So, a few weeks ago I was looking up random nail polishes on ebay, and I came across this collection. It is a collection of pastel (sort of) polishes with matte black circle glitters in them. Some of the polishes have small, circular, almost micro sized matte black glitters, but most of them don't. Anyway, I was pretty intrigued by these polishes and of course had to pick them up (I got the collection of 6 for ~$10 with shipping). Before ordering them, I searched and searched for swatches, and alas, could not find ANY of this collection. I know many bloggers have a problem with "low end polishes" and only really swatch the higher end ones to try and impress people, but I'm here to HELP people find swatches of something before they buy it, so I will buy and swatch just about anything.
First off, these had a crelly formula, which is an odd mix between a cream and a jelly, which is why you were still able to see the glitter beneath a coat of polish. It did wash them out, but they were still noticeable and made for a cool affect. These took a little while to dry, and I did not wear a top coat with any of these swatches. It took too long, and I would have run out of sunlight if I had waited.
Now for the swatches!
Now for the swatches!
First up is Chic Pink. This color is a very pretty pastel pink, with medium size matte black circle glitters. I used two coats for the swatch above, and now that I think about it, I probably should have done 3 thin coats. This one was a bit think, and it's pretty easy to tell. I didn't fish much for glitters, I kinda just applied it how it was on the brush. If you wanted it to be even on all fingers, I'm sure you'd have to fish.
Chic Teal happens to be one of my favorites in this collection! Even though it's not really minty, it really does remind me of mint chocolate chip. This was two coats, and like I said for the previous color, I probably should have used 3 thin coats, because these tend to be thick, especially with all the glitters. This is one of the colors that had the smaller matte black glitters, and I think it looks a lot better with it. It seems to take away from the empty space, unlike the ones with just the bigger circle glitter.
Chic Yellow is a pastel, but not really, yellow. It, again, has the larger yellow glitter throughout it. It was less thick than Chic Pink, but still slightly thick, so 3 thin coats probably would have been better than the thicker 2 I used. This one is okay, but I'm not a huge fan of the color on me. (Sorry for the mess on my index finger, it was SO thick on that one.)
Chic Blue is a BEAUTIFUL robin egg blue, with, again, black circular glitter in it. This one covered the second best, in my opinion, and was manageable with 2 thicker coats. I'm sure if you're more careful you can get this to look great. This one did seem to have less glitter in it than any of the others in the collection, and you can even tell just by looking and comparing the bottles between them.
Chic Purple was my absolute FAVORITE in this collection. It is a beautiful purple, and in the shade it definitely leans more towards being a pastel. It was PACKED with the circular matte glitter, but also with tons of micro black glitter. This one was definitely the easiest to work with. This one was definitely the sheerest, but was not as thick, so it was easier to let coats dry between, and definitely easier to make opaque. I think because this one was thinner it was easier to get the glitter to lay on the nail and to stay there when brushing it on. This one is beautiful, and if you were to order any of these, it should be this one!
Chic Orange is a fun orange, which is NOT pastel, packed with circular matte glitters. This one had a decent formula, but tended to run to the edges of my nail. This would be fun for Halloween.
MY HONEST OPINION: I actually really like these. Even with the slight formula problems, I think that these are really awesome. I love it when brands listen to what their customer's want (because really, these are pretty similar to a lot of things indie sellers make). Kleancolor truly tried to include what we've been ranting and raving over, and I commend them for it. I think a lot of these would look great on most skin tones, and all they need is a shiny top coat or a coat of Fairy Dust to really bump up the look. I would easily buy these again, especially since Kleancolor really isn't too terribly expensive.
You can pick up Kleancolor on their website here. I don't believe this collection is on their website, but I bought it here: Ebay listing for Don't Mess With My Chicness
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