Blue-Eyed Girl Destination Duo: North from 9 3/4

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This month’s Destination Duo is a collaboration with Paint Box Polish! The polishes were based on the photo below that Pam from Paintbox took at King’s Cross Station.



The Blue-Eyed Girl part of the duo is called North from 9 3/4
It's a taupe crelly packed with copper shimmer, silver flakies, and red to gold shifting microflakies.
I wore two coats with topcoat. It has a smooth easy formula and is super shimmery!





The other polish in the duo (not pictured) is from Paint Box Polish called Anything From the Trolley, Dears? It's a glitter topper with iridescent flakes, holo & charcoal flakies, red/gold shimmer, and red square glitters. In addition to the two polishes, the set also comes with a Paint Box Polish mani fizz scented like Butterbeer!

The release is scheduled as a preorder from 9/28 at 2:30PM CDT to October 1 at 10:59PM at both Paint Box Polish and Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer shops.

Literary Lacquers: Nailed Collection

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The Nailed Collection is a collaboration between Literary Lacquers and romance author Opal Carew. The polish was released in tandem with Carew's new romance novel, "Nailed". The book sounds quite steamy based on what I read at the Amazon listing:

“Opal Carew gives readers a taste of the forbidden.” –Romance Reviews Today
“Carew brings erotic romance to a whole new level…she sets your senses on fire!” – Reader to Reader

The full polish collection and individuals are available now at Literary Lacquers Etsy shop.



Tia Wanna
Aqua jelly base packed with aqua square, hex and microglitters.
Two coats then topped with gelous and topcoat for a smooth glossy finish.





Afterglow
Burnt orange metallic polish with gold flakies and pink shimmer.
Two Coats and topcoat





Orgasm
Royal purple to red-leaning magenta multichrome shifting nail polish. Best at three thin coats.
Two Coats and topcoat
Orgasm is an incredibly beautiful shifter!






Love
Non-greying liquid holographic nail polish topper with clear holo microglitter. Best used in one coat over base coat. Photos show Passion layered over Bluestocking Romance.

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Passion
Clear base filled with golden and iridescent flakies and clear holo microglitters. To be used in one coat over a base polish.

I wore these together over Orgasm as follows from top nail to bottom:
love
two coats each of love and passion
one coat each of love and passion
passion




Love


Passion


2 coats each Love and Passion


Arousal
Tomato red jelly polish filled with orange, gold and pink glass flecks.
Three thin Coats and topcoat





As with all Literary Lacquers polishes, the application and formula were buttery smooth and easy peasy with little clean up. I am really fond of polishes like this that practically apply themselves.

Amy did a fantastic job creating the collection, it seems to go along with the book topic quite well! I enjoyed wearing them and I think you will too!
What do you think of the Nailed collection?

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer: Side A Dad’s Mixtape Collection

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Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer has created an unexpected palette of colors for her upcoming collection. Each polish in the Side A Dad’s Mixtape Collection was created with a classic rock song in mind. Julie's love of classic rock music began as a youngster, and she has been a huge fan ever since. Side B will be coming in December!

Julie warns that Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquers are designed to be opaque in one to two coats, so they may need to be thinned to your desired consistency. I didn't find any of them overly thick or difficult to apply, the lightest color being the thicker of them.

Best Selling Show
Bright coral with blue shimmer and blue microflakies.
Two coats / topcoat





A Love Such as This
Strawberry hot pink with copper shimmer.
Two coats / topcoat





Deep Blue Dream
Sapphire blue jelly packed with green shimmer, silver ultra-holo glitter, and silver holo flakes.
Two coats / topcoat - I absolutely love the finish on this polish. Smoothish to the touch and SUPER sparkly! My fave of the set. :)





Thrill Me to the Marrow
Lavender leaning taupe creme.
Two coats / topcoat - formula on this one was a little thicker than than the others so I took care to insure each coat applied evenly.




The collection release is set up as a preorder that will be held from 9/28 at 2:30 pm central to 10/1 at 10:59 pm central at the Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer online shop.

Ever After: Wicked Collection

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Ever After's Wicked Collection is packed with six stunning polishes that vary in finish, complexity and color. Read on to see which one will be your favorite!



Dancing Through Life is a creamy gray holo with intense copper shimmer and multi color holo glitters. It is absolutely stunning as it flashes goldish/coppery against the gray base and rainbow of holo glitters. It's my favorite in this collection. I wore two coats for opacity and topped with a glossy topcoat. Formula was smooth especially for a glitter bomb!





Emerald City is a deep emerald green holo with silver shimmer. It has such depth of color it's easy to get lost in it daydreaming of forests and moss. I wore two coats with topcoat for shine, formula was smooth and easy to apply.





Fly My Pretties Fly is a deep chocolate leaning plum with blue to purple crystal flakes and blue and purple shimmers. Such an unusual combination of colors in this polish adds to its complexity. It's one of those that keep you guessing every time you look at it you see a new aspect. I wore two coats with topcoat, formula was buttery and nice.





Popular is a bright pink holo with purple and blue flashes and shimmer. What a fun shade and a shout back to summer as it exits and fall sets in. I wore two coats with topcoat and it had a smooth easy formula.





Unadulterated Loathing is a dusty, nearly blue, purple with glitters shimmer and multi color chrome flakes. It has a lot going on and such a fun polish to wear! Two coats and topcoat for this look and it has a smooth easy formula.





Defying Gravity is a black jelly with green and purple shimmers and flecks with scattered holo sparkle. Dark and mysterious in low light and super sparkly in sunlight. I wore three thin coats with topcoat.





The Wicked Collection is available as both a set and individually right now at Ever After's online shop. Ever After Polishes are 5-free and cruelty free unless otherwise specified. All their polishes are mixed in small batches and they do our best to maintain consistency in color, texture and durability. Due to these variables there may be some variations from batch to batch but they strive to keep them minimal.

Questions or comments about my review? Please post below!