Nerd Lacquer: Regeneration

Guess what I've got today?  More Doctor Who Nerd Lacquer!! 

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This crazy-Matt-gif is becoming a thing, isn't it?  I love it.  Today's polish is Regeneration, an orange jelly base with tons of different sizes of gold, yellow, and orange glitter packed in.  

Since I'm done watching all of Eleven's episodes, I'm working on going back and watching series 1-4 with Nine and Ten.  Since I'm watching Nine right now, I figured it was only fair to include a little Eccleston.  ;)  Relevant, I promise.  What is regeneration, you ask? 

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Here's a tip: don't shoot a girl while she's regenerating!  

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I used three thin coats of Regeneration for full coverage, topped with one thick coat of Seche Vite for a smooth finish.  These photos are in the lightbox.  

Unfortunately, I quickly came to the realization that this polish looked absolutely horrible on my skin tone; it looks better in photos than in person though.  My skin hates oranges like the Doctor hates pears.  I quickly came to this conclusion about this polish: 

But then:

Fandom crossover WIN.  The combination of Nerd Lacquer and Doctor Who is just too awesome to not like, even if the polish in question looks like a dog vomited on my fingers against my skin tone.  You can bet I'll be wearing it again, quite possibly on Christmas day as I mourn the loss of Matt Smith.  

Just to see if it made things better, I matted it with one coat of Essie Matte About You.  The Doctor still hates pears.  

So, what are your thoughts on this polish?  I like it in theory, but it just looks awful on my skin.  Ah well, can't win them all!  Now the most important question: who is your favourite Doctor??  I haven't seen all of new Who yet; I've watched almost all of Nine's episodes as of last night, and in all fairness I haven't really seen enough of Ten to judge, but I think that Eleven will always be my favourite, since he was my first Doctor.  I'll be super sad to see him go in the Christmas special, but at the same time I'm excited to see who will be cast as Twelve!  Opinions; let me hear them!  :)

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La Couleur Couture Summer Giveaway

Hi all!  This giveaway is a bit overdue, but it's finally just started to feel like summer here over the past week or two!  To celebrate, I'm giving away five of my favourite Spring/Summer Collection La Couleur Couture polishes to one lucky winner! 

A HUGE heartfelt thank-you to Farima from LaCC for providing these polishes for a giveaway!  I chose my five favourite shades, pictured above; the winner will receive these five brand-new bottles.  The colours are, left to right, 1977, 1992, 1968, 1972, and 2011.  Here are some swatches (from my own personal bottles) to give you a better idea.  ;) 

1977, 2 coats, LaCC 2013 top coat

1992, 3 coats, LaCC 2013 top coat

1968, 2 coats, LaCC 2013 top coat

1972, 2 coats, LaCC 2013 top coat

2011, 3 coats, LaCC 2013 top coat

Entries will be taken through the Rafflecopter widget below.  Technical stuff!!  This giveaway is open to Canada and the continental US.  Must be 18 or older, or have parental permission to enter.   I will package the prize to the best of my ability, but am not responsible for anything that happens to the package after it leaves my hands.  The winner will be emailed by me, and will have 24 hours to respond with a valid mailing address; otherwise another winner will be chosen. 

This giveaway starts now, and will end in one week, at 12AM on July 17th (same as midnight on the 16th).  It's a quick one, since I'm leaving to go out of town for a month  on the 20th and want to get it shipped out before I leave.  Rafflecopter time!  Good luck to all!  :D

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Le Bunny Bleu Giveaway Winner!

A winner has been chosen through Rafflecopter for the $75 gift certificate for Le Bunny Bleu...

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Congratulations!!  I've emailed the winner to be notified (and congratulated!) on her win; you will also be emailed directly by Karimah from Le Bunny Bleu with the gift voucher code!  If I do not hear back within 48 hours, another winner will be chosen.  

My gratitude goes out to Le Bunny Bleu for generously sponsoring this giveaway, and thanks to everyone who entered!!  I've got another giveaway planned (with polish this time) which will be up in the next few days, so keep an eye out for that!! ;)

Nerd Lacquer: Exterminate

Today brings MORE NERD LACQUER!!  This polish is a tribute to a classic Doctor Who villain that everyone loves to hate, the Daleks.  I've even done a Dalek accent nail to go along with this one!!  Woot woot! 

Another crazy Matt gif. Because I can.

This is three thin coats of Nerd Lacquer Exterminate, with a Dalek accent nail à la Accio Lacquer!  I scraped down the inside of the bottle with a toothpick and turned it upside-down for a while before using it, to stir up the glitters that were stuck to the bottle.  The base for the ring finger was done before all that, so it doesn't have much glitter on it (on purpose.) 

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Only one coat of Seche Vite here again, same as I Think You Call Me... Sexy which I posted the other day.  These photos are in the light box as well, because otherwise you lose all the great detail of the individual glitters!  

Uh-oh, someone's flipped the Dalek upside-down.  It's not going to be happy.  Basically, RUN! 

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For the accent nail, I used striping tape from the Born Pretty Store for the stripes, and the "eggs" (oh, Rory...) are some studs that I picked up at the drugstore a while ago.  The colours worked perfectly and I was super happy with how this mani came out; I ended up liking Exterminate a lot more than I had initially expected!  :)

My apologies, but if you've now got a lemming for this hate-filled beauty, getting your hands on it could be quite difficult.  To best exterminate your desire for this, I suggest browsing nail polish Facebook groups for anyone looking to re-home a bottle, and stalk the Nerd Lacquer Google+ page (has anyone figured out how to use that yet?) for updates on any future restocks! 

Sorry once again, Mishka. Source. 

Whovians, it's your turn!  Sound off in the comments, let me hear your thoughts on this Nerd Lacquer!  :)

Nerd Lacquer: I Think You Call Me... Sexy

About a week ago, I received the most exciting package of nail mail ever!!  I thought I had long ago accepted the fact that I would never own any Nerd Lacquers, but thanks to a few people in a Facebook group, I now have FIVE Nerds, and three more on the way that I managed to snatch up from the restock last week!! 

You go, Matt. 

Anyways, the main reason I've been so awful about posting the past week or two is that I've been spending all my time watching Doctor Who.  I've become completely obsessed, and have spent hours pouring over every episode of new Who (haven't got to the classics yet) but with the arrival of my Nerd Lacquers, I figured it was time to share!  Who's ready to get their Whovian on with me?  :D 

The first polish I put on was inspired by none other than the old girl herself, the TARDIS.

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This is *EDIT: three coats. Oops!* of I Think You Call Me... Sexy.  It's a gorgeous deep blue jelly/shimmer base; there's tons of silver and blue glitters packed in there, I'm not sure how it all fits!  Oh, must be bigger on the inside. 

    

    

            

Totally stole this gif set from Mishka.  Source. 

These first few photos are in my lightbox, since Sexy is so crazy reflective in all her glittery glory, and you miss all the detail without the lightbox.  I only had to use one thick coat of Seche Vite for a smooth finish, which was a pleasant surprise!  

And now, under Mishka's influence, matted Sexy!  Topped with one coat of Essie Matte About You for a glorious velvety smooth TARDIS.  No lightbox here. 

How gorgeous is this polish??  Definitely a wonderful choice for my first Nerd Lacquer!  I've already worn a few of the others, so expect to see those over the next week or two, (if I can tear myself away from Who episodes for long enough to write another post, that is.) 

Your turn!  Do you have any Nerd Lacquer polishes?  Are you lusting after any?  And most importantly, raise your hands all my fellow Whovians!  :D

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piCture pOlish: Ruby Blou

Happy 4th of July to all of my American friends!  I've got a very fitting polish to review today, piCture pOlish Ruby Blou!  

This glitter topper is packed with red, blue, and silver hexes and micro-glitters in a clear base.  As undies, I used two coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls topped with one coat of piCture pOlish White Wedding, which you can see here.  The glitters simply glided onto the nail with no extra effort on my part; the same superior quality I've come to love with all my piCture pOlish shades!  On top is one coat of Seche Vite.  

I've shown this glitter topper once before as part of some nail art, which you can see here.  That time, I paired it with my British, French, and Swiss flags since it matched those colours perfectly.  However, today it's all American!!  

I feel like a bad Canadian posting a July 4th mani while I completely missed out on posting for Canada Day, but I had a community performance that day (at a Canada Day celebration - obviously) and spent the rest of the day with family.  We had a lovely barbecue dinner out on the porch sine June-uary finally decided to get out of here; it' been sweltering these past few days!  

piCture pOlish is available at picturepolish.com.au as well as through lots of other network members around the world. Check out the Network for a full list. 

How do you like this glitter topper?  Did any of you use it for your 4th of July manis?  :)

Disclaimer: The product in this post was sent to me for review and my honest opinion.