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| quick car pic, turned out pretty nifty, eh? |
BARONESS X THE ALCHEMIST COLLECTION
PRESS SAMPLES
Hey X Army and friends! Thank you so much for joining me today, I have a new collection from Baroness X for you and as usual these are lovely. Packed full of color shifting shimmers,multichrome, flakies, and holo, this set of jellies lives up to it's magical name. Baroness X is a brand I regularly purchase from so I'm very thankful and excited to swatch these for you guys! I especially love their scented bath and body items, stay tuned for a little blurb at the end. ;) Picture heavy, consider yourself forewarned....they were just so pretty.
- Releases on October 21st, 12 pm PST.
- Sold individually for $11, Full size sets for $40, and 8 ml mini sets for $24. There will only 20 sets available so be on time! As a general mini hater I must tell you the tall bottles and full size brushes make these easy to use.
- Language of the Universe and Elixir of Life are being sold as L.E due to some of the included pigments.
- While these are described as jellies all but one built up in 2 or 3 coats on me, even with the attention loving nail line I am blessed with.
- Photos not taken in natural light noted.
- All shown with Glisten n Glow top coat. I don't do anything without this stuff or it's smudge city.
- The blingy extras don't add any extra work when removing.
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| Bottle shot macros in artificial daylight. |
LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE
This is described as a berry jelly with blue to berry to red shimmer, silver holo flakies and holo pigment. The shift is predominately blue head on but the others come out to play at an angle. I would call this a multichrome as the shift is very obvious to me. Second favorite of the bunch as I'm a purple lovin' sheeple.
- The formula was a little thick and began to dry very quickly due to all that glorious shimmer. Make sure to load enough for your whole nail on the brush, and work quickly and try not to overwork it or you will get shimmer ridges and pull up what you already put down. Allow each layer to dry very thoroughly. Don't be an impatient pants like me.
- These swatches show 2-3 coats, I swatched this twice. The first time was after long day, I was tired and impatient, I needed 3 coats to cover patches. I was also curious if a 3rd coat added depth to this or Elixir of Life, no difference. The second time I only needed 2 generous coats.
- No staining and great wear, 3 days before I removed it without any chips.
- Limited edition.
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SOUL OF THE WORLD
Described as a royal blue jelly with "unicorn pigment" that shifts pink to gold to green, holo flakies, and linear holo. Personally I see this as lighter than royal blue and with the shimmer it appears quite periwinkle or blurple. The holo mostly shows in direct lighting such as sunlight and LED, otherwise it looks like a soft sprinkling of stars.This goes for all of these. Shimmer is most often pink, shifts at extreme angles and bright direct lighting.
- 3 regular coats, very easy to use. Still some visible nail line but not very noticeable. We see you, OK?!
- No staining or trouble removing.
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| LED daylight bulb...mmmm look at that shimmer. |
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PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
Demi describes this as an Emerald, almost teal jelly base with gold to green to teal colorshifting flakie shimmer, metallic gold flecks, and holo. I agree completely with this description and you guessed it...this one is my favorite. I tried not to choose the green..I really did. This shade is not overtly warm or cool so that makes it versatile, multi seasonal and in my opinion wearable on all skin tones. No lobster hands here! I LOVE those gold flecks.
- 2 easy coats.
- I can't report about staining as I only wore this for the swatch thus far. I always wear base coat and double up if I'm worried.
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| Full sun, hello holo and gold shimmer! |
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| LED, at an angle. There's that deep pine teal. |
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| LED macro because...why not? |
ELIXIR OF LIFE
Hey pretty lady! I should really give red more of a chance. This is described a deep fuschia-red jelly,shimmer that shifts from purple to deep red, to fiery orange, metallic gold flakies, and holo pigment. Obvious shift, I hereby dub thee...multichrome. If I am understanding this wrong someone please correct me.
- 2 generous coats. The formula is much easier to use than Language of the Universe but use the same techniques for flawless results.
- Easy to remove.
- Limited edition.
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| So glarey...but so pretty. |
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Baroness X also sent me a bubble bar to review. I purchased this one^ but expect a post on them soon. All of those bubbles are from 1/5 of a bar placed inside a mesh bag under the running faucet.
They are long lasting and smell wonderful. I think I may need a little more to smell it in my bath water. Yes,I did take the photo from inside the tub :).
So which shade is your favorite? Will you be picking up any smelly goods such as the acetone additive? Also love, btw. Let me know in the comments. If you are a new customer go ahead and make an account now because the rewards program is really nice and you may want to check out in a jiffy, especially if you are after minis.
Come join us in the fan group to vote on monthly scents,sneak peeks, and group customs, usually filled with shimmery color shifting goodness. Shopping and social media links below. Thanks for reading!
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Hey Peeps! Today I have the last multichrome that Andrea from Indigo Bananas sent me to review, Great Beasts Once Roamed this World. I chose the color but still kind of accidentally left it for last as I'm not a big fan of red on my nails. I paired it with an upcoming Blush Lacquer shade, Colliding Constellations. I was lucky enough to have my suggestion chosen in a naming contest and Victoria sent it as a prize. The result is very nice in my opinion, I wore this mani for several days and my multichrome lovin Grandma complimented Great Beasts :). The red/orange/gold shift is perfect for Fall, just like a leaf that has changed color. I will be attempting some falling leaves art with this soon. I mostly saw red with a hint of orange on the edges unless in direct sun. Like all the others in the A Delos Holiday collection this contains some linear holo and tons of tiny silver flakes that add more depth and interest. The dots are Colliding Constellations and the stamping is Great Beasts. I tried to stamp with this polish a bunch of other times but it didn't show up on the bases I chose, they were too similar or dark. Image is from my rusty trusty Watermarble plate from Bundle Monster, BM-XL210.
- 3 coats with topcoat. Opaque at 2 but I wanted to see if the color would deepen. It didn't but did become more saturated once I applied topcoat. I don't have a photo to compare but I do have a short video that I will share on my Instagram. Both looks are nice.
- As usual for IB, very nice formula. Opaque and not too thick or thin.
- No problems with removal, basically like a cream or shimmer.
- Stamps like a champ!
Pretty Press Sample:
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Gotta love a regular polish that stamps! Have you tried stamping with multichromes before? They are not always opaque enough but when they are I love the effect. Will you be picking up either of these polishes? Let me know in the comments below. As always, thanks for reading and have a good weekend!
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Hey purple and unicorn pee lovers! I am more than a bit late on the draw with this post. Apparently I have been living under a rock and didn't realize that TODAY started a 24 hour pre-order (while supplies last) of Tonic's unicorn pee polishes. If you love this get your order in before 2 pm CST tomorrow, September 27th. I will link the shop and social media at the bottom.
Amazing polishes that I purchased:
You can buy this now from TONIC POLISH along with others goodies. Stockists, such as Color4Nails, do carry Tonic but not this one so hurry and grab one before it's too late! Retails for $14 plus shipping. Illyrian Eleven is supposed to be restocking soon and is also carried by stockists. Shop here.
Do you have any Tonics? If so which is your favorite and if not which one have you been eyeing ? Light of Lyra will always hold a special place in my heart but I also adore this one and Dragons at Dusk.
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- Left hand, shown first: 3 coats of Serendipity, one coat of Illyrian Eleven on ring finger.
- Right hand: 2 coats of Serendipity, Ilyrian Eleven on the tips, one coat of Tonic "Unicorn". ( I can't write the true name and still see my own post.) Accent nail is just Ninja Divinity for comparison.
- Top coat on everything,Glisten n Glow.
- Serendipity is easy to use and remove. It's not as opaque as I expected but my nail line was not really visible in person. I have a super opaque free edge, blessing and a curse.
- No pooling or dragging, thinner than Tonic usually is.
- Great wear and I wore it twice in a row because I didn't get photos the first time and it's lovely.
- Tip: if you do this with Eleven I recommend using a sponge for a subtle gradient, unlike my obvious paint line.
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Do you have any Tonics? If so which is your favorite and if not which one have you been eyeing ? Light of Lyra will always hold a special place in my heart but I also adore this one and Dragons at Dusk.
Thanks for stopping by and come join us in the fan groups for news and fun!
Tonic social media:
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