Showing posts with label Alchemy Lacquers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alchemy Lacquers. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Alchemy Lacquers Winter Essentials Collection: Swatches and Review

Provided for Review
Hello! For today I have Alchemy Lacquers' Winter Essentials Collection, full of flakes, shimmer and holo, all beautifully done. These will be released December 15th in Alchemy Lacquers shop!

Alchemy Lacquers Evergreen
Three coats
Dark green jelly base with green/teal/blue ultra-chrome flakes, iridescent flakes and scattered holo
A glorious dark and gilded green. Not quite opaque in two coats, but three covers all the patches. 



Alchemy Lacquers Gilded Poinsettia
Three coats
Gold flake in jelly base with gold/silver shifting shimmer and  holo red, gold, and green glitter
A perfectly done holiday season polish. The gold is bright and shiny without being brassy. The base is somewhat sheerish but opaque enough with three thin coats. A ridge builder base coat may be good to start out with if you prefer to use less coats. 




Alchemy Lacquers Lump of Coal
Three coats
Black jelly base with black holo and iridescent micro-glitter and ultra-chrome flakes
A charcoal base, reminiscent of coal, but with all those flakes and glitter and holo added, it is full of sparkle and color. 




Alchemy Lacquers Moon Snow
Two coats
White with blue/violet/teal ultra-chrome flakes and holographic pigment
The softened white is lovely with the ultra-chrome flakes and their flashes of blue and violet and teal. This has a thicker creme formula and is more opaque, with coverage in two coats. 




Alchemy Lacquers Sugar Plums
Three coats
Magenta jelly base with blue shimmer and iridescent color-shifting glitter
A bright and flashy magenta to add to the mix. It's truly as vivid in person as my photos show it as. 




Alchemy Lacquers Tinsel 
Layered over Cirque Colors McKittrick
Clear base with iridescent gold/green/orange flakes
More flakes! This time as a topper with a green/gold shift. You will get a good amount of coverage with one coat, which is how I have it shown as below. 





(With Matte Topcoat)


Alchemy Lacquers Andromeda
Two coats
Violet to orange duo-chrome with scattered holo and teal/blue/purple ultra-chrome flakes
Part of the Moon Shard series.
Deeply purple with flashes of orange, though the color-shift is more subtle on the nail.





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*The products in this post were sent to me for unbiased review*


Sunday, October 9, 2016

Alchemy Lacquers Alchemy in the Abstract Collection: Swatches and Review

Provided for Review
Hello everyone! I have some new polishes from Alchemy Lacquers today. This is a large collection, 10 polishes totaling and every. single. one. is beautiful and unique in their own way. The Alchemy in Abstract Collection will be released tomorrow October 10th in Alchemy Lacquers' shop. There are two limited edition polishes releasing too, Enzyme and Reactant, those will be available for 24 hours starting at 12 pm EST. 

Alchemy Lacquers Enchantment
Three coats
Medium orchid pink with blue flash shimmer and holographic pigment
The blue shimmer adds a flash of magic in the pink base and the holo pigment just pumps up the sparkle a bit. Easy formula but not quite opaque in two coats, I applied three here. 




Alchemy Lacquers Ennui
Two coats
Slate blue creme with violet/blue fleck shimmer and holographic pigment
A darker, moody blue withe flecks that shift in color. The holo gives you a bit of golden shimmer effect. Slightly thicker in formula but opaque in coverage in two coats. 




Alchemy Lacquers Euphoria
Two coats
Royal purple with color shifting copper shimmer and holographic pigment
Ooomph. This color though....stunning am I right? Definitely one of my favorites of the set. Perfect application, two coats and you're done. 




Alchemy Lacquers Guanxi
Two coats
Ivy green with ultra-chrome flakes and holographic pigment
On the warmer end of the spectrum, we have this earthy green beauty with lots of golden flash. Thick formula so application is best with two thinly applied coats. 




Alchemy Lacquers Lassitude
Two coats
Cobalt blue with silver shimmer
What a blue! It practically glows on the nail. Very opaque, needing barely two coats. 




Alchemy Lacquers Saudade
Two coats
Teal blue creme
A creme that knocks it out of the park. A saturated color and it has a crelly consistency so you get some of that squishy shine.




Alchemy Lacquers Serendipity
Two coats
Cyan blue with blue/green shimmer and holographic sparks
Serendipitous indeed! Another bold blue to add to the set and this is a lighter, brighter shimmer. 




Alchemy Lacquers Wanderlust
Two coats
Dark grape purple jelly with silvered shimmer
This makes me think of frosted grapes on the vine. Icy and dark at the same time. Beautiful. Application was without issue, two coats for coverage. 




Alchemy Lacquers Whimsy
Three coats
Pale pink with golden shimmer and holographic pigment
Whimsy is exactly the right name because that's what I think when I see this. It's such a delicate pink with that the added gold shimmer. Thicker formula and streaky with the first two coats but a third will level out and give you full opacity. 




Alchemy Lacquers Wonderment
Two coats
Light gray jelly base with various blue/teal ultra-chrome flakes and holographic pigment
The light base and the dark blue flakes is simply outstanding. You see more of the holo pigment in play here so it has a higher density flame compared to some of the others. I did two coats and probably should have done more but it will depend on much coverage you want. 




Limited Editions:

Alchemy Lacquers Enzyme
Three coats
Periwinkle blue with green/blue iridescent shifting flakes and holographic pigment
Ethereal and oh so pretty. It has a metallic look that I love and the flakes peak through the base, flashing blue and green. No problem with application, but like the first polish, you will need three coats to build opacity. 




Alchemy Lacquers Reactant
Three coats
Blackened blue base with red/violet ultra0chrome flakes and holographic pigment.
This is one that I was excited to see in the bottle but once on the nail, it feels somewhat lost in translation. I like the color contrast of the those flakes against the black/blue quite a bit though. Three thin coats for coverage. 




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*The products in this post were sent to me for unbiased review*