Initial Lacquer Spring Collection 2014 Reviews & Swatches

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fun weekend! :) My little one enjoyed the aquarium, but he was upset when he learned he couldn't actually go swimming in the tanks. Haha

Today I have Initial Lacquer's new collection for spring to show off! I will give a fair warning that my camera wasn't able to completely capture everything some of these polishes had to offer. :( But they are beautiful none the less, no matter what my camera thinks. :P

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Above the Clouds has a light gray base with blue shimmer flash and mid density of holographic finish. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

Love this polish! This is one of the many that my camera couldn't capture completely. :/ The holographic finish is pretty light, but it is visible I promise! If nothing else the blue shimmer is pretty obvious in my pictures, I hope! Overall formula was great and easy to work with. :)

Circle of Love is described as a light pink crelly base with with matte glitters and blue flakies. Shown is 3 coats with top coat. 

Yet again my camera was not my friend for this polish. :( You can see in the photo below the blue flakies within the polish bottle. They were visible in person, even though my camera though otherwise. They add a nice pop to the softness of the polish overall. The formula was a little on the thicker side, though still easy to work with. 

Last Day of Winter contains a variety of gray matter, white matte and holographic silver glitters in a light crelly blue base. These photos show 2 coats with top coat. 

I hope the last day of winter is soon! :P I'm ready to break out some shorts and be able to go outside without a coat. ;) The formula of Last Day of Winter was on the thicker side, similar to Circle of Love. I do think the base is a little more opaque than it should be, so that the holographic glitters can really shine though. I do think the grays pop nicely with the blue base though. :)

Love Me Some S'mores has a chocolate brown base with a variety of red, gold and silver glitters. All nails are 2 coats with top coat. 

Who doesn't like s'mores and this polish does remind me of a yummy s'more! Unfortunately this polish was very thick, to the point I needed to add thinner to use it.  After a few drops of thinner, it was easy to work with and the glitters came out problem free. :)

Lucky Me! is described as a light mint crelly with gold shimmer base plus matte glitters. Shown is 2 coats with top coat. 

Yet again, you have reached a polish my camera couldn't fully capture. >_< The gold shimmer is pretty visible in person, I think set against the mint base it was just too much for my camera to handle. :P Formula was easy to work with and it had a quick dry time. The gold shimmer with the base color is really something else, in a good way! ;)

Radiant contains various blue, purple, red and silver glitters in a clear base. All nails are 1 coat dabbed over 3 coats of Above the Clouds.

I always love seeing the blue glitter Initial Lacquer uses pop up in new polishes! :) Radiant is no different! Formula was a little on the thicker side, so I went with the dabbing technique for application. It still dried quickly and is super fun! :D

Viola contains various pink, blue, silver and purple glitters in a purple jelly base. These photos show 2 coats with coat. 

Another polish I love! It has a great depth to it with the glitters and the purple jelly base is just gorgeous! You won't have any problem getting out glitters as you can see. :P The formula was great and easy to work with. :)

This collection is available now through Initial Lacquer's Etsy! Be sure to follow Initial Lacquer on Facebook and Tumblr, to stay updated on new colors coming out and restock information.

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Shimmer Polish Reviews & Swatches Part 5

Hope everyone is having a great Saturday! :) I've been busy swatching trying to catch up, so expect some double posting in the next week. ;) First up I have more Shimmer Polish swatches to share. :)

As always, these had a great glitter pay off in one coat or they are easy to build up on their own in 2 to 3 coats. All in all, Shimmer Polish has never disappointed in formula! 

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Alessandra is described as a coral red glitter polish. All nails are 1 coat of Alessandra over 2 coats of Initial Lacquer Nocturne and matted with Hard Candy Matte-ly in Love. 

Elsa has a clear base with turquoise, gold and red glitters. These photos are 1 coat over 2 coats of Too Fancy Lacquer Bejeweled.

Jacki is various violet, navy and maroon glitters in a a purple tinted base. Here is 3 coats over bare nail with top coat.

 

Sonia contains a mixture of various lavender, pink and gold glitters. Shown is a gradient with Sonia over 2 coats of Nail Tisane Lion's Mane.

Tammy has a variety of black, purple, gold and silver glitters. All nails are 1 coat of Tammy over 4 coats of Nail Tisane Lavender Frosting.

Purchase Shimmer Polish through Etsy. To see more swatches and information about each specific shade offered visit Shimmer Polish's blog. Also, make sure to follow Shimmer Polish on Facebook, Twitter and on Pinterest!

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Initial Lacquer Winter 2013 Collection Reviews & Swatches

I hope all my stateside readers are full and happy after a great Thanksgiving feast! :D I have even more swatches to share with you this evening, this time the new winer collection from Initial Lacquer! :)

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Counting Stars is described as a black jelly base with random color flakies. Shown is 3 coats with top coat.

In low light this polish does appear just to be black, but in the sun it really sparkles. :) Formula was great and it's a nice twist on a black polish! 

First Day of Winter is a light blue crelly base with matte white rectangles and hexes, yellow hexes and hot pink dots. All nails are 2 coats with top coat.

I wish the real day of winter had pink dots! ;) I love the small rectangles in this mix (you can see them in the next polish too!) and how they are too large but still are something fun and different. :) Formula  of First Day of Winter was pretty thick and I did need to thin it a tad to get it to flow onto my nail easier. I think the overall look is worth it though! :)

Frozen Rainbow has a clear base with a mixture of white, pale yellow, gray, yellow, hot pink and purple matte glitters in various shapes and sizes. These photos show 2 coats of Frozen Rainbow over 3 coats of LWP. 

 Frozen Rainbow just sounds yummy doesn't it? :P This polish does look good enough to eat too! ;) It is a tad thick, yet I had no problem getting out any of the glitters and they are look so beautiful together! :D

Golden Glow is a combination of black, silver and gold holographic hexes in various sizes all in a clear base. Here is 1 coat of Golden Glow over 3 coats of Counting Stars. 

Holy bling! :P Not only is it super bling-tastic, it has some awesome larger dots and hexes! It was a tad thick though it was easy to get out all of the glitters including the larger ones, but I think it should be called Blinding Gold instead! :P 

LWP (or Little White Polish) contains gold, silver and iridescent glitters in a white base. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

Hehe the acronym for LWP is too cute! :D Initial Lacquer has a knack for making beautiful white polishes with an added touch! While I couldn't capture the sparks this polish has, they are there and very soft and subtle. I think this is a perfect work appropriate polish, if you are in the market for one! :) To top is off formula was a breeze to work with. 

Nocturne is described as a deep grey with silver shimmer plus micro holographic glitters. Here is 2 coats with top coat.

Love this polish! It's not too dark and the added sparks really make it something else! :) Formula was super easy to work with and I got plenty of glitters out with each coat! 

Red Steel has a shimmery red base with mirco fine red, black holo and red circle glitter. Shown is 2 coats with top coat 

Another great color! The glitters compliment each other and the base color well.  You do have to be careful to do a little bit thinner coats so the shimmery base and glitters don't give off a "lumpy" look, but the formula made this easy to do and was overall easy to work with. :)

Star Align contains purple and silver holographic hexes in a deep blurple base with red shimmer. All nails are 2 coats with top coat.

This polish reminds me of The Rainbow Fish, hopefully I'm not the only one to see that! ;) Formula was a tad on the thicker side, but workable and the glitters show through the base color perfectly. :)

This collection is available now through Initial Lacquer's Etsy! Be sure to follow Initial Lacquer on Facebook and Tumblr, to stay updated on new colors coming out and restock information.

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