Cirque Colors Holiday 2016 Collection Swatches & Review

I've got another holiday collection for ya today, this time from Cirque Colors! They are bringing us four radiant lacquers inspired by the glitz and glam of the holiday season. We have three new shades and one returning favorite.

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Halcyon is a highly reflective rose gold made with pure silver-coated micro-flakes. This shade came out a while ago and it was a limited edition, so it's great to see again in case you missed it the first time (which I did). This has excellent coverage and a flawless formula. It was almost completely opaque in one coat but I used one more for good measure.

Idyllic is a highly reflective icy blue made with pure silver-coated micro-flakes. This has the same formula as Halcyon but it might be just a touch less opaque. Equally great formula, two coats.

Ambrosia is an oxblood red holographic. This applied like butter, another almost one coater. I used two here to get the full deepness of color you see in the bottle.

Winter Bloom is a mint green jelly filled with holographic flakes and a gorgeous blush shimmer flash. This one was a touch sheer, but that better shows off the flakes and shimmer. I used three coats here.

These shades are available now on the Cirque Colors website for $13 each. Let me know what you think about this collection! I'm head over heels for them all, believe it or not, but Halcyon has my heart!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Cirque Colors Facets Collection Swatches & Review

Hey there! Cirque Colors has a new six piece collection of some crystal and gemstone inspired polishes, the Facets! These are all gorgeous pigmented shades filled with blingy holographic flakes.

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Dioptase is a darkened blue-teal jelly crème with holographic flakes. This base is creamy but still technically a jelly I think, which that lends to being more opaque than a straight jelly. Two coats here.

Garnet is an opulent burgundy jelly with holographic flakes. This one seemed a bit uneven in some spots on two coats, so you may opt to use one more. This is super luxe, great for the fall season or holiday!

Paraiba is a vivid cyan-green jelly with holographic flakes. This surprised me, it's so bright and intense! A great formula, I used two coats here.

Smoky Quartz is a deep brown-black jelly with holographic flakes. This one was a nice opaque jelly, two coats. I think we've seen shades like this before, but the touch of brown here makes it a little more unique.

Morganite is a peachy pink jelly with holographic flakes. This was mostly flakes on the first layer, but it builds up to show off that rose gold base in three coats. This was almost blinding it was so sparkly in the sun!

Tanzanite is a brilliant "blurple" jelly crème with holographic flakes. A difficult color to capture 100% accurately but I think I came pretty close. This is another very pigmented, vivid shade that I love.

These shades are all now available on the Cirque Colors website for $13.00 each. I'm head over heels for this finish and the holo flakes! What do you think of these jewel toned lacquers? They also have a new six piece crème collection available now if that finish is more your style!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Guest Post by Brit Nails: Neon Gradient Nail Art

Good morning to you! I have another fun guest post from one of my blogger friends to share with you today! Allie hails from the UK and runs Brit Nails and she's amazing!

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Hi! I'm Allie from Brit Nails and I'm honoured to be guesting on Kellie's blog today. Kellie was one of the first blogs I ever started reading, before I even started my own, and I never imagined one day I'd be guest posting on here, so it's pretty exciting for me! I've got a super bright Summer look for you today, guaranteed to make your nails stand out. I recently received the new 2016 Vice collection from Cirque Colors and I just had to try out some of the colours for this design.

I started with a plain base using OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, and set it with quick dry top coat. I then stuck down some heart shaped vinyls from NailMail.co.uk, and sponged on a vertical gradient over the top using Sin City (coral) and Electric Daisy (yellow) from the Cirque Colors Vice collection. It was pretty fiddly to remove the vinyls after, but it's manageable if you're very careful with tweezers! I finished with some glossy top coat and that's really all there is to it. I'm loving the Cirque shades, especially Electric Daisy, which is probably the brightest yellow I've ever come across!

Let me know what you think of my design - would you wear this or is it just too bright? Personally, my nails can never be too bright! ;) thanks so much Kellie for having me today!

- Allie x

The Cirque Colors products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

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I absolutely love the nail art that Allie did, super adorable and perfect for the hot summer season! Thanks so much for the beautiful post and photos!

❤ Kellie

Cirque Colors Vice 2016 Collection Swatches & Review

Hi friends! New York based indie brand Cirque Colors has a new collection for Summer out now, the 2016 edition of the Vice Collection! You remember last year's Vice colors? They were hot, but these might be even hotter!

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Plastik is a brilliant magenta purpley pink crème. This leans a little purple, and is incredibly bright. Opaque in two easy coats. Dries a little satiny, so you'll want a top coat for shine.

Rehab is a bright blue-purple crème. Not neon, but really saturated and it fits in with the other summery shades nicely. Excellent formula, two coats.

Electric Daisy is a neon chartreuse yellow crème. Intensely bright, you practically need shades to look at it! I was almost able to get this opaque in two but I needed three for complete coverage. But look ma, no white base!

High Roller is a bright mint-turquoise crème. I don't know if this type of color is possible to get neon, but this is pretty close. A great, easy formula. Two coats.

Sin City is a sizzling neon flamingo pinky coral-red crème. This is so super vivid and my lame camera absolutely refused to show it's true intensity. You'll just have to believe me, it's CRAZY neon! A little on the thin side, a tad runny, but opaque on two coats. You'll want a top coat for shine.

We Trippy is a sparkly linear holographic top coat, the only comeback shade from last year's Vice collection. I loved it last year and I love it this year! I layered one coat over all the shades, turning them into holo babes!

This limited edition collection is available now on the Cirque Colors website. They're offering special pricing until July 1st (or while supplies last), you can purchase all five Vice 2016 crèmes for $55 (which is $10 off - originally $65). Individually they are priced at $13 each, along with We Trippy. What do you think of this scorching set? My friend Ida over at Ida Nails It did an awesome watermarble with these, check it out! Talk to you again soon! :)

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Cirque Colors Speckled & Sparkled Collection Swatches & Review

Hey there! Today I have the new Cirque Colors Speckled & Sparkled collection to show you! This is a 10-piece limited edition collection featuring "a range of delicately speckled pastels and glistening foil holographics". The "speckles" are designed around Hatch, a white and grey flecked polish released last year, making a comeback in this collection. The "sparkles" have a different type of foil-like finish, they are made with a special type of superfine sterling silver pigment, sparkling more than a typical foil while maintaining a reflective and smooth finish. These were kinda hard to capture in a photo, they're so much better in person!

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Himalayan Pink is a rose gold sterling foil holographic. This applied like butter, covered completely in two coats. I left top coat off for these swatches but when I tried it, it didn't diminish the sparkle at all. All the "sparkles" have the same formula, so I won't bore you by repeating it each time.

Hatch is an opaque white crelly with grey speckles. Incredibly easy formula for such a light polish, and almost a one coater! I used two layers here. All the "speckles" have the same formula too. :)

Sencha is a seafoam green sterling foil holographic.

Astra is a light pink crelly with granite-like speckles. Some of the flecks in this one are shiny!

Oasis is a blue teal sterling foil holographic.

Cin Cin (pronounced chin-chin) is a sparkling champagne sterling foil holographic.

Mint Chip is a mint green crelly with chocolate colored speckles.

Saint Cloud is a silvery lavender sterling foil holographic.

Acid Wash is a pale blue crelly with denim speckles.

Besos is a deep magenta sterling foil holographic.

These are all available now on the Cirque Colors website for $13 each. The collection is labeled as limited edition so I don't know exactly how long they are going to be around, but I wouldn't hesitate if I were you! Let me know what you think of the collection! :) Hatch and Himalayan Pink are my favorites, but I seriously love them all!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

The Trouble With Valentine's 2016 Collaboration Trio - Cirque Colors, Lacquer Lust and Serum No. 5

Awesome indie brands Serum No. 5, Cirque Colors and Lacquer Lust have gotten together again to collaborate for a trio of polishes in a box with an "anti-Valentine's Day" theme, called The Trouble With Valentine's! This box features three limited edition luxury shades "brimming with anti-Valentine's Day sentiments". I can't stand Valentine's Day so I was stoked to hear about this theme idea!

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I wasn't able to get sun swatches on my nails for the post this time, but I did get a rare moment of sun (on a work day haha) to snap this photo of the shades on a nail wheel in the sun so you can see how they look in full light.

The swatches below are taken indoors with artificial light.

Serum No. 5 Single’s Awareness Day is a dusty plum purple with copper holographic sparks and subtle iridescent flake shimmer bits. And bonus, like a lot of Serum No. 5's polish, it glows in the dark (it glows a lovely blue shade, but sadly I couldn't capture it). Opaque in two coats, easy formula to apply. Dries on the matte side and slightly gritty, so a top coat is a must.

Lacquer Lust Unloved Unicorn features their signature silver holographic microglitter with an added mix of larger red, purple and black glitter in hexes and squares. This is stunning and a polish I can see myself wearing a lot! Fabulous coverage in only two coats. Top coat really brings out the fire in the holo and smooths the glitter.

Cirque Colors Karma Sutra is a sparkling burgundy made with pure-silver coated micro flakes. I'm loving all the metal flakies we've had in the last year from indie brands, so this is already ahead of the pack for me, but that sexy deep color just sends it over the edge! A little thicker but not difficult to apply, basically opaque in one coat, but I did two. Dries slightly dull, so I recommend a top coat here too.

This box will go on sale for $32 on Friday, January 22nd on all three brands' websites - 12 pm EST on www.cirquecolors.com, and 12 pm PST at www.lacquer-lust.com and www.serumno5.com. The box always includes lovely wrapping and an extra treat, this time it's heart shaped lollipops! Be sure to let me know if you're planning on picking this collaboration box up! It's a fun and cheeky theme and the polishes are all excellent. :)

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Cirque Colors ICON Duos for Nordstrom x OC Pop-In Swatches & Review

Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share with you some new limited edition Cirque Colors lacquers that are available in special duo packs. They are part of the specially curated Pop-In Shop event at Nordstrom celebrating the NYC fashion brand Opening Ceremony. These six shades are inspired by the OC pre-spring color palette, available in gift sets each containing 1 crème and 1 holographic shade.

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Selvedge is a navy blue crème, deep not so dark that it looks black which I appreciate. The formula is really great, it's almost a one coater but I did use two here.

Tangerine Dream is paired with Selvedge; it's a medium pumpkin orange, that leans a touch red, holographic. The holo bits in this really pop, it's very vibrant. This applied effortlessly and was also almost a one coater, but it deepened slightly on the second coat.

El Capitan is an olive green crème. Another amazing formula, really close to being a one coat wonder but again I did two here. A slightly brighter version than other olive shades that I have, so I'm happy to have this in my collection.

Modern Muse is in the duo with El Capitan, a start contrast in a dusty princess pink-gold linear holographic. This one was kinda thin, but covered well in two coats. The holo is a bit stronger in person than it appears here.

Storm King has a crème formula in an icy light blue. This had a great formula for being such a pale color, no streaking and good coverage in two coats. This is a color you could wear all year long and you'd always be in season!

Oporto is Storm King's duo partner, a mahogany burgundy jelly with scattered holographic shimmer and red sparkle bits. This one was a little bit thin, but not difficult to apply at all. Two coats for full opacity.

These duos retail for $22 each, but I noticed on the website that they are on sale for $14.74 per duo, so hurry to grab them at a great price if you want them! They will be available until January 3, 2016 exclusively at Nordstrom.com and the following retail locations.

• Downtown Seattle
  500 Pine Street 
  Seattle, WA 98101 
  206.628.2111
• Bellevue Square
  100 Bellevue Square 
  Bellevue, WA 98004 
  425.455.5800

• Michigan Avenue
  55 East Grand Avenue 
  Chicago, IL 60611 
  312.464.1515
• San Francisco Centre
  865 Market Street 
  San Francisco, CA 94103 
  415.243.8500

• Tyson's Corner Center
  8075 Tysons Corner Center 
  McLean, VA 22102 
  703.761.1121
• NorthPark Center
  8687 North Central Expressway 
  Dallas, TX 75225 
  214.231.3900

About Pop-In@Nordstrom
Curated by Olivia Kim -- Nordstrom's wave-chasing, Prada-wearing, tattoo-collecting Director of Creative Projects -- Pop-In@Nordstrom is an ongoing series of themed pop-up shops showcasing independent designers online at Nordstrom.com and select retail locations.

Let me know what you think of these! Which duo is your favorite? Thanks for stopping by today, and Happy Christmas Eve to those who celebrate!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Cirque Colors The Metropolis Collection December 2015 Swatches & Review

Hi there! The December installment of the Cirque Colors Metropolis collection has come in and it's a vampy beauty!

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Rouge Rockefeller is a burgundy red. The formula is very shiny and seems to be a hybrid between a jelly and a crème. Opaque like a crème, yet squishy and slightly transparent like a jelly. I used three coats here, but you could probably get away with two.

My friend Emily has a blog post showing some of the other Cirque reds compared to each other, if you're interested. This is available now on the Cirque Colors website for $13. Be sure to check out my other posts on the Metropolis collection if you have missed any of them!

❤ Kellie

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Cirque Colors The Metropolis Collection November 2015 Swatches & Review

Happy Saturday dear friend! I hope you are having a lovely day. :) I have two new polishes to add to the Cirque Colors Metropolis collection today! This is a collection of crème shades, with a new one or two being added monthly. Check out all my posts on the collection here if you're interested. This month we have two shades in the brown family, let's take a look!

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Topless In Times Square is a pale beige nude. This needed three coats for full opacity on my nails, because it has more of a crelly formula. This is quite feminine but with a modern touch, I love it!

Glitterati is a medium greyed brown. Not too dark or light, but just in that sweet spot. Excellent formula, practically paints itself on your nails! Also more of a crelly, this is two coats but you may need three.

Both colors are available now for $13 on the Cirque Colors website. What do you think of these rich, chic crèmes? I adore brown nail polish, I always feel classy and hip at the same time when I wear it. Do you have a shade that gives you that feeling?

❤ Kellie

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Cirque Colors The Metropolis Collection October 2015 Swatches & Review

Hello again! How do you feel about dark, rich crème shades? If you like them, then you'll love this month's installment of the Cirque Colors Metropolis collection! Their October colors are perfect for this time of year, when most people start wearing deeper shades to go with the changing seasons.

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McKittrick is a dark forest green crème. It has the same fabulous formula I've come to expect from Cirque, thin without being runny and easy to apply. Maybe a tiny bit on the jelly-side of a crème. This is two coats. I'm crazy about greens so this is a total winner for me!

Velvet Underground is a luxe eggplant purple crème. Dark but not so much that it looks black, which I really like. This had the same formula, but was more of a straight crème. Hassle-free and opaque in two coats.

These are available now at the Cirque Colors website for $13 per bottle. Be sure to check out their stockists page to see other places to purchase too! What do you think about these two lush polishes? Let me know and be sure to check out the rest of the Metropolis collection colors I've blogged about!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

The All Holo's Eve 2015 Collaboration Trio - Cirque Colors, Lacquer Lust and Serum No. 5

Greetings dear friends! I know it's Monday again, but I have a feeling your week is going to be awesome! ;) I wanted to start off this week with a bang, showing you the new collaboration trio from indie brands Cirque Colors, Lacquer Lust and Serum No. 5 called All Holo's Eve! This limited edition gift set has three Halloween themed lacquers all with a sparkling holographic element.

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Cirque Colors Coven is an indigo blurple jelly polish with an orange to green shimmer effect. This reminds me of their Kontiki collection, so if you missed out on those this one might quench your thirst for that finish. It's sheer on the 1st coat but builds up nicely. It's almost opaque on two coats but I used three for maximum coverage. Dries very shiny!

Lacquer Lust Candy Corn and Unicorns is a silver holographic microglitter with metallic glitters in orange, yellow, white and black. This is quite the Halloween polish, it has traditional aspects but gives them a twist! It has a thicker consistency due to the dense glitter, but wasn't difficult to apply. I used two coats plus a shiny top coat.

Serum No. 5 You're Boo-tiful is a mix of pink, purple, orange, and silver metallic glitters in varying sizes in a black jelly base. This glows in the dark, but I failed to get a good glow picture. It makes me sad, because this glows like whoa! A little thick, but pretty easy to manage. I applied three coats for full opacity. Dries matte and slightly textured due to the glow pigment so use a top coat for smoothness and shine.

This trio is launching on October 4th at all three brand's websites for $32. CirqueColors.com will launch at 12pm EST while SerumNo5.com and Lacquer-Lust.com will be launching at 12pm PST. What do you think? I think this is a fun and funky set that is perfect for the best season ever, Halloween!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.