Inspiration
I created the Two Crones at the End of the World in honor of my best friend, Laura, and our TWENTY-FORTH FRIENDIVERSARY this past August!
Since I launched Lurid Lacquer, I have struggled to create a collection in her honor because all of the beautiful things that I wanted to say about Laura and our friendship lend themselves to a color story that Laura would never choose for herself… so I decided that my favorite spooky b*tch™️ needed a visually and thematically dark collection.
I am so incredibly lucky to know and to love Laura. She’s the most loyal, generous, supportive person I’ve ever met. Every time I am with her, no matter how weary and threadbare I feel, her presence brings me joy and renews my spirit. And every single time I see her, we laugh so hard we cry.
Laura is the very best friend that I could have ever hoped to have.

Two Crones at the End of the World
by Karen Cralli
The apocalypse is nigh, my friend
Death threatens and creeps and lurches
But you and I remain:
Wizened, weary, unbroken
We will die as we have lived:
Together, inseparable, laughing