NerdLacquer All of Time and Space

What is the biggest rush you've had in your life? I spent a 30 minute time frame obsessively refreshing Amanda's shop page until her restock went live. Then, it happened. Polish was available to buy. I immediately put five bottles in my cart and furiously checked out before I got cart jacked. And my heart was racing and I had a huge adrenaline rush. Is that sad? :) 

Behold, my favorite of the five... All of Time and Space. I love NerdLacquer's Doctor Who polishes. And the Firefly ones. And the Lord of the Rings ones... All of time and space is made up of tiny silver glitter, large-ish silver hexes, and small/medium fuchsia hexes that suspend nicely in a shimmery turquoise/green base.

Application was a dream. Two coats to opacity, and the glitter laid flat with no fancy topcoats. This is two coats topped with NYC Grand Central Station (which is a fabulous quick dry top coat for little $$).

If you love unique polishes and are feeling like letting your nerd flag fly, Check out NerdLacquer. You'll find restock info by following them on Google+. Warm up your fingers. This latest restock (1,200 polishes) sold out in 4 minutes.

Literary Lacquers More Like Fire Than Light

Today I've got a fabulous polish from Literary Lacquers, More Like Fire Than Light. This polish is one of nine in "The Good Parts" collection, which is inspired by erotic fiction. More Like Fire Than Light takes it's inspiration from Delta of Venus, by Anais Nin.

This polish is a linear holo in a very squishy, bright, orange jelly base. I used CND Stickey and NYC Grand Central Station without any dulling of the holo effect at all. Three thin, easy coats and you're done!

More Like Fire Than Light can be picked up for $10 per 15mL bottle here.

New Direction (Not the boy band) for the blog

It's no secret that posts have been very few and far between recently. An energetic six-month-old puppy certainly cuts down on swatching and photo-time. So does mixing custom polishes (Check out the custom polish tab up there! I can make it for you!). Both have been incredibly fun and rewarding, which have led me to rethink what I'm going to do with the blog.

This started as a place to track photos of my polishes. Let's face it, what is pretty in the bottle isn't always pretty on your nails. At 200+ polishes, I can't always remember what looks like poo and what doesn't.

I've decided to post my NOTD shots. I'll probably use ones I've published on Instagram. Not perfect lighting, not perfectly posed. A well-done mani? Yes. Clean-up done? For the most part. :) After all, I don't have the best camera or lighting set up. And, I think it will be refreshing to see a polish in "natural" conditions. Have you ever bought one based on a fabulous shot in a blog post, then gotten home and been underwhelmed? Me too. Maybe I can help you there. ;)