Aly Loves Lacquer

Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours!

Hi again! It's been a very busy week for me, as it is my first week back to class for second semester. I've had some people ask for pictures of my trip to Puerto Rico, and I will get to that soon enough. :) For now, let's take a look at another gorgeous franken from Tammi's Tips!

Bi-Polar Bay is a bright blue franken with a definite turquoise cast to it. The base color seems to have a flash of deeper blue as well. Then there's the glitter! We're talking bar glitter, holographic glitter of many shapes and sizes, heart-shaped glitter, and more!

Today I have an AMAZING franken to show you. I bought this from Tammi on Etsy. She makes tons of different glittery frankens, all of which are beautiful. I picked up two, Cotton Candy Coma and Bi-Polar Bay.

Cotton Candy Coma has five different glitters in a gorgeous pink base. The pink is nice and soft, and the glitter really kicks the look up a notch. There are some beautiful holographic particles as well as bar glitters and some star-shaped glitters as well. Cotton Candy coma also seems to have iridescent glitters. Basically, it's one gorgeous pink glitter bomb.

Take a look at Cotton Candy Coma at 2 coats.

Hey, everyone! Today I have a polish I am really excited about. I bought it from Dollish Polish on Etsy. She makes all sorts of beautiful movie and book inspired franken polishes. I purchased a couple from her, and today I wanted to show you the first.

This is called Expecto Patronum, and it's named after the Patronus spell in Harry Potter. I think she did a great job of capturing the colors of a Patronus. Expecto Patronum is a milky white with lots of turquoise shimmer and glitters. It also has some sparse flakies that add to the magical look. It was easy to apply in 2 thin coats, though I do recommend giving it a good shake before applying. Click these pictures for an even closer look at its beauty :)


For reference, in case you haven't seen Harry Potter (in which case, go watch it!), here is a gif of Hermione and her patronus.


I think the Expecto Patronum polish really captured the beauty and magic quite well! I purchased it in a mini bottle from Dollish Polish's Etsy shop for only $4.00. I am very impressed with it. What do you think?

- Aly


P.S. Today is the last day before the start of final exams here at SLU. I am not happy about that AT ALL, and I might be slow to post during the exam time. Lots of studying is going on in my dorm room, and not much nail painting. Wish me lots of luck!

I am back! I've been having an amazing time since moving back to college. Clearly, I've been pretty busy too, since I haven't posted in a while. But now I am here! I should be back to more regular posting now, and for today I'd like to show you my newest franken. Tempête d'Été, which means summer storm in French, is a bright purple with flakies and glitter.



I think this franken is so much fun! It wasn't too hard to mix up either. Here's what I used:

Orly Charged Up
China Glaze White on White
Revlon Sparkle
Wet N Wild Party of Five Glitters
Nubar 2010

So far, this is definitely one of my favorite frankens. That's why I picked it to show to you! I've also got a sage green Spectraflair franken and a teal green Spectraflair franken I'll be showing off soon :)

- Aly