HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE LACQUER LOUNGE!

Hey guys! I just wanted to do a quick post wishing everyone a fun and safe Halloween! I can't believe October is over and done with! Which of course means Christmas is just around the corner!


Here is a round up of all the Halloween post at The Lacquer Lounge:


China Glaze Haunting Collection 

• It's Alive!
• Haunting

Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers

• Purple Potion 
• Creepy Pumpkin 
• Black Magic 
• Night Glow 

Wet n Wild On the Prowl Collection

• Behind Closed Doors
• Cougar Attack

OPI Pair'em and Scare'em (Zom-Body To Love & Black Shatter)

OPI Spookettes 

Sally Hansen - Pumpkin Spice

The Halloween (no art skill necessary) manicure

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Collection Halloween 2011

This is a round up of my links to this collection the only one I didn't do a post on was the Night Glow the glow in the dark polish. I'll put a few pictures of it below.

• Purple Potion - a black with fuchsia glitter
• Creepy Pumpkin - a bright orange jelly shimmer
• Black Magic - a black with multi-coloured glitter
• Night Glow - Glow in the dark 

Wet n Wild - Behind Closed Doors (On The Prowl Collection Halloween 2011)

This is one of the two polishes I bought from the Wet n Wild On The Prowl Halloween collection. This is colour is called Behind Closed Doors. The other polish I bought from this collection was Cougar Attack (click here to see swatches). On The Prowl was a Halloween collection from Wet n Wild and had 8 limited edition polishes. Behind Closed Doors is a close match to Deborah Lippmann's Ruby Red Slippers. Both are a black base with red hexagon glitter and regular glitter scattered throughout.

I used one coat of OPI Black Onyx (plain black creme) and one coat of Behind Closed Doors, finished with Seche Vite top coat. I'm totally loving this. I'm just not totally sure when I'd actually wear this but the red really does pop against the black. I highly suggest using a black base with this one. 

This collection was very hard to come by. When I did find these they were at a SuperStore in the Halloween section. They were $2.99 CAD each. I'm sure glad I found it!

Wet n Wild - Cougar Attack (On The Prowl Collection Halloween 2011)

I'm so glad I finally found this one! This is Cougar Attack from Wet n Wild's On The Prowl Halloween Collection. It's a close match to Deborah Lippmann's Superstar. Both are copper/amber glitter with a medium brown base, total gorgeousness. This is over OPI Black Onyx (plain black creme). I used two coats of OPI Black Onyx and one coat of Cougar Attack finished with one coat of Seche Vite top coat.  I really wanted to try this over a chocolate brown polish, but realized I don't have any plain dark brown cremes! Browns have never been my thing, but I should try one sometime. 

I found this one at SuperStore in the Halloween section. The only place I've seen displays of the On The Prowl Collection in Vancouver is in SuperStore, and I've noticed that not all SuperStores have the displays. Very hit or miss. It was $2.99 CAD and 100% worth it!

The Halloween (no art skills necessary) Manicure

I have to say Halloween is the perfect time to bust out that "old" bottle of shatter/crackle nail polish. It's amazing how quickly fashion has it's turn around. I remember the first time I wore out my OPI Black Shatter and the girl at the MAC store was in complete awe, that was only this March! It's so funny, Black Shatter was completely hard to find, girls would stalk salons to find it and the salons that DID have it would charge up to $15 for a bottle! Now you can buy it anywhere. I feel like I've been tired of shatter for ages now. So this would be the perfect time to get some use out of it. I don't know about you but I keep my nail polishes in a dark closet but my OPI Shatter has gone very chunky already. So I figure it'll be a good time to get probably the last use out of it.

Anyways this is Wet N Wild Creepy Pumpkin (click here to see it on it's own) with a layer of OPI Black Shatter and Seche Vite top coat. I looooove how this turned out. The beautiful orange shimmer peaking out looks amazing. Perfect for girls like me that have a phobia of nail art. It doesn't take a lot of time and it has zero chances of going wrong... and so pretty! Look at the orange underneath!

THANKS FOR DROPPING IN!

Wet n Wild - Black Magic (Fantasy Makers Collection Halloween 2011)

This would have to be my least favourite of the Fantasy Makers this year. This is Black Magic, is one of the four polishes from the Fantasy Makers Collection. Black Magic is a black creme with subtle copper colour glitter. It's so subtle you can barely see in when on the nail. This is two coats with one coat of Seche Vite top coat. I have such a love/hate relationship with Seche Vite, you can see the terrible shrinkage around the edges. 

Fantasy Makers can be found in London Drugs, Superstore (click here), Zellers, and Shoppers Drug Mart from what I know. They are about $3 CAD each. 

Wet n Wild - Creepy Pumpkin (Fantasy Makers Collection Halloween 2011)

I'm still loving these cute bottles. My only beef with them is to close them tightly they look off. Anyways this is Creepy Pumpkin from Wet n Wilds Fantasy Makers Collection. Its a bright orange jelly with tons of light orange glass flake type shimmer in it. It's gorgeous! I used two coats and you could still see a the nail underneath. 

Fantasy Makers can be found in London Drugs, Superstore (click here), Zellers, and Shoppers Drug Mart from what I know. They are about $3 CAD each. 

Wet n Wild - Purple Potion (Fantasy Makers Collection Halloween 2011)

I love how cute these bottles are! Fantasy Makers this year has four different colours that I know of. This one is Purple Potion. Fantasy Makers are from the brand Wet n Wild and they come out for Halloween. This colour seems to be the same as Wet n Wild's Night Prowl from there permanent line. 

Purple Potion is a black jelly base with fuchsia glitter. I used two coats plus a coat of Seche Vite top coat. I felt like a top coat was a must for this one, because it lost a lot of shine once it dried. This one was one of my favourites of the collection, it's a lot like Deborah Lippmann's Bad Romance minus the hexagon glitter.

Fantasy Makers can be found in London Drugs, Superstore (click here), and Zellers from what I know. They are about $3 CAD each. 

SPOTTED - SuperStore Nail Polish Shopping...

I did a little shopping this weekend. I thought I'd show you some of the newest displays from my trip. Above is the Expressionist Collection from Revlon which FINALLY has arrived here in Canada. It also has CARBONITE on it! Click here to see my post and swatches on this collection. Click here to see my post and swatches on Carbonite.

China Glaze - Haunting (Haunting Collection Halloween 2011)

China Glaze always has the most amazing Halloween collections. I was happy with last years and I'm happy with this years even more! This is China Glaze's Haunting from the Haunting collection. It's a simple colour but stunning.

A black creme with silver glitter. It took two coats to get a nice opacity. It actually didn't seem that gritty without a top coat but I used one anyway, I used Seche Vite. I love dark colours.

China Glaze is available in Canada at Chatters, select salons, and on e-tailers. They retail for $8 CAD. I bought mine on a recent trip to the states and it was $6.99 US at an Ulta.  Below is a promo pic from China Glaze. From left to right: Haunting, It's Alive (see swatches here), Near Dark, and Crimson. 

China Glaze - It's Alive (Haunting Collection Halloween 2011)

ahhhh I die. This lacquer is China Glaze's It's Alive from their new Halloween collection that they just came out with. The Haunting Collection consists of:

- It's Alive (bright green glitter)

- Haunting (black with silver glitter)

- Crimson (purple reddish creme)

- Near Dark (dark green creme)

- Ghoulish Glow (glow in the dark top coat) 

 - Black Mesh (black shatter)

It's Alive is a dark green jelly base with small and larger sized olive colour glitter. 

It has a really nice depth to it.

I used two coats of It's Alive and one coat of Seche Vite top coat. Without a top coat it was too gritty.  Removal was actually not that bad, I used nail polish remove with acetone. 

Soooo.. Do you love it? I Do! It kinda reminds me of Kermit the Frog! This is my favourite Halloween lacquer I've tried this year so far. China Glaze is available in Canada at Chatters, select salons, and on e-tailers. They retail for $8 CAD. I bought mine on a recent trip to the states and it was $6.99 US at at Ulta. I'll have more swatches of this collection coming soon!

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Pumpkin Spice (Halloween 2011)

I don't know about you, but here in Vancouver it feels like Summer just started. It's September 4 and it's the first day my apartment was too hot to handle. Hence, I made my way to the air-conditioned mall to grab a cool drink and take a look around. Now Pumkin Spice I've seen around for almost a month now and just never picked up, but for some reason today I had to have it. I kept telling myself it was too much like China Glaze's Ick-A-Bod-Y from last years Awakening Halloween collection to justify me buying it... but I still bought it. No will power.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pumkin Spice (three coats)

After I swatched it I thought it was terribly ugly. Like really really fug. So I played around with it a bit and compared it to last year China Glaze's Ick-A-Bod-Y. And I'm glad I didn't just give up on it, over black I think I like it better then Ick-A-Bod-Y.

Left to Right

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Pumkin Spice (three coats)

China Glaze - Ick-A-Bod-Y (three coats)

OPI - Black Onyx (two coats) & Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Pumkin Spice (one coat)

OPI - Black Onyx (two coats) & China Glaze Ick-A-Body (one coat)

As you can see both polished look much better over Black. They both have a clear black base that takes many coats to build up something more opque. They both have the same orange glitter but China Glaze's has much more. I think I might like Pumpkin Spice more... I'm a little torn, it all depends on how much sparkle you like I guess. 

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear retails for $3.50 CND (and about the same in US). It can be found many places, this particular bottle is from London Drugs, I haven't seen the displays with Pumpkin Spice out anywhere else yet. London Drugs usually has the Limited Edition displays out first. 

China Glaze is a little harder to find in Canada. It' retails for about $7 CND. Ick-A-Bod-Y was a limited edition colour from last Halloween collection only sold at Sally Beauty Supply. In the lower mainland there are two in Surrey and one in Abbotsford and one in Bellingham (if your a cross boarder shopper). China Glaze is also sold at many salons.

I'd love to read our comments on the two! Thanks!

OPI Pair'em Scare'em Limited Edition Halloween 2011 Pack

Ummmmm cool! K I love this set. This is OPI's Pair'em Scare'em Halloween pack. OPI also came out with a pack of four minis called the Spookettes (see pictures here). Both packs had Zom-Body to love a green glow in the dark polish. Pair'em Scare'em had two full size bottles, one Zom-Body to Love and one Black Shatter. 

You can see the packaging is so adorable. Glow in the dark is usually a little hard to work with and usually clumpy but ZBTL was actually not so bad. I suggest shaking well, it doesn't take very long for it to separate. First I'll show you pictures of it by itself. Kinda reminds me of Chanel Jade? Click on the pictures for a closer view!

And now to experiment...

Top: 1 coat plain white polish & 2 coats of Zom-body to Love

Bottom: 4 coats Zom-Body to Love by itself

Top: 1 coat plain white polish & 2 coats of Zom-body to Love & 1 coat Black Shatter

Bottom: 4 coats Zom-Body to Love by itself & 1 coat Black Shatter

From Left to Right:

-4 coats Zom-Body to Love by itself & 1 coat Black Shatter

-1 coat plain white polish & 2 coats of Zom-body to Love & 1 coat Black Shatter

-4 coats Zom-Body to Love by itself

-1 coat plain white polish & 2 coats of Zom-body to Love

Conclusion: I think it looks better (especially in person with a layer of white underneath).

Excuse the Black Shatter mess! I didn't want to open the new bottle that came with it because I have a OPI Black Shatter opened already from when it first came out and it already seemed chunky/crusty. Hmmmmmmmm

Now the fun stuff! Time to turn the lights down...

Final thoughts... Zom-Body to love is amazing, I'm loving it. In the light and in the dark I think it looked more vibrant over a white base (I just used Joe Fresh in White). To see it glow brighter it has so be able to absorb some light. 

OPI Spookettes Limited Edition Halloween Collection 2011

Halloween! I can't believe it. I love Halloween and the whole fall season, so I'm always excited to see the Halloween collections when they start popping up on shelves. This years OPI's Halloween minis are named Spookettes. Its four polishes from left to right named: He's My Boo, Mummy Knows Best, I Only Date Werewolves, & Zom-Body to Love. As usual adorable names. Much different then last years Go Goth Halloween Collection, which was rich dark colours. Zom-Body to Love is a glow in the dark (see swatches here)! The other three are standard creams. The pack comes with "spooky nail decals" and nail art ideas on the back (see below). It retails for $12 CND. Minis are .4 oz each.

Final thoughts... go with the pack if you really want Zom-Body to Love and don't already have similar cream colours. It's very cute and a little tip: Glow in the dark polishes work great with a white base, so bonus that the pack includes both.