Tuesday 12 May 2015

Cadillacquer Dreams and Dust Collection Swatches and Review


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Today I have the very beautiful Dreams and Dust collection from Swiss indie brand Cadillacquer to share with you, a collection of 4 glitters and 4 holo/shimmers inspired by Game of Thrones! This is Cadillacquer's debut on my blog so I'm quite excited, and you've been warned, this post is picture heavy!

I'll say before I even begin that yes, I am a huge Game of Thrones fan (books and tv, although the books are a bit like wading through custard at times aren't they!?) so the names of these polishes are not lost on me! It definitely made me even more eager to try them out. Whether you love, hate or don't care about GoT you're still pretty much guaranteed to find something you like here, rarely do I see such a varied collection.

I had high expectations for the formula on these having read many Cadillacquer reviews, and I wasn't let down (phew) there are no bad formulas here at all, everything is very easy to apply with no clumping or drag and most are good to go in 2 coats! I'll start with the glitters...

The Night Is Dark And Full of Terrors (who else read that in a Melisandre voice?) is a stunning dark blue jelly with electric blue glitter. This is 2 coats plus top coat



Kissed By Fire is a red jelly with warm gold glitter flakes and iridescent flecks. 2 coats plus top coat



Wear It Like Armour is a pretty pale lilac creme/jelly with rose gold glitter. This was a little more sheer than the other glitters so I added a third coat, though you may find 2 is enough. Shown is 3 coats plus top coat. 



Where The King Goes, The Realm Follows is a true teal creme/jelly with gold glitter. My pictures don't capture it perfectly, it's a slightly darker, more green teal in real life. I'm frustrated I couldn't get it 100% colour accurate because it's gorgeous! 2 coats plus top coat



On to the holo/shimmers! A Dragon Is Not A Slave is difficult to describe, in some lights it looks copper/brown and in others it looks more purple/mauve! This one contains linear holo that shows best in low light or sunlight. 2 coats plus top coat



Outdoors:


Dreams and Dust is a subtle grey holo with tiny hidden flakies and green shimmer. Another beautiful shade, but difficult to capture in all it's glory! I thought this was going to be sheer but it only needed 2 coats.



Outdoors (the holo just refused to be captured, but it's there somewhere!):


Valar Morghulis is a deep magenta holo, so beautiful when it catches the light! This also contains hidden flakies. 2 coats plus top coat




I've saved my favourite 'til last! Nothing Burns Like The Cold is an icy grey-blue, shimmering holo with flashes of green shimmer. This is stunning, my pictures don't do it justice! I relate to this one the most, if I was in GoT you'd probably find me north of the wall with all the other weirdos ;) 2 coats plus top coat




Outdoors:


A few bonus bottle shots:





Where Funko obsession meets polish obsession! (I couldn't resist) 


That was a BIG post! Needless to say, this collection has my heart. Faultless formulas and a good mix of colours and finishes to suit everyone. I hope I've managed to do them enough justice! What's your favourite? 

My picks: Nothing Burns Like The Cold, Where The King Goes, The Realm Follows, The Night Is Dark And Full of Terrors, Valar Morghulis

Availability

- Available now in the UK from Rainbow Connection
- Check Cadillacquer's international stockists page for stockists in other parts of the world

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16 comments

  1. Such a lovely collection. My favorite has to be Where The King Goes, The Realm Follows, I just love that color combination. I have not read the books and only last weekend we started watching the first season of GoT. While I am not hooked, yet, my boyfried loves it, so I guess we'll continue watching.

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  2. Love your swatches and review Allie, thank you so much! And the extra pic with the Funko :D I just got my first ones and love them (Will and Hannibal from the tv show), I guess I need the GoT Funkos as well!

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  3. I love Nothing Burns Like The Cold. I am late to the GoT scene. Me and my boyfriend have just finished the first season and we love it already!

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  4. I love Nothing Burns Like The Cold. I am late to the GoT scene. Me and my boyfriend have just finished the first season and we love it already!

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  5. Oh my, oh my!!
    They are all stunning and your swatches make everything perfect!
    Like yourself, I could see GOT in each name - fan of the books (and yes, custard, I know hahah :))

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  6. Beautiful swatches! I want them all!

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  7. Your swatches always makes me want to cry!! They are perfect! I'm dying over Wear It Like Armour and Where The King Goes, The Realm Follows. I'm very weak for the gold hexes in those two! xx

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  8. Nice colors! I like very much the green and the lilac!! :)

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  9. I'm not into GoT but I LOVE these polishes! Wear It Like Armour is so pretty and I love Nothing Burns Like The Cold!! Flawless swatches Allie!

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  10. Soooo... my boyfriend always jokingly says: "The screen is blue and full of errors" instead of Melisandre's usual line. Now, how fitting is that with this particular blue shade :D?! Sorry if I am the only one who thinks this is funny ;-).

    Your swatches are lovely and I am happy 2 more of these are on their way to me ^^.

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  11. Your swatches are amazing !! But that's not a good thing because now I want them all ! :D My favorites are A Dragon Is Not A Slave and Valar Morghulis !

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  12. Oooh, Wear It Like Armour and Where the King Goes, The Realm Follows are my FAVS! I always love her crelly/jelly glitters.

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  13. they are gorgeous! especially "Where The King Goes, The Realm Follows" - love this colour combination =)

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  14. There's such a wide range here but somehow they're all gorgeous! And gorgeous swatches as always

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  15. Every single one is gorgeous! Your swatches are amazing!

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  16. I love your swatches! I especially like Wear It Like Armour and Where The King Goes, The Realm Follows!

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