Midwest Lacquer For the Love of GreySkull Collection
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
12/08/2015 10:37:00 AM
Today I have a fun collection for you from a new to me brand. This is the Midwest Lacquers For the Love of GreySkull collection. These six polishes are all inspired by the classic 80's cartoons He-Man and She-Ra. I loved those cartoons as a kid, so it's fun to revisit them in polish form.
Up first is Midwest Lacquer I'm an Evil Hordak. This beauty is a royal purple jelly filled with circle glitters in multiple colors. It took three coats for full coverage and I had not application issues.
Next up is Midwest Lacquer Saucy Sorceress, this soft shade is one of my two favorites from this collection. It's a soft white jelly filled with pale blue and white flakies. It's so delicate and unique. I used three thin coats for full coverage.
Midwest Lacquer I Surround Myself With Fools is a pale grey crelly filled with purple and black circle glitters as well as some tiny blue hex glitters. This was three thin coats for full coverage.
Midwest Lacquers I Have The Power is a sheer deep berry polish filled with gold glass flecks. This polish was so sheer, I used four coats.
Next up is Midwest Lacquer Princess of Power. This polish is a cream base filled with red and gold shard glitters. Apparently, I was a huge dork and forgot to take a certain pose with this polish. I'll update it soon with the third pose. Anywho, this polish was three thin coats and no application issues.
Finally we have my favorite polish from this collection. Midwest Lacquers They Call Me BattleCat is the perfect kelly green filled with lime, gold, and orange iridescent glitters. I used three thin coats for full coverage. This is a great holiday green!
As I mentioned my favorites are Saucy Sorceress and They Call Me BattleCat. What are yours?
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*press samples
Midwest Lacquers
#TheLacquerRing: Red Glitter
Thursday, December 3, 2015
12/03/2015 10:49:00 AM
#TheLacquerRing is starting early this month because of the holidays. There is so much to do and only so much time, so we're diving right in. This month our color prompt was red glitter. I sort of cheated on this one...but we're going to pretend I didn't....ok? ok!
Since Dollish Polish Kevin!!! was sitting on my desk, I couldn't focus on any other red glitter. But technically the glitters in this red jelly base are silver metal flakies. For the sake of today's theme, I'm going to call them silver metal flake glitters. PLUS...this is a Home Alone themed polish, so I should get a pass based on those credentials alone.
So there you have it my "red glitter" look for today. Be sure to pop down to the link up and see the other red glitter looks the ladies have done.
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*self purchased
Dollish Polish
Icon Duos: Mahogany & Icy Blue
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
12/02/2015 02:33:00 PM
Today I want to take a closer look at one of the Cirque Colors Icon Duos made exclusively for the Nordstrom Pop-In x OC Shop. Up first I want to look at the Mahogany & Icy Blue duo. Now I know this may be a bummer, because as I understand this pair sold out really quickly and isn't available currently. One can always hope for a restock, right??
The base for this look is Cirque Colors Storm King, a muted icy blue creme. I've gone in with a dotting tool and Cirque Colors Oporto to create a dotty look for an accent. I love the way these two colors play off each other. It's a stunning combination.
All the details for purchasing are below.
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
These polishes are Nordstrom Exclusives and will only be available from November 25 - January 3. Each set comes with a creme and holographic polish and retails for $22 (valued at $26). These can be purchased online HERE or at the following locations.
The Icon Duos retail for $22 each. Available from Nov 25, 2015 to Jan 3, 2016 exclusively at Nordstrom.com and the following retail locations:
- Downtown Seattle
500 Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98101
206.628.2111 - Bellevue Square
100 Bellevue Square
Bellevue, WA 98004
425.455.5800
- Michigan Avenue
55 East Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312.464.1515 - San Francisco Centre
865 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.243.8500
- Tyson's Corner Center
8075 Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102
703.761.1121 - NorthPark Center
8687 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75225
214.231.3900
About Pop-In@Nordstrom
Curated by Olivia Kim -- Nordstrom's wave-chasing, Prada-wearing, tattoo-collecting Director of Creative Projects -- Pop-In@Nordstrom is an ongoing series of themed pop-up shops showcasing independent designers online at Nordstrom.com and select retail locations.
Curated by Olivia Kim -- Nordstrom's wave-chasing, Prada-wearing, tattoo-collecting Director of Creative Projects -- Pop-In@Nordstrom is an ongoing series of themed pop-up shops showcasing independent designers online at Nordstrom.com and select retail locations.
Butter London Wallis
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
12/01/2015 04:54:00 PM
Happy December everyone! Can you believe it's Christmas time already? I'm still stuffed with Turkey from Thanksgiving. Speaking of...I hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday. Mine was filled with family and friends. The best kind. Now onto the polish.
Does anybody else have those polishes that you think are so ugly and weird that you love them? Butter London Wallis is that for me. I don't know why. It's one of those ugly pretty colors that make absolutely no sense. It is a tarnished olive green gold that has a metallic side. I used two thin coats for full coverage.
So there you have it, my current pretty ugly color obsession. What is your favorite pretty ugly polish? I'd love to hear.
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*Self purchased
Butter London
#StampingSaturday: Neutrals & Gold
Saturday, November 28, 2015
11/28/2015 04:16:00 PM
I've missed the last couple of #StampingSaturday posts because I've been so busy, but I'm happy to be back. I love this little group who participates weekly, so I miss being among them on Saturdays.
Today I started with a base of KBShimmer Owl Miss You a soft beige base filled with gold and copper metallic flakes. It's so stunning, I almost left it alone. I used two easy coats for full coverage.
I then went in with Mundo de Unas Gold and an image from It Girl Nail Art IG-101. I really love how the image frames the base and the gold plays with the metallic tones in the base.
So there you have. Don't forget to join us in the link up below.
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*self purchased
KBShimmer
M Polish You are My Symphony
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
11/25/2015 12:36:00 PM
Today I have a swatch of a polish that helps out a good cause. When you buy this particular polish half of the proceeds go to charity to help a deserving young man who at the age of 16 had a stroke. If you'd like to read more on the story, visit Karen's blog.
Inspired by Kent, who loves red and music, M Polish You Are My Symphony is a deep red, almost burgundy, polish filled with scattered holographic bits. This polish does have a thicker formula, but that is because it also doubles as a stamping polish. BONUS! My swatch is two easy coats for full coverage.
A great polish that helps others. Can't beat that!
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*press sample
M Polish
Cirque Colors ICON DUOS for Nordstrom x OC Pop In
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
11/24/2015 02:18:00 PM
Up first is the Dusty Pink/Olive Green Duo. El Capitan is an olive green creme that applied easily in two coats. This was a surprise love for me as usually these types of green don't look great on my skin tone, but this one is a beauty!
The other half of the duo is Modern Muse a shimmery dusty holographic pink. This one will make you drool! It applied easily in two coats.
The next duo is all about Mahogany and Ice Blue. Oporto is a STUNNING rich mahogany holographic filled with glowing red embers. Have you ever sat in the dark and stared into the embers of a bonfire....this polish reminds me of that. It applied beautifully, two quick easy coats and I was on my way.
Next up is the other half of this duo, Icy Blue. This beauty is Storm King. A. I love that Name B. I love this creme. Storm King is a muted icy blue creme, that applies easily in two coats.
The third duo consits of Tangerine and Cobalt Blue. Up first is the Cobalt Blue, Seldvedge. Basically, everything you need to know about this deep cobalt blue is this..it's awesome, I love it, and its a ONE COATER!! Yup!
The final half of the final duo is the tangerine holographic, Tangerine Dream. This spicy orange holographic applies easily in two coats for full coverage.
These polishes are Nordstrom Exclusives and will only be available from November 25 - January 3. Each set comes with a creme and holographic polish and retails for $22 (valued at $26). These can be purchased online HERE or at the following locations.
The Icon Duos retail for $22 each. Available from Nov 25, 2015 to Jan 3, 2016 exclusively at Nordstrom.com and the following retail locations:
- Downtown Seattle
500 Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98101
206.628.2111 - Bellevue Square
100 Bellevue Square
Bellevue, WA 98004
425.455.5800
- Michigan Avenue
55 East Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312.464.1515 - San Francisco Centre
865 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.243.8500
- Tyson's Corner Center
8075 Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102
703.761.1121 - NorthPark Center
8687 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75225
214.231.3900
About Pop-In@Nordstrom
Curated by Olivia Kim -- Nordstrom's wave-chasing, Prada-wearing, tattoo-collecting Director of Creative Projects -- Pop-In@Nordstrom is an ongoing series of themed pop-up shops showcasing independent designers online at Nordstrom.com and select retail locations.
Curated by Olivia Kim -- Nordstrom's wave-chasing, Prada-wearing, tattoo-collecting Director of Creative Projects -- Pop-In@Nordstrom is an ongoing series of themed pop-up shops showcasing independent designers online at Nordstrom.com and select retail locations.
