Swatch and Review: Lolita Lacquer Trollita Duo

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have some swatches for Lolita Lacquer to share with you! This time its for the Trollita Duo which is inspired by the Troll dolls from the 90's. Y'all remember those, right? Where are my 90's babies at?! These two polishes are true to the inspiration and super fun. Let me show you!

Beady Eyes is a milky white crelly base filled with gold and black hex glitter, gold and black circle glitter, and black and gold micro glitter. The formula on Beady Eyes is sheer due to it being a white crelly but it went on for me in 3 coats. I did have to manipulate some of the glitter towards the tip of my nail but I didn't have to do any crazy fishing around for glitter and it was relatively easy to get it where I wanted it. It dried to a glossy finish on its own but due to the amount of glitter, I did apply two layers of topcoat to smooth it out completely. 

Belly Button is a clear based glitter topper filled with every glitter imaginable - hearts, stars, triangles, hexes, diamonds - all in multicolored holographic form. I typically stay away from glitter toppers but this one is spot on for the inspiration and totally felt like a party on my nails. I did have to invert the bottle a few times to get the glitter on the brush so that was moderately frustrating but the base is very thin on this polish so the glitter can sink a little. Its a trade off for me though because I dislike glitter toppers that are in thick bases. Once I inverted the bottle, I was able to apply Belly Button in two coats and tons of glitter came out. I really loved it over black! 

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The Trollita Duo from Lolita Lacquer launches tomorrow, Friday the 13th at 10am PST in the Lolita Lacquer store. The duo retails for $14 or you can get each polish for $8. My bottles are minis, just for swatching purposes but the ones for sale will be full sized bottles. You can see more swatches on Lolita Lacquer's Instagram as well. 

Did you have Troll dolls growing up? Which was your favorite? 

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Swatch and Review: Lolita Lacquer Petrichor Collection!

Hey y'all! Spring is just around the corner which means spring nail polish collections have begun their roll out including this one that I have to share with you today from Lolita Lacquer! This gorgeous mini collection is called the Petrichor collection. Petrichor is a word that describes the smell that accompanies the first rain after a while of dryness. Its such a cute name for a spring collection considering all the rain that usually rides in alongside of spring. Enough of my rambling on and on. You came for the polish - let me show you these beauties! 

Bluejay Blues in direct artificial lighting

Bluejay Blues macro

First up in the collection is Bluejay Blues, a cornflower blue crelly filled with matte pink, blue, and teal hexes and smaller circle glitters. The formula is nice and thin but easy to control. I didn't experience any application difficulties, each coat self leveled nicely. Bluejay Blues is opaque in 2 coats. My swatch shows two thin coats plus glossy topcoat. 

Drowning Daisies in direct artificial lighting

Drowning Daisies macro

Next up is Drowning Daisies, a medium toned yellow crelly filled with matte purple, pink, and iridescent hexes and small circle glitters. The formula on Drowning Daisies is identical to Bluejay Blues - nice and thin but no pooling or running. Each coat self leveled beautifully and Drowning Daisies is opaque in two coats. My swatches show two thin coats plus glossy topcoat.

Toad In A Hole in direct artificial lighting

Toad In A Hole macro

The final polish in the Petrichor collection is Toad In A Hole, a gorgeous apple green crelly filled with matte pale green, blue, and yellow hexes and smaller circle glitters. The formula on Toad is also identical to the others in the collection with an awesome easy and thin formula that applies to opacity in two coats. My swatch shows two coats plus glossy topcoat.

If you're as in love with this little collection as I am, you'll want the details of course! The Petrichor collection launches February 26th along with a restock of mani bombs including some new ones! You can find them all in the Lolita Lacquer Store and find more information about upcoming restocks on the Lolita Lacquer Instagram page!

Which of these is your favorite? Are you ready for spring collections?

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Swatch and Review: Fancy Gloss Black Heart

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a swatch of Fancy Gloss Black Heart to share with you! 

I am a new customer for Fancy Gloss. I am always scouting Instagram and Facebook groups to find new brands to try and when I saw someone's swatch of Black Heart, my jaw hit the floor. Let me preface this review by saying that I own very VERY few thermals because its my understanding that they have a shelf life and I have so many bottles of polish that I just know I won't use them before they stop shifting. I knew Black Heart was a thermal and I tried to resist the siren's call but I failed. Once I got this in my grabby claws, I had NO RAGRETS! 

Okay, okay. Enough babbling. Let me show you my swatch. The first photo I have is just the plain swatch with no nail art. Formula wise, Black Heart was a bit on the thicker side as it has a very jelly/crelly like consistency. Application was very easy though and I was able to use thin coats despite it being a thicker polish. Each coat self leveled nicely and dried to the touch within 5 or so minutes. My swatch shows two coats plus topcoat. 

But I didn't stop there! Of course I didn't. I decided that I needed some sexy black stamping over this gloriously glossy thermal. I picked M Polish Cayuga as my stamping polish so that it would disappear like a magic trick when my hands were cold. I was only able to get a good photo of it during transition because I got busy over the few days I was wearing it and forgot to grab a cold and warm photo. Boooooo...and I call myself a nail blogger. :'D 

From what I know about Fancy Gloss, she has scheduled restocks which means that Black Heart isn't currently available but you can sign up for a newsletter on her website to notify you of restocks. She also has a fan group that you can join HERE, and you can follow her on Instagram for news about future restocks and new polishes. 

What's your favorite thermal? 

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Swatch and Review: My World Sparkles Lacquer - Black Opal

Hey y'all! I took a little bit of a hiatus for the holidays and because my nails were in pretty rough shape for some reason but I'm back with my first post of 2016 to share a new polish by My World Sparkles Lacquer. This little beauty is called Black Opal and I have a ton of pictures to share with you, so lets get started! 

Black Opal is a gorgeous black jelly polish with various sized multichrome flakes running throughout. I'm sure you guys have seen the shattered glass nail art floating around on social media, right? Black Opal reminds me of that but in micro form all contained in one bottle! My swatch shows 2 coats plus topcoat. The application was easy though the formula was a bit on the thicker side. It also self leveled across my nail nicely. I had no issues getting the flakes out and they dispersed across my nail evenly. Overall, a beautiful polish with a great formula. 

Black Opal in direct artificial lighting

Macro of Black Opal

Being that its a jelly, Black Opal was begging to be mattified so mattify I did! I used OPI Matte Topcoat to showcase all of the beautiful multi chrome micro flakes in Black Opal. It totally transformed the look! 

Black Opal with matte topcoat in direct artificial lighting

Macro of Black Opal with matte topcoat 

Macro brush shot of Black Opal 

 I did a bit of nail art using Black Opal while doing a mani swap with @craftyandpolished, too! I love how it looked in this classy negative space mani! I wound up wearing this for several days because it was so beautiful.

The last thing I have to share with you guys today is January's Pamper Gem from My World Sparkles. This month's hand pampering beauty is a relaxing lavender scent and is garnished with real lavender flower buds. The Pamper Gems from My World Sparkles are made with deep conditioning oils and natural essential oils to provide a lasting scent and moisturizing properties as well. My hands were incredibly soft and moisturized after using it! 

Both Black Opal and the lavender Pamper Gem are available right now in the My World Sparkles shop. You can find them both HERE. Black Opal is 5 free and comes in a 1/2 oz (15ml) bottle and is on sale right now for only $5! The lavender Pamper Gem is available in a single pack for $1.50, a double pack for $2.50, and a triple pack for $3.75. I highly recommend trying them out! 

What's your favorite nail care product scent? 

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Swatch and Review: Back In The Abbey by LynBDesigns!

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have the latest collection by LynBDesigns to share with you! Spoiler alert - I can't even with this collection! I was thrilled when Jennalyn asked me to swatch for her again as I love her polishes and this collection is no exception. Called Back In The Abbey - this collection is heavily inspired by a fan favorite show, Downton Abbey. I have quite a few pictures to share with you, so let's get started!

First up is I'd Like To Call Her Sybil, a pink jelly filled with pink and gold flakes and scattered holo shimmer. My swatch shows two coats plus Orly Sec N' Dry topcoat. The formula was a little on the thicker side but application was a breeze. Both coats self leveled easily and dried to the touch in about 5 minutes.

Next up is Master George, a green jelly filled with green/gold shifting flakes and holo shimmer. My swatch shows two coats plus Orly Sec N' Dry topcoat. The formula on Master George is similar to I'd Like To Call Her Sybil and was a tad on the thicker side but had a very manageable application. The formula self leveled easily and dried to the touch in about 5 minutes.

Next up is Vain And Silly Flirt, a blue jelly filled with blue holo flakies, and purple and holo shimmer. My swatch shows 2 coats plus Orly Sec N' Dry topcoat. The formula on Vain And Silly Flirt was absolute perfection and application was so easy! The formula self leveled very nicely and dried to the touch in about 5 minutes.

Golden Marigold is a bronze-y jelly base filled with copper/gold shifting flakies and holo shimmer. My swatch shows two coats plus Orly Sec N' Dry topcoat. The application was smooth and buttery on Golden Marigold, no thickness issues whatsoever. It self leveled nicely and dried to the touch in about 5 minutes.

The brown of the collection is Grandpa Donk - a grey leaning brown jelly filled with iridescent purple flakies, copper flakies, and holo shimmer. This polish is so beautiful and unique! My swatch shows 3 coats plus Orly Sec N' Dry topcoat. The formula on Grandpa Donk was more of a traditional jelly formula, still showing VNL on two coats which is why I added a third. It self leveled beautifully and dried to the touch in about 5 minutes.

The final polish I have to show you from the collection is Topsy Turvy World. How do we describe this one? A deep green/gold shifting linear holographic is the best I can do! It reminds me a lot of OPI What Wizardry Is This except with holo and no texture. This color is absolutely stunningly beautiful and that makes Topsy Turvy World my second favorite in the collection. My swatch shows 2 easy coats plus Orly Sec N' Dry topcoat. The formula was complete perfection. It applied like a dream and self leveled nicely. 

The Back At The Abbey collection launches January 1st, 2016 at 7pm EST on the LynBDesigns website. The entire collection will retail for $45 with free shipping within the US. If you purchase them individually, Grandpa Donk is $8 and the rest retail for $10. You can also follow LynBDesigns on Instagram and Facebook for more information about the release. Join us in the LynB Loves group on Facebook for the most up to date information! 

Which one is your favorite? 

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