Color Club In True Fashion Fall 2012 Part 2

Happy Friday!  Today I have Part 2 of my swatches of Color Club's In True Fashion Fall 2012 Collection.  On Monday, I posted Part 1 and now I'm sharing the remaining six cremes..

Fashion Moment:

Fashion Moment is a very deep Eggplant creme...  In real life this one almost looks black.  I used three coats for full coverage.  It's vampy, it's fall-ish, I have a zillion dupes, but I still like it.  :)

By Design:

By Design is also much darker in real life.  It's a pretty plum creme with a nice formula and shine.  I have three coats in the above pics.

In The Limelight:

I absolutely love In The Limelight!  It was made for my skintone!!  In the bottle, I thought: "Eh, it's ok."  Once on my nails.... I couldn't stop staring!!  The formula was great too.. I don't even think I had to "clean up" anything.  In The Limelight is definitely my current favorite Periwinkle Creme!! I have three coats in the above pics.

Muse-ical:

I love grays, so I knew I'd like Muse-ical before I even applied it.  Muse-ical will be great for nail art (especially marbles).  Muse-ical will make a great base for a lot of dark glitters I have, too.  I also like it on it's own.. pictured above is three coats in direct sunlight.

Style Icon:

Style Icon is a burgundy creme.  It kinda applied unevenly, but after three generous coats, everything evened out.  I am impressed with the finish of all these cremes.. they're all so bright and lively.

Look Book:

Look Book is a classic bright red creme.  I love reds with blue undertones-- they mesh with my skin so nicely.  Once again, although I have two tons of colors like Look Book, I still like it.  The formula is sheer, but the finish is beautiful, so it's worth applying the extra coat.

**All in all, this collection is a hit.  I'm sure I'll use most of these cremes again and the shimmers/metallics/duochromes I reviewed earlier this week were nice.  In The Limelight is, hands down, my favorite of the cremes, but that's just my own personal preference.  My biggest complaint would be the sheer formula, but, like I said, if you don't mind applying more than two coats, each of these polishes has a great finish!!**

This collection is available now at shopcolorclub.com for $8 per bottle.  All Color Club products are made in the USA and are not tested on animals.  All nail colors are vegan, formaldehyde, toluene, and DBP free.

--These polishes were sent for review

Color Club In True Fashion Fall 2012 Part 1

Happy Monday Everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend!  Today I have six of the twelve new colors from Color Club's In True Fashion Fall 2012 Collection.  These six are shimmers, metallics and/or duochromes.  I'll be sharing the remaining six cremes later this week.

Editorial:

A Peridot Dupe?  Yep... but I'll take it.  It's way more affordable than the original and it's gorgeous!  I love the gold/green shift change.  I did use three coats of Editorial for full opacity as the formula is a bit sheer.

Show Time:

Show Time is a gorgeous deep charcoal metallic with loads of shimmer.  I love charcoals and deep grays, so Show Time is easily one of my favorites of this collection.  This one was a three coater too and topcoat is a must with Show Time as it's a tad gritty, but so chic and stylish!

Model Behavior:

Ok, for a copper/bronze, Model Behavior is nice, it does have a pretty shimmer... just not for me.  The formula is sheer with this one too.  You'll need three coats and Model Behavior streaked pretty badly too.

Personal Stylist:

Color Club lists Personal Stylist as a duochrome, but I'm just not seeing it.?  It is a pretty blue metallic, but once again, the formula is really sheer... three coats are needed and you can still see a little balding close to my cuticles.  If you're wanting this one because you think it's a duochrome, don't buy it because I'm not seeing it at all. :(

Port-Folio:

I just love Port-folio!  It's the perfect purple/green duochrome!  Once again, the formula is sheer, but after three coats, it's amazing!!  I wore Port-folio for a few days and received tons of compliments.  It's funny how the "average person" has never even heard of a "duochrome polish".  I just kept glancing at my nails to see the different shifts of Port-folio.  If you're only going to buy one of these, this one is it!!

First Looks:

First Looks is a stunning blue-black metallic shimmer.  It's very highly pigmented.. I almost got away with one coat (which was quite a relief since the others were so sheer).  Color Clubs lists this one as a "Blue Green Metallic", but I'm not seeing any green.  Regardless, it's beautiful and will get much use by me this fall/winter.

**I'm kinda on the fence with these six polishes.  I really love three of them (First Looks, Show Time and Port-folio).  I like Editorial,  but the remaining two were just kinda "meh."  The sheer formula is another turn-off, but if you don't mind applying that third coat and then the "dry-time",you'll be ok.  I'm looking forward to trying the remaining six cremes from this collection.  I do love a good creme... hmmmm?  maybe I'll try a water marble with them :)

This collection is available now at shopcolorclub.com for $8 per bottle.  All Color Club products are made in the USA and are not tested on animals.  All nail colors are vegan, formaldehyde, toluene, and DBP free.

--Polishes were sent for review

Color Club + Fashion's Night Out 9/6/12

Live near NYC???  This looks like fun!!  Wish I lived closer.. would love a Color Club Mani!!

Color Club In True Fashion Fall 2012 Press Release

INTRODUCING IN TRUE FASHION FALL 2012 NAIL POLISH COLLECTION FROM COLOR CLUB

Straight off the Runway Comes this Season's Hottest Collection of All-eyes-on-hue Lacquers

May 2012 - New York, New York - Color Club, the New York based nail color company announced today the debut of In True Fashion, the new fall 2012 nail polish collection from Color Club. Straight off the runway comes what is sure to be this season's hottest collection of all-eyes-on-hue nail lacquers. The Collection features 12 seasonally inspired nail polishes – from Look Book and Personal Stylist to First Looks and Model Behavior – this new vegan, formaldehyde, toluene and DBP-free collection will ensure you are runway ready.

Introducing the In True Fashion Collection from Color Club:

Look Book: Bright Red

Style Icon: Burgundy

By Design: Plum

In the Limelight: Periwinkle

Muse-ical: Gray

Fashion Moment: Eggplant

Editorial: Peridot Duochrome

Port-folio: Purple Duochrome

Personal Stylist: Blue Duochrome

First Looks: Blue Green Metallic

Model Behavior: Bronze Metallic

Show Time: Charcoal Metallic

Color Club’s In True Fashion Collection will be available in August of 2012. All Color Club products are made in the USA and are not tested on animals. Products are available at shopcolorclub.com.

About Color Club-

A favorite of celebrity manicurists and nail color fans worldwide, Color Club is renowned for its high performance rich shades and exceptionally safe products. From the brightest neons, to glitter and French, all nail colors are vegan, formaldehyde, toluene, and DBP -free – and made in New York, NY with the best raw materials. 

Products are available at shopcolorclub.com.

Lynnderella Love, Lace and Lilacs

Hey Everyone... I feel like I haven't posted in forever, but it's really only been since Friday.  I'm so used to posting every day but Sunday.  My work week is much busier now.. the salon is hopping, which is good for business, but bad for my "nail time."

Oh the Lynnderella drama....will it ever end??  I was lucky enough to get my hands on a few through a group-buy, but my love for these polishes is fading.. sadly.  The drama is so unnecessary.. ugh.. :(  Here is Love, Lace and Lilacs.  I'm not sure why this one appealed to me.  Whites usually aren't my "thing", but I like it..

Love, Lace and Lilacs:

Pictured above is two coats of Color Club Hydrangea Kiss, two coats of Love, Lace and Lilacs, one coat of Gelous, followed by China Glaze Fast Forward topcoat.  I like this combo.  I really like Hydrangea Kiss, it's such a pretty spring color.  I feel like adding Love, Lace and Lilacs over it kinda looks like snow.  I usually stop by Lynnderella's blog to see how she describes each  polish, but since her blog is "down" right now, I'll just give you my description.  Love Lace, and Lilacs is full of  white micro-glitter, white and translucent small glitter, medium white hex glitter, and white bar glitter in a clear base.  It's pretty, just not my favorite Lynnderella.

What are your thoughts on Lynnderlla's?  Which are your favorites?

Color Club... Hot Like Lava and Candy Cane

Tis the season for glitter, so I'd better jump on the bandwagon and post more glitter pictures!  Today I have Hot Like Lava and Candy Cane, both from Color Club.  Hot Like Lava is from The Foiled Collection and Candy Candy is from The Beyond the Mistletoe Collection.

First up is Hot Like Lava:

Direct Light

Direct Light

Natural Light

With Flash

Hot Like Lava is a dark dusty pink foil.   Full opacity is reached with one coat (pictured is two coats) and application is a breeze.  I'm really impressed with the quality of all the Color Clubs I've tried.  They are inexpensive (especially if you get them in the Ross Set), yet they apply just a good if not better than more expensive brands.

Here is Candy Cane over Hot Like Lava:

Both pictures above are in direct light.  Only one coat of Candy Cane is needed if you're wearing it as a topcoat.  Candy Cane has a clear base packed full of tiny silver and pink glitter.  Application with Candy Cane is easy with little clean-up needed.

Candy Cane Alone

This combo is my favorite out of all the Foiled + Beyond the Mistletoe.  Do you have a favorite combo?

Color Club.. Cold Metal and Jingle Jangle

Hi Everyone.. I hope you all had a nice weekend!  Today I have pictures of two gorgeous blues from Color Club.  I was lucky enough to know someone who could get these at a Ross seeing that we have none here in Ohio.  The first color is Cold Metal from Color Club's "Foiled" Collection..

This blue is truly stunning.  I've had a "thing" for blues ever since I wore Orly Sweet Peacock on my toes a few months ago!!!  Cold Metal is a beautiful "foiled" blue.

Cold Metal applied like a dream.  I'm really impressed with Color Club's formula and application because I really can tell no difference between a Color Club and let's say... an Orly, Zoya or OPI.  Full opacity was reached with just one coat, but I'm a habitual "two coater", so these pictures are two coats of Cold Metal

Color Club came out with a set called "Beyond the Mistletoe" shortly after the "Foiled" set.  The colors in the Beyond the Mistletoe collection seem to correspond with the the Foiled colors as there is a glitter to match each foil.  The "match"  to Cold Metal is called Jingle Jangle..

Jingle Jangle is tons of small blue glitter with pink and silver too!  This glitter is in a clear base, so layering it is the way to go.

The sun popped out just long enough for me to capture Jingle Jangle in a bunch of different angles!  I love this glitter.  It's a "simple glitter" (if that's possible) that compliments Cold Metal perfectly!!  Nice job, Color Club!!  (I still have this on my nails... I'll have to update you if there's much staining)

That's all for today.... except, have you entered my 50 Follower Giveaway yet??  What are you waiting for?? ;)

Color Club.. "Foil Me Once"

Here's another quick post for you guys.  Yesterday, I applied Foil Me Once by Color Club because it perfectly matched a shirt I was going to wear later last night. ;)  This is my first Color Club.  A friend of mine (thanks Jody) in Florida and I did a swap and I got Color Club's Foiled 6 pack of polish.... they are described as "Molten Metals for your Nails."

 










This manicure is:
Zoya Anchor Base Coat
2 Coats Foil Me Once
Out the Door Topcoat

inside--no flash

inside- with flash

This color is ok.  I think I'll like Hot Like Lava better.. It's a darker pink.  This polish is very easy to apply and I really only needed one coat. Clean-up is a little harder with foils, in my opinion.  The sparkle is just harder to scrape off.  I've had this mani on for over 24 hours and it's holding up really well and I've been doing tons of laundry and housework (which usually causes most polish on my nails to chip or peel.)

Foils really stand out in sunlight or with a flash.  I think the color looks totally different with the flash.  I think a lot of people buy these polish collections at "Ross".  I don't have a Ross around me here in Ohio, but I think TJMaxx may carry them, also.  I've purchased a few Color Clubs online, but I have yet to try them... so look for more posts in the future! :)

Also, this just came today:

China Glaze's Let It Snow Collection! I can't wait to swatch these!!