Quick Post: LCN Paparazzi

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Just a quick post today. LCN Paparazzi is from their Paparazzi Collection from this fall. When I first saw the promo pictures, I knew, I *needed* to have the blue& green one. I finally found them at this etailer. Sylvia, the owner is really friendly, ships promptly and adds sweet extras from time to time :)
Anywho, Paparazzi is a blurple polish. It was opaque in two coats and I didn't had issues with either the formula or the brush.
I don't get a lot of sun-pictures anymore because the weather here wasn't that great and/or is really orange-y during dusk&dawn (which is/was the only time I got decent sunlight in my appartment during summer).

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Essence Sun Delicious comparisons

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Today I've got some comparisons of the polishes I posted yesterday. I only found two look-alikes in my stash (not even a maybe-dupe for the purple one which is really odd for a purple-lover ;) )

Here we go, the two comparisons:
First, Chocolicious vs LCN 43179-127
You can see that Chocolicious is darker than the LCN one. It is also glossier and both needed two coats to be opaque. I didn't use a topcoat here.

Next up is Raspberry Sorbet vs. Chanel Fantastic.
Fantastic has the famous Chanel-shimmer and is lighter than RS. They applied without any complaints with two coats, no topcoat. I would have gotten away with one coat with Fantastic but you can see the shimmer in direct/probably indirect sunlight.

(the order which I applied them is, (top to bottom) Fantastic, RS, F,RS

All in all I liked Fantastic the best, but the two browns are not really my cup of coffe, so I probably use those for nail art,... purposes.

There is a polish in this post which was sent to me to review, please visit my Disclosure Policy for more details.

Layering Love with LCN polishes

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When I did these swatches, one thought crossed my mind: layering. And I finally had some time to do a layering swatch with it. I used one coat of Wet'n'Wild Black Creme and one coat of LCN 43179-21. The result is mesmerizing, I've never seen a polish like this before and I'd definitly wear this one as a manicure.

Sadly, the pictures didn't capture the depth- it looks so much better in person and it is still really glossy- even without a topcoat. My index and middle finger shows the effect best.

Edit: I was asked where you can get LCN polishes- these is an US-site, click here. (apparently they only have country-specific shops, evilbay might have a few shades)

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LCN comparisons

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I wrote in my last post that I've got some comparison swatches for you and here they are: 
I did all comparison swatches with the Revlon scented polishes from this spring/summer- thanks again, Karen for getting me these :)
Revlon Gum Drop vs. LCN Fleur d'amour
(sorry about the smudge on my middle finger)
The base color of GD and Fd'a are the same, only Fd'a has got a silvery shimmer in it- they both applied well and Gum Drop gets a little plus because it's scented when it dried :)
I used 3 coats on both.

Next is Cotton Candy vs. French Deluxe:
I first thought those were dupes or at least dupe-is colors but after doing the swatches I am completly wrong, let's see for yourself:

See? Cotton Candy is more pink than FD. French Deluxe is a pastel peach- and I think both would go on well for a french or american manicure. CC took 3 coats to be opaque and FD 4 coats.
There is also a hint of gold shimmer in the bottle of Cotton Candy which sadly didn't translate to the nail.
(Click on the pic to see the difference of the two colors better)











Last but not least: Grape Icy vs. Tropical Tulip
Also one of the polishes where I thought that they would be twins or at least siblings color-wise. Boy, was I wrong...
Grape Icy is lilac-colored whereas TT is an eggplant-creme-purple. Grape Icy has also has gold shimmer in it and it smells good :D
I used two coats each.
natural, indirect sunlight, where the shimmer isn't visible:

with flash:

The winners of these three battles are:

• I'd call it a tie between Gum Drop and Fleur d'amour- both are great and whereas Gum Drop has got its unique scent, Fd'a has the glossiness.
• Cotton Candy would win the second battle because my yellow-ish skintone looks more yellow when I put French Deluxe on.
• And grape Icy wins the 3rd battle. It smells nice and  has a great shimmer in it.

 Overall I'm really happy with all of these shades- some have earned a little star in my polish list for their smell, some for their glossiness ;)

 There are polishes in this post who were kindly sent to me for reviewing purposes, please visit my disclosure policy for more details.

LCN polishes aka the glossiest polishes I've ever swatched

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Today I'm reviewing some LCN polishes which I got some time ago. LCN is a German company known for its nail/ nail design products. They've got quite a wide selection of polishes, acrylics, gel nails and even make-up.

One if the things that I love about the polishes is that they are probably the glossiest polishes I've ever swatched/worn - except for the ones I've accidently smudged during the swatching- oops ^^. I didn't had any issues with the formula or their brushes- they faned out nicely and made the application even nicer :)
The drying time was great too- by the time I finished painting my pinkie, I was able to paint another layer of polish with no waiting time inbetween (except the first one).

So, here they are:

above: a pearly off-white shade with a light blue shimmer, 7 coats and you can still see a bit VNL, unfortunatly this one doesn't have a name, just a number: 43179-21

below: Fleur d'amour, 3 coats- a nice lilac shade with a frost/pearl finish (again, sorry about the smudge on my middle finger)

above and below: Doesn't this polish scream mannequin hands? The glossiness of French Deluxe- as the name impliedes, it is made for a french manicure, it took me 4 coats to reach the full opacity.

 

above: Tropical Tulip from their Exotica Collection. It was opaque in 2 coats and is a lovely mauve-berry color with a creme finish.

below: Carribean red- wow, it is my favourite of all, a almost-neon tomato red with a creme finish. The pictures show 3 coats. This one's also from their Exotica Collection.

above: Another unnamed polish- it is a (milk) chocolate-brown, covered nicely in 2 coats. I think that'll be a nice base color for a muffin-nail art ;)

Overall I'm really impressed by the quality of these polishes. They are glossy as hell withouth a topcoat and the non-sheer ones covered nicely in 2-4 coats. All bottles hold 8 ml polish. I'd definitly buy one or two of these shades when I come across them.

Next up: some comparisons with those colors.

These polishes were kindly sent to me for reviewing purposes, please visit my disclosure policy for more details.