was solved with the third coat. You may notice little purple specks in the polish and that is unfortunately one of the neon purple glitters is breaking down. I spoke with Rica, the creator of Rain City Lacquer, and she assured me that the ones that will be stocked when this collection is released will not have the same problem. :)
Rain City Lacquer Beach Blossoms swatch
Rain City Lacquer Fish Scales swatch
Fish Scales is a clear based glitter topper with various white, blue, silver and gold glitters. Shown is 1 coat over 2 coats of Green Grotto. 
Rain City Lacquer Fish Scales swatchGreen Grotto and Fish Scales are really the perfect match! I love the mix of glitter colors and how they remind me of, well, fish scales. :P Formula was easy to work with and I got plenty of glitter out without a problem. :)
Rain City Lacquer Fish Scales swatch
Rain City Lacquer Green Grotto swatch
Green Grotto has a neon green base with blue shimmer. These photos show 2 coats with top coat. 
Rain City Lacquer Green Grotto swatch
Holy cow you guys, you need this polish! Formula was perfection. I thought it would dry really top coat hungry, but it didn't at all and only dried slightly matte overall. The shimmer does pop more than my photos lead to believe, though it still is a little hidden in person, and is really pretty against the green base color. :)
Rain City Lacquer Green Grotto swatch
Rain City Lacquer Mermaid's Melody swatch
Mermaid's Melody contains micro blue glitters and dash of smaller hex glitters in a slightly blue tinted base with blue shimmer. All nails are 3 coats with top coat. 
Rain City Lacquer Mermaid's Melody swatch
Another polish you are going to need! ;) Application was 3 easy coats and you alternatively could layer it over another polish to add some sparkle. I wish photos could show off all the sparkle it has to offer, but think of a blue disco ball and that gives you the right idea. :P
Rain City Lacquer Mermaid's Melody swatch
 Rain City Lacquer Moonlit Waves swatch
Moonlit Waves has a light blue crelly base with various gold and silver glitters. Shown is 3 coats with top coat. 
 Rain City Lacquer Moonlit Waves swatch
Moonlit Waves is a very soft and delicate polish that stands out against the other brightly colored polishes in this collection. The base color allows the glitters to really shine through and pop. Similar to Beach Blossoms with application I needed to fish for some glitters and it was sheer in the first coats, but nothing I couldn't handle. ;)
 Rain City Lacquer Moonlit Waves swatch
Rain City Lacquer Rainbow Reef swatch
Rainbow Reef has a light pink crelly base with a rainbow of holographic and matte glitters. These photos are 3 coats with top coat. 
Rain City Lacquer Rainbow Reef swatch
 Rainbow Reef was the perfect name for this polish! ;) It's super rainbowy and I love the added hear glitters! Formula was similar to Moonlit Waves and Beach Blossoms in that it was a sheer and a little bit of glitter fishing was required, yet again it was nothing too hard to handle. :)
Rain City Lacquer Rainbow Reef swatch
Rain City Lacquer Siren's Song swatch
Siren's Song contains micro dark pink and silver glitters and smaller dark pink hex glitters in a slightly tinted base. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.  
Rain City Lacquer Siren's Song swatch
Another super fun and sparkly micro glitter polish! Again imagine a dark pink disco ball and that's how your nails will look while wearing this. :P Formula was easy to work with and you can layer it or build it up as I did. :)
Rain City Lacquer Siren's Song swatch

All of these polishes will be available on April 4th through Rain City Lacquer's online store. Make sure to follow Rain City Lacquer on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

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