diff --git a/src/apps/lyric/tests/test_views.py b/src/apps/lyric/tests/test_views.py
index 0369c7e..b70ef3b 100644
--- a/src/apps/lyric/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/lyric/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,30 +1,35 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
-from .. import views as lyric_views
+from unittest import mock
 
 class SendLoginEmailViewTest(TestCase):
     def test_redirects_to_home_page(self):
         response = self.client.post(
-            "/apps/lyric/send_login_email", data={"email": "disco@example.com"}
+            "/apps/lyric/send_login_email", data={"email": "discoman@example.com"}
         )
         self.assertRedirects(response, "/")
 
-    def test_sends_mail_to_address_from_post(self):
-        self.send_mail_called = False
-
-        def fake_send_mail(subject, body, from_email, to_list):
-            self.send_mail_called = True
-            self.subject = subject
-            self.body = body
-            self.from_email = from_email
-            self.to_list = to_list
-
-        lyric_views.send_mail = fake_send_mail
-
+    @mock.patch("apps.lyric.views.send_mail")
+    def test_sends_mail_to_address_from_post(self, mock_send_mail):
         self.client.post(
-            "/apps/lyric/send_login_email", data={"email": "disco@example.com"}
+            "/apps/lyric/send_login_email", data={"email": "discoman@example.com"}
         )
 
-        self.assertTrue(self.send_mail_called)
-        self.assertEqual(self.subject, "A magic login link for your Dashboard")
-        self.assertEqual(self.from_email, "adman@howdy.earthmanrpg.me")
-        self.assertEqual(self.to_list, ["disco@example.com"])
+        self.assertEqual(mock_send_mail.called, True)
+        (subject, body, from_email, to_list), kwargs = mock_send_mail.call_args
+        self.assertEqual(subject, "A magic login link to your Dashboard")
+        self.assertEqual(from_email, "adman@howdy.earthmanrpg.me")
+        self.assertEqual(to_list, ["discoman@example.com"])
+
+    def test_adds_success_message(self):
+        response = self.client.post(
+            "/apps/lyric/send_login_email",
+            data={"email": "discoman@example.com"},
+            follow=True
+        )
+
+        message = list(response.context["messages"])[0]
+        self.assertEqual(
+            message.message,
+            "Check your email!—there you'll find a magic login link. But hurry… it's only temporary!",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(message.tags, "success")
diff --git a/src/apps/lyric/views.py b/src/apps/lyric/views.py
index 96af34c..dfa0927 100644
--- a/src/apps/lyric/views.py
+++ b/src/apps/lyric/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
+from django.contrib import messages
 from django.core.mail import send_mail
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 
 def send_login_email(request):
     email = request.POST["email"]
-    send_mail("A magic login link for your Dashboard", "magic link sample body", "adman@howdy.earthmanrpg.me", [email])
+    send_mail(
+        "A magic login link to your Dashboard",
+        "Use this magic link to login to your Dashboard",
+        "adman@howdy.earthmanrpg.me",
+        [email],
+    )
+    messages.success(
+        request,
+        "Check your email!—there you'll find a magic login link. But hurry… it's only temporary!",
+    )
     return redirect("/")
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_login.py b/src/functional_tests/test_login.py
index d74d073..df73e8c 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_login.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_login.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
 from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
 from .base import FunctionalTest
 
-TEST_EMAIL = "disco@example.com"
-SUBJECT = "a magic link to login to your Dashboard"
+TEST_EMAIL = "discoman@example.com"
+SUBJECT = "A magic login link to your Dashboard"
 
 class LoginTest(FunctionalTest):
-    def test_login_using_magic_linl(self):
+    def test_login_using_magic_link(self):
         self.browser.get(self.live_server_url)
         self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[name=email]").send_keys(
             TEST_EMAIL, Keys.ENTER
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class LoginTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.assertIn(TEST_EMAIL, email.to)
         self.assertEqual(email.subject, SUBJECT)
 
-        self.assertIn("Use this link to login to your Dashboard", email.body)
+        self.assertIn("Use this magic link to login to your Dashboard", email.body)
         url_search = re.search(r"http://.+/.+$", email.body)
         if not url_search:
             self.fail(f"Could not find url in email body:\n{email.body}")
diff --git a/src/templates/core/base.html b/src/templates/core/base.html
index 487f41a..22ec788 100644
--- a/src/templates/core/base.html
+++ b/src/templates/core/base.html
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 
     <body>
         <div class="container">
-            <div class="navbar">
+            <nav class="navbar">
                 <div class="container-fluid">
                     <a href="/" class="navbar-brand">Welcome, Earthman</a>
-                    <form method="POST" action="/apps/lyric/send_login_email">
+                    <form method="POST" action="{% url "send_login_email" %}">
                         <div class="input-group">
                             <label for="id_email_input" class="navbar-text me-2">
-                                enter your email to log in
+                                enter email for login:
                             </label>
                             <input
                                 id="id_email_input"
@@ -30,7 +30,21 @@
                         </div>
                     </form>
                 </div>
-            </div>
+            </nav>
+
+            {% if messages %}
+                <div class="row">
+                    <div class="col-md-12">
+                        {% for message in messages %}
+                            {% if message.level_tag == 'success' %}
+                                <div class="alert alert-success">{{ message }}</div>
+                            {% else %}
+                                <div class="alert alert-warning">{{ message }}</div>
+                            {% endif %}
+                        {% endfor %}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            {% endif %}
 
             <div class="row justify-content-center p-5 bg-body-tertiary rounded-3">
                 <div class="col-lg-6 text-center">