Colors by Llarowe Good Golly Miss Molly LE

One year ago today my grandma passed away. My family is quite close and she was our rock; always taking care of (and feeding) others before herself. I take after her in so many ways and I miss her every day.



My grandparents

I chose to share Colors by Llarowe Good Golly Miss Molly LE with you today because, for some reason, I recall my grandma calling me Miss Molly. Is it a real memory? Not sure. Does it make me think of her with fondness? Yep.

Good Golly Miss Molly LE (I know, another one?! Sorry.) is a deep magenta that is packed with crazy holo. The formula on this was good - not too thick and nicely pigmented - and I was able to use two coats for fully opacity. This polish is super pretty and I think my grandma would have loved it.

On a different note... don't you hate daylight savings? It's never been my favourite thing but now that I have a kid it's a completely different beast. She doesn't want to go to sleep because she thinks it's an hour earlier and she doesn't want to wake up because SHE THINKS IT'S AN HOUR EARLIER. *le sigh* ;)

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Colors by Llarowe Smoke Gets in Your Eyes LE

Back to the grindstone after a three-day weekend; it was Family Day here. We spent our morning at Ikea which was a mad-house! Apparently, Family Day is their busiest day of the year - even more so than Boxing Day! Hope you had a great Family Day/Louis Riel Day/President's Day/day off!

Today I have a gorgeous limited edition polish to show you. I have mixed feelings on these posts. On the one hand, why show it to you if it's not currently available? However, I am trying to share my stash and this one is too gorgeous to skip. Plus, there's always the after-sale market - blog sales, Pinterest boards, Storenvy stalking. ;) Either way, I hope you enjoy the pictures. :)

Colors by Llarowe Smoke Gets in Your Eyes is a brown leaning taupe with gorgeous copper shimmer. This applied smoothly and the formula wasn't as thick as some of my others CbLs. The shimmer is stunning and there's is a colour shifting element as well - I just couldn't capture it. To get a feel for the shifty nature of this beauty, check out Pointless Cafe.

Shown here is one coat of CND Stickey base coat, three coats of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and one coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.

Pretty, right? What are your feelings on the indie polish after-sale market? Personally, I try to pay as close to retail as possible with a few exceptions. Will you be looking for Smoke Gets In Your Eyes now?

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Colors by Llarowe Monkey See, Monkey Do

What? A post on Saturday? I've been so tired after work that I haven't felt up to writing in the evenings. Spring can arrive ANY TIME NOW! I hope you all had a great week and are able to relax/have fun this weekend. We are likely taking the kid to see The Lego Movie (or Frozen, again, if she gets her way).

Last weekend I posted a sneak peek video of Colors by Llarowe Monkey See, Monkey Do (currently out of stock) that showed off the crazy sparkle and holo in the sun. (Good thing I did that last weekend! No sign of the sun today.) and today I have the full post for you.

Monkey See, Monkey Do is described as a "[m]edium blue/grey holo with blue and multi colored holo micro glitter" but I think it reads more as a turquoise or aqua blue on me. I definitely don't see any grey tones. The formula on this was on the thick side but I didn't find that it ever got goopy - it still spread evenly. Shown here is one coat of CND Stickey, two coats of Monkey See, Monkey Do, and one coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.

Isn't that crazy sparkle? Beware while driving that you don't blind yourself. ;)

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* Colors by Llarowe is now also stocked by Harlow & Co.*

 

Colors by Llarowe Smooth Criminal

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, it was World Cancer Day on February 4th and the nail polish community chose the tag #PaintedPurple4WCD in order to show their support. Today I have a gorgeous purple holographic polish to show you and let me just say, my photos do not even do this polish justice!

Smooth Criminal (currently out of stock) from Colors by Llarowe is a brilliant blue leaning purple holo that has crazy bend and sparkle in direct sun (last three photos), but the thing that makes me really love this polish is that the rainbows are visible even under artificial light - something that can't be said for all holo polish. Shown here is one coat of CND Stickey base coat and two coats of Smooth Criminal (no top coat used). The formula on this was good - a touch on the thicker side but it's also super pigmented and spreads easily.

Isn't that bend insane? I will have more polish from Colors by Llarowe on the blog in the coming weeks so keep an eye out.

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Comparison : Save the drama

I had part two of my KBShimmer post ready to go but then there was some drama on Facebook this morning so I thought I'd post this instead.

There's been some discussion today about the difference between Pretty Serious Naughty Night Shift Nurse (NNSN) and Colors by Llarowe Hellcat and whether or not they are dupes. For those that don't know, NNSN was released in extremely limited quantities and was in very high demand. I have a crazy generous friend that sent me a bottle for Christmas and I had ordered Hellcat during the pre-order so I thought I'd do a comparison.

As you can see in the first picture, NNSN is far more sheer than Hellcat and the base colour is more of a dusty mauve while Hellcat is most definitely purple. NNSN also has frost whereas Hellcat does not (as far as I can tell.) Hellcat is quite a bit thicker than NNSN but I wouldn't call is goopy by any stretch. NNSN took three coats to become opaque while Hellcat was opaque in two. If you were to wear NNSN on its own, it is definitely different than Hellcat. They look a little more similar when NNSN is over black but still, I would not call them dupes.

Please note, I am not affiliated with either brand in any way and think both make quality products. I simply wanted to highlight the differences and help to clear up any confusion. This post will be picture heavy but I wanted to try and catch different angles.

Naughty Night Shift Nurse is shown on the middle finger and pinkie and Hellcat is on the index and ring fingers.

1 coat NNSN and Hellcat

3 coats NNSN and 2 coats Hellcat

3 coats NNSN and 2 coats Hellcat

3 coats NNSN and 2 coats Hellcat

2 coats of NNSN over black and 2 coats of Hellcat

2 coats of NNSN over black and 2 coats of Hellcat

2 coats of NNSN over black and 2 coats of Hellcat

2 coats of NNSN over black and 2 coats of Hellcat

Do you own either? Both? Would you call them dupes?