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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Supernatural Lacquer - Castle of Glass (March LE)

Welcome back! If you popped by last night, you saw that Supernatural Lacquer has a pre-order style restock tonight.  Check out swatches of the Once Upon a Villain Collection (re-imagined) to see what will be available. As well as those beauties, Stefanie always does a monthly limited edition polish as well.  For March, that polish is Castle of Glass (LE).

Castle of Glass

Castle of Glass is described as an indigo-leaning deep blue with multicoloured shifting flakes, green shimmer, and a touch of scattered holo.  This polish is a sure bet for a hit with the blue lovers, flakie lovers, and shimmer lovers.  So, basically everyone.

The longer I am around indie nail polish, the more I learn about which brands' formulas work for me.  Supernatural Lacquer is just one of those brands whose work on her polish has made it so every polish I try is a hit.  I often hear of complaints about bloggers who are only complimentary but I really feel when a brand's maker has put the effort into producing a product that they are proud of, you won't hear negative things because it wouldn't be released if there were problems.  This is how I feel about this brand.  Stefanie's effort to ensure quality is so evident that it sounds almost overly complimentary to read the reviews, but I assure you, it's the truth.  Castle of Glass applied like a dream, the flakes sat flat and shimmered in the base, and opacity was built with just two coats.

Castle of Glass will be available tonight at 9pm est for a cost of $11 USD.  It is a pre-order style restock, so you can take your time in deciding, which is something else I love about SNL.

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Supernatural Lacquer - Once Upon a Villain (Reimagined) Collection

Once upon a time, in a land far away lived a girl who had a small nail polish collection. For years and years she only knew of mainstream and drugstore polish and she felt pretty ho-hum about the choices.  And then one day, as she was spending some time in the magical land of the internet, she tumbled across the world of indie nail polish. 

Just in case you didn't know..... that girl? That girl is me. Back when I was new to indie nail polish, in a group I saw a blog post about a brand that I had heard of but owned none - Supernatural Lacquer.  It was for the Once Upon a Villain collection and I loved them all so much that I bought the entire set.  Imagine my delight when I was contacted by Stefanie to blog for her and especially when I found out there was going to be a remastered version of this collection with a brand new addition!!  Okay, enough blabbing and let's get to why you're here!  Swatches.....

Fairest One of All

Fairest One of All is described as a black base with purple to blue shimmer and metallic red microglitter.  STOP THE PRESSES!  I am not much one for black nail polish but I have always said if one brand can make me want a black polish it's Supernatural Lacquer.  This polish has rocketed itself into the top three polishes I love by SNL ever.  EV-ER! 

I used two thin coats for the swatches you see in these pictures. When I compared these new polishes to their older versions, it is really obvious how hard Stefanie has worked on perfecting her formula over the years.  I always found her polish really great (I mean, I buy pretty much everything she makes) but when having older ones to compare you can see the work she's put in there. Easy application, perfect formula, amazing polish.  You NEED this one!

God of the Dead

God of the Dead is described as a teal to royal blue to purple at extreme angles with electric blue microflakes, turquoise microflakes, and a semi-linear holo. My camera fought to capture the shift even though it was noticeable in person. The holo flare is strong and I really enjoyed this polish.  It reminded me of a Caribbean ocean.  

I used two thin coats for the swatches you see here. I always find holo polishes like this to dry quickly and by the time I was adding the second coat, the first coat was already dry. Total bonus because no worries about dragging or patches.  Beautiful application and formula.

Magnificent, Marvelous & Mad

Magnificant, Marvelous & Mad is described as pink-purple-blue multichrome in a pink-taupe leaning base with purple-red-gold colour shifting flakes.  This is the new addition to this collection. Guys, there is just so much good going on in this polish!  On me, it leaned hard to the purple side except when I was outside in natural light and then it looked like a muted pink.  I love when polishes are chameleons like this.  Just a really understated beauty of a polish.

I used three really thin coats for opacity.  I would consider this a jelly-creme hybrid polish so I allowed some dry time between coats so that I didn't get dragging.  This is a muted beauty that is unique in my collection.

Mistress of All Evil

Mistress of All Evil is a blackened indigo purple base with a subtle green to purple shimmer, green illusion flakes, purple metallic micro flecks, and a touch of scattered holo. You know what I said about black polish above?  Supernatural Lacquer is the same for me with blurple polish, too. The details are just so perfect.

Again, I needed two smooth and easy coats for opacity of this polish.  The flakes in this are just so perfect and it was nice and shiny even without a topcoat. I took a photo of the bottle because it best reflected what was visible on the nail.  The camera really wanted to keep the details hidden.

Sorceress of the Sea

Sorceress of the Sea is described as a light grey crelly base with blue to purple shimmer, purple metallic microflecks, blue-aqua-violet UCC flakes and black flakes.  This polish is the most unlike its previous version and it's my choice for dark horse of the collection.  The shimmer is subtle enough but still there and the added extra of the black flakes just gives it that extra unnnnnnnnnnf.

I expected this one to need three coats for opacity but NOPE.  Two coats and it was good to go. Great application and the formula I have come to love.

The Devil Wears Spots

The Devil Wears Spots is described as a white crelly base with black and opal glitter mix, red micro shards, red micro glitter, and a slight touch of scattered holo.  This polish brings me back to my early indie polish days when these glitter crellies were all the rage.  There is something nostalgic about a polish like this and it perfectly represents the villain after which it was inspired.

I needed only two coats to get the coverage you see here.  I worried about VNL but didn't need to. Totally opaque in two coats.  I did let the coats dry for a few minutes in between to ensure the glitter and shards didn't drag.

And there you have the swatches for the re-imagined collection of Supernatural Lacquer's Once Upon a Villain.  These beauties will be available tomorrow, March 9, 2018, at 9pm est for the cost of $56/set.  They will be priced individually based on finish.

Which ones are you adding to your list?  My picks are Fairest of the All and Sorceress of the Sea, though I am happy to have them all in my collection!

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