Femme Fatale Birth of Venus Collection: My Picks

Hi there!

Today I have Femme Fatale's latest collection to how you. It's called Birth of Venus. It contains nine different colours. There are holos, shimmers, gitters and even a thermal. All of them weren't my cup of tea, but I bought five of them. Those five are the ones I'll show you today.
This collection is inspired by Botticelli's iconic painting that the collection is named after.

This is a lovely fall collection. The colours are really gorgeous and there's something for everyone in there. The formula of them all were great. I remember when Femme Fatale just had started and the formula of all f the glitters were horrible, thick like glue, and goopy. They've really stepped up their games since then.

All pictures are taken in artificial lighting.

Breath of Zephyros

Breath of Zephyros is a silvery grey holo with prismatic golden glitter and lavender shimmer. This is so pretty. I love how th glitter accentuates the base. This is a polish that's both super glamourous and sort of subtle. I love it.
Two coats and top coat.

Arrival of Venus

Arrival of Venus is a warm, burnt orange holo. This is a perfect fall colour. It reminds me of the leaves changing colours in the autumn. The holo is really strong and gives the polish more depth. 
Two coats and top coat.

Upon Seafoam

Upon Seafoam is a seafoam green with micro silver flakes and pink shimmer. This is so gergoues. It looks really luxurious on the nail. These type of turquoise colours sometimes make my hands look red but the pink shimmer prevents that from happening.
Three coats and top coat.

Isle of Cythera

Isle of Cythera is a grey tinted, forest green holo with golden shimmer. It's dark, vampy and elegant. I think this will be one of my go-to polishes this fall.
Two coats and top coat.

Swept Across the Sea

Swept Across the Sea is a orange to teal thermal with strong green shimmer. The word that came to mind when i wore this is cool. I have nothing in my collection that resembles this. It's unique. This is my favourite from the collection. I like it in both it's warm state, orange, and in it's cool state, teal. The shimmer is very pretty and adds more depth.
Three coats and top coat.

ILNP Long Walks

 Hi darlings!

Today I'll show you ILNP Long Walks from the summer collection.

Long Walks is a taupe with a scattered holo effect and a bronze shine to it. It's gorgeous. It's neutral with a twist. The bronze shine is gorgeous. I have nothing like this in my collection. It's beautiful and perfect when I want something simple.

I think ILNP has really stepped up its game these last few collections. The summer collection was great and the new fall collection is even better. 

The photos are taken in direct sunlight.

Theo formula is good. Three thin coats give full coverage. It dries quickly and the finish becomes shiny.

What you see in the pictures are three coats of ILNP Long Walks and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat. 

Colors by Llarowe Connie's Saucy Brother

Hi!

Today I'll show you Colors by Llarowe Connie's saucy Brother from the limited edition collection The Mysterious Vanishing Pigments.

Connie's Saucy Brother is a very complex shade. It's really difficult to describe. It's a grey-ish blue jelly base with fuschia shimmer and colour shifting shimmer. The colour shifting shimmer shifts from blue to copper to green. The greeen can only be seen in extreme angles though.
It's absolutely amazing. The complexity of it does it all. It's sparkly and shimmery. In some lightings it looks blurple and in others it looks like five polishes in one.

The pictures are taken in indirect sunlight.

The formula is good. Three coats give full coverage. It dries farly quickly and becomes quite shiny. If you want it super ossy one coat of top coat is enough.

What you see in the pitures are three coats of Colors by Llarowe Connie's Saucy Brother and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat.

OPI Red Fingers and Misteltoes

Hello! 

Another post from the blogger archive. 

Today I'm going to show you OPI Red Fingers and Misteltoes from the Gwen Stefani 2014 Holiday Collection. 

Red Fingers and Misteltoes is a crimson red with lots and lots of golden shimmer. 

This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the golden shimmer. The base is translucent enough to let all the shimmer peek through but opaque enough to give good coverage. 

The shimmer gives it that "lit from with" look that is so stunning. This is my favourite from the collection. A stunner! 

The pictures were taken back in December in indirect sunlight, so they're a tad bit dark. 

The formula was good. Two coats gave full coverage. It dries quickly and the finish becomes very shiny.

What you see in the pictures are two coats of OPI Red Fingers and Mistletoes and one coat Pretty Serious Crystal Coat. 

Colors by Llarowe Shot Through the Heart

 Hello! I hope your weekend so far is lovely! Today I'll show you. Colors by Llarowe Shot Through the Heart that is part of the newly released Valentine's Trio.

Shot Through The Heart is a cherry red packed with golden shimmer that gives it an orange glow. It's beautiful. It's so sparkle and shiny. It's not a foil, but the finish looks a little like it. 

What I really like about it is that the colour isn't a typical Valentine's colour. 

These pictures are taken in indirect sunlight to show off both the pretty cherry red base and the golden shimmer. The polish looks more orange in direct sunlight.

The formula is good. It was a little too thick for my taste but I'm going to thin it with a drop of thinner and it'll be perfect. It was still easy to apply though. Two thin coats give full coverage but if you do thicker coats it'll probably be enough with just one coat. It dries quickly and the finish becomes semi-matte so to get that super glossy finish you need too coat. 

What you see in the pictures are two coats of Colors by Llarowe ShotThrough the Heart and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat. 

OPI I Carol About You

Hello! Today I have another polish from the OPI Gwen Stefani HOliday Collection 2014, I Carol About You. 

I Carol About You is a vibrant purple shimmer. It's not a classic shimmer polish this has more of a sheen than a shimmer to it, a little like gift wrapping string. Do you know what I mean? It's very pretty. I loved every swatch I've seen of it but I was a little disappointed with the polish in real ife. The purple is vibrant but not as vibrant as in the swatches I've seen. I still really like it and I love the name, it's so cute. 

It's a pretty polish, a little bit jewel toned. A great purple for the Holidays if you don't want a lot of sparkle.

I added some nail studs on my mani for good measure. I love the silver against the purple.

'The formula was alright. It was a little bit runny and thin but it didn't pool the cuticles. two coat gave full coverage and the polish dried quickly. The finish becomes very shiny.
What you see in the pictures are two coats of OPI I Carol About You and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat.

Cirque Arcane Fire

When I went to New York I bought a lot of Cirque polishes at International Playground. Most of them are samples but I did buy some from their collection.  I have Cirque Arcane Fire to show you tonight. It feels good to have so much time that I can actually write two blog posts in a day.

Arcane Fire is a maroon polish filled with golden shimmer. This should be right up my alley but it's not. It's very pretty but I had so high expectations and they were not met. I wish the shimmer was more prominent and that the colour was a bit more red.  I've seen a lot of swatches of it and thought I'd love it it but it's not what I thought it'd be.
The polish is scented and I don't like the smell of lavender, but the scent is not as bad as in most of Cirque's polish.

The formula, however, was good. Two coats gave full coverage. It dries quickly but the finish becomes semi-matte. It needs top coat to become super shiny.
What you see in the pictures are two coats of Cirque Arcane Fire and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat.

Cirque Sample

 Hi lovelies!

When I was in New York a few weeks ago I went to International Playground to buy me some Cirque. I loved being able to go into a store an buy indie polish. It was amazing! I was lucky enough to come in a few days after a Cirque Sample sale and there were still samples left! So what I'm going to show you today is a Cirque Sample.

This sample is an orange shimmer with a slight duchrome effect. It flashes in gold and warm pink. It's superpretty! The colour is perfect for fall. It's very similar to Cirque Sanguine. I don't own Sanguine so I can't say for sure, but i dont' think I'll need both of them. 

The formula was good. A little sheer though. Thee coats gave full coverage. It dries quickly to a semi matte finish. So top coat's  needed to make the finish shiny.I can't stand the smell of Cirque's polishes though. I really can't get the fact that they actually put essential oils in the polish to make them scented. I mean it doesn't make the polish smell any better. Plus, lavender isn't really my favourite scent.
What you see in the pictures are three coats of Cirque Sample and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat.