Hello lovelies! I recently participated in a Valentines polish swap through a nail polish group over on Facebook. The idea of the swap was to try a polish from a 'new to us' brand. We each compiled a list of untried indie brands along with our likes and dislikes to be sent to our secret swap partner (our 'Varnish Valentine').
The polish I was lucky enough to receive was the gorgeous Colors By Llarowe (CBL) 'Young Turks'. Read on to see my swatch pictures!
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Colors By Llarowe 'Young Turks' |
'Young Turks' is described as a 'bright turquoise holo', although I would definitely consider it a bright blue (just me?). Either way, it is a stunning polish and has an amazing formula. This was almost opaque for me in one coat. If you apply thicker coats, I do think this could be a one coater. I used two thinner coats with topcoat for the photos below.
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Colors By Llarowe 'Young Turks' @acertainbeccaa |
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Colors By Llarowe 'Young Turks' @acertainbeccaa |
How gorgeous is this?! The holographic is ridiculously strong (more than my photos suggest). I have been after a nice bright blue holo for a while - this is the kind of shade I was after so I'm very happy. I definitely want to try more CBL polishes in the future!
I am still unsure who my Varnish Valentine was. If you happen to be reading this, thank you so much. I love my polish and all of the extra goodies!
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Valentines Polish Swap @acertainbeccaa |
Hope to see you in the next post!
Becca x
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Blues are a Deffo Fav of mine, and this would be great in my collection, expecially being a one coat, I am very tempted!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Becca x
Blues aren't normally my favourite to wear (except baby pastels & brighter blues) but this is absolutely gorgeous! Definitely one for the wishlist! x
DeleteI need this!! it looks gorgeous on you hun. Great post as always x
ReplyDeleteThank you my lovely :) You do need it! x
DeleteHi Becca, I was your Varnish Valentine, so pleased you like it :) As soon as I saw you liked bright blue and wanted to try CbL I had to get this one! It looks gorgeous on you xx
ReplyDeleteAwh thank you so much Helen! I really do love it :) I've been after a nice bright blue holo for ages! x
DeleteIm so pleased, definitely made the right choice for you :) xx
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