MAC Hayley Williams Collection Daydreaming and Sounds Like Noise Swatches and Review!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Tuesday to you all!  I hope you're all having a lovely week so far!  I've recently started to become a little more creative in my makeup so when I saw that MAC was releasing a line of orange makeup in conjunction with Hayley Williams of Paramore, I had to check it out!  

I bought both this eyeshadow and lipstick when they were released last week!  Now, without  further ado, on to the makeup!

 Above:  MAC Daydreaming Left with no flash, right with flash

 Above:  MAC Daydreaming Macro

 Above:  MAC Daydreaming - Top on its own, bottom over Primer

MAC Daydreaming is a vivid coral leaning orange shadow that's full of a pearly finish.  This is a VERY pigmented eyeshadow which I love!  I love that it's kind of frosty and has a lot of shimmer to it because it makes it much more wearable.  It's super soft the touch and just goes on beautifully.  Here is how I wore it below with the Kryolan bright palette, Illamasqua liquid liner and mascara and Urban Decay 24/7 liner on the bottom.

I honestly had no idea how to pull of an all orange eye but I love how subtle it ended up being while still maintaining a fun pop of color!

 Above:  Sounds Like Noise Lipstick

 Above:  Sounds Like Noise over bare skin

Sounds Like Noise is a BRIGHT orange matte lipstick!  I was really surprised at just how bright and pigmented this looked on my arm and kind of loved it!

Luckily on the lip it's slightly more toned down and gives a great juicy look to it.  This is a very matte lipstick so I made sure to exfoliate and moisturize before applying it and after 6 hours, it's still wearing strong!

Here is my full Orange look from today:

The MAC Hayley Williams Collection is available online at their WEBSITE.  Sounds Like Noise lipstick is $15.00 USD and Daydreaming Eye Shadow is $15.00 US as well.

What did you think of this look?  Would you wear all orange makeup for the day?

NARS Madness Nail Polish for Summer 2013 Swatches and Review!

Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Tuesday to you all!  I hope you are all having a lovely week so far.  It's absolutely gorgeous weather in NYC right now so what better way to enjoy the lovely weather than with the first Summer 2013 nail polish of the year to show you!  NARS is releasing a gorgeous 1970's inspired collection this summer and the nail polish is simply stunning.  I was sent this nail polish to test out by NARS PR and it's really beautiful.  Now, without further ado, on to the polish!

Above:  3 thin coats of NARS Madness

Madness is a gorgeous vibrant bright orange jelly nail polish.  NARS describes it as being an electric orange and that's pretty spot on.  My nails literally look like they are glowing!  Since this has a jelly finish, I did three thin coats to get full opacity and it still has that thick, squishy like appearance that jellies have.

All in all, this is a beautiful summer polish!  It's insanely bright without being a neon and the translucent jelly finish just gives it a lot more depth.  The formula was a bit thick which is usual for a jelly and why the three thin coats seemed to work best.  NARS Madness will be released on April 15th for $19.00.

What did you think of this polish? Must have? Any dupes?

The products in this post were sent to me for my unbiased review. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.

Jesse's Girl Cosmetics Julie G Frosted Gumdrops Giveaway!

Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Thursday to you all!  Just a quick post this morning to let you all know about the fabulous giveaway I have going on with Jesse's Girl Cosmetics for the ENTIRE line of Julie G Frosted Gumdrops nail polish!  Simply fill out the form below!  Good luck!

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Lacquered Lover Goes to Work for Sarah Potempa!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Wednesday to you all!  Exciting stuff happening in my world these days!  I wanted to share with you all my amazing new job!  I am officially the Social Media Manager for Sarah Potempa Hairstyling Tools!  Now, some of you might know of my obsession with top knots and the first product I ever tried from Sarah Potempa's line was the Wrap Up during NYFW!

I was seriously obsessed with my Wrap Up on the runway!  Then  you may remember my Vine video about how to use the Wrap Up:

Finally I had the pleasure of meeting the Sarah Potempa team and once we decided it would be a good fit, I started yesterday!  So today, I got to try out the amazing Beachwaver curling iron!

LOVE the waves in my hair!  And how cute is the packaging?  The offices are also AMAZING!

Yep that's a beach scene!  All in all, I'm super excited for this wonderful opportunity with Sarah Potempa and be sure you check out her website, Facebook and Twitter/Instagram @sarahpotempa !

Lacquered Lover on Lifestyle Mirror Equality Now Red Beauty Post featuring Butter London Knees Up!

Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Wednesday to you all!  I hope you are having a lovely week so far!  I wanted to share with you all an article that I was lucky enough to be a part of yesterday!  As you might know, here in the US, the Supreme Court is currently hearing 2 cases about the right to gay marriage in this country.  To show support, many people have been wearing red yesterday and today (If you check out my instagram @lacqueredlover you can see what I'm wearing and a few of my favorite lipsticks!)  When the fabulous Philip Picardi from the website Lifestyle Mirror asked me for my favorite red nail polish to be included in an article about beauty bloggers, favorite reds, I had to be involved!

I was so excited to be among some of my favorite beauty bloggers!  Now what was my pick for my favorite red nail polish?

The fabulous Butter London Knees Up!  This bright, shimmery red is simply gorgeous and perfect for any occasion!  I adore red nails, for years it was one of the only colors I would wear and it still holds a place dear to my heart.  Whether for nail art or on its own, Knees Up is just a beautiful shade!  Plus it's one of the first Butter London nail polishes I ever bought!

Stay tuned later to see what some of my other favorite red nail polishes and lipsticks are!  If  you want to read the full Lifestyle Mirror article about beauty bloggers favorite red products, click HERE!

What do you think of this polish?  What's your favorite red?

NCLA Nailing Hollywood Nail Wraps Giveaway!

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Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Monday!  I apologize for my absence the last few days but rest assured, starting April 1st I will be back to my regular posting schedule!  But first, I have a super fun surprise for you!

I'm teaming up with the amazing brand NCLA to bring one lucky US Resident the ENTIRE new Nailing Hollywood Nail Wrap line!  These 6 new designs were created by celebrity nail stylists Jenna Hipp, Madeline Poole & Steph Stone.  Half moons, outlines, galaxy nails and gradients are gorgeous for Spring and really fun designs!  Just fill out the form below for your chance to win!  Good luck everyone!

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Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Ore Swatches and Review!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Friday!  I hope you're having a lovely day so far!  It's almost the weekend here in NY!  Today, I want to share a gorgeous pigment by Illamasqua with you!  I just recently started trying their makeup products instead of just hoarding their nail polish and so far, I'm loving it all!

Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Ore comes in a small container (that's really hard to open by the way, I have to slide a nail under the corner and then be careful to not fling it everywhere) because there is only 0.04 oz of product in there.  However a little bit goes a LONG way with this!

Above:  Top is Ore dry over primer, bottom is Ore wet over primer

How amazing is this color?  Dry over primer it's like a fine glitter, wet it's like liquid metal.  This bronze shade has the tiniest hint of brown and red undertones and it's simply stunning.  It was really pigmented and super easy to use with minimal fall out, although I did have to clear some glitter off my face.  Here's how I wore it:

 For this look I first used Primer and then with a dry brush patted Ore onto my eyelids.  Then I used the Urban Decay Naked Palette for the crease and up to the eyebrows.  I used the white from the Sephora Disney Jasmine palette for the inner crease and brow bone.  I topped it all off with Illamasqua Precision eyeliner in Ink on the top, Urban Decay black eyeliner on the bottom and Illamasqua Mascara.

My lips are OCC NSFW.  So, what did you think of this look?  Do you love it as much as I do?  Illamasqua  Pure Pigments are available at Sephora for $24.00 each and I definitely want more in my life!