Faeries & Folklore Inaugural Launch!

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I tell you a tale of an Indie brand freshly bloomed - a brand bearing tales of mythical, magical, mystical creatures.  This brand captured the essence of Faeries and Folklore and bottled them up to offer to humankind, so that we may all wear a fairytale on our fingers.  As luck would have it, I have a sampling of these fairytales to show you today - a duo of equestrian origins and a feline inspired creation :)

I will start with "Kelpie:"

Kelpie is a rich black creme that is opaque in one coat and can also be used to stamp.

The second is titled "Unicorn Uniform:"

Unicorn Uniform is everything magical about all equestrian kind!  It is a rainbow flakie topper that could also be built up to opacity.

And this polish of everything kitteh:

Crazy Cat Lady is a glitterbomb of various shapes, sizes, and colors of glitter, and lots of cat shaped glitters, of course :)  This polish is exclusive only to members of the fan group on Facebook (I've linked it below) and there is also an exclusive code to go along with it - I suggest you join!

This Some Kind of Equestrian duo and Crazy Cat Lady will be brought to an earthly realm near you today, the 19th of February in the year of our Lord 2016 at the 15th hour of the day (3pm) Central Standard Time.  It is foretold one can capture these magical polishes at the following locations, as well as information and future mythical creature creations:

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Will you be catching one of these duos? :D

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Polish was sent by maker for photography and review purposes.  All experience with the polish is my own and disclosed with 100% honesty.

Parrot Polish Flakie Goodness

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Y'all, I am super stoked.  SUPER stoked.  Yesterday, something fantastical happened.  Something every mother *loves* to happen after giving birth.

I fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans.

No more maternity pants for this lady!  I am on Cloud 9!  Nothing can stop me now!!

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So let's celebrate with some nail polish flakie porn!  Aw yeah!  Parrot Polish released 3 flakie toppers, and guess who got to swatch them?

ME!

Please note, all toppers were swatched over "Pitch Black," a one-coater black creme by Parrot Polish :)

We'll start with "Ice:"

Mattify!!

Full disclosure - this one is thick, and the flakes stick up/curl a bit.  The base seemed to bubble as well (best seen in the matted photo), though that could very well be user error - I've seen polishes bubble on some people and not others.  Otherwise, it's got great coverage, and I just looooove the blue!  

Next up is "Hemisphere:"

The green flakes in Hemisphere are more opalescent to me which really adds to the effect.  This topper is a lot more sparse in application, so if you want more coverage, you'll either want to do 2-3 coats, or sponge them on.  All of my nails above have one coat except the ring finger, which has 2.

And lastly is the most beautiful of the three - "Oz:"

Where are my Ruby slippers - I wanna LIVE in Oz forever!!  This polish had the best coverage with no fishing required, and my nails looked like opals!!  Truly a completely stunning topper, and easily opaque in 2-3 coats.  

You can purchase these flakie toppers at the shop link below:

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What do you think of these toppers?  Are you as crazy about Oz as I am?  Let me know in the comments!

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Polishes were sent to me for photography purposes.  All experience with the polishes are my own and my disclosure remains 100% honest.

Gothic Gala Lacquers "Spring Bouquet" Collection

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Tomorrow at noon Pacific Standard Time, Gothic Gala Lacquers will be releasing her Spring Bouquet Collection!

This is a ridiculously stunning collection that I am very much in love with because it is my two favorite things about spring polishes - holo (duh) and pastels!!  She even managed to squeeze some flakie goodness in these, too, which we all know is another weakness of mine ;)

Let's dive right in to some swatches, shall we?  Warning: it's about to get all picture happy and holographic up in here!

Note:  All are shown in 2 coats with topcoat.

We'll start with "Carnation:"

Carnation is a blue/green holo with a soft shimmer of flakies.

Next up: "Dusty Miller"

Dusty Miller is a silver/grey holo with silver flakies throughout.

Next: "English Daisy"

English Daisy is probably the biggest stunner of the collection.  It is a fuchsia/dark pink holo with gold flakies.

Here we have "Hyacinth:"

Hyacinth is a dusty lilac holo with violet flakies.

This beauty (and my personal fav of the bunch) is "Hydrangea:"

Hydrangea is a peridot-leaning green holo with green flakies throughout.  My accent nail is done with Sounds of Science from her Science is Beautiful collection.

And last but not least, we have "Star Flower:"

Star Flower is a soft powder blue holo with blue flakies throughout.

This whole collection is just perfect for the Spring season!  Makes me wish it were here already so I can start planting some flowers ^_^

The Spring Bouquet collection will be launching tomorrow at 12pm PST - and if you use the code MOMMRSANDME25 you'll get 25% off your order ;)  Here are some links for you:

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I will also be posting macro brush-shot videos of each of these polishes on my Instagram, so make sure you're following me, because you definitely don't wanna miss the holo goodness!! 

Which one of these polishes is your favorite of the bunch?  Let me know in the comments!

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Polish was provided by the maker for photography purposes.  All opinions and experiences with the polish are my own and remain 100% honest.

Smokey Mountain Lacquers Valentine's Duo

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I cannot believe V-Day is already less than a week away.  Where the heck is 2016 going - is it being sucked into some time vortex??

I suppose I should start rolling in those Valentine's manis and such.  I'll start today with the Smokey Mountain Lacquers Valentine's Duo:

The duo is comprised of a lilac purple holo called "Heartbreaker"...

...and a lovely pink holo glitter bomb with a blue shimmer called "Put A Ring On It."

Heartbreaker went on smoothly, only requiring 2 coats for opacity.  It dried a bit textured, so a good topcoat smoothed everything out nicely.  Put A Ring On It spread out wonderfully for a glitterbomb offering excellent coverage!  Two coats for complete opacity for this one, and it also dried just a bit textured and required topcoat to make it smooth and really make that holo pop!  The hearts on my middle and ring fingers were made using Valentine's day vinyls from Sweet Lacquer.

All in all this duo is adorable!  I like that it is a less conventional duo, meaning it's not strictly pink or red.  I love that the lilac is a color suited for many occasions and holidays (I can definitely see it used in an Easter mani), and that the pink is a softer, more vintage pink than an in-your-face Barbie pink.  Way more versatile (and tolerable for me :P ).

You can pick up a full size or mini size of this duo here - there aren't many sets left!  You can also follow Smokey Mountain Lacquers through these links:

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What do you think of these colors?  Do they suit V-day to you?  Let me know in the comments! <3

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Duo was purchased by me using a discount code provided as a thank you for working with SML in previous press samples.  All opinions and experiences with the polish are my own and remain 100% honest.