Swatch and Review: Living Dead Lacquer Christmas Trio

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have swatches from Living Dead Lacquer to share with you. These 3 polishes make up her Christmas trio and I'm super excited to show them to you. If you haven't heard of Living Dead Lacquer yet, she's a Georgia based indie brand that carries polishes and nail care products like mani bombs and cuticle oils. She makes some gorgeous polishes so let's jump right in to the swatches!

The first polish I swatched is Mistletoe Hung Where You Can See, a traditional leafy green jelly filled with tiny gold micro flakies and scattered holo glitter. This one was very sheer on the first coat but built up nicely in 3 thin coats. The formula was a bit on the thicker side but application was a breeze. My swatch shows 3 thin coats plus topcoat. The second photo is with a matte topcoat applied. Look how those flakies pop! The matte topcoat also brightened the green and almost made it lime-y which was fun because it totally changed the look of the polish. 

Mistletoe Hung Where You Can See in direct artificial lighting

Mistletoe Hung Where You Can see with matte topcoat

Macro of Mistletoe Hung Where You Can See 

Matte Macro of Mistletoe Hung Where You Can See

The next one I swatched in the trio is Sleigh Ride Together With You, an orange toned red filled with tiny gold micro flakies and gold shimmer. I don't typically gravitate towards orange based reds but the squishiness of this jelly made me love it! The formula is similar to Mistletoe, 3 thin coats for opacity. It was a little thick but application was easy. My swatches show 3 coats plus topcoat. The second photo shows it with a matte topcoat applied. The matte topcoat on this one brought out the orange! 

Sleigh Ride Together With You in direct artificial lighting

Sleigh Ride Together With You with matte topcoat

Macro of Sleigh Ride Together With You

Sleigh Ride Together With You with matte topcoat

The final polish in the trio was the star of the show for me. I want to wear this all December long and put Santas and reindeer and snowflakes and, and, and ALLLL the things over this beauty. This is Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, a white crelly filled to the max of all of the most delicious Christmas glitter. Surprisingly, this one was opaque in just 2 coats which surprised me being that its a white crelly. Formula wise, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town was a bit on the thick side due to the glitter but I had no problems with application and all of the glitter came out easily with no fishing. My swatches show 2 thin coats plus topcoat. The second photo is with matte topcoat. I'm going to need a full size of this gorgeousness!

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town in direct artificial lighting

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town with matte topcoat

Macro of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town with matte topcoat

Now that you've seen them, I know you want them! Head over to Living Dead Lacquer's SITE on November 13th to pick these up, exact launch time is to be determined. You can find out more about the release on her Instagram. If you'd like to see a live swatch, click below:

Which one is your favorite? 

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My top 5 mainstream polishes!

**nothing to disclose, I purchased all of these polishes myself.**

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I am going to share with you my top 5 all time favorite mainstream polishes! Keep reading after the break to see what my top picks are! 

When I sat down to pick my top 5 ever mainstream polishes, I had every plan of putting them in order but now sitting down to write about them, I don't think I can! There are a few things that these polishes have in common. First and foremost, they all have perfect formulas, a couple of them are one coaters, the others are two easy, thin coats. Let me show them to you, in no particular order!  

Sinful Colors Tempest 

The first of my top 5 is Sinful Colors Tempest. This polish is every purple lovers dream. Shown here in two thin coats and Seche Vite topcoat, this polish can best be described as a dusty, cool toned purple. It dries to a glossy finish on its own but I always add topcoat. This polish is still available from Sinful Colors, I found mine at Walgreen's.

Color Club Harp On It 

The second of my top 5 favorite polishes to make the list is Color Club Harp On It. What can be said about this polish that it doesn't say for itself?! Shown here in two thin coats and Seche Vite topcoat, this polish is a VERY strong linear silver holographic polish. The polish itself is a little thick but it goes on easily and is easy to manipulate on the nail without becoming streaky. It dries to a demi matte finish on its own. This polish is still available from Amazon.

Zoya Sailor 

The third polish to make my top 5 is Zoya Sailor. This is definitely up there on the list and may actually be one of my favorite polishes in my entire collection, indie polish included. This is ONE coat of Zoya Sailor with Seche Vite topcoat. This polish dries to a high gloss finish on its own and can best be described as a rich navy blue color. I cannot say enough good things about this polish, I bought it at full price upon a friend's recommendation and absolutely will again once I run out. Sailor is still available from Zoya.

Zoya Tomoko 

My fourth top 5 pick is another Zoya polish and another that I bought at full price upon a friend's recommendation. This is one of the few polishes in my collection for which I own multiple backups. Zoya Tomoko can best be described as a champagne gold textured glitter polish. This is two coats with no topcoat to preserve the texture, but you could absolutely add a coat or two of topcoat and it would smooth it out. This polish is one of Zoya's original pixie dusts and dries to a demi matte finish on the nail. One of my favorite things about the Zoya pixie dusts is the dry time - this dries on its own to the touch in about 5 minutes. I noticed after I took the photo that there was a smudge of Tomoko on the lid of the bottle. I decided not to take another photo because this shows how much I love this polish and how often I use it. Its debatable whether or not this polish and the other pixie dusts will remain available through Zoya's website, they are no longer available in stores. Zoya themselves announced the discontinuation of their pixie dusts but they are currently available on their website, perhaps only while supplies last.

Sally Hansen Pacific Blue (original formula)

Okay so, remember how I said I didn't think I could pick an absolute favorite? Well, looking at Pacific Blue now changes my mind. Again. I'm a woman, so that's allowed. :D Ahhhh...how do I love thee, Pacific Blue, let me count the ways. First off, this is ONE coat of PB. One easy, dreamy, creamy, magnificent coat. This polish is a bright cornflower blue that dries to a high gloss finish on its own - though I am wearing it here with topcoat. This polish works well for many applications - including stamping and watermarbling. Why the hell Sally Hansen changed the formula of this perfect polish is beyond me. This is another of the very few polishes that I own backups of and I'm sad because the bottle I'm holding in my hand is almost gone. WAAAAAAHHHHHH! Pour one out for my homie...Pacific Blue, Original Formula. 

So there we have it, my top 5 all time favorite mainstream polishes. What are your picks? Do we share any favorites? 

Thanks for reading! 

Love, 

Pish 

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