The consistency of Mink is thicker and more dense than the other Cirque polishes I have tried but still fluid, creamy and easy to control. Application was so lovely that I completely forgot to do any clean up! D'oh. As holo polishes are wont to do, Mink does show irregularities in the nail plat so it did settle into my nail ridges (I can hardly blame it as they are SO accommodating). Mink dries naturally in good time to a smooth shiny finish and the addition of topcoat did not affect the holo properties at all.
Photos show two coats of Mink over Seche Rebuild treatment and Butter London Nail Foundation basecoat with a topcoat of Poshe. Pardon the absence of clean up. Now you'll get a chance to see the swipage and general messiness of my manicures before I spruce them up for photo taking, aren't you thrilled?
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Cirque Mink, taken under the kitchen halogens to show the amazing linear holographic flair |
Cirque Mink showing prismatic display and coppery golden flash |
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Cirque Mink showing prismatic flair |
Mink is a sleeper. I applied it at night (which may or may not have had something to do with my forgetting clean up) and was pleased but not totally taken with this apparently modest polish. Then the sun came up. Oh my. Perfectly flame shaped holo rainbows and shimmering coppery golden undertones abound and I can hardly take my eyes off of my nails long enough to type five words in a row before extending my hands to arms length in the indirect morning light and admiring this polish. This isn't just a brown polish, it's a magical one!
love,
Liz
Gah.... I've been loving all the pics I've seen of this color. You really captured all of its personalities in your photos, bravo! This is a must have polish by Cirque!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Thithi! Hey if you think you'd like to have it, I'll send it to you along with some of the other Circques I got at the same time! Let me know!
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