Naked is basically a rosy beige nude creme. It's smooth, it's shiny, it's gorgeous. By looking at it in the bottle I never expected it to match my skintone so well, it's probably my perfect nude. Flawless formula, this is two coats no top coat. I will definitely be wearing this one again!
Sidecar is a rosy pink nude glitter. It's a very fine milled glitter in a nude jelly base. Super sparkly but in a subtle way. This one was more sheer, this is three coats and you can still see my nail line. With the glitter it dries a bit rough but one thick layer of top coat smooths it out completely. This would look great layered over any nude. First picture is without top coat, the rest are with a thick layer of top coat.
Toasted is nude frosty shimmer. The base color is a bit of a darker nude loaded with silver shimmer giving it a bit of a lighter color overall. The formula was good but thin, I needed three coats to cover my visible nail line and had to be careful to avoid showing brushstrokes.
Smog is a very interesting color. In dim lighting it's just a coppery brown, but then the light hits and it's a deep purple base with glowing fine golden shimmer. Absolutely stunning. I love this color so much, it's absolutely fascinating. The formula was great, this is two coats plus top coat.
Hustle is a dark silvery-purple shimmer. In my opinion this shade is the least unique but still pretty. Hustle is the most opaque of this set, almost opaque in one coat, but I used two for the photos below (and top coat).
Creep has the same fine-milled silver glitter, but this time in a black jelly base. I love how it looks in the bottle, and it translates well onto the nail. The formula was very smooth and this is two coats with a thick top coat (as it dries a little rough similar to Sidecar).
My favorite in this collection is definitely Smog with Naked coming in a close second. Creep and sidecar are glorious with such fantastic glitter formulas. Hustle and Toasted are pretty colors, but I'm a bit disappointed that the shimmer is quite frosty, and I'm not a huge fan of frost finishes.
Overall I'm very happy with this collection. It's a great set for anyone who has a conservative workplace where wearing bright polish colors isn't allowed. This set provides some some interesting nudes and some fun darker shades for after work or weekends.
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Sidecar is especially lovely--subtle but very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI've been hoping someone I follow would swatch these! I love the entire UD Naked line & these are looking great too! I need to get to sephora :)
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in this collection - just not feeling the frosts in it - but yet I see a lot of frosts this yr coming on way stronger than I can recall for a long, long time - maybe they will make a big splash of acceptance again. Not a bad shade in this collection.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more! I feel like it would look gorgeous with any skintone with the jelly base too. :)
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you think of them once/if you order Caitlin!
ReplyDeleteI'm really not a huge fan of the frosts either. I'd seen a couple of swatches before I ordered the set and none of the photos made them look as frosty as they really are. About the only frosts I wear are boring pink frosts when I need to seem like a normal nail-polish person (not the crazy colored fanatic I really am!)
ReplyDeleteREALLY LOVE Sidecar!!
ReplyDeleteI wish they sold Smog separately, I would snap it up. I would actually love to buy the collection, but it seems a bit expensive for the tiny bottle size.
ReplyDeleteSmog is definitely my pick as well, and it sometimes annoys me when companies only sell their polishes in mini sets. I probably would have gone for the more unique polishes in this set and passed on others if given the chance!
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