Buffalo Finds: Gridlock Lacquer – Smingus Dyngus

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The Buffa-love for Gridlock Lacquer continues today with another seasonal color – Smingus Dyngus! If everyone in Buffalo is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is Polish on Dyngus Day, the day after Easter. For the uninitiated, the easiest thing to do is direct you to the official Dyngus Day Buffalo website, which is full of information on the “holiday” and how to celebrate it (besides drinking, which is pretty much a given for most Buffalo holidays!).

Smingus Dyngus is a red gel with red glitter – perfect for Dyngus Day celebrating. Like Butter Lamb, it’s not over-the-top, but it’s definitely showy – I love it on long nails!

Other posts on Gridlock Lacquer:

Buffalo Finds: Gridlock Lacquer – Loganberry

Buffalo Finds: Gridlock Lacquer – Butter Lamb

Buffalo Finds: Gridlock Lacquer – Butter Lamb

I’m not sure what its popularity is in other parts of the country – or the world, for that matter – but Easter isn’t Easter without a butter lamb in Buffalo. For the uninitiated, yes, it’s butter, and yes, it’s in the form of a lamb…simple things, people, simple things! This has only recently led to things like butter turkeys and butter Christmas trees, but the lamb is the original.

Gridlock Lacquer, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite nail polish brands, celebrates the season with a limited edition polish called, of course, “Butter Lamb.” It’s not a flamboyant, day-glo yellow – it’s definitely more of a buttery-golden-tone on the nail.

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My recent order also included a color called Smingus Dyngus, in celebration of another Buffalo tradition, Dyngus Day! Look for that in the coming days.

Other posts on Gridlock Lacquer:

Buffalo Finds: Gridlock Lacquer - Loganberry

Buffalo Finds: Gridlock Lacquer - Loganberry

I don’t remember when I first heard of Gridlock Lacquer, but I remembered having previously heard about it when Beth at Just a Blonde in Buffalo did a feature on it. I love Buffalo-based things, and I have a slight nail polish addition, so this was right up my alley.

I finally got around to picking up my first bottle this weekend at the Hallmark store in Premier Place on Transit in Williamsville – it was tough, but I picked Loganberry, and I’ve gotten lots of compliments on it so far. It’s a great polish – I’m just learning all this nail polish vernacular, but it’s 5-free, which I’ve learned is a good thing, and beyond that, it’s made right here in Buffalo. It’s available in a number of stores in the area – here’s a list – and it’s sold at the Broadway Market from October through March.

There are a number of city-based collections, including Buffalo, Buffalo Neighborhoods, Niagara Falls, Pittsburgh, Rochester and Cleveland – there is also a wine and beer collection. I’m not sure what my next color will be, but I’ll definitely be trying more!

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