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Monday, April 1, 2013

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy and Stormer

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Good evening! Tonight I have a couple of polishes from Sweetcheeks Polish to show you - Synergy and Stormer!

Both of these are from her first collection - The Jem Glamour & Glitter Collection, inspired by the iconic 80's cartoon series Jem and the Holograms!

All of Sweetcheeks polishes are  big three free, cruelty free, and hand poured, so slight variations will happen from batch to batch. The best thing  is that Steph, the lovely creator of Sweetcheeks Polish has committed that $1.00 from each polish sold will be donated to the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association, VOKRA (see here for their Facebook page). 

First up, Synergy. This one is described by Steph as follows:

Synergy is from the TV show Jem and The Holograms. She is a computer that can generate holographic images that are extremely lifelike and synced to accompanying sound-effects. She manifests herself physically as a hologram in the form of a light purple-skinned woman with dark purple hair and eyes.

Synergy is a silver holographic topcoat, with a bit of silver to blue duochrome. In various lights you will see purple, silver, blue, and many other shades.

I REALLY loved this one over black, although it can be layered over ANY color. One coat, no top coat for the photos. It's just stunning and I had no issues at all with formula or application.



Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Polish Synergy over plain black creme


Stormer - described by Steph as follows:

Based on Stormer from the 80's TV show Jem and The Holograms. Stormer is the primary songwriter of the Misfits, Keytarist for the band, and overall creative force behind the group (though she is almost never given credit for it). Stormer is the "nice" Misfit- and is friends with Kimber Benton.

This is not a "glitter bomb" it is designed to be a bit more low key- while still being dazzling. Stormer has teal and raspberry shard glitter in various sizes, as well as silver, gold, black, and mint micro glitter.



I used 2 coats over a plain black creme and actually NO top coat for this photo. The shards are suspended very well and the base dries super glossy. No issues with formula or application.



Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme

Sweetcheeks Stormer over plain black creme


A few people have mentioned that it looked sort of like a dupe of Dandy Nails Funhouse, so I've taken a comparison photo for you...







As you can see, they're not what I would call dupes at all.

What do you think of these two? You know what my favorite is - HOLO Bay-Bee!

Sweetcheeks Polish is available on Etsy here. Steph also has a Facebook page where you can keep up-to-date with new releases and restocks. 




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*PR Samples provided for my honest review

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Friday, March 29, 2013

Literary Lacquers - Roissey

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I decided not to make you wait for the last polish from Literary Lacquer's The Good Parts Collection. So here is Roissey!

First, here's what the maker has to say about it:


Roissey Full Size Nail Lacquer : The Good Parts Collection - Erotic fiction from Fanny Hill to 50 Shades

Black and blue polish inspired by The Story of O published under the pseudonym Pauline Reage in 1954. This polish is named for the chateau where O, our heroine, is taken to be transformed into a sex slave. In an article in 1994 in The New Yorker, Anne Desclos came out to the world as the actual author of this intense and sometimes brutal smutty book.

Roissey is a royal blue polish with a very sparkly finish and black shredded glitter. This polish has a fairly thin consistency and works best at three thin coats for full coverage.




She was right - three thin coats of this one! No issues with formula or application. One generous coat of Poshe top coat for the photos.



Literary Lacquers Roissey

Literary Lacquers Roissey

Literary Lacquers Roissey

Literary Lacquers Roissey

Literary Lacquers Roissey



What do you think of this one? Which is your favorite of the collection? I'm torn between Laters, Baby and More Like Fire Than Light.

If you missed any, here's a list of the links to my reviews and swatches of the others in this colleciton:

Bionic Mmmm Detector
If It Pleases You
John Thomas/Lady Jane
Laters, Baby
More Like Fire Than Light
Roissey
Woman of Pleasure
Zipless

This is part of their new Good Parts Collection and is available at her Etsy shop here. You can also follow on Facebook here to stay up-to-date on the goings-on over at Literary Lacquers. 




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