Kabocha is fairly sheer. This photo shows four coats of it alone. Thankfully the formula is on the thin side, so four coats doesn't feel or look like a lot on the nail. It dries semi matte but can be made shiny with the addition of topcoat.
Here's a photo of the glow! Since the base is orange, the color of the glow is a bit altered. It's almost...a dusty green glow? I'm not sure how to best describe it. The glow effect is visible but not ultra strong. This is also probably due to the orange base (since glows work better when combined with lighter colors).
Here I've shown two coats of Kabocha over white. If you don't want your nail line to show, or you want to use less coats, you can layer! I had to do some post processing to correct the color of this one, and it's still not quite right. It's a bit darker than what I've been able to show here.
Layering the polish over a light color also makes the glow brighter.
Neko is basically my dream polish. It's a black glitter topper with shreds and various small shapes of glitters. This is one coat of Neko (plus a bit of spot filling) over Kabocha layered over white. I found that it applied really easily. It's super dramatic and fabulous.
Neko is also great for blocking out cool glow in the dark patterns. :)
The All Hallow's Eve duo polishes retail for $12 each and are sold at www.cirquecolors.com. They are lightly scented with lavender and clary sage oils. Remember, they are Limited Edition, so if you want 'em, don't hesitate! You can also find Cirque on Facebook.
The products in this post were provided for review.
Don't miss the giveaway after the jump!
Cirque has generously offered a set of these polishes for a giveaway!
Must be a follower of CN in some form to win. Please use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter this giveaway. Giveaway ends September 10, 2012 at midnight. When a winner is selected, they will have 48 hours to respond and claim their prize. If they do not respond within the given timeframe, a new winner will be selected. Open internationally, excluding Brazil and Italy for shipping reasons. Prize will be shipped directly from Cirque.
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What a relief to only enter three things. LOL. MAybe I will take a hint form you and do that on my giveaway! FANTASTIC swatches as usual. :o)
ReplyDeleteMy name is Ashley pashley. Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks for posting this, I totally forgot that they went on sale today! I just picked up Neko. So excited!!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love the names too. Kabocha is Japanese pumpkin, and neko is Japanese for cat
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ReplyDeleteYour glow in the dark pictures came out great!!!
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ReplyDeleteP.S. I have Cirque Epoch and loooove it, I'd love to e able to have more Cirques!
AMAZING! Is this real? that orage glows in the dark with that texture? I'm loving this polish...
ReplyDelete♥ nailistas
These look soo gorgeous! Damn! If only I saw the giveaway before I bought these last night! Hahaha
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteI really like the name Kabocha, in Japanese it means pumpkin.. So Halloween
Awww. Love your giveaways! And the fact that we dont need much effort to win. <3
ReplyDeletebeautiful colors and swatches...as always! thank you so much for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThis is by far the coolest glow in the dark polish I encounter in a blog post amazing. Thanks for the giveaway by the way
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ReplyDeleteAnd as always, thanks for the gorgeous swatches. I think I have a nail-crush on you ;)
OMG!! The effect is fantastic ;)
ReplyDeleteI love it! Love the glow in the dark effect.
ReplyDeleteLove the polishes. And thank you for making it so easy xoxo
ReplyDeleteI love glow in the dark polish ;) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWicked cool. I love the look!
ReplyDeleteOh my god, Ive never wanted to win a contest moreso than this one I think! these are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI loved neko, the top coat with the shredded glitters. I would LOVE to have it!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeletei like it. so beautyful.
ReplyDeletegreetings from germany
Corinna
I LOVE THE GLOW IN THE DARK i agree too, black glitter topper on glow in the dark is so good!
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome, thanks for the chance to win. And making it easy to enter. I shared it on my blog too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win these; they look amazing! I haven't gotten to try any of these polishes yet and I hope to be able to one of these days. :)
ReplyDeletewow, this looks awesome, thanks for hosting the giveaway :-D
ReplyDeleteThis looks so cool!
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