Hi guys, I hope you're all having a great Monday!
Mine has been really nice. Busy day at work but then I came home and decided to "pimp my nails" with some stamping and that's when all the fun started. My little elves picked out a plate and design for me and so we started... I handled the stamping part (pushed and shoved LOL) and they took care of cleaning out the stamper heads and plate in between nails. The result is FAR from perfect but we had a good laugh and they were really proud! You can see my manicure on my Instagram if you're curious but promise not to make fun of us haha
Anyway, today I have swatches of the latest Colors by Llarowe collection : the Doctor Who Flakes!
The collection consists of 16 clear and tinted base flakies and 2 crellies. I know that's a lot for one post so I'll try and remain as concise as possible ;-)
Formula and application were surprisingly nice in the entire collection. Flakies can sometimes be too thick or too sparse but I found them all well balanced and easy to work with. As for the 2 crellies, Vincent (black) was highly pigmented, almost a one coater, and K-9 (oxblood) was more sheer and required 3-4 coats for sufficient coverage.
Mine has been really nice. Busy day at work but then I came home and decided to "pimp my nails" with some stamping and that's when all the fun started. My little elves picked out a plate and design for me and so we started... I handled the stamping part (pushed and shoved LOL) and they took care of cleaning out the stamper heads and plate in between nails. The result is FAR from perfect but we had a good laugh and they were really proud! You can see my manicure on my Instagram if you're curious but promise not to make fun of us haha
Anyway, today I have swatches of the latest Colors by Llarowe collection : the Doctor Who Flakes!
The collection consists of 16 clear and tinted base flakies and 2 crellies. I know that's a lot for one post so I'll try and remain as concise as possible ;-)
Formula and application were surprisingly nice in the entire collection. Flakies can sometimes be too thick or too sparse but I found them all well balanced and easy to work with. As for the 2 crellies, Vincent (black) was highly pigmented, almost a one coater, and K-9 (oxblood) was more sheer and required 3-4 coats for sufficient coverage.
Allons-y Alonzo
(over OPI Can't Find My Czech Book)
"Aqua tinted sheer based red to copper to green with touch of multicolored flake"
Amy
(over Colors by Llarowe Waters of Belize)
"Teal blue sheer based green to teal flake with added purple to green micro glitters"
Davros
(over Colors by Llarowe Vincent)
"Clear based multi color flake"
Donna
(over Colors by Larowe Purple Rain)
"Green/gold/purple/pink multi chrome sheer based blue to green flake.
Can be built to opacity in 3-4 coats for a completely different look."
Face of Boe
(over core version of OPI My Private Jet)
"Clear based green to yellow flake with added yellow/lime and orange holo micro glitters"
Jackie
(over Catrice Big City Life)
"Clear based blue to green flake"
Madame Vastra
(over Colors by Llarowe Grape Juice)
"Purple tinted sheer based red to yellow to green flake.
Can be built to opacity in 3-4 coats for a completely different look."
Mickey
(over Sinful Ardoise)
"Clear based teal green/blue flake with added purple to blue to green multichrome and green to purple micro glitters"
Mine is Nine
(over Illamasqua Faithful)
"Clear based red to gold flake with added red to gold shimmer"
River
(over Colors by Llarowe Blue Jeans and Beauty Queens)
"Sapphire tinted sheer based blue to green flake.
Can be built to opacity in 3-4 coats for a completely different look."
Ten is Tops
(over Colors by Llarowe Precious Metal)
"Clear based multi colored flake with added holographic micro glitters"
The Eyebrows
(over Colors by Llarowe Smoke Gets in Your Eyes)
"Black tinted sheer based red to copper to yellow to green flake"
The Master
(over Cirque Concrete Jungle)
"Clear based blue to green flake with added green to purple multi chrome.
Can be built up to opacity in 3-4 coats for a completely different look"
The Ood
(over Colors by Llarowe Coral Confusion)
"Red tinted sheer based red to yellow flake with added copper shimmer"
The Silence
(over Colors by Llarowe K-9)
"Clear based yellow to copper to green flake"
Weeping Angels
(over Colors by Llarowe Liquor is quicker)
"Clear based multi colored flake with added plum and golden shimmer"
Overall :
The Colors by Llarowe Doctor Who Flake is a really fun and versatile collection that offers many layering possibilities. I especially love the tinted bases as well as the extra shimmers and/or glitters that sets them apart from your average clear based flakie toppers.
I can't really comment on the Doctor Who inspiration as I've never watched the series (hides) but I'm sure that all the fans will see that as a plus.
My favorites, in no particular order, are : Madame Vastra, Davros, Face of Boe, Mine is Nine, Ten is Tops, The Eyebrows, The Ood and Weeping Angels. I'm not sure if that's very helpful but I just couldn't leave any of these out.
The Doctor Who Flake collection is part of the Colors by Llarowe core collection.
Individual polishes retail for $6 (crellies) / $9 (flakies) and can be purchased from llarowe.com
If you've made it this far, thanks for reading! I might or might not be back really soon with macro pics and/or some extra layering ideas :D
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