Great Lakes Lacquer Polish Con NYC 2017 Limited Editions Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  We're less than a week away from Polish Con NYC 2017 and I've got some special Limited Editions from Great Lakes Lacquer to show you!  These 4 polishes will be debuting at Polish Con 2017 on April 29th, but if you can't make it to Polish Con, you'll be able to pick these up from GreatLakesLacqer.com.  They'll be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com starting May 5th, 2pm EST until May 12th 9pm EST.  Be sure to mark your calendars because once these are gone, they're gone!

Let's take a look!

Great Lakes Lacquer Group Customs Swatches and Review

Hi everyone!  Today I have some group customs Mariah of Great Lakes Lacquer created for her fan group Great Lakes Lacquer Lovers to show you.  I bought these a few weeks ago and have already worn Alternative Lipstick!  Mariah was kind enough to make these available again until tomorrow night.  Make sure you join so you can buy these and also check out the awesomeness she's just released today!

Great Lakes Lacquer December 2016 Limited Editions

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Hi everyone!  Today I have a post that should have been made a while ago: Great Lakes Lacquer December Limited Editions.  To get these you'll have to be quick because they're leaving GreatLakesLacquer.com on January 2nd 2pm EST!

Let's get to the swatches!

Great Lakes Lacquer My Winter Survival Kit Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have swatches of Great Lakes Lacquer's newest creation My Winter Survival Kit Collection.  It consists of 4 polishes and each one is filled with gorgeous silver holo flake.  You can pick these up over at GreatLakesLacquer.com!

Let's take a look!

Great Lakes Lacquer Bleeding Teal Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I'm excited to show you a new Great Lakes Lacquer polish!  This is a special polish created with blogger Traci over at TraciHatling.blogspot.com.  Traci is a huge San Jose Sharks and hockey fan and they were the inspiration for this gorgeous polish!

Bleeding Teal is a stunning deep teal that's filled to the brim with holo and gold/bronze flakes.  It's perfectly pigmented, goes on smooth and doesn't take long to dry.

This is 2 coats.

Bleeding Teal is a limited edition and will be available only for the month of November, so don't miss out!  Check out Traci's blog for a chance to win Bleeding Teal!  Also be sure to connect with Great Lakes Lacquer at the following spots!

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

Great Lakes Lacquer Single Pours Swatches and Review

Hi everyone!  Today I have some polishes from Great Lakes Lacquer.  These are single pour and once they're gone, they're gone!  They'll be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com tomorrow August 15th at 7pm EST!  To see some of the other single pours, check out Jenny's post over at Lavish Layerings!

Great Lakes Lacquer and Literary Lacquers Make Your Stand Collaboration Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! Today I have a collaboration between Great Lakes Lacquer and Literary Lacquers to show you called Make Your Stand.  The collection consists of 4 polishes, 2 from each brand and is inspired by Steven King's The Stand.  I'm a huge reader, but historical fiction is usually my genre of choice.  Still, I'm going to add this to my to read pile because I'm curious.

This collection is available for pre-order until July 19th on GreatLakesLacquer.com with a turn around time of 5-12 business days.

Let's take a look!

Great Lakes Lacquer The Great Ones Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing with you Great Lakes Lacquer's newest collection The Great Ones.  It's an ode to the Great Lakes and a celebration of Great Lakes Lacquer's one year anniversary!  The collection consists of 5 polishes and is available now from GreatLakesLacquer.com.

It's been so great working with Mariah, the creator behind the GLL brand.  Within the last year I've see her brand grow, her formulas improve to perfection, and her collections get better and better.  She's puts so much effort into each polish and puts great thought into all her collections, I know she'll continue to do great things.

Ended! Great Lakes Lacquer It's Treasure, Savvy? and a Giveaway!

Excuse me Ma'am, do you have time to talk about our lord and savior olive green polish?

Okay but seriously, olive green is one of my favorite colors when it comes to polish and I'm always on a quest to buy more.  The "uglier" the better.  Enter Mariah of Great Lakes Lacquer.  I'd actually just bought a purple custom for my best friend's birthday and when it came in the mail, I instantly thought that it would be absolutely perfect as olive green.  So of course I bought another custom.  

When I told Mariah I wanted something in the vein of Rescue Beauty Lounge's No More War, she probably cringed, but she ended up creating my dream polish!  And because I can't keep it all to myself, Mariah is offering it in her shop for a limited time starting June 23rd 3pm EST

Great Lakes Lacquer June 2016 Limited Editions

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Hi everyone!  I have Great Lakes Lacquer's June Limited Editions to show you.  For June there are 3 LE's, 2 periwinkles and a pink.  They will be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com starting June 1st at 3pm EST until July 2nd at 2pm EST.

Great Lakes Lacquer May 2016 Limited Editions

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Hey everyone!  Today I have Great Lakes Lacquer's May 2016 Limited Editions.  This go around there are only two, but they're just as lovely.  Plus there's a green!  These will be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com starting May 1st at 3pm EST and will be discontinued June 2nd 2pm EST.

Great Lakes Lacquer April 2016 Limited Editions Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Great Lakes Lacquer's April Limited Editions.  This time there are 5 gorgeous polishes and they'll be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com starting April 1st at 3pm EST and will be discontinued May 2nd 3pm EST, so mark your calendars!

Great Lakes Lacquer The Sunset Dissected Collection Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone!  Hope you're having a great weekend so far!  Today I have Great Lakes Lacquer's new collection The Sunset Dissected.  Consisting of 6 polishes, each polish represents some aspect of a beautiful sunset.  I really do love this whole concept!

The Sunset Dissected Collection will be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com on Monday, March 7th at 3pm EST, so let's check it out!

Great Lakes Lacquer Doctor's Orders Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Great Lakes Lacquer's seven piece winter collection: Doctor's Orders. As always Mariah has put lots of thought behind the theme of this collection.  I always enjoy knowing what inspired the artist behind the scenes.  This time, Mariah was inspired by quotes from both Dr. Seuss and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Great Lakes Lacquer December Limited Editions - Droid 1 and Droid 2

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Great Lakes Lacquer's December limited editions!  This time around they're a duo collectively called These are the Polishes You are Looking For.  If you're a fan, you already know these are Star Wars inspired!

Great Lakes Lacquer Droid 1.  This is a dense gold holo glitter in different shapes and sizes in a clear base.  By the gold alone, you know this is a reference to C-3PO.  It can be worn alone or layered.  The formula on this is nice.  It's not to thick and the glitter spreads evenly.  Here I'm showing it layered over black.

This is 1 coat over black.

Great Lakes Lacquer Droid 2.  This is another glitter topper.  Inspired by R2-D2, it has a clear base with blue, black, and white glitter and shimmer.  It's pretty easy to apply, isn't thick, and no fishing necessary.  Here I'm showing it over OPI Embrace the Gray.

This is one coat over OPI Embrace the Gray.

These are available now from Great Lakes Lacquer as a duo for $15 USD.  These will be available through the month of December.  Be sure to connect with Great Lakes Lacquer at the following spots!

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

Great Lakes Lacquer November Limited Editions

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Hi everyone!  I hope your week has been going well so far!  Today I'm showing you the November Limited Edition from Great Lakes Lacquer.  These will be available starting October 31st 3pm EST!

Great Lakes Lacquer Thanksgiving Bay.

"November signals the coming of the Holidays for many.  It’s a time to remember, a time to give thanks, and time to spend with family.  It also marks my wedding anniversary.  To the man who has stuck by me, supported me, and pushed me to be my best, thank you.  We spent our honeymoon over on the west coast of Michigan, driving along the lake."

This is a gorgeous deep aqua/teal with a shimmer that shifts green to blue.  The shimmer in this is pretty subtle in most lights, but it's definitely visible in sunlight.  The formula is a little bit on the thicker side, but it's still easy to apply.  

This is 2 coats.

Great Lakes Lacquer Freer Sand.

"As we were traveling up and down the coast, following the lake, we noticed that the cabins and houses on the other side of the road really didn’t have lawns of grass so to speak.  The blowing winds had created sandboxes of the yards across the way.  One owner had stuck a sign in a particularly large pile stating “Freer Sand”.  A humorous jab at a frustrating situation, perhaps?  It will always be a part of our marriage vocabulary."

Freer Sand is a gold holo micro glitter and is aptly named because it's definitely reminiscent of sand and it's gorgeous.  Let me tell you the photos do it no justice!  The formula on this is definitely on the thick side, but creator Mariah has informed us that she'll be tweaking it to make a thinner formula in time for the release.

This is 2 coats.

These will be available for purchase October 31st at 3pm EST and will only be available through the month of November so don't miss out.  Also, don't forget to connect with Great Lakes Lacquer at the following spots!

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

Great Lakes Lacquer The Friends Collection, Part 2 and October Limited Editions Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have a gorgeous collection from indie brand Great Lakes Lacquer.  A few months ago I showed you The Friends Collection, Part 1 and now it's time for Part 2!  This collection, like the first, is inspired by real friends in creator Mariah's life.  And to top it off, I also have the October limited editions, so let's get this party started!

Twinsie Tuesday - Ocean Inspired

Hi everyone!  Welcome to another edition of Twinsie Tuesday!  Today's theme is ocean inspired, so I decided to take this time to practice my nail art.  It didn't come out perfectly, but I wouldn't call it a complete fail.  Living close to the ocean on the west coast, we get to see the sun set over the ocean, so I decided to go with that and added a little island and palm tree.  Here's how it came out(I really wanted to mattify it, but of course my precious Essie Matte About You has gone missing):

Polishes Used:

• China Glaze Givers Theme
• China Glaze Snow
• China Glaze For Audrey
• China Glaze Stoked to be Soaked
• Great Lakes Lacquer The Triathlon Trainer
• OPI Kiss Me I'm Brazilian

Be sure to check out the other Twinsies and their ocean inspired nails!

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Lisa at The Polish Playground

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

Bridget at A Painted Nail

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amanda at Amandalandish

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Great Lakes Lacquer September Limited Editions

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Hi everyone!  Can you believe August is almost over?  I'm so ready for fall to be here; it's my favorite time of the year.  You know it's coming when you start seeing pumpkin spice everywhere.

Today I have two gorgeous limited editions from Great Lakes Lacquer that will be available all through the month of September.

Great Lakes Lacquer Mother's Mauve.  My Mom’s birthday is September.  She’s a lady with a heart of gold; one of those ladies that is a Mom to everyone.  All of my close friends have called her Mom and do to this day.  This color is a dedication to her.  In my teenage years, I remember her bedroom being an explosion in mauve.  All tones of mauve.  She tells me that it needs to lean more pink but this is the color I remember.  See?  Still Mom.

I'm not usually a mauve kind of girl, but this one is a stunner.  This is a very purple mauve with a gorgeous gold shimmer (which I've been obsessed with lately) and a hint of holo.  Application was easy peasy.

This is 2 coats.

Great Lakes Lacquer Harvest Moon 2015: Come, Reap.  In traditional folklore, the Harvest Moon is the one that comes closest to the autumnal equinox.  This year’s Harvest Moon lands on September 28^th.  In years of old, the light of the Harvest Moon illuminated fields so that farmers could continue harvesting that year’s bounty.  It signified the reaping of hard work and a close to the growing season.  A time of celebrating and a time of reflecting on what has been sewn, it is the end of one stage in nature and the beginning of another.  For those of you who recognize the phrase in the name from a book, there will be more to come by next year’s Harvest Moon.

This is a lovely orange leaning red jelly with shimmer!  I really love this one and it works from both fall and summer.  Application on this was nice, but I'd recommend waiting between coats.

This is 2 coats.

These will be available through the month of September.  Be sure to check out Great Lakes Lacquer at the following places for more updates on restocks and collections!

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

Great Lakes Lacquer August Limited Editions

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Hi everyone!  Today I'm showing two of three gorgeous limited editions from Great Lake Lacquers available during the month of August.  These along with The Friends, Part I Collection will be available Saturday, August 1st at 11am EST from GreatLakesLacquer.com.



Great Lakes Lacquer Kissing My Hun on Gun.  I love fishing with my husband.  It’s sort of our down time together and something that we both love to do.  It’s an awesome bonding experience and keeps that connection going.  Therapy on the water has been a best practice for us for two years now.  This polish is inspired by a picture he took of us kissing while fishing.  Everything is rhyming with this one.  I profusely apologize about that.  Anyway, he posted it on Facebook, like you do with everything when you are new to Facebook and this is the description he used.

This polish is a deep blue leaning holo green with blue "sparks."  You all know how I love my greens and this is no exception.  It's gorgeous!  The formula on this was great.  It did however stain my nails just a bit.  Make sure to wear a base coat!

This is 2 coats.

Great Lakes Lacquer Torch's Purple Haze.  I love Torch Lake.  It’s absolutely gorgeous and has been picked as the third most beautiful in land lake in the world by National Geographic.  It’s with good reason.  The water is clear and clean, showing the most beautiful teals and blues.  Then I saw a picture of a sunrise on Torch.  It was this purple haze lingering as reds were starting to blaze.  I’m sure we’ll revisit Torch in color again, but this is my first tribute to this awesome body of water.

This one is a reddish purple jelly with blue, purple, and red micro flecks.  It's more red leaning than my camera was able to capture.  Because it's a jelly, it needs a bit of time between coats but over all applies nicely.

This is 3 coats.

Be sure to check out Great Lakes Lacquer at the following spots for more updates and information on new collections and restocks!

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