Legion Lacquer: Winter/Holiday collection

Hi guys!  Are your days as hectic as mine seem to be now that the holidays have descended upon us?  I have really been struggling to keep my blog updated like I want but I am determined to make time for it.  So in the next couple weeks, I'm going to be playing catch up with some collections that I've swatched.

If you don't already know about Legion Lacquer, it's time to change that!  I don't think I've seen another indie brand charge out of the gates as strongly as these ladies have.  I am the proud owner of about a dozen LL polishes and I love every single one of them!  The attention to detail is pretty amazing.

With His Nose So Bright

With His Nose So Bright was not my favorite of the group when I unwrapped this collection.  However, on the nails...it's pretty freaking awesome!  This is Rudolph in a bottle and the shimmer in the base is to die for.  The brown base is perfect with a mix black and green glitter finished off with large red circles that make this so fun.  

WinterMint

WinterMint is a glitter topper filled with a mix of white, green, and silver glitter of various shapes and sizes with green shimmer.  This is one coat dabbed over Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet.  I didn't have to fish for any of the glitters, even the gorgeous holo hearts!  Perfect for winter and would make a great St. Patrick's Day polish as well. 

LL Holiday Blend

Next up is LL Holiday Blend, a glitter bomb with green, red, gold and iridescent glitter of various shapes and sizes with gold flakies and green shimmer.  I've used this over Essie Forever Young.  Again, no fishing or digging out glitters needed from this gorgeous blend. 

Snow Miser 

As part of a duo, this is Snow Miser, a baby blue crelly with a mix of white, silver, and blue glitters of various shapes, sizes and finishes, and snow white flakies and micro holo glitter.  If you love blue, then you need this polish!  This was so easy to apply and was opaque in two coats and topcoat.  It's available on it's own or as a set with Heat Miser.

Heat Miser

And this beauty is Heat Miser, a bright red crelly with gold holo glitter, gold flakies and red and gold shimmer.  My pictures do it no justice so trust me when I say you'll want this one.  The shimmer and holo sparkle is absolutely stunning.  This is two coats with topcoat.  As mentioned, this is part of a duo with Snow Miser or available on it's own. 

Royals

Lastly, this is Royals, not part of the holiday collection but the LL girls were kind enough to send this to me for swatching.  I am so happy to own this gorgeousness in a bottle!  It's a mix of purple, pink, and gold holo glitter of various shapes and sizes with purple shimmer in a clear base.  I used one dabbed coat over eighty4 C.R.E.A.M. and had no issues with any of the larger glitters.  I wanted to catch an Instavid to show off the holo sparkle but there was no sun for me the next day.  I received so many complements while wearing this!

All of these are still available for purchase from Legion Lacquer's store so if you haven't already purchased any of these amazing polishes, there's still time.  Be sure to follow Legion Lacquer here on Instagram so you don't miss out on new releases, one coming very soon for Valentine's Day so stay tuned for that!

*Products in this post were provided to me for review 

Legion Lacquer

I recently received the opportunity to swatch and review polishes from a new indie brand called Legion Lacquer.  Creators Angela (IG @pickacolorblog) and Shay (IG @shaycwells) have come up with a gorgeous first collection.  I am a total indie addict and have tried many brands.  I can tell you these are some of the best quality and the attention to detail is amazing.  The first three polishes below are already available in their shop, and the second three will be available tomorrow, November 1. 

First up is Sub-Zero Frost. This is a white crelly with gorgeous blue large circle holo glitters, gold hex glitters, and glue and gold micro glitters of different sizes. This only needed two coats to achieve full opacity. I did need to fish a little for the large circles but they came out easily enough. This definitely has a winter feel to it. 

 



Next up is Berry Perplexing, a clear base with iridescent shimmer throughout, and consisting of matte glitter in various shades of berry and blue colors and large white hex glitter. The large purple hexes are more of a fuchsia color instead of the purple like you see here but we know how difficult purple is to photograph. I did use the sponge method to apply the glitter, where you paint the polish onto a makeup wedge and then pat and dab the glitter onto the nail. I think this is the reason I didn't have much of the shimmer showing through. Gorgeous either way!

This next polish is my favorite of the group, Silly Witch!, another glitter topper perfect for Halloween. I could not keep my eyes off my nails while I was wearing this! It's completely made of holographic glitters in green, purple and orange in different shapes and sizes. I even uploaded a video to my Instagram account just to show off how much sparkle is in this one. This was one coat over black polish. I did have to fish for the green circle glitter but as you can see it was well worth the effort.

The next three polishes are available tomorrow, November 1 from Legion Lacquer. 

 

 

This one is called Not a Monarch.  As you can tell even from the bottle, this is packed with holo glitter that just dazzles, including butterfly shaped glitter.  This also includes iridescent shimmer in the base, which I absolutely love, tiny hex glitters in purple and black, and large black circles.  This is one coat over Essence Hello Marshmallow.

 

This one really surprised me, Clockwork Orange.  I'm not usually a fan of orange based colors because they don't always work with my skin tone.  But I think the base color combined with the blue glitters makes this pretty unique and a standout polish. 

Lastly, this is Fascination and I am completely in love!  I had a hard time choosing what color to go under this because I wanted to really show off the gorgeous color of this glitter topper.  Pink and fuchsia holo glitters in a clear base make this a very versatile polish and I know it would be stunning over most anything you use. 

Make sure you head over to IG @LegionLacquer to see many more beautiful swatches of these and more polishes from these very talented ladies.  They've certainly got a big fan in me! 

Till next time...



*Products in this post were provided for review