Monday, February 24, 2014

Initial Lacquer Spring Collection 2014 Reviews & Swatches

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fun weekend! :) My little one enjoyed the aquarium, but he was upset when he learned he couldn't actually go swimming in the tanks. Haha
Today I have Initial Lacquer's new collection for spring to show off! I will give a fair warning that my camera wasn't able to completely capture everything some of these polishes had to offer. :( But they are beautiful none the less, no matter what my camera thinks. :P
Press Sample


Initial Lacquer Above the Clouds Swatch
Above the Clouds has a light gray base with blue shimmer flash and mid density of holographic finish. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.
Initial Lacquer Above the Clouds Swatch
Love this polish! This is one of the many that my camera couldn't capture completely. :/ The holographic finish is pretty light, but it is visible I promise! If nothing else the blue shimmer is pretty obvious in my pictures, I hope! Overall formula was great and easy to work with. :)
Initial Lacquer Above the Clouds
Initial Lacquer Circle of Love Swatch
Circle of Love is described as a light pink crelly base with with matte glitters and blue flakies. Shown is 3 coats with top coat. 
Yet again my camera was not my friend for this polish. :( You can see in the photo below the blue flakies within the polish bottle. They were visible in person, even though my camera though otherwise. They add a nice pop to the softness of the polish overall. The formula was a little on the thicker side, though still easy to work with. 
Initial Lacquer Circle of Love Swatch
Initial Lacquer Circle of Love Swatch
Last Day of Winter contains a variety of gray matter, white matte and holographic silver glitters in a light crelly blue base. These photos show 2 coats with top coat. 
Initial Lacquer Circle of Love Swatch

I hope the last day of winter is soon! :P I'm ready to break out some shorts and be able to go outside without a coat. ;) The formula of Last Day of Winter was on the thicker side, similar to Circle of Love. I do think the base is a little more opaque than it should be, so that the holographic glitters can really shine though. I do think the grays pop nicely with the blue base though. :)
Initial Lacquer Circle of Love Swatch
Initial Lacquer Love Me Some S'mores Swatch
Love Me Some S'mores has a chocolate brown base with a variety of red, gold and silver glitters. All nails are 2 coats with top coat. 
Initial Lacquer Love Me Some S'mores Swatch
Who doesn't like s'mores and this polish does remind me of a yummy s'more! Unfortunately this polish was very thick, to the point I needed to add thinner to use it.  After a few drops of thinner, it was easy to work with and the glitters came out problem free. :)
Initial Lacquer Lucky Me Swatch
Lucky Me! is described as a light mint crelly with gold shimmer base plus matte glitters. Shown is 2 coats with top coat. 
Initial Lacquer Lucky Me Swatch
Yet again, you have reached a polish my camera couldn't fully capture. >_< The gold shimmer is pretty visible in person, I think set against the mint base it was just too much for my camera to handle. :P Formula was easy to work with and it had a quick dry time. The gold shimmer with the base color is really something else, in a good way! ;)
Initial Lacquer Lucky Me Swatch
Initial Lacquer Radiant Swatch
Radiant contains various blue, purple, red and silver glitters in a clear base. All nails are 1 coat dabbed over 3 coats of Above the Clouds.
Initial Lacquer Radiant Swatch
I always love seeing the blue glitter Initial Lacquer uses pop up in new polishes! :) Radiant is no different! Formula was a little on the thicker side, so I went with the dabbing technique for application. It still dried quickly and is super fun! :D
Initial Lacquer Radiant Swatch
Initial Lacquer Viola Swatch
Viola contains various pink, blue, silver and purple glitters in a purple jelly base. These photos show 2 coats with coat. 
Initial Lacquer Viola Swatch
Another polish I love! It has a great depth to it with the glitters and the purple jelly base is just gorgeous! You won't have any problem getting out glitters as you can see. :P The formula was great and easy to work with. :)
Initial Lacquer Viola
This collection is available now through Initial Lacquer's Etsy! Be sure to follow Initial Lacquer on Facebook and Tumblr, to stay updated on new colors coming out and restock information.

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