Lynnderella: Diamonds for Lavender!

Sorry for my absence, I was at a friends wedding for the weekend and spent the week leading up to it getting everything in order.

This is Lynnderella in Diamonds for Lavender! DFL is a lavender micro glitter with lavender accents like small hexes and diamonds.

The formula is perfect, I got this opaque in 2 coats. I used Dior's Gel Top Coat. All photos were taken in direct sunlight.

You can find diamonds on Lynn's eBay store - Lynnderella.com - diamonds is a limited edition, auction only color.

Illamasqua: Nurture & Lynnderella: Top 'O the Glitter!

Tonight I have a mani that would be perfect for St. Patrick's Day!

Illamasqua one of my favorite polish brands. I love the makeup, too. Founded in 2008, Illamasqua is a UK based brand and really is what Urban Decay used to be. They have that raw, edgy look and feel that reminds me so much of vintage UD from the late 90's. The makeup is pricey, but it's so worth the money.

Illamasqua has a line of polishes that have a rubber finish. I have quite a few of them and they're all fantastic. It's not a matte finish, it really does look rubber. Nurture is a lime, almost neon green. It's a straight up flat color, no shimmer or duochrome effects. The rubber finishes do apply well. The formula isn't 100% perfect, but they're not bad by any means. I used 2 coats for opacity. You can make these glossy by adding top coat, but that would defeat the purpose and you can easily find a much cheaper, comparable dupe if you want this color glossy. All photos taken in artificial lighting.

Illamasqua's retail for $17 each and you can find them at Sephora.















Then I added Lynnderella Top 'O the Glitter! This polish was sent to me for review by Paul. I have all the other St. Patty's inspired Lynn's and they're all so special and beautiful. TOTG has a clear base with scattered green micro glitter. It's filled with black, green and silver glitters in varying shapes and sizes. There are matte green hexes, black hearts, stars, diamonds and silver hexes. This color is super sparkly in sunlight. The micro glitters really catch the sunlight and make this color pop.

My favorite thing about Lynnderella's is never knowing what you're going to get when you take the brush out of the bottle. It's always a surprise. So there might actually be more shapes in here, but I got what I listed above. No matter how many times you use the same Lynn, it's always going to look different because there's so much in every bottle. These are just a few of the reasons that make me love Lynnderella so much. I used 1 coat of TOTG. You don't need more than that. The formula is perfection. Not too thick or thin. I used Lynn's Glitter Tamer as a top coat. All photos are taken in artificial lighting.

You can find Lynnderella's on her eBay store. Lynnderella.com

Top 'O the Glitter is a limited edition, auction only polish.

Cirque Colors: Chrysopoeia & Lynnderella: Graphic Content!

Tonight I have another Cirque holo and another Lynn glitter!

First is Circque in Chrysopoeia! It's a gold linear holo and it's one of my favorite Cirque's. I picked it up at one of Annie's sample sales last year, it was the last one she had and I snagged it. Cirque's holos are all amazing, the formula is always smooth and the holo is always abundant. Annie recently lowered her prices on her holos, something unheard of with polish. The price is $13 and they're well worth it. I used 3 coats of Chrysopoeia, but it's opaque in 2. Artificial lighting.

















Then I added Lynnderella in Graphic Content over Chrysopoeia. GC is one of my all time favorite Lynn's. It has a clear base with white shimmer and is packed with matte glitters. There's black, white, green, red, blue, pink and yellow glitters in different shapes and sizes. There are hexes, squares, rectangles, stars, moons and bars. The colors are so bold and bright and this polish is so unique. I just love everything about it. I used one coat of Graphic Content with Lynnderella's Glitter Tamer as the top coat. The formula is perfection for a glitter, it's not too thick or thin and has the right amount of glitter and shimmer added. All photos are taken in my light box. GC is a limited edition color you can find on Lynn's eBay store from time to time. Lynnderella.com.

Preview: Cirque Colors Burlesque Collection!

The Cirque Colors Burlesque Collection will be released September 25th and is comprised of 4 linear holo polishes.

"From musicians to magicians, Cirque Colors drew inspiration from vaudeville shows of the early 20th century to create a 4-piece fall collection called Burlesque. These sultry holographic shades embody the lush and dramatic stripteases that put such acts like the British Blondes and Gypsy Rose Lee on the map. Josephine, a dark forest green, pays homage to Josephine Baker (the original twerker) and her famous banana dance. While the navy blue hue of Trocadero represents a night out on the town at the historic Philadelphia theater."




Boudoir

A vampy burgundy with a rainbow holographic finish




Harlow

An antique gold with a rainbow holographic finish




Josephine

A blackened green with a rainbow holographic finish




Trocadero

A navy blue with a rainbow holographic finish



Polishes are $13 each. Go take a look at Annie's other colors at cirquecolors.com - her polishes are some of the best around!

Cirque Colors: Night Sky & Lynnderella: Dark Star!

I love when I can use my 2 favorite brands together and tonight I got to do just that!

Cirque Colors is a NYC based indie brand. Annie, the owner, is incredibly talented and very sweet. I've met her a few times at her sample sales in Brooklyn and she couldn't be a nicer person. One thing I really love about Cirque is that you can tell Annie puts her all into every color she makes. She puts so much care and thought into her collections and it shows. I've been a huge fan of Cirque's from the brands inception and I swear by every single one I own. Cirque's are scented. I don't know how to describe the scent so this is taken directly from Cirque's website:

"Each bottle holds 0.45 Fl. Oz. of product and contains high quality essential oils, such as lavender and clary sage, to lend your hands a subtle scent after the polish dries."

I love the way the polishes smell. It's unique and a really nice touch.

Night Sky is a deep blue linear holo. It's lighter than navy and really does look like a night sky. The holo is very prominent. Cirque's holos have a great formula. They apply smooth and look flawless. I used 2 coats for full opacity with no top coat.




















Then I added Lynnderella's Dark Star. DS is a Paulish. Lynn's brother, Paul, chose the name. I know some of them are inspired gv The Grateful Dead. I'm not sure if this is one of those since I'm not a Dead fan, but whatever the reason behind the name, it fits the polish perfectly. I've been lucky enough to snag almost all the Paulishes and I love them all. Dark Star has a clear base with blue shimmer and has black, silver, pink and blue glitters in different shapes and sizes. There are lots of stars, moons and mini stars. Plus scattered holo micro glitter. DS applies nicely, it's not too thick or thin. I used 2 coats with Dior's Gel top coat. All photos taken in artificial light.


























You can find Lynnderella's at Lynnderella.com - Lynn's eBay site. Dark Star is a limited edition, auction only color.

You can find Cirque's at cirquecolors.com - and keep your eyes open for Annie's new collection called the Burlesque Collection, coming out September 25th! There are 4 gorgeous holos in this collection and every single one of them is a must have.

Lynnderella: Until there was Blue, SoNoHo, Flat Irony & Red Moon at Night!

Tonight I have 4 amazing Lynnderella's I received from Paul this weekend for review. I was so excited to try all these and they don't disappoint!

First, I'll talk about the new fall collection. It's called Fall in Love with New York, and there are 9 colors. Paul sent me 2 and I have 4 more coming to me this week that will be up here soon. This new collection really means a lot to me, seeing as how I was born, raised and still live in New York. Lynn captured fall in New York perfectly!

The first one up is Flat Irony. I didn't think I'd like this color at all, but it trend out to be my favorite one from the batch. It's a burnt orange/red micro glitter with a black base. The formula is perfect. It dries to an almost matte finish, so I've showed the color both with and without a top coat so you can see the difference because there is one. I am in love with this color and I regret not wearing it last so I could continue wearing it for the next few days without reapplying and wasting. I used 2 coats alone for full opacity. With and without top coat in artificial lighting.




















Next up is another color from the new fall collection, called SoNoHo. SNH is filled blue and purple glitter. Lynn describes them as cobalt and orchid. There are orchid circles, and tons of orchid and cobalt hexes in different sizes. I wanted to show SNH over a few different colors so you can see what it looks like. This polish is very thick and may require a few drops of thinner. I used one coat of SNH with the dab & pull method and it was almost too much. It's a beautiful glitter, though, and I really love the colors. From L-R I used as undies: Illamasqua Fern, Illamasqua Cameo, Illamasqua Nurture and Illamasqua Stance. Two coats each of the illamasqua's and 1 coat of SoNoHo. No top coat. All photos taken in artificial light.











Next up I have a new, unreleased (at the time of this post) limited edition color called Until there was Blue! Not to be confused with 'Till there was Blue. UTWB is another blue and purple glitter with some magenta thrown in. There's a ton of shimmer in this polish. There are very light purple hexes, dark purple hexes, blue holo circles and so much more. This is another blue home run from Lynn. I used Christian Dior in Electric Blue as the undies, 2 coats. 1 coat of Until there was Blue (it is a bit on the thick side, but applies well) and no top coat. Photos are all in artificial light.





















Last up is the newest addition to the Light Year collection, Red Moon at Night. I feel like Paul read my mind sending me this because I really wanted it. And it's really awesome in person. RMAN is packed with shimmer and holo. It has matte and holo glitters in black, blue and red. It has red holo moons and lots of hexes, squares, circles and stars. This is another glitter that's so dense it lies a bit on the thicker side, so 1 coat will suffice. I wanted to show this color over a dark color & a light color so you can see the difference. I used Illamasqua in Load (3 coats) as the light base and OPI in 4 in the Morning (2 coats) as the dark. 1 coat of RMAN and no top coat. Artificial lighting again.