Hello readers,
Today I have a new collection from Girly Bits Cosmetics to share with you. This collection is a collab with the
Caitlin Swatches to celebrate 10 year of polish blogging. Let's take a look at swatches.
Coming Up Lavender
Coming Up Lavender features a lavender purple base filled with a fine almost pearlescent aqua shimmer. The formula was nice to work with and took three coats for full coverage. Photos show three coats of Coming Up Lavender with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Fever Dream On Mars
Fever Dream On Mars features a bright magenta pink jelly base packed with pink shimmer, iridescent orange flakies and small iridescent orange glitters. The formula felt a touch thick due to everything in there but it was nicely pigmented. I used two coats for full coverage here. Photos show two coats of Fever Dream On Mars with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Holographic Meatloaf
Holographic Meatloaf is a light linear holo that looks purple in some lighting and pink in others. The formula was excellent and took two thin coats for full coverage. Photos show two coats of Holographic Meatloaf with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Honk If You Love Halloween
Honk If You Love Halloween features a blacked base filled with green shimmer and shifting metallic flakies in shades ore red, fuchsia, gold and green. The formula was very easy to work with. I used three coats for full coverage here. Photos show three coats of Honk If You Love Halloween with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Just A Spark
Just A Spark features a super bright bordering on neon yellow base filled with pink-orange shifting shimmer and little orange iridescent flakies. The formula was excellent, especially for this kind of colour. I used three thin coats for full coverage here. Photos show three coats of Just A Spark with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Opal Lesson Time
Opal Lesson Time is clear-based topper filled with pink-green shifting shimmer, pink-green iridescent flakies and tiny holo glitters. The formula was nice to work with and dried down fairly smoothly. I used one coat over Holographic Meatloaf here. Photos show one coat of Opal Lesson Time over Holographic Meatloaf with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Powered By Little Treats
Powered By Little Treats is a clear-based topped with silver holo shimmer, small silver holo bar glitters and a rainbow of coloured glitters in all shapes and sizes. I used one coat here over Coming Up Lavender. I did not have any issues getting the glitters out of the bottle though I found dabbing them onto the nail gave me the best distribution. Photos show one coat of Powered By Little Treats over Coming Up Lavender with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Twilight Surf
Twilight Surf features a bright blurple base filled with a strong cobalt blue shimmer, tiny silver holo flecks and scatter holo shimmer. The formula was excellent and nicely pigmented. I used two coats for full coverage here. Photos show two coats of Twilight Surf with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Crying Over Spilled Milk
Crying Over Spilled Milk features a pale translucent pink tinged base filled with blue shimmer and iridescent flakies in shades of pink, violet, green and gold. This shade is intended to give sheer coverage though you could always layer it over a similar coloured creme if you wanted an opaque finish. Photos show three coats of Crying Over Spilled Milk with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Dinosaur Loser
Dinosaur Loser features a lime green crelly base filled with tiny blue metallic flecks. This shade was nicely pigmented and quite easy to work with. I used two coats here for full coverage. It did dry down on the matte side so top coat is recommended for shine. Photos show two coats of Dinosaur Loser with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Faith And Roses
Faith And Roses features a black to red shifting base filled with tiny holo gold glitters and small metallic gold flakes. This formula started out a bit sheer but built up nicely in three coats. Photos show three coats of Faith And Roses with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Love Stays
Love Stays features a blackened blue base filled with a strong sapphire shimmer and a sprinkling of silver holo flecks. This formula is super pigmented and took two thin coats for full coverage. Photos show two coats of Love Stays with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Remember The Blue Sky
Remember The Blue Sky is a glowing aqua shimmer with a scatter holo shimmer. The formula was easy to work with and took three thin coats for full coverage. Photos show three coats of Remember The Blue Sky with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Silk Chiffon Cake
Silk Chiffon Cake features a vibrant cotton candy pink base filled with a strong gold-green-aqua shifting shimmer. The formula on my pre-release bottle was a touch thick, though this will be adjusted for the polishes for sale. It was very nicely pigmented. I used three coats here but it was so close after two that two may be enough for some. Photos show three coats of Silk Chiffon Cake with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Sweet Bday Baby
Sweet Bday Baby is a ridiculously bright red crelly. Probably the brightest red I've ever seen that still looks red and not pink or orange. The formula was excellent. I used two coats here for full coverage. Photos show two coats of Sweet Bday Baby with one coat of Girly Bits Cosmetics Top That! top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Final Thoughts
My personal favorites from this collection are Twilight Surf, Love Stays and Remember The Blue Sky. The Girly Bits X Caitlin Swatches collection will be available in the Girly Bits Cosmetics and Gracie Jay & Co shops for $16.50CAD each on July 21, 2023. If you happen to be attending
Polish & Beauty Expo on July 16th you'll also have the opportunity to grab these a few days early in person for $13.50USD. You can find Girly Bits Cosmetics on
You can find Gracie Jay & Co on
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Happy polishing,
Michelle
Absolutely stunning swatches! I love that you layered Opal Lesson Time over Holographic Meatloaf. They look great together!
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