Limited Edition Holiday Trio from Lacquer Lust, Polished by KPT, and Serum No. 5

This holiday season, three indie polish makers have teamed up to create a limited edition holiday trio celebrating the three types of polishes that they each do best. Lacquer Lust has contributed a gorgeous holographic polish, Polished by KPT created a shimmering thermal, and Serum No. 5 came in strong with a glow in the dark! I think this is such a fun idea and a great collaboration.

Ho Ho Holodays! by Lacquer Lust is a medium green linear holographic. It also has a wonderful golden flash that gives the polish that extra "oomph." You can see the gold best if you look around the edges of the light highlights on my nails in the photos below. Three coats, shown first in direct light and second in indirect light. It applied smoothly and evenly.

Naughty & Nice by Polished by KPT is a gorgeous thermal polish that changes from a blushing pink when warm to a cranberry red when cold. It is packed with golden shimmer and iridescent sparks. I was really pleased with this shade. Even when warm, the natural pink shade is opaque and shimmering. Three coats, no issues with application or formula. Shown first in direct light and second in indirect light.

cold, warm, cold, warm

Yule Light Up My Life by Serum No. 5  is a glow in the dark multicolor glitter topper. I've layered one coat here over OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls. As you can see, it is positively packed with gorgeous metallic glitters in jewel tones. This polish also glows white in the dark, though my camera wanted it to look blue. You can increase the intensity of the glow by layering it over a light color, but this would work well as a glitter topper over any color, really!

What do you think? I think this is a great, well rounded trio from three special ladies. I also think it would make a great gift for someone that wanted to be introduced to indie polish or polish with unique properties (like thermal, holo, and glow).

This limited edition trio is only sold as a set of all three polishes. It is available for purchase in all three shops: Serum No. 5, Polished by KPT, and Lacquer Lust.

You can also keep up with each of the brands via their social media:
Serum No. 5 | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Polished by KPT | Facebook | Instagram
Lacquer Lust | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

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Polished by KPT Swatches and Review

Today's post includes a number of polishes by the indie brand Polished by KPT. This brand is known for it's thermal polish creations, but also has a lot of other great shades to offer, too. Let's begin!

Press Sample 

Being in the Pink is a holographic thermal polish that goes from a grape-y pink when warm to a deep purple when cold. The formula applied easily and I used three coats in the swatches here. In this photo it goes cold, warm, cold, warm.

Here it is with all fingers cold.

Here it is with all fingers warm.

This is Being in the Pink warm & in direct light so you can see the holographic finish.

Blue is Beautiful is a thermal shade with iridescent glitters. It transitions from a blue-gray when warm to a dark blue when cold. I used three coats for my swatches, and this photo shows cold, warm, cold, warm.

This photo shows all fingers cold.

Here it is with all fingers warm.

Camellia is a thermal jelly polish that transitions from a barely-there pink when warm to a vibrant candy red when cold. I used three coats here, and this photo shows cold, warm, cold, warm.

Here is Camellia with all fingers cold.

Here it is with all fingers warm.

A few notes about the thermals before we move on! Though I swatched these alone, Polished by KPT recommends that they be worn over white if you want to maximize opacity and vibrance. Depending on where you live and your body temperature, the "default" setting may be warm or cold (for me, default was warm). Finally, don't forget that thermals are awesome because they can sometimes create a gradient or French tip type effect without any effort!

Now let's take a look at a few Polished by KPT polishes that aren't thermals!

Dream Lover is a gorgeous white based polish with pastel glitters, iridescent glitters, stars and hearts. The formula was notably fantastic on this. I'm always afraid when I apply a white based polish for the first time because they can sometimes go on thick or streaky, but Dream Lover was truly dreamy. Three coats here.

Fluorescein is a neon green with holographic sparkle. This is three coats alone. Though you can see some visible nail line in the photo, in person it looked solid. You could also layer over white to make it more opaque, which would boost the neon effect anyway! I wore this to a pool party with a Hex Nail Jewelry dolphin charm -- it was perfectly summery.

Green Awakening is an awesome polish topper that adds a fine gold-to-green sparkle effect over any polish. It also has some interesting chunkier pieces and iridescent glitters that make it really special. Here I've shown one coat over OPI I Saw...U Saw...We Saw...Warsaw. Direct on, it has more of a gold tone.

When viewed at an angle, it takes on a greener look.

Phew, so many photos! What do you think about these Polished by KPT shades? I was really impressed by all of them, really. The formulas were all nice and easy to work with, and they are obviously quite pretty!

You can shop Polished by KPT on BigCartel. The polishes sell out pretty quickly, so be sure you stay in-the-know by following PBKPT on Facebook and Instagram.

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