Call Me Meg: The Nail Polish

Yesterday I wrote about discovering the Call Me Meg nail polish from Finger Lickin Lacquer.

It came in a cute pink padded envelope, securely bubble wrapped.  And Jennifer (the owner of FLL) personalised the invoice.  I love girly surprises like that.  I've never ordered, say, a power supply and found a note from the shop owner.  That's their business card sitting on the top right of the invoice.

There was another surprise inside the package....  I didn't know that it's kind of traditional (I know ~ short tradition) to include a little something with Etsy packages.  There was a tiny bag of candy in mine.

You might know I'm partial to small shops (remember the slide transfer company I wrote about).

You might also know I'm not a shill, but I don't generally pan

companies.  (One is coming though.)  I believe "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything" although I will warn y'all if I encounter a ripoff firm.  I don't want other people to make my mistakes (but I make so many informing y'all would be a full-time job).

This is very cool nail polish.  Look close at the nails (below) ~ it has a subtle glitter that is smooth and even.  It DOES have a slight fragrance of cucumber melon which stays with the nails for a long time.  It's Cool to smell the organics, then as it dries the new aroma takes over.

It took three coats to get a complete cover, which I don't think is unreasonable.  I didn't use a topcoat on my toes yet the colour is still fresh and unchipped after two weeks (admittedly, toes are a lot less, um, busy than fingers).

Since I don't get to keep fingernail polish on for many days in a row, Charity put them on her fingers, with a topcoat.  The next day the polish was pretty well beaten up but that's normal ~ a day as a vet tech will rip up any fingernail polish in a few hours.

Her co-workers enjoyed the fragrance too.  It is definitely something new for nail polish.  The fragrance stayed as long as the polish did.

The price is right ($8.50 + shipping).  It's sold through Etsy, which means you need an Etsy account.

Like many Etsy businesses, it's a small company (Jennifer and her husband), which, to me, is a plus.  I'd rather shop at a (literal) mom-and-pop than a Mallwart.

I'm mostly an OPI gal.  I love their colours and durability, but again, mom-and-pop vs OPI?  Finger Lickin' Lacquer will get future orders from me (our nail polish box needs culling first).  Scan the site and try some for yourself.

Tell them Meg (the demon) made you do it. :)

I'm Famous!

Well, not so much, really.  And the wealth that goes with it is commensurate.

I have a google alert for "call me Meg" because, well, why not?  I get quite a few hits that have nothing to do with me, and an occasional mention of me elsewhere.

About three weeks ago I had the following hit:

      Finger lickin Lacquer Call me Meg from the Family...

      Life of a Mad Typer - Tumblr 

      Finger lickin Lacquer Call me Meg from the Family don't end with Blood Collection Swatch and Review

which linked here (indirectly).

It seems there is a tv show called "Supernatural."  There is a demon on the show named Meg, and she's famous, not me.

The link went to a review for a nail polish called "Call Me Meg," inspired by the Meg character in Supernatural.  It's part of the "Family don't end with blood" Collection by a little company with the cute name "Finger Lickin' Lacquer."

The review stated "Call me Meg is another holo (I just adore them so much!!!!) This is a aqua holo that smells like cucumber melon."

OK, I didn't know what a holo nail polish is and I had never heard of scented nail polish.  I've also never considered myself much of a blue nail polish girl, but I literally could NOT resist buying this.

Ans a week later I had a bottle of Call Me Meg in my hands (you know ~ the hands with the naked nails).

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