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Philly Loves Lacquer: Coffee Shop Until You Drop Quartet

✯ PR Sample ✯

Good morning! Today I have the 'Coffee Shop Until You Drop' quartet from Philly Loves Lacquer. This collection is comprised of four different colors, all holographic to varying degrees.

This set will be available early in the morning on November 28th through December 1st, as mini bottles only, for $18+SH. Beginning December 2nd, the price will go back up to $24 for the set, and then after the first of the year, they will be available individually in both mini and full size.

Please click below to read the rest of this review!
11/25/14 2:25:00 AM
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Philly Loves Lacquer: Gloss48 Exclusives

✯ PR Sample ✯

Today I have swatches of Philly Loves Lacquer: Gloss48 Exclusive polishes. Six exclusive colors were created, each one designed by a member of the Gloss48 team. These will retail for $10.00 each during the introductory period, starting September 10th, 2014. After that they will retail for $12.00.


Please click to see more photos and details after the jump below!
9/10/14 12:00:00 PM
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Philly Loves Lacquer: The Porch, (Featuring Born Pretty Store)

✯  PR Sample Mentioned ✯

Philly Loves Lacquer recently listed some limited edition polishes in her online shop, that she made for various craft fairs in the area. I had to purchase The Porch! (In reference to The Porch at 30th Street). I have a huge weakness for aqua polishes. The Porch is a bright cream turquoise scattered holographic polish, with gold shimmer. 

The formula was a bit sheer so I did 4 thin coats. You could probably stop at 3 coats though in real life. My lights are bright when I take photos. Four coats worked for me, so I didn't have any visible nail line showing. I used Seche Vite topcoat. I wish the sun had been out the day I swatched this, I wanted to get some holographic sun shots for you all! (Another time maybe.) The color is so divine though... *drools*


The Born Pretty Store recently sent me some products for review.  A stamping plate [QA83], water decals, and lace nail stickers. 


Check out the look I created with the lace nail stickers after the jump below!
8/11/14 3:33:00 PM
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Macro Spam; featuring Emily de Molly

I cut down my nails this week (the tips were peeling a bit), so it's going to take them 1-2 weeks to get back to normal length. Also my skin and cuticles have been really dry from the last three collections I swatched... damn you pure acetone! I'm taking a little break while I give my swatching hand some TLC! :-)

So instead... I decided to give you guys a little macro spam! (My pinky says hi!)


I picked up Cosmic Forces last year when Llarowe happened to restock. (Emily de Molly is an Australian indie brand so it's hard to get in the USA). It was one of my biggest lemmings. #1 it's my favorite color, purple. #2... it's got those awesome holographic circles.


And... ahhh Oceanic Forces.... is.... mesmerizing! This has been one of my other lemmings for quite awhile, and I was lucky enough to find it in my mail box on Monday. I will have full swatches another time soon. :-) 


I ordered a polish from Philly Loves Lacquer, she has a section where you can get certain throwback polishes made (as long as she still has the supplies). I've wanted Saturnalian quite awhile. It was a color in her winter collection last year. Saturnalian is a scattered holo turquoise. It's pretty opaque in just one coat too, though I used two coats below. I'll swatch this another time too! So just enjoy the macro for now! :)


Esther; besides the obvious; (you know, being a fellow Philadelphian). ;-) Is also really nice. She was recently at the 30th Street Station craft fair, that was actually outside my office. Only... the day I was supposed to go in June- it rained and got canceled. (Friday the 13th too, how about that?!) And then, when it was finally rescheduled; I was already furloughed from work, and waiting for my unemployment to kick in... so I didn't have money for train fare, or even spending money, boo. So, I didn't get down there to meet her or buy any polish in person. :-(

(To be brief; I've been a seasonal employee at my job for the past 12 years, so I usually have off 3-6 months out of the year) 

Esther and I are friends on Facebook, and before the 1st craft fair had gotten canceled she said she had a #RAOK for me which was really sweet. So, I had an included surprise when my Philly Loves Lacquer order arrived on Monday! I've probably never been so surprised opening a package... especially when it's something you've really wanted for awhile! She sent me Oceanic Forces. That was incredibly sweet of her to do. :) I will have to pay it (#raok) forward sometime soon.


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7/30/14 8:53:00 PM
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Random Nails

I've been posting a lot more recently, since I'm home from work, due to the Government Shutdown. Here are some gorgeous random pretties. :-)

First up is 3 coats of Maya Cosmetic's 'Sanctuary' with 1 coat of Philly Love's Laquer 'It's Always Sunny' holo topcoat. I did not do any other top coat besides the holo.


And I've re-visited Sindie Pop Golden Raspberries. Perfect Fall color! 3 coats, with Seche Vite topcoat. Now if only it would feel like fall instead of 80+ in Philadelphia! :-o


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10/5/13 10:49:00 PM
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Messy Mansion Stamping Plates: Bird Cages

Two posts in one day! I couldn't help it... I really wanted to try out my other Messy Mansion stamping plate! I found Messy Mansion on Etsy, they make indie nail stamping plates. Messy Mansion is located in Australia, but it only took less than 1 week to get my order here in the USA. 

I ordered two stamping plates. MM14 has bird cages, birds, peacock feathers. And MM06 has Damask pattern, Chandeliers, Fleur di lis, etc. The plates are just a tad bigger than Konad or Winstonia Store plates. The engravings are nice and deep and transfer perfectly.

(You can click on the photos to enlarge them)
 I think MM14 is one of my most favorite stamping plates ever. So gorgeous!!!

Base is Philly Loves Lacquer: Adrian.
(In the setting sun)

 (In the shade)
I will definitely be ordering more Messy Mansion stamp plates in the future! 

Disclosure: The products above were purchased with my own money. I was not asked to blog about them.

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8/10/13 6:33:00 PM
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Philly Loves Lacquer Nail Polish!

While browsing photos on Instagram one night looking under different hash tags for nail polish, I came across Philly Love's Lacquer. A Philadelphia Indie Polish maker. Being a fellow Philly girl I was so excited! I don't know of any other indie polish makers in my hometown! (Philly Pride!)

I ordered the duo of Rocky & Adrian. Adrian is a sky blue with shimmer and Rocky is a gorgeous glitter, packed with blue, white, silver and holographic bar, stars & micro glitter. (Sadly they are out of stock at the moment. I hope she restocks the holo top coat 'It's Always Sunny'... sometime soon! I want!)

When my order arrived it was in such cute packaging! Shipping only took one day... but that's because I'm local and only a few zip codes away! :-p


Adrian is a bit thick, so I used 3 very thin coats and then I topped it with Seche Vite fast dry top coat. It's a very pretty sky blue! Rocky is awesome, the glitter comes out easily and you don't have to go digging very much at all to get a few stars out. I added a few fleur di lis from my new Messy Mansion stamping plate MM06. (More on these soon!)


 My new Messy Mansion nail stamp plates. Birds, Bird Cages, Fleur di lis', Damask... love these! I will have another blog post about these soon.


Disclosure: All of the products above were purchased with my own money. I was not asked to blog about them. 

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8/10/13 2:34:00 PM
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