Press Sample
Gabriel Cosmetics sent me the full Color BLOCKade collection to swatch and review. I was enthusiastic about trying it out, as I have not had the opportunity to try Gabriel before.These polishes are 5 free and the brand is cruelty free, vegan, gluten free, and NPA certified natural. There are five colors in this collection: Petrol Blue, Holiday Red, Golden Yellow, Raspberry, and Cashmere. All of the photos below were taken without top coat.
Petrol Blue is a beautiful purple toned blue creme. I would never call it a purple, but it does have a bit of purple hue in it. I don't think it is quite a blurple either. This applies so nicely and I only used one coat here! One coat! It has great control.
Holiday Red is a very bright red with subtle gold shimmer. This has a little thinner formula than the others, and the shimmer doesn't translate to the nail as strong as in the bottle. I used three coats here.
Golden Yellow is a glorious gold toned yellow. In the photos below, I used two coats which was wonderful to apply!
Raspberry is a magenta color which also applies gloriously. Two coats of perfection here.
Cashmere, I am in love. Despite the plainness of this color, there is something subtle and pretty about this. I used two coats and the formula was really nice, like all the others. I have a difficult time with nude colors, but this one was unexpectedly nice.
All of these colors have a fantastic formula, I was really impressed with the quality of Gabriel Cosmetics. The names weren't punny like other brands I love, but the formula is phenomenal. I highly recommend picking up any of these colors for your collection! I think that Golden Yellow is my favorite out of them all, I just can't get over how beautiful it is.
You can buy Gabriel Cosmetics from their website: GabrielCosmetics.com for $8.50/bottle.
