Tryst Lacquers: Liaison in London

I was very excited when I saw that Kim (@kimberlymaranan on IG) decided to start her own line of polishes. The previews were so exciting, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on some of those babies! One of the ones I was mostly looking forward to trying was:

Liaison in London by Tryst Lacquers

Liaison in London is described as a medium dusty red jelly-creme (aka "crelly") based filled with tiny black and white hexes. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of reds/pinks on my skin tone, but when I swatched this on my "IG fingers," I had to put in on the rest! I loved it THAT much. The formula was absolutely amazing. Being a "crelly" polish, it is somewhat sheer, but this polish is totally build-able. The best strategy for these types of polishes is to apply them in THIN coats. The first coat was sheer, and it was for the most part opaque in about 3-4 coats. The following swatches show 4 thin coats with topcoat:

The following swatches are from a different angle, making the polish appear to be a darker shade of red (the swatches above are more color accurate):

Here's a close up shot to better illustrate the jelly-ness of this polish:

With this being my first experience with Tryst Lacquers, I was very impressed, and I'm very excited to see where this line goes! Kim is in the process of moving to a new shop, and the polishes currently available in her Etsy shop are at a reduced price so you should definitely check them out and get them while you can! Kim also has weekly specials including "Fab Friday" where a selected polish is 50% off for 24hrs. How great is that?! Check out the Tryst Lacquers Facebook page and follow her on IG (@trystlacquers) for previews of upcoming polishes and swatches from the amazing Kim herself.

NOTE: The polishes discussed in this post were purchased by me. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.

Day 2 of 31 Day Challenge: Rainbow Polish "Taffy"

It's day 2, and I thought I'd try out a glitter/jelly sandwich using an indie glitter topper that I was really excited to buy:

Taffy by Rainbow Polish

This glitter sandwich is what I was most excited about trying. I had been looking out for this polish since I first learned about this indie brand. Taffy is a pastel glitter topper containing a mixture of light blues, aquas, pink, lime green and white hexes and squares. Application was not as great as I would have hoped for a glitter topper seeing as it was difficult for me to get glitter on the brush. I needed to shake the bottle between application, and I still needed to somewhat "fish" for some of the larger pieces of glitter. Application aside, the result was amazing, especially in combination with Nfu-Oh JS-29 as shown below:

I used:

Julep Basecoat

1 coat Nfu-Oh JS-29

1 coat Rainbow Polish Taffy

1 coat Nfu-Oh JS-29

1 coat Rainbow Polish Taffy

1 coat Nfu-Oh JS-29

1 coat Rainbow Polish Taffy

You can purchase Taffy at MeiMeiSignatures.com or the Rainbow Polish Etsy or Big Cartel shop. Be sure to check out the Rainbow Polish Facebook page for updates on restocks and previews of upcoming polishes and specials.

NOTE: The polishes discussed in this post were purchased by me. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.