Great Lakes Lacquer The Friends Collection, Part I & ID

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Hi everyone! Today I have a the debut collection from a new indie on the market, Great Lakes Lacquer.  Inspired by some of this maker's closest friends, The Friends Collection, Part I is an amazing debut with a little something for everyone!

Let's take a look.



Great Lakes Lacquer Krazzzzie Fast Fingered Gamer Girl. This lady is the one you want on your team when you go raiding on WoW or any other role playing game on the net.  She’s also a good one to have by your side during nail polish restocks, cuz that girl can snatch anything.  She’s also just the sweetest thing on earth (with a bit of attitude on the side) and just a bit shy.  Did I mention pretty nails?  Gosh yes.  Luckily she can deliver the nail polish she enabled you on because she’s krazzie fast.

Say that name 10 times fast!  I'm not sure if I want to call this teal or turquoise, but it's gorgeous none the less and filled with 3 types of purple shimmer.  Though this polish leaned a little thick, it's still easy to apply.

This is 2 coats.

Great Lakes Lacquer The Soul Sister.  She’s the one that you call your wife.  She gets you.  She’s the yin to your yang, the reason to your crazy, the calm to your chaos.  She makes life better by just being her and you miss her all the time when she isn’t around.  Her kids are your kids and vice versa.  Even if life has separated you for awhile, that relationship is there, always there.  Being the rock to my wave, I hope you all have one of these too.

This is a pinkish red with pink shimmer and very subtle holo.  This color seems like it would flatter any skin tone plus the application was perfect!

This is 1 coat.

Great Lakes Lacquer The Quick-Witted Comedian.  This friend is always punny (see, I can do it too).  She’s always the first to come up with a twisted response or to shed some laughter on the mundane.  She could probably do stand up if she really wanted to but things in life just haven’t rolled that way for her.  Her sunny disposition makes you wonder if maybe the clouds don’t have silver linings after all.  Did I mention she’s as curious as a cat?  Maybe her nine lives are the reason she’s so happy.

This is another turquoise, but this time it's jam pack with silver and green shimmer, some blue/purple flakes and very subtle holo.  This is one of my favorites from the collection!  No application issues.

This is 2 coats.

Great Lakes Lacquer The Fashion Artist.  Let me tell you, this lady is an artist.  And she uses her body as her canvas.  From her hair, her nails, down to the clothes she wears.  She’s one of those people that stalk all the Black Milk Clothing releases?  Yeah, leggings are PANTS!  And her hair?  She does these crazy melts that look totally awesome and I wish I could rock.  Besides that, she does miniPicasso’s on her nails.  It’s insane the talent and creativity this lady has.

I tried so hard, but couldn't quite capture this one.  It's one of those colors that look both blue and purple.  A little like Sally Hansen Pacific blue, but this one has lots of aqua shimmer.

This is 2 coats.

Great Lakes Lacquer The Triathlon Trainer.  The athletic.  She’s as active as you can get and sometimes, it annoys the crap out of you.  Why can’t I have that kind of energy or drive?  Haha.  This lady runs and walks and runs some more.  But her favorite is swimming.  Her love of water really is apparent.  Her scuba dives are awesome.  She’s even swum with a Whale Shark.  I’m eating my own heart out thinking about it.

This one has a blue jelly base and it's filled with all different sizes of multichrome flakes.  My photos do NOT do this one justice at all!  It's crazy sparkly and just gorgeous!  No application issues with this one at all.

This is 2 coats.

Great Lakes Lacquer ID.  Independence Day!  THE American holiday celebrated with family and friend.  And fireworks.  You know those purple fireworks that explode once they’ve already exploded into pink and silver and red?  Those are my favorite.  I tried my best to capture those beautiful explosions in polish to celebrate with you.

This one is a July limited edition and there are 2 others.  ID is a gorgeous disco ball pink glitter and even has some silver flakes in there.  It is thick, but Mariah will be thinning it out before the launch.  This one also eats top coat, so you'll need 2 layers of the thick good stuff.

This is 2 coats.

Over all, this is a great, well thought out collection.  Can't wait to see what Great Lakes Lacquer will come up with in the future, because if it's anything like these, it'll be fabulous!

The Friends Collection, Part I along with 3 July Limited Editions (including ID) will be available July 12th at 3pm EST.  Be sure to check them out at the following places for more news and updates!

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**Products in this post were provided by Great Lakes Lacquer for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.