Mrs. P's Nail Potions - Fall 2013 PRESS RELEASE

Good afternoon everyone!

Below you will find the official PRESS RELEASE regarding the release of my Fall 2013 collection which consists of four neutral/autumn shades and four jewel-toned shades. There is also a brand new scented top coat and a brand new LIMITED EDITION glitter bomb!

All the information you need to know about the new products you will find below. Please pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested.

Feel free to make any comments or share your thoughts about these new products in the comments section below this post. I look forward to what you all have to say and your feedback is greatly appreciated.

If you have any questions about the new products feel free to contact me and I would be glad to answer them all!

Autumn is now upon us which means we're all probably (generally speaking) starting to settle into the warmer, darker and more neutral tones. I've come up with eight new nail lacquers that are nothing but highly pigmented shades (four autumn/neutral shades and four jewel-toned shades). All of these shades are fully opaque in only two coats, some even in only one coat depending on the thickness of your coats. Here's a quick overall look at all eight of the new shades (two coats of each with 1 coat of Spectraflair 35 Topcoat over top on the left and just 2 coats of each with Seche Vite Dry Fast Topcoat over top on the right). From top to bottom: Fawning For You, Fall Deeply, Bordeaux Crossing, Lean, Mean & Aubergine, Mauvember, I Pink You're Hot, I Guaranteal It, Blurred Limes.

Now for a closer look at each of the shades:

Fawning For You is a neutral beige with a slight creme finish and a slight gold shimmer. Because of the slightly metallic property of this lacquer you do need to be mindful of brush strokes. This makes a great nude base to any glitter or nail art and I especially love it with a coat of Spectraflair 35 Topcoat over top. This would also be great as a base under a coat of The Naked Dress or Pirate's Booty.

Below is a swatch of Fawning For You on a nail wheel in two coats alone (left) and two coats with one coat of Spectraflair 35 Topcoat over top (right).

   

Fall Deeply is an auburn brown with lots of multicoloured shimmer (mainly green, blue and purple). I love how unique and versatile this lacquer is. It's deep, rich colour also tends to look more on the purple side depending on the lighting and its surroundings.

Below is a swatch of Fall Deeply on a nail wheel in two coats alone (left) and two coats with one coat of Spectraflair 35 Topcoat over top (right).

   

Bordeaux Crossing is a deep almost brick red shade with lots of shimmer. It is also unique in that depending on the lighting and its surroundings it takes on a more pinky or brownish shade of red.

Below is a swatch of Bordeaux Crossing on a nail wheel in two coats alone (left) and two coats with one coat of Spectraflair 35 Topcoat over top (right).

   

Lean, Mean & Aubergine is a deep dark brownish purple shade. The purple shimmer to this shade is beautiful.

Below is a swatch of Lean, Mean & Aubergine on a nail wheel in two coats alone (left) and two coats with one coat of Spectraflair 35 Topcoat over top (right). I absolutey love this one with the Spectraflair as well, the darker base really shows off the rainbow holo flare.

   

Mauvember is a lovely shimmering amethyst shade of purple, a much lighter purple than Lean, Mean & Aubergine.

Below is a swatch of Mauvember on a nail wheel in two coats alone (left) and two coats with one coat of Spectraflair Topcoat over top (right).

   

I Pink You're Hot is a super hot pink shade. Again, lots of shimmer. I really want to try this under Glam-Rocker!!!

Below is a swatch of I Pink You're Hot on a nail wheel in two coats alone (left) and two coats with one coat of Spectraflair Topcoat over top (right).

   

I Guaranteal It is a super saturated teal which is fabulous on its own, or with Spectraflair of course and would probably also be a fabulous combo with Pretty As A Peacock.

Below is a swatch of I Guaranteal It on a nail wheel in two coats alone (left) and two coats with one coat of Spectraflair Topcoat over top (right).

   

And last but certainly not least is Blurred Limes! This is a very interesting shade of green. It's not quite emerald and it almost has a golden glow/hue to it. The best green I can think of to describe it is shamrock green. This would also make a great pairing to Pretty As A Peacock or possibly even underneath a coat of Spring Fling.

Below is a swatch of Blurred Limes on a nail wheel in two coats alone (left) and two coats with one coat of Spectraflair Topcoat over top (right).

   

Each of these lacquers retail for $8.00 CAD each. You can save $14.00 by purchasing the entire eight piece collection for a total of $50.00 (use code "FALL2013").  All of the above lacquers are now available at www.etsy.com/shop/MrsPsNailPotions.

Also available now is:

PUMPKIN CHAI SCENTED TOPCOAT

Believe me when I say this is divinely delicious and your nails will be in danger of being devoured because it smells SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOD! LOL!  This scent is only available for fall and will be discontinued as of November 1, 2013.  So get it while you can!!!

Fall also marks my very first LIMITED EDITION lacquer.  Please meet:

HEXCELLENT BREW

A glitter bomb of various purple glitters mixed with various sizes of white, neon green, and neon orange hexes. And it is BLACK LIGHT REACTIVE!!!

From now on, every few months a new lacquer will be created and introduced for a limited time and then will never be seen again. The only way to acquire these LIMITED EDITION lacquers will be to make a purchase of $25+ CAD or $50+ CAD.

Purchase $25+ CAD - receive a FREE mini bottle of Hexcellent Brew!

Purchase $50+ CAD - receive a FREE full-size bottle of Hexcellent Brew!

Hexcellent Brew will only be available until October 31, 2013. A brand new LIMITED EDITION lacquer will be introduced for November 1, 2013.

Below are swatches of Hexcellent Brew in one coat on it's own (left), over black (middle), and over Papa Don't Peach (right).

Mrs. P's Nail Potions - Little Bruiser & Spectraflair 35 Topcoat

Good evening all.  Sorry for my absence.  It's been a whirlwind around here.  Children have become a handful.  The eldest is almost 4 and seems to have limitless energy and he's such a BOY!!  The youngest is 14 months now and a going concern.  He's not walking on his own yet but he'll use anything and everything as a walker or he'll just crawl everywhere.  He's always under foot and wanting to be right near me and we're down to one nap a day instead of 2 now and the teething is crazy!!!  It took him 11 months to get his very first tooth and in less than 2 months he's sprouted 5 more and counting.  Needless to say, my work time has been cut drastically (as has my me time) which has lead to my blog posts suffering.  But I'd rather neglect my blog than my business or my customers.  And of course I'd neglect anything over neglecting my children.  They may be a handful but they are delightful and fun boys and I love them to bits and wouldn't have life any other way!

Now back to business...I did this mani a bit ago but because I'm so behind on blog posts I have some catching up to do and this is the start of it.

Tonight I bring you a thermal mani that I added a bit of pizazz to.  I wanted to experiment a little bit with one of my mood potions and decided to try Little Bruiser with a coat of Spectraflair 35 Topcoat over top.  I had never done SF 35 over any thermal polishes before and wondered how it would affect the colour changing abilities.  Well to my very pleasant surprise it only made it BETTER!

In case you are not familiar with my lacquers, Little Bruiser is a thermal polish (I call mine "mood potions") that goes from a deep, vampy, shimmery reddish purple when cold to a bright shimmery orangey red when hot.  It is a sheer polish so can be built up in about 3 oats to full opacity or can be used a a layering polish for some neat colour changing effects.  I did 3 coats of Little Bruiser and did one coat of my Spectraflair 35 Topcoat over top.  My SF 35 Topcoat is made with grade 35 spectraflair pigment.  Spectraflair pigments are light diffractive colourants that generate the appearance of multiple, bright rainbow producing prisms.  This topcoat can be used on its own in several coats to create a holographic silver colour or can be painted in a thin coat over any other colour of nail polish to turn any nail polish into a holographic look.  My SF 35 Topcoat is easily my most popular and best seller!!  Everything was then topped off with a generous coat of Seche Vite Dry Fast Topcoat.

I was super stunned with the results and these photos were before I tested out the colour changing effects.

First up I dipped my fingers in ice cold water to get Little Bruiser to go as dark as possible.  When I did so, the effect still worked perfectly and with the SF 35 Topcoat it made the darker colour of Little Bruiser seem even darker.  And the beauty of the darker colour was that it really allowed the rainbow effect of the SF 35 Topcoat to dazzle.

  

Next up I dipped my fingertips in the hottest water I could stand and although the colour change was muted ever so slightly by the prismatic effects of the SF 35 Topcoat, you could still see quite a difference in the base colour.  The rainbow effect wasn't quite as dazzling over the lighter red as it was over the deeper vampy colour but it was still gorgeous and I loved how the SF 35 Topcoat didn't completely hinder the ability to see the polish change colours still.

And just so you can really tell the difference, here are some photos that I snapped while the polish was transitioning between hot and cold.  You can see that the tips were returning to the darker cold colour as the base of the nails remained the lighter hot colour.

I was very pleased with this mani and it was super fun and pretty.  I still got the ever changing effects and fun of the mood potion but with some added flare and sparkle :)

All photos were taken in direct sunlight.