Last weekend an extremely damaged package arrived at my front door and I was bummed! I knew it was my huge Colors by Llarowe Summer 2014 pre-order containing over 30 bottles. I hoped and prayed it wasn't damaged and thankfully they all arrived safely thanks to Llarowe's shipping team! After unwrapping them all, Independence Day was calling my name .. Melanie, Melanie, Melaniiieee.
Independence Day is part of the micro-glitters for CbL's Summer collection. It is described as a "deep royal blue jelly base with holographic micro glitter" The polish did dry with a matte finish but looked amazing both with and without a top coat.
I'd like to note that this polish is incredibly difficult to photograph. My camera and eyes were freaking out from all the awesome-ness radiating from this polish. The sparkle in these pictures are just what my camera could capture!
This polish could be a one coater, but I chose to do two for safe measure. It applied great and dried really quickly because it's packed with glitter. Removal was easy and there was no staining!
Here is two coats of Independence Day:
And another close up to see all the holo micro-glitter goodness!
I added some simple stamping nail art with Lily Anna plate 01 using Barry M's Silver Foil. I like the result because of the crispness in the design, but felt like this design hid the beautiful base colour! What do you think?
Overall, I'd just like to say I LOVE this polish! I cannot wait to try the other micro glitters from the collection. If they are anywhere close to Independence Day the money was well worth it.
Colors by Llarowe and Barry M can both be purchased from Llarowe.
Lily Anna stamping plates can be found at Messy Mansion.
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Independence Day is part of the micro-glitters for CbL's Summer collection. It is described as a "deep royal blue jelly base with holographic micro glitter" The polish did dry with a matte finish but looked amazing both with and without a top coat.
I'd like to note that this polish is incredibly difficult to photograph. My camera and eyes were freaking out from all the awesome-ness radiating from this polish. The sparkle in these pictures are just what my camera could capture!
This polish could be a one coater, but I chose to do two for safe measure. It applied great and dried really quickly because it's packed with glitter. Removal was easy and there was no staining!
Here is two coats of Independence Day:
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| (Artificial lighting, no top coat) |
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| (With flash, no top coat) |
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| (Artificial lighting, top coat) |
And another close up to see all the holo micro-glitter goodness!
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| (Artificial lighting, top coat) |
I added some simple stamping nail art with Lily Anna plate 01 using Barry M's Silver Foil. I like the result because of the crispness in the design, but felt like this design hid the beautiful base colour! What do you think?
Overall, I'd just like to say I LOVE this polish! I cannot wait to try the other micro glitters from the collection. If they are anywhere close to Independence Day the money was well worth it.
Colors by Llarowe and Barry M can both be purchased from Llarowe.
Lily Anna stamping plates can be found at Messy Mansion.
Thanks for reading!
*All products mentioned in this post were purchased myself.
