Cirque Colors Juicy Collection Review

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I love Cirque Colors polish, I was thrilled to be contacted by the company to provide a review for you all. My first encounter was with their glitter topper XX, which I adore! I was so impressed with the impact of the glitter and loved how classy it looked over black. The collection I have to share with you today is the Juicy Collection. The Juicy Collection is an all holographic summer collection, and you know how I feel about holos! There are six in the collection, so be prepared for lots of photos below.

KBShimmer Men Are From Mars-ala

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I have an exciting new color from KBShimmer for you today! Men Are From Mars-ala is a color based on the new Pantone color of the year, Marsala! It is an earthy toned wine red, which is a sharp turn from last year's radiant orchid. I never really liked radiant orchid all that much anyway. This earthy tone is beautiful. Some say that it reminds them of tones straight out of the 70s-80s fashion trends. KBShimmer always brings us beautiful shades and amazing formulas, so I was really excited to try this color!

Image Courtesy of KBShimmer

Nail Art: #31DC2014 Day 9 Rainbow

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Today is rainbow day! I had tons of ideas for the challenge today, but I decided to go with a water marble and some dots over a beautiful sparkle polish! I started with Daily Hues Ashlyn from her new Fall Collection. I will have a swatch post for you soon on the polishes I received from that collection. For the rainbow colors I used Julie G's summer collection! I swatched those as well, and I was really impressed. I didn't know they water marbled well until I tried it here!

Swatch and Review of Mentality: Pop, Legislate, and Fervor

I have another indie brand to share today! Do you all love indies as much as I do? I feel like I have been promoting indies a lot lately, but that is because I love the idea of supporting a small business. I feel like I can relate more to them. Don't get me wrong, I love my mainstream brands, but indies are pretty amazing too. Today I have Mentality Nail Polish in Pop, Legislate, and Fervor. I had never tried the brand before, but when they recently had an amazing sale, I had to pick up a few. 

Swatch and Review of Daily Hues Nail Lacquer: Blaze

I love buying from indie nail polish brands, and I have a new one to share with you today! I bought Blaze from Daily Hues Nail Lacquer recently. Jenn is based in Washington (one state over from me) and is really sweet and great to communicate with. She is in a few facebook groups I participate in, so I really liked buying from someone who actively participates in groups in the nail community. Yes, there is a nail community! Anyway, on to the swatches! Blaze is a really unique color, I can't even really describe it. It has a coppery base tone but shifts red/pink with holographic shimmer. It is a really interesting polish.

Swatch and Review of A England: Fonteyn

I have another amazing A England polish to share with you today! For those of you who haven't heard me rave about it yet, A England is an independent polish brand based in England which produces the most amazing holographic polish. I love it! I have several shades and this is the latest addition. My new polish is called Fonteyn, named after a British Prima Ballerina Margot Fonteyn is from the Ballerina Collection. Margot Fonteyn is pictured below:

From A England's website:

A soft silver holographic hue bearing a lavender tint, embodying all the grace and elegance of a Prima Ballerina.

When the polish first arrived, I wasn't sure I saw any lavender tint, but on the nail it is apparent and oh so gorgeous! I cannot get over the holographic shimmer in these polishes, simply stunning in person.

Swatch and Review of A England: Ascalon

Today, I have another addition to my collection of A England!! Ascalon is a beautiful duochrome polish. At a cursory glance, it is a grey hued color with holographic glitter, but I see gorgeous hints of purple and green. From A England's website they describe it as follows: 'Forged by magic and guided by our hero's sainted hand, the steely grey of his spire is alive with a swirling heart of lavender fire.'. Isn't that an awesome description? I can definitely see it in this polish in real life, but it is difficult to capture in a photo.

Swatch and Review of Color Club: Angel Kiss

I have an amazing holographic polish to share with you today! Color Club had a collection of holographic polishes called Halo Hues for Spring 2013. My friend loaned this polish to me after she bought it online. I am so lucky to have nail polish addicted friends who understand me! Anyway, she loved it so much she wanted me to try it out, and I've got to say, I love this too! Check out this holo goodness:

 

Below I tried to capture the holographic shifting:

Holy Holo Macro!

This polish was amazing! I used two coats and the formula was fantastic! Great coverage and the finish ended up nice and even. The thing I hate about shimmery glittery polishes is that sometimes it turns out streaky. I like how this polish is a nice minty color with a fantastical rainbow holo shine. My friend bought this online through Amazon, but you can find it anywhere you can regularly buy Color Club. Hope you like it!

Swatch and Review of A England: St. George

So sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've certainly missed it! I have another longer comparison post in the works right now, so that is what I've been up to. Right now, I have something I am very excited about. This has got to be my favorite nail polish of all time! That is saying something. I don't know if I could actually pick an all time favorite, but this is currently at the top of the list. A England is a brand I have never seen in stores, it is a smaller England based company. I'm not sure on all the details about the company, but I do know that I am already head over heels in love with the brand. The first swatches I saw online were of St. George. I have never seen anything quite like it. Of course, there are many similar colors, but none quite as amazing and stunning. St. George is an emerald green polish with tons of tiny holographic glitters. The glitter is very fine, so it isn't like a typical glitter, it reminds me more of a foil. Without further adieu:

 

Macro bottle shot

 

 

Direct sunlight

I only wish I could do this polish justice in these photos. I love it so much I can't bear to take it off! I have wanted St George for so long, I am so thrilled that I have it now. It took me a bit of searching to track this amazing polish. Since it isn't sold in stores I searched on their website for US distributors. Yes, I was that intent on finding it.  I bought mine from Llarowe, which offers a great deal on shipping. The polish was $10 and shipping was $2.07, not a bad deal. Usually shipping makes buying nail polish cost prohibitive. Llarowe is a great site to find indie brands, and if A England is considered and indie brand, this is my first indie polish! 

Once I got this polish in my hands, I knew I was going to love it. All photos above are one coat! I have no idea how they got all that beautiful, rich color and holo in there with one coat. It is amazing. The formula was flawless, I have absolutely no complaints about this polish. It really is stunning. I need more A England in my life, that is for sure. Check out the brand and you'll be hooked too. The only miniscule downfall to this polish is that it comes in a smaller quantity of .39 fl oz, but when you only have to use one coat, it makes up the difference. I can't say I love this enough. Love. Seriously, buy it. Thanks for reading!