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Hello lovelies,

Today I have six Glam polish shades that are part of the new Cast a Spell Part II: The Magic is Back! collection. As you probably know, Glam Polish is an Australian indie brand. This new collection consists of 'Nine new magical glitter/holo shades, the collection includes two special shades perfect for Halloween, Elixir and Warlock. (All shades dry slightly textured and require top coat for a glossy finish).'

They are all dark Autumn/Winter shades and all have holographic glitter and particles in them:

Warlock - rusty orange brown base packed with holo dust and copper holo glitter. Warlock is the colour of Autumn leaves :) With the amount of glitter and other particles I expected thick and gloopy formula but luckily that wasn't a case. Warlock applied easily and two thicker coats were fully opaque. It dried fast but a bit textured so I'm wearing a coat of Seche Vite topcoat over it. Also previously featured here.

Banished - deep red-based purple base full of holo dust and dark red holo glitter. WOW! This is my absolute favourite Banished is absolutely stunning! Its rich colour is chic and will be great for whole A/W season. I'm wearing two coats and topcoat and it applied without any troubles. Can't recommend enough!

Wicca - dark grape purple base full of holo dust and purple holo glitter. Wicca is blue-toned cousin of Banished. It also has good to apply formula and is opaque in two thicker coats. I'm wearing topcoat over it.

Cauldron - deep teal blue base full of holo dust and teal holo glitter. Ok, this is another stunner! I was afraid my nails would get stained but they didn't - major plus! I've applied two thicker coats and topcoat and didn't have any troubles with the application. Cauldron also dries a bit gritty but the topcoat helped with sorting it out.

Elixir - leaf green base full of holo dust and green holo glitter. It's a pretty rich green colour that to me symbolises more the end of summer than autumn but it complements the rest of the shades nicely. All I needed were two thicker coats and topcoat. It applied well and dried fast.

Pentacle - charcoal grey with purple undertones packed with holo particles and grey holo glitter. True winter shade - it's cold, dark and sparkly! I've applied two thicker coats as with the rest of the shades and had no problems with it. I've also applied topcoat to smooth out the surface.

So just to sum up, all of these had good formula opaque in two thicker coats but they need one or two coats of topcoat for completely smooth surface. They are all super sparkly and colourful thanks to the holographic additions. My absolute favourites are Banished and Cauldron.

This Glam Polish collection is available for pre-order from September 17th from www.glampolish.com.au with shipping to Australia & USA shipping rates to USA are $7.95 for the first polish and an extra $1.00 for each addition polish.

So what do you think about Autumn colours and holo? Which one is YOUR favourite?

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

I've got here another collection, this time it's Zoya Naturel Deux (2). It's full of purple and brown colour that will be great for this Autumn. This collection has been created following the original Naturel collection which I've reviewed here. The Naturel collection was lighter and great for all-year-round wear, Naturel Deux (2) is full of darker shades for the A/W season.

Madeline - mauve purple creme. Madeline is the lightest of the three purple shades in this collection. It has easy to apply formula and two coats were fully opaque. It dried fast and smooth.

Aubrey - dark mauve purple creme. Aubrey is a darker version of Madeline and a very nice office-friendly shade great for Autumn season. I again needed just two coats for full coverage and I've had no problems with application.

Marnie - dark plum creme with warm undertones. Marnie is, of course, even darker purple creme, very similar shade family as the previous two. They go together very nicely. I'm wearing two coats.

Spencer - light beige creme. Spencer is one of those slightly darker 'nude' colours but still quite chic. I've applied two thicker coats because the polish was drying fast and when I tried to apply thin coats it was patchy. Thicker coats were just fine.

Chanelle - milk chocolate creme. This shade is not doing it for me but I've never been a huge fan of browns. Chanelle applied easily and 2 regular coats were fully opaque. It also dried fast and smooth.

Emilia - dark chocolate brown. Emilia is the darkest colour in this collection and I like it best from the brown shades. It will be nice for A/W season. The formula was a bit tricky - it dries fast so I needed to apply thicker coats. It's also watery and the pigmentation is lower so I would apply thick coats anyway. This is two thick coats.

This collection might be boring for some but if you have restrictions on nail polish at work then you might be happy to see Naturel and Naturel Deux collections coming out. All the polishes had generally good formula, only couple had minor flaws. My favourites from this collection are definitely Marnie and Aubrey.

Zoya polishes are available at Zoya.com (US), at The Nail & Beauty Link (UK) and at Nail Polish Direct (UK).

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