Colors by Llarowe Vegas 2016

*I received the following product in exchange for my honest review.

I have a Colors by Llarowe polish to share with you today. I received this polish at Comsoprof this past summer, but I believe it actually was sold for a limited time back in September. I don't think it's available any longer, unfortunately, but I do hope you got your hands on it because it's a stunner.

Vegas 2016

Vegas 2016 is a blue leaning teal linear holo with silver and touches of gold shimmer.

Collection: CPNA 2016 & September Limited Edition

Color: Wowza! This is a vibrant and strong holo. CbL has some of my favorite and strongest holos. This color is beautiful. I do love teal shades that veer just a hint toward the blue side more than green and this is what Vegas 2016 does. It's a rich and pigmented shade and the holo is perfection.

Formula: Excellent and easy to use formula. I used 2 coats above.

Price: N/A

Overall: I always find CbL polishes are more stunning on the nail than in the bottle. That's not to say they're not amazing in the bottle, but it's usually the other way around! This is a gorgeous and rich color. The holo effect is insane and it's all in all an amazing polish!

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

Happy Monday!

Throwback Thursday: Colors by Llarowe Little Boy Blue

This next CbL polish doesn't really even qualify for my Throwback Thursday, since it's not a year old yet. I can't find it available for purchase anywhere though, but I have the swatch in my swatch folder ready and waiting. It's going to have to go into the Throwback Thursday vault, and be one of those few polishes I post that must be VHTF at this point? Please someone correct me if I'm wrong?

Little Boy Blue

 Little Boy Blue is a sky blue with golden and pink shimmer.

Collection: Colors by Llarowe Spring 2014

Color: This color is drop dead gorgeous. This is one of those super special colors that I come across that I know is going to win my heart. The blue is beautiful, but that golden and pink shimmer is what makes this polish extraordinary.

Formula: This formula was easy to apply and use. I used 3 coats above.

Price: I paid $12.00 for this on the Llarowe site when it released. You cannot purchase this now. I don't follow indies closely, so I'm not sure if this discontinued entirely or if it will eventually be restocked? Beats me. I'm sorry :(.

Overall: Beautifully stunning nail polish. This is definite must have and contender for my Top 25 of 2014. Amazing.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Thursday!

Colors by Llarowe The Mighty Red Baron

I try to avoid CbL because I will get that incredible impulsive desire to buy every single polish created. CbL makes beautiful polishes, and every once in awhile I find them hard to resist! I have The Might Red Baron to share with you from this past spring collection. I will say I partially bought this just for the name alone, it immediately popped the Snoopy vs. the Red Baron song in my head. I L-O-V-E Snoopy, so any reference gets my attention. The polish though is excellent and gorgeous!

The Mighty Red Baron

 The Mighty Red Baron is a deep scattered red holographic.

Color: I love red and I love holo. The combination is perfect. I love the richness of this red, and the scattered holo effect. Sometimes, I must admit I prefer a scattered holo. I know many people prefer linear.

Formula: I found this formula easy to apply and use. I used 3 coats above.

Price: This is $12.00 on Llarowe's website.

Overall: Gorgeous red holo polish. The formula was great. I think this color would be perfect for the upcoming holiday season!

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

I'll leave you with the Snoopy vs. the Red Baron song....



Happy Tuesday!

Colors by Llarowe Ocean Water

Have you ever actively tried to pretend an indie brand doesn't exist, because everything you've seen from them you adore, and a have a real fear you'd have no self control over if you started buying from them?

That's how I've felt about Colors by Llarowe. I really have put my blinders on the past few months. I have pretended they're some unattainable brand for fairy princesses and unicorns, and I don't have access to that realm. Well, the spring collection, I decided to read a blog post, and I was screwed. I entered the realm.

I was fairly good, I only picked up 5 polishes, but if I was bad I could of picked up more. I have since, put my blinders back on for now, but I'm not sure how long that will last. Here is one of the polishes I picked up from my recent visit to the fairy and unicorn realm.

Ocean Water

 Ocean Water is a bright aquamarine jelly.

Color: This is exactly what the namesake says. This is that pristine aquamarine crystal clear tropical ocean water blue. Perfection.

Formula: Excellent notable formula for a jelly. I only needed 2 coats of this to achieve this look!

Price: This was $6.00 on llarowe. This is a steal!

Overall: Amazing nail polish. It ticks all the boxes more than once. I think this is another one that speaks for itself. This is a must have, and definitely put on the list for a favorite of 2014.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Friday!