Masura Magnetic Halloween Nail Art Abstract + Tutorial!

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Sooooo polish pals it has been way too long! Did you miss me? I have a raging cold right now and fall as well as work has made me its b*^&ch.  Rofl! No seriously I've been ground to basically dust but I had to at least show off some of my cute mani's from the halloween season including one that you can totally rock anytime and not just for Halloween.  Plus I finally got to use my precious golden baby Masura's.  The tale of how I obtained half of my collection is harrowing to say the least, I'll chat about that later, however the results yielded were totally freaking worth it!

Simple Clovers St. Patrick's Day Nail Art

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It's been a little hectic over here.  I realized St. Paddy's Day is right around the corner.  I'm not a big celebrator of the holiday.  For me it always equates to a bunch of drunken patients doing things better left undone.  Oh well.  Still I live by the motto of any excuse to paint my nails!  A few years ago I even did a quick 3 look series for the holiday.  This is always such a hectic time of the year for me though because of where it lies in my school schedule so it's rare to get in some classics.  I made this mani last week though with the holiday in mind.  I'd hope to do at least one more but hey at least this one is pretty!

Holographic Wildflowers & Swirls Nail Art + Tutorial

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Super simple super pretty nail art for you guys today! Today's nail art is like an almagamation of a lot of brands I love - Emily de Molly, Liquid Sky Lacquer, and Marianne's Nails.  A perfect trifecta?  I'd say yes especially when holo meets glitter in such a refreshing way!  Btw today's photos and video will be the first I've posted using my new set up.  I think things are getting sharper and better over here so I hope you enjoy :)

Holographic Triple Wave Faux Watermarble Stamping Nail Art + Tutorial

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For all those howling in the rabble for my witchy watermarbling blood, see SimplyNailogical, I bring you a nice alternative using my new stamping polishes from Emily de Molly ;) You can check out my in depth review of them here.   Now if you can't watermarble you can fake it till you make it using this cascade watermarble plate from Vivid Lacquer.  Btw watermarble plates have been around for a while now, VL's was one of the first, but now it seems they are gaining popularity.  So as long as you can stamp you can also get a similar effect ;) Rejoice!

Emily de Molly Stamping Polish Review

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Welcome to my 2nd review of the new year on the Lacquer Lockdown blog! What?!? I know I feel like I've done so many reviews and comparisons how is it possible? But recently I've been very focused on my filming and photography so I haven't spent as much time sitting down to review items that I've been using.  I've only ever done one prior review on stamping polish and I didn't really like the the layout I used on that one so this time it's going to much more in depth.  I'm choosy when it comes to stamping polish.  Behind the scenes I try a lot; some I'm not happy with and they never make an appearance on my blog and for others you know it's business as usual.  Today I'm going to be reviewing a brand of stamping polish I've never reviewed before - Emily de Molly which is run by the adorable, creative, and kind Hayley!   P.S. If you have any questions or comments or felt I missed something leave them in the comments below! Now let's take a look at these gorgeous polishes shall we?

Hot Off The Stamping Press: New Emily de Molly Nail Art Stamping Plates!

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Happy Wednesday!  As I said yesterday I'm finally finally I'm getting back to myself and my health restored and I finally have use of my dominant arm back.  Hoorah!  Please expect some rapid catch up posts over the next couple of weeks including a mile of reviews and swatches that have been piling up.  Along with that of course I have a ton of plate releases that I need to catch up on too. I missed a bunch and now I'm scrambling to get back up to speed.  Today I'm going to be sharing the newest stamping plates from Emily de Molly, run by the fabulously artistic and talented Hayley.  I think these have been out for a at least a month or two already, but since I've been a little up and down I missed these plates when they first debuted.  In any case let's take a look!

Hayley has always had an eye for abstracts and geometrics, and it really shows in the plates she released this time around.  What I love the most about the kind of patterns on this plate is the potential for layering stamps.  Loving it ;)

Hot Off The Stamping Press: New Emily de Molly Nail Art Stamping Plates!

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That's right a double post day! Why? Because the stamping press is sizzling!  It's so hot even I'm feeling the burn lol.  So this was a total out of nowhere discovery.  You may not know this but I kind of regularly stalk Hayley of Emily de Molly.  The truth is I've been in love with her nail polish since I discovered it some 2 years ago.  Then she was still shipping directly from Australia to the US so I have some of her "vintage label" bottles.  Nowadays you have to get it through resellers if you want it here in the US, but I still like to stalk her page for new colors and update, and since she created her stamping plates almost doubly so.  Imagine my surprise when my eyes alighted upon these pretty babies....

Hot Off The Stamping Press: New Emily de Molly Nail Art Stamping Plates!

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There are still so many stamping plates coming out these days! It's a question of desire in a sea of overwhelming choice.  The great part about this is though that you will never run out of options right? Emily de Molly, the Australian plate creator and indie polish powerhouse has released 4 new plates! I actually knew these plates were going to launch fairly soon after chatting with Hayley, the talented owner and creator, on Instagram.   At that time roughly a month or so ago she had the prototypes making their way to her and now the plates are available for purchase.  So let's take a look!

Elevation Polish Italian Collection Swatches and Nail Art

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To another glorious month of beautiful mouthwatering offerings from Elevation Polish.  Lol it just never gets old with Lulu.  With every collection she reveals a polish, or if you are as addicted as I am several, that make me want to see just what she will come up with next.  The Italian Collection is no exception and as a bonus this month we also get to see a beautiful limited edition Yeti polish!  I don't know about you but I am desperate for any Yeti I can get my greedy little paws on lol.  Ah that Cosmoprof Yeti how you haunt me! Alas in any case let me introduce you all up close and personal like to one of my favorite collections to date from Elevation Polish inspired by Lulu's mani ahem many adventures to the land of romance, pasta, and killer leather goods ;)

Elevation Polish Summit Collection #2 Swatches & Nail Art

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Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend!  Today I've got swatches and nail art for the soon to be released Elevation Polish Summit Collection Part Deaux,  As usual I'm thrilled again this month to be able to share these glorious polishes with you.  I think you'll find the 2nd part of the Summit Collection to have a denser earthier feel than the first.  You can check out swatches here to compare.  For this collection there's something for everyone neutral holos, soft crellies, intense shimmers, and bright glitter toppers.  So let's get started!

Elberus 2

A deep red leaning plum shimmer polish.  Dark for the vampy lovers in us all.  A bit of a palate cleanser in the brights of the summer spring season.  For me this one was a hidden gem.  The formula was thicker than I expected and like butter leveling out perfectly in 2 coats.  I feel myself smacking my lips over this one lolol.  Like I said hidden gem.
 

Mani-louge:

Basecoat/Topcoat:  CND Stickey / Sally Hansen Diamond Flash

Base: Elevation Polish Elberus 2

Fillers: Elevation Polish Owen, Mount Augustus, Gobi, and Tavan Bogd

Stamping polish: Essie As Good as Gold

Stamping plate: Messy Mansion MM29
Studs: Pueen Cosmetics

Kosciuszko (Kozy)

Super pretty hot pink matte glitter topper in a shimmering base.  Essentially the prettiest girliest type of glitter topper you can imagine which is also perfect for the spring and Mother's Day.   I struggled with this one though.  The neon pink/red nature of the glitter freaked my camera out too much.  I tried to compensate by pairing another pink to adjust the color too.  Somehow I'm not sure if I was able to capture how beautiful this polish really is. 

Mani-louge:

Basecoat/Topcoat:  CND Stickey / Sally Hansen Diamond Flash

Base: Elevation Polish Mount Feathertop
Glitter topper: Elevation Polish Kosciuszko (Kozy)

Stamping polish: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Fast Fuschia

Stamping plate: Emily de Molly EDM 02

Everest 2
A flattering deep taupe holographic.  This particular holo is not the super strong linears we've seen coming out of the EP kitchen.  This one is softer and subtle causing the polish to seem extremely delicate despite the deepness of the taupe.  In short I love it!  I was so hard pressed not to overwhelm the base that I decided to do a very simple and clean nail art for this one.  Of note this pretty shade is basically a ONE coater, and you ladies know how I feel about that ;)

Direct sunlight

Shade

Mani-louge:

Basecoat/Topcoat:  CND Stickey / Sally Hansen Diamond Flash

Base: Elevation Polish Everest

Stamping polish: Mundo de Unas #2

Stamping plate: Messy Mansion MM 17
Studs: Pueen Cosmetics

Mount McKinley

A lavender crelly that unless I missed my mark is going to be universally flattering on most if not all skin tones!  Opaque in 2 coats with a flawless flawless formulation.  When I think about this polish it reminds me of why I fell so hard for the EP brand long ago!  This is such a gorgeous shade I paired with with the usual smorgasbord of EP shades in pastel shades to let it's delicacy play out against and abstract foreground.

Glossy

Mani-louge:

Basecoat/Topcoat:  CND Stickey / Poshe Fast Drying Topcoat / Essie Matte About You

Base color: Elevation Polish Mount McKinley

Fillers:Punchak Jaya, Cuernos del Paine, Streetside NYC, Paoko, El Cap 2

Stamping polish: Konad Special Polish in Dark Purple

Stamping plate: Dashica SdP 48
Studs: Daily Charme
Tools: Nail Vinyls

Matte

What do you ladies think?  Lol honestly I know these posts can be overwhelming.  There is a lot of art and polish and swatches all happening.  Take a second to take it all in and then tell me if you have any favorites in the comments below.  Probably of the bunch my favorite is Elberus 2 and Everest 2 lol.  I guess I like the second editions though honestly they all are spectacular!  These polishes and the Summit Collection 1 and 2 in general will be available May 7th at 9pm CST here on Elevation Polish Big Cartel site as well as on the 22nd of May at 9am CST.  Polishes retail between $8.50-$12 USD.  Btw if you are as big of a fan of Elevation Polish as I am head over to Lulu's blog for more information regarding 2 giveaways this month not including those from Pointless Cafe and Ashley is Polish Addicted.  Hope you all enjoyed today's polish offerings!  Thanks for reading and see you next post...

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Elevated: Emily de Molly Flutterby Garden

Happy Saturday polished prisoners!

I hope you had a great week and some fun plans for the weekend!  I myself will be cleaning and resting ;)  I'm back with more Elevation Polish's Mt Yu in a reincarnated form.  Honestly I had to ask myself how one might improve upon something that is already damn near perfect?  Well perhaps with a little gradient nail art and the addition of another polish from a maker that gives me chills every time I see her brand mentioned?  Oh Hayley of Emily de Molly I've waited months for your polishes to arrive to my grasping greedy paws via seamail from the land down under, and I've spent even more time fantasizing and drooling over the possibilities of playing with your beautiful creations.  Yeah I know I sound like a sick puppy but hey whatever floats your boat right?  Enter Flutterby Garden...

Did you know Austrailia's seasons are reversed from the US? While we are hunkering down for winter they are idling in the land of spring and honey and this polish is perfect for that season.  Flutterby Garden is packed with green, lime. lavender and pink hexes along with pink squares, tiny bar glitters and silver holo butterflies.  Isn't this description incendiary?  My nails feel springtime pretty lol if a tad out of season.  I will say however I could care less when my nails look this pretty.  I love how Mt Yu and OPI's Pedal Faster Suzi blended for this gradient as well.

The ever morphing Mt. Yu shifting colors again.

What do you ladies think about rocking mani's "out of season" - yay or nay?  In any case if you are interested in Emily de Molly her polishes can be purchased by US consumers at Llarowe or Shoppe Eclecticco.  Elevation polishes can be purchased here.  Thanks so much for reading and see you next post! Toodles!