Saturday, December 15, 2012

Cirque Objet d'Art Glitter Gradients

Hey folks! Hope you're having a nice Saturday! This afternoon's post includes two glitter gradient manicures that I did using some of the polishes from the Cirque Objet d'Art Collection.

First we have a gradient from the cuticle up using Cirque Galinda on a base of Illamasqua Cameo. I am so enamored with this glitter! It's a mix of sizes of pearly white glitters and contains bit of iridescent shimmery particles as well. I see snowfall when I look at it and that makes me happy.




My second glitter gradient goes from the tip of the nail down. I began with a base of three coats of Cirque Cape Liz (also from the Objet d'Art Collection!) and then added a gradient of Cirque Hellebore. This manicure looks like a brushy watercolor painting of a field of grass and a hazy sky to me, or maybe some seaweed underwater. Either way, I was pleased to learn that these colors complemented each other well. Hellebore also has some interesting pink sparks in it that show up when the light hits it just right, but unfortunately it is hard to capture in photos!



I had no problems with formula on any of these polishes. They all applied nicely and the glitters had good density!

The Cirque Objet d'Art Collection is available for purchase now on cirquecolors.com as well as from international stockists Pshiiit Boutique and Mei Mei's Signatures. The Cirque polishes in this post retail for $13. You can also follow Cirque on Facebook for news and other updates!

Products provided for review.
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22 comments

  1. I really, really love the second one! It looks so perfect!

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  2. I nearly lost my mind when I saw these. So pretty! Did you sponge the glitter or just paint them on?

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    1. I just paint my glitter gradients on with the brush that comes with the polish!

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  3. Your nail shape is so perfect. Make me hate my skinny nails!

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  4. How do you do a glitter gradient it is so pretty

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    1. There are a few ways to do them, but for mine, I paint a bunch of glitter onto the tip or cuticle area, and then sort of brush backwards with the polish brush to get lighter areas of glitter mid-nail.

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  5. Looks great! Especially the first one, it really looks like snowfall

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  6. Oh wow what a cool idea, I did a caviar nails post recently but have to try this..looks so nice and sounds super easy to do :)
    Sarah
    x

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  7. They both look very pretty and glittery :-)
    The first is winter like and the fits perfect to fall :-)

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  8. Beautiful! I keep forgetting to do glitter gradients.

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  9. Oh... Galinda and Cameo are a match made in heaven! :o x

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  10. So so pretty! I love the Galina and Cameo combo...just like falling snow!

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  11. It's gorgeous, elegant and festive!

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