Luxe Lacquers Subscription box review

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Hello polish junkies!  Today I have swatches and a review of a new subscription service from Luxe Lacquers.  This subscription service offers four 17 ml polishes a month for $29.99.  Each month the colors are the same for everyone.  I am reviewing Junes box and the polishes are Celeste, Kate, Millie and Bonnie. I have some packaging photos to share as well.  Lets get started!!

 I have taken this from the Luxe Lacquers website from their about me section:

Luxe is a brand of quality, environmentally responsible nail lacquers. For your convenience, we deliver premium, cruelty free, 5-free lacquers in the latest shades, guaranteed brighten anyones day! Indulge and treat yourself to a great monthly gift, or better yet, treat a friend!

When you choose Luxe, a portion of your subscription is donated to the Malala fund- an organization dedicated to educating and empowering adolescent girls in developing countries around the world. By becoming a member of Luxe, you not only get to enjoy great lacquers delivered to your door each month, you also help young women around the world realize their full potential.

How cute is that packaging!! It all feels really high quality and almost luxury.  It feels very professional.  I forgot to take a picture but each bottle is contained in a nice little plastic bag that "zips" across the top. I like that. If there were to be some sort of shipping incident the mess would be contained to just that one polish in the bag.

 First up is Bonnie.  She is a lovely muted blue.  My pictures show her a bit color off. She is a little more subtle than I could capture.  Bonnie is lovely!  I love any tone of blue polish.  The swatch show three thin coats with topcoat.

 Our next pretty girl is Kate. She is a beautiful shade of grey and went on in two absolutely perfect coats followed with topcoat.  I think Kate is my favorite from the June box.

Next we have Millie.  Millie is the only polish this month with shimmer. She is a lovely orange coral with a silver shimmer throughout.  This is two coats followed with topcoat.  I don't wear a lot of orange leaning polish but I really like this one!

Last but certainly not least we have Celeste which is a very soft pink.  A little more pink than my picture shows but very soft still.  This is three thin coats and topcoat.  I really like Celeste...she is very girly!

Here is a little nail art using Kate and Celeste!

So my verdict on the Luxe Lacquers subscription box? I really like this box.  The polishes are high quality and very easy to apply.  The bottles are beautiful, which to me is an important part of the whole package. Everything is very professional and arrived in perfect condition!  Roxy from Luxe Lacquers is very sweet and helpful.  Right now you can save 15% on your first months box by visiting Luxe Lacquers Here.  You can also find them on Instagram Here.  Thank you for coming by and Happy Polishing!!!

Sassy Polish & Scrubs Part 2

Hello Loves today I have three more Sassy Polishes & Scrubs to show you.  These three are all glitter toppers.  I have no sun shots this time because it is grey and rainy and is supposed to stay that way all week!  You still can see the pretty glitters.

First I will start by talking about the three things that apply to all three polishes.  They are all glitter toppers.  The formula is good on all three.  It is a bit thinner that I am used to but it is nice and I had no trouble applying them at all.  With all glitter polishes that have any larger pieces in them I find it helpful to turn your bottle upside down while I paint my base color.  All photos are with a glossy topcoat unless state under the picture.

First up we have White Wedding which is a clear/a little milky based polish.  It has small shiny glitters and white dots.  There is much more of the small glitter than dots.  The dots did come out easily with just a little bit of fishing to add two dots to the nail.  Each time I did get one dot on its own.  I put White wedding over a sheer white base and added a bow.  I think it looks very girly and delicate.

 Indoors

 Indoors

White wedding also glows in the dark!  How fun!

Next up we have Welcome to Wonderland.  This one is so cute.  I love blue glitter as much as I love blue polish!  This one is similar to white wedding in formula having lots of pretty small glitters and some blue dots.  I did have a tiny bit of trouble getting the blue dot out for the last nail.  It was not bad and only took less than a minute to fish out that last circle.  I swatched this over a equally vibrant blue and it really sparkled.  This would be awesome over a dark polish as well.

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Indoors

The last topper to show you today is my favorite of the three I think.  It is called I'm Always Angry.  This is from her Avengers collection which is one reason I had to have it.  I love the Hulk and this is so him!!  Not to mention that right now green on the nails suck me right in.  This is a clear based polish with both tiny and larger green hexs, gold glitters, purple squares and an interesting rectangle black glitter.  I love it and paired it over green that has a tiny shimmer to it.

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Indoors with a matte topcoat for fun

These are all cute glitter toppers so 6 polishes in I am still loving Sass& scrubs.  I forgot to mention yesterday that when my package came all the the polishes were secure and shipped well.  I encourage you to get to know Danielle and welcome her into the polish community. Right now you can get 15% off your purchase by using the code POLISHEDBUTTERFLY You can visit her shop HERE.  Thank you for coming by and Happy Polishing!

Nails by Tataw Summer collection

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Hello my fellow nail polish junkies!!  Today I have a new Indie brand to tell you about.  Nails by Tataw is owned and operated by Victoria whom is a sweetheart of a young lady and she just graduated from High School!  Congratulations Victoria.  I have a special place in my heart for new Indie polish makers.  There is just something special about telling people about new brands and trying out new polishes!  I  love swatching and reviewing for them and always try to do my best! Victoria already has some polishes on her website but this is her new summer collection releasing June 6th and available for pre sale May 30th.

Many of the polishes in this collection have a metallic finish so first I want to share a few tips about metallic polishes.  They can be absolutely stunning as you can see below but can show your brush strokes.  When working with any metallic polishes I find it best to use as few brush strokes as possible and you will be fine.  The shiny factor is worth the extra effort in my book!!

Let me get a few things out of the way.  The formula on all of these is nice.  Nails by Tataw is five free. They flow easily on to the nail and have a lot of opacity.  There is one sheerer polish in the collection and I will talk about that when we get there. All polishes are shown with two coats and a shiny topcoat.  I am trying out, and so far enjoying a new one and when I get to the halfway point of my bottle I will share a review!  I have somewhat perfected my hand pose for full size bottles but still struggle to find the prettiest with mini bottle so please excuse any awkward poses!!


First up is Lavender Voltage.  This is a lovely lavender metallic polish with silver shimmer.  Now I am not a polish maker so I am not sure if its actual shimmers added in or just the metallic properties of the polish.  Such a lovely color.

Next we have Sunkissed, which is a metallic orange.  I don't wear a lot of orange so I was a little nervous if I could show this one well.  It is a very pretty orange and I know any orange polish lover would love the shade of it!

Here we have Fairy Tales and Yacht Parties.  This is a metallic polish that has a pearl like finish.  I have the hardest time capturing white polishes!  The finish is a bit hard to photograph.  I hope the Macro will give you an idea of the finish.

Next we have a beautiful blue metallic polish called Frozen? I Make EM' Melt!  I had to be the most careful with this polish and brush strokes.  This is true of any metallic polish and I found that a good fast drying topcoat smooths most of them out.

Here we have Partying Teal Morning.  How cute is that name!!  This polish is hard to describe, I am not really sure if it is considered a metallic.  It is a sheerer teal polish with the most lovely purple shift in it!!!  It is really unique and unlike any polish I have personally seen!!  You can see in the macro how beautiful it is!!

Last but certainly not least we have Ultraviolet Sensation.  As the name applies it is a violet polish, which has the most beautiful golden shimmer throughout!  It is just gorgeous!  Can you see that golden shimmer.  It just goes perfectly with the violet!

What is my final verdict on Nails by Tataw you ask......she gets a big thumbs up from me.  I was blown away that she is so young with such a desire to have her own business and bring lovely polishes to the nail community.  This collection as a whole is nice especially if you love that metallic shine.  The standouts to my personal preference are Partying Teal Morning Ultraviolet Sensation and Lavender Voltage.  You can follow Victoria on Instagram HERE and you can go visit her website and store HERE.  This summer collection is available for presale on May30th.  Thanks for coming by and happy polishing!!! xoxo Jaime

Glitter Lambs Snowcone Trio

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 This is the Snowcone Trio from Glitter Lambs!!  This is a collection of three icy shredded glitter polishes.  These are so fun and absolutely remind me of shaved ice or snowcones!!  Since all three of these are basically the same formula I will talk about that as a whole.  The formula is good and I had no trouble getting plenty of shredded glitters on my brush. These are all in clear bases. This is two coats of each glitter over a coordinating cream base color. I had the hardest time getting clear photos this time around...totally because of the shredded goodness!

Bubblegum Snowcone is exactly what you would think it would be!  Pink Pink Pink!!  It is full of shredded glitters and tiny holographic glitters!

Lime Snowcone is full of shredded green glitter and gold holographic glitter!  So fun!!

 Grape Snowcone is my favorite of these three I think!  Simply because it has the most holographic glitter in it!!  Purple shredded glitter and a ton of holographic glitters!!!!

I always enjoy working with Jamie from Glitter Lambs!  She is the sweetest and her polishes are always fun and consistent to what I have come to expect from her line!  Personally I love shredded glitter polishes.  They are so unique!   Head on over and check out the all the fun polishes in her store HERE!

Glitter Lamb Goodies

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Hello friends!  Today I have a couple Glitter Lamb polishes to show you.  It has been a little while since I have blogged and swatched so I'm feeling a little rusty and not all that confident so please bear with me as I try to get back in the swing of things.

First up is the first no glitter polish from Glitter Lambs.  Let me tell you that she created a beautiful shimmering blue polish.  The name is absolutely perfect, Blue Butter cream Icing!  Sounds yummy right?  I used three coats to get the look below.  The first coat does go on quite sheer but it builds perfectly No streaking or bald spots when you apply the next coat.

I had to top it all off in the end with a favorite from Glitter lambs in my book.  Jellybeans is so fun and makes a lovey glitter topper over any polish but I think it goes so nice with Blue Butter cream Icing!


Next up we have what is now another favorite of all of my Glitter Lambs. It went right to the top of the list with the first stroke.  It is called Tea party and it is so girly and perfect in every way!  It is a clear based glitter with soft pink hexs and a variety of gold holographic glitters.  There was no fishing to get the gold goodies out.  It is very evenly mixed and I think the pairing is perfect!  I decided to swatch this over peach and then add a sweet bow.

So if you are interested in getting you some Glitter Lamb goodies head over to her shop HERE.  She has a wide range of beautiful glitter polishes.  Be sure to follow her on Instagram to see lots of other swatches!!

Spring Thaw Art

So needless to say I have not been good about blogging lately!  Seems I have taken on to many things this spring!!  Spring is busy for me but I have managed to keep up with all things nail...except for the blogging.  I would like to have my most recent nail art on my blog so I am just going to post the pictures in one post.

 Baby Chick nails

 Flower Nails

LadyBug Nails

As you can see I have been very much into polka dots lately!!  They are super easy and cute!!  Happy Polishing!!!

Spring Thaw Pastel

I am really enjoying working with all of these spring colors.  We had a nice day in the 60s but the weather has remained quite chilly for the most part.  As I write this it is 16 degrees.  Winter is trying to hold on this year!    Today's challenge is Pastel.  I think I used all of my true pastel polishes in the last challenge.  I did not realize I was so short on pastels because I love them!!!  I looked and I looked through my collections and then decided to go with an untried for my main color and build on that.  I pulled out Zoya Julie.  Julie is a lavender with shimmer.  I think it has a nice blue undertone.  

I had a hard time capturing this one very color accurate, but it is close.  For my little rose attempt I used two sinful shine polishes in Yours Truely and Sailors delight.  For the green leaves I pulled out my Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet again. I added some little minty pearl accents and called it a done.  I like it.

 

Up next will be rain and I am not sure where to go with that!  I must think ahead for that one!  Thank you for stopping by and Happy polishing!  xoxo Jaime