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Great Lakes Lacquer Indies to the Rescue 2.0 Charity Auction for Moni's Mani

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Recently the indie nail polish community lost a beloved member, the blogger Moni of Moni's Mani , after a sudden and catastrophic illness that required a long, expensive hospitalization. Moni had been a wonderful supporter of indie polish brands and her fellow bloggers and leaves behind a young son and grieving husband. The Facebook group, Indies to the Rescue  has jumped back into life and numerous indie polish makers have donated polishes to support Moni's family. Great Lakes Lacquer  has donated multiple bottles of three small batches that she had sold recently at Polish Pickup White Plains 2018 . A friend of mine had picked them up for me (thanks, Kate!) and Mariah asked me to photograph them so you can see swatches and hopefully bid to support Moni's family! Bidding will open in the Facebook group  Indies to the Rescue   tonight at 8PM EDT and will end Sunday, August 5 at 8PM EDT . Great Lakes Lacquer A Wizard Is Never Late  is a blue-violet jelly with holo shimmer, b...

Great Lakes Lacquer Hella Handmade Creations June 2018 Swatches and Review

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The Hella Handmade Creations  June pop up is now live and Great Lakes Lacquer  has a lovely, shimmering green for this month's release. These are available for pre-order until June 21 at 11:59PM EDT . Let's have a look! First, let me share the details on the shop as provided by the owners of Hella Handmade Creations: Each brand featured in HHC has signed up for a minimum of 4 months and chosen a theme/series they will follow over the next few months. Each brand will make 1 polish per month inspired by their chosen theme/series. For June we have the following brands and themes/series: BLUSH Lacquers - Pushing Daisies Colors by Llarowe - Bruno Mars Emily de Molly - Astro Boy Ethereal Lacquer - Alice in Wonderland Femme Fatale - Stranger Things Girly Bits - Harry Potter Grace-full - DC Great Lakes Lacquer - Lord of the Rings Heather’s Hues - Steven Universe JReine - New Orleans Lilypad Lacquer - The Magic of the Zodiac Lollipop Posse - The Magicians Mckfresh Nail Attire - Aaahh! R...

Great Lakes Lacquer Water Colors Collection Swatches and Review

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Polish Con  is coming right up and I will be sharing collections and releases that will be available there on Saturday, June 16 . Great Lakes Lacquer  is celebrating their third anniversary and will be launching the Water Colors Collection , inspired by things that can change the color of water. This is a fantastic and innovative collection - let's check it out! *sent by the maker for photography and review* Great Lakes Lacquer Bottom Shoals  is an aqua jelly with red-to-green multichrome shimmers and iridescent flakes, along with scattered holo shimmer. I wore it in three thin coats and it had a great, quick-drying formula. Price: $12 at Polish Con, $12.50 online later Great Lakes Lacquer Fading Day  is a bright lilac jelly with red-to-gold multichrome shimmer and scattered holo. I wore it in three thin coats, and again, great, quick-drying formula. Price:  $12 at Polish Con, $12.50 online later Great Lakes Lacquer Moonlit  is a light royal blue jelly with scattered holo shimmer, ...