Polish Post: Gothic Gala Lacquers/OPNL Duo

23 days till Christmas!!  You know, I never used to be one who was stoked for Christmas.  I wasn't a scrooge, but I wasn't super excited and giddy over it - until I had kids :D  Now Christmas is so much FUN!!  I love how excited my four year old got when he saw the Christmas lights on my parents' house (ours need to be put up still), and when we put the tree up in our house ^_^

I wanted to show you the limited edition "The Noble-A Tree" duo by Gothic Gala Lacquers and Octopus Party Nail Lacquer while it is still available for purchase.  It is an awesome, gorgeous duo, and perfect colors for this holiday season - and after!

Let's start with Octopus Party Nail Lacquer's "The Royal Tannenbaums:"

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Indoors

The Royal Tannenbaums is a lovely full-coverage glitter in 3 coats.  Dries to a semi-texture, so a generous coat of topcoat will even it out nicely.  This glitter is packed with colors and holographic glitters.  It's just stunning, and really beautiful in direct sunlight!

The other polish by Gothic Gala Lacquers is "Oh Tannenbaum:"

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Indoors

Oh Tannenbaum is a gorgeous light green holographic polish opaque in 2 coats, though I used 3 thin coats in the photos above.  Dries in under 5 minutes to a nice shiny finish.  I just love the pine green of this polish and how stunning it is indoor and outdoors!

This duo is wonderful, and the two polishes complement each other really well!  So glad to see these two amazing indie companies collaborate to come up with this gorgeous pair!

You can purchase the duo through Octopus Party Nail Lacquer's shop here.  There's only one day left for the pre-orders on this limited edition, so get while the gettin's good!

Hope you enjoyed this post ^_^  Tomorrow I'll be showing you the second design for Challenge Your Art 12 Days of Christmas challenge!  See you soon <3

*NOTE: This duo was sent to me by Gothic Gala Lacquers for swatch photos, but my opinion is 100% honest and in no way swayed.  Links I provide are NOT affiliate (i.e. I get no kickback when you click on them through my blog).  I simply provide them for your convenience :)

Polish Post: Literary Lacquers Limited Edition Mr. Darcy and Miss Bennett Duo

Happy Tuesday, folks!  I hope Monday was alright to you - you're less than 4 days away from the weekend now!  Hooray!!

A few months back, I participated in an awesome Blogiversary giveaway by the equally awesome fellow blogger The Glitzy Geek.  I won one of the prize packs, and in that prize back was the limited edition "Mr. Darcy and Miss Bennett" Duo (inspired by Pride and Prejudice) by Literary Lacquers that is exclusive to Gloss 48 (website).  After trying them out last week, I had to show them off you to all, because dang, they're pretty fantastic!

Ladies first - let's start with Miss Bennett:

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Indoors

Miss Bennett is a rosy pink with a subtle holographic effect in the sunlight.  Application is very smooth, the polish leveled out nicely and took only 2 coats for it to be opaque.  The polish dried in under 5 minutes to nice shine.  It's a very lovely color and a perfect vintage pink!

Then there's my favorite - Mr. Darcy!

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Indoors

Wowza!!!  Is he a stunner or what?!  Mr. Darcy is a gorgeous gold polish with flecks of gold glitter and a brilliantly strong holographic effect in the sunlight.  Application was just as smooth with this polish, as well, also taking 2 coats for opacity, and drying in record timing.  You cannot go wrong at all with this polish - it's amazing!  I didn't expect it to be that incredibly intense in the sunlight - it's still intense indoors, too!  Really great color!

It's funny, though.  If you look at this from a literary sense, the polishes don't exactly seem to match their characters - to me, that is.  Mr. Darcy isn't a loud and proud person who shines and stands out in a crowd.  And Miss Bennett is anything but subtle and reserved.  I feel like the polishes oppose their characters a bit.  Do I care?  Heck no, this duo is freakin' amazing!!  I just find it ironic, from a Pride and Prejudice comparison ;)

I have a few links for you of the brand and the site that still offers this duo.

Facebook: Here

Etsy: Here

Instagram: Here

Gloss48 Link to Duo: Here

I hope you enjoyed this post!!  Should have one for you tomorrow, though that is the day I come home from my mini vacation, so I may be a bit busy :P  Until next time! <3