Layering With Superchic Lacquer Basking In The Sand & Femme Fatale Mermaiden's Adoration

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Hello readers,
Today I have a lovely polish combo that makes me think of sandy beaches and turquoise tropical waters.

Superchic Lacquer Basking In the Sand features a sandy beige base packed with blue and pink microflake shimmer.  The formula was streaky one the first coat but did build up nicely.  I used two coats for this manicure but if I were wearing it alone I would have used three.  It dries to a satin matte finish.  Femme Fatale Mermaiden's Adoration is a glitter topper packed with aqua, iridescent and gold glitter in a variety of shapes and sizes along with a good dose of gold shimmer.  The formula on this one was great.  I didn't have to go fishing for glitter at all and I just brushed it on over the base colour.  I did do a tiny bit of dabbing on a couple nails to get the largest glitter where I wanted them but that's just because I'm picky about placement.  Photos show two coats of Superchic Lacquer Basking In The Sand and one coat of Femme Fatale Mermaiden's adoration with two coats of CND Super Shiny top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.

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Happy polishing,

Michelle

Superchic Lacquer Gauntlet Girl Swatches & Review

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Hello readers,

Today I have half of the Gloss48 exclusive duo from Superchic Lacquer to show you. This duo featured two gorgeous glass flecked shimmer that I just couldn't resist. I had to order them through a friend in the states who then forwared them on to me to get my hands on them.

Gauntlet Girl features a grey jelly base packed with pink and gold glass fleck shimmer. The formula was very easy to work with and after three coats it was nearly opaque. The nail line is only visible in lower light where the shimmer isn't as prominent. Photos show three coats of Gauntlet Girl with one coat of CND Super Shiney top coat in a mix of natural light and 5100K bulbs.

This particular polish is no longer for sale but you can find lots of other beautiful colours from Superchic Lacquer on

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- Michelle

Summer Of Untrieds Day 28: Shimmer - SuperChic Lacquer Hot Springs Dipping Hole & Indigo Bananas Electric Unicorns featuring Neverland Lacquers Nail Stencils

Disclaimer:  These nail stencils were offered at no charge to manicuremanifesto.com in exchange for published reviews.  All reviews are fair, honest and reflect my personal opinion.

Hello readers,
Today I have another mani trying out some nail stencils from Neverland Lacquers.  I combined it with my shimmer polishes for day 28 of the summer of untrieds polish to get a nice wavy accent nail.

Hot Springs Dipping Hole features a sky blue base with tons of blue shimmer and pink microflakes.  The formula was easy to apply and took three coats to become opaque.  It does dry somewhat matte so you'll need a top coat if you want a glossy finish.  I then used the Neverland Lacquers wave stencils to add stripes of Electric Unicorn which has a medium purple base packed with green shimmery microflakes.  Finally, I used my silver nail art striper to add thin waves in between the stenciled waves.  Everything was then topped off with one coat of HK Girl.  Photos show the above mani in natural lighting.

I love the flecked finish of both these polishes but the pink shimmer in Hot Springs Dipping Hole was very difficult to capture on camera.  I'm also really happy with how the wave design turned out.  Now that I'm getting the hang of the nail stencils they're becoming quite easy to use.  The key is the get the accent polish on fast and then pull off the stencils while the accent polish is still completely wet.

Happy polishing,

Michelle