Lacquer or Leave Her

Kelara Lacquers - Saturn

When the owners of Kelara Lacquers contacted me to review some of their polishes, I was pretty stoked. I've been in a few Facebook groups with Tara, so I knew she's a pretty cool chick. Plus, Tara and Kellen have a lot in common with yours truly. We all love BBC shows (hell yeah Top Gear!) and we're all beer geeks! They've been to some brewpubs I'm dying to go to and live in a pretty beer-happening area. They're a super sweet couple who work hard to come up with unique and gorgeous polishes. If you take a look at their polishes, I think you'd have a hard time not loading up your cart. Tonight, I'm going to show you a polish from their Planetary collection called Saturn.

Color: Golden yellow with pink micro glitters

Finish: Shimmer – a polish that shimmers in the light from both the pigment and the pink micro glitters.

Closeup - check out those pink micro glitters!

Bottle / Brush: TKB hexagon brush – lid is tapered at the bottom and larger at the top, which helps with application. The wand is an average length. The brush is thin but long, so you have to make sure you don’t load up on polish on your brush otherwise it may pool up on your cuticles.

Bottle and brush shot

Opacity: High – opaque at one coat!

Glitter Application: N/A

Consistency: Thick – thick but is easily remedied with some polish thinner.

Overall Ease of Application: Easy – Spreads evenly without much manipulation.

Full sun

Stampability: Not tested for stamping.

Dry Time: Quick – dry to the touch without smudging in under 3 minutes.

Overall Thoughts: Saturn is a gorgeous polish that was a little thick when I first opened it. I added some thinner, shook it up, and then let it sit for a little bit. Once it had simmered down, I went ahead and applied it. After thinning it, the polish applied really well. I only needed one coat for full opacity, but I used two for photos. I wore this polish for a few days, and I only removed it because I have a short attention span when it comes to polishes. The pink shimmer in this polish is absolutely gorgeous and made this polish tops for me. I've said before that I'm not usually a yellow person, but I really love this polish. I think it's because it is gold and not too bright.

Full sun at an angle so you can see the pink micro glitters better.

Kelara has some amazing color shifting polishes that I can't wait to get my hands on. I have Mercury, which I'll show you guys soon, but I'm jonesin for the rest from the Planetary collection.

You can buy Kelara Lacquers at their Etsy store. Also, follow their Facebook page for news and updates on restocks.

What's your favorite yellow polish?

*I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.*

Guest Post from Nail A College Drop Out

Guest week continues with some long and juicy nails, and they belong to Briana at Nail A College Drop Out.

So here we are. You, me, and a blog entry. Seeing that I am not the usual author here; I should—at the very least—introduce myself, right? Right! (Insert cheesy name badge they make you wear at mandatory team meetings.) My name is Briana from Nail A College Drop Out. Now that we’re better acquainted, let’s get down to the reason everyone is here. Nail art.

A few months ago (and by a few I mean back In June) a friend suggested I do watermelon nails. As you can see quite a bit of time passed, but at least it got done. Can you hear the procrastination talking?

For the watermelon rind nails I started with a base of Barry M Mint Green as a base. Next, I random sponged on Barry M Spring Green. Finally, I used a fan brush to apply Wet n Wild Fast Dry SaGreena the Teenage Witch.

For the watermelon flesh I started with a base of Wet n Wild Fast Dry How I Met Your Magenta. Next, two coats of Icing Rave Royalty. Finally, on the thumb and middle finger, I applied some 1.5mm black studs I purchased from BornPrettyStore.com.

Why did I leave the ring finger stud-less? I felt the need to go to sleep. Thus, my ring finger represents a seedless watermelon. See folks! Procrastination isn’t always terrible.

Want more sarcasm and nail art? Visit me over at NailACollegeDropOut.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter and Instagram!

Until we meet again.

Tune in. Drop out. Love polish.

P.S. Thanks Katy for letting me fill in for you!

Thank you Briana for the summery nails!

Be sure to check out Nail A College Drop Out for more long-nail-nail-art. I bet it's quite a change for readers to see such long nails! Wait till I return guys, you'll be seeing some little nails for sure. Moving stuff out of storage will do that to a girl.

First Look: Zoya Piaf from the Spring 2013 Lovely Collection!

BEAUTY IS A LOVELY STATE OF MIND

Spring is awash in six soft and lovely new Zoya shades including three dewy metallics and three fresh blooms of cream. Poetic in nature, this collection is sure to capture the beauty of the season like no other.

Here's your first look at Zoya Nail Polish in Piaf.
Fresh Forsythia Yellow Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Fashion Designer Zang Toi)

Ultra long-wearing, glossy nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Available First Week in January
$8.00 ea. (US)