FingerPaints Film Noir Collection: My Favorites

 *Purchased by me*

Hello my pretties!  Today we are taking a little break from the dark fall colors I have been featuring in the last few posts,  and instead I have my favorite shades from the FingerPaints Film Noir collection, which came out sometime in August.  I passed up the dark purple shade (Film Noir) and the lip-stain, so I only have three of the four nail polishes that make up this collection to share with you today.  I wasn't too crazy about Film Noir when I purchased these, it reminded me a bit of Sinful Colors Black Cherry.  I can see from swatches now that Film Noir is decidedly more purple, so maybe I will pick it up when it goes on clearance, but right now I am not feeling an urge to go pay full price for it, so we'll see what happens.  But back to the polishes I did get, let's have a look!

FingerPaints Film Noir Collection Favorites

The first color I have for you is Petal Obsession, a baby pink with matte finish.  You are looking at four coats: no base or topcoat.

FingerPaints Petal Obsession

Next I have Beautiful Mystery, a dusty pastel turquoise with a matte finish.  I am also wearing four coats here, no base or topcoat.

FingerPaints Beautiful Mystery

The application on both of these shades was very tricky, even for  mattes.  They dry SUPER fast, so you have to apply with precise, steady and quick strokes and avoid running the brush through the wet polish because it drags and you end up with bald(ish) spots.  Fun fact: I found that these polishes crackle when applied over Orly Top 2 Bottom, which I initially used as a basecoat.  I had to start over and do without the basecoat to avoid the crackle effectt, now I'm thinking I should have snapped a picture to show you guys.  I didn't even think about it, oh well.  Both colors were opaque at two coats, but you are looking at four because I added two extra to conceal brush-strokes and uneven surface spots.

The third polish I have from this collection is Hollywood Decadence, a matte glitter bomb with a dusty white base.  I applied one thick coat over both Petal Obsession and Beautiful Mystery with zero issues to report, definitely my favorite in this collection!  Here, have many pictures!

FingerPaints Hollywood Decadence

To see the other shade in this collection, Film Noir, you can check out Ximena's Swatches over at El Rincon De Los Esmaltes (Spanish blog),  Rhonda's swatches over at Nails Beautiqued and Phoebe's at Glimpses of the Moon.

I hope everyone is having a fantastic week!

 -Yadi