Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer February Releases Part 2

It's been a busy couple of days due to some tight deadlines at my day job plus prepping for today's preorder!  Remember, this month's release is a preorder that will be up until 3:30 pm est on 2.10.2015.  If I have enough stock left after I fill the preorders, I will list them on the store, but some polishes may not be available after the preorder.  You can check out the first half of the Crooked Hearts Collection here.  Let's take a look at the last three from that collection as well as the latest in the Siren Series, Siren Sweetheart.

All polishes were created by me.

Cold Inside Me

Cold Inside Me is a teal creme with green to blue to purple shifting glass flecks.  Unfortunately, you can see the purple flecks best in the bottle but not very well on the nail.  Otherwise, the blue and green show up really nicely in the bottle and on the nail.

I used two coats here with and without topcoat.  I had to take my photos in the sunshine because this color really messed with my camera.  It's very bright and definitely teal, but all of my indoor photos made it look blue.  CIM dries with a satin finish, so you will need to add a topcoat to get a glossy look.  Dry time was quick, but I still suggest using a quick dry topcoat so you can get back to using your hands more quickly.

The One Worth Leaving

TOWL is a deep berry pink with pink and purple glass fleck shimmers.  The shimmers can look flat in photos, but they're very bright in person.  This polish is a little less thick than most of my polishes, but that's because I needed a not-quite-but-almost-jelly formula so you could still see the shimmers without the opacity dulling them.  Because of this, I used three thick coats for my photos, but you could probably do four thin coats if that floats your boat.

TOWL is probably up in my top favorite BEGLs ever, and I just love the effect it gives.  It's vampy and yet demure.  It would be a great work appropriate color that has just enough extra umph to make it fun.  I didn't have any staining issues with this one, which is great because my nails and skin tend to not like deep reds/pinks.

Might Not Recover

This is probably one of my blingiest polishes.  It contains platinum flakes, silver reflective beads, silver holographic microglitters, and purple/lavender holographic microglitters.  This one seriously shines like only one other polish I've ever made.  The first coat can be a tad tricky depending on your base coat, but you can easily use the dab method to get great coverage in two coats.  Here, I've worn three to make sure I covered up any bald spots.

Please note that reflective beads are slightly heavier than normal glitters, so they may sink to the bottom of your bottle.  Simply roll your bottle upside down between your hands or store it upside down while you're prepping your manicure to mix them back in.  I used two coats of Seche Vite to get a super glossy finish as it does dry a bit textured.

Siren Sweetheart

Siren Sweetheart is a clear based glitter topper packed with blue/green iridescent glitters in varying shapes and sizes, white glitters in hexes, squares, rectangles, dots, diamonds, and stars, and periwinkle glitters in hexes, dots, and mini stars.  Application was relatively easy, but you may have to dig a bit for some of the larger glitter pieces unless you store it upside down during your mani prep.

Here, I've worn it in one coat and a few glitter placements over BEGL Hydrangea and accent of Cult Nails Tempest.  It looks thicker than it really is, so I'm not sure why my photos are doing that.  I only needed one coat of Seche Vite to make it smooth and glassy.

Again, the preorder for the Crooked Hearts Collection is open at my shop until tomorrow at 3:30 pm est.  If there's anything left after I fill the preorders, I'll be adding it to the shop.  So, which are you most excited about?

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer February Releases Part 1

And we've got another Blue-Eyed Girl lacquer release coming up!  This time, I'll be releasing the Crooked Hearts Collection as well as a new siren in the numbered siren LE series, Siren Sweetheart.  The sale will be 2.9.2015 at 3:30 pm est, so make sure you get there early to grab what you want!  All photos for this post are taken indoors under artificial daylight lamps.  Also, I'm wearing cuties right now while I wait for my nails to grow out.  [If you don't know what cuties are, they are intentionally short nails that aren't really nubs because they're still shaped nicely and aren't the product of a break.]  Ok, let's take a look!

Created by me.

Together Dead and Lonely

TDAL is a black jelly loaded with silver and red holographic microglitters.  It's a pretty opaque polish, but you can still see the holo glitters fairly well.  The glitters came out of the bottle easily and spread well without the need to use the dab method.  I used two coats for full opacity and only needed one coat of Seche Vite to even out the glitters.  Dry time was average.

Believin' Won't Fly

BWF is a blackened navy creme with a very strong blue flash.  Application was easy and didn't require any cleanup.  I only needed two coats for full opacity, and I used one coat of Seche Vite to create a glossy finish.

Sick Inside Wondering

SIW is a medium-bright green creme with strong blue shimmer.  It dries to a satiny finish, so I have shown you photos both with and without topcoat.  I got to full opacity in two coats, but I used three for my photos to ensure I didn't have any bald spots.  Since it's a matte, it's definitely one that you need to be patient with between coats so that you don't drag over the bits that aren't quite dry.  The consistency made application fairly easy, so I didn't have any issue with cleanup.

As I mentioned above, the Crooked Hearts Collection will be available at the BEGL shop starting 2.9.2015 at 3:30 pm est.  I'll have the rest of the collection plus the new Siren up on Friday, so make sure you check back then.  The 6 polish Crooked Hearts Collection comes in both full size (13ml) and mini size (10ml) bottles.  The full sized set will cost $58 plus shipping with the mini set at $32 plus shipping.  The shifter and the platinum flakie will be $12 (full) or $6 (mini), and the rest will be $8.50 (full) or $5 (mini).  Siren Sweetheart will only be available in full size and will cost $8.50.  Which are you the most excited about?