Loaded Lacquer - The Hula Girl Collection!!!

Hey y'all! So as you know, I've been in the long, stressful process of packing, moving, and unpacking. Well, our first night in our new house was last Thursday, so it's been a week now, and we've been realizing throughout this week that we didn't quite pack up every single thing we owned. What a pain! lol. And to make my move even more difficult, I had received 2 nail mail packages, both from the lovely Heather over at Loaded Lacquer! The first package I received was a big 10 polish haul! My absolutely amazing boyfriend had ordered them as another late birthday present without me knowing! And then 2 more polishes from the awesome giveaway Heather had hosted! So, I had 12 new Loaded Lacquer babies to play around with, but I was stuck moving! UGH! But, in the midst of all the craziness, I was able to at least swatch The Hula Girl Collection! Woohoo! So let's begin my first real review blog post! Enjoy!

First up, we've got my personal favorite from the collection, Tropical Moment.

Taken indoors to see all the flakey beauty

Yes! This IS ONE polish! Here, I used 3 thin coats of the pink & gold flakey goodness on their own with top coat. My accent nails were 2 thin coats over a BLACK base, and it looks like a totally different polish! How could you not love it!? This is my first flakey-packed polish I've ever really owned, or used, and it was super easy to apply! Definitely not chunky like I was worried it might be (only because I didn't know how flakey polishes were). But I am SO pleased with this polish!

Sunlight semi-hid the beautiful flakes

Even though you can't really see the flakey goodness in my classic hand pose above, this polish is stunning in the sunlight! Just pure joy on my fingertips!

Next up, Get Lei'd.

Look closely! Not your every day orange!

Ok, I had a very difficult time trying to capture the blue, and purple micro shimmers this bright orange polish has! It took me 4 thin coats to achieve the opacity I preferred. If you look really closely you can kinda tell, it's no ordinary neon orange polish! This is 3 thin coats with a top coat. Doesn't this just scream, "Summer!"? I gotta work on my tan, though, I bet it would be absolutely fierce with a fresh tan!

Pictured below is Get Lei'd with a glitter gradient of Dashboard Dancing (also apart of The Hula Girl Collection)!

Dashboard Dancing is the perfect name for this blue/purple/green/red glitter bomb! All I can think about is the the ocean, and a little hula girl dancing on my dashboard! Now I want to take a road trip to the beach(; But seriously, this glitter looks beautiful on practically anything! You'll get to see it a little more when you keep reading, so don't stop now! :)

Tiki Torched to me is just so...classy, with a beautiful pink shimmer twist!

Best clear shot I could get of that pink shimmer.

You can REALLY see that pink shimmer when it's blurry!

This is 3 thin coats with a top coat. I had a difficult time trying to capture the pink shimmer this has, but I did it! Well, I'm pretty happy with it, anyway. lol. I've actually been wearing this polish on my Cinderella Hand for over a week now! It's all chipped, because I've been moving a lot of stuff into our new house, and unpacking. That does some damage! But not only did I have this color on my hand, I just had to pair it with...Dashboard Dancing!

I just love it!

See! What did I tell you about this dashing polish!? It looks beautiful on practically anything! Proof my friends! ;P

Last, but certainly not least...Paradise Overdose!

This is a gorgeous polish jam packed full of micro purple/blue/green glitters that only took 2 thin coats to achieve opacity! It was really difficult to capture the beautiful glitters, but I did post a video on my Instagram earlier this week, so be sure to check that out, if you wanna see this baby in action! Below is a blurry picture, but you can see the awesome glitters hidden away.

Eh? Eh? Shinyyy...O_O

You know what I just thought of? This seems like it would make a great base for some galaxy nail art! I think I might run with that epiphany, and create some really soon!

Overall, I am head over heels in love with The Hula Girl Collection! All the polishes were easy to apply! I didn't have to dig for glitters out of Dashboard Dancing, the brushes are all on point, and the product itself is just...magnificent! It is definitely worth spending a couple bucks to get! Heather's shop (www.LoadedLacquer.com) will be reopening around April 20th, 2014. So don't waste ANY time! She has a tendency of selling out quickly!

I hope that these swatches, and "amateur reviews" helped you decide to buy (or not to buy) this collection. I'll tell you this, I personally own 18 Loaded Lacquer babies, and I am in love with ALL of them! Her customer service, and shipping dates are wonderful, and quick, and if you keep track on Instagram (@LoadedLacquer), and Facebook (Loaded Lacquer), you could come across an awesome sale, or discount code!