Dreamland Polish Wayfarer Collection; Spring 2017

Evening loves.  I'm squeezing in another post tonight before we head out to dinner and thinly soccer game.  Have I ever told you how insanely crazy my life is?  It's literally packed from m cute to minute.  Oh well, keeps me busy, never bored, but often extremely tired.  Tonight I have the Dreamland Polish Wayfarer Collection.  I adore it.  Because I adore the inspiration.  I'm not going to say what it is, I want to see if you can figure it out.  The Wayfarer Collection will be available tomorrow, 4/1 at 2pm CST.  It's a pre-order that'll be open for 48 hours, then will return again after all the pre-orders have been filled.  Each polish will be $11or $50 for the set.  Let's jump in and check out the post!  

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Dreamland Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Dreamland Lacquer Halloween Trio

Good afternoon dears!  Sorry I fell off the planet again.  I swear I just want to bury my head into the covers in the Fall (yah I know it's not technically Fall yet but my kids schedules say otherwise).  Life is busy.  I have a load of posts to share, just haven't had time to share them.  So let's get that train rolling with one of the new collections Dreamland Lacquer is launching tomorrow!  This is the 2016 Halloween Trio!  If you're a fan of Halloween and brighter colors you are going to love this trio.  I definitely do!  The Halloween Trio will be available in the store on 9/19 at 2pm Central.  They'll be $10 each or $27 for the trio.  That's a bargain my dears!   The pre-order will be open for 72 hours.  You ready to check these out?  I am ready to show them to you...I am also really ready for HALLOWEEN!!  

*press sample*

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Cupcake Polish Sea Colored Glasses

Good evening!  Hope your Wednesday is going well - half way through the week, yay!  This post will just be a short one since I am working on a few other things (like diner and getting the kids out of the house for soccer practice).  Let me preface with that statement you all hate to hear, this was a LE group custom and is not available for purchase.  GAH I'm sorry, I know, I know.  I loathe coming across posts featuring something I can't have.  But you can take solace in the fact that it's pretty close to a recently released Cupcake Polish, and you can buy that one now!  So let's take a look at this nice sea foam colored holo!

*nothing to disclose*

Cupcake Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Color 4 Nails, Harlow & Co.,  Femme Fatale, Live Love Polish, Mei Mei's Signatures, Norway Nails, Polishinail, Rainbow Connection 

Sea Colored Glasses is a soft sea glass green linear holo.  It's stunning.  It does indeed remind me of the abnormal shaped, tumbled to a frosty finish, rounded and smooth to the touch pieces of glass that you find on the beach.  I actually collect sea glass and this color is so soothing and relaxing to me.  How does song go....toes in the water, @ss in the sand.  Yup, I wish that was what I was doing right now with this polish on my tootsies so I could stare at it's holo magic in the sunshine.  Formula and application were both fabulous.  3 easy coats of Sea Colored Glasses and no topcoat needed.  As I mentioned, this was a group custom and is not available for public purchase.  You might luck across one in the sale boards or a blog sale.  I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

I had several requests for comparisons so here are a few that I put together.  This one is 2 coats of each as follows:

Index: Cupcake Polish What in Carnation?

Middle: Cupcake Polish Sea Colored Glasses

Ring: Cupcake Polish What in Carnation?

Pinky: Cupcake Polish Sea Colored Glasses

And to show a few more that are similar but different brands, here's 2 coats of each of the following:

Index: Cupcake Polish What In Carnation?

Middle: Colors by Llarowe Well Done!  Woo! Woo! Woo!

Ring: Literary Lacquers Some Glad Morning (3 coats, group custom)

Pinky: Cupcake Polish Sea Colored Glasses

Smitten Polish Fall 2014 Collection

Good evening dears!  Hold on to your butts because this post is seriously going to make you drooly and lusty.  I have the Smitten Polish Fall 2014 Collection for your eye candy tonight and I am simply in love with all of them.  They are truly amazing holos and microglitters.  As with the last collection (Spring 2014) Noelie again used the super fine, teeny tiny microglitters that make my heart go pitter patter.  The Fall 2014 Collection will be available to pre-order tomorrow, 9/5 at 2pm Central.  This set ranges from $9 - $11.  Set your alarms, you don't want to miss out! Also, Out of the Darkness will be available for pre-order and you can see my post for this good cause polish with more details HERE.

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Smitten Polish: Shop, Edgy Polish, Femme Fatale Cosmetics, Hypnotic Polish, Rainbow Connection, Facebook, Instagram  

First up I have Udora's Harvest.  Wow, this "rose gold metallic linear" holo, "leaning more rose than gold" is stunning!  It's a feminie shade of rose that will perfectly offset the upcoming deep shades of clothing and makeup that are headed our way.  The formula and application of Udora's Harvest were equally stunning.  I had perfect coverage in 2 coats.  I did not use topcoat.

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Antiquing is, well, wow.  It's a "pewter metallic linear" holo.  This color is very unique and antique-y.  I love that it's not just a plain silver, it has some bronzey-brown undertones that really make it gorgeous.  It was a little sheer on the first coat so I used 3 coats of Antiquing and no topcoat.  

*indoor lighting* 

 *direct sun*

 *shade*

Penny Dreadful, "a coppery jelly filled with holographic microglitter" might just be my favorite.  It's another very unique shade to my collection and anything I have seen made in the indie polish community.  The color is fabulous and the holo microglitters really sparkle and shine.  Formula and application were both perfection.  I used 2 coats of Penny Dreadful and it dried a bit matte so I used topcoat to keep things glossy.  

*indoor lighting*

 *direct sun*

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Sparkling Orchid is a nod to this years pantone color of the year - Radiant Orchid.  Yes indeed, it is the "sparkly holo glitter sister to Radiant Orchid."  It's a beautiful color, another very feminine addition to the collection.  Formula and application were both fabulous.  I used 2 coats of Sparkling Orchid and 2 layer of topcoat for shine.  *please note my indoor pictures are a bit off in color, but the direct sun pictures are closer to the actual shade*

*indoor lighting* 

 *direct sun*

 *shade*

left to right: Jellyfish Rave, Sparkling Orchid, Radiant Orchid

 Here's a comparison of Jellyfish Rave (index), Sparkling Orchid (middle and pinky) and Radiant Orchid (ring).  I used 2 coats of each.  Definitely no dupes in this grouping!  Yep, you need them all!

Moving along, this is 131 Angstrom.  It's described as a "dark teal jelly filled with holographic microglitter."  131 Angstrom takes a strong second place on my favorites list.  The color is amazing, deep and beautiful.  Coverage is fabulous - if you are a heavy handed painter you can easily get away with 1 coat.  I used 2 coats of 131 Angstrom and 1 layer of topcoat.  *this is another shade that was hard to capture.  indoor pictures are color inaccurate, direct sun pictures are closer to the actual shade*

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 *direct sun*

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left to right: Glacial Springs, 131 Angstrom, The Oncoming Storm, Seahorse Rodeo, Elixir

 Here's another comparison for you.  I've got on Elixir (thumb), Glacial Springs (index), 131 Angstrom (middle), The Oncoming Storm (ring) and Seahorse Rodeo (pinky).  I used 2 coats of each.  No dupes, but to my IRL eyeballs Glacial Springs and 131 Angstrom are the closest.  If you are a sucker for this teal shade of blue you will probably want both.

And finally we have Seasonal Lattes.  Yes please I will have one, that sounds amazing.  This is a "rich brown jelly based holographic polish."  This color makes me yearn for chilly nights and cozy sweaters, sitting in front of the fire sipping a mug of coffee or hot chocolate.  Seasonal Lattes was another perfect formula.  Fantastic formula.  I used 2 coats and no topcoat. 

  

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 *direct sun*

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left to right: Cocoa & Cardis, Seasonal Lattes

 I've got a final comparison for you.  Here is Seasonal Lattes (index and ring) next to Cocoa & Cardis (middle and pinky).  No dupes here as you can see!  I used 2 coats of each.