{"id":4428,"date":"2013-11-07T02:35:26","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T01:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/?p=4428"},"modified":"2013-11-07T02:35:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T01:35:45","slug":"review-swatches-illamasqua-facet-nail-varnish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/2013\/11\/review-swatches-illamasqua-facet-nail-varnish\/","title":{"rendered":"Review &#038; Swatches: Illamasqua &#8220;Facet&#8221; Nail Varnish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/2013\/11\/review-swatches-illamasqua-facet-nail-varnish\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4430\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet02.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet02-315x198.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLeave it to the geniuses of <em>Illamasqua<\/em> to come up with the most perfect, sparkletastic, Fall themed nail polish for all us polish junkies out there. In Illamasqua&#8217;s newest <em>The Sacred Hour<\/em> collection they launched three new falltastic polishes. One of those freshly launched beauties is <em>Facet<\/em>: a sparkling wet dream that I don&#8217;t want to wake up from..<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4440\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet04.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet04-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet04-315x315.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4441\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet05\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet05.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet05-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet05-315x315.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4429\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet01-315x205.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLike all Illamasqua polishes, <em>Facet<\/em> comes in a square clear bottle with removable Black lid. Very reminiscent of the Chanel polishes, but I find the Illamasqua bottles to be a tad bit prettier. <em>Oh wait..<\/em> Oh, you weren&#8217;t paying any attention to this? Yeah, I know. Yeah, go ahead, stare at that pretty sparkle a little more.. Better yet, I tried to GIF it for you, haha.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet06gif.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4434\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet06gif\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet06gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet06gif.gif 400w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet06gif-315x609.gif 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<sup>&#8220;Oeehh, such a pwetty, pwetty spaklee!&#8221;<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4436\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet08\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet08.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet08-315x300.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4438\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet10-315x300.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4437\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet09.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet09-315x300.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Illamasqua Nail Varnish: &#8220;Facet&#8221; &#8211;<\/em> <strong>(\u20ac17,30 EUR \/$23.53 USD)<\/strong> &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>Facet<\/em><\/strong> would be best described as a Taupe\/Grey mid-sheer creme base that even leans towards a soft Periwinkle in some lights. Mixed in, utterly stunning Golden\/Copper shimmer\/flecks. No words can describe the majestic beauty of this. I&#8217;ve worn it for about four days now, and have gotten tons of compliments on it.<\/p>\n<p>Application was tricky at first, but you&#8217;ll get the hang of it after a nail or three. <em><strong>Facet<\/strong><\/em> applies as an almost jelly-like base but becomes an opaque dream after just two <em>-thicker-<\/em> coats. Because it starts off quite jelly-like be careful not to flood those cuticles. I needed <em>two <\/em>thicker coats for my swatch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4435\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet07\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet07.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet07-315x231.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>So, What\u2019s the verdict?<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Facet<\/em> is a Fall nail polish anthem. It&#8217;s Fall in a bottle. It&#8217;s perfection in a bottle. I love everything from the mysterious Taupe\/Grey base to the sparkling Golden\/Bronze flecks. It&#8217;s a pleasure to stare at and you won&#8217;t get tired of it. <em>Gah<\/em>, the only bad things I have to say about it is that it&#8217;s on the pricier side + you have to be careful not to flood your cuticles with this one. Other than that; GET THIS NOW, You&#8217;ll not regret it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4439\" title=\"IllamasquaFacet11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Illamasqua is available at <a title=\"\u2661\" href=\"http:\/\/www.illamasqua.com\/shop\/products\/nails\/nail-varnishes\/facet-nail-varnish\" target=\"_blank\">Illamasqua.com<\/a> and ships internationally.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leave it to the geniuses of Illamasqua to come up with the most perfect, sparkletastic, Fall themed nail polish for all us polish junkies out there. In Illamasqua&rsquo;s newest The Sacred Hour collection they launched three new falltastic polishes. One &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/2013\/11\/review-swatches-illamasqua-facet-nail-varnish\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[10,12,13],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IllamasquaFacet02.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2GjTk-19q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4428"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4428"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4446,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4428\/revisions\/4446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}