Cirque Game Over

Game Over was released in June this year by NYC-based indie polish maker Cirque Colors as part of the Vice 2017 collection, a series of six neons/brights plus a holographic topper. Creator Annie describes this one simply as "a neon red creme." The color is a brilliant, intense coquelicot or poppy red, a high-octane variation of scarlet with a strong orange-red aspect, brighter, cleaner and less pink than what you'd expect from looking at the bottle.

Application was fantastic. The consistency of Game Over is fluid, full-bodied and creamy with a medium viscosity and an exceptionally smooth, lush, self-leveling glide over the nail. Pigmentation is excellent -- it's almost a one-coater! A tiny bit of translucence to the formula makes two coats best for completely even opacity. Cleanup is straightforward with a little bit of pigment travel. Game Over dries naturally in very good time to a shade that's slightly sharper than bottle color and a smooth, matte finish.

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

Cirque Game Over

Cirque Game Over

Cirque Game Over

Cirque Game Over

Cirque Game Over

Cirque Game Over

Cirque Game Over

Cirque Game Over

Cirque Game Over

 Game Over leans strongly to orange-red in bright and direct light and reddens in lower light and shade to a great-looking, corally red color but still maintains its brightness. It's a great shade for summer nights, vivacious and exuberant. Compared to Sin City from last summer's Vice collection, it's sharper and clearer and lacks the hints of rosy pink that Sin City has.

love,
Liz