Hi everyone!!! Happy Friday! I'm happy that I made it through another week in my right mind ;0).
Many of you may have started to see swatches of these polishes already from the new Cult Nails collection, Divas and Drama. I pre-ordered mine and received it this week. I love the colors in this collection.
For all of the swatches, I used no base or top coat.
First, let's start with Enticing. It is a light pink shimmer that is very sheer. The formula wasn't the greatest for this one, which I was disappointed by. It was on the thicker side, which wasn't too bad. However, the application was very streaky, even after the third coat.
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I think this is a really pretty polish, especially with the shimmer, but I don't see myself wearing it on its own.
Scandalous is a light peachy/coral jelly with a great formula. It applies evenly and smoothly and dries quickly. Of course, because it's a jelly it was pretty sheer. With three coats though, it was close to full opacity.
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Manipulative is a mint green shimmer. It was a bit streaky with the first coat, but evened out nicely with the second. The formula was a bit on the thick side, but manageable.
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Seduction is a deep purple jelly base packed with blue and gold flakies. It's so colorful. Sometimes I think I see red in it also. It applied well and was surprisingly opaque after three coats. Here are pics of Seduction on its own:
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I also layered Seduction over Scandalous (2 coats on the index and ring fingers and 1 coat over the middle and pinky fingers):
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Finally, I decided to play around and sandwich Seduction between Scandalous, so I added a coat of Scandalous on top:
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I thought it worked out pretty well together.
Divas and Drama is now available on
www.cultnails.com for $40. Individual bottles are $10 each.
What do you guys think of this collection? Hit or Miss? What are your favorites?
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These look so lovely on you Marisa! Manipulative especially has surprised me in swatches, in a good way though :) So my verdict: HIT!
ReplyDeleteHeehee! Thanks Saira. Manipulative really is pretty.
DeleteI have Seduction on it's way to me, I may have to order Manipulative too now I have seen it on you, they all look great on you :D
ReplyDeleteHey Joanne!! I think Manipulative would be a great buy as well. It would look lovely on you.
DeleteI love them all, great swatches sweetie!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Carolina!!
DeleteThey are all so pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteYes indeed ;0).
DeleteSeduction and Scandalous are my favorites. Any type of flakie polish is a good polish haha :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! Yes, flakies are awesome!
DeleteAll of them are gorgeous. I need some Seduction in my life lol
ReplyDeleteYes girly, you do!
DeleteGORGEOUS!!! I love love love your blog/instagram. <3 <3 <3
ReplyDeleteThanks you so much hon!!!
DeleteI haven't tried mine yet. Enticing doesn't look as sheer as I was expecting it to be.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I thought it would be extremely sheer as well, but after the third coat, it wasn't bad at all.
DeleteLove them... Thanks for sharing.....
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading ;0).
DeleteLove the look of Scandalous on you, and Seduction... *sigh* so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Deborah!!
DeleteI kept scrolling up and down your post to figure out which is my favorite...but I can't seem to decide! You make them all look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amanda!!! Glad you like them ;0).
DeleteTotally drooling over Scandalous....I love so much! and I think enticing looks great on you! :)
ReplyDeleteScandalous is really pretty!! I love the way Enticing looks as well. Thanks!
DeleteVery well done with the combination swatches. I love the sandwich one so much.
ReplyDeleteI skipped this collection mainly because of Enticing. I knew she wouldn't me my kinda polish. Glad I was right. Scandalous is fab!
Thanks Lizzy!
DeleteSeduction looks awesome! x
ReplyDeleteIt really is a beautiful polish!
DeleteYou have some nice nails and swatches. Makes me miss blogging. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much L
DeleteSeduction is the one I want! These have such great names!
ReplyDeleteGet it quickly before it's gone Bethany.
DeleteHow weird is it that Enticing is a shimmery sheer but is still thick?! Maybe add a little thinner to it and see how that works. I love all of them on you, though. Especially Manipulative, it really pops!
ReplyDeleteI really like Manipulative also.
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ReplyDeleteI love manipulative...reminds me china glaze for audrey! haha
Manipulative seems to be a real hit, lol. For Audrey is actually more blue.
DeleteNot my favorite Cult Nails collection, but I do like Manipulative! It's right up my alley.
ReplyDeleteThat's my favorite in this one also. But honestly, I love all of them.
DeleteI really like this collection. Such a shame for the formula of the pink one. Of course my favorites are Manipulative and Seduction. But I really love Scandalous on you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mihaela!!
DeleteI think this collection is definitely a hit! I like the layering you did! Looks so fun :) The colors in this collection are really great!
ReplyDeleteThey really are pretty colors.
DeleteI really REALLY enjoyed your review of this collection!
ReplyDeleteSeduction is my favorite of this collection, and your sandwich with the flakies is DIVINE! I will be trying that myself!
I think the pink base would look great with some glittery tips or maybe some brown stamping over it? ;)
I'm so glad you liked the review, that means a lot ;0). Looking forward to seeing your sandwich. Glittery tips with the pink is a great idea!!
DeleteManipulative looks GREAT on you. I really want that one and the coral jelly :)
ReplyDeleteThanks job. I hope you get them. They're awesome spring colors!
DeleteGorgeous collection!!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it? I really love the colors!
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