Carpe Noctem Cosmetics Swatches & Review

Hey guys! Today I have another new brand to share with you! Carpe Noctem Cosmetics is a fairly new Etsy shop with a variety of polish types, including fun glitters and gorgeous shimmers. I have two of them to review for you today!

left to right: Magic Tidepool, Bubblegum Blues

Fae is a shimmery deep fuschia with a blue shift. This is such a lovely color! I have to say, this shade of pink is not usually my favorite, but the blue duochrome effect really transforms it into something special, and totally unique within my collection. Application was decent, though this slightly chrome-y finish can lend itself to brushstrokes if you aren't careful, but it wasn't too bad. Very pretty!

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

On my nails:
1 coat Orly Nail Defense
3 coats Carpe Nocte Cosmetics Fae
1 coat Seche Vite

Magic Tidepool is a clear base full of small green, red and blue matte hexes and squares, as well as tiny iridescent blue hexes that seem to shift purple in the right light. I layered it over Zoya Robyn, a bright robin's egg blue creme. The iridescent glitters played perfectly with Robyn, to create a really amazing shimmery sparkly effect! Application was very nice; I used three coats because I wanted a lot of the glitter on the nail, but there was a nice even spread of glitter in each coat, and one coat of topcoat was plenty to smooth it out. Very pretty color combo, and the iridescent glitters make it really special!

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
2 coats Zoya Robyn
3 coats Carpe Nocte Cosmetics Magic Tidepool
1 coat Seche Vite

Overall I was very impressed with these polishes from Carpe Noctem Cosmetics. I appreciate that they carry both glitter toppers and shimmers, and do such a lovely job with both of them! I know I definitely would like to try out some more of their duochrome shimmers :)

To check out Carpe Noctem Cosmetics be sure to visit their Etsy shop and Facebook~

Have a great day! ♥