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Hi! I wanted to take this opportunity to do a little (re)introduction. It all started back in 2010. I used to share my passion on this blog. Back then, I spent many evenings sharing my love for polish and swatching my heart out.

Although I stopped blogging after a few years, the love for polish never truly left. To be honest, life just happened and awesome nail polish took a backseat for a while.

But then... The current nail scene has absolutely blown me away. The rise of indie brands and the pure magic of modern magnetic polishes have completely hooked me all over again.

So, what can you expect from me now? I'm simply sharing nail polishes that really excite me on my Instagram account: @lacquerized.moments. And share some vintage treasures from my archives. I'm just taking it as it comes, focusing on the joy of the hobby. If you want to follow me on this journey, please find me there ❤️.

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Lacquester — One night in Bangkok

Oh, hi ..!

I've been dormant for ages, and this probably won't a recurring thing, but this polish just needs a proper post. It really must have been years ago when I received a nail polish from Lacquester. Lacquester is a Dutch indie brand, run by Caroline from The Netherlands. What sets this brand apart are the very unique polishes. Lacquester creates all the stuff I like: holos, flakies, duochromes, the list juest goes on. It's safe to say I'm not as in touch with the nail polish trends as I used to be, but it seems like brands are not putting very surprising collections out there. Luckily, indie brands like this have taken off and they really do seem to know what us nail freaks like to see in polishes.

One night in Bangkok

So, when I was rummaging through some old photos I came across this swatch I never even knew I made. This is the color "One night in Bangkok". I've always been a sucker for color shifting, flakie polishes and this is no exception. The colors shift from orange to purple, to red, to violet, it just doesn't stop.

Formula

Application is awesome. It goes on smoothly, leaving no bumps as flakies always lay flat. You will need a decent base color before though, as I would categorize this more as a top coat. But it applied beautifully.

Not entirely unimportant: all Lacquester nail polishes are free from DBP, Formaldehyde, Formadehyde resin, Toluene and Camphor. I'm happy to say this brand is absolutely cruelty free as well🐰.

You can purchase this beauty directly from Lacquester, or via Color4Nails if you're in the US or Canada.

OPI - Mad as a Hatter - Hype or Hit?

Hey there! Today I'm going to show you another well known hysterical glitter: Mad As a Hatter by OPI. Everyone probably knows about the Alice in Wonderland collection by now, so I'm not going to get into that, unless somebody wants me to of course! It's supposed to hit stores on the 11th of March in the Netherlands, but the entire collection can be ordered online already :-).

From this collection I only got Absolutely Alice and this one. I was expecting to loooove Mad As a Hatter, but as turns out, I think Absolutely Alice is way prettier! MAAH just looks, I don't know, weird. Well, on me! This was 3 coats and the formula was great though.

This polish contains about a zillion colors, which makes it a lot of fun to watch. However, personally, I think it's bordering on too much hysteria.

What do you think about this polish? Hype or Hit?