Aurora Borealis, Alaska
The Aurora Borealis has definitely been an inspiration for Aurora Lacquers.
And I'm so happy it did. They create MAGIC!As they say : " The Magical night skies have a lot of meaning, the light patterns and stars to be seen are endless. Aurora Lacquers bring life to all dream and fantasies the subconscious has to say. This is our way of putting our imaginations into bottles."
I think its an incredible way of "Catching the Light " on our nails. ( Did you catch the reference to my blog name? )
Lets get onto the good stuff---nail polish!
These polishes are from the Mystic Mermaid collection. All are available right now at their store. Grab these while you can, ladies. They will go fast.
First up is Siren's Aura, which is a lovely amethyst linear holo with a slight duochrome shift.
Clearly, the holo shines through!
Outside, the day was not sunny. Of course, the weather wouldn't cooperate with me. I love the polish this way.
Lovely holo, you can also see the duochrome shift in this picture.
It was a shame the sun wasn't out this day. The holo was still visible but of course in direct sunlight the effect was much stronger.
Next up is Sailor Eye's
Sailor Eye's is a teal-blue linear holo with shimmery purple flecks.
I used a Kiss nail tattoo,on top of Sailor Eyes. Even with the clear backing of the tattoo, the holo shines through. That is amazing♥
I love the holo rainbow!
This is such a stunning color. I got so many compliments.
Now we have Nixie, which is a clear base glitter with assorted sizes of green, teal and blue glitter. You can get opaque coverage of this polish with 3-4 coats or of course use it as a top coat.
Btw, Nixie means "Water Sprite" .
This is just three coats of Nixie! Nothing underneath!
This is on top of Sailor Eyes.
Look at the sparkle! Reminds me of a mermaids tail.
Now, last but definitely not least, we have Nerina, which is a blue lagoon creme.
In Greek, Nerina means "The Sea Nymphs"
This is Nerina, stamped with Siren's Aura. While it doesn't look that visible in the picture, in real life the effect was stunning.
Outside, in full sun
Inside, taken with Ott light. I think this is the most accurate color representation.
All Aurora Lacquers are made with a 5-free Base. There is no camphor, toluene, formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate ( DBP ) or formaldehyde resins.
All polishes come with 2 stainless steel mixing balls.
Prices are very reasonable for indie polishes. Holo's are $12, glitter/crellys $10, Cremes are $8.
Personally, reviewing these polishes was a pleasure. I think their formulas applied wonderfully. No running, pooling and it didn't flood my cuticles. The dry time was fast. I wore each polish for 5 days, following my normal routines. I cleaned, did laundry, dishes, even scrubbed the bathroom floor. At the end of day 5, there was very little visible tip wear and no chipping. A huge thumbs up for that!
Underneath all the polishes I used Sally Hansen Nail Rehab. On the glitters and cremes, I used Top Seal topcoat.
The polishes are available NOW, at
http://www.auroralacquers.com/
Lisa and September have created a lovely line of polishes. I would run, not walk to buy them
Go Go Go- they will be gone in a flash!
They also have other colors that I will purchasing in the near future. I want, no need,
Violet Shore- an electric violet creme
Mint Meadows- minty gold/green with shimmer/glitter
Bursting with Pride- a glitter bomb packed with holo hex glitters AND shiny silver holo stars
Seashell Tides- a white crelly with small aqua and purple glitters
My Fair Lily- a pale pink creme
I think Aurora Lacquers has captured all sorts of mystical lights in their polishes. I can't wait to see what they have in the future. I know they are working on the fall collection now. They also have fast restocks so if you missed your favorite today, don't worry. They'll be back!
A few more pictures for your viewing pleasure.
