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Hello lovelies,

I've got here another collection for Fall 2013 - Zoya Cashmeres. Cashmeres collection consists of six creme shades and is only half of the Fall release. The second collection is called Satins and introduces five shimmer & metallic polishes and luxe gold topper. More on that one in another post ;)

Flynn - light brown creme. It's a good neutral Fall shade that probably won't appeal to everyone. But I can imagine wearing it for a work interview or similar. I've applied two coats for perfect coverage.

Pepper - red-based brown creme. Pepper is leaning heavily towars dark red tones which I really like. It's a pretty and warm shade that was opaque in two coats. Pepper was earlier released as a part of Peter Som mini collection.

Livingston - red creme. It's a beautiful tomato red shade that I really enjoyed wearing. It's rather blue-based red that also offers great pigmentation. It is perfectly opaque in two coats.

Louise - dark chocolate brown creme. I'm usually not a huge fan of browns but this one is kinda vampy and I liked that. I'm wearing two coats. I've already done a nail art with it and gold nail foils.

Sailor - blue navy creme. The shade heavily leans towards purple and it's one of those colours I call 'blurple'. It is fully opaque in two coats and I absolutely love it! Check out a nail art manicure with Sailor.

Hunter - dark green creme. This is truly the same awesome green as Hunter wellies :) It perfectly fits the Fall season. I've applied two coats for full coverage.

The formula of all of them was perfect, no problems at all. They applied easily and were perfectly opaque in two coats, some of them almost one coaters. Zoya hasn't dissapointed me again. Their creme shades are always perfect and I also like the colours chosen to represent this year's Fall. My absolute favourites are Sailor and Livingston. Next one up is the Satins colection so stay tuned ;)

You can purchase Zoya at Zoya.com if you live in US. In UK you can get them at Amazon, Amarya or on Ebay. But I'm sure there are more places onlne that sell Zoya.

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Hello lovelies,

Hope you're curious about the new Cirque Alchemy collection because I have five colours here!

"Occult practices and medieval experiments are the theme to Cirque’s latest release - Alchemy. This 10-color arrangement showcases the magic and mysticism behind the transformation process with colors ranging from saturated yellow gold to shadowy grays to a geometric-inspired glitter topper."

Chrysopoeia - marigold yellow packed with holographic particles. It's a very nice and strong holographic shade, it reminds me of the golden colour of Autumn leaves. It has a good and easy-flowing formula that was opaque in two coats. I'm wearing topcoat as well.

Mink - walnut brown full of rainbow holographic particles. Mink has slightly thicker formula but it was still easily manageable. I've applied two coats which were enough for full coverage. The polish dried fast and I've applied topcoat as well.

Arcane Fire - Cirque's description as deep ruby red with multi-faceted gold sparks suits this polish perfectly. For me the colour is amazing. I love vampy reds and when you add a sparkle, I'm sold! The base has quite jelly-ish formula but is well-pigmented so two coats were perfect. It applied easily and I've add some extra gloss with topcoat.

Lichen - olive green base with subtle colour shift to grassy green shades. Another beautiful shade from this collection that I adore. It is such an interesting colour! I can see the colour shift clearly in the bottle but it doesn't really translate on nails. It is well pigmented so I needed just two coats and topcoat.

Chainmail - gunmetal glitter mixed with holographic glitter, all in a clear base. Bling bling! That's all that might need to be said about this polish. It's very sparkly with holo bits and without topcoat it could be worn as textured polish. But I love it with topcoat more. I've applied three coats for ful coverage so layering it might be better.

I think this collection is another masterpiece and Cirque continues to surprise me. The formulas were great and fast-drying and the variety of colours and finishes makes the collection very versatile.

I also love all the small details such as print on the bottle, the box, stickers etc. that make Cirque polishes a pleasure to have. And have you seen the gorgeous promo shots?

My favourites from this half of the collection are without a doubt Arcane Fire and Lichen but I also loved Chainmail.

The Alchemy collection is available online at www.cirquecolors.com. Prices range from $13-15. For other retailers, please visit the “Stockists” page of the website.

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