The Deborah Lippmann Roar (Limited Edition) Collection: Fierce. Passionate. Empowered. I’ve had the great fortune to be working with the Deborah Lippmann PR group and today I’ll be sharing the Roar Collection for Fall 2015, available now. There are four polishes in the set, (also available individually), three cremes, Respect, She Wolf and Miss Independent, and one glitter, Can’t Be Tamed. I love the range in this collection…from earthy to glitzy, you can’t go wrong with any of them. Let’s take a peek!
Roar bottles, from top left: She Wolf and Can’t Be Tamed. Bottom from left: Respect and Miss Independent.
These four polishes are described as: “From the discerning She Wolf and the boardroom dominating Miss Independent, to the brick-red that demands Respect and glittery bronze that Can’t Be Tamed, this collection is for the bold woman who has something to say and won’t stop until she’s heard. Embrace your strong and expressive side with these new full coverage shades: She Wolf, Respect, Miss Independent, and Can’t Be Tamed, previewed at the Badgley Mischka A/W 2015 runway show.”
She Wolf isn’t as shy as you might think for a taupe natural polish. She’s glossy and so easy to apply, you’ll think your cheating!
She Wolf is a dreamy creamy 2-coat formula. A gorgeous taupe for fall! SHE WOLF, full coverage taupe (crème).
Respect demands all eyes on her. Nothing beats a great red and this one has an edge.
You have to give props to Respect! It’s a sexy red, but this 2-coater is highly pigmented and buttery smooth to apply. RESPECT, full coverage brick red (crème).
Miss Independent is outstanding and stands up to be noticed.
I love a great berry shade and Miss Independent is perfect in every way. 2 coats. MISS INDEPENDENT, full coverage berry wine (crème).
Can’t Be Tamed is a wild one with its gold glitter and sweet honey base.
Can’t Be Tamed is gorgeous with its tiny gold and bits of holo glitters in a honey jelly base. One coat is great as a gradient topper (here over Miss Independent) or only 2 coats for a full coverage mani. CAN’T BE TAMED, full coverage honey gold (glitter).
Conclusion: I’ve never been disappointed with any DL polish I’ve used. I highly recommend each one of these. The cremes are a joy to apply, highly pigmented and all 2-coaters. The glitter, Can’t Be Tamed may seem timid upon the first coat, but totally becomes opaque with the 2nd. Love all four of these!
Available now 2015 (SRP: $18 each; $20 for Can’t Be Tamed) online at www.deborahlippmann.com, and at Barney’s New York, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Sephora stores nationwide.
I’m telling you, Spell Polish never ceases to amaze me! Heather continues to create fabulous polishes and I’m so excited to share three of the Charlie Loves Bella collection for Spring 2015 with you…and now available for purchase. These magical polishes are all have different personalities, full of holographic goodness along with shimmer, flakies, duochrome casts and well, they’re magical!
Bianca’s Whiskers, Lovely Bunny and Kitty Slippers are 3 of 10 gorgeous polishes now available for purchase from Spell Polish. $17ea or $160 for the whole set of these high quality indie creations.
What a wonderful collection to kick start your spring polish collections! Here is Bianca’s Whiskers:
Bianca’s Whiskers is a lush strong linear pink/violet polish with a purrrfect formula! Pert near opaque in one coat but 2 coats brings out the holo even more. I took this pic in the sunshine so you could enjoy the full effect. It’s fabulous! Bianca’s Whiskers ~ is described as a pink-violet with a strong linear holo cast. 15 mL/.5 oz Finish: Linear holographic Coverage: 1-2 coats for full opacity. We recommend starting with a thin coat. It is recommended to shake well before applying.
Lovely Bunny was the sheerest of these 3 requiring 3 coats for me with my long nails to not see the free edge when in full light. But the effect is a mesmerizing green/blue duochrome shimmer. Lovely Bunny ~ is described as a soft green-blue duochrome shimmer. 15 mL/.5 oz Finish: Duochrome shimmer Coverage: 2-3 coats for full opacity.
Kitty Slippers in 2 coats. Not as sheer as Lovely Bunny but just as intoxicatingly beautiful. I should note all these formulas are amazing and easy to work with, great brushes and elegantly packaged. So springy! Kitty Slippers ~ is described as a rich, watermelon pink with a cool pink chrome shimmer. 15 mL/.5 oz Finish: Shimmer with subtle duochrome Coverage: 2 coats for full opacity
I asked Heather to share the inspiration of how Charlie Loves Bella came to be. It’s inspired by a true story and written by Spell Polish owner/creator herself, Heather. She told me, “It’ based on a true story about my cat, Charlie and his love for rabbits.” Heather says that This collection is based on a true story about a cat that falls in love with a rabbit. All polishes come with a corresponding trade card- all 10 cards together tell the whole story of Charlie and Bella.
Here is the story of Charlie Loves Bella:
~Charlie Loves Bella~
Bella was a bunny and Charlie was a cat,
but Charlie didn’t know love doesn’t work like that.
So Charlie donned his slippers and sneaked away at night
looking for his Bella by the goldenrod moonlight.
He thought he’d bring her flowers- a hyacinth or two-
and serenade his Bella with a melody he knew.
When out of her small warren, he saw her whiskers peeking,
he knew he’d finally found the love that he was always seeking.
This was the radiant rabbit he spotted a few days before,
and followed through the woods, right to her bunny door.
Her fur was smooth and silken; her nose a velvet pink.
Her eyes were bright as stars, more lovely with each blink.
But Bella’s mother chided from inside that darkened hole,
and warned her lovely bunny not to stray and not to stroll.
“Cats can be quite dangerous with very dreadful habits,”
she reminded her sweet Bella that kitties aren’t for rabbits.
Who was this singing kitty who courted under the moon,
who made her heartbeat skip, and made her nearly swoon?
So early the next morning, Bella dressed for the affair
and followed Charlie’s footprints back to his secret lair.
She hid behind an oak tree in hopes of a better view,
then spied her star-crossed lover sitting under boughs of yew.
Delightful was his posture and flaxen were his locks.
Charlie was a kitty but he also was a fox!
She hip-hopped to her homestead, with extra bounce in her step.
She had to tell her sister about the kitty she had met.
But Bianca twitched her whiskers and crumpled up her nose,
“Bunnies cannot fall in love with kitties—everyone knows!”
But later that same evening, with daisies in his hat,
Charlie showed Bianca he was not an average cat.
He scampered through the forest, and shimmied up a tree,
courting the whole family by dropping daisies on all three.
Bella’s mom was startled and Bianca was confused
but Bella’s heart was tickled and her spirit was amused.
She loved a cat named Charlie and she didn’t care who knew.
So she blew him bunny kisses and she knew her love was true.
He jumped down from that pine tree and gave his Bella a wink,
then offered her his paw, their arms a furry link.
They took a springtime ramble off into the setting sun,
the story of Charlie and Bella was a tale that had just begun…
Jump on over to Spell Polish today and get your Charlie Loves Bella polishes. I promise you, SP never disappoints!
Spell Polishes are in .50 oz bottles and are 5-free, cruelty-free nail lacquers featuring luxurious formulas of glitters, micas and pigments. They strive to bring you a polish free of toxins—NO Toluene, NO Formaldehyde, NO Camphor, NO Formaldehyde Resin and NO DBP (Dibutyl Phthalate).
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