Ciate Day 12 - New Romance

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush and formula are really good. It is an okay colour, I wasn't sure at first as it was kinda brown leaning. But it is mauve enough for me to think it is okay! It did grow on me! Lasted well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 8/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Ciate Day 11 - Sunset Boulevard

 

This is okay to use, okay to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). It is slightly streaky on the first coat but okay on the 2nd. The brush is good. I only swatched this as it really isn't my colour and this sort of colour does not look good on me!

Rating

Easy to use = 7/10

Application = 6/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = n/a

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 6/10

Ciate Day 10 - Dancing Queen

 

The two polishes I used with this were: Primark ~ Evergreen and Kiko ~ Ravishing Ruby!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). Both the brush and formula are really good. I think this looks good solo and as a topper. With the green and red it looks super festive! This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2 solo and 1 as topper

Finish = glass fleck

Removal = easy with foil method, let soak for 2 minutes

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 8/10

Ciate Day 9 - Speed Top Coat

 

I rarely use a top coat, so didn't use this. It has appeared over the years in various forms and has been decent those previous years!

Ciate Day 8 - Sweet Like Chocolate

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3 minutes a coat). Good brush and formula. I only swatched this as brown really isn't my colour. Just not into them! I would agree that it is a chocolate brown for sure!

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = n/a

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy and jelly

Removal = easy

Overall = 8/10

Purchased from = Ciate online 

My Personal Rating = 6/10

Ciate Day 7 - Neon Lovin

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 mintues a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula goes on nicely too. It is a really nice matte bold neon. I put it on top of a white to show the difference the white base makes to it! This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2 solo and 1 over the white

Finish = matte neon

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Ciate Day 6 - Iced Frappe

This is another doubler! From 2016, 2018 and 2019!!! 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula is also good. As this has appeared several times and it really isn't my colour, I only swatched this! Going from previous years, it did last well back then so one would guess this one does too!

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = n/a

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 6/10

Ciate Day 5 - Red Hot Chilli

This is a doubler! It appeared in the 2018 Calendar. See here! 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula goes on well. This is a lovely red. Got slight tipwear, so a top coat may be required with this, but it did last well otherwise.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10 

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 6/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy and jelly

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Ciate Day 4 - Icing On The Cake

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula is also good. This is really nice as a topper but way too sheer as a solo polish. My nails are yellowish from all the painting and no doubt the turmeric haha! I take turmeric powder once or twice a day and it stains like mad!!! I think it looks good over the dark blue and would look good over some other dark colours but I don't think it would work too well with a white. This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 7/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 1 as topper and 2 solo

Finish = glitter topper

Removal = really easy

Overall = 8/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Ciate Day 3 - Base Coat

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and mega quick drying (less than a minute). The brush is wide and good and the base coat formula is amazing. A base coat has appeared many times over the 10 years and this one is really good. Happy with it and would definitely use this one again.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 9/10

Drying time = 9/10

Lasted well = n/a

Coats = 1

Finish = base coat

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 8/10

Ciate Day 2 - Purple Rose

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula is really good too. This is a gorgeous lilac purple and it lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Ciate Day 1 - Call Me

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula goes on nicely. This is a lovely colour to start off with! Had slight tipwear but lasted well otherwise.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 7/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 8/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7/10

It's That Time Of Year

 

10 years of the nail polish Advent Calendar! On with the show :-)

OPI - In True Stefani Style

I put this on top of the last post: Deborah Lippmann It's Raining Men. 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is really good and the glitter goes on really well too, no need for dabbing! It is a gorgeous silver glitter with holographic particles. Lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 1

Finish = glitter

Removal = easy with foil method, but let soak for 3 minutes

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = can't remember!

My Personal Rating = 8/10 

Deborah Lippmann - It's Raining Men

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is thin but good and the formula goes on nicely! It is a gorgeous, classic and sexy red. Totally love it. Lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 7/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = n/a put glitter on it

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Frasers 

My Personal Rating = 8/10