Wish List.

I always have a ever growing wish list on my phone. I split it into Need (things I have tried and need to buy asap) and Need to Try (which tends to be brand new products thats I really want to try). Today I thought I would show you a small snapshot of the soft of things I have on my wish list.

Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil

‘Next-generation retinoid oil to reduce pore size, improve appearance of damaged skin and help fight wrinkles.

With an advance retinol complex, Luna helps reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles while simultaneously correcting damage caused by the sun, time, and pollution. Use this oil before bed to notice firmer, clearer skin by morning. Trans-retinol ester fights the look of fine lines, wrinkles, and loss of skin elasticity while an essential oil complex calms and soothes skin. Cold pressed avocado, chia, and Concord grape seed oils sink into skin for quick absorption of actives while boosting radiance.”

I haven’t used oil for a long time, and tend to find over winter oil works better for my skin then a cream. I have seen so much hype about this oil and how fantastic it is meant to be; therefore I know I need to try it. The only downside is it cost £85 for a 30ml bottle!

Colors by Llarowe Nail Polish in Falsetto Child

'Is it black, blue or green, I will let you decide? A black holographic polish that changes with lighting and hand position.'

This is literally one of the prettiest and best done black holographic polishes I have seen on the net. Usually the black really drains out the holographic tones, however from what I can gather this polish is just amazing. Can’t wait to get my hands on it!

Cirque Colors Nail Polish in Concord

‘A royal purple with a rainbow holographic finish.’

Concord is a fabulous cool-toned purple metallic with a linear holographic effect. I usually don’t go for bright purple, however this colour is amazing. Plus, Cirque is one of my go too nail polish brands for holographic nail polish, therefore I know I will love it!

Essie Leave No Trace Glitter Remover

‘Sparkle all night but make sure to leave no trace. Apply a pea size amount onto nails and allow product to sit for up to 30 seconds. Gently massage entire nail surface to break up glitter particles. With cotton pad, wipe and clean nail.’

Now I love glitter and holographic nail polish, however when it comes to removing them it’s a whole different level of hatred. It takes so long to just do one little fingernail! I haven’t been able to find many reviews on this, so I’m guessing its rather new, however the few I have read it sounds amazing makes removal so easy and quick. What more could a glitter and holographic nail polish addict ask for!

Essie Gel Setter Top Coat

‘Jet setters need solid, go-getter shine that works as hard as they do. Essie’s’ gel setter tops any of your favorite Essie colors with all the cushy, rock-hard shine of a gel, in a foolproof formula for at home manis and pedis.’

I am always looking for a new topcoat. Just like everyone else I’m looking for the perfect last all week with minimal wear wonder topcoat, but I doubt that’s going to happen anytime soon. Anyway, this is a new topcoat by Essie, and I’m really intrigued to try it. Obviously something made Essie (who are usually first to do most things) draw out their gel topcoat release, especially as so many other nail brands have already released theirs. Can’t wait to try it!

Dior Addict Gloss in Tiara

‘The magical touch of fashion and shine. Dior Addict Gloss is a declaration of love for fashion, an electrifying whirlwind of sheer glossy colours that light up the lips with shimmering, pure or pearly mirror shine. Use alone for spectacular shine and a veil of colour, or in touches over lipstick for added shine in the center of lips.’

I love glitter and I love Dior. Therefore it’s not surprising that I totally adore the limited edition Tiara lip-gloss by Dior. I tried it the other day, and it is so pretty. It doesn’t feel gritty like most glitter lip-glosses, and it adds a slight plump to the lips. Overall its so pretty and can be worn on its own and even over your favorite lipstick you add a sparkle. Not going to be long before this comes home with me!

Holographic Nail Polish.

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Holographic Nail Polish

I always love things a little different, and recently I’ve really loved holographic nail polish. There definitely a must have for summer, especially because they look even more incredibly when the sun hits them and makes then just…shine. During a mission of finding the perfect holographic polishes I came across the brand Cirque Colors, which is an American nail brand who specialise in holographic polish, and they do some seriously incredible holographic polishes in every colour you could ever want. I have three amazing shades to show you today.

Fascination Street is a blue-toned medium purple base with hidden gold shimmer and scattered holographic effect. It manages to strike a good balance between maintaining the vibrancy of the purple shade, creating a dark shade that isn't dramatically lightened by the silver-based holographic particles and still being light enough to not completely drown out the hologram effect. The formula on this was really good, thin, smooth and even. It applied effortlessly and didn't challenge me with bald spots or streaking like holographic polishes sometimes can. It is a little sheer on the first but I wear it with two coats and I can't see any visible nail line.

Magnum Opus is a wonderful mid-toned grey with a very fine holographic rainbow. It sparks beautifully in the sun and seems to float on the surface of the nail. On top Magnum Opus fine holograph adds an incredible depth to the grey base colour. Indoors a soft lilac shine radiated from my nails and the slightest tinge of a holographic rainbow was still visible. The formula was thin but wonderful to control and flowed easily on the nails. Given the thin consistency the first coat went on a bit sheer but the second coat provided the perfect opacity.

Bejeweled is a royal blue which a spectacular holographic pigment, its almost a denim blue colour. The formula was great, it was easy to apply and didn't drag or have balding problems. I used 2 coats like with the others; it was less sheer then the other two, which is great. I have to say I’m truly enchanted by this shade, I think it’s definitely the strongest holograph out of all three.

Overall, all three of them have some similarities. The rainbow shimmer from the holographic particles is still visible indoors (as seen here) but it's much, much more pronounced in direct light for all shades. Each are scented with a calming herbal-floral (smells like lavender to me), which was totally unexpected but an incredible bonus. Dry time is very good, however due to the humid weather, polish does take a little longer to dry.

If your from the UK and are interested in trying some of the Cirque Colors, then there is a fantastic stockist online Rainbow Connection. There quick, easy and there really affordable. I ordered my 3 polishes on a Wednesday night, and they arrived Friday morning which I think is incredible!