Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Heaven Nail Lacquer, Ruby

There are polishes that absolutely everyone knows about- China Glaze, Orly, OPI, Nfu-Oh, the list goes on and on. They're fabulous polishes, don't get me wrong. But sometimes, it can be fun to find something new, something that hasn't been talked to death already. What can I say, if something's been shown on every other blog already, it makes me think maybe I shouldn't bother showing it?

Then there's the stuff no one talks about. I won't lie. I've been googling myself mad, looking for someone, anyone talking about this stuff. I wondered if the company squeezes live kittens into bottles, or tests their polishes on penguin beaks, upsetting their natural feeding cycle and killing millions every day. Because surely, if a polish was this good, someone would have blogged it by now?

Maybe not. Maybe I'm just lucky, and happened to wander into a place no one has thought to look for interesting new inexpensive nail polishes. If so? AWESOME!! I mean, do you see the polish on my thumb, here? And that, my friends, is without the benefit of a topcoat. This polish is something special, and I cannot say enough good things about it.

This polish is from Heaven Nail Lacquer, in the shade Ruby. You're looking at two coats, no topcoat, shot with a flash. I'm stunned, because honestly, this doesn't capture the beauty of the glitter, the depth of it. This stuff sparkles, with a depth that is absolutely insane. Add a topcoat to it and it's absolutely impossible to stop looking at it.

This bottle of polish cost a grant total of $2, give or take. I think it was $1.99, but I can't swear to it. I'm planning a blog fieldtrip soon, in which I take you all with me to the cosmetics department in which this sweet little beauty lived before it came home with me. This one is my precious, and I think it may be my favorite polish, at least for today.

Now, clearly this one isn't big 3 free. No, it's about as fulla 3 as you can get, but for $2, can you really complain? I wish I could compare it in RL to China Glaze's Ruby Pumps. From what I've seen, this could be very similar to it. It's a rich jelly polish with dense silver microglitter that shines up through the jelly for super depth and interest. I'm serious when I say that when I wear this, I can't stop looking at my fingers. Every time they catch the light, I get a wave of giggles inside, and I feel like I'm wearing Dorothy's ruby slippers on my fingertips!

Of course, I'm also a bit sappy, so it doesn't hurt that my husband got this for me for Mother's day. It's a long story, but a sweet one, and so it makes this polish just that much sweeter. Nothing like a bit of romance to make a great polish even greater!

Take care, lovelies. I've been up all night, and I think I need to curl up with my husband for the few minutes I can and appreciate how lucky I am. Give your honey an extra-loving hug this morning while you can, just because you can. :D

♥, Laynie

6 comments:

  1. This looks amazing! At what store did you find it?

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  2. Zara- I'm being a brat and saving the reveal for the post on the store. I'm hoping to get that up tonight or tomorrow, so you won't have too long to wait!

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  3. I'm glad you like it! I've worn it three or four times already, and I cannot get over how awesome it looks. If I'd remembered to put a top coat on it too, it'd be even better.

    I was having a bit of a stupid day that day. :D

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  4. Sigh .... you're so talented with nail polish. You and Zara both. I can't help but be all extra jealous.

    This should be your favorite polish (for now) because it really looks amazing!

    :)

    Best wishes from one blogger to another,

    ~Zabrinah

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  5. Zabrinah- awww, thank you, but believe me, it's all the help of the techniques I read about on Lacquerized. Honestly, I couldn't hope to put together better tutorials for this stuff.

    Lacquerized nail painting tut:
    http://www.lacquerized.com/2010/05/how-to-how-i-paint-my-nails.html

    Lacquerized cleanup tut:
    http://www.lacquerized.com/2010/02/clean-up-in-6-easy-steps.html

    Those have made all the difference in the world in my nails. Plus her other tutorials are pretty great too, I just realized she has some I haven't seen, so I'm gonna go read those as soon as I finish what I'm doing here! :D

    Also, I SO could have used your blog before I met my husband. I dated creep after jerk after creep. Thankfully, I found a good one with my husband! Your illustrations are great, lots of fun and character!

    Thanks so much for coming by!
    ♥, Laynie

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