I recieved the Color club Dark Romance mini set from Color Club for review and I had a chance to quickly swatch these tonight.
Isn't it adorable! I love the packaging.
It comes with a matte top coat, Alabaster, Smoke and mirrors and Dark Romance.
These are all matte so I was a little confused by the inculsion of a matte top coat at first.
Then after swatching I think it's a great idea.
Dark Romance is a beautiful satiny black matte with almost a rubber texture to it which I found very cool.
This is 2 coats with no top coat. These are a little slower to dry than most mattes so they are more forgiving in application. Also they are slightly satin, not flat or chalky matte.
Smoke and mirrors is a matte metallic silver. I love this!
This is one coat over Dark Romance. If you wore it alone I think you would need two coats.
I love the sparkly yet matte look of this one!
Alabaster is streaky on the first coat but the second smooths out nicely for a matte white.
As with Dark Romance, Alabaster has a slightly satin finish which I really like for the white.
I added a coat of the Color Club matte top coat and Alabaster turned to a completely flat matte.
So I like that you have an option with these. If you like the satin matte leave it as is or if you want a super flat matte add a coat of the matte top coat. You can also use it over and regular polish to mattify.
I think the application is easier with these than I've found with most other Matte polishes.
So YAY Color Club, you did a great job with some sexy mattes!
What do you think? Which matte do you like? Flat, satin or no matte at all?
They all look lovely on you! I have this set too and I really like Smoke & Mirrors. I also like the mini bottles. Their shape is much easier to work with than other mini's.
ReplyDeleteI love that matte black! That is my favorite of these by far!
ReplyDeleteMary- I agree totaly, these are the best mini bottles ever!
ReplyDeletegildedangel- I think that's my favorite too!
OMG I love the black and silver! I think that may be the coolest look I've seen on your nails! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
ReplyDeleteOooooooh oooooooohh me want Dark Romance!!!!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I need this. Where can I get it???
ReplyDeleteOh I like this!! thank you! it's so much comfy to answer, to tell you the truth sometimes I want to post an answer to other blogs but with so many steps to follow I get lost and I prefer to scape my comment.
ReplyDeleteWow those amazing color clubs are great! I like the black :)
Phyrra- Thank You!
ReplyDeleteNymphette- They are great colors!
LisaKate- You can get them on victorianailsupply for about $6 The link to VNS is in my sidebar.
Arie- I know hun, I hate having to log in to comment. So I'll stick with this for now.
Oooh, i usually don't like matte finishes but these look really lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love the way the matte black looks! It's sexy!
ReplyDeletei loooooooooooove that black and that white. I couldn't pull of the black with my skintone, but its awesome as heck
ReplyDeleteLove that look. Thanks for swatching that mini set. I'm going to have to get it. I really love the matte look or satin look. I love anything that is done to nails. I like the silver tips also. I'm going to use Color Club's red glitter for my manicure tonight. I have one red hand and one green. I was testing out reds to wear for the next manicure. I like the look of the two different colors! I'd rather paint my nails than write out the Christmas cards.
ReplyDeleteHave you gotten your done yet?
Lillian- I like that these aren't flat matte, it's a nice change.
ReplyDeleteDeb- I agree!
Ange- I bet you could pull it off!
Lucy- I love Reds and greens! I don't do Christmas cards, I send ecards because I'm lazy like that!
That silver is amazing!
ReplyDeleteI might get this for the topcoat and the silver. I have the black already. It was in my Master of Disguise set my mistake. It is a nice satin black I agree with that. I like the idea of a matte topcoat. I have a couple of matte polishes and I don't use them that much. I like that these are kinda in between. :)
ReplyDeleteI might get this for the topcoat and the silver. I have the black already. It was in my Master of Disguise set my mistake. It is a nice satin black I agree with that. I like the idea of a matte topcoat. I have a couple of matte polishes and I don't use them that much. I like that these are kinda in between. :)
ReplyDeleteThat silver is amazing!
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