Colores de Carol This Is the 80s Collection Part 2 Swatches and Review

Colores de Carol has a Part 2 of her This Is the 80s Collection that involves matte microglitters in a clear base. Part 1 had similar glitters in a white and other pastel creme-jelly bases, and you can see them on my blog here. I am wild for these kind of polishes because they remind me of when I first discovered indies in 2011-2012 and matte microglitters were all the rage! I would collect any polish I could find with these sorts of glitters. Probably the most famous one of this type was Nail-Venturous Floam, which is long gone. This Is the 80s Part 2 is intended to be a topper and is slightly less dense than some polishes of this type, but since there were already plenty of other pics showing them layered over base colors in one or two coats, in the spirit of going retro I wanted to layer them to opacity. They did quite nicely at that in three or four coats! While you can see a tiny bit of my nail underneath in my close-up images, in real life they look pretty opaque. You can grab these for $11 each or $60 for all six. You can also get 10% off with code HIPPY. This is not an affiliate, code, just a discount for you.  Let's have a closer look...

*sent by the maker for photography and review*

First of all, formula notes, since these are all similar. They have a nice, fast-drying formula and I wore them all in four coats for these pictures. One or two coats works for using them as toppers, and they may look fairly opaque by three coats. I recommend floating (using the brush softly and not digging in with pressure) to ensure even coverage. They do need top coat to smooth, but I found that tapping the glitters into the base while it is slight tacky helps minimize texture. I wore these over a peel-off base (Hit the Bottle Keepin' It Peel) for easy removal. You can see how they look over base colors on the swatches for individual listings on the Colores de Carol site.

Colores de Carol Beat It has a clear base with pastel neon yellow, orange, pink, green, blue, and purple matte microglitters. I love how the colors all combine to essentially make a neutral nail polish color with a kick on my skin tone.

Colores de Carol Jump has a clear base with pastel neon green, blue, and purple matte microglitters.

Colores de Carol Material Girl has a clear base with and pastel and neon pink matte microglitters.

Colores de Carol Rio has a clear base with white, neon green and pastel blue matte microglitters.

Colores de Carol Take On Me has a clear base with pastel neon yellow, orange, pink, and green matte microglitters.

Colores de Carol Under Pressure has a clear base with white, pastel neon pink and purple matte microglitters.

The Colores de Carol This Is the 80s Collection Part 2 is available right now. I am really loving these polishes and their versatility, and the complexity of matte microglitters still gets me excited! Part 1 had similar glitters in a white and other pastel creme-jelly bases, and you can see them on my blog here. They are available right now for $11 each or $60 for all six. You can also get 10% off with code HIPPY. This is not an affiliate, code, just a discount for you. You can also join the Colores de Carol Facebook group for a 15% off code. Have you ever tried matte microglitters like this?

*sent by the maker for photography and review*

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