Monday, May 29, 2017

LevelUP Lacquer ~ You Matte, Bro? Summer Collection

                                                                                *Provided for review & lots of pics!


          EEEEEEEKKKK!!! It's neon season :) I am so flippin' excited to bring you these babies. I was so happy to see that none of these have holo! Just some shimmer and flakies. I love my holo polishes but the mix of holo and neon is a bit over done in the indie market. Of course, that is just my opinion. So, we have this set of super bright polishes... Shall we dive in? Thought so :)


          First let me start with this disclaimer. Neons don't always play nice with the camera. I did my best to get my pictures color accurate as far as the polish is concerned. My skin, however, may look a little... off.


          Let's start with Hack The Planet since I already shared the swatch video on IG. Hack The Planet is a bright, not quite neon, grass green. She is filled with micro iridescent flakes and glitters and a soft shimmer. This one has a good creamy formula and was opaque in 2 easy coats. I used a glossy top coat and Ash's new matte top coat called Come Matte Me.

Hack The Planet with glossy top coat

Hack The Planet with glossy top coat macro

Hack The Planet with Come Matte Me top coat

Hack The Planet with Come Matte Me top coat macro


          Let's check out Lag. This one is a neon pink crelly polish with glass flecks and iridescent flakes. I love the color of Lag. So bold and Barbie-ish! The first coat on this one was a tad streaky. It totally leveled out with the second and third coats. I used 3 coats for this one with glossy top coat and Come Matte Me.

Lag with glossy top coat

Lag with glossy top coat macro

Lag with Come Matte Me top coat

Lag with Come Matte Me top coat macro



          Perma Death is next and OMG is it gorgeous. Such a perfect neon blue. This one is filled with blue and pink flakies and a subtle shimmer. Great formula on this one. Nice and creamy. Perfect in 2 coats. Again, I used a glossy top coat and Come Matte Me.

Perma Death with glossy top coat

Perma Death with glossy top coat macro

Perma Death with Come Matte Me top coat

Perma Death with Come Matte Me top coat macro


          Last is So Meta. She is a neon grape purple. So Meta has the same gorgeous pink and blue flakes as Perma Death. The subtle shimmer in this one is pink! LOVE!! Please don't mind the skin. I had to warm these up quite a bit for them not to look blue!! I used 2 coats with glossy top coat and Come Matte Me. The bottle shots are more color accurate.

So Meta with glossy top coat

So Meta with glossy top coat macro

So Meta with Come Matte Me top coat

So Meta with Come Matte Me top coat macro



          I am so happy with this collection. Neon is my favorite color and I am an 80's baby. I feel like this set totally captured that. Come Matte Me is included in this collection. This is more of a waxy matte, not a no-shine matte. The finish complements each color beautifully!! The You Matte, Bro? collection will be available on Thursday, June 1st. Don't miss out on the flakie goodness of these!! As always links below :) Hope you have a wonderful day!!

          **At this moment I am taking a moment of silence for the reason of the holiday, Memorial day. I have a sister in the services so I understand that today is more than picnics and celebration to some. Thank you to all the men and women, past and present, for your services <3





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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Honey Bunny Lacquer ~ Spring 2017 Supermodel Collection

                                                                         **Provided for review and picture heavy!!


          Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend :) The weather has been perfect! Well, here in CT it's been nice lol. I got the mother of all nail mail on Friday so I have been swatching like crazy. First collection I want to share with you is the Supermodel Collection. This 5 piece set is brought to you by Deb, owner/creator of Honey Bunny Lacquer. There is something for everyone in this spread. There's a matte, glow in the dark, thermal, and a duo chrome. I know that's 4 lol. The 5th polish is a pastel shimmer. After the swatches I will give you pricing and release info and a code! For now though, let's commence drooling.


         Christy is a very soft lavender polish with subtle turquoise shimmer. It looks almost frosty with the super fine shimmer. She applied easily and evenly. I used 2 coats plus top coat.

Christy

Christy macro


This beauty is named Cindy. She is a super sparkly salmon pink filled with micro gold flakes. Cindy glows in the dark. This polish looked liked it would dry with a slight texture due to the amount of flakes but it didn't! It was completely smooth. I did feel that the salmon pink shifted to more of an orange color for the same reason. Either way, she is gorgeous and has a strong glow!! I used 2 thin coats with top coat.

Cindy

Cindy macro

Cindy glow in the dark

Cindy glow in the dark macro



Claudia is next. She is a minty matte with a beautiful pink spark and shimmer. This polish is wonderful as is, but she really shines with top coat. Again, I used 2 smooth coats with and without top coat.

Claudia matte

Claudia matte macro

Claudia with a glossy top coat

Claudia macro with a glossy top coat


          The 4th model in this set is Nadja. That just looks/sounds like a supermodel name, no? This polish is a blue-purple shifty beauty. It also has flakies that shift from blue-purple. When the polish looks purple, the flakies look blue. When the polish looks blue, the flakies look purple. It's mesmerizing and very unique. For this one I used 3 thin coats with top coat. Super smooth application.

Nadja

Nadja macro


          The last of the supermodels is also my favorite. Stephanie is a scattered holographic thermal polish that, when warm is a sheer-ish white, and when cold is an opaque cerulean blue.The formula for this one is absolute perfection. She also shifts with little effort. I used 3 thin coats to build up the white, then added top coat.

Stephanie warm

Stephanie warm macro

Stephanie cold

Stephanie macro cold

Stephanie transition

Stephanie macro transition

Stephanie macro transition

Stephanie cold/warm


Ok! Now that you have seen the ladies, let's get the rest of the run down. This collection will be available on Friday May 26th. You can purchase these all separate for $5 for a 7ml mini and $9 for a full size. Stephanie will be $5.25 for the 7ml and $9.50 for the full size since she is a thermal. You can also get these as a set for a discounted price. $23 for a mini set and $43 for the full size set. Starting on May 26th and ending on June 9th you can use the code SUPERMODEL2017 to save 25% on all orders of $15 or more (before shipping). I will have the links down below!! Have a great week everyone <3





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