Hello everyone! I've been wanting to post these for a while now but so many things got in the way. Most dismal weather that prevented me from getting any good lighting. I'm going to break down and buy a light box set soon.
This is the last collection I tried with my "claws". They unfortunately couldn't last for the entire collection. I thought it was suiting since this is called Claw Polish! ;)
All photos *should* be clickable.
Bordello - dark pink/silver foil. ONE COAT!!
I'll say it again. ONE COAT!!1one
MME Moriarty - blood red jelly! 2 coats.
This looks more translucent in the photos than it did in real life. Three coats might be required.
Morgause - burgandy with a slight pearl shimmer.
I have trouble describing this one because it's so different in real life. The colour is so rich and the pearl shimmer is very faint on the nail but you can tell it's there in the luster. You can see it in the darker photo in the upper right. You can stick with 2 coats just fine but I did three coats to get the same richness that I see in the bottle.
Destroying Angel - dark chocolate brown creme. 2 coats
So glossy!
Maiden - sheer light pink 2 coats.
I honestly never get sheers right. I would have loved this if it were a creme.
Croquet - medium pink creme, 2 coats.
I can't believe I'm going to rave about a pastel pink polish. This was the perfect consistency. I have NEVER tried a pink cream in this colour range that wasn't streaky and difficult to manage. Croquet was a little watery, but completely manageable. I didn't once flood my cuticles or even fear it happening. Not at all streaky. If you like pink, this one is GOLD.
Opium Poppy - hot pink creme. 2 coats
Unfortunately I lost the photos for this one in a sea of pink polish pics that I was clearing out of my polish folder. If this isn't enough I'll re-swatch this one! It was as perfect in the application as Croquet. Unfortunately is was clashing with my skin tone a lot in the photos which is why I might have accidentally deleted them.
Overall these polishes were pretty amazing to me for such an "unknown" brand. I know BPAL has been surfacing pretty successfully in the nail polish blogging world but otherwise people I've spoken to don't really know about it. The polish always applied well, dried well, and held up well with wear and tear. I seriously hope they expand their colour selection because this can easily be one of my favourite brands of polish ever. That is saying a lot.
The site can be a little tricky to navigate. http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/ You want to go to Trading Post, then nail polish. As you can see they offer quite a bit from their site.
The direct link to their polishes is here.
I will be showing you more of another colour from Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs in a post of it's own.
Embalming Fluid. So check back next week!
If you have any questions about this brand or any of these polishes leave a comment!
[These polishes were provided to me by the company for an honest review]
