24 Zoya's swatches to help decide with the promo orders

Dear Lacqueristas,

Here are the swatches of 24 Zoya's, I hope they will help you to narrow your order down ;-) (or create new lemmings lol)

Sooki

Sirena (sun light)

Sirena (overcast)

Maya

Lolly

Lola

Gilda (flash)

Gilda (day light)

Evangeline

Cassi

Cassi (sunlight)

Bijou

Astra (indoors)

Astra (day light)

Astra (flash)

Alegra

Alegra (flash)

Blair

Delilah (no topcoat)

Delilah (topcoat)

Divincia

Jade

Jade (no sun)

Kimmy

Nidhi

Nidhi and her awesome glittery flakes

Reva

Tallulah

Robyn

Phoebe (no topcoat)

Phoebe (topcoat)

Breezi

Crystal

I will update this post with info about the # of coats, formula and overall findings. For now I will only reveal my favourites: Sooki, Jade, Alegra.

What are your favorite Zoya's?

Hasta la vista, Lacqueristas!

Liquified meat on the tips of my fingers

Kalbsleberwurst

Models Own - the pink army

Dear Lacqueristas,

Are you ready for a bunch of Model's Own swatches? Sit back and enjoy.


Tickled Pink



Tickled Pink: a medium cool pink with tons of silver shimmer. The finish is very similar to OPI suede's but without the matte finish.

Lili's Pink

Lili's Pink

Lili's Pink is similar to Tickled Pink, finish wise. But the base color is a softer pink. Weird finish, me like a lot!

Raspberry Crush

Raspberry Crush is a super flattering blue toned saturated pink/red. Vibrant, almost neon-ish. Creme finish.

Pink Sorbet

Pink Sorbet is also a weirdo. A hot, hot pink, almost neon. Super heavy on the shimmer, pearly almost (but not quite) leaning frosty. Hmmm... yeah. I bet it looks extra good on the toes in summer.

Pastel Pink

Pastel Pink

Pastel Pink. What's in a name, right? Stark white based pink. I love colors like these but that doesn't necessarily mean I can pull it off. I don't really care though, I wear what I want :-p and just imagine I have beautiful hands without lobster tendency.

Pink Blush

Pink Blush: Barbie pink creme. Love it.

Buff Pink

Buff Pink is a sheer but buildable shade. Cream/pink colored and falls in my beloved Palate Cleanser catogory.
The only other pink Model's Own that I didn't yet post is Pink Explosion. That polish is so crazily glittery and fierce that artificial or normal day light just don't do it right. Only the sun brings out it's true beauty so I won't post pictures untill the sun peeks through :-)

Do you like pink nail polish? And what's your favorite Models Own?

Have you already got your hands on OPI's Black Shatter? Here's your chance to win one. Click HERE to enter my Black Shatter Giveaway

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

New Dior 671 Violette Graphique/Grapic Berry and comparison

Dear Lacqueristas,

My boyfriend had a *great* idea when I was washing him some grapes to take to work. In real life they did look kinda similar....

He felt very proud and thought this pic turned out pretty cool. I'm happy that he cares about my obsession :-) Thanks dear boyfriend :-)

Dior 671 Violette Graphique/Graphic Berry is a saturated darker fuchsia. Very deep, cool and bright. Colors like this are flattering on my pinkish skin tone and after all this glittah, foil and duochrome finishes that this fall brought us so far, a good creme is like a deep breath. A sanctuary in glittah times.
Formula was great, the new tapered brush wasn't so great. I hope I will get used to working with this brush...
For this swatch I applied 3 coats because I was afraid of the macro. In real life 2 coats would do.

I didn't think I had anything comparible in my stash. But it looks like I did afterall:

 OPI Miami Beet, Dior 671, OPI Manicurist of Seville



Indoors

Same order as above, but in the sun

Manicurist of Seville is darker and more red toned. Miami Beet comes pretty close but I wouldn't raise a dupe alarm.

Do you experience foil/glitter/duo chrome overkill sometimes?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

OPI Fair Dinkum Pinkum

Dear Lacqueristas,

Sometimes I just wanna take a rest from all my crazy over the top polishes/nail art. I just long to a serene, clean looking polish that applies like a dream. I have found a few that just fit this bill and luckily I have found a new addition:

Fair Dinkum Pinkum. These pictures came out way cool because there was no sun. Imagine this a tad warmer. It's a pale pink with beige tones. Kinda fleshy. I'd say neutral, not warm, not cool. If you click on the pictures they get larger and you can see the semi-hidden silvery glass flecks.

Application went very well considered the polish is kinda sheer. For the swatch pics I applied 4 coats but in real life 3 will do. Super shiny, super clean looking, super flattering. In this genre one of my top picks.

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!