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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Lilacquer Fifth Element Collection 2012 - Swatches and Review Part 2

Yesterday I showed you Part 1 of Lilacquer's Fifth Element Collection and today is Part 2! There were so many polishes with so many photos that I just couldn't get them all in one post.

Lilacquer Fifth Element Collection:
Zorg Industries, Supreme Being, Super Green, The Diva Plavalaguna,
LeeLoo Multipass, To Protect Love, Roo Bee Rhod and Fhloston Paradise

Today I have the oranges/reds for you.

Lilacquer Fifth Element Collection:
LeeLoo Multipass, To Protect Love, Roo Bee Rhod and Fhloston Paradise

First up, LeeLoo Multipass - this one is a bright orange jelly with hot pink shimmer. I've layered over Illamasqua Purity on all but the pinky so you can see how the color builds alone. One coat over Purity and3 coats alone. This one applied quite nicely. No top coat.

Lilacquer LeeLoo Multipass

Next up is To Protect Love. This one is a peach jelly with gold, orange and green shimmer. I wasn't able to capture the green shift, but when you layer it over black, the green really POPS! It has a really gorgeous shift but caused me the most trouble with application. It will take a little practice and extra care for me to apply this one smoothly and evenly. I didn't do a very good job as you will see in the photos. I think the trick is going to be medium to heavy quick coats with plenty of dry-time between and no over-manipulation while applying. I used 4 coats here with no top coat. Next time I wear it, I will probably use a neutral as "underwear." You can see that perfect application is achievable from the pinky here...

Lilacquer To Protect Love

Next we have Roo Bee Rhod! It's a reddish burnt orange with lots of gold and yellow shimmer. I said yesterday that The Diva Plavalaguna was my favorite but now I think this is my favorite of the collection! It really does have a gorgeous depth of color and lots of personality. The formula and application were great and I had no issues. Perfection!

Lilacquer Roo Bee Rhod!

And finally, the last one. (Sadness.) Fhloston Paradise. This one is a bright cool-toned magenta with light blue shimmer. Application was great and the formula was smooth and even. No issues to report. Very nice. Two coats with no top coat.

Lilacquer Fhloston Paradise

Well there you have it - Lilacquer's Fifth Element Collection 2012. Overall, I was very impressed and out of 8 polishes I only had application issues with one...To Protect Love.

My favorites of the collection are Roo Bee Rhod!, The Diva Plavalaguna and Fhloston Paradise. I didn't show you all of the layering possibilities but opted to show you what the actual polishes look like by themselves. I am sure you guys will be able to come up with endless layering combos with some of them. So what do you think of the collection? I am quite happy to see a great indie polish creator make something without chunky glitters. Refreshing!

These polishes are available on Lilacquer's Etsy Shop and retail for $9 for the full-sized 15ml bottles. You can also follow Lilacquer on Facebook for information, updates, restocks, etc.

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Lilacquer Fifth Element Collection 2012 - Swatches and Review Part 1

Today I'm excited to show you Part 1 of 2 of the new Lilacquer Fifth Element Collection!

THIS is what I received in the mail today. LOVE!

Lilacquer Fifth Element Collection:
Zorg Industries, Supreme Being, Super Green, The Diva Plavalaguna,
LeeLoo Multipass, To Protect Love, Roo Bee Rhod and Fhloston Paradise

Aren't they gorgeous? I'm sure you've ascertained by the name that the movie The Fifth Element was her inspiration for this collection.

Because of the number of photos, I've divided this collection up into two parts and first up are the blues/greens. Tomorrow I'll be showing you the oranges/reds.

So here we go!

Lilacquer Fifth Element Collection Part One:
Zorg Industries, Supreme Being, Super Green and The Diva Plavalaguna

Zorg Industries is a shimmery, jelly-like duochrome that flashes both blue and green. I am showing this one with no "underwear" with 2 medium coats and no top coat. I'd probably layer it over a mint green or soft blue when I wear it next, but it does get opaque on it's own as you can see. The formula was good and application was easy.

Lilacquer Zorg Industries

Lilacquer Zorg Industries - the blue shift

Lilacquer Zorg Industries

Next up is Supreme Being. This one is a shimmery ice blue with a lavender shift. I used 2 medium coats with no "underwear." The formula on this one was very good and application was easy.

Lilacquer Supreme Being

Next is GREEN! Super Green is a bright lime green shimmer that is almost like a "toxic acid waste" green in natural light, which is my favorite look of this one. There's also a duochrome shift to the green shimmer, which is a yellow/gold/peach color that you will see in the last photo. In indirect light, shade, artificial light it takes on several personalities, all green and all gorgeous. Again I used 2 coats, no "underwear" and no top coat. I probably should have used 3 coats on this one to achieve no visible nail line, but two is sufficient. Formula was good and application was good.

Lilacquer Super Green

Here it has it's reserved face on...

Lilacquer Super Green

Bam!

Lilacquer Super Green

More subdued side of it's personality...

Lilacquer Super Green

And last for today, my FAVORITE of the collection, The Diva Plavalaguna. This one is a rich, shimmery blue-leaning teal. Formula and application were the best of the collection and went on like a dream. Perfect in two coats. No underwear and no top coat for the photos.

Lilacquer The Diva Plavalaguna

What do you think of part one of the Fifth Element Collection? Are you a duochrome fan?

These polishes are available on Lilacquer's Etsy Shop and retail for $9 for the full-sized 15ml bottles. You can also follow Lilacquer on Facebook for information, updates, restocks, etc.

Disclosure: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company for consideration.

For more information, please visit my Disclosure Tab.

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Lilacquer Fifth Element Collection 2012 - Swatches and Review Part 2

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Lilacquer Fifth Element Collection 2012 - Swatches and Review Part 1