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Showing posts with label Man Glaze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Man Glaze. Show all posts

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Man Glaze Cabron and Black Cat Lacquer Black Hole

Feast your eyes on Man Glaze Cabron: a shimmery matte in a deep blackened indigo purple shade. Very dramatic, and totally stunning. As we've come to expect, the label art is amazing. 




On a side note, whenever I pull this lacquer out I immediately start humming this song (which is a great bonus to owning this polish, now that I think about it):


Finally, I've got a few glorious snapshots of how Cabron looks with Black Cat Lacquer's Black Hole layered overtop; you might recall that I first showed this one on my blog here, but failed utterly at choosing a winning layering combination. I'd say that problem has been rectified here, wouldn't you agree?




Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Man Glaze - Fuck Off And Dye

Man Glaze's Fuck Off And Dye is a gorgeous medium warm-toned pink with silver shimmer. Matte finish, of course. The formula was excellent, as per usual with Man Glaze, and I might add that the label art is also awesome (also to be expected). Check it out:




It's the perfect colour to wear on those days when you'd really just like to let your fingers do the talking.  I rather like it because it allows me to feel secretly snarky and slightly passive-aggressive all day. Y'know?

Friday, February 8, 2013

Man Glaze - Butt Taco

This is a lovely shimmery matte orange from Man Glaze:





...and it's called Butt Taco. 'Nuff said.


Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Layla Bubble Effect in Black Forest

Today I've got one of the Layla Bubble Effect polishes to share with you- this is Black Forest, a polish very similar to OPI's Black Spotted lacquer (which was exclusive to Europe, if I understand correctly). In terms of application, I applied this as I would a shatter topcoat: I used one medium coat, applied it quickly and evenly, and then I stopped fussing with it. The end result was this oil-on-water kind of effect. The base colour is SpaRitual Quietness. 




I also layered this over Man Glaze's Butt Taco (oh, that name...) which I think provided a more striking effect.




What do you think of Layla Bubble Effect in Black Forest? Think it would quell any lemming for the hard-to-procure OPI Black Spotted? If so, and you're wondering where you can order it, you can find it at Nail Polish Canada, which is where I ordered mine from. 

Monday, December 31, 2012

ManGlaze Fatty's Got More Blood

After featuring a deep matte red in my last post, I thought I should show you another one today: this is ManGlaze's Fatty's Got More Blood. Whereas Layla Soft Touch Queen Bordeaux is more of a deep brick red, Fatty's Got More Blood has quite a bit of plum in it- it leans decidedly more purple. It also features this extremely fine holographic shimmer in it. It's only visible in direct sunlight, and isn't so apparent in my photos, but it's really pretty. 


Of course, and as always with ManGlaze, we have to talk about the awesome label art. In this case, it features a badass vampire chick indiscriminately gorging on various decapitated body parts. Who doesn't wanna see that on a nail polish bottle?



In this next photo, I think it's almost possible to see the holographic shimmer...




So what do you think of Fatty's Got More Blood? Is this ManGlaze polish calling your name? What do you think of the name/label art?

Sunday, August 5, 2012

ManGlaze Lesbihonest

Today I have the hilariously titled "Lesbihonest" by ManGlaze to show you. If you're not familiar with ManGlaze, they make incredibly awesome matte nail polish, usually with clever and funny names (see my review of ManGlaze Santorum here). They also feature unique bottle artwork for each colour, which I think is really cool.

Lesbihonest is a vibrant deep fuchsia pink, which lovely silver shimmer running through it. The application was great, particularly for a matte nail lacquer (they can sometimes be a bit finicky to apply). This covered beautifully in just one coat!


Above pictured in natural light, and below in artificial light.


The bottle artwork:


And I received a bunch of cool stuff with my order! A couple ManGlaze business cards (which have an interesting metallic finish), a few ManGlaze post-it notes (the instructions suggest leaving them somewhere public, like below a drive-through window), and a ManGlaze guitar pick.


The back of the business cards are hilarious. They read "Your friends are ugly" followed by "Please give this card to someone kinda foxy".


The sweet ManGlaze guitar pick- perfect for opening cans of pop/beer! No more broken nails. I've actually gotten a fair bit of use out of this.


I ordered my ManGlaze polishes through ManGlaze's Amazon store, and am currently very tempted by Mayonnaise (white matte) and Fuck Off and Dye (hot pink- but honestly, I want it for the name alone!).

What do you think of Lesbihonest by ManGlaze? Do you own any ManGlaze polishes?

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Man Glaze Santorum

I thought "Santorum" by Man Glaze would be a fitting polish to post on the day Rick Santorum announced his withdrawal from the Republican leadership race. Man Glaze exclusively produces matte polishes. This was my first time trying Man Glaze, and I have to admit I was drawn in not because I'm crazy about matte polishes, but because of the hilarious name choices and awesome coordinating labels for each lacquer. That said, I'm very happy with how this lacquer looks on the nail. This is two coats (although it was nearly perfect in one) of Santorum:





This is a matte brown polish with lots of shimmer, including subtle red and green shimmer. Yes, this is a brown polish called Santorum. I'm preferring to think this was solely inspired by the colour of Rick Santorum's brown sweater vest (LOL), and not that other association with Santorum. Ahem. Moving on... Man Glaze also references one of my favourite movies in a quote on the label:

"For Relaxing Times, Make it SANTORUM Time"


I love Bill Murray, and the whole movie is pretty great. If you missed out on Lost in Translation, definitely check it out. 

Finally I'll leave you with a couple photos of Santorum with a topcoat. I might actually prefer it this way, it really brings out the tiny red and green shimmer and shows how much depth this polish has.



What do you think of Man Glaze Santorum? I ordered my polishes from Man Glaze's Amazon store, but be sure to check out Man Glaze's website for other ordering options.