Happy Saturday! Today we’ll be looking at the Lurid Lacquer April 2025 release, which includes the Self Portrait in Green collection, Words To Live By Quad, The Polished Mage’s Duo, Brain Tumor Awareness 2025 shade and Lurid Lacquer’s 1st Anniversary Polish!
You can see all 14 of these shades swatched on my YouTube channel as well below!
For the fine details – for all photos shown – I used a clear latex peel off as a base (affiliate link), and for the glossy photos I did Monarch Lacquer Hi-Def Shine Top coat (sent as PR and I’ve also purchased.. and that’s an affiliate link). For all textured polishes, I did use Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber (PR) and Monarch Lacquer top coat over it.
For my lighting setup, since I use artificial lighting due to my day job, involves 2 Neatfi XL Lamps from Amazon (affiliate link) as well as this Daylight Company Duo Daylight Lamp (affiliate link).
And lastly – I do use artificial gel nails that I do myself at home. In this post (and video) I am using Apres Gel X Nails in Extra Short Stiletto, which are clear nails. I do not use blurring base coats or anything to increase opacity of the nails – and it shows during my YouTube videos especially. With the clear nails, if you can see through the tip still – then odds are you will also see VNL through the polish I have on. If you cannot see through them, then opacity was likely reached.
I also upgraded my camera recently from a Nikon L830 (RIP little buddy) to a Nikon Z30 – so I’m still learning the new camera. All of the photos below were taken using the new one though.
Okay… on with the show! We’re going to look at the Self-Portrait In Green Collection first, then move into Words to Live By, then The Polished Mage Duo, Brain Tumor Awareness 2025 and finally, Lurid’s 1st Anniversary shade!
Lurid Lacquer | My Lover Dreams of the Sea
My Lover Dreams of the Sea is a cool green base with vibrant blue shimmer and bright green reflective glitter (the strong blue shimmer gives this polish an overall blue appearance on the nail in some lighting)
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat.
Lurid Lacquer | I Dream in Green
I Dream in Green is a semi-sheer aqua jelly base with green to blue shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | Of Fronds and Vines and Leaves and Sedge
Of Fronds and Vines and Leaves and Sedge is a semi-sheer yellow-leaning green base with light blue reflective glitter and iridescent flakies that shift from green to blue.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | The Fields and Forests of My Youth
The Fields and Forests of My Youth is a green jelly base with shimmer that shifts from purple to pink to red and bright green reflective glitter.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | Prairie-Hearted
Prairie-Hearted is a semi-sheer chartreuse base with peachy orange to gold to green shifting shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | Verdant Longings and Chartreuse Memories
Verdant Longings and Chartreuse Memories is a yellow-green base with green to blue aurora microflake and yellow light reflective glitter.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | Relentless
Relentless is a neutral purple jelly base with blue to purple flakes and silver light reflecting glitter.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | Unwavering
Unwavering is a semi-sheer white base with shimmer that shifts from pink to orange to gold (and to green at extremes)
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | Steadfast
Steadfast is a purple jelly base with iridescent flakes that shift from red and orange to gold.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | Resolute
Resolute is a reddish purple jelly base with shimmer that shifts from fuchsia to orange to gold.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | The Polished Mage Made Me Do It!
The Polished Mage Made Me Do It! is a vibrant cherry pinkish-red base with large particle shimmer that shifts from pink to orange to gold and silver light reflective glitter.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | 7000 Nail Geeks
7000 Nail Geeks is a blue jelly base with large particle shimmer that shifts from pink to orange to gold and silver light reflective glitter.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer | For Mark (BTA 2025 Polish)
For Mark is a pale blue crelly base with orange to gold shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Lurid Lacquer made their 2025 Brain Tumor Awareness polish in honor of her stepdad, Mark, and his recent battle against three brain tumors. He is in remission, and everyone is all so grateful for his recovery.
Lurid Lacquer | The Cardboard Queen (1st Anniversary Polish)
The Cardboard Queen is a pale cardboard brown crelly base with shimmer that shifts from purple to pink to red.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
From Karen:
For my 1st Anniversary Polish, I wanted to pay homage to my most constant companion: the noble, humble, but ever-important cardboard box. I had absolutely no idea when I launched Lurid Lacquer that I would accumulate such an absurd quantity of cardboard. I live in a cardboard box palace
Lurid Lacquer | April 2025 Release
So many stunning shades! Plus of course there will be extra goodies that you can browse the site to see what extras will be coming.
Where To Buy: Lurid Lacquer
Price: $14.00 – $14.50 Each
Release date: April 18th at 6pm Central
Lurid Lacquer Social Media: Instagram
Will you be trying any of these out?
