NOTD: Deborah Lippmann Don’t Tell Mama & Rehab

by Ever After Lacquer Posted on November 10, 2012

Don’t Tell Mama… I’m going to Rehab!  I had a spa visit with one of my long-time friends when she was in town visiting from London earlier in October and came out with a gorgeous mani.  This spa uses Deborah Lippmann polishes and they still had a bottle of Rehab and I used it in a mani layered over Don’t Tell Mama.  Rehab is a sheer blue jelly and Don’t Tell Mama is a dark shimmery green.  This combination gave the polishes more depth and I think the jelly finish of Rehab kicks up Don’t Tell Mama a notch.

Rehab is discontinue and no longer available for purchase.  I’m dying for a bottle myself – would love to have it in my collection…  but Don’t Tell Mama should be widely available wherever Deborah Lippmann polishes are available for sale as it’s part of the permanent collection.

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    Illamasqua Nurture and Optimist Rubbers

    by Ever After Lacquer Posted on November 7, 2012

    Who’s ready for a break from the fall colours?  Ok, the truth is I took these photos awhile ago for a blog post, but due to the unplanned hiatus they never made it until now.  These were my first foray into rubber polishes.  These are semi-matte finish polishes which are called “rubbers” because their finish resemble that of rubber.  I loved how the finish really brought an interesting contrast to these brights. Continue reading →

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      Rescue Beauty Lounge Ghost

      by Ever After Lacquer Posted on November 4, 2012

      Today I am back after an unplanned hiatus and thought it fitting to share my review of Ghost by Rescue Beauty Lounge.  Okkkkaaaayy… so perhaps I’m a bit cheesy but since I’ve been a “ghost” and missing for most of October, here I am sharing Ghost and well, after a few weeks of no action on this blog – why not come back with something truly gorgeous and at least somewhat tied to the recently passed Halloween?

      Ghost is part of the GOMM collection and a gorgeous deep rich bronze.

      The formula on this was amazing as per the usual with Rescue Beauty Lounge polishes. Two super easy flawless coats and the wear for me was great too.  I think this is a great year-round colour but was perfect for transitioning from summer to the fall.

      The rest of the photos I took while holding a bottle of Penny Talk from Essie so you can see that Ghost is a much more rich and dark bronze.

      Rescue Beauty Lounge polish is available for purchase at their website, here, and Ghost costs $20USD for the bottle.  Also, watch out for when the Bring It Back 4 polishes become available on the website for purchase later in December.  There are some crazy beautiful bestsellers coming back that you won’t want to miss!

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        OPI Germany Collection Fall 2012 – Every Month is Oktoberfest

        by Ever After Lacquer Posted on October 10, 2012

        I only chose one polish from the OPI Germany collection but this is an example of quality over quantity.  This one is gorgeous.  It’s like a subtle every day version of the beauty of Clarins 230.

        Every Month is Oktoberfest is a shimmery deep red/maroon with flashes of an underlying golden-ness.  It is another great fall colour and I love how it looks different in different lights.

        I bought my bottle from Trade Secrets but this should be widely available at your local beauty store, drug store, and certain department stores.

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          Essie Fall 2012 Skirting the Issue and Stylenomics

          by Ever After Lacquer Posted on October 4, 2012

          Essie keeps on making me fall in love them with every new collection.  They have really been on a roll over the last year.  This is my edit of the Fall 2012 collection and I chose to take home Skirting the Issue, a gorgeous deep wine jelly, and Stylenomics, a deep dark dusty green.  These are both really pretty and really flattering in real life.  I took a ton of pics of Skirting the Issue, but just couldn’t get the photos to co-operate with me.  It really took my breath away in person and it looked completely even, but in my pics, it looks completely uneven and like there are bald spots galore.  I’m posting them anyways as the colour is still beautiful and the polish is super shiny on its own.  I swear the formula was amazing even though it doesn’t necessarily look that way in my photos!

          Stylenomics is a super dark deep forest green.  Under indoor lighting, it looks almost black, but under direct light or sunlight you can see its gorgeous green-ness.  The finish is a creme and formula was good.  I think this would make a great fall and winter staple especially if you’re a huge green lover.  Time for all the vampy blues and purples to move over!

          You can find Essie at most retail salons as well as certain drugstores.  In Canada, it can be easily found at Trade Secrets and Shoppers Drug Mart.

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