Luckey Lacquer!

Hey everybody,
I was recently sent three polishes to review from Sam, the owner of Luckey Lacquer. She is one of the sweetest people I have had the pleasure of working with, AND she lives in North Carolina (like I do) so that was just an added bonus. She is an indie polish maker who is just starting out, and makes some fantastic, three-free polishes! So enough of that, let's get on to the swatches, shall we?


This first beauty is part of a collection called Neon Leg Warmers. It comes in a clear glitter topper, green, yellow, orange, blue, pink and purple jellies.
Obviously this is the pink version, it's hot pink and gorgeous! It has some very fine glitter in it that makes it quite sparkly in the sun. Three coats over a base coat with Seche Vite top coat.

Next up is the glitter topper version of Neon Leg Warmers. I decided to try out my very first jelly sandwich with this guy, so I applied one thin coat of Life Gave Me Lemons by OPI and followed it with a dabbled coat of glitter and one more thin coat of the OPI. Topped off with Seche Vite top coat

The last polish I have is called Saving the World Before Bedtime (cute, right?) and it's a lovely white crelly (for those of who don't speak polish-it's a jelly/cream mix) with multicolored glitters. It also comes in a clear glitter topper. This is three coats with S.V top coat.

I hope you all will go check her out on Instagram- LuckeyLacquer

Visit her shop at etsy.com/shop/luckeylacquer, her polishes are only $3.99! I mean come on you literally CANNOT beat that. 

Au revoir for now,

Alaina

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Influenster Vow VoxBox

Man do I love free things. It never gets old, and never have I opened my mail box and said "damn I got free samples again." Influenster has once again sent me things to review, this time simply because I am going to be in my best friend's wedding in the next six months! Generous, right? So I say once again, if you have not signed up for this site, what are you waiting for?! Read more about it here.

So let's dive right in, shall we?
First we have Olay Regenerist Luminous Tone Perfecting Cream. This lovely little cream is supposed to be used morning and night to fade the look of dark spots and reveal brighter skin that glows. Olay suggests using this for 8 weeks to see results, and since I have only used it a handful of times I cannot really report on any visible changes yet. I can say that this stuff smells good, and it's slightly orange. So if you like your products to be all natural, free of dyes and perfume or if your skin is extremely sensitive this is definitely not for you. This cream is on the heavy side so I might also stay away if you have super oily skin. That being said I think this will be wonderful during those cold months when I can't seem to get rid of the dry patches on my face that inevitably pop up when the temperature drops and the wind starts whipping around.

Another facial product I received is the EcoTools Pure Complexion Facial Sponge. I can safely say I love this strange little thing. I have never used a sponge on my face before so I wasn't sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. The sponge comes shrink wrapped and hard. It's super light and kind of rough when dry but as soon as it soaks up the water the texture completely changes. It's made of vegetable root so it's unlike anything I've felt before but I really like it. I did a test the other night, I washed my face like normal with my Bare Face oil from Julep and after I rinsed that off I used the sponge on my face just to see if all the makeup had come off. To my surprise there was still quite a bit of makeup on my sponge! I will definitely start using this in conjunction with my cleansers since I feel it helps to remove every trace of makeup and gives a light exfoliation.

Tide to Go is perfect for all of you clumsy eaters out there like myself. I literally cannot eat or drink a single thing without spilling at least a little of it on myself. I am already a fan of this little pen so I was happy to receive another one. Throw this in your purse, car, briefcase, desk, anywhere to remove those stains before they set in, and in order to avoid embarrassment (I know I'm not the only one that has spilled something on my shirt directly on my nipple).

Riley and Grey is a wedding website company that gave us a code for 50% off a website. Lovely for soon-to-be tied couples, unfortunately I am not one of those so I had no use for it.

Next up is the Pure Silk shave cream, not a whole lot to elaborate on here, you use it to shave! This lathers nicely and does help to give a cleaner shave and smoother legs. I tried to use this on other areas of my body and it didn't work as well so I would say stick to the legs for best results.

Last but not least, Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure nail polish in the shade Barracuda, because we have to have something blue! This is a truly beautiful pastel shade, which I'm really digging for this summer. I've been going to opposite ends of the color spectrum with my polish lately, either rocking pastels or bright ass neons. Anyway, I just tried this shade last night and I was slightly disappointed. I have three other shades from the complete salon manicure collection and they're pretty nice. This one however I found more difficult to apply and it took three coats to completely cover. The brush is unlike any I have used before, it's more rounded at the tip which makes it harder to create a straight line at the base. The first coat applies too streaky for my taste and it's hard to get a good, even coat.

Thanks for reading, hopefully I will be able to do more posts like these in the future!

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Products sent to me for testing purposes.

Mac Alluring Aquatic Collection

Warning: The following post is a feast for the eyes. You may experience the following side effects- shortness of breath, racing heart, and a sudden desire to send all of your money to Mac. You have been warned.

 

If you have ever had a desire to be a mermaid, water nymph or maybe you just like water (okay maybe you like makeup too), then Mac's Alluring Aquatic collection is right up your alley. Summer is right around the corner which means some of us will be spending a lot of time in our bathing suits, or at least some smaller clothing than during the Winter months. That being said I think this collection is perfect for warm weather because of all the bronzers and shimmery finishes. I don't know what it is about Summer that makes me want to glow and break out those reflective, eye-catching shadows. Maybe it's the sun-when that sucker is out I seriously think something crazy happens and everybody suddenly becomes a lot more attractive, the rays bouncing off of our shimmery cheek bones and blinding the eyes of the men playing volleyball on the beach with their shirts off and their tan, chiseled abs...ahem. Um where was I again? Something about makeup...ah yes so without further ado I bring you Alluring Aquatic! Take note of the gorgeous packaging, reflective teal with raised "water droplets". When I first saw the promo photos I actually thought the items had been spritzed with water as part of the marketing, but the ingenious designers at Mac created the packaging to give the illusion of being wet, super cool!

 

 

 

 

First we have the Extra Dimension blushes $27.50:

-Sea Me, Hear Me- Beige pink

-Seduced at Sea- midtone neutral plum, but looks more like peach

 

 

Extra Dimension Bronzers $33.00

-Aphrodite's Shell- Golden bronze with a touch of fine shimmer

-Dephic- Soft brick tan with a touch of fine shimmer

 

 

Bronzing Powder $27.50

-Golden- Muted golden tan-beige with shimmer

-Refined Golden- Finely spun golden with soft pearl

Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner $17.50

-Black line- Black with gold pearl

-Black Swan- Black with pearl

 

 

Extra Dimension Eye Shadow (mini) $19.50

-Lorelei- Golden beige

-Sea Worship- Tarnished Olive

-Silver Sun- Midtone dirty seafoam green

-Soul Serenade- Deep plum brown

-Fathoms Deep- Deep blue

-Legendary Lure- Deep cerulean

Clockwise from top left: Silver Sun, Soul Serenade, Lorelei, Fathoms Deep, Legendary Lure, Sea Worship

 

Lip Pencil $16.50

-What Comes Naturally- Light nude

-Half-red- Soft burgundy

 

 

Tinted Lipglass $16.50

-Cleat Water- Sheer nude with multidimensional pearl

-Peachstock- Creamy true nude

-Water Deities- Light bronzey pink

-Seducing Sound- Midtone plummy bronze

-Modern Lure- Deep violet with pink pearl

 

 

Lipstick $17.50

-Siren Song (lustre)- Sheer pale beige

-Pet Me, Please (frost)- Light shimmering mauve

-Enchanted One (matte)- Midtone neutral pink

-Mystical (cremesheen)- Midtone creamy rose

-Goddess of the Sea (cremesheen)- Dark vibrant violet

 

 

Nail Lacquer $17.50

-Shimmerfish (pearl)- Sparkling platinum

-Neptune (frost)- Tarnished gold

-Submerged (frost)- Dark teal chrome

L to R: Submerged, Neptune, Shimmerfish.


Extras
-233 Split fibre eye shadow brush $25.00
-127 Split fibre face brush $35.00
-Makeup bag $35.00

Pretty impressive collection, right? These babies have almost sold out online but hit Mac store shelves May 22nd! Everything will go fast so if you see something you want-grab it fast! I would love to hear what you plan on getting your hands on, I myself will definitely be picking up the Enchanted One lipstick and Silver Sun eyeshadow. I might decide on something else when I actually see it in person-we all know how that goes!
If you'd like to see reviews and swatches, click any of the following links:
Temptalia
Allura Beauty-lipsticks
Allura Beauty-eyeshadows

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