Indies: Cirque Dark Horse Collection swatches

Cirque Ophelia over Nails Inc Baker Street. One coat. I love this combination. Very nice formula for a glitter. Thin and easy to apply. I almost did not get Ophelia because I find it similar to Lynnderella Forget You not, but they are both beautiful polishes in their own right.

Cirque Tibetan Nights. Four coats. It was still a bit patchy after four coats. I also had to be very careful with application so I would not flood my cuticles. The formula is very thin so it would make a mess quickly. Also, the glitter in this sinks to the bottom of the bottle. Overall, I was disappointed with this one despite it being a very nice blue jelly.

A picture of the sinking glitter I was talking about. 

Cirque Vaudeville. Three coats. This one ended up being one of my favorites.

Candeo Mallard over Vaudeville. One coat. 

Cirque French Roast. Three coats. It was pretty gritty and ended up needing a few layers of topcoat to become smooth.

Cirque Dark Horse. Three coats. This one was gritty as well. I will probably layer this one over black the next time I wear it.

In the end, I am happy with the ones I purchased. Even Tibetan Nights is a beautiful polish, just not worth the trouble of application and sinking glitter for me. Vaudeville and Ophelia were my favorites. The formula overall was great. I did not have to add any thinner or think they needed it. Cirque polishes retail for $12 with the holographic colors selling for $16. There is also free shipping over $55 which I really like since most indie polish makers do not offer any free shipping.

Cirque polishes can be purchased from: www.cirquecolors.com

Lady Muck's Glass Slipper!

Recently I found Sally Hansen's Glass Slipper at Walmart, so I thought to try it on over Rumple's Wiggin'. Of course, I did 2 layers and it left me a bunch of bubbles. Not cool. So I took it off and tried over with Butter London's Lady Muck. I did only 1 layer of Glass Slipper this time and although I saw a couple of bubbles, it was nothing compared to the amount when I had 2 coats.

Lady Muck and Glass Slipper

Quick Video

I really like this combo. I think the reason for the bubbles is too many strokes on my behalf? But I had a heck of a time trying to get the flecks to go on in a somewhat even amount with less strokes. Perhaps it's just my method of application sucks? Regardless, I am loving the flecks! I wish Sally Hansen would release more of these in different colors.

Here is 2 coats of Glass Slipper over OPI Rumple's Wiggin'. Notice all the bubbles? Also, I apologize right now for the lighting, it was in my lightbox. I planned to not take pictures of it because the sunlight accentuated the bubbles a lot more. But decided it'd be better just to show you guys so you can see what the flecks look like over this color :)

Well, that's it from me for today! Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you're all doing well and getting preparations for Thanksgiving out of the way!