Saturday, November 2, 2013

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture Swatch And Review


What a crazy day I had yesterday!  My father was leaving to go back to the East Coast on Friday, and of course which airport does he have a connecting flight into yesterday afternoon?  LAX.  Talk about me having a near heart attack!  Luckily his terminal was no where near terminal 3 but his flight was still delayed by the terrible events that happened.  I'm very grateful that he's ok and my heart goes out to the families and workers that were affected by the incident.

Onto better news, my swatch today is from the newest collection by Maybelline Color Show called the Brocade Collection.  And much like brocade, there is a rich saturated color intermixed with metallic shimmer and lots of texture.  I picked up Amethyst Couture, a blackened plum with purple hex and gold and purple microglitter suspended in a blackened jelly base.  Application was a bit tricky because the formula was thick and chunky, so thinner would be beneficial here.  I used two slightly thick coats which dried with some texture as you can see in the shots below.

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

This screamed for some topcoat so I used a layer of my trusty Gelous and finished with my Poshe and NYC GCS mix.  You can see the gold shimmer more easily here.

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture
Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Couture

I love the complexity of this polish and I think there's lots of dimension to it once the topcoat is applied.  Without topcoat, it looks too flat and gritty for my taste.  From what I've observed, I think most of the polishes from this collection have a similar finish so expect to have your thinner nearby and lots of topcoat if you're like me.  Fortunately, the results are worth it!  Have you seen these at your local drugstore yet?


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