Lush Lacquer Neon Glitters Giveaway!

Hey guys! After a couple posts featuring the pretties, finally my Lush Lacquer Neon Glitters Giveaway is here! It's been a long time since I've done a giveaway, and my blog has grown quite a bit since the last one, both in viewership and (in my opinion) quality of posting. This giveaway is of course a big thank you to all who have stuck with me to this point as well as a big welcome to new and future readers ♥

yes, my bg is my Hello Kitty oven mitt! Thanks for asking♥

I did a poll awhile back and people said they preferred more smaller prizes instead of just one big one, so that's what I'm going to do here. There will be five prizes - full-size Blue Gypsy, Green Genie, I Lost My Marbles, Haywire, and Neon Lights - and a mini Clowning Around with each! I thought that way, winners could have one stand-alone polish and then the glitter topper to create as many looks as they wanted :)

So this giveaway will be going on for two weeks, ending at midnight on 4/29/2013 CDT (central US time), and it's open internationally! To enter, just follow directions in the Rafflecopter below. I think it should be pretty easy; there are a lot of options to get entries by connecting to all my fairly new social media pages, so people can get their Paint The Rainbows fix as many ways as they want :)

I think that's everything, but please comment and let me know if I forgot anything or you have a question!
 a Rafflecopter giveaway
Good luck! And have a lovely day♥
  

Lush Lacquer Neon Glitters - Haywire, I Lost My Marbles, and Clowning Around

Hey guys! Sorry for not posting for a few days, I have so many projects and tests going on right now, I'm doing good to even paint my nails at all -- and I've got some pretty manis to share, as soon as I get a chance to post them all! :) Today I have the other half of the Lush Lacquer neon glitters, and they are all just as pretty as the first three! And I will be giving these away -- check the bottom of this post for info, and the next post for the actual giveaway, hurray! :)

L to R, top to bottom: Haywire, I Lost My Marbles, Clowning Around

Haywire is a white crelly base with rainbow hexes in various sizes and short blue and orange bar glitters. It's probably no surprise to anyone (including myself) that this is my favorite of these three -- love those white-based polishes! Application is the same as the first three; nice coverage and glitter spread; 2 coats is mostly good but 3 helps to avoid any possible bald spots.

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
3 coats Lush Lacquer Haywire
2 coats KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

outdoors, shade

outdoors, sun

I Lost My Marbles is a baby pink crelly base with rainbow glitter in various sizes of hexes. Very cute! I don't really love the way baby pink looks on my skin sometimes, but it is still very pretty! Same application as Haywire.

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
3 coats Lush Lacquer Haywire
2 coats KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

outdoors, shade

outdoors, sun

 Clowning Around is the only non-crelly of the bunch, a clear base packed with the pretty translucent rainbow hexes found in most of the other polishes of this collection. Those glitters are pretty sheer -- I tried layering it over black and they barely showed up, so that is something to keep in mind, though I actually really like it as it makes this polish exceptionally unique among my collection of rainbow glitter toppers. Here it shown layered over Cult Nails Charming, a delightful lavender with super-strong pink shimmer (not really present in these bummertastic overcast photos, since the weather was in flood-mode during this mani... I plan on posting it by itself someday, too pretty not to). Since there is no worrying about bald patches for a clear polish, I only used 2 coats of Clowning Around here and got a lot of glitter coverage out of it.

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
3 coats Cult Nails Charming
2 coats Lush Lacquer Clowning Around
2 coats KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

outdoors, overcast

outdoors, shade

And that is that! I am really glad I got the entire collection, they are all so pretty and springy. I rarely get a chance to re-wear polishes since I can't re-post the same exact manis (gotta generate content for these posts, alas) but I just might have to for a couple... and I already have plans to use these on my toes so I can enjoy them all over again :)

Don't forget, I will be giving all of these pretties away! I don't want to just tack a giveaway onto the bottom of a post, so I will have more info and the Rafflecopter widget in my next post -- stay tuned!

If you want to check out Lush Lacquer be sure to visit their Etsy or Facebook!
Also found on Llarowe ~

Have a great day! ♥

Lush Lacquer Neon Glitters - Neon Lights, Blue Gypsy, and Green Genie

Hey guys! I'm excited to finally share some of these with you all! When I first laid eyes on the Lush Lacquer neon glitters line, I knew they were perfect for me. I'm big on milky crelly bases loaded with glitter, and neon is always super fun! I have the collection split into two posts... and I may love these so much that I want to share them with you guys *hint hint* so stay tuned! :)

L to R, top to bottom: Neon Lights, Blue Gypsy, Green Genie

Neon Lights is a white crelly base with neon yellow, orange, green and pink hexes in various sizes. I was super excited for this one, since I think the color combo is very pretty and summery (nice to dream of summer when snow(!) is still in the forecast in April), like a juicy fruit cocktail or something. It didn't let me down! I was really sad to take this one off, the white was especially flattering on my skin (coming from someone who adores all white polishes). Application was pretty good with minimal need to arrange glitters; just make sure to apply evenly to avoid a bald spot, which I find more tricky with white polishes.

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
3 coats Lush Lacquer Neon Lights
2 coats KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

outdoors, shade

outdoors, sun

Blue Gypsy is a light blue crelly base with small blue and purple hexes, medium orange hexes, black stars, and large holo pink circles. I was a little wary of this one, because the color scheme wasn't quite my favorite. Couldn't resist those fun glitters though! The pink circles and stars were a touch tough to snag and place, which is why I ended up doing only two coats for this one -- didn't want to work so hard to get them on the nail and then cover them up! It worked mostly though, with a little dabbling extra base onto sort-of bald patches.

On my nails:1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
2 coats Lush Lacquer Blue Gypsy
2 coats KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

outdoors, shade

outdoors, sun

Green Genie is a light pistachio green crelly base with neon rainbow glitter in various sizes of hexes. Yay rainbow glitter! I found the base of this one especially flattering... I know my hands look terrible in these next two photos (again, blame the weather) but I found that the base of this one leaned just right enough towards.. yellow I guess? that my hands didn't go the way of the lobster. Really pretty base color -- like this one a lot! Similar application to Neon Lights.

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
3 coats Lush Lacquer Green Genie
2 coats KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

outdoors, shade

outdoors, sun

These all had similar application -- 2-3 coats, easy glitter placement, a little rough so 2 coats of topcoat is probably best. So pretty though! I really love the neon glitter, it really pops and makes for a fun, interesting mani :)

Be sure to look for the other three neon glitter polishes from Lush Lacquer in my next post! And keep your eyes peeled... I might be giving away these pretties soon! :)

If you want to check out Lush Lacquer be sure to visit their Etsy or Facebook!
Also found on Llarowe ~

Have a great day! ♥

Lush Lacquer Tree-mendous

Merry Christmas Eve! :) Today I have a fun Christmas tree mani for you, one that I have been looking forward to wearing all season. Lush Lacquer Tree-mendous is a clear base full of green microglitter, small matte rainbow glitter, and yellow star glitter. I spent quite awhile searching for the perfect base color and ended up on Zoya Holly, a gorgeous shimmery emerald. It really was perfect and looks great with the glitter; take a look!

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

 On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
2 coats Zoya Holly
1 coat Lush Lacquer Tree-mendous
2 coats Seche Vite

I love the rainbow glitter in this one; it pops beautifully against the sparkly green. And the sparkly green microglitter adds an extra layer of dimension to the already-lovely Holly. Overall I just adore this mani! Perfect for Christmas Eve :)

outdoors, sun

If you want to check out Lush Lacquer be sure to visit their Etsy or Facebook!


Have a great day! ♥

Lush Lacquer Frosty

Hey guys! Today I have for you Lush Lacquer Frosty. As you may recall, I generally fall hard for all those milky white base polishes, so when I saw this one, I knew I had to have it. Frosty is just that -- a a milky white base full of various red and green glitters, including red squares/hexes/bars/microglitter and green hexes/microglitter. Very festive, check it out!

outdoors, sun

indoors, natural light

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
2 coats Lush Lacquer Frosty
1 coat Seche Vite

This is a really cute polish -- it looks great in the bottle, and even on the nail. However, it seems that this particular milky white base does not mesh with my skin tone all that well, which is a bummer. I think it may have to do with all the green glitter, which causes the polish to read as a cool-toned light gray from far away -- which is not always the most flattering for me. Not a huge deal, though -- after all, it is very Christmassy, and very cute :)

If you want to check out Lush Lacquer be sure to visit their Etsy or Facebook!

Have a great day! ♥

Zoo on my nails! China Glaze Elephant Walk + Lush Lacquer Pink Panther

Hi! Today I have a fun combo for you. I didn't even notice it until planning this post, but both the polishes have animals in their names, haha :) I've been wanting to use Lush Lacquer Pink Panther, which is a mix of black, white, and pink matte hexes in a clear base, for awhile but wasn't sure what I should do for the base -- either pink or black would potentially hide the pink or black glitter, which is no good -- and I finally settled on a nice creamy gray, in China Glaze Elephant Walk. Check it out!

indoors, overcast light (window)

indoors, overcast light (window)

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off base coat
2 coats China Glaze Elephant Walk
2 coats Lush Lacquer Pink Panther
1 coat Seche Vite

It has been ages since I've worn anything resembling a creme, and I really liked how shiny and smooth it was. I love the palette of this mani, also -- I've always loved the way pink meshes with black/gray/white. I got some compliments on this one too, which is always fun :) Overall, a win!

If you'd like to buy Lush Lacquer check out their store~

Have a great day! ♥

Rainbow Glitter Jelly Time~!

 Hello! Today I have a mani for you that I have been wanting to do for a long time, and finally got around to doing it :) This is my affectionately-dubbed blue-rainbow-berry jelly sammich -- look how delicious it is! For this mani I layered three coats each of China Glaze Ride the Waves and Lush Lacquer Lite Brite to create a lovely jelly sammie with tons of rainbow-y depth. Check the squishy goodness out below!

indoors, sun (window)

indoors, natural light

 On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
1 coat China Glaze Ride the Waves
1 coat Lush Lacquer Lite Brite
1 coat China Glaze Ride the Waves
1 coat Lush Lacquer Lite Brite
1 coat China Glaze Ride the Waves
1 coat Lush Lacquer Lite Brite
1 coat Seche Vite

In case you cannot tell I adore how it turned out! I really love the combo of rainbow glitters in Lite Brite, which is full of rainbow medium hexes and squares, large pink hexes and what appears to be large holo yellow hexes, and silver microglitter. And Ride the Waves has definitely turned out to be my favorite from the China Glaze summer neons this year; it's pretty much my go-to blue lately. I'm super-pleased that this mani (which I have had planned out in my head but not on my nails for quite some time) turned out so delightfully. :)

If you'd like to buy Lush Lacquer check their store out here!

Have a great day! ♥