Blush: Film Noir Collection

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The Film Noir Collection is a set of 6 buttery-smooth and easy to apply cremes in a black to white greyscale color scheme. They were inspired by the classic American genre of black and white film noir movies known for their bold and contrasting lighting effects, framing angles and tales of murder and mystery.

This is a new creme formulation that Blush has created which are more opaque, self-leveling and most will cover in one coat. I'm showing these all in one coat with both a glossy top coat and the Blush Matterial Girl Matte Top Coat unless otherwise noted.

The pre-order with special pricing is live right now through Thursday, February 27th 11:59pm EST and the regular/official release date with regular pricing starts on Friday, February 28th at 12:01am EST

All happening at https://blushlacquers.com




A Dangerous Woman
A seductive patent leather true black creme nail polish.
*Blush warns against some slight staining, I didn't experience this myself with a base but I also didn't get to wear it for more than my swatching sesh.







The Private Eye
A mysterious charcoal grey creme nail polish.




The perfect shade for a farmhouse / chalkboard nails look when topped with matte topcoat!
I blended Venetian Blinds and Lamplight Flicker right on the plate as I scraped over each design to get a dove white.




Flashback
A stone cold steel grey creme nail polish.







Light A Lucky Strike
A medium smoky grey creme nail polish.







Lamplight Flicker
A soft, foggy grey creme nail polish.
Two coats shown.







Venetian Blinds
A stark, bright white creme nail polish.
Two coats shown. What a fantastic formula for a white cream polish! No dragging or streaking, just creamy application goodness.







All of them stamp!
(I applied the topcoat carelessly and caused some smearing, these were crisp before.)



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Tonic: Creams

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Tonic has created some new creams in four rich shades as well as a white! These are all available at https://www.tonicpolish.com/




Clover is a deep, cool toned green cream.
Fantastic shade for St. Patrick's Day coming up soon - imagine this with gold or multichrome flake on top!






Crimson is a true cool toned red cream.
Beautiful shade, perfect for Valentine's and all of the patriotic holidays, as well as Christmas. I love a good blue-leaning red and this one fits the bill!






Ocean Eyes is a perfect cerulean blue cream.
Paired with the red and white would make for a patriotic look!






Optic is a pure, solid white cream.
A staple in most polish fanatics' stashes, great worn alone, as a base for a topper or nail art or paired up for a festive holiday look.






Water Marble is done with all four shades, using Optic as the base and in the marble. I was able to get 10 rings in a small glass cup for the marble. I did two different patterns for this look, one was dragged a little more than the other so you can see how it can be done with a sort of blended effect and a more crisp effect.





The formula for all of these was good. The white is quite opaque however; I used three coats to get it smoothed out. For all the other shades I used two coats. I really enjoyed the rich tones of each of these and hope that Lindsey will continue to make creams, I think she has a knack for it!

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BaronessX: Snow Leopard

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Snow Leopard is a fluid art/spotted style of nail polish. The polish was released on Jan 24 and is live in the shop.

Snow Leopard
Bright white fluid art nail polish packed with a twinkling shimmer. This polish creates the spotted effect as seen in fluid art nail polish designs.
I went for a beachy vibe with this nail art by using two neutral creams and a vibrant blue cream. I love how it turned out!





Super easy to use, I dropped a few cream colors on a mat, then dropped a couple of drops of Snow Leopard, then I folded the mat to smoosh the polish twice and let dry. After it dried, I applied like a decal. This is the second time I've done fluid art and I'm pleased with how easy it was to get these results from the BraonessX polish.

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China Glaze: Grinch Collaboration

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I was asked by China Glaze to review their latest collection, The Grinch. I'm excited for the opportunity to share the polishes with you because of the variety of finish and color. There is bound to be something here that you'll love!

Straight from the top of the naughty list, #TheGrinch takes over China Glaze this holiday with a limited-edition lacquer collection. Stealing inspiration from the wonder of Who-ville, the Grinch collaboration makes your heart grow three sizes with a transformative palette of eight frosty shades alongside shimmering glitters and cool crèmes. This season is looking to be deliciously wicked...

#ChinaGlazexTheGrinch collection is available NOW at Sally Beauty, Ulta Beauty, Walmart, CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid, JCPenney, and other beauty retailers nationwide. #ChinaGlaze

First, I want to share the box set that China Glaze sent to me. It's a huge box with foam padding that each polish and nail set fits into. I took a closer shot of the nails since I do not wear enhancements. I won't be reviewing those but wanted to share what they look like. The nail art on them is fun and is sure to please! This also shows the two bottles of each of the topper polishes as well.






There are two topper type polishes in this collection, so I've shown them in one coat each over several of the other shades in the collection. The rainbow multi-glitter topper is called Resting Grinch Face and the iridescent sparkling topper is called Lukewarm Wishes. Both of them are beautiful and go well with this whole collection. I've also shown the gold micro-glitter polish called Merry Whatever, but its quite opaque and not really a topper style polish.

Grinchworthy
A very sparkly lime green microglitter, barely noticeable texture. Shown is 2 coats with topcoat.






Deliciously Wicked
A sky blue frosty base packed with holo glitter. 2 coats shown with topcoat.
I was excited when I first saw this polish in the bottle because I thought it was a jelly base like Dorothy Who? It's definitely not a jelly, but a frost.







Ho Ho No!
Tomato red cream with pin pricks of gold glitter. 2 coats with topcoat shown.







Merry Whatever
Akin to Grinchworthy, only a soft golden shade. 2 coats shown with topcoat; although this one is quite opaque in one coat and could be worn that way for a quick mani.







Who Wonder
Vibrant hot pink loaded with shimmer. I really love this finish and shade. It's rich and has depth. 2 coats with topcoat shown.







You're A Mean One
A purple jelly with red shimmer and my favorite of the collection. It reminds me somewhat of Clarins 230, but without the green shift. 2 coats with topcoat shown.






The formula for all of these was good, fluid and consistent except for Deliciously Wicked. I found it to be a bit on the thick side, and I think it's because of all the shimmer and glitter in it. A few drops of thinner would make it more fluid.

I enjoyed reviewing and swatching the China Glaze Grinch Collection, and I look forward to building a new relationship with China Glaze. You can find them at the links below, as well as beauty supply stores.

Shopping: chinaglaze.com
Facebook: facebook.com/chinaglazeofficial
Instagram: instagram.com/ChinaGlazeOfficial

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