ILNP Masquerade (H) & Pueen 83

Hi guys! Are you relaxing and enjoying your weekend? I am! So much that I almost didn't want to change my mani, but 3 days is long enough and I need to see something different on my nails. 
I broke out one of my untried polish, ILNP Masquerade (H). I bought this last year and forgot to wear it, that's what happened when I put away my new polishes in the melmer right away, they are forgotten. I pair Masquerade (H) with a simple stamping using Pueen 83 and Mundo de Unas Black. I love it! Quick and easy.

I always have trouble narrowing down pics when posting multichrome polish, so enjoy (or scroll fast). 

Masquerade (H) has a decent formula, a bit thin but applies easy and doesn't pool on the cuticles. I needed 3 coats for full opacity. The colour-shifting is not as strong as Sirene or Birefringence, but it's definitely there!

ILNP Masquerade (H)

ILNP Masquerade (H)

ILNP Masquerade (H)

ILNP Masquerade (H)

Have a great weekend! I'll be back on Monday :)

XO

Novi

Heart Season

First Valentine's Day themed mani of the year! Well..sort of. I did plan on doing some V-Day themed nail art, but I don't feel like wearing pink or red. So I did this instead. It has plenty of hearts to fit the theme, but not dominated with pink or red. I also painted a cartoon version of lovebirds on my thumb. 

I used Cirque Carpe Diem for the white base, and Memento Mori to paint the tree silhouette. I used various shades of OPI for the hearts. 

I feel like I need to do more free hand nail art, which I haven't done much lately. Even the bf commented 'what happened? you used to spend 16 hours a day painting your nails'. He obviously exaggerated the fact, but yeah I got lazy :p
Hopefully I can push myself back to do more free hand nail art! In the meantime, hope you enjoyed this :)

XO
Novi

Cirque Colors Metropolis Collection (February) Doyers

Hi guys! Today I have swatches and review for Cirque Metropolis Collection's February release. If you remember, Metropolis Collection is a monthly release series of creme finished polishes inspired by New York city. 
This month's release is a bright cherry red creme, called Doyers. The formula on this one is on a thick side but still very manageable and applies easy, and reach opacity in 2 coats. I think this red is very flattering on my warm skin tone.

Cirque Doyers

Cirque Doyers

I've never been to NYC, so I googled the name and found out that it's inspired by a 200-foot-long street in the heart of Chinatown in Manhattan. I immediately connect this shade to the red envelopes that's usually given out during Chinese New Year (or other special occasion). It also happen that Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year falls on February this year. Coincidence? :) I think it's cool to see a February release that's not 100% based/inspired by Valentine's day. 

I did a gradient using Doyers and Empire State of Mind (from January release), and topped the gradient with Cirque Au. The gold flakes represent the gold printing on the red envelopes. 

Doyers will be released on February 1st, 2015 on www.cirquecolors.com, and will be available on their stockists on a later date. 
In Canada, Cirque Colors are available online from Harlow & Co. and Nail Polish Canada. You can check out the complete stockists list in this link.

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**Products were provided for my honest review

XO

Novi

Pastel Rainbow Roses

It's Friday again! So the nail art I'm sharing today is gonna be my weekend mani. It's another stamping decals combined with some free hand. I made the decals days ago, I knew I'm gonna want to wear this for more than a day or two. 

The rose image is from Pueen 80. I love the roses in that plate, and the rose image I used fits almost perfectly in my nails (I used the smaller rose image on the right side of the plate).
I stamped the roses with Mundo de Unas black, and filled in the decals with a small dotting tool and various pastel shades as follow, China Glaze Feel The Breeze, Strike a Rose, Shore Enuff, Sun Upon My Skin, Maybelline Day Glow Teal, Lime Accent, Color Club Pucci-licious. I added a coat of INM Norther Lights to make them look a bit magical ;)

I placed the decals over a white base, I used Cirque Carpe Diem. The rest of the nails are painted with China Glaze Sun Upon My Skin. I added some free hand leaves and vines using OPI Christmas Gone Plaid and Shore Enuff. Sealed the mani with HK Girl top coat.

This mani makes me wish for spring to come already! Have a great weekend guys, see you all on Monday! <3

XO
Novi

A England Gloriana & Fotheringhay Castle

Hi guys! I'm sure you have heard/seen A England latest release, Elizabeth & Mary collection. Harlow & Co. kindly provided me with 2 of them to share with you today. My A England collection is really quite small, but every single one I own has a perfect formula, easy to apply and very opaque. These two are no exception.

Gloriana, a vibrant red loaded with ultra fine gold flakes. The combination gives an almost metallic finish look. On my skin tone it leans a bit orange in some light. I used 2 coats and top coat.

A England Gloriana

A England Gloriana

A England Gloriana

A England Gloriana

Fotheringhay Castle, an olive shade with subtle gold shimmer and scattered holo. This is quite unique in my collection, since I'm usually drawn to this type of green. I think this is a great fall shade. I used 2 coats and top coat.

A England Fotheringhay Castle

A England Fotheringhay Castle

A England Fotheringhay Castle

A England Fotheringhay Castle

What are your thoughts of this collection? Which one is your favorite? 
This collection is available to purchase from Harlow & Co., with worldwide shipping available. Free shipping for $50 purchase for US & Canada and $100 for everywhere else. 

**products were provided for my honest review

XO

Novi