Top Shelf Lacquer: Ladies Night Out Martini Menu Collection - Swatches & Review

Hey guys! Happy Thursday! Wow, this week is going by so fast! I'm glad because this weekend I'm going to a Lana Del Rey concert! I bought these tickets last year and have been patiently waiting for the day to finally come. I'm so excited! I need to find what I'm going to wear and what I'm going to do with my nails. Which to be honest, I'm probably going to go with this stunning neon collection by Top Shelf Lacquer. Top Shelf Lacquer is a brand new indie polish brand and this is one of their debut collections. Check out all the details below!

Top Shelf Lacquer is debuting 3 collections this week! Yup, 3! Amy has created a neon collection, which I'll be showing to you today, a neon pastel, and a glitter collection this Friday, May 15th at 12 pm EST. The entire neon collection will be sold for $75 (9 total polishes) or $9.50 each. Top Shelf Lacquer is 5-Free (no Formaldehyde, no Toluene, no camphor, no camphor, no DBP, and no Formaldehyde Resin) indie.

The Ladies Night Out Martini Menu Collection is named after a different martini, how fun huh!? Let's get on to the swatches.

Yellow Flirtini is described by TSL as  a super fun, bright yellow pop of color for your flirtatious side"

I wore 3 coats, no undies, no top coat. Love, love, love this yellow! It's a lot brighter IRL. It's a bit sheer but the VNL isn't as visible IRL. I tried to get a UV shot, but it was coming out lime green for some reason so decided not to post it. But it's super bright under a UV light.

And here is 2 coats of Yellow Flirtini over a white base

Tropical Orange Dream is neon orange jelly.

 I wore 3 coats, no undies, no top coat. This is so much brighter, yeah you're gonna see me say that a lot in this post. I think neons are the hardest types of polishes to capture accurately.

under uv

Jamaican Me Crazy Red is described as a "red leaning coral"

I wore 3 coats, no undies, no top coat. Isn't this gorgeous?! It isn't as red though. It's actually a really unique shade, definitely a must have.

under uv

Pink Cosmopolitan is a described as "the brightest pink neon you've ever seen"

I wore 3 coats, no undies, no top coat. This is Amy's favorite from the collection and she suggests wearing it over a white base to really make it pop. Again, this is so bright that I couldn't stop staring at my nails! Hands down, this is my favorite out of the collection that I've been wearing it all day! I even wore it to work and not one chip, even without a top coat!

Magenta Joker-tini is bright magenta jelly and unique to this neon collection.

I wore 4 coats with topcoat. With every color I swatch, I just keep loving this collection more and more. It went on a bit sheer but I got full coverage with 4 coats.

Purple Dragon Martini is described as "a classic royal purple color suitable for a King (or the king's dragon)!"

I wore 3 coats, no undies, no top coat. This is so vibrant and another favorite of mine. I can't turn away from purples. Also, there's no UV shot because it doesn't glow under a UV light.

Electric Smurf Martini is a vibrant royal blue.

I wore 3 coats, no undies, no top coat. This is such a great, bright blue! It's not a full on neon I would say, but it's very vibrant.

Teal-tini is a teal jelly and second unique shade to this neon collection.

I wore 3 coats. It's a bit more green on my nails then in the bottle. I still love it though! Great color!

Appletini is described as a " bright green highlighter" jelly.

I wore 3 coats, no undies, no top coat. OMG! This green is to die for! Plus the formula was amazing! You need to get this, for sure.

The neon pastel collection is called Adult Soda Shoppe Collection, which I'll have swatches of soon. Warning, once you see it, you'll want them! LOL

Photo Credit: Top Shelf Lacquer

And the last collection is called On The Rocks Collection.

Photo Credit: Top Shelf Lacquer

All 3 collections will be available this Friday, May 15th at 12 pm EST. Click here to purchase.

Overall, I'm totally loving this collection! It's so bright and a perfect rainbow array of colors. I can't wait to see what else Top Shelf Lacquer releases! You can follow Top Shelf Lacquer on Instagram and Facebook, Facebook Group, and Facebook fan group.

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Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer: Once More With Feeling Collection - Swatches & Review

Calling all Buffy fans! If you're a Buffy fan with a love for polish, then this is the collection for you! Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer is re-releasing her Buffy inspired collection, Once More With Feeling, but this time with 3 new shades. I'm warning you, it's pretty picture heavy. Let's get on with the swatches!

The Once More With Feeling collection was initially released in 2013. The new collection consists of 9 polishes, 3 of which are new. The other 6 are slightly reformulated. The whole set is available now for $96 (full size bottles) and $48 (mini size bottles) plus shipping. Julie is also gifting a free polish called 5x5 for those who order the whole set and will be available in full and mini size. 5x5 will only be available as a free gift though, while supplies last. Now on to the swatches, shall we?

We Saved The World, I Say We Party! (Buff) is a light pink linear holo with a strong pink flash.

I wore 2 coats for the pictures below. I'm in love with this one! I don't like wearing really light colors because it makes my hands looks really really dark but this was just perfect! The holo is a lot stronger then in the pictures.

With top coat

Love Makes You Do the Wacky (Willow) is a light purple linear holo with a strong fuchsia flash.

I wore 2 coats, no top coat. This dries to a satin finish. I actually like this better without a topcoat though the flash pops out better with a topcoat. 

Dorkhead?! You Slash Me With Your Words (Xander) is a light green linear holo with a strong mint flash.

I wore 2 coats for the pictures below. Love the mint color! Amazing formula too.

Tea is Soothing. I Wish to be Tense. (Glies) is a light blue linear holo with a strong icy blue flash

I wore 2 coats. Another great shade!

With top coat

Tact is Just Saying Not True Stuff. I'll Pass. (Cordy) is a light taupe linear holo with a strong green flash.

I wore 2 coats. The green flash is really strong, love it! Perfect formula too!

I'm Going Through Some...Changes (Oz) is a medium brown linear holo with copper glass flecks

I wore 2 coats. Another great neutral shade in the collection. 

With top coat

The Last Time I Tortured Someone, They Didn't Even *Have* Chainsaws. (Angelus) is a black linear holo with red shimmer and midnight red microflakies.

I wore 2 coats. This is hands down, my favorite black holo! It has this gorgeous gold shimmer that's to die for! 

I Fought for My Soul (Spike) is a deep blood red linear holo with gunmetal microflakies. 

with top coat

I wore 1 coat with a topcoat. Yup, just one. Oh man, this is just the most perfect red. I will definitely be wearing this one a lot. Plus the formula is perfect. It's so creamy and really went on like butter.

with top coat

5x5 (Faith) is a deep grape purple jelly with linear holo and purple, pink, and turquoise glass flecks.

With top coat

I wore 2 coats. I think this is the first jelly by BEGL that I've swatched and of course, it also is opaque in just 2 coats. Julie really hit it right on the nail with 5x5. It's way more complex then just a simple purple jelly. You'll love it. 

No top coat

I've got to say, Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer has one of the best formulas that I've ever used. They go on really smoothly. Her polishes are meant to provide full coverage with just 2 coats and they do just that, sometimes you only need 1! You can purchase all of these now, just click here. And remember, 5x5 is only available until supplies last. Make sure to follow Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. You can even follow the creator of BEGL, Julie, through her blog!

Which one was your favorite?

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