Hey there! Today I have swatches of three Celestial Cosmetics polishes, two of which are exclusive to Color4Nails. Color4Nails has introduced me to a lot of great brands and Celestial Cosmetics is definitely one of them. This indie brand from Australia makes hand-mixed, 5-free, cruelty-free polishes of great quality. I might be mistaken but Celestial Cosmetics was the first brand that I was aware of that did a Color4Nails exclusive collection (The Seven Kingdoms collection, way back in 2013). I purchased some of those back then and I continue to enjoy the Celestial/C4N collaborations. Celestial Cosmetics also does monthly limited edition polishes that Color4Nails stocks and, although it is May, today I have a swatch of March's LE polish.
I'm going to start with the two new Color4Nails exclusives, Elfin Rose and Luna Heart. These are both holo polishes with flakies, a really interesting combination. Because the holo is so strong in these, I wanted to include a direct sunlight photo of each.
Elfin Rose - "vibrant violet-toned pink with strong linear holo effect, a sprinkle of miniature blue flakies and highlighted with copper flakes."
I can't even begin to tell you how awesome I think this shade is. The mix of the violet pink with the tiny blue flakies is just really cool. That's, sadly, the best way I can describe it - cool. I love the speckled look the blue flakies give it and the subtle flash from the copper flakes. I certainly don't own anything like it. This is two easy coats.
Elfin Rose - "vibrant violet-toned pink with strong linear holo effect, a sprinkle of miniature blue flakies and highlighted with copper flakes."
I can't even begin to tell you how awesome I think this shade is. The mix of the violet pink with the tiny blue flakies is just really cool. That's, sadly, the best way I can describe it - cool. I love the speckled look the blue flakies give it and the subtle flash from the copper flakes. I certainly don't own anything like it. This is two easy coats.
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| Elfin Rose light box |
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| Elfin Rose macro |
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| Elfin Rose sunlight |
Luna Heart - "a black based holo with a strong linear holographic effect, elegant copper overlay and beautiful green-gold-blue opal flakes."
Luna Heart is a black holo (who doesn't love a black holo) with color-shifting flakies. The flakes look mostly green to be but do give a gold or turquoise appearance at certain angles. I didn't really notice a copper shimmer as the description says, probably because the strong holo masked that quality. This is two coats.
Luna Heart is a black holo (who doesn't love a black holo) with color-shifting flakies. The flakes look mostly green to be but do give a gold or turquoise appearance at certain angles. I didn't really notice a copper shimmer as the description says, probably because the strong holo masked that quality. This is two coats.
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| Luna Heart light box |
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| Luna Heart macro |
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| Luna Heart sunlight |
March 2016 LE (Daffodil) - "light, lavender toned pink holo polish with silver shimmer and tiny opal-like flakes that shift from green to blue."
The March Limited Edition is also a holo with flakies. I found both effects to be more subtle than in the Color4Nails exclusives but the silver shimmer to be really strong. The shimmer gives it a fairy tale quality to me. This is two coats.
The March Limited Edition is also a holo with flakies. I found both effects to be more subtle than in the Color4Nails exclusives but the silver shimmer to be really strong. The shimmer gives it a fairy tale quality to me. This is two coats.
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| March LE light box |
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| March LE macro |
I think any of these three polishes would make a unique addition to any collection. The formula of all three was great, as I now expect from Celestial Cosmetics. And remember the Limited Edition is just that, limited, so if you're interested, be sure to act fast.
$11-11.50/12 mL bottle
Available at Color4Nails
'Til next time...
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