Smokey Mountain Lacquer's St. Patrick's Day Duo

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Valentine's Day is over - thus begins the time leading up to my favorite holiday of the year:  St. Patrick's Day!!!  I'm super excited, and even more so than usual because my best friend of 10+ years is coming to visit and will be here to celebrate with me!!  Squee!!!

Speaking of St. Pat's, I have a freakin' AMAZING duo to show you by Smokey Mountain Lacquers!!  Let me pre-empt the swatch porn by saying that SML recently reformulated and changed an ingredient in her polish, and now it is even more smooth than before, and not as thick.  It's a noticeable improvement from the old formula, even though I was one of the people that didn't run into any problems with it in the past.

Huzzah for new formula!!  Let's check it out in action!

First up: 2 Sheets To The Wind - first two photos are with regular topcoat, the second two are with a matte topcoat.

2 Sheets to the Wind is a fantastically bright green crelly with a green/lime shimmer, shown in the photos above in 2 easy breasy coats.  I *love* this one, but I especially love it mattified!!!!  The best part about 2 Sheets is that I can wear it year-round, and it's definitely suitable for summer flip flop months :D

And the second polish is: Fool's Gold (again, first 3 are regular topcoat, last 2 are matte)

Fool's Gold is a STUNNING multichrome shifting from a brown to gold to green with hints of blue.  Again, ridiculously smooth application, opaque in 2 coats.  I love me a good shifty chrome, and this one does so in every kind of lighting.  And I kinda dig the matte look - gives it a nice earthy tone :)

But wait, there's more!!

If you are not a member of the Smokey Mountain Lacquers Fan Group yet, you really should join.  Why?  Well besides the fact we are a fun bunch with a weekly contest for a gift code prize, you could win a dragon egg made by yours truly using the St. Patrick's Day Duo!!

One of the reasons I've been a bit radio silent lately is that I've started my own business selling Dragon Eggs, and it's been very successful so far!!  So I thought I'd donate one to get some more interaction and good people into a group that supports such a great polish brand!!

The long and short of how you can win this can all be found in the fan group!  :D

Getting back to the Duo, it goes live TODAY at 7pm CST!!!  The first 10 orders will receive a bonus gold and rhinestone nail charm <3  Here's all the links to the most important places:

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What do you all think of the duo?  Let me know in the comments!!

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Polish was provided by the maker in exchange for photos and an honest review.

Bad Bitch Polish "Night Out" Valentine's Duo

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Happy Sunday, y'all!!  So far my weekend has been just as busy as this January so far.  I dunno about you, but this "new year" for me is turning out to be more of my last year >.<  I'm working hard to turn the tables around though!  In the next few weeks, I'll be breaking out something pretty nifty that I'm super excited about :D  Sorry (not sorry) for the Vagueblogging :P

So let's get to some polish already, sheesh!

Bad Bitch Polish created an absolutely fantastic "Night Out" duo consisting of two to-die-for cremes that not only look amazing on their own, but also stamp!!!  Check them out!

Here is "The Lover"

The Lover is a sexy, sophisticated red that is a one-coater.  It's gorgeous, and a must-have for red fans!!  Shown here in one coat with topcoat under Ottlite.  In the interest of full disclosure, this polish is highly pigmented and can stain.  I didn't personally experience any staining, but I also wear a base coat (OPI's Nail Envy) and I put cuticle oil around my cuticles beforehand (I've noticed I tend to have an easier time cleaning up that area of stray polish if there's an oil base).  Just wanted to make sure it was known that staining *is* a possibility, and the listing on the website states this as well.

And here is "The Spouse"

The Spouse is a lovely sweet bubblegum pink, also a one-coat-wonder!  I'm wearing one coat in the photos above with topcoat under an Ottlite.

And here are photos of each stamped over one another:

As stamping polishes, these were really, really easy to work with.  They spread out nicely, and also picked up nicely on my stamper (I use a sticky squishy stamper from Jolie Polish).  The images transferred very well, too - I didn't have to re-do any of my nails or try more than once to get the image to transfer from the plate to the stamper.  Two polished thumbs wayyyy up for these!

The Night Out duo is available now!!  Here's where you can get your hands on them and follow the brand:

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So whatcha think??  Do these tickle your fancy?  Let me know in the comments below! <3

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Polish sent to me by maker in exchange for photos and an honest review.

Fiendish Fancies, Feature 14: The Nevermore Collection

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Happiest of Turkey Days to you all!!  Stopping in for a quick post about a new collection by Fiendish Fancies that launched today!!  It is the Nevermore Collection, inspired by the Roger Corman films of Edgar Allen Poe.

The collection is comprised of 6 gorgeous vampy jewel toned polishes - let's dive right in!!

First up: "Abode of the Damned"

Abode of the Damned is a blackened fandango pink, opaque in 2 thin coats. 

Next up: "Figures of Fine Glass"

Figures of Fine Glass is a blackened royal navy, opaque in 2 coats.

Next, we have: "Forgotten Lore"

Forgotten Lore is a blackened Emerald Green, opaque in 2 coats.

Here we have: "Opium Dreams"

Opium Dreams is a blackened yellow gold, opaque in 2 coats.

Next is: "Shadowy and Vague"

Shadowy and Vague is a blackened indigo violet, opaque in 2 coats.

And lastly we have: "Sleep Eludes Me"

Sleep Eludes Me is a vibrant, cool red, opaque in 2 coats (this one was my favorite - it is the *perfect* red, especially for the holidays!!).

Overall I am completely in love with this collection!!  I'm not only a big Edgar Allen Poe fan, I am also a big jewel-tone polish fan.  Sleep Eludes Me and Figures of Fine Glass are to die for, and my absolute favorites in the whole collection <3

This and SEVERAL other polishes will be available tonight at 12:01 EST!!  Here are more details on their release and the Black Friday sale Fiendish Fancies is holding:

Beginning November 24 at 12:01 EST, the shop will re-open with amazing deals. Up to 50% off!

Closeout specials on limited stock items - priced at $6.66 and $9.99. No coupon code necessary.

Flat rate shipping of $5 on all sale items. Free shipping on all orders to Canada/US of $40 or more using code FREESHIPCA.

PLUS! The Nevermore collection will be launching tonight as well.

All prices are in Canadian Funds. So for our US customers, you're saving 30% off the listed price with the exchange rate.

Sale ends November 28, 2016

So be sure to set your alarms!!!!  Here are the links you need to shop and to follow this awesome brand:

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Facebook

Facebook Fan Group

Instagram

Will you be picking any of these beauties up??  Let me know in the comments! <3

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Polish provided at blogger discount in exchange for an honest review.