Monday 31 August 2015

Colors By Llarowe Fall 2015

Colors by Llarowe Fall 2015 Collection

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I had an amazing time in Edinburgh, what a beautiful city! I saw a Panda, Koalas, went on a ghost hunt and ate far too much food. Also, while I was away, the whole thing with Mentality Polish blew up (if you're unaware about the fiasco, read this post by The Mercurial Magpie) I don't want to dedicate much blog space to that brand, so I'll just say I will never touch them but I continue to support indies, and I hope the girls who've been affected recover quickly. Anyway, I have all ten shades from the Fall 2015 collection by Colors by Llarowe to share with you today, so as you can imagine this post is pretty picture heavy. 

This is the debut of Colors by Llarowe on my blog, and it's a big collection. A few years ago, swatching 10 polishes for one post would have terrified me but now I'm just used to it! All of these shades have a warmer, autumnal feeling to them, while still keeping a couple of brighter shades to help us transition into the colder months; they're also all either linear holo or scattered holo.

Aubergine Dreams is a deep purple linear holo with pink and purple flash. The formula is thick but not unmanageable and is perfect in 2 coats. Most of these shades dry semi-matte, so I've added a gloss top coat. 

Colors by Llarowe Aubergine Dreams
 Colors by Llarowe - Aubergine Dreams

Colors by Llarowe Aubergine Dreams
Colors by Llarowe - Aubergine Dreams

Last Harvest is a lush green linear holo. Great formula, I used 2 coats plus top coat

Colors by Llarowe Last Harvest
 Colors by Llarowe - Last Harvest

Colors by Llarowe Last Harvest
Colors by Llarowe - Last Harvest

Lake of the Pines is a deep teal holo with blue undertones. Definitely one of my favourites, the colour is so beautiful! Richly pigmented and perfect in 2 coats

Colors by Llarowe Lake of the Pines
 Colors by Llarowe - Lake of the Pines

Colors by Llarowe Lake of the Pines
Colors by Llarowe - Lake of the Pines

Memories Of You is a silver scattered holo with lavender undertones. This has one of those glowy finishes you see on some holo shades. I used 2 coats plus top coat

Colors by Llarowe Memories Of You
 Colors by Llarowe - Memories Of You

Colors by Llarowe Memories Of You
Colors by Llarowe - Memories Of You

Mocha Grande is a deep chocolatey brown linear holo with red and copper shimmer. This is stunning, I actually really like brown shades but they're not easy to wear...this however definitely is. I used 2 coats plus top coat

Colors by Llarowe Mocha Grande
 Colors by Llarowe - Mocha Grande

Colors by Llarowe Mocha Grande
Colors by Llarowe - Mocha Grande

Wine & Roses is a deep red wine linear holo. Even though I'm not a fan of reds this gives me warm fuzzy Autumn feelings! 2 coats plus top coat

Colors by Llarowe Wine and Roses
 Colors by Llarowe - Wine & Roses

Colors by Llarowe Wine and Roses
Colors by Llarowe - Wine & Roses

Rare Orchid is an orchid pink scattered holo. I used 2 coats plus top coat

Colors by Llarowe Rare Orchid
 Colors by Llarowe - Rare Orchid

Colors by Llarowe - Rare Orchid

She's My Cherry Pie is a deep plum linear holo with pink to red flash. This is gorgeous! I used 2 coats plus top coat

Colors by Llarowe She's My Cherry Pie
 Colors by Llarowe - She's My Cherry Pie

Colors by Llarowe She's My Cherry Pie
Colors by Llarowe - She's My Cherry Pie

Rain is an ocean blue scattered holo, another with a glowy finish. I used 2 coats plus top coat

Colors by Llarowe Rain
 Colors by Llarowe - Rain

Colors by Llarowe - Rain

I've saved my favourite 'til last. The Fallen is a coppery red base with scattered holo, flakies that shift from red to copper and a smattering of shimmer. This is the stand out for me, it's pure Autumn and super beautiful, I can't stop staring! I used 2 coats plus top coat

Colors by Llarowe The Fallen
Colors by Llarowe - The Fallen

Colors by Llarowe The Fallen
Colors by Llarowe - The Fallen

I'm including bottle shots because I love it that much.

 Colors by Llarowe - The Fallen

Colors by Llarowe - The Fallen



This is a beautiful Autumn collection of wonderful quality polishes - they're all smooth and pigmented, and every single one is perfect in just 2 coats. A couple are on the thicker side but they didn't give me any difficulties. My lighting set up doesn't show off the holo effect in their full glory, but rest assured it's bright and bold, especially on the linear shades. Let me know your favourites!

My picks: The Fallen, Mocha Grande, She's My Cherry Pie, Lake of the Pines

Availability

- Available to pre-order from Llarowe on September 15th, from 12pm - 8pm MDT
- Available in the UK from Rainbow Connection

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17 comments

  1. They are all so beautiful!
    Hard to pick a favorite but memories of you and wine & roses I think are lovely.

    Caroline xo

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  2. Ah! Gorgeous collection!! Your swatches are on point Allie! I have to agree with you, the last one with the added flakies really jumps out <3

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  3. OH. EM. GEEEE your swatches make me drool all over again over these shades!

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  4. Every time I see swatches of this collection, I drool all over my keyboard! Your swatches are so beautiful...it's nearly impossible to chose a favorite, but I think I love Rain the most :)

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  5. Wow, there are a few pretty's in there! Really like the Green one and Aubergine Dreams!

    Is Llarowe going to quit selling indies? I checked their site yesterday and there were only a few brands left! Maybe you've got an idea?

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    1. Hi! Yes, Llarowe will only be selling Colors by Llarowe and one other brand (I think) once all current stock has gone :(

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  6. Sounds like you had a blast in Edinburgh! A ghost hunt sounds right up my alley! Did you see any?

    I swatched these over the weekend and man, you do them justice! Your nail beds have me swooning every time and these colors on your nails are just amazing.

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    1. I didn't, but for all the screaming I did, you'd swear I did! haha

      Thank you <3

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  7. Amazing swatches and images! They all look lovely and perfect for Autumn/fall! CBL seems to do red shades so well, something I've noticed. Lovely collection!

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  8. Oh these are stunning! I love the depth in Aubergine Dreams ... but they're all delicious really! :)

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  9. May I have them all please? ;)

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  10. Now here's a Fall collection I love - they're not you're usual boring, brown-ish shades, these are pretty vibrant: Last Harvest and Aubergine Dreams are the bomb!
    And your swatches are top of the top - you kill us with the amazing photos, hun!

    ps. ghost hun? Oh, tell us more ;)

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  11. Mocha Grande and She's My Cherry Pie, but only if I have to choose, because I love them all :D

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  13. Gosh these are all so pretty! I have a few older CbLs and they are just dreamy to apply. For me, its Mocha Grande and She's My Cherry Pie - top faves!

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  14. I love this colors. And I love glitters!!! =)

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