The Lady Varnishes Pt. 2

The Lady Varnishes Part 2

I have so many polishes from the Lady Varnishes that I had to break them up into two posts. This is the second half of my oh so beloved collection.

From the "How She Sparkles" Collection

Polish: midnight carnival

Scent:  Victorian Rose

This is a crelly grey polish with silver flecks, turquoise glitter, iridescent glitter and iridescent moons. It reminds me A LOT of Sailor Moon. Whenever I look at it the theme song starts in my head: "fighting evil by moonlight..." I will say, I never thought I'd like a grey polish, but this is a nice purple-type grey.

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From the "Where's the Boddy?" collection

Polish:  pernicious peacock

Scent: Sweet Orange

A crelly orange polish with blue and copper glitter of varying sizes and a slight purple shimmer. Up until recently, orange has been my least favorite color. All of a sudden I see the beauty in it, probably because I am a painter. The thing that draws me most to this particular polish is that it consists of complementary colors. The blue and orange are opposites on the color wheel, so naturally they look great together.

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From the "Where's the Boddy?" collection

Polish: mischievous maid

Scent: Jasmine

This polish is a slightly tinted pink polish with an irridescent sheen to it. It has black and white shreds, pink hexes and pink stars. I paired it over OPI's "I think in Pink." I absolutely love shred polishes. This polish is a mix of two of my favorite glitter top coats "Pink Panther" and "Queen of Hearts."

 

Mischievous Maid

Pink Panther

Queen of Hearts

From the "Where's the Boddy?" collection

Polish: mean mustard & promiscuous plum

Scent: Lilac Blossom

Mean Mustard is a purple crelly polish with magenta, yellow and purple glitters with a slight green shimmer.

Promiscuous Plum in the inverse of Mean Mustard. It's a yellow crelly with purple, magenta, and yellow glitter with a slight green shimmer. These polishes compliment each other nicely with their matching glitter. They are also opposites on the color wheel, so of course they are naturally a great pairing.

From the "Because You Listen" collection

polish: Because You Listen

Scent: Lilac Blossom

This is a densely glittered polish of bronze and copper, with a hint of silver. I bought this polish because I love copper. When I say I love copper, I mean I LOVE COPPER. I got my engagement ring custom made in rose gold! I had my bellydance scimitars plated in copper. If I can choose jewelry in copper, I do. I can't explain why, but I am obsessed. Maybe it's in my genes because my mother loves it too. Copper polish is not super common, let along copper glitter polish, so I saw this polish and purchased it right away. I absolutely adore it!

My entire collection: I think I have an addiction....

The Lady Varnishes Pt. 1

ETSY is seriously bursting with amazing freelance nail polishes. I don't remember what I was searching when I came across The Lady Varnishes on ETSY. What I found intriguing about her polishes, and the reason why I continued perusing her stuff, is that she themes her polishes off of shows, movies, and literature. What especially caught my eye was the fact that she had a collection solely dedicated to my favorite childhood movie "Labyrinth." I still have a Ludo doll in my bedroom and one of the door knockers! She also has options to add scent to your nail polish. Seriously! You can leave out the scent, but I opted to have some in there. It's fun, although it does appear odd, to sit at your desk and sniff your nails. Lastly, each polish had a cute little charm adorned with swarovski crystals, that match the polish. It's a cute little touch that I love. 

Recently she released some polishes that spoke to me, so I purchsed a few of them. 

From the Edward Scissor Hands Inspired line "I'm Not Finished."

Polish: "Come Home With Me"

I chose to scent this polish with jasmine. The polish itself is a little more of a dark pinky-purple than I had anticipated, but really, it's pretty either way. It is a jelly polish that has copper shimmer glitter and shredded pink glitter in it. My art instructor actually commented on my nails during class. I find this polish to give your hands a more delicate look, which I like for my small hands.