The nail polish collection that I look forward to most of all every year. The Cirque Colors Vice 2020 Collection. An annual collection of shocking neon shades. Seriously, I say this every year, but Cirque makes the best neon polishes that I have tried. The colours are legit! When it is summer time or I am in the Caribbean, I love wearing super bright shades, they look amazing against dark skin!
Cirque Colors Vice 2020 Collection – What to know
Before I get to the swatches here are a few things to note:
Limited Edition
Big 10 Free
Vegan & Cruelty Free
Woman owned, small business
No need to wear a white base coat – colour stays vibrant and true
Neon shades dry down to a plastic finish – not matte but not shiny – I highly recommend using a shiny top coat
Shades are blacklight/UV reactive – they glow!!!
Collection is a mix of brand new and repromoted shades
I bought all of these polishes. For the most part, they all applied easily and smoothly, with full opacity in 2 coats. Cirque uses a standard nail polish brush (not the wide style).
Cirque Colors Vice 2020 Collection – Video
Cirque Colors Vice 2020 Collection – Swatches
All the shades….under blacklight/UV reactive. Image via cirquecolors.com
Now to the swatches!
Thirsty – brand new. A neon minty green creme. Surprisingly beautiful colour, bright and not pastel or chalky. Looks great on dark skin.Euphoria – brand new. A gorgeous neon lilac creme. First shade that I knew that I had to get. I love purples and I love shades like this!Superfreak – brand new. The brightest, neon orange. Literally, traffic cone orange. If you bought the previously released shade, Game Over, that is definitely more of a red-orange and Superfreak is an unmistakable orange.Retail Therapy – repromote. They released this in 2018 and I bought it then. A bright neon fuschia pink. I am not crazy about pink polishes except if they are rich, and not bubble gummy. Hedonist – repromote. Again released with the Vice 2018 collection, and I also bought it then. A true, true primary yellow neon shade. Reads a little on the cool side, and it looks brilliant against dark skin.
There are two other shades that I did not purchase. They didn’t really call to me, but let me know if you bought them. They are:
Cyber – neon grass green (use dark skin Cirque image)
Valley Of The Dolls – neon bubblegum pink (Image via CirqueColors.com)
I love this collection, as usual. Shades from the Vice 2020 collection cost US$12.50 each and are available from the Cirque Colors website for a limited time.
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Quick review here! This is another installment of my favourite indie polish series and today I am going to talk about Journey and Co.
I discovered Journey and Co. at The Makeup Show NYC this year. I love that the Makeup Show continues to provide a platform for smaller brands especially those that are women, POC or LGBTQIA+ owned. So, while browsing one of the upper floors of TMS, I came across a small booth with the most precious, black girl selling nail polish. I just could not resist! Her name was Journey and with her mum, founded a nail polish brand with a purpose. Each polish is handmade in NJ and carries an inspirationa, positivel message. This idea came about when Journey moved to a new school that lacked diversity and she maked nail polishes for all of her classmates to celebrate all of their differences.
J&Co. polishes are Big 10-Free, cruelty-free, vegan and kid-friendly. I bought 3 colours from their debut collection GRL PWR, but they have added more shades since then. The GRL PWR Collection was created “to inspire young girls to ‘Be Seen and Be Heard’ – to take lead in shaping their futures” (taken straight from their website).
This is literally the fastest year that I could remember. I cannot believe that it is already Thanksgiving. 2018 is pretty much done and here’s a round up of the all the beauty Black Friday deals. I am also including Cyber Monday deals as well. Check back often as I will be updating as I get more information. Let me know what you are excited to buy!
Oh by the way, black owned or woman of colour owned brands will be marked with an asterisk (*).
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*Lauren Napier Beauty – Friday 23rd Nov; Time: Black Friday only; Discount: 2 for $25; Code: No code needed
Glossier – Now – Monday 26th Nov; Time: 11:59pm PST; Discount: 20% off; Code: No code needed; Online and in-store; Check out my video for one of my favourite sunscreens for dark skin here.
NYX Cosmetics – now – Sunday 25th Nov; Time: 11:59pm PST; Discount: 30%; Code: No code needed
Zoya Nail Polish – Now – Monday 26th Nov; Time: 11:59pm EST; Discount: 50% + Free Shipping over $30; Code: YAY;
Eve Pearl – Saturday 24th Nov; Time: n/a; Discount: 65% off; Code: BPTIME;
Black Friday Deals – Haircare & Accessories
*Oyin Handmade (Black Five Day Sale) – now – Friday 23rd Nov; Time: Five days until Black Friday; Discount: 30% + Free Shipping – US only; Code: B5SHIP
*Soultanicals – Friday 23rd Nov – Monday 26th Nov; Time: Black Friday weekend; Discount: 25%; Code: No code needed
*The Wrap Life – Starts Wed 21st Nov; Time: n/a; Discount: see website for different deals; Code: No code needed
*Moisture Love – Friday 23rd Nov – Saturday 24th Nov; Time: until 11:59pm; Discount: Buy 2 Get 1 Free; Code: BUY2
*Naturally Smitten – now – Sunday 25th Nov; Time: until 11:59pm EST; Discount: 30% off; Code: THANKFUL
*Qhemet Biologics – Sunday 25th Nov – Tuesday 27th Nov; Time: ends 11:59pm EST; Discount: 25% off; Code: BF18;
*Clo-vee Products – Now – Sunday 25th Nov; Time: ends 11:59pm; Discount: See website for details; Code: No code needed;
Carol’s Daughter – Now – Sunday 25th Nov; Time: n/a; Discount: Up to 50% off; Code: No code needed;
*Fanm Djanm – Now – Saturday 24th Nov; Time: n/a; Discount: 15% off select headwraps, additional discounts available, see site for details; Code: see site for codes;
*Anita Grant – Now – Wednesday 28th Nov; Time: n/a; Discount: 30% off; Code: BUYBLACK;
Black Friday Deals – Skincare
Sol de Janeiro – now to Nov 26; Time: online; Discount: 25% off of orders of $75; Code: No code needed
Belif usa – Friday 23rd Nov; Time: Black Friday only; Discount: 25%; Code: No code needed
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My prayers have been answered! Cirque Colors has brought out a neon nail polish collection for Summer 2018! Cirque Colors Vice 2018 is limited edition and will be gone by mid September. I posted a picture of one of my favourite pick ups for 2017 and I was able to expand on my collection. Neon colours are notoriously hard to get right. They either are not bright enough, or they have a chalky texture or they lose their intensity really quickly.
Cirque Colors Vice 2018 collection has some of the best neons that I have ever tried. Seriously, go check them out! I have been rocking these as often as I could. I love them! A few notes on this particular formula:
Cirque Colors Vice 2018 Tips
They don’t need a white base coat. Full opacity in 2 coats and what you see in the bottle is what you get!
They dry down to a plasticized/semi-matte finish. Must use a glossy top coat to maintain the brilliance of the colour.
These are blacklight reactive! They glow!!
I picked up four of the six shades. Here are some pictures and a video that I did on this collection.
It’s 2018. I am so glad for 2017 to be finally done! It has been a long year. Even though it was a challenging year, there were some bright spots. Including some products that I fell in love with. This is my year-end review of the best beauty products 2017 that I tried. Most of these products are brand new to me and many were new products to the market. I fell in love with these products and will continue to reach for them in 2018. Some of these I have reviewed and some I have not. I will definitely be getting more detailed reviews soon!
