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Hello lovelies,

Today I'm very excited to show you swatches of four Femme Fatale polishes. Femme Fatale is an indie Australian brand that produces not only nail polishes but also other beauty products. I've never tried Femme Fatale polishes before so I was very happy when I was asked to review some. I got mini bottles due to shipping restrictions but that didn't bother me as the polishes inside are the same anyway. Let's have a look at the four shades I'm reviewing today...

Fatal Attraction - deep magenta jelly base packed with scattered holographic glitter. I've got very mixed feelings about this polish - I love the colour and the holo glitter but I'm not very happy about its grittiness and lower pigmentation. I have applied two thick coats and one layer of Seche Vite topcoat. As you can see the surface is still not smooth so I would need second coat of topcoat which I just don't like to do. But the polish itself looks so good!

Wolfsbane - A deep purple base filled with navy hexes and shreds, flecks of periwinkle and soft blue cresents, and highlighted by a sparse scattering and flashes of red. I really like this Femme Fatale's description of the shade as it is spot on.

I have applied one coat of Wolfsbane over OPI Vant To Bite My Neck? I like that the base colour can change the look of the polish. Whether you want it over blue, black or warm purple, the polish will always look different. I didn't apply it by itself because I would need two thicker or three coats. The application was slightly difficult because the polish is packed with glitter so I had to play around a bit.

Cloudburst - grey-ish mint green base with fine gold shimmer and neon pink, purple, black, white and gold holo glitter. Wow, I love this polish so much! It's very pretty, subtle and unique. I'm wearing two thicker coats. It applied well and dried quite fast but gritty. I've had to use thicker topcoat to smooth out the surface.

Spindleweb - dark blue-teal based polish with green shimmer, various hexes in blues, teals, greens, iridescence and holo. Quite a combination! I have layer one coat of Spindlewebs over black (A England Camelot) which brought out the strong green shimmer beautifully. If layered over different colour the polish changes slightly. It applied well and dried fast but gritty. I've applied one coat of Seche Vite.

So what do you think guys? Any particular shade that is a must-have for you? My favourite out of these four is Cloudburst but they all look gorgeous.

Femme Fatale is available at their website and at their various international stocklists.

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Hello lovelies,

Barielle has recently announced that they are having another big sweepstakes on Facebook from 12th September....oh wait! That's today! Head over here to enter. I also got some Barielle polishes for review so today I'll spam your browser with colours!

Lemondrops - bright yellow creme. Let's start nice and bright, right? This warm sunflower yellow is definitely not boring! The formula was good and easy to apply and two coats were enough for full coverage. The drying time was average to fast so I helped it with topcoat.

Sweet Addiction - muted forest green creme. This polish was nothing less than perfection. Not because of the colour (this one doesn't excite me much) but because of the formula. It was so easy to apply and I am wearing just ONE thicker coat. It also dried fast.

Pink Flip-flops - light pink creme. This pink is pretty and girly, more like a spring pastel shade. It applied easy and I needed two coats for full coverage. The drying time was average to fast and I've applied topcoat.

Cosmic Kiss - medium/dark pink creme. My favourite kind of pink - darker shade that is feminine yet not too sweet. The formula was good and easy to apply and average drying. I've applied two coats and top coat.

Green Apple Chew - bright yellowish green creme. A very unusual and bright colour. It's not really my cup of tea but it is good colour if you want to shock people :) It applied quite well but dries very fast so I've had to work fast to avoid patches. Two coats were enough for full coverage.

Blue Capri - blue-purple creme. My camera didn't pick up the blurple (blue/purple) colour again so the pictures look like it's blue. In real life the colour is leaning heavily towards cool-toned purple. It applied well and the pigmentation was very good. I'm wearing two coats and topcoat. When I've applied topcoat the shade got darker.

So that was another Barielle swatch spam. I like the diversity of the shades Barielle offers and the formula in the past years' releases has been great. If you've missed some previous Barielle swatches, you can check them out here and here.

Barielle polishes can be be purchase at barielle.com and an in UK for example in TK Maxx stores.

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