Illyrian Time To Go To Sleep

In a perfect world I would not have to google references to nail polish names.

Here is Illyrian Time to go to Sleep:

Three easy coats. This is a dark base with load so shift pigment, flakes, and a sprinkle of holo.

The purple/blue/aqua flakies stay in the bright blue range and are luminous in contrast.

There is a red/gold shift, that probably goes green, but in the red, it really makes it all very plum colored.

I think this refers to a Bruce Campbell movie. I am no horror buff...nightmares...heck day-mares!

The name really reminds me of Roy Batty's line "time to die" at the end of Blade Runner.

This is how I would imagine the sparks or lights from C beams at the Tannhauser Gates.

I love how imaginative this polish is, things dance and pop and move in the light, it's not muddy, which I think is a big challenge.

This was part of the September Polish Pickup Pack and worth a look. There is one the 1st of February at polishpickup.com.

If you want to toy with indies, this is a great spot. There are caps on some polishes because these are one-offs and so makers do limited runs. The upside is that this is a great showcase for their brand and you can really see some gorgeous stuff you may never have imagined trying before.


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Moonstruck

Illyrian Moonchild is a delightful flakie rich sheer polish that is Tiffany blue.

I put it over SinfulColors Mint2BCool, a blue mint creme with a small blue glass fleck running through it.

They complement each other well.

Here's the combo:

The pink and blue opalescence of the flakies is best under a focused light like flash, halogen or good ol' sunshine.

I am crazy about it!

Here you can see that it is more subtle if the pink iridescence doesn't pick up:

I am a little star struck by this brand, so it's hard to be biased. 

My only real bias is that I love translucent or light flakies and I am not going to blog too many contrasting flakies, but I have a ton I need to layer, so just shut up, right?

Meanwhile, the shop is re-opening the 27th of July, so you may enjoy this fairy tale of a shade.

Not affiliated, just a fan.

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Illyrian's Naughtily Named Mind Blower

Illyrian is an indie that produces some very interesting polishes.

As a rule indies are très expensive so buying them means a bit of perspecuity with regard to seeing swatches and checking out formulas as well as if the finishes hold up to the photography.

I won't lie, I am jealous of those bloggers who kill it with amazing photography. I will add that I also wish I had a headlamp to get the same kind of bright lighting that makes some of these polishes absolutely sparkle. Many are rather like movie stars: under the lights they are superbly magnificent, in the shadows they are a little more pedestrian than you'd imagine.

Here's one that did a bit of that kind of thing: Illyrian F*ck. (yes that's the name, but no asterisk)

I'm not a namby pamby when it comes to swearing, but I do try to avoid it when possible (and often it's not possible, but if I habituate myself to it, I might forget myself when I really shouldn't pop out a blue smoke of swear words...you get my point).

This one is pretty amazing under the lights:

Let's be honest: Mind. Blown.

It's packed with a stunning blue and aqua glitter in a deep grape jelly base. It's a head turner, to be sure.

This is taken with a lamp. 

In shade or interior lighting, the effect is far more subtle, and if your top coat dulls - I recemmend a thin extender that can amp up shine w/o shrinking - it can lose a lot of that innate lustre.

I don't know if this is a limited edition or what, but at this writing the shop is closed for a short break - not uncommon in the indie world - and I look forward to checking out more of these enchanting polishes.

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