Nostalgic Lacquer Gluttony

Here's an oldie but a goodie. You've briefly seen this before, as part of my Thanksgiving Day manicure. But here it is! This is Nostalgic Lacquer Gluttony, which was a limited edition release as part of her Seven Deadly Sins collection. Gluttony is a rainbow glitter that contains a variety of glitter shapes and color in a clear base.

Here I layered Gluttony over Julep Alysson. You definitely need dab on Gluttony, because the glitters won't want to stay put if you try to play them like a regular polish. I ended up using two coats because I thought one coat was too sparse. While there is a lot of glitter in the polish, you do have to do a little bit of fishing for some of the larger pieces. But generally, it's fairly easy to apply.

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I love how this looks over the neutral base color-- I had seen other bloggers do this but I had done it myself. Definitely a winner in my book!

Nostalgic Lacquer Envy

Tonight I have another green polish to share with you. Envy was a limited edition polish that was available last summer as part of the Seven Deadly Sins collection and I've had this swatch sitting in a folder since July. Yes, July! Whoops. Nostalgic Lacquer describes Envy as "large silver and black hex glitter, small green and white hex glitter and black bar glitter" and it's suspended in a clear base. I decided to layer Envy over American Apparel Zuma Beach, which is a pea green crelly.

Here I dabbed on two coats of Envy and the formula was ok-- a little on the thick side, but as long as you dab it on it's not too bad. The color mix is good and while I'm not a fan of bar glitter, I like it in this polish.

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I like how the dark green glitter pops against the lighter green. I love this manicure!

Nostalgic Lacquer Rock Me Amadeus

This is the last polish from the Nostalgic Lacquer New Wave Winter collection! Rock Me Amadeus is based on the song of the same name, released in 1985 by Falco. The song is a little weird, but the polish is great. Nostalgic Lacquer describes this polish as a "white base with burgundy, black, aqua and purple squares and hexes in multiple sizes."

Due to the milky white base, Rock Me Amadeus is a bit sheer, but you can build it up. I used about three and a half coats here-- mostly the half coat was to cover up some patchy spots on the nail. Using a white base color would help with any patchiness but this still applies pretty easily and looks great on the nail.

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Another gorgeous Nostalgic Lacquer polish! Yet again I really love the color combination of the glitter. And that finishes up the New Wave Winter collection! There are some real beauties in here-- I love them all!

Nostalgic Lacquer Girls On Film

Tonight I have another polish from the New Wave Winter collection, based on a song from one of my favorite bands-- Duran Duran! Duran Duran is quintessential New Wave (to me, anyway) and I love them! Girls On Film was originally released in 1981, and then re-released in 1983, which is it when it became popular in the US. Nostalgic Lacquer describes it as a "bubble gum pink base with hot pink and purple glitters in various sizes and shapes."

Girls On Film built up really nicely after the first coat, which was a little sheer in the first coat (though not terribly). I wore three coats of this polish on its own, without a top coat. I found that if I alternated between normal application and dabbing some of the glitters around, it was easy enough to apply.

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I was actually surprised at how much I loved this polish. Usually, I'm not a big fan of milky pinks, but it's the hot pink glitters that make me love this. It's girly but has a nice pop to it. Look for this to potentially make a showing as part of my Valentine's Day manicure, though I'm particularly uncreative right now.

Nostalgic Lacquer Karma Chameleon

Tonight I have another polish from the Nostalgic Lacquer New Wave Winter collection, Karma Chameleon. This is the second of three glitter polishes in a milky white base from this collection. Karma Chameleon is named after the 1983 song by Culture Club (which, according to Wikipedia, is one of the best-selling singles of all time). Nostalgic Lacquer describes Karma Chameleon as a "milky white base with a sweet rainbow of pastel colored glitters in various sizes floating around inside."

The milky white base of Karma Chameleon is definitely on the sheer side, but you can build it up. Here I used three coats (and maybe dabbed on another half layer) to get opaque coverage. In the future I would probably layer this over a white base. Like the other polishes from this collection, it takes some getting used to when first applying it, but once you get the hang of it it's easy enough. It dries quickly and to a relatively smooth finish despite the glitter.

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The pastel glitters in this are so spring-like and beautiful. This has a very whimsical feeling to it. It also reminds me of candy, or Easter. Easter candy? In any case, this is a very pretty polish and I plan on reaching for this as the days start to get longer. 

Nostalgic Lacquer Personal Jesus

Tonight I have another polish from Nostalgic Lacquer's New Wave Winter collection. This time we have a classic New Wave band, Depeche Mode-- one of my favorite bands. Personal Jesus is described as a "dark grey base with teal, white and purple glitters in various sizes. This is extremely buildable on it's own and is mostly opaque in 2 coats."

Just like the other two polishes I've showed you so far from this collection, Personal Jesus goes on slightly sheer, but builds up. I found that I needed at least 3 coats to make it opaque and had to dab on a bit more to cover some patchy areas. I think next time I would layer this polish. What I really like is that even with the darker base color, the glitter doesn't get lost it in.

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Again, this polish feels very unique to me. Love the grey base and the mix of colors.