Carpe Noctem Cosmetics- a duo forged in love.

*Press sample, these polishes were provided to me for my honest opinion*

Hello there lovely people! Today I have for you 2 gorgeous polishes from Emily over at Carpe Noctem Cosmetics. She's still currently on the mend from spinal surgery so her shop isn't open back up just yet, but I wanted to tantalize you with some of her stunning polishes.

First up is her Valentines Duo (yes, I know it's super late but these polishes are just so gorgeous and perfect for all year wear!). I immediately fell in love with this first one I am gonna show you, and boy is it a doozy. It's so glowy and holo and temptressy (yay for made up words!). Without further ado, here is "Calypso".

 

There's something so ethereal to me about this polish. It's got a lovely holographic finish, but it's not overcome by a metallic sort of presence. It literally glows and has such a perfect shine that I didn't even reach for my topcoat. Dry time was impeccable and the formula was smooth and not streaky at all. The only fault I found with this polish is that it sucked me into some sort of glowing, holographic vortex for about 10 minutes in my car and caused me to be late for work ;). Much to my dismay, the sun was not out for Calypso to play in, but the holo shined so perfectly for me in my lighting and in cloud coverage I didn't care. Here's one more shot for the road.

 

Ahhh yeah.

 

 

Now, onto the crelly, creamy goodness that is "Venus In Love". I absolutely cannot say enough good about this adorable polish. It's in a light, milky lavender base and is flecked with holographic pigment, iridescent glitters, red hearts, all kinds of black, red, and various other glitters in all shapes and sizes.

Here I've used 3 coats for full coverage all on its own. You could totally use undies if you wanted, I just really was looking to show the integrity of the polish quality and that it's buildable. I smoothed it out with one coat of top coat and that's that :)

 

 

      

And here is Venus in the sunlight!

 

I'm not too sure on the availability of this lovely duo, but hopefully Emily will feel better soon (not just for her customers sake, more so for her own!) and she will open shop again.

Until next time!