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Showing posts with label bronze. Show all posts
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Friday, November 16, 2012

F4 S'mores (with Barry M Mushroom)

Brace yourself for a whole 'lotta awesome! I've got another F4 polish to show you today: S'mores! This is one I knew I had to have as soon as I heard about it; the concept is just too delicious to pass up. I figured Barry M Mushroom would make the perfect milk chocolate base for this glitter, so I'll show you Mushroom by itself first. 




And with F4 S'mores overtop- how incredible is this?!






I absolutely love this combo! S'mores is such a perfect mixture of brown, bronze and white glitter. It definitely makes me think of chocolate, graham crackers and marshmallows! And I'm really happy with how this looks over Barry M Mushroom, which is a lovely polish in it's own right. What do you think of this combo? Are you as thrilled with it as I am?

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Pirate Polish - Halloween Collection!

Today I'm really excited to share the Pirate Polish Halloween Collection with you! I absolutely adore Autumn and all things Halloween, and I think I've captured some of that whimsical excitement with these lacquers- I hope you like them!

Left to Right: Autumn Embers, The Witching Hour, Fangs, Trick or Treat, Zombies! 

The first one I want to introduce you to is The Witching Hour:


The Witching Hour is a magical mixture of metallic purple and turquoise shredded glitter, small magenta glitter, and medium hexagonal navy metallic glitter. The base is clear, and below you can see The Witching Hour layered over a black creme.




Just for fun, I've included some extra photos pairing spooky decorations with the bottles; I thought the purple witch's hat and skull were nice companions to The Witching Hour.



I've dubbed the next lacquer I'm going to show you "Fangs"; it contains a wide array of black, white, and metallic red glitters in various shapes including diamonds, hexagons, bars, and squares.


Most notably, the white diamonds made me think of vampire fangs. Whether you like your vampires to be of the sparkly variety, or, uh, the Eric Northman variety, this lacquer has you covered. ;) Below you can see Fangs layered over a grey creme base.





Next up is Trick or Treat, a classic Halloween mixture of orange and black. This is Halloween in a bottle.


Orange and black glitters in a wide variety of shapes and sizes swim in a clear base. Below you will see Trick or Treat layered over a plain white creme, but I think it would look amazing over a wide variety of other colours (purple, green, etc).




How cute is this next picture of a mouse with sweet treat? He looks pretty satisfied. After all, who wouldn't want a giant sparkly candy corn (not to mention awesome Halloween lacquers)?


I think this next one might be my favourite of the bunch; it makes me think of falling leaves. I've named it Autumn Embers. 


Autumn Embers is a mixture of fine metallic copper, orange holographic, and rich purple-brown glitters, with the addition of medium and large reflective copper hexagonal glitters. Below it is layered over a black creme, although it could be opaque on its own in several coats.


The warm holographic sparkle makes me think of glowing embers. Gorgeous.




The fifth and final Halloween lacquer I have to show you is called "Zombies!".


For a long time I've tried to find the perfect avocado green shade, and I think I've achieved it here. It's not too bright or clean, and leans more yellow than blue. It's just a little bit "dirty" looking. Perfect for a zombie polish! I've also added black glitters in various sizes (including tiny black squares) to the avocado green base. It's just squishy enough that you can see the layers of glitter, but it's still opaque in 2-3 coats.



What could be more appropriate for Halloween than a horde of zombies? 


...it's particularly terrifying for a couple Domos out for a walk in their Halloween costumes!


"OMG! Zombies! Run!"


Uh oh, someone can't keep up. Remember: in the event of a zombie attack, you only have to run faster than the next slowest person.


Unfortunately, this little Domo wasn't fast enough.


Even worse, he was abandoned by his Domo buddy. Tragic!


But of course, if you abandon someone in the zombie apocalypse, they'll probably find you again... as a zombie!


"Braaaains...."


I hope you enjoyed this little zombie/Domo drama. And even more, I hope you enjoyed my Pirate Polish Halloween lacquers!


The Halloween collection will be available tomorrow (Sunday) on the Pirate Polish Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/piratepolish. All full size (15ml) polishes are priced at $10, although these five Halloween lacquers will also be sold as a set for $45. Supplies will be limited until I can determine what the demand for these will be, so if you're interested, get yours early!

You can keep up to date on Pirate Polish releases by following Pirate Polish on Facebook: http://www.etsy.com/shop/piratepolish

Friday, June 8, 2012

Nails Inc Piccadilly

Nails Inc Piccadilly is a fishnet design magnetic polish. While I usually really like the Nails Inc magnetic polishes, in this case, I found the design hard to successfully create. As you can see, the fishnet pattern doesn't cover my whole nail, possible because my nails are quite curved. 


This is a shot of what the lacquer looked like at one coat (before applying the magnet after the second coat). 




While I was really excited about having a new magnetic pattern to play around with, this might not be the best one for my nails- on someone with flatter nails, I think it would probably work much better.


Here's a bonus picture- Piccadilly is such a bronze-y colour (a deep green-leaning bronze with golden shimmer), I thought it perfectly matched a bronze bodhisattva statue I have.


What do you think of Nails Inc Piccadilly? Is it a success or failure?

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Jessica Bronze Tailed

Today I have Jessica Bronze Tailed to share with you; this is one of the trio of Jessica polishes that copies the very popular Chanel Illusion d'Ombre lacquers. I don't have Chanel Quartz, so I can't tell you if this is an exact dupe for it, but I've done my best to capture it in pictures for you:




Bronze Tailed is a curious shade- a taupey tan with tonnes of silvery shimmer. I certainly don't have anything like it in my collection, but I'm not totally sold on it as a flattering colour. I don't find it unappealing either, though! Just unusual.

What do you think of Jessica Bronze Tailed?

And before I go, I'll leave you with this awesome music video from Rufus Wainwright's new album. I love pretty much everything about this, including Helena Bonham Carter's participation in it. Enjoy!