Top Shelf Lacquer - Fall Holo Fun Collection

Grab a latte, a giant blanket scarf, your favourite riding boots, and a cozy sweater because I am here with the first fall collection of the year!

It's no secret that Top Shelf Lacquer is my favourite brand. Just recently while reorganizing my Helmers, I finished filling my third drawer of TSLs. This collection had me falling in love with the brand all over again.

**Note - The bloggers' collections encountered some minor settling of the microglitters/flakes.  Amy (the owner of Top Shelf Lacquer) notified us of this issue and all bottles that will be sold have had the settling rectified. A good shake helped when swatching but customers will not run into this issue upon purchase.

On a First Name Boozeis

'On a First Name Boozeis' is a fall red linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny red to orange glass fleck. The glass fleck really gives this one some depth and interest.

This one reminds me of fall campfires and warm sweaters. I used two thin coats for opacity.

That's Showbooze

'That’s Showbooze' is described as a teal linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny teal glass fleck.

First, teal. Second, glass fleck. Third, linear holo. Forth, one coat.
I feel like this polish has the necessary ingredients to be a huge hit with the fan base.

A Boozed Ego

'A Boozed Ego' is an eggplant linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny purple to red glass fleck.

I feel like I need to preface this with the disclaimer that I always say purple isn't my thing but then I scream about how much I love these purples. But..... I LOVE THIS PURPLE. Deep, red flecks, ONE coat. Yeah. Honestly, this one is going to make purple lovers swoon. Did I mention one coat?

Boozey Bee

'Boozey Bee' is described as a mustard yellow linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny golden glass fleck.

Mustard yellow = fall. This is the type of yellow that will look good on paler skin and AMAZING on darker skin tones. I usually have to make sure my yellow polishes don't give me lobster hands but no issues with that here. Two coats for opacity.

 None of Your Boozeiness

'None of Your Boozeiness' is a chocolate brown linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny red glass fleck.

This is the brown polish you never knew you needed. It's that medium brown that doesn't lean too yellow or too taupe, which I often find is my complaint about browns. This one is like melted milk chocolate.

Another ONE coater! That's right, just one coat and I got this coverage you see here.

Every Bump & Booze

'Every Bump & Booze' is a navy linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny blue to purple glass fleck.

I'm not usually a blue girl but fell head over feet for this polish. It screams fall and is dying to be paired with tall boots and a plaid scarf. You know, the basics. I used ONE coat of this polish.

Rubbing Elbooze

'Rubbing Elbooze' is a medium burgundy linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny red to orange glass fleck.

Besides loving the name of this polish, I found it a very unique colour in my collection. Almost a muted raspberry wine. I did two coats for photos but feel that one would have been more than sufficient.

Booze-ing With Excitement

Booze-ing With Excitement is an olive green linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny green glass fleck.

The most holo of the set for me. Also the colour I wasn't expecting to love but did. I have a love/hate relationship with greens because I don't always love the colour but I do enjoy how they look on my nails, if that makes sense. This is my pick of the collection.

I used two thin coats for opacity.

Back to the Boozeics

Back to the Boozeics is a medium grey linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny bluish purple glass fleck.

Guys, no photos of this polish will ever do it justice. The blue fleck is simply amazing. And......ONE COAT! One.

Thrown Under the Booze

'Thrown Under the Booze' is a Burnt Orange linear holographic polish with scattered holo sparkle and tiny copper glass fleck.

Pictures lean a touch more brown than the polish is in person. Two thin coats to get full nail opacity. I have been wearing this polish since last Friday without any wear or chips!  Definitely a must have for fall.  

So, there you have it....the Fall Holo Fun Collection from Top Shelf Lacquer.  I love how perfect these are for fall combined with an amazing formula that wears well and I think it's a winning collection. 

This collection releases Friday, August 16th at 8pm EDT.  The full size bottles (15ml) retail for $12 each and the Polish Shots (8ml) are $7.50.  Full sets are available at a discounted price.

Do you have a favourite?

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Top Shelf Lacquer - Bright Shimmer Quad

I love this time of year when the colour schemes for polish start to change from darker, winter colours into bright, sunny polishes for spring and summer.

Amy of Top Shelf Lacquer asked in her fan group a little while ago for suggestions for ideas for a spring collection.  The winning photo was of a vase of flowers and that photo has been turned into the Bright Shimmer Quad.

Technically, Alcohol is a Solution

Technically, Alcohol is a Solution is described as a watermelon pink jelly with pink to orange shifting shimmer, and tiny scattered holo microglitter.  I really enjoy the colour shift of this polish.  Most often when you see a pink to orange, the pink is a deeper colour and the watermelon base gives it a really fresh look. The orange shift is subtle but obvious.  Oxymoron, I know, but I am not sure how else to describe it.  It's a really pretty shift and I quite like how fun it is.

The formula of this polish is a little more sheer than I am used to with Top Shelf Lacquer polishes.  Since the base is a jelly, I like to do really thin coats and build for opacity. The first coat went on sheer (kind of like a tint polish) but it built up to opacity in three coats.  I used a thin coat, a heavier coat, and a thin coat again. Great formula and the glitters are so tiny that removal was easy peasy.

Let the Evening Be Gin!

Let the Evening Be Gin is described as a jade green jelly base with green to turquoise shifting shimmer and tiny scattered holo microglitters. I am not much of a green polish lover however this one works really well with my skin tone and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It's a fresh cut grass colour that works perfectly for spring. The addition of a shimmer that isn't seen as often makes this polish just right.

Like the pink I posted, the first coat of this polish was on the sheerer side.  With a slightly heavier second coat, I got full coverage.  Top Shelf Lacquer's formula just works really well with my body chemistry and I get really great wear time.  It's obvious how much time Amy has taken to perfect her formula.

Call Me Old Fashioned

Call Me Old Fashioned is a grape purple jelly base with purple to red shifting shimmer with tiny scattered holo microglitters.  Okay, so. Purple. Purple personally isn't my jam but I know that the majority of the indie polish world goes a little bit crazy over purple.  This one is sure to be a hit with those passionate purple people.  I love the subtle shift into red in this polish, which looked more pink on my skin tone.

Same deal with the formula.  Three thin coats, sheerer formula but builds to opacity and allows for the shimmer to shine through.

Time Flies When You're Having Rum

Time Flies When You're Having Rum is described as a turquoise jelly base with a turquoise to lilac shifting shimmer and tiny scattered holo. Okay.....big statement time.  This polish is my favourite Top Shelf Lacquer ever.  I have been buying this brand since its inception and have been blogging for Amy for quite some time as well, so to say my TSL collection is large is an understatement.  This colour is nail polish perfection.  The base colour is the perfect Caribbean sea blue and the shimmer's shift from a bright, saturated turquoise to lilac is stunning.  This right here is why I love indie nail polish - it literally makes me gasp.  I will need backups of this polish.  I can't gush enough.

For this polish, I used a thin coat and two heavier coats to get opacity. Each coat helped to build up and the shimmers that peek out from the layers just glow from within. Nothing to report - it's perfect!

I'll give you all a minute while you pick your jaws up off the floor. While you're collecting yourself, here are the details.

The Bright Shimmer Quad will be available Friday, March 16th, 2018 at 8pm EDT.  Full sets will be available at a discount (but only for two weeks. After that you will need to pay full price and buy them all seperately) for $36 for full size and $28 for Polish Shots (8ml).  They are also available individually for $10/full or $7.50/Polish Shot.

Are you planning to grab any of these? Let me know in the comments.

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