tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14378341261437550762019-07-10T05:25:14.678-04:00Nails and Beauty by Galactic LacquerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437834126143755076.post-4235203447637077022015-02-12T08:58:00.001-05:002015-02-12T09:01:39.233-05:00

It's almost Valentine's Day! Whether you're all for Valentine's Day or more anti-Valentine's Day, I thought I would share some seasonal nails with you all. To be honest, I'm not really into Valentine's Day too much myself, even in a relationship. However, like almost any holiday, I do love the decorations, themed nail art, and just having an excuse to do something a little special now and

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With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I was in the mood for some red nails. Since I rarely just wear red polish alone though, I decided to try something new! I accented the red with some white, but since the white was a little too stark and plain to me, I added some flat gold studs. Also please excuse the terrible cleanup job around my cuticles! Even in Florida it has been pretty dry

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It's been a while since I got this lovely Rainbow Honey polished called Stolen Dance. It was from their Summer Mixtape collection last year, and it's just gorgeous! While it's amazing on its own, I decided to pair it with a copper-gold accent to dress it up a bit. Stolen Dance is a gorgeous minty polish. It's a little more on the green side than most mints, but I'd still call it "mint." It's

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I finally got my hands on some of ILNP's Ultra Chrome Flakies! I bought quite a few of them, and they are absolutely stunning in person. So I'll start this off by saying that these photos do not do this polish justice! Each flakie is just amazing in person. The first Ultra Chrome Flakie that I decided to try out is called Brilliance. This one is sort of a toxic lime green, which also goes

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Phew, I can't believe how quickly this new year is already going! Both work and graduate classes have been keeping me busy, but I managed to sneak in a little nail art. I decided to go for something a little more unusual (for me at least) and attempt something entirely new! For the 2013 holiday season, I had gotten a nail art kit from Rainbow Honey.  The kit contained some metallic leafing

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Earlier this year I finally got my eyes checked for the first time. I never really thought I needed glasses, but I mostly just wanted to make sure my eyes were in good health since I had never had an eye exam. While I have pretty good vision, I do have a relatively weak prescription, so I finally got some glasses, courtesy of Firmoo! Product sent for review. All opinions are my own. I've

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On December 12, Rainbow Honey had announced a Winter/Holiday nail art giveaway! I saw the post, and it got me to finally do some winter nail art. I haven't had too much time this year to do anything too crazy, but I though at least some snowy sparkles would be nice! I waited a little while to post it since it was a new manicure created just for the nail art contest, as their rules stated it

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Hey everyone! It's time for me to purge my collection and organize again, so it's time for grab bags! If you are interested, please email me at: galacticlacquer@gmail.com I am selling grab bags for $15 each, shipped. (So shipping is included!) Each grab bag will be mailed via USPS small flat rate box. You will receive 5 full size polishes inside each one. You may get a 6th full size polish,

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A while back I received a set of stamping plates from Born Pretty Store. I'm actually sort of unfamiliar with stamping, as I just haven't gotten the opportunity to use any plates. I tend to do freehand designs or just go for some glitter when I do nail art, but I finally got to see what it's all about! Product sent for review. All opinions are my own.  Born Pretty Store had released this set

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It's been a while since I used an old favorite - Essie's Shine of the Times. I absolutely love this flakie topcoat, and it looks stunning over a variety of colors. Honestly what made me go for a flakie was seeing ILNP's new Ultra Chrome Flakies, which got me thinking how pretty they are, yet how long it's been since I used a lot of them! Every time I used this polish, I am reminded of how

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Yes, I am somewhat of a Rainbow Honey addict. But their polishes are great for both what's in season and not! I thought I was swatching a lot of colors that were more appropriate for fall, or had done some holiday themed nail art, so it was time for something different! I suppose this could also be somewhat of a "last hurrah" for summer though, as it's even starting to cool down here in Florida.

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Last month, Rainbow Honey released three new additions to The Yokai. You may remember that I revisited and reviewed Kitsune, Oni, and Kawako with you all to celebrate the two year anniversary of the original release of The Yokai. Well today I have one of the new additions - Hebi! Hebi is a gorgeous deep teal color. Hebi is supposed to represent the snake, and this deep but shimmery polish

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I had the wonderful opportunity to try out the new Wishes collection from Zoya and share it with you all. Wishes is the winter holiday 2014 collection, and it consists of six stunning shades. This time the collection is split between three "normal" polishes and three PixieDust polishes. Products sent for review. All opinions are my own. The six shades as described by Zoya are: Nori-

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Happy Halloween, everyone! I've been slacking a bit on the holiday nail art this year, but I thought I would do something somewhat simple yet festive this time around. So I decided to go with candy corn themed nails! I'll keep this a little short and to-the-point since they're a little simple, but I love them! I've been wearing them all week and have gotten lots of compliments on them. My

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I know I've been on a Born Pretty Store kick this week, but I I'm also really glad I finally got to do some nail art! This time I have some chevron decals to easily make chevron designs. Product sent for review. All opinions are my own. I've really been loving Zoya's Veronica for fall, so I wanted to try to dress that color up a bit. I went with applying Rainbow Honey's Judgement Bolt over

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I have another fun nail art product from Born Pretty Store today - this time it's some nail stickers. I chose a design that has sort of a teal or deep blue background with pink and orange roses on it. They turned out even better than expected! Product sent for review. All opinions are my own. While these are called "nail art stickers," I think the term "stickers" is actually a little

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A few weeks ago, the kind people at Born Pretty Store sent me a few nail art items to try out. I'm always really excited to try out new nail art products, especially since it gets me to sit down and finally get some creative ideas flowing. I was actually stumped for a while with what I wanted to do with these rhinestone studs, but I finally figured it out! Product sent for review. All opinions

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I have yet another beautiful Zoya collection for you all. I love their season releases, but fall time is particularly my favorite. These matte hues are perfect autumn shades, and I'm really looking forward to the red and green for winter too! Products sent for review. All opinions are my own. There are six shades in this collection. As described by Zoya they are: Dovima - Shimmering Black

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Fall time typically yields some of the best nail polish collections, in my opinion. I just love the rich hues of cranberry, red, orange, and more. The warm, saturated tones are just perfect for the season! Products sent for review. All opinions are my own.  The new-for-fall Zoya Ultra PixieDust trio has some of those perfect autumn shades. I'm also really excited for them since they're

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Phew, graduate school has really been consuming all of my time on top of working full time, so I've barely had any time to post on here! But with Rainbow Honey releasing three new additions to The Yokai collection, I couldn't resist setting aside a little time to share better photos of these bad boys. Products sent for review. All opinions are my own.  I actually posted about The Yokai

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While it still feels like summer down here in Florida, I'm already starting to get the fall itch. I'm beginning to see pumpkin flavored drinks, pumpkin spice candles, and fall fashion in stores around me. Now I yearn for the cooler weather! Products sent for review. All opinions are my own. What's helping me get pumped for fall are these amazing autumn shades from Zoya.  You may have

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Well I've certainly been busy with graduate school, but I couldn't pass up an opportunity to use this polish! It is quite possibly one of the most sparkly glitter topcoats I have ever seen. Crystal is the limited edition polish for the month of August from Rainbow Honey, and I'm so glad I grabbed it! It has a clear base that has a pinkish-purple shimmer to it. There are all sorts of large,

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I don't know about you, but I'm very excited for fall collections! While I love spring's pastels and summer's brights, I really love the deep, rich shades that come with fall. Zoya's fall 2014 Ignite collection is just perfect for this! Products sent for review. All opinions are my own.  The Ignite collection consists of six shimmering liquid metallics. Autumn: Varnished Copper Liquid

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I have another interesting review for you all today! Today's post is about NailMates. I never even knew these existed until recently when I was asked to try them out, and I was certainly intrigued, so I gave them a shot. Product sent for review. All opinions are my own.  NailMates are a product from NailSavers which are designed to help make removing stubborn nail polish easier. Each package

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I have another unique, non-polish post! I don't do these very often, but thought this would be a fun product to share with you all - some stylish sunglasses! Product sent for review. All opinions are my own.    I was asked by Firmoo to review some glasses, but since I don't wear prescription glasses, I opted for some non-prescription sunglasses. But you can get either glasses or sunglasses,

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