Tuesday 10 December 2013

Review: Ciaté Mini Mani Month Advent Days 1-6

Here's my first blog post of four on the first 6 days of Ciaté's Christmas Advent Calendar; the Mini Mani Month.

Day 1: Snow Globe

An iridescent glitter flakes topcoat, perfect for winter! It shines in shades of pink, blue and gold. You need to have several coats for a good covering of glitter however. I layered it over some pale blue polish for an icy look.

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Day 2: Boudoir

A vibrant true red that glides on so smoothly. Dries with a beautiful gel like sheen.

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Day 3: Hopscotch

A little disappointed to get a bright orange shade in this advent calendar - it couldn't be any less wintery/Christmasy! So close to the red shade too, I want variety! Fairly sheer, needs at least 3 coats.

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Day 4: Miss Mistletoe Sequins

Glad to have this even though it's more red! Lovely to have some super sparkly nails though - but perhaps too much for every nail ;) a perfect companion for this glitter is day 2's Boudoir.

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Day 5: Encore

As you can imagine from my comment on Hopscotch, I was hugely disappointed to get yet another shade of orange. This advent calendar was starting to feel very boring. I actually opened day 6 earlier just in the hope that it wouldn't be another day of orange! It's a cute terracotta orange and perhaps during summer I'd have been more pleased to receive it, but I never wear shades like this in winter.

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Day 6: Sugar Plum

Finally back to some cold wintery shades; a beautiful pastel purple with some pinky tones. I really loved this shade! It applies really well, like Boudoir, sleek and shiny. This is definitely my favourite pick so far from the Ciaté Mini Mani Month.

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Overall this wasn't quite the enjoyment I was hoping for from my first few days of my Ciaté advent calendar; there really were far too many similar colours in a row - worse still, they weren't even wintery. I wouldn't mind an orange thrown in here or there, but 2 in 3 days was overkill and I couldn't bring myself to keep wearing orange nails! That aside, the polishes are good quality and really do have a professional finish to them. I look forward to the next 6 days and hope to see less orange!!

Don't forget to pop back soon for days 7-12 of the Ciaté Mini Mani Month advent calendar!

See the other posts:

Review: Ciaté Mini Mani Month Advent Days 1-6
Review: Ciaté Mini Mani Month Advent Days 7-12

4 comments:

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    1. Yeah I really liked a few here, especially Sugar Plum :)

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  2. Thanks again for posting these! Just went back to see your first set of reviews.

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    1. Awesome :) I don't think I've ever painted my nails so many times in 1 month!

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