MAC Bad Fairy... No dupe here! A comparison.

Dear Lacqueristas,

MAC Bad fairy is supposed to be dupe-ed by OPI The Show Must Go On. See for yourself:

No dupe to be found.

Personally, I don't see the dupe. The Show Must Go On is more vibrant toned and doesn't have the foil/glitter finish as Bad Fairy has going on. The duo chrome is 10x more evident on Bad Fairy, in TSMGO is kinda dies on the nail.
If anything, color wise Bad Fairy reminds me a little bit of Chanel Salsa (swatches here)

Now on to more pics of Bad Fairy.

Duo chrome!!!

Mac's Bad Fairy is a pretty unique polish if it were to be released a year ago. Nowadays there's TONS of these glittery/foil/duo chrome polishes. The thing that does make Bad Fairy stand out is the color. In the pics it is a bit washed out but inreal life the color switches between a warm pink and a gold. I don't love it on my skintone but I'm sure it's awesome on warmer toned fingers.
I don't think Bad Fairy is available anywhere anymore, it was sold out in a flash. If you are lucky you could find one on Ebay.

Can you think of a polish to dupe Bad Fairy?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

Is this the wonky magic stick of the Bad Fairy?

Dear Lacqueristas,

Look what brush my Bad Fairy has:

W-w-w-wonky!

On to the polish. Bad Fairy is a limited edition from MAC, part of the Venomous Villains collection that was released this month.  Bad Fairy is one of the three polishes from this collection, and supposedly the only one that doesn't already have a dupe out there.

Bad Fairy in the sun

This polish is a duo chrome. The base color is pink but when hold under a certain angle you see a strong copper/gold. This shifting of colors is best to be photographed when doing like this:

Finger workout

I'm a bit upset about the brush though. Can you give me tips or tricks how to fix wonky brushes?

Hasta la vista, Lacqueristas!

My overkill has been cured. Bring on the bling!

Dear Lacqueristas,

This seems to be the year of the foil type a duo/multi chromes. In one of my last post I stated I felt the need to take a break of the extra special sparkly special effects polishes. I found my zen back by having a good ol' creme mani.
Ok, so I have recovered from this lil overkill I experienced. I feel brand new and eager to further explore the world of bling bling finishes. Guess what I just got in the mail?

See the green around the cuticles and the purple near the tips?

 There are many, many reviews out there already and I'm pretty late to the party but boy was I amazed by this very polish. I don't have anything like this in my stash. Mesmerizing. Green, gold, purple... And glossy like outta this world. Maybe not that flattering on my skintone but it's too pretty to care about that.

Daylight, overcast

Artificial light

Akward finger position toshow the color shifting

Bottle pic!

This polish is so special and has so many faces that it needed many pics. I hope yall don't mind?
What is the most over-the-top or akward polish in your personal stash?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

Swiss Cowboy Leopard

Dear Lacqueristas,

Here's my take on Konad's leopard plate.

Base: OPI Glitzerlands from the Swiss Collection

Main pattern: Konad Special Polish in Black Pearl

Dots: China Glaze Rodeo Diva Collection Branding Iron and Prize Winning Mare.

Yellow dots: China Glaze Happy Go Lucky

If you have a close look it looks a bit messy, but from a normal persons view it looks quite nice. The only time I ever got more compliments was when I had my nails marbeled in neons...

One of the best looks I've seen is on  The Lacquer Files, I think her blog is awesome, it's one of my favorites and she has some of the best ideas for nail art. Yay for Dutch Lacqueristas!

What do you think girls? And what is your favourite combo for the leopard plate? Neons? Pastels?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

review: Nfu.Oh #63 and #71

Dear Lacqueristas,

I have read and heard so much about Nfu.Oh nail polishes, but for some reason I've never tried one. Such a shame because I was pleasently surprised:

#61
This is a cool pink holographic polish that leans lavender. Did I mention holographic yet?
One word: W.O.W.
I own quite a lot of holographic polishes (China Glaze OMG collection, Kaleidoscope collection, Gosh, OPI etc etc) but I've never seen a holo this holo-ish. In sunlight this polish just jumps off your nails and even indoors the holoness is evident. Just see for yourself:

The formula of #63 was very good. Dried in an instant too. But I'm not so fond of the brush which is kind of narrow and not so supple. The awesomeness of the holo effect definitely makes up for that.
Overall, I am in love and am sure I will explore the other colors in Nfu.Oh's holographic collection.


#71
There has to be some funky, creative people behind the Nf'.Oh designer tables. I don't even know how to describe this color.... A greenish gold? A faded lime with a golden swirl? Antique gold with green stains? The finish falls somewhere between a micro glitter and a foil. Very unique.

The formula was good and also dried fast but not as fast as the holographic Nfu.Oh.


These polishes were provided to me by Nfo.Oh Nederland, the official distributor of the Netherlands.

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!