1 coat over 1 coat Illa Boosh

Caitlin is a purple grey creme. This reminds me of something. I'll have to dig it out and do a comp soon.

Danni is a pinky purple shimmer with gold and red flecks. 

Dove is a neutral dove grey. This is probably the least unique of the bunch, but it's still really pretty. 

Gemma is an olive green with a violet flash. It looks really blue in my pic, but it's more violet, I promise. 

Jules is a taupe with gold flecks.

Marley is a pale purple with silver hidden shimmer. The base seems to lean more grey than white, so it's not as garish as most pastels.

What a gorgeous collection! I love every single shade and will probably rotate these shades for the next couple weeks. I can't even pick a favorite. They're calming without being boring. Perfect for Spring.

The formula was great. I didn't experience any dragging or goopiness, and they were all opaque in two coats.

What are you loving/hating from this collection?

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Lately, I've been on the hunt for the perfect greige polish. Out of the ones I've tried so far, Waking Up In Vegas comes closest. It pops just enough against my skintone, but it's still chic and subtle. Awesome!

The application and pigmentation was divine. I barely needed a second coat, but it glided on so smoothly and perfectly that I couldn't help it. The finish is not as shiny as most of here cremes. It dries to a semi-satin finish that I quite like, so I wore this with no topcoat. The dry time was faster than most. I wore this for 4 days before I experienced a tiny bit of chipping, which you can see on my middle nail. Not bad for no topcoat.

After 4 days, I was bored but didn't have time to do a new mani. Instead, I added Studio M Fast Play

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Fast Play is a light purple base with tons of gold/green duochrome glitter. It's gorgeous!

With Essie Matte About You

Ahoy is a gorgeous pink jelly with gold glecks of shimmer. It's like Strawberry Fields' older sister. Looooove!

Below Deck is stunning and is currently my mani of choice. I only took one shot of this one because my camera battery was dying, so I'll try to take a better picture soon. It's so interesting. It's a Mushroomy taupe with a splash of somethin' somethin'.

I don't even want to talk about how awful this looks on me! Knotty is a stunner in the bottle, though.

Pelican Gray is a neutral grey with subtle shimmer. Soft and delicate.

Sea Spray is a pale blue that actually doesn't look disastrous on me. It's like the grey tones and fine silver shimmer that make this less garrish than a lot of pale blues. I want to layer Fairy Dust over this, asap.

Starboard is a grassy green that isn't as bright as my swatch implies. It has an almost dusty quality to it. I really like this one. All the cremes from the collection look so squishy. Love it.

This is one coat of White Cap over Pelican Gray. White Cap is a sheer white with a ton of gold flecks. It reminds me of Ulta Sugar Cookie but with a better formula. This one has some major glow-age. 

I also picked up First Mate and Sunset Sail, but they were MIA when I was swatching. I will have pictures of those soon enough, though.

The formula on these was great. They are all super shiny without a topcoat, and I had no issuses with the application.

I'm happy with almost all of my choices. Seeing how great these look makes me want to go back for the two I skipped. This collection is definitely worth checking out!

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Dive Bar is a gorgeous blackened teal shimmer. In the bottle, it has a really pretty purple flash, which is harder to see on the nail, but with the right light and angle, shows up very well. I loved wearing this and wore it for almost a week! Well, the fact that I was sick influenced my decision to keep this on as well, but it's still beautiful. :] 

The formula is a bit runny, but it's manageable. The pigmentation is great, though! Based on the first coat,  I thought this might be similar in pigmentation to Zoya Kotori, but the second coat proved me wrong. 

 This a retail-only shade, so you won't find Dive Bar in salons. The only place that has released the official retail collection so far is Walmart, but I'm sure it will show up in more stores soon.

Aha! I found you, purple!

After 4 days of wear