Cirque Cerrillos

Cerrillos was released in April 2014 by NYC-based indie polish maker Cirque Colors as part of the Heritage collection. Officially described as a turquoise, I think the color is actually closer to a Bondi blue, a medium-toned variation of cyan with a lucidity and depth reminiscent of tropical waters. Abundant finely-milled holographic pigment gives it a silky sheen and creates subtle dimensionalizing hues of cerulean, magic mint and misty celeste in ambient light. We have overcast skies here today, but I imagine direct sun would generate a beautiful analogously-hued prismatic display with shimmering arcs in blues, greens and gold.

Application was a pleasure -- I love working with Annie's creations, scented as they are with lavender and clary sage essential oils, smells so nice! The consistency of Cerrillos is fluid, light and smooth with a thin-to-medium viscosity and an easy, fluent, self-leveling slip over the nail. It's an easy-to-control formula that gives you plenty of time to finesse the application before beginning to set up. Pigmentation is sheerish on the first coat, but builds surprisingly quickly to evenly opaque coverage with the second. Cleanup is easy. Cerrillos dries naturally in very good time to beautiful shiny finish. Topcoat does not appear to affect the holographic properties in any way. 

Photos show two coats of Cerrillos over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Cirque Cerrillos

Cirque Cerrillos

Cirque Cerrillos

Cirque Cerrillos

Cirque Cerrillos

Cirque Cerrillos

Cirque Cerrillos

Cirque Cerrillos

Cirque Cerrillos

Cirque Cerrillos

There's a touch more green to this color in person than what you see in my pics. It gives the polish more substance, I think, and a bolder, dressier presence than you might expect. It feels absolutely wonderful on the nail -- fresh, clean, sleek and very high-end!  Fabulous! 

xo,
Liz