Firecracker Lacquer: Titties & Dragons

Purchased By Shelby Lou

Hi guys! Last Wednesday was my birthday and I decided to take an impromptu break from blogging (but not nails, never nails!). I used to feel bad about doing that, but I need to in order to keep myself from burning out.

Today I have a mani featuring Firecracker Lacquer Titties & Dragons from the collection entitled Everyone I Love Is Dead. If you haven't guessed, it is inspired by Game of Thrones! While I haven't watched the show (too graphic) I am a fan of the books. This collection got me all excited so I'm re-reading the books again. Which is awesome and upsetting. Because I know what happens and I'm dreading it or trying to pretend it will be different when I read it again...

Anyway, here is my manicure inspired by Titties & Dragons. Can we just take a moment to revel in this name alone? I can't even haha! Titties & Dragons is a gray creme with gold, purple, and black glitters. I love how dainty and subtle they are. I got good coverage in two thick-ish coats.

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Firecracker Lacquer: Titties & Dragons

For the stamping accents I used images from Messy Mansion MM21 and stamped them in Rica Blackout. I made a decal by coloring in a few of the scales using OPI Tomorrow Never Dies and Oy, Another Polish Joke! I added some mini black rectangle studs to complete the look.

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Firecracker Lacquer: Titties & Dragons

I think Daenerys would rock this mani. Her character is so badass! Bravo, George RR Martin. Although if you kill her I might have to burn all your books...

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Firecracker Lacquer: Winter Wonder

Press Sample

Today I have a new indie brand to share with you: Firecracker Lacquer. Isn't that name the best? I had gotten to know the maker Kendahl, who also blogs over at The Stepmom Chronicles, just before she debuted her line in July. She recently sent me a couple pretties from her new Winter Wonder Collection to share with you guys!

This is Jolly Holly, a dark green jelly with tiny red glitters and teeny white stars. I used three thin coats, making sure to layer in the stars between each coat. The formula was really easy to work with. This is a very dark jelly and I lose some of the red glitters depending on the light, I just adore the white stars though!. I also like that I can get this opaque enough to avoid VNL. I added a lil bow from Daily Charme.

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Firecracker Lacquer Jolly Holly

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Firecracker Lacquer Jolly Holly

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Firecracker Lacquer Jolly Holly

Drop The Ball is a silver mircoglitter in a clear base. I chose to layer one coat over Essie Mint Candy Apple, which you can see has weirdly turned blue. I've seen a few mainstream polishes this shade have this problem, but dang, it's still pretty! I didn't have to fuss with this glitter, just slapped it on and it distributed perfectly. I love it so much over this color and can't wait to try a gradient with it.

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Firecracker Lacquer Drop The Ball

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Firecracker Lacquer Drop The Ball

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Firecracker Lacquer Drop The Ball

The Winter Wonder collection released last Friday and is available now! Check out some of Kendahl's other creations while you are there. I have all of the Captivating Creatures polishes and they are great! I have my eye on some of the other Winter Wonder polishes, too. She also has a really nice selection of studs, I love the teeny triangles I purchased from her earlier this year. Let me know what you think about this new indie!

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Firecracker Lacquer

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