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Hello lovelies,

I don't know about you but I feel kind of sad that the Christmas is over. The months of build-up and expectations just for those few days and now it's over again. Well at least I did some shopping in post-Christmas sales! I got lots of clothes, some Christmas bits for next year and a new curling wand for hair styling. I didn't get any polishes because I still have plenty of untrieds to play with but I got some stamping plates and nail art bits.

Today I have some more All That Jazz polishes to show you :) This is Spotlight Affair collection released for Autumn 2014 and it consists of four creme shades in beautiful Autumnal colours. As always, gorgeous Jazz Smedley is the face of the collection - it's her brand after all.

"Emerge from the darkness and let all eyes be on you with this new deliciously dark collection from All That Jazz. Tiptoeing from a sophisticated grey, all the way to a diva-esque berry there's a shade to make every star performer standout. Don't be an understudy...take centre stage!"

All Eyes On Me is a dark raspberry creme. It's my kind of colour - berry, dark and feminine. The formula was really well pigmented and it was almost fully opaque in one coat. I ended up applying two coats and topcoat. It applied well but the polish dried very fast so i had to work fast to avoid patching. 

Be Fierce is a blue-based dark purple creme. It has a vampy vibe and glossy finish, perfect for the upcoming New Year's party. Just add a bit of gold and your nails will be perfect! The formula was same as in All Eyes On Me - smooth to apply but fast drying so work fast. It dried glossy and smooth. I applied two coats and topcoat. 

Own It is a green-blue creme with gold sparkles. The gold sparkles are quite subtle and sparse. Own It is a very dark shade which will be cool not only for Autumn but also for the Winter season. Two coats were fully opaque and the polish was almost one coater. It applied nicely and dried fast. I didn't applied topcoat because the gold particles create a slightly uneven finish and I wanted you to see how it looks. Once topcoat is applied the finish is smooth.

I Get What I Want is a pewter grey with purple undertones and iridescent blue and magenta flecks. This is probably the most interesting colour from this collection as it's really chic and quite unusual. I've had no problems with the formula, it applied well and dried fast. I'm wearing two coats and topcoat. 

This is the first All That Jazz collection I've had the pleasure of reviewing and I am not disappointed. All polishes are beautiful with good formulas and you can expect to see them in some nail art designs soon ;) My favourites are I Get What I Want and All Eyes On Me. I've also used All That Jazz Base Line base coat and Top Note top coat with the swatches (both available here).

Spotlight Affair collection is available at Nail Harmony UK website for £13.99 or for £7 each if purchased separately but they often run offers. Each bottle has 15ml and a good-sized brush that is easy to work with. And why not check out a beautiful All That Jazz glitter red called Louise’s - From Riches to Rubies? You can read the review here.

Hope you've enjoyed today's review and stay tuned for a nail art design coming tomorrow! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

I think this is one of those posts you've been waiting for (at least I hope ;)! I have swatches of 6 new ILNP Ultra Chrome Flakies and the rest will be coming later (although I just received them so be patient with me).

ILNP Ultra Chrome Flakies collection consists of 13 polishes in total and each has different flakies in them. They are truly stunning and each is unique in its own way.

Gaia - multichrome flakie polish shifting from vibrant greens through teal to blue and purple shades.

Phoenix - multichrome flakie polish shifting from navy blue through purple to fiery reddish orange and gold shades.

Success - multichrome flakie polish shifting from light greens through olive and darker green to pink and blue shades.

Electric Carnival - multichrome flakie polish that includes insane number of colours! It shifts from purples and dark pinks to lighter pinks, through gold and olive green to darker greens and if you're lucky you'll see some turquoise ;)

Luna - multichrome flakie polish shifting from vibrant teal and turquoise through blues and purples to copper and gold shades.

Supernova - multichrome flakie polish shifting from greens through teal to blue, purple and pink shades.

These are all absolutely stunning and I'm just losing words when I look at them. I haven't seen such beautiful polishes in a while. Each shade is unique in its own way and yes, you totally need some Ultra Chrome flakies in your life! My top picks from these six are Supernova and Electric Carnival because it's a rainbow in a bottle.

All of these flakie polishes have exactly the same formula so I will just summarize it here. They applied very nicely and they lay flat on the nails so there is no rough surface. With a coat of topcoat you'll have a smooth finish. They dried fast and glossy. The flakies are in a clear base and the bottle is packed so you get a nice amount of them on the brush. In my opinion they are best layered over a polish because it takes 3-4 coats to get full opacity (although I don't doubt it would look spectacular). You can also layer different shades to get multi-coloured mix of flakies which gives you a lot of new options to try!

"Every 12ml bottle is created by hand, with love, in the USA. Each bottle of nail polish includes a stainless steel ball for easier mixing, a rubberized cap for better gripping, and a wide brush for easier application. All ILNP nail polishes are 3-Free! They DO NOT contain Toluene, Formaldehyde, or Dibutyl Phthalate."

ILNP Ultra Chrome Flakies Collection is available at www.ilnp.com for $12.50 per bottle but it's out of stock at the moment so I would suggest to subscribe to their mailing to get notification of restocks and offers.

I hope you've enjoyed this visual feast as much as me ;) Have a nice weekend everyone! Lucie x

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