Lemming Lacquer The Music Collection Vol. I plus January 2016 & February 2016

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Hey everyone! I have a new collection from Lemming Lacquer to share today. The first seven polishes in this post are part of her recently released Music Collection, Volume I, each with a song inspiration. Lemming Lacquer is now releasing a monthly limited edition polish, which are what the two last polishes are going to be. 

The Music Collection Vol. I, as well as the two monthly limited edition polishes, are available now in Lemming Lacquer's shop, though the limited edition ones will only be available until February 13th. 

The holographic polishes are $12 and the other finishes are $10 each and you can purchase the full seven polish set for a discounted $66. AND you can use the code FREESHIP for free U.S. shipping for orders of $50 or more. Yeah, that's pretty sweet. 

Lemming Lacquer All My Failings Exposed

Two coats

Deep sea-teal linear holographic 

Music Inspiration: Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division

Gorgeous teal shade and opaque in two coats, what more could you ask for?

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Lemming Lacquer Did You Forget About Me, Mr. Duplicity?

Two coats

Juicy orange jelly with gold shimmer and micro-flakes

Music Inspiration: You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette

Ooooo what a juicy looking orange! It has that heavy gold shimmer that accents the color without overpowering it. A little thick in formula but two coats was all I needed for coverage. 

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Lemming Lacquer I'll Eat You Whole, I Love You So 

Two coats

Gray crelly with gold shimmer, charcoal flakes, and holographic pigment

Music Inspiration: Breezeblocks by alt-J

Grays are tricky for me, I don't always like them to be honest. This one is quite nice, it reminds me of speckled concrete darkened by rain. I applied thicker coats than I usually do and got coverage in two coats, if you apply thinner coats you may need to do a third. 

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Lemming Lacquer Miss the Misery 

Two coats

Black current purple linear holographic with subtle gold sheen

Music Inspiration: I Miss the Misery by Halestorm

At first glance, this appears to be a straight black but it's not. It's a very dark shade of purple as well as having a higher density holo flame. Win! It has a thinner jelly formula so I was expecting to need three coats but two coats worked well. 

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Lemming Lacquer So What? I'm Still A Rockstar!

Two coats

Medium toned pink linear holographic 

Music Inspiration: So What? by Pink

Not a delicate pink but a darker, richer pink shade, which fits the inspiration really well. Two coats is all you will need for coverage. 

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Lemming Lacquer Wanna Serve Me, Show Me You Deserve Me

Two coats

Red toned purple foil shimmer

Music Inspiration: Baby I Call Hell by Deap Vally

I thought this was had holographic shimmer but no, it's a foil shimmer, unexpected and totally appreciated. The color feels more like a fall color however, I can see myself wearing this in the hot summer months when I want something vampy. 

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Lemming Lacquer A Kiss With A Fist Is Better Than None

Layered over Wanna Serve Me, Show Me You Deserve Me

Clear based topper of rainbow glitter including hearts, starts, and lightening bolts

Music Inspiration: Kiss With A Fist by Florence + the Machine

Rainbow glitter topper? Yes oh yes, that's what I love. The glints of gold give the glitter mix some warmth. You will get a good amount of coverage with one dapped coat over a base color. I like how it looks over the dark purple but I also want to wear it over a nude base, next time.

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 Lemming Lacquer January 2016

Two coats 

Dusky eggplant purple linear holographic with subtle gold sheen
Creamy shade of dusky purple with a medium density holo flame. Purple lovers rejoice!

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Lemming Lacquer February 2016

Two coats

Ruby red linear holographic 

I bet you can figure out which one is my favorite. Shocking I know. And this is a gooooood red holo. It has that glowing quality that red holos have and the shade itself is not pink toned but cool toned cherry red. Great coverage in two coats, which by now, you will see is the application experience for most of the polishes in this post. 

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Alchemy Lacquers Cupid, Gilded Orchid, and Love Potion No. 9: Swatches and Review

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Hello! I have a new-to-me brand for you all today. Alchemy Lacquers is a brand that has been on my radar for a while and I finally succumbed and purchased Triton a couple of months back (which I loved). So when I was excited to have the chance to review some new polishes from this line. I received these three polishes, all themed around Valentine's Day. And if you like what you see, they are available right now in Alchemy Lacquers shop!

Alchemy Lacquers Cupid

Two coats
White creme with red to pink color-shifting shimmer, purple/magenta/pink/gold ultra-chrome flakes and holographic pigment
Cupid has struck me, for I am in love with this polish.
LOL so yeah that was written and I know, you all are just shaking your heads at me for uttering such sap. But come one now! Can you blame me? How gorgeous is this? The shimmer is lust worthy and the added holo is the cherry. Application was a tad thick but not problematic.

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Alchemy Lacquers Gilded Orchid

Three coats

Dusky lilac with gold to silver metallic shimmer and various magenta, fuchsia, and red holographic glitter

I like how the red and magenta contrasts with the purple/pink base. And the shimmer is way intense, giving it a very metallic look. This needed an extra third coat for complete coverage and a generous layer of topcoat to smooth it all out. 

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Alchemy Lacquers Love Potion No. 9

Two coats

Holographic shimmer base with hot pink and pink/magenta/green ultra-chrome flakes plus pink metallic and holographic micro-glitter

This comes with a sheet of red heart nail vinyls stickers. This is also part of the Potions Collection and will be a limited edition polish, available only for the month of February. 

My oh my, this is a stunner of a polish. So. Much. Going. On. and I love it! It is on the thick side but two careful coats gave me opaque coverage. 

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

Darling Diva Polish Lost in Love Collection: Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! I have a new collection from Darling Diva Polish for you today. These six polishes make up her upcoming Lost in Love Collection, inspired by the music of Air Supply. If you are like me you probably immediately started humming All Out of Love. 

Formula wise they are pretty much the same, thinner style formula so three coats worked best for each one, the topper is the exception. I like the softened shades that are in this set, it feels like a Valentine's Day collection that it is but also a nice set of colors to take us from winter to spring. Unless you are a collection completist, you likely don't need every shade, as they are similar to each other, but I can see at least one appealing to almost everyone. My personal favorite was Goodbye, it has a slight metallic tint to it that I really loved. 

Look for the Lost in Love Collection to be released this Friday, February 5th at 7 pm CST in Darling Diva Polish's shop. 

Darling Diva Polish All Out of Love

Three coats
Soft lavender with holographic silver micro-glitter and pigment

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Darling Diva Polish Goodbye

Three coats

Pale icy blue with holographic silver micro-glitter and pigment

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Darling Diva Polish I Can Wait Forever

Three coats

Pale sage green with holographic silver micro-glitter and pigment

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Darling Diva Polish Lost in Love

Three coats

Light dusky lilac pink with holographic silver micro-glitter and pigment

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Darling Diva Polish Without You

Three coats

Soft blue toned gray with holographic silver micro-glitter and pigment

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Darling Diva Polish The One That You Love

Layered over A England Cathy

Clear topper of holographic silver micro-glitter and pigment

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Crows Toes My Homicidal Valentine Trio: Swatches and Review

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Hello all! How about something new from Crows Toes for you today? These three are part of her Valentine's Day offering, named My Homicidal Valentine Trio. While I love red and pinks, I totally appreciate the dark and vampy feel of this set. Lauri the maker behind Crows Toes can do soft and delicate but I especially like it when she goes dark and bold. 

My Homicidal Valentine Trio to be released Sunday February 7th at 10 am EST in Crows Toes shop. They will be priced for $12 each

Crows Toes Darkhearted

Two coats
Blue toned black linear holographic
Don't you love a good black holo? I know I do. This one is fantastic, formula was great, I just needed two coats for coverage, and it has a blue cast to the coloring that make it more unique. It's not close the red/black, slightly charcoal look that is Black Widow and it doesn't have the metallic purple duo-chrome look of One Trick Pony if you were wanting to compare the three. 

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Crows Toes DRT 

Three coats

Purple to gold multi-chrome with gold/red ultra-chrome flakes

DRT or Dead Right There, which is basically how I feel about this one. I promise you that my photos do not do this one justice. In the bottle you will see the purple to gold coloring but I do see a flash of blue, that may be more my shade lighting though. Good amount of coverage, I applied two coats and a very light third one to cover my tips. You could layer this over black and and just need one coat that way too. 

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Crows Toes Soulless 

Two coats

Black, blue, silver, gold holographic micro-glitter

Hmmmmmm so much yes. This is meant to be Heartless' evil twin sister and I wholeheartedly approve. It has great coverage, this is just two coats for coverage. Because of that opaqueness though, you will want to wait a few minutes between coats to avoid any dragging. And a double layer of topcoat because all that glitter needs it to have a smooth finish. 

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