China Glaze Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away Collection – the crèmes

Inspired by Paramount Pictures’ new 3D film “Cirque du Soleil™: Worlds Away”, China Glaze brings us a collection of 12 lacquers absolutely brimming with all the vibrant colour and sensory appeal of this fabulously entertaining acrobatic & aerial troupe.

Founded in Baie St. Paul, Québec, in 1984 by 2 street performers – Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix – this eclectic and dramatic combination of “circus arts and street entertainment” is presently based in Montréal – my hometown. I’m ashamed to admit that I have yet to see a live performance, but not because I haven’t wanted to … so I’ll do the next best thing: show you these gorgeous nail polishes instead.

Part 1 consists of the 6 crème hues – all swatches are with Seche Clear Base Coat.

Cirque du Soleil tents – Vieux Port de Montréal (source)

Surreal Appeal – a warm toned hot salmon pink hue that almost borders on neon, in a medium thick formula that is highly pigmented, self-levelling and with an ultra high-gloss finish. There was an odd “spring-back” feel to this texture, but very workable. Coats applied: 2 – No top coat

Surreal Appeal

Escaping Reality – an intense hot pink hue with blue-violet undertones, with an easy flowing formula and excellent colour saturation, that comes to a satiny finish. Coats applied: 2 Plus top coat

Escaping Reality

Def Defying – a warm chartreuse-lime green hue bearing yellow undertones, in an amazing formula of perfect density and flow – self levelling and with a brilliant glass-like finish. Coats applied: 2 – No top coat

Def Defying

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Creative Fantasy – a vivid ultra-purple hue with grape/reddish undertones in a sheer-leaning formula that applies like a jelly, but winds down to a paradoxically semi-matte finish (very similar to that of the Illamasqua Rubber Brights). Coats applied: 3 (thin)

Creative Fantasy

A whole new level of colour is reached when top coat is added to Creative Fantasy , as seen in the swatches below:

Creative Fantasy – top coat added

Hanging in the Balance – an ultra-marine blue shade in a stellar formula with incredibly intense pigmentation. Self-levelling and with a super high-gloss finish at the end, be aware that this could stain without base coat underneath. Coats applied: 2

Hanging in the Balance

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Igniting Love – a vivid tomato/coral red hue with a formula that is utter perfection in application. A medium thick formula with a jelly-like consistency that applies with the smoothness of a crème. Highly pigmented, self-levelling and ending in a brilliant reflective finish. Coats applied: 2 – No top coat

Igniting Love

Final thoughts: This first half of the Cirque du Soleil™: Worlds Away Collection may not have any ground-breaking colours, but each and every shade brings an incredibly vivid and pigmented version of these primary hues, which are all perfectly suited to the theme. I continue to be impressed by the China Glaze formula and considering the price point, it makes it easy to indulge in as many shades as you like.
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Stay tuned for part 2 of this collection: the glitters & shimmers.