Colors by Llarowe - Fall 2015 - Part 3

Today we have the third and final part of my CbL Fall 2015 posts, I hope you have been loving these as much as I do.

Again, all of these polishes are 1 coat of the Knight, 2 of the polish and 1 of the Shield - apart from The Fallen where I done 3 coats of the polish.

Firstly, we have Last Harvest which is a medium grass green intense linear holo.

 

I then added some lighter greeny gold glitter to the tips using some top coat to stick and a dusting brush.

 

 

Next we have Rare Orchid which is a medium orchid pink scattered holo with subtle shimmer with glowing finish. I actually loved this one and was so surprised as I am not normally the pinkest polish person, but this was the first one I wore when they arrived.

 

 

I then added some purple glitter star stickers which I got from She Sells SeaShells, which is a UK vinyl/nail accessory company.

 

 

Then we have The Fallen which is a deep copper red jelly base with scattered holo, shifting flake and intense copper to red shimmer.  I think this needed an extra wee coat due to the jelly-ness of the base.

 



 

I then added some white rose stickers to these, also from She Sells SeaShells.

 

 

Lastly we have Wine and Roses which is a deep wine red intense linear holo and instead of adding something to it, I decided to try a negative space mani using some She Sells SeaShells chevron vinyls.

 

 

Thanks for looking as always, and as previously stated these will be available from the 15th - tomorrow - on the Llarowe site and are also available on Rainbow Connection.

 

Some products in this post were sent to me for review.

Colors by Llarowe - Fall 2015 - Part 2

Today I have the second part to my CbL Fall 2015 posts, there will only be one more after this and I will try and get it up before the launch on the 15th.

But today I am showing you another 3 from the collection.  Again, all swatches are 1 coat of the Knight, 2 of the polish and 1 of the Shield.

Firstly, here is Aubergine Dreams which is a deep aubergine intense linear holo with pink and purple flash.

 

Then I added some diamante type stickers from an Elegant Touch set I have.

 

 

Next we have Lake of the Pines which is a deep pine green with blue undertones soft linear holo.  The holo looks really strong in the bottle on this one but is much more subtle when on the nail.

 

 

I then added some gold skull and crossbones from the same Elegant Touch sticker set.

 

Lastly today we have She's My Cherry Pie which is a deep plum brown intense linear holo with intense shimmer and pink to red flash.

 

 

I then added some lilacy coloured studs from a wheel I got from ebay, I wasn't very happy with the turnout of this one at all, I definitely prefer any art that is on my nails to be flatter, they just stuck up too much for my liking.

 

 

As I said before, the Fall collection will be on Llarowe from the 15th September and you can also pick them up on Rainbow Connection now.

Thanks for looking <3

Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review.

Colors by Llarowe - Fall 2015 - Part 1

Sorry for the delay in posting these swatches, I have had them ready for a week or so but haven't had the time after my 'real job' to get on and write up a post.

I am going to show you 3 of the collection today with some 'attempts' at my nails art which are shamefully bad compared to the talent of others, but nail art is just not my strong point, haha.

The first polish I am showing you is Memories of You, which is described on the Llarowe site as a taupe scattered holo with lavender undertone and red shifting shimmer with glowing finish.

 

I then added some dots - using a standard dotting tool, which I think I got off of ebay - in two stages, the first being Wine & Roses.

 

And the second being Rare Orchid.

 

Now I will show you the second polish which is Mocha Grande which is a deep chocolate brown intense linear holo with copper, gold and red shimmer.

 

 

 I then used a striping tool to add two layers of stripes using Last Harvest (nearest the tips) and Lake of the Pines. 

 Lastly today I will show you Rain which is a bright sea blue scattered holo with glowing finish. 

I then added some diagonal stripes using She's My Cherry Pie.

 

Now all of these polishes are just amazing application wise, most of them you can get away with one coat of, but I always do two just out of habit and I feel it lasts better.

All swatches are 1 of the Knight, 2 of the polish and then one of the Shield.

These will be available from Llarowe from 15 September but are available now on Rainbow Connection.

Thanks for looking and I will try and get another post (at least) up over the weekend <3
 Some products in this post were sent to me for review

Femme Fetale Bodice Lace & Colors by Llarowe Come Dance the Hora

Today I have two pretty little polishes for you, the first of which is from Femme Fetale, and it was my first of these polishes, and I have to say, it was a great introduction.

Femme Fetales Bodice Lace is from the collection inspired by Snow White and is a blue/purple shimmer polish with multichrome flakies and pink hex glitter.  I love love this combonation!

This is one coat of the Knight, 2 of the polish and 1 of the Shield.

 

I then thought I would add a coat of Colors by Llarowe, Come Dance the Hora - from the CbL Winter 2013 collection - which is described as a clear base with silver holographic micro glitters, royal blue glitters and royal blue hex glitters.  But this seemed to be way more opaque than I realised so completely covered the base.  It still looks great but just not what I intended, haha.

 

This is 1 coat of Come Dance the Hora over the above with 1 coat of the Shield.

 

 

I just love both of these polishes, shimmer and glitter and holo (oh my.. haha)

 

I picked up my Femme Fetale from Rainbow Connection and am looking forward to trying some more from this brand as I am really impressed by this one.

 

And as far as I know this CbL is unfortunately discontinued but many other CbLs can be purchased from the official site.

 

Thanks for looking <3 xxx

Candeo Zef (with a-england Princess Tears and Colors by Llarowe Coconut)

Only the one post tonight, as I am tired and ready for the weekend already... But this post does have a couple different polishes in it, so that should make up for it :)

I wanted to show you Candeo Zef which I got off Llarowe probably at least a year ago, possibly closer to two... and I know they are no longer sold on the Llarowe site but you can still buy them on the official site as far as I am aware.

Zef is a great little clear based glitter, and the glitters in it are black, pink and blue in various sizes...and I just love the squares.

Firstly I will show you a really old swatch of this one, that I found in my newly rescued hard drive, my nails were much shorter here but this is 1 coat of the Knight, 2 of a-england Princess Tears, 1 of Zef and 1 Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food as a top coat - which has a matte kind of finish.

I now have for you a new swatch using Candeo Zef, in a jelly sandwich with Colors by Llarowe Coconut, which is a pure white jelly polish.  I will show you Coconut first, this is 1 coat of the Knight and 3 coats of the polish.

I then put one coat of Zef on top and another coat of Coconut and 1 coat of the Shield to finish it all off.

As I said, Candeos can be purchased from the official site, and this one is still there, along with some other great looking polishes that I would like to get but I am a little perplexed by the way international orders are handled, probably just as I have not seen it done this way before.

a-englands can be bought on the official a-england site, if you are in the UK, and if not, a-englands can be purchased from Llarowe or visit here for a full list of international stockists

Colors by Llarowe polishes can be purchased from the official site, Harlow and Co and Rainbow Connection.

Thanks for looking <3

Some products in this post were sent to me for review.

Colors by Llarowe Candy is Dandy

Today we have something a little different for Pandora's nails, a really girly polish.

This is described on the Llarowe site as a lavender orchid - which to me says it would be a pale purpley/pink shade - and seems to look more on the pink than the purple side on me but that may just be my skin tone etc.

This is one coat of the Knight, 3 of the polish (as it is a crelly kind of base, it takes a little extra coat to be completely opaque) and no topcoat in these pictures but I did add little stickers (from ebay, which you can see in the last picture) to this mani - as if the pink wasn't girly enough already, ha.

Colors by Llarowe polishes can be purchased from the official site, Harlow and Co and Rainbow Connection.

Thanks for looking <3

Some products in the post were sent to me for review.

Colors by Llarowe Fall 2014 - Obsessed with Marilyn, Elegance and Mystique

Today we have the last 3 I have from the CbL Fall collection.  I have shown you 6 over the last 2 days, there are 18 in total in this collection so please see the CbL social medias for swatches of the others, as you need to sell all of these, as as always, Leah Ann has created a great collection that have so many 'must haves'

Now, on that point, I can see that this next polish will be one of those...Obsessed with Marilyn is a deep blood red holo and it just so pretty.  Once I am done wearing My Broken Down Crop Duster, this is next on my list as I really did do a little 'Ooohhh' when applying this.  This is 2 coats.

Then we have Elegance which is a black jelly base with gold flakies and various shimmers in gold, pink, copper and red.  This is 3 coats.

And last but not least we have Mystique, which when I see the name I feel it should be blue like X-Men but thats just my geek coming out.... But nonetheless, this Mystique is a deep mushroom semi chrome with gold and khaki shimmer.  This is 2 coats.

Again I was super happy with all 3 of these but I think Marilyn is a clear front runner for favourite, but the complex little jelly and chrome were not far behind.

These are launching today on the Llarowe site and they will be done as a pre-order so  keep an eye on  the Llarowe FB for update.

Thanks for looking <3

Some products in this post were sent to me for review.

Colors by Llarowe Fall 2014 - My Broken Down Crop Duster, Swear Jar and Sophistication

Today I have 3 of the upcoming CbL Fall collection to show you, I have 6 to show and since the launch is tomorrow, I wanted to try and get them shown before then. I will have the other post up tomorrow with the other 3.

But onto today post we have 3 polishes with different finishes.

First I knew I had to show you My Broken Down Crop Duster, no joke....I actually did a little gasp when I applied this one.

MBDCD is a blackened brown linear holo, and when I had done swatching, I had to put this one back one, and I have been wearing it for the last couple of days.  This is 2 coats.

Then we have Swear Jar which is a teal base with a gold shimmer.  Now it seems to look very green  under my natural daylight bulb, I think this may be due to the fact that the shimmer is much more green/gold at these angles.  This is 2 coats.

Lastly we have Sophistication which is described as a mushroom chrome polish.  Again this seems to pull an ever so slightly more green tone on me than I have seen in some other pictures....I don't know if I have a funny skin tone or something, ha.  This is 3 coats.

I was very happy with all 3 of these but I think MBDCD is my favourite, I do love a nice chrome and I love a good shimmer even more but that holo just stole my heart.

These are launching tomorrow on the Llarowe site and as far as I know, they will be done as a pre-order but check the Llarowe FB for updates on this.

Thanks for looking <3

Some products in this post were sent to me for review.

Colors by Llarowe - I Love Candy Corn Halloween Trio

I have for you today a little set from CbL, it is called 'I Love Candy Corn' and is a limited collection for Halloween.

The three polishes in this collection are:

- Punkin' which is a bright orange jelly holo polish.
- Witchipoo which is a another jelly holo but is bright yellow this time
- What Knockers! which is a gunmetal grey with orange flakies

Firstly I will show your Punkin', this is 2 coats.

Then Witchipoo, this is 3 coats.

I don't think I have encountered a jelly holo before, and I must say I was impressed.  I love the finish a jelly gives, and really don't mind a few extra coats to get that, but these were actually okay coat wise.  These were only 2 and 3 coats, and the nail line shows up more under my light than the eye would see, so maybe another coat of each would have done the trick.

Lastly, here is What Knockers! which the flakies were a little camera shy in....

And it wouldn't be Halloween without some scary art, but since I am not that great at the free-handing, you get some Halloweeny stickers.....

Ah well, can't say I didn't try, ha.....

All I will say is these are great polishes, I am so glad I have all 3, but especially the orange as it is so Halloweeny and I have nothing like it at all.

These will go on sale on 10 October and will be available individually or as a set, and again, these are limited so if you want these, add the above date to your diary....

CbL polishes can be purchased from the official site, and I am not sure at this point when/if the set will be available to other stockists.

Some products in this post were sent to me for review.