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Hello lovelies,

I'm sure you've spotted the new Models Own collection called Colour Chrome by now and I have half of it to show you! The whole collection consists of 10 metallic colours that can be worn by themselves or used for stamping (yes, they work great!). They have highly reflective metallic foil finish, stunning shiny bottles and they come with wider brush.

Swatching these was a bit of a challenge for me because I have ridges and imperfections in nails due to some health problems and these polishes show every single flaw. You're meant to use them without topcoat (bye bye ridge filling topcoat) and then 2-3 coats of polish. I must say even after light buffing my nails had many flaws so please excuse the imperfections and patched up pointer finger ;)

Chrome Silver - bright silver metallic. This was the first shade I've swatched and I haven't buffed my nails at all so as you can see this polish highlights all ridges. I have applied three coats just to try and hide the imperfections but it didn't help much. The polish itself was fully opaque in two coats and applied well. I've applied topcoat as well.

Chrome Green - cool pastel green metallic. I've applied two coats of polish, no base coat and sealed with topcoat. This is the last swatched polish with unbuffed nails.

Chrome Gold - pale gold metallic. Stunning pale gold which I think will suit almost everyone and it will transform your nails into luxuriously looking manicure. Tw coats were fully opaque and I've applied topcoat as well. Nails lightly buffed.

Chrome Pink - pastel pink metallic. This is the girliest colour from this collection I have and it leans a bit into lavender shades. I've applied two coats and topcoat. Nails lightly buffed.

Chrome Blue - light blue metallic. I'm not too keen on this shade because I think it flatters me but otherwise it applied well and was opaque in two coats. Nails lightly buffed.

I've got mixed feelings about this collection - on one hand I absolutely love the shiny metallic finish and the bottles but I absolutely hate how it shows the imperfections on my nails. I have read a tip in some nail group to apply it over another nail polish the next day, giving it smooth surface. That way you might get flawless finish and I will be trying that for sure.

The formula of all shades was the same - they applied well, the polish isn't thick but it does dry fast so work fast to avoid dragging colour and creating patches. All metallic polishes including these ones are somewhat streaky so pay attention to the brush strokes when applying the last coat of colour. Topcoat will not hide the streaks!

Also the big question about stamping with these beauties - I have tried it and I'm pleased to say THEY STAMP GREAT! I will be purchasing few more colours for sure and do some stamped manicures for sure.

Models Own Colour Chrome collection  will be available from 29th January 2015 on modelsownit.com and they will also be available from Models Own Bottle Shops from 31st January, and Superdrug stores from 11th of February for £4.99 each. BUT on 29th January Models Own website will hold a 50% sale and limited quantity of this collection will be available so you could get these polishes for as little as £2.50! I know I will...

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

Hope you're all well and your year started great! I've you've missed my last year's summary, you can catch up here.

I've managed to catch up on some swatching over the holidays and today I'm excited to show you the second half of the ILNP Ultra Chrome Flakies collection! The whole collection consists of 13 polishes in total and each has different flakies in them.

Click here to see the swatches of the first half of the collection.

Atlantis - multichrome flakie polish shifting from blue through purple to red and burnt orange.

Cold Fusion - multichrome flakie polish shifting from light blue through darker blue shades, teal and green and to purple.

Metropolis - multichrome flakie polish shifting from purple and fuchsia shades to pink, blue and burnt orange.

Neon Rosebud - this multichrome flakie polish has it all! It shifts from fuchsia and purple through red, gold and gold green. Sometimes you'll see blue as well.

Brilliance - multichrome flakie polish shifting from greens, olive and golden green to hints of pink and blue.

Rapture - multichrome flakie polish with gold and olive green coloured flakies and hints of darker green and blue.

Open Fields - multichrome flakie polish shifting from vibrant greens through hints of gold, teal to a bit of blue.

Beautiful, aren't they? All swatches are one coat over black base and no topcoat. My top picks are Neon Rosebud, Brilliance and Cold Fusion.

I still have he same thing to say about these polishes as in the first review - all of these flakie polishes have exactly the same formula. 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.

Click here to see the swatches of the first half of the collection. Stay tuned for something BIG with these beauties ;)

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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