Colors by Llarowe - Precious Metal

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Colors by Llarowe

Precious Metal

Precious Metal, for me, is the sleeper hit in the Colors by Llarowe line-up. The gorgeous holos are taking center stage but the inner beauty of Precious Metal deserves the spotlight. This is part of the P-Series. Check out my post on P-47 here and my post on P-51 here. The P-Series are among my favorites, even above the linear holos if you can believe that!

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Girly Bits Cu Blue - Swatches and Review

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Tonight I have another gorgeous Girly Bits polish to show you - this time it's Cu Blue from the Slapdash Collection.

Cu Blue is a deep blue jelly polish with copper shimmer and is described by Pam, the creator, as follows:

Cu Blue is from the Slapdash Collection. It is a deep indigo, true jelly, with loads of copper shimmer that is not shy to come out and play. If you are curious about the name, Cu is the elemental name for copper.

I used 2 coats of this one alone and no top coat for the photos. I had NO issues at all with formula or application and was so thrilled that such a squishy jelly needed only two coats.

Girly Bits Cu Blue

Girly Bits Cu Blue

Girly Bits Cu Blue

Girly Bits Cu Blue

Girly Bits Cu Blue

Girly Bits Cu Blue

Girly Bits Cu Blue

What do you think of Cu Blue? I think it's the perfect blue jelly and I love that it only takes two coats!

For more information on Girly Bits polishes, as well as to purchase, visit her website here. Also make sure to follow her on Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-date on all the latest collections and news. 

In addition to the Girly Bits' website, her polishes can also be purchased at the following online e-tailers:

Overall Beauty

MeiMei's Signatures

Harlow & Co.

Llarowe

Femme Fatale

Foxy Fingertips

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Illamasqua Faithful - Swatches and Review

Faithful is one of the polishes from Illamasqua's Naked Strangers Summer of 2012 Collection.  I didn't pick up the other two polishes, Monogomous and Swinger, in the collection because I didn't think they would really be shown to their best advantage on my pale skin.

Illamasqua Faithful is a warm, dusty brown packed with metallic copper and gold shimmer that makes it "glow." Away from the light, it reads as a nice warm taupy brown but when the light reflects off of the gold and copper shimmers, it comes alive. The application was very good - smooth and creamy. Two coats for opacity.

Illamasqua Faithful

Illamasqua Faithful

Illamasqua Faithful

Illamasqua Faithful

Illamasqua Faithful

Illamasqua Faithful

Illamasqua Faithful

I had a few people ask me how close, if at all, it is to Dior Exquis and the answer is that they're nothing alike. Here is a comparison photo so you can see just how different they are.  Index and middle fingers with Illamasqua Faithful, ring finger with Dior Exquis and pinky with China Glaze Ingrid just for kicks.

Illamasqua Faithful Comparison

Illamasqua polishes, including Faithful, can be purchased at sephora.com here in the States or at illamasqua.com in the UK.

What do you think? Are you liking the "naked" take on summer colors?

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