Vivid Lacquer: Once More With Feeling (part 1)

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Hi friends and polish fiends! I'm excited about an upcoming collection called Once More With Feeling created by Vivid Lacquer. I'm sharing three of the eight polishes that I've swatched so far, and they're pretty fabulous!

It Must Be BUNNIES! is such a cute name that I smiled the whole time I was swatching it, taking the photos and processing them. Its a barely greyed white, very cuddly like bunny fur! The holo is a nice scattered sparkle which is more vibrant in the sunlight. I wore two coats with topcoat over a white cream.




The next polish is named with a phrase that Anni from Vivid Lacquer uses a lot for one of her DnD Characters, Bored Now. Its a lovely smoked purple full of holo goodness. Its an almost linear scatter that sparkles and flashes all sorts of rainbowy colors. I wore two coats with topcoat for these photos.





When I first saw the name Band Candy, I giggled because my mind went two ways: A fundraiser for marching band and a pun for "man candy." Band Candy is a mouth-watering shade of brown; silky like melted chocolate glistening in a chocolate fountain. Seriously, I wanted to bite this polish! The holographic particles in this polish are also scattered and vibrant. I wore two coats with top coat for these photos.




The Once More With Feeling colleciton will be available on October 10th, view the part 2 review to see the other polishes in this set.

You can find Vivid Lacquer polishes and stamping plates at Etsy. Be sure to follow Vivid Lacquer on Facebook for updates and you can sign up for the mailing list at http://vividlacquer.com

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Color Club: The Uptown

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I've enjoyed many Color Club polishes: creams, shimmers, glass fleck, holographic and flakies. The colors in the Girl About Town collection feature a few of these finishes.

Flakie polishes are one of my favorite, especially when the flakies shift colors the way this one does. Reminiscent of the infamous Clarins 230 on a larger scale, don't ya think?
Just look at those shifting flakes floating in a purple dream!


The Uptown is a beautiful iridescent flakie in a blue-leaning purple jelly base. The jelly base is really shiny and squishy on its own, but I like to layer it over an opaque base color. I've layered this flakie over a holographic royal blue polish. The index and pinky fingers feature just one coat of The Uptown while the middle and ring fingers have two coats.


In the middle of each nail the flakies look like a bright flame and as they taper toward the side of the nail, they're orange, golden and then finally green. Its pretty magical!


If you've been a polish fan for a while now, or even if you're new to it - you may have seen or heard about Nfu-Oh 51, which is a similar flakie and is discontinued. So if you missed it or ran out, The Uptown is an awesome alternative! The flakies in The Uptown seem to be more reflective and more abundant than in 51.


I took a shot where the green shift was quite strong, but it was at an odd angle so its just one nail. :)


This polish also looks great over black and a medium to dark purple to match the jelly base. You can find Color Club polish at their online store and follow the brand on facebook.

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Vivid Lacquer: The Soapbox Co. Exclusives

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Vivid Lacquer is also available at The Soapbox Co. so it was only a matter of time that they would collaborate and create an exclusive polish or two!

Champagne Bath is a peachy polish with shimmer and darker flecks in it. The flecks lend it a speckled look which I love. Gorgeous alone or perfect for pairing with nail art or your favorite glitter topper. I wore two coats alone for the swatches below.




Supernova is an iridescent flakie polish with dark peachy/orange shreds. The gold looking flash adds a touch of glamour, don't you think?! I wore one coat over Champagne Bath. Easy peasy, it will need a few coats of topcoat or the gelous/seche combo which is what I've used in the photos.




Well, are you singing it yet? Yes! The polish names were inspired by an Oasis song. If you're not familiar, have a listen!



Both Champagne Bath and Supernova will be available on October 4th, noon CDT only at The Soapbox Co.


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