Wednesday, December 17, 2014

ILNP Ultra Chrome Flakies PART 1

I recently recieved my ILNP Ultra Chrome Flakies collection- that's 13 bottles of holy goodness. However, I do not have the patience nor the time to swatch 13 bottles in one sitting! I found some time today to capture some shots and some swatches of 6 of the polishes to share, and plan to post the rest within the next couple of days. 

PLEASE NOTE I have horrible lighting inside and it is incredibly hard to capture these polishes. They all are very different and have duochromes that make them appear different depending on lighting- and like I said, I have no lighting. 

With that said, check out these pretties! 


Each polish comes in a matte black box, with a heart shape showing the color and the brands label. I love these boxes, and am keeping my polishes in them as a pretty display! 


A list of ingredients and stuff is on the back of the box, sorry its blurry, but this is just to give a general idea. 


Each box has a sticker on the top which tells you the color name. 



As you can see, each bottle has a sticker on the bottom of the bottle as well with the color name. The first color I have here is BRILLIANCE, which is a mostly green, gold and slight purple shift polish. This is 2 coats over bare nail. 




The second polish here I have is GAIA, this is the first polish I used (except when worn was put over a dark jelly green). This color is mostly green with a turquoise and blue shift. This is also 2 coats over bare nail. 




This here is ELECTRIC CARNIVAL, which is probably the most bought and swatched polish from this collection. Its a purple, gold/copper and green shifted polish. This as well is also 2 coats over bare nail, I really like this one but it is not my favorite. 




This color right here is METROPOLIS. It is mostly purple, with a blue purple shift. I realize most of these polishes have the same tones, but in different saturations. As you can see, there is also a goldish tone to this one as well. This is also 2 coats, even though for some reason was more sparse. 



I have NO idea how I forgot a bottle shot of this polish! However, this is OPEN FIELDS which is mainly green with gold and orange duochrome. Very pretty. Also 2 coats over a bare nail. 




Last but not least for this set is SUPERNOVA which is my favorite out of the 6 I posted today! This has so many beautiful shifts but mostly purple and green. This is 2 coats over a bare nail....and I think I would wear it just like this! 

OVERALL OPINION

These polishes are expensive, at about $12.50 per bottle. I bought the whole collection for presale around $160. While they are more expensive, they are worth every penny. These polishes look different depending on the lighting and are super shiny with an almost metallic finish! While they look difficult to remove.... THEY WIPE OFF WITH A BREEZE! I use my normal acetone dip it tub, and they come off quicker and easier than glitter! You can use it by itself and build up over a bare nail, or as a single layer over polish. My only "complaint" is they can be very liqudy- so make sure to dab off the brush and let excess fall off into the bottle before applying.

Overall I give these a 9.5/10! 

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