Takko Lacquer – Dazed and Confused (i.e. I'm back baby!!)

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Hi guys!

Good news, my wrist is heading towards being better. It still hurts a bit when I'm taking photos, but not enough to stop me anymore. So I'm back! It's going to take me a while to get back into the swing of things, but I'm looking forward to it. So to kick off again, I have a gorgeous multichrome polish from Takko Lacquer – 'Dazed and Confused'.

'Dazed and Confused' is a perfect multichrome. The colours are so rich, making this polish a definite favourite for me. The scattered holo adds that little extra wow and with the blackened colour at extreme angles this polish can appear like galaxy nails with no nail art skill required :) (see my pinky in the photo above).

The main colour of this polish in normal light is a royal purple with flashes of blue. I found it difficult to capture the rich purple under my lighting setup even though this was how 'Dazed and Confused' appeared more often than not.

The colour changes of this polish are not shy and there are many. It goes from purple and blue through to a rich rusty red, to cranberry and at extreme angles through to bright orange/copper. Need I say more as to why this is a must-have polish?


On to the formula… In true Takko Lacquer style, this polish was simple to apply. Depending on how thick your coats are, I would say 2-3 coats would suffice. This polish wore really well on me too, lasting a good 5 days or so.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter and instagram for info about restocks etc. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Femme Fatale and Mei Mei's Signatures.

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Takko Lacquer - Dark Paradise

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Hi all!!

I hope everyone has had a lovely and safe Christmas and New Year! We are visiting my family in Wellington and it's so nice to be home. I haven't been able to paint my nails much lately as my wrist is still immobilised, but I let it out of my brace to take these pictures. Also please excuse the still slightly broken nails, it is taking me a while to get on top of it all. Anywho… this is the ridiculously gorgeous Llarowe-exclusive polish by Takko Lacquer – 'Dark Paradise'.

'Dark Paradise' has a beautiful deep, but very sheer, inky base and is packed full of multi chromatic flakie glitter. The flakes change from red to gold and blue to green, with all the shades in between. Pictured here is one coat over a-england 'Queen of Scots'. I actually wore this mani for New Years as it reminded me of fireworks.

In lower light, the more copper tones peek through the blackened blue base. In bright light and more extreme angles, this polish really comes alive – bright green and red glow from your nails. 'Dark Paradise' was stupidly difficult to capture (even after 100-odd photos) and so you will just have to take my word that you NEED this polish.


As I mentioned, this polish is jam-packed with flakes and so you can easily control how much you have on the nail. I think it would be relatively easy to build up. I didn't experience any dragging or anything, however one thing I noticed was that even after 2 coats of top coat, my nails were still slightly textured. I think a thicker top coat would be recommended.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter and instagram for info about restocks etc. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Femme Fatale and Mei Mei's Signatures.

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Takko Lacquer – Physical Graffiti

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Hi!

I have nearly grown out all my breaks! Fingers crossed I don't get any more now. Another update, I have busted my wrist, so typing is not super easy right now so I'll just get right on with the pics.

'Physical Graffiti' is a grey polish with irregular silver flakes of glitter. So simple, but the irregular glitter makes this polish really interesting. I love the soft look that the slight jelly finish gives 'Physical graffiti'.


Because 'Physical Graffiti' has a slight jelly finish, it is slightly less opaque – in saying that though, I only needed 3 coats to get full opacity and the glitters are still really visible. I think the formula is spot on in that respect.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter and instagram for info about restocks etc. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Femme Fatale and Mei Mei's Signatures.

Takko Lacquer - Cheshire Cat

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Hello!!

I am still here, broken nails galore and all! Silly nails are making me pay for not looking after them when I was so busy. Every nail on my right hand that I photograph has now broken in the past couple of weeks and it's starting to drive me crazy! Anywho enough about that, I have another Takko Lacquer for you and this is another BEAUTY – this is 'Cheshire Cat'…

Funny story, I forgot this was a thermal polish and I put it on thinking I was applying a purple polish, looked back at my hand and saw that it was pink and I thought I'd gone crazy :D

I love 'Cheshire Cat' and especially how perfect this polish is suited to its name. 'Cheshire Cat' is really sensitive and so it changes really readily between the colours. The purple colour at the top is how it appears when cold and then in warmer temperatures, it turns pink. I love how much gold shimmer is packed into this polish - so eye catching.


'Cheshire Cat' was really easy to apply and opaque in 2-3 coats depending on how thick you apply your coats.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter and instagram for info about restocks etc. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Femme Fatale and Mei Mei's Signatures.

Takko Lacquer - Curiouser & Curiouser

Hello hello!

I have another reasonably recent Takkito to show you today. This gorgeous green Takko Lacquer polish is called 'Curiouser & Curiouser'.

This polish is so striking! 'Curiouser & Curiouser' is a mint green polish with the most beautiful green shimmer. The shimmer particles are tiny irregular shaped pieces that really catch the light.

I was staring at my pretty nails, as you do sometimes, and I noticed that the shimmer is not just plain green. It shifts to pink! It's reasonably easy to see on the nail, but it was almost impossible to capture in a photograph. After I don't how many photos, I managed to barely capture it - if you look at the middle 2 fingers in these photos. MMMMmmmmm this is a pretty polish.


'Curiouser & Curiouser' was easy to apply. It starts ever so slightly sheer but 2-3 coats gives full opacity depending how thickly you apply your coats. This polish is reasonably thick so I'd recommend 3 thinner coats.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter and instagram for info about restocks etc. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Femme Fataleand Mei Mei's Signatures.

This product was provided for review. This is my personal, unbiased opinion.

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Takko Lacquer - Babycakes

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I'm back baby!!!

I have handed in my dissertation and it feels oh so good to be done! So I am now going to try and give this poor little blog some serious loving and get it back up and running. It's going to be baby steps because I'm pretty out of practice photographing my nails etc, so be gentle with me :)

Anywho, what better way to get back into blogging than with one of my absolute favourite brands, Takko Lacquer. This is 'Babycakes' which was released earlier this year.

'Babycakes' is a really pretty antique rose polish with a slightly scattered, but linear, holo effect (Yes, I'm right back to making not much sense!). 'Babycakes' also has this gold shimmer that catches the light and makes this polish that bit more complex (one of the many things I love about all my Takkitos). This is one of those polishes that is really inoffensive and could be worn to any occasion, but the holo and gold flash just amps it up enough to keep it interesting.


'Babycakes' had a really easy formula to work with. I used 2 coats for these photos and that was plenty - no pulling or dragging or any of that silliness at the cuticles. Also, this polish is wearing really well. I have had this on for 4 days so far without the slightest sign of tip wear and I haven't been particularly gentle with my hands this week either.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter and instagram for info about restocks etc. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Femme Fatale and Mei Mei's Signatures.

This product was provided for review. This is my personal, unbiased opinion.

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Opium - Takko Lacquer

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Hi lovely people!

I have been drowning in uni work (and still am) so I haven't had much time for nails, which is pretty sad, but tonight I have the last of my latest Takko Lacquer polishes to show you. It is a beauty, but what do you expect? This is Takko Lacquer 'Opium'...

This is another complex polish by Takko Lacquer. This picture is sort of a summary of 'Opium'. It has a black base and is absolutely packed with shimmer that shifts from red through to green.

Here's the red side, which is probably the colour that I see the most in indoor lighting. Check out the glow of the red in the top picture on my pinky. It's like FIRE! The bottom picture here is how it would usually look in lower light with realy blackened edges. YUM.

'Opium' appears bright green at certain extreme angles. It's so gorgeous when it catches your eye. Such a mysterious, vampy polish with it's shift.


I'm sure you are not surprised to see that I'm once again seriously impressed with this Takko Lacquer polish. It was really easy to apply, but was ever so slightly sheer. I used 4 reasonably thick coats for full opacity. I think it needs to be as sheer as it is though, because that's what allows the shimmer to show through so stunningly.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter for info about restocks. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Mei Mei's Signatures and Edgy Polish.

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Heads Will Roll - Takko Lacquer

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Hi folks!

I have an absolutely fantastical polish to show you today! I have Takko Lacquer 'Heads Will Roll' which is a thermal polish, released in Sheryl's latest collection. I have been on a bit of a thermal kick lately. They're just so fun to wear with them changing colour all the time.

This is 'Heads Will Roll' when it is cold. Um.. hello gorgeous polish. The shimmer in this polish is out of this world amazing!! I cannot explain how beautiful the blue, icy shimmer is AND holo is always a way straight to my heart. Too much beauty for me to handle.

This is 'Heads Will Roll' when hot. I love this side of it too. Again that icy blue shimmer makes it so special. I really love soft cream/white shades like this, I think they can be really flattering.

And now for 'Heads Will Roll' as it is transitioning from hot at the cuticle, to cold at the tips. I can't say enough good things about the beauty that is this Takko Lacquer polish. It was not quite as sensitive as some other thermals I have tried, it doesn't change quite as fast, but I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing, just an observation.


'Heads Will Roll' has a wonderfully easy formula to work with. No pulling or anything like that. I thought it was going to be a bit sheer at first, but it was built to good opacity at the end of the second coat, though I am showing 3 coats here.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter for info about restocks. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Mei Mei's Signatures and Edgy Polish.

This product was provided for review. This is my personal, unbiased opinion.

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Pucker Up - Takko Lacquer

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Hi!

Another late night post from me. It has been a LONG day! I had 3 tests today at uni then had to write up a big report tonight. So to make me feel better, I figured, why not post this now instead of in the morning. So tonight, I have another beautiful Takko Lacquer to share with you. This is 'Pucker Up'.

'Pucker Up' is quite a unique colour to my collection. I don't have any apricot-y corals or oranges quite like it, I don't think. It is bright, but not as saturated as some apricot toned polishes can be, which I think makes it all the more wearable, but it's still bright enough to be eye-catching and gorgeous.

The shimmer in 'Pucker Up' is really gorgeous too. I think amazing shimmer is certainly a theme in all of Sheryl's polishes. This polish has heaps of irregular microshards of pink and gold and they catch the light so beautifully. They go so perfectly with the base colour of 'Pucker Up'. The shimmer effect is not too in-your-face, but it is far from shy.


'Pucker Up' had a good formula. Again, not too thick, not too thin. I used 2 thick-ish coats for this. If you use thinner coats, I would probably recommend 3 coats. It is fast drying though and doesn't have any issues with pulling or anything like that so I could get away with slightly thicker coats.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter for info about restocks. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Mei Mei's Signatures and Edgy Polish.

This product was provided for review. This is my personal, unbiased opinion.

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Muse - Takko Lacquer

Hi folks!

I have an absolutely gorgeous polish to show you tonight (this morning?!). I have to start by saying that I am in love with this polish, but it has caused me some serious grief today! I could not photograph Takko Lacquer 'Muse' today at all. It was as though my camera settings had been completely changed. I couldn't get anything in focus and the polish was just looking crap. Long story short, I went and bought some new bulbs for my lamps, reset my camera, re-top coated my nails and finally everything was back to normal. What happened?

I am so glad that I sorted out whatever was wrong with my setup because that means that I could show you this beauty. This is 'Muse' and it is the purple cousin to one of my favourite polishes, 'The Electric Apple: NYC'. I think that there aren't many, if any, people out there that do a shimmer like this as well as Sheryl. 'Muse' is definitely one of those polishes that glows. As usual with Takko Lacquer beauties, the shimmer isn't shy and even glows a little in fairly low light.


The formula of 'Muse' was a bit different to what I've come to know of Takko Lacquers, but not at all in a bad way. It was a little thinner but so beautifully easy to work with. The first coat was a teeny bit sheer, but the second coat gave perfectly opaque coverage. It's also really nicely self-levelling and dries really fast.


Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind the polishes in this collection. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter for info about restocks. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Mei Mei's Signatures and Edgy Polish.

This product was provided for review. This is my personal, unbiased opinion.

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Schiaparelli - Takko Lacquer

Hi!

Long time, no... blog? I've been sick and unfortunately that has made painting my nails difficult. But, last night I managed to stop sneezing long enough to put on 'Schiaparelli' from Takko Lacquer's latest collection.

'Schiaparelli' is a vibrant bubblegum pink and is exactly what I needed to cheer me up when I'm feeling sick. It's one of those colours where you can't help but feel lifted when you look at it (and wear it!). Also can I just say that I LOVE the new bottles!

There is an insane amount of shimmer in 'Schiaparelli' and it really makes the polish come alive. The shimmer is a sort of iridescent green colour and it is not at all shy. Even in lower light, the polish appears to have a glow happening.

'Schiaparelli' was easy to work with, though was ever so slightly on the thicker side (not a problem). 2 coats was all that was needed for opacity. This polish does dry to a slightly matte finish, so a good slurp of top coat is recommended.

Make sure you check out Sheryl's blog to find out about the inspiration behind the polishes in this collection. Also keep an eye on Takko Lacquer's twitter for info about restocks. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own shop, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at Llarowe, Mei Mei's Signatures and Edgy Polish.

This product was provided for review. This is my personal, unbiased opinion.

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We're All Mad Here - Takko Lacquer

This post has been a LONG time coming. Oh boy, I have tried to photograph Takko Lacquer's 'We're All Mad Here' so many times, but it is a gorgeous little ratbag to photograph accurately. Anyway, here we go, finally with the post.

The beauty of 'We're All Mad Here' is ridiculous. Such a complex polish. That's why it's taken me so long to put up photographs.

'We're All Mad Here' is an intense royal blue/blurple that is so saturated and eye-catching. In these photos, you can see VNL (visible nail line), but in real life you couldn't. The shimmer is similar to what is in 'Kiss The Sky', so it has that gorgeous shift from red through to yellow and green. You can sort of see the green shift in my middle finger in the bottom photo.

This close-up shows the flakes that really make this polish magical. They are what makes 'We're All Mad Here' so unique and just plain spectacular.


'We're All Mad Here' has a lovely formula to work with. It is fairly thick, but dries really fast. I used 4 coats here because of my camera picking up VNL, but I think if I wasn't taking photos 3 coats would be enough. The slight sheerness of the blue is what allows the flakes to be so visible and also gives the polish that jelly sandwich appearance where the flakes look as if they're floating.


Takko lacquer is available from a few different places now. Keep an eye out for when Sheryl restocks her shop, otherwise you may be able to find Takko Lacquers at Llarowe, Mei Mei's Signature and Edgy Polish. Also Sheryl has just released her new collection. Take a look at her inspiration boards on the Takko Lacquer blog and you may start seeing a couple of them pop up around here shortly ;)

Va Va Voom - Takko Lacquer

I am back in Wellington for the weekend for a wedding and I am so happy to be home with my family for an extra weekend :) Hope you are all having a nice end of your week/weekend! Anyway, on with the polish. This is Takko Lacquer 'Va Va Voom'...

'Va Va Voom' is a most gorgeous rusty red scattered holo. These two photos show the holo in sunlight and then in artificial light. Obviously, in real life, in artificial light, the holo is more obvious but you can still certainly see it quite well. It's not too shy.

'Va Va Voom' tends to show as different shades of red, from quite a cherry red, through to a dark brooding red, right through to quite a coppery red at times.

There is a golden flash in 'Va Va Voom' that gives it a more orangey tinge.



I absolutely love this polish. I have a very soft spot for red polish and I always have, but this is more than just a red polish. There is certainly an X factor here. The fact that it is sort of a burnt/rusty red sets it apart, along with that wonderful scattered holo. Like the other Takko Lacquer polishes I have shown you, 'Va Va Voom' is fast drying and dries slightly satiny and really comes alive with a lick of top coat. I used 2 coats here, but 'Va Va Voom' is very opaque and the second coat was barely needed.

Takko Lacquer polishes are available from Sheryl's Etsy store. All the polishes are vegan, 3-free and not tested on animals. Check outTakko Lacquer blog for updates on restocks etc.