The folks over at Color Club have put out a Spring collection called Alter Ego that will satisfy most folks, with half being adventurous and glittery and the other half full of sophisticated, demure crèmes. I happen to prefer the second half, even though the first set I showed you previously ended up pleasing me as well. This half is called Reveal Your Mystery, I personally feel as if the names should've been switched...I don't get what they were trying to do there.
First up is Sheer Disguise, a baby pastel aqua crème. I can't think of a dupe for this, I love how there is a lot of grey in the blue of this color. The formula was a bit watery but build on itself nicely. This is three coats.
Next is Revealed, a peach that actually looks good on me! It seems to be the only color I have trouble pulling off. It's a soft pink tinged peach that has subtle glazed shimmer which I absolutely LOVE. I feel like this is what the folks over at Chanel should've done with Pêche Nacrée, rather than the pearl finish they used--although that would've thrown off the collection I suppose. I digress. This is three coats.
Secret Rendezvous is a bluey lavender lilac crème. It was a tad thicker than Sheer Disguise but not much. I like this on me but I feel like it's not terribly original. This is three coats. Unfortunately, this photo caught some shadow from my screen window, so disregard that :P
Incognito is another polish from this collection I really like. It's a pale beige nude, watery but nicely pigmented. Totally opaque in three thin coats. This would be very nice for mannequin hands on someone with a slightly lighter skin tone than mine. I enjoy shades like these on me because they make my hands look so dainty and clean.
Last is Give Me a Hint is a, now, common shade of purpley taupe. Dupes or similar colors would include China Glaze Below Deck, Sephora by OPI Metro Chic, Rimmel Steel Gray, etc. This is watery like the other crèmes in this collection, but it's still nice. I used two coats, but I should've used three.
I do not have Get a Clue, sadly it broke in shipping. I'm not too broken up about it though, despite the fact that I really love pinks, that one looks like a pretty typical Spring pastel.
What do you think about this half of the collection?
First up is Sheer Disguise, a baby pastel aqua crème. I can't think of a dupe for this, I love how there is a lot of grey in the blue of this color. The formula was a bit watery but build on itself nicely. This is three coats.
What do you think about this half of the collection?
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I really like Revealed!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I think I'll get Revealed, Incognito and Sheer Disguise!
ReplyDeletekelly wear do you buy your color club. I have never seen it exept on blogs. That peach is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteHmm that first one reminds me of Mattese Elite Attitude, which would make sense since they are both made by Forsythe.
ReplyDeleteRevealed is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving these colors. Revealed is a great color! Sadly, I haven't seen this collection at any of my local Color Club carriers :(
ReplyDeleteI adore every single one of these. NEED!
ReplyDelete@steph_gem these were provided for review, but when i buy them i get them from transdesign.com or http://www.head2toebeauty.com/.
ReplyDelete@cilucia i didn't know that! you're right, they do look similar. i am reviewing that one soon, i'll have to do a comparison!
ReplyDeleteLoveeeeeeeeeeeee color club.
ReplyDeletesurprisingly I love all shades...can´t pick favourite....but If you don´t mind me asking, is Color Club very popular in US? I don´t know why, but I always thought that since it´s much cheaper than Essie, Orly, OPI (those are really very popular, everybody has them) that those cheaper (or drugstore brands like Rimmel, Maybelline,Essence...) are not, since it seems that everybody preffers Opi,Essie... I just wonder :) Because I don´t see those cheaper brands on nail blogs often.
ReplyDelete@Alexandra Jane i think they're popular where they are sold, it just depends on where you can get them and how often they come out with new colors. color club isn't as readily available to most folks as opi and essie i believe, and the drugstore polishes don't come out with new collections as often it seems--which might be why you don't see them as often. *shrug* maybe.
ReplyDeletethanks for answer...yes, you are right....in middle Europe, we have problem to find those brands like OPI,Essie,Orly,Zoya...I know that OPI here is very expensive, about 13euro(18USD) and Chanel is worse (34USD) horrible I know...and to order it from some US eshop isn´t solution either because of high shipping. So that´s why brands like Maybelline,Essence, Catrice, Loreal, Rimmel, Miss Sporty,Avon are more popular (even though their quality isn´t always good). I hope that someday we will have Zoya or butter London here too, but I can already imagine the price....
ReplyDeleteby the way, I wanted to ask you...you have beautifully painted nail on every single photo... Could you make video tutorial about it someday? I think I know the technique, but I can´t manage it to be so nice around cuticles (especially on the sides)
@Alexandra Jane i've definitely thought about it! it is just the matter of getting my camera set up correctly to get it done :P plus honestly i don't think i'm that great at it, it just takes patience and practice and great clean up! lacquerized.com has some good graphic-driven tutorials on her side bar if you wanna check those out :)
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ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! I love pastel colors. I'm in love with four of them in this very moment! Do you know something about online shops, which are possibly selling this "brand" to Europe??
ReplyDeleteI like your posts and nail polishes, which I saw. Have nice weekend. Cherry :)
The first two are my favorites. Love Color Club polish. Pretty.
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