So I ran down my local Sally Beauty in great anticipation of these colors and, unlike a lot of bloggers, was kind of "meh" about them once I actually laid eyes on them. I ended up picking up 4 of them to try, but two of the top 3 I wanted were already sold out (Smoke and Ashes and Dress Me Up). I did however get Luxe and Lush, Agro, Fast Track, and Riveting. Other blogs do a great job with swatches and discussions of all the colors and application tips, so this is just my opinion.I ended up returning all four.
Why?
Either they were not unique enough colors or crappy formula. The only one I wavered about was Fast Track (Dist 6), which is a slightly interesting twist on a nude with gold microflecks. Reminded me of a lighter, beige-r version of "Ingrid" from the 2010 Vintage Vixen collection. Unfortunately it just didn't have the opacity I'd like after even three coats.
The huge disappointment was "Luxe and Lush" (Dist 1), which is a flakie top coat. I'm in the middle of a flakie addiction just like everybody else at the moment, but this one was really a miss. The base just didn't have enough body to it to suspend the flakes and when I put them over any other color, they just sat there sort of pasted on looking and sparse and forlorn. :(
Agro is a nice, but fairly standard metallic olive that I would have liked better as a creme, and Riveting is an orange jelly with gold flecks - pretty but I guess maybe too bright/young for me?
I really just wish the other two colors hadn't been sold out. Now after being disappointed in person, I'm afraid to order them online. le sigh
On a happier note, I did just order some Nfu Oh polishes. Can't *wait* to get those!
Update 03/06/2012: Broke down and ordered "Smoke and Ashes" online. Fingers crossed.
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