Monday, January 14, 2013

Monday Blues: Barielle Blackened Bleu

Hello lovelies! How was your weekend? Mine was very relaxing an low key. I also swatched a lot of makeup yesterday, and the first post went up last night. I still have another makeup palette to show you this week. Meanwhile, let's try to make this Monday acceptable by looking at some blue polish. Here we go! 

Barielle Blackened Bleu indoors, artificial light
So you've probably heard the saying "when a door closes, another one opens". About two months ago I reviewed MUA Shade 1, a dark blue with very fine shimmer. I didn't like the fact that the shimmer was hardly visible unless it was in direct light. One of my friends saw it on my blog and told me how much she liked it, so I gladly gifted it to her. And then, a few weeks later, I received this beauty as a birthday present from another dear friend. It was all I ever expected from a shimmery dark blue! 

Barielle Blackened Bleu indoors, artificial light
I've only had one brief experience with this brand and I gave that one away too because it was not what I expected when I bought it. Blackened Bleu on the other hand, is pure love. It's a very dark blue base with light blue shimmer. The shimmer is actually more teal and it's unbelievably dense. It can be seen in any light, so there is no way this polish can look like you're wearing plain black on your nails. 

Barielle Blackened Bleu indoors, artificial light
In terms of application this is not that great, which makes me think that this brand is not something I would try again soon. It's very sheer and it needs 3 coats to be opaque. Even with 3 coats there were still some bald spots, but they don't show up in the pictures. It's possible that the sheerness of the base is intentional to make the shimmer stand out more. The polish dries fast and to a very high shine. I actually took some pictures before applying top coat and I can't tell you which ones they are. 

Barielle Blackened Bleu indoors, artificial direct light
Isn't this beautiful? I'm so glad I got this polish and I must thank Esther for sending it to me! I hope I managed to take your Monday Blues away with this. For more awesome blues, visit these ladies: 

Marisa from Polish Obsession
Joanna from The Treasure Chest
Mandy from Chameleon Stampede

Have a great week!


8 comments:

  1. Ohhhh this looks simply gorgeous! *.*

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  2. This is stunning!! Love the blue shimmer it has!

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  3. I have this polish and I've never worn it properly! Must dig it out, it looks beautiful in the swatches.

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  4. Thank you Marisa! Yes, the shimmer is so gorgeous and doesn't hide at all on the nail.

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  5. Thank you! You really should wear it. Especially if you like vampy colors like I do.

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  6. Pretty polish. I haven't worn mine yet but now I think I need to! Oh my gosh I just realized I actually have one of the gorgeous blues you posted!!!

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  7. Yay! It's the same when you post. I never get the awesome indies you get. And you have to wear it soon. It looks so sparkly on the nails!

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