Color Club Wink, Wink, Twinkle

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I love rediscovering polishes in my stash!
I hadn't worn this neon purple with silver holo microglitter for two years and I can't believe what my nails were missing!

Color Club Wink, Wink, Twinkle

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NPA

Cirque Alchemy Press Release

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Occult practices and medieval experiments are the theme to our latest release - Alchemy.  This 10-color arrangement showcases the magic and mysticism behind the transformation process with colors ranging from saturated yellow gold to shadowy grays to a geometric-inspired glitter topper.  MAGNUM OPUS A mysterious purple-charcoal with a rainbow holographic finish   ICA VALLEY A golden beige micro-glitter mimicking sand dunes, only sparklier   ARCANE FIRE A deep ruby red with multi-faceted gold sparks   LICHEN A golden olive that shifts to grassy green at different angles   MINK A chocolate brown with a rainbow holographic finish   BAPTISIA A shimmery midnight indigo   CHRYSOPOEIA A sunny marigold with a rainbow holographic finish   STELLA A romantic rose gold micro-glitter   CHAINMAIL A cool gunmetal micro-glitter with holographic sparks   VECTORS A bold glitter topper made of black glitter in myriad of shapes and sizes (best layered over other colors)   The Alchemy collection will be available online at www.cirquecolors.com starting October 23, 2013.  Prices range from $13-15.  For other retailers, please visit the “Stockists” page of the website.  For more information, please contactinfo@cirquecolors.com.

My OPI Delicates: Let Them Eat Rice Cake & Have A Tempura Tan-Trum

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I'm seriously fond of soft pale cremes and find myself grabbing for them more and more these days!!! I recently bought some Black Label OPIs from Head2Toe for a steal and they are beautiful!!!

OPI Have A Tempura Tan-Trum

Have A Tempura Tan-Trum is from the Japanese Collection; a very pale peach toned nude. It is so weird using the skinny brushes and thin formulas of the non-3 Free OPIs! I ended up with a full and even coverage after three thin coats.

OPI Let Them Eat Rice Cake

Let Them Eat Rice Cake is also part of the Japanese Collection. It is a cool toned nude that leans slightly taupe/pink-purple. I needed three thin coats here too.

I ADORE these both! But perhaps Let Them Eat Rice Cake just edges out Have A Tempura Tan-Trum?
I have to get Miso Happy With This Color now to complete the set!!!!

Would you choose a nude over something bold or bright?


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NPA

kkcenterhk review: 2mm Circle Gold Studs

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*Press Sample*

I tried out a spiral pattern using these gold studs from kkcenterhk:

I applied these using nail glue and a rhinestone picker wax pencil. I like the 2mm size, they're better suited to my little nails, but you can also get 4mm sized studs if you like the chunk or have larger nail beds.
Compared to standard rounded studs these are more yellow and much more rounded as opposed to flattened. I didn't like them with top coat, but that might have just been poor application on my part.

I'm wearing Mod Lacquer Majestic with this look. It would've been cool to add swirl stamps to my pinkie and index fingers to make the look more cohesive!

Kkcenterhk have provided my readers with a 10% off discount code NPA10, be sure to utilise it the next time you place an order:

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NPA

Color Club Halo Hues: Beyond, Cosmic Fate & Cherubic

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The urge to blog has just not been there lately, which is why I've been patchy and MIA with the posts :(
I just don't really have anything to say and I'm loathe to just post swatches without any words. Maybe that'll have to change?

Hope all of you are doing swell though!!! I've got some Color Club holos to show you today.

Color Club Beyond

First off, Beyond is a black linear holo. It's not as grey as the photos betray, but it isn't anything like a jet black either. It is moderately strongly holographic though.

Color Club Cosmic Fate

Cosmic Fate is a copper-peach hued linear holo. Check out the flash photo, seriously prismatic! She might actually be one of the strongest holos I own.

Color Club Cherubic

Cherubic is a nude/beige metallic holographic which is insanely prismatic also. I love these coloured holos, they feel office appropriate, yet I get that giddy feeling wearing them because a rainbow is never far away!

The formula for all of these is fantastic; buttery with absolutely zero dragging or unevenness to deal with. You can get away with one coat if you're in a hurry and I used two for the photos.


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NPA