Dark & Twisted Lacquer: The Wicked Dreams Winter Collection Part 2

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Dark & Twisted Lacquer is launching part two of their winter collection called The Wicked Dreams. It will be available Friday January 6th at 2 pm eastern at darktwistedlacquer.bigcartel.com/. You'll get a discounted rate if you purchase this whole set as a bundle.





Ginger Dead Man is a coppery gold linear Holo.
Shown in three coats with topcoat. It has a brilliant rainbowy effect on the nail, especially under sunlight!




Bitter Chill is a dark navy like blue holo sparkle bomb.
Loving this vibrant royal blue shade with sparkles! Shown in two coats w/topcoat.




Winter Glow is a blue base with a gold aurora like shimmer.
Such a beautiful shfty polish! It reminds me a little of OPI's famous "Catch Me In Your Net" polish. Not exactly the same but similar vibe. If you like teals/blues family and shifty polishes, you need this one! Shown in two coats with topcoat.




Frozen Berries is a deep burgundy berry with some reflective glitter and subtle aurora shimmer.
I love a good juicy blackberry syrupy look on the nail and this one delivers! Be sure to wear a good base with it, I didn't and I saw light staining. Shown in two coats with topcoat.




All The Snowy Feels is a silvery light blue base with lots of holo and blue shimmer
Winter in a bottle ya'll! Lovely on its own and makes a fantastic topcoat! Shown in three coats here with topcoat over a VNL blurring base close to my skintone.




All The Snowy Feels in one coat over Bitter Chills
See what I mean? Lovely as a topper!




Hazy shade Of Winter is a gray teal base with a teal shimmer.
Such a mysterious foggy looking shade, I enjoy this effect immensely! Shown in two coats with topcoat.



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Glam Polish: Fairy Ballet Trio (LE)

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Glam Polish is offering three delicate shades inspired by The Nutcracker. They release Friday, December 30th, 2pm EST, USA www.glampolish.com.au. There is a promo for the first 96 hours save 5% Off individual Shades with code DISENCHANTED5 OR Save 10% Off Full Collections with code DISENCHANTED10.




Sugar Plum Fairy - Lilac crelly, with aurora shimmer, magenta microflakies, reflective holo glitter and scattered holographic flakies.




Snow Crystals - White crelly, with strong sapphire shimmer, turquoise microflakies, reflective holo glitter and scattered holographic flakies.




Waltz Of The Flowers - Pastel gliitter mix with shifting iridescent flakies, aurora shimmer and scattered holographic flakies.
This poslish is unique in my collection and the photos just don't do it justice. The base is clear but seems to have a slight blue tint to it and the sparkle of this polish is off the hook. If you even remotely like this based on photos, order it. You'll be glad you did!



Each polish is shown in two coats with topcoat. The formula was good, no issues to report.
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Polished For Days: Poor Unfortunate Souls

I purchased my very first Polished for Days polishes recently and I just could not resist this glowy purple shade: Poor Unfortunate Souls
It is described as a pale teal base with a strong purple-pink shifting iridescent shimmer and silver holographic flakes. Shown in two coats with topcoat, such a stunner!



The base shade is a sort of slate teal or muted shade and the purpley glow is so pretty! The packaging from PFD was very customized too! Wrapped lovingly with custom PFD tissue paper and each polish in its own custom box. The maker is very active in her facebook group too. Overall, a very pleasant experience and the polishes are to notch! If you haven't bought from them before, you should! They reopen January 6 at https://www.polishedfordays.com/

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All Mixed Up: Party In A Bottle for We All Glow!

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Available from 12/9 through 12/30 is Party in a Bottle from All Mixed Up, an indie nail polish brand. They've created this polish as a limited edition group custom for the We All Glow! facebook group.

The polish is a deep blue jelly base packed with holo sparkle and neon dot glitters. The polish glows bright blue in the dark and the glittter reacts under black light/UV for a flourescent glow! Shown in three coats with Smooth Moves (glitter smoothing topcoat) and a quick dry topcoat. The formula was great, no issues to report.



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Snow Globe as a Topper!

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You may recall my earlier review of Kathleen & Co.'s December 2nd Polish Pick Up. I decided to try it out as a topper over various cream colors and I am loving it this way too! From index to pinky over Kathleen & Co. creams: green (Fir), purple (Eggplant), blue (Deepest Blue), red (Winterberry). The plastic nail ring is two coats over the "natural" shade of plastic.




Which one is your favorite? Green, Purple, Blue, or Red?

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Kathleen & Co. File and Pusher

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Debuting this Black Friday on the Kathleen & Co. webshop are their Crystal etched nail file and cuticle pusher. These are both chemically etched, so the surface will not wear away, they both come with a vinyl case, and best of all, they can be very easily sanitized!


I find that the file's grit is just right for both reducing the length of natural nails and for shaping them. If you look back at my review for the upcoming Polish Pickup, you can compare to the photo below to see the amount of length I took off with this file. It was easy to do and didn't take long. Plus the grit is fine enough that I don't have to bother with filing in one direction. The file will seal the nail nicely so there's no need to go over the free edge with a buffing file afterward. And the handle is purple, who doesn't love purple?




I also did my cuticle clean up with the new etched cuticle pusher from Kathleen & Co. It makes super quick work of it and no cuticle remover liquid is needed. I love the sharp point to get really close to the proximal nail fold to remove the tiny bits that like to cling there. If you're unfamilar with the difference between the proximal nail fold and cuticle, have a quick review of my "What is cuticle?" article, it may not be what you think! The tool is super fast and accurate with no mess or fuss. I love the ease of use and really, you can use it anywhere, like while waiting in the car for Starbucks drive through! If you haven't tried a tool like this, it is worth getting. Just be sure to be gentle to keep your proximal nail folds happy!



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