Big Spoon Lacquers - Childhood Wonderment (partial) Collection

**These polishes were provided for an honest review**

Hey everyone! I have some brand new polishes from Big Spoon Lacquers today. All four I have here (there are more) are from her Childhood Wonderment collection, inspired by beloved childrens movies. Be forewarned, this post is pic HEAVY. Let's get started!

Loves Adventure 

Inside, with flash.

Inspired by UP!, Loves Adventure is a sky blue crelly, full of glitters in blue, green, yellow and red. This is PERFECT representation of the balloons in the sky, and totally UP! The formula on this one was good, but it is a bit sheer so I used an undie. These pictures show 2 coats of Loves Adventure over 1 coat of Bondi blue skies, topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. The glitters lie flat and it dried fast.

Outside, direct sunlight.

Eye On You

Inside, with flash.

Inspired by Monsters Inc., Eye on You is a bright sparkling green with gold flecks. Helllooooo Mike Wazowski! The formula on this is great, this is 3 easy coats + KBShimmer Clearly on Top. Self-leveling, and dries fast. And so pretty. And you can see that the color looks the same in direct sunlight and with flash. It is a perfect bright summer green.

Outside, direct sunlight. 

And in in-direct sunlight, you can realllllly see the gold flecks. I think this *could* be my favorite of the four I have, but I love them all.

Inside, indirect sunlight.

Dream Big

Inside, with flash.

Inspired by Ratatouille, Dream Big is a dark blue jelly full of turquoise, pink, and purple micro-glitters. It looks like a beautiful night sky. It is realllllly pretty but I am kinda partial to blue polish ^.^ The formula on this was great, seems as this is a pattern for Big Spoon. Photos show 3 coats + NPB glitter food and Clearly on Top.

Inside, indirect sunlight. 

Dynamite Girl

Outside, direct sunlight.

Inspired by Wreck it Ralph (which I have not seen - yet), Dynamite Girl is a raspberry pink jelly with multi sized/shaped gold/copper glitter with green shimmer. It is STUNNING you guys, seriously. It is so bright and girly and fun. And just look at the squishy jelly goodness in the bottom pic. Formula was great (are you surprised?), glitters lay flat and dispersed evenly. This is 3 coats + glitter food and Clearly on Top.

Inside, indirect sunlight. 

These will be releasing April 1st, thats TOMORROW, fyi. See anything you like? There are a few others I want (the Toy Story one for sure!), that I will probably try to grab. If you are interested in Big Spoon Lacquers, they are available HERE.

<3 Heather

Lilypad Lacquer - Indigo Love

Hey there! I hope everyone is having a good weekend! Today I wanted to show you one of my FAVORITE indie brands. Based in Australia, Lilypad Lacquers make absolutely stunning polishes. She obviously knows her holos though, because all the ones I've tried have been beautiful! Today's polish is no exception!

Indigo Love

Inidgo Love is a purple leaning blue. It is not a blurple, but truly indigo. While it can look purple-ish (see photo below), it is more blue than purple (see photo above). And the holo?! Amazing. It is gorgeous, and I got compliments from several people on such a "unique shade". And the formula is excellent, as usual. Opaque in 2 quick drying coats. It is awesome!

If you don't own any Lilypads, I highly recommend that you get some! They are available on etsy (restock coming soon ish), Femme Fatale in Australia, and Beauty So Fly in Singapore AND at Llarowe HERE (restock next week).

<3 Heather

Sunday Spam - Alys Dream Polish

Hey reader! I have been trying to get this post up for 3 days now, but my internet is wonky and my oldest son started baseball practice this week too. Anyway, today I have 3 more Alys Dream Polishes to show you.

Alys Dream Polish is one of my favorite brands already for a few reasons. First of all, the formula is perfection - it is the perfect consistency so it goes on smooth as butter AND dries FAST! Second, the array of holographic colors are so vast, you could find pretty much any color your heart desires. And they are all beautiful so you really can't go wrong! Ok, on to the pictures! All pics are 3 coats plus top coat.

Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy is a light purple-ish pink. It is very reminiscent of cotton candy, and cotton candy reminds me of the county fair, which I look forward to every July. The color seems to shift in the light, leaning more pink or more purple, but it's pretty either way. Perfect for Spring and so feminine.


Intense Blurple

Intense Blurple is just that! It is a bright, fun, intense blue purple. It leans more purple in my opinion, however it is definitely a blurple, not a true purple. This is one my favorite colors. I love purples (and teals! And blues!) More than any other color. So I love this one.


Pale Rosemary

Pale Rosemary is a pale green, however it photographed much brighter than it actually is. In person it is much more subdued, but gorgeous none the less. And I don't have anything like it. Another winner.



A Cutesy Pic, JUST BECAUSE

              
And here, you will see my two and a half year old daughter, Aubrey, with a mani of Vivid Violet. She picked the color by herself and sat still as a statue for our special girl time :)

If you haven't tried Alys yet, I have to ask what are you waiting for? Alys are available for purchase HERE.

<3 Heather

Sunday Spam - This week in manis

Hey everyone! Since it is Sunday, I am here to spam you with the manis I wore this week. Enjoy!

Alys Dream Polish - Vivid Violet

Alys Dream Polish is new to me but is quickly becoming a favorite brand for me. The formula was excellent, went on smooth and dried quickly. The colors (especially Vivid Violet) are saturated and beautiful. She has holos in pretty much every color ever, and her shop is currently open!

Rica (justricarda on etsy) - Shifter

Shifter is a thermal holographic polish. It is black when cold and a lovely light gray when warm. This photo shows the transitioning, as you can see the tips of my nails are darker. The formula was good. This polish is especially nice for me because Shifter is named for Sam Merlotte from True Blood (My newest obesession).  

Lilypad Lacquer - Violet Moon

Lilypad Lacquer is another new favorite of mine, based out of Australia. Lilypads have amazing holos and the formula is excellent! Violet Moon is a periwinkle blue with violet shift and tons of holo.

Another shot of Violet Moon, just to show off that holo goodness.

Alys Dream Polish - Super Cherry (accented by) Big Spoon Lacquers - Midnight Sun 

Another Alys beauty made it on my nails this week. Super Cherry is a juicy red leaning pink holo. Formula was excellent as usual. Midnight Sun by Big Spoon Lacquers is a pinky red jelly full of gold, purple and fuschia glitters. I got it in a mini mystery bag and I am glad I did, it is beautiful. And they match really well!

Alys Dream Polish is available HERE
Rica is available HERE
Lilypad Lacquer is available HERE and  HERE
Big Spoon Lacquers available HERE

<3 Heather

Ruby White Tips - American Horror Story Style

*These polishes were provided at a discount for an honest review*

Hello ladies (and possibly gentlemen)! Today I have 3 polishes from Ruby White Tips that are based on one of my favorite tv shows EVER! -WARNING: THIS POST IS PIC HEAVY-

THE COVEN

The Coven is a teal blue jelly. It is most definitely a jelly, in every sense of the word. But hey! It matches that house behind my favorite bunch of witches!

As you can see in all its squishy, teal jelly-ness in these picture, you can still see my nail line, but that doesn't bother me usually. Three coats of The Coven in both pics, the one above is indoors with flash, the one below is outside no flash. Teals are my favorite color, and I have a few ideas for this, jelly sandwich style, once it gets warmer.

VOODOO

VooDoo is a beautiful purple with blue shimmer and sparkle. It is really pretty. And like the resident VooDoo Queen, Marie LaVeau, it is quite mysterious.

These pictures show 2 easy coats of VooDoo, dry time was good. You can really see the blue shimmer in the bottom photo.

THE ALIENS

The Aliens is a red jelly with gold holo micro glitter. I could've probably gone with a better alien picture for you guys but I had to put Kit (Evan Peters I love you!) In, for obvious reasons.

The Aliens is probably my favorite of the three, surprisingly because I usually don't wear red, but those sparkles! Just look at the bottom picture and you will understand! This is 3 coats of The Aliens.

What do you gals think? Pretty awesome right?! Laura did a great justice to America Horror Story! If you like what you see Ruby White Tips are cruelty free & available HERE.


ALSO, You may have noticed my watermark has changed. In my quest for a new phone I had to find a new photo app, and I haven't quite found what I want yet. There also seems to be a weird yellow tint to my pictures in some spots, I will have to figure that out.

<3 Heather

Oh, here I am.

I'm BACK readers! I have had a reallllly tough couple of weeks. First, the flu swept through my house, and it started with my babies and ended with the hubs and me. That was awful. Then, my phone broke (if you didn't know, I do everything -including blogging, via my phone) and I had to get a new one. No phone for days in no bueno!

But, never fear. I did not abandon you lovely readers! Today is my second day doing the Bliss Kiss Pure Nail Oil "3 day hydration treatment" and so I have no polish on, but this week I will be spamming you guys and gals (Seriously, I have Aly's Dream Polish, Lilypad Lacquer, Ruby White Tips and piCture pOlish newness to show you!) I will also update you guys on the results of my Bliss Kiss oil challenge later this week as well. But I must say, so far I love it. My nails already feel stronger, my cuticles look better and the crisp scent smells like a bottle of sunshine. If you are interested, you can check it out HERE. There are lots of reviews there too.

"See" you soon!
<3 Heather