Lumina Lacquer Summer Town

Happy July polish friends!  I'm super excited for this month because of fireworks, celebrations, bbq's, vacation, my 9th wedding anniversary, concerts, the list is long and I can go on and on.  July is going to be great!  Can't you feel it?  Well I'll start July with this amazing glitter bomb from Lumina Lacquer.  I am a huge fan of Lumina Lacquer!  I just love her glitter combinations and the fact that she goes all out with huge glitters in fun shapes and colors!  You can find Lumina Lacquer on Facebook, IG (luminalacquer) and the website (you know - for shopping purposes).  

If you love pink and black then Summer Town is for you! If you love glitter bombs then Summer Town is for you too!  Summer Town was released in early June and I literally couldn't get my hands on it fast enough.  All the teaser pics on IG were so torturous!  Tatiana, the creative genius behind Lumina Lacquer, describes Summer Town as "A variety of neon pinks and other shades of pink with black accents."   I love that there are so many different shapes of glitter in her polishes and ST is no different.  Circles, hexs, squares, hearts, stars, diamonds!  Fun!  I started this mani with 2 coats of Alter Ego Jewlery Box Ballerina - a soft and delicate pink with silvery flecks.  I then used 2 coats of ST.  I was very pleased with the amount of glitter that came out with each brush dip.  The glitter spread easily on my nails and laid flat.  I used 1 layer of thick topcoat to keep everything smooth and glossy.  

Alter Ego Jewlery Box Ballerina

Good afternoon polish friends!  I have a lovely Alter Ego polish to share with you and I think you're going to love it.  Alter Ego is a unique polish brand amongst all the indies!  Cynthia, the creator, uses a different base than other brands and therefore has a matte-satin finish to all her polishes.  It's a pretty finish alone, but once you top coat it wow-wee!  I reviewed Top Tweeter from Alter Ego Nail Enamel recently and you can see that post HERE.  Alter Ego just opened up shop on Etsy and to celebrate Cynthia is offering a 20% discount off your entire purchase!  Use the code ALTEREGOGRANDOPENING until 07/02/2013!  No better time to try a new brand then during a sale!  Also Cynthia is hosting a giveaway right now.  You can enter the giveaway HERE.  Be sure to follow Alter Ego on Facebook while you are there. 

This pretty polish is Jewelry Box Ballerina.  Don't you just get the image of those old jewelry boxes you had as a little girl?  The ones where you opened the lid a little ballerina popped up and spun around to music?  I used to have one....and I plan on giving one to my daughter when she's old enough to not break it immediately.  JBB is a delicate and dainty light pink with silvery shimmer.  It's very girly, feminine and pretty.  Using a special base does cause the polish to be a tad thicker, so I added a couple drops of thinner.  After that JBB applied wonderfully.  I used 3 thin coats and the formula was smooth and easy flowing.  JBB dries to the signature Alter Ego matte-satin finish, but for the pictures I used  layer of topcoat.  

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*this polish was provided for my honest opinion and review