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The theme for this month's Polished Gamers Box is Diablo, and Arcane Magic is Ethereal's offering. Arcane Magic is a bright violet base with a pink to orange shifting shimmer and holographic flakies. It is $13.00 with no cap. 

This is my favorite color to wear! It's the perfect mix of pink and purple, and the shimmer running through it warms it up just the right amount. I captured as many different lightings as possible because this polish has so much to offer. Arcane Magic is opaque in two coats and went on like a dream. I had no issues with chipping or wear time.

Wildflower Lacquer released shimmer and flakie mystery bags in September, and Ethereal was one of my favorite surprises! I'm so anti-mystery when it comes to makeup, but something about nail polish mystery bags just get me. I guess it's because my polish tastes are way more broad than my taste in makeup. Anyway, on to the swatches.

Two coats Ethereal with one coat Through the Looking Glass

Two coats Ethereal with one coat Through the Looking Glass

Two coats Ethereal with one coat Through the Looking Glass

I love this polish! It's so squishy and sheer enough to show all the complexity of the flakes and holo. This is unfortunately not available to purchase, but Wildflower always has something amazing on the horizon!

 It's been quite a while (~6 years) since I've posted a nail swatch! I never stopped painting my nails, but I fell out of love with swatching. Recently, that passion was reignited when I impulsively volunteered to swatch few polishes for a brand. So...I'm back! 

I thought long and hard about what exactly made me stop swatching. It was a combination of my habit of abandoning hobbies and the pressure I put on myself to have flawless nails and photos. My goal this time around is not perfection. Instead, I want to present true-to-life photos of beautiful polishes on nails that might not always be shaped perfectly on hands that are always perfectly manicured. I'm excited to get back to swatching with that in mind.

Today, I'm sharing this stunning polish from Great Lakes Lacquer. It has the most beautiful purple base with shifting flakes. There's a smattering of holo pigment as well. This applied with no issues and had great coverage in two coats. 

Two coats Great Lakes Lacquer Can We Not Right Now? with one coat Dior Gel Coat

Two coats Great Lakes Lacquer Can We Not Right Now? with one coat Dior Gel Coat

Great Lakes Lacquer Can We Not Right Now?

Can We Not Right Now? is no longer available for purchase, but plenty of other gorgeous polishes are available for purchase here

Barneys New York has some awesome Deborah Lippmann exclusives in a bottle with a special white cap. The first one I want to show you is Virtual Insanity.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Virtual Insanity is a purple base packed with pinky gold and red shimmer. The formula is on the thick side, and I honestly wasn't very happy with it. I'll definitely thin it the next time I wear this. Virtual Insanity is such a beautiful shade, but it instantly reminded me of another polish I'm obsessed with: Formula X Infinite.

2 coats Virtual Insanity, 2 coats Infinite

While they're not identical, you can probably see why Formula X Infinite came to mind when I swatched Virtual Insanity. Personally, I think they're different enough to own both.

Part 1

Part 2



Let's just jump right in to the third and final part of the Dreams Come True set.

1 coat

Deborah Lippmann I Will Survive is an olive metallic. It's crazy pigmented!

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Come Fly With Me is a dusky blue creme. It's also really pigmented and can be opaque in 1 careful coat.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Hey Jude, named for her husband, is a black jelly base packed with holo silver glitter.

2 coats, 1 coat Deborah Lippmann Addicted to Speed

Deborah Lippmann A Hard Day's Night is a navy base with iridescent glitter. I love this polish, but the formula is thick, draggy, and terrible.

3 coats, 1 coat Deborah Lippmann Addicted to Speed

Deborah Lippmann Land of Make Believe is a green jelly base with blue and green glitter. By far my favorite from the entire set. It's like a green Across the Universe on steroids!





This set retails for $195 and is available for purchase from almost everywhere that sells Deborah Lippmann.

If you missed part 1, click here.



This round of swatches contains my two least favorite shades from the set. I rambled enough in my first post, so let's get started.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann The Climb is a dark caramel creme. I don't like browns almost as much as I don't like orange on me. I'm not really a fan of shades like this on anyone, to be honest. The formula is thin and slightly runny. I had to be extra careful while applying this.

2 coats over Deborah Lippmann My Coloring Book

Deborah Lippmann Daydream Believer is...a mess. It was my mistake for thinking it would look good over My Coloring Book, but it's not even that pretty on its own. I can do circle, square, and hex glitter, but diamond glitter just doesn't do it for me. I'm need to play around with this one some more. Formula is thick and goopy. Not fun to apply.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann My Coloring Book is a raspberry pink creme. The consistency and application of this is perfect.

2 coats over Deborah Lippmann The Climb

Deborah Lippmann Magic to do is a shifty orange shimmer base with pink hex glitter. It reminds me of a more orange version of Ciate Love Letter. It's opaque on its own in 3 coats.

3 coats

And my favorite of the bunch: Deborah Lippmann Pure Imagination. It's pure pink with an orange shift glitter that is too blingy for pics. Love!





What are you loving from the swatches you've seen so far? Any plans to pick this up?