Indie Love! Where To Buy What!

Well, I it seems I'm always looking for websites, blogs, facebook pages, or etsy shops that sell Indie brands. Here I'm compiling a list of links to make it easier for myself and others where to buy:

I will be updating this as I find more brands and places that sell them. I will probably end up making this into a separate page to I can keep up with it better, but this is just to start off...
All That Glitters
Alta Costura Vernis
Amy's Nail Boutique
AquaDaisy
Black Cat Lacquer
Candeo Colors

• Facebook
• Llarowe- coming soon

Crows Toes

• Overall Beauty

Cult Nails

• Overall Beauty

Dandy Nails

• Facebook

Darling Diva Polish
Daring Digits
Dollish Polish:

• Overall Beauty
• Llarowe- coming soon

Elevation Polish

• Etsy

Elixir Lacquer
Enchanted Polish
Glitter Lacquer
Glitter Daze
KB Shimmer
Lac Attack
Lacey Lou's Nail Stockpile
Lacquistry
Lush Lacquer
LynB Designs
Lynnderella
nAil'Dit
Nail Venturous

• Blog

Nerd Lacquer (not available right now)
Nostalgic

• Overall Beauty

Pam's Girly Bits
Rainbow Honey

Maybelline Color Show Denims

Good Sunday to all! I hope everyone is having a super weekend. So, I have quite a post to share, so let's get to it! Warning: pic heavy!
Today I wanted to show you a couple of new Maybelline polishes that I got a while back. I've never worn Maybelline before- maybe when I was a teen, but they release a new Color Show line that sales for only $2.99 a bottle. Couldn't pass that up! I got a bunch of them, nothing really special and unique. But, I did get a couple grouped as Denims, which are shimmery, flaky blues that I thought looked great and were blog-worthy.

First, is Denim Dash, which is the lighter of the two:

What impressed me about these polishes was that I only used one coat for both! It was a wonderful opaque shimmer and applied very smoothly.

Denim Dash closeup

Then I thought I'd get all fancy and add one coat of Sally Hansen HD DVD, which is a micro-flaky iridescent purple and blue- this is meant more as a layering or top polish as it is very sheer and doesn't look good on it's own.

Denim Dash                                                  Denim Dash with DVD

I just loved this combination and took like a million pictures...I still had to narrow it down and I could do any less than this! sorry!

Just a side note: I think it's' time to thin out my bottle of Seche Vite- it was so goopy it was stringy almost like a glue gun. Since I don't have any polish thinner, here's my system real quick:
I keep about 5 bottles of it on hand (available at Wal-Mart and Sally's for about $8 a bottle, but if you have a Sally's card, there are usually deals to get free top and basecoats) and use about 3 at a time. I have them listed on the bottom from thickest (oldest) to newest. When one becomes too thick I just add more from the second bottle...and so on. It works for me until I come up with something better! Ok, back to the polish...

Next, is the darker of the Denims, Styled Out:

Again, I used one coat of Styled Out and a thick coat of Seche Vite. I just loved this little polish and can see myself using it for stamping.

Styled Out closeup

Here is Styled Up with DVD on top:

I liked this one with no top coat. Gives it kind of a matte look. I love the iridescent shimmer of the different shades of purple and blue. Here they are compared side by side:

Honestly, I couldn't really tell the difference since the polish was dark to begin with. But, nevertheless, this was a fun swatch. Lastly, here are the Denim Dash and Styled Out together:



Denim Dash                                                                           Styled Out

I don't really wear these brands I guess because they're so well known and usually not unique. Most of the colors have been around for a while, but I really liked these and at such a great bargain they are great polishes and I was impressed enough to take a ton of pictures! Let me know what you think? Have you tried any of the new Maybelline Color Show line?

NERD LACQUER GIVEAWAY!

Well, I have been pondering this decision lately and I have decided to GIVEAWAY my extra Nerd Lacquer polishes!! (FYI: These aren't the actual polish I've used- I have 2 of each, so they are NEW). I have been looking ALL OVER the internet and blogs for people/sites selling Nerd Lacquer polishes (like Ninja Polish and Harlow & Co.) and I've yet to find any that are actually in stock! So...I decided instead of auctioning these beauties on ebay or selling them privately I have decided to give them away because I'm just awesome like that...jk. I don't feel it's fair to those who can't pay $40-$60 for ONE  polish that would normally sell for $10.

Well, without further ado, here is what I'm doing:
There will be 4 WINNERS- ONE POLISH PER WINNER. The giveaway starts now and will end on July 23- one month. So, enter all you can and good luck!!

ENDS JULY 23!!!

UPDATE: THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY

Above are the polishes Resolutionary, Carbon Allotrope, Event Horizon, and Gorramit. I have swatched these polishes previously . These polishes are new, but very sought after and they are FREE! All you have to do is enter through the Rafflecopter below:

UPDATE: THE BUTTON ON RAFFLECOPTER TO "LIKE" THE FACEBOOK PAGE WASN'T PUT IN CORRECTLY. YOU CAN CLICK ON THE "LIKE" BUTTON WIDGET IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER.  THEN PUT YOUR FB NAME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING ELSE!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

UPDATE: IF YOU DON'T ENTER THROUGH RAFFLECOPTER, UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T COUNT YOUR ENTRIES. WHEN I PICK A WINNER I WILL USE A RANDOM GENERATOR THAT WILL USE ENTRIES FROM RAFFLECOPTER ONLY. IF YOU'RE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE RAFFLECOPTER PLEASE EMAIL ME @ sassylacquer@hotmail.com. SORRY AND THANK YOU!!

Please email or message me with any questions!!

Dollish Polish Random Dancing

Good Wednesday to all! So, we're halfway done with this week, yesterday was the first day of summer and we are already breaking records with this awful heat! It was 100 degrees today in northern Louisiana. I got in my car after I got off work and I had to roll my window down and hang my head out just to be able to breathe!!

Well, I have been shopping for the past couple of weeks for some new polish and finally decided on the indie brand K.B. Shimmer, who just opened their shop back up for a while. I also got some soap samples that I'm super excited to try!

Today, I thought I'd post on some old swatches from another indie brand- Dollish Polish. I have been trying to catch her again when she has some polishes in stock, but I always seem to just miss her:( But a while back- when she was still on Etsy I got a couple of polishes, one of which I am showing today, Random Dancing.

 If I had painted all my fingernails with this wonderful glitter I would have used to whole bottle! It's got so many different glitters in it, but it took me a LOT of layers to cover my full nail. I didn't use any color as a base so this ended up being VERY thick, but looked awesome once I applied like 10 coats! For my other nails I used 2 coats of Color Club Warhol, which is actually a bright, almost neon pink, but appears bright red in these pictures. No matter what kind of light I used it came out red, but with all the different glitter colors it matched. I would apply a few coats of Random Dancing then kind of push it around with my fingers since the base of this polish has a jelly-like consistency that I very much like. I made it easy to put the glitter where I wanted it on my nail. And I finished it off with Seche Vite, of course:)

Sadly, a couple of weeks ago my step-son, who likes to get a couple of my polishes and carry them around...he happened to get this polish and had it in his mouth and the ate the "Dollish Polish" sticker right off the polish, so now it looks like it has no name or brand:( BUT, I did manage to take these pictures before it was "destroyed"...

China Glaze Pink Plumeria

Hello all polish lovers!! Hope everyone had a good weekend! Allen and I took Kade to his cousin's birthday party- Princesses & Pirates was the theme. We didn't dress him up, but they had pirate hats for all. Here's my lil mate!

Kade

Then, today we went to eat in Ruston to kinda celebrate our 1 year anniversay, then we did some fun grocery shopping- NOT. Never again will I ask Allen to help me with groceries lol. He was ready to leave after 15 minutes! So...anyways, I made him stop by Sally's, so I could try to pick up some new polish. I found a few of CG Summer Neons. I am actually showing you the one I wasn't looking for, but really liked, Pink Plumeria.

If you've been following other nail blogs, you've probably already seen this collection. Neons seem to be the trend for this summer, because every popular polish brand has a collection. I'd really like to get my hands on some Orly and OPI, but haven't really seen anymore in stores, but haven't had a lot of time to shop. By the time I get around to it, something else will be in...oh well. Story of my life. Ha.

So, since the closing of Picnik.com :( I have been using Picmonkey.com, which is from the same people, but free.  They don't have as much, but enough to edit my pictures. I finally decided to use the new collage option and found it very useful for this review.

Left: Direct Sunlight                                                       Right: Outside in shade

I used Seche Clear as basecoat, then 3 generous coats of CG Pink Plumeria, then finished up with a thick coat of Seche Vite. As you can see, the direct sunlight really brings out the coral and shimmer. I love both and think this is a great polish. As always I love China Glaze, but it's not always as opaque as I think it should be. After 2 coats I could still see an outline of my nail beds so I used one more coat just to be sure. Maybe I should have used white as a base color, but I didn't think I needed it.

Left: Direct sunlight                                                 Right: Outside in shade

When comparing these two up close side by side I couldn't believe this is the same nail color! You can see the flecks of gold, purple and pink on the left. So beautiful and girly. Such an awesome color! You can't see it on the right picture but the pink is very neon shimmery- which I haven't seen alot of. It's very pretty and classy looking when inside under artifical light. So, it's like I'm wearing a different polish depending on what kind of light or setting I'm under....how cool!

Left: Direct Sunlight                                                          Right: Outside in shade

And if I dared, I could upload a picture I took on my phone to upload to FB. It was so bright it look it like I was in the dark and showed up really neon- which I suppose this color made it to the Summer Neons Collection...