This Holiday, the Sequins and Shine Collection brings us two limited edition colors to the Nailwear Pro Line from Avon. Gleaming Gold (not shown) - a metallic gold and Violetta Sparkle - a deep sparkling purple.
Are you ready to take a look at Sequined Turquoise and Violetta Sparkle?
Sequined Turquoise is part of the Total Glamour Holiday Set ($19.00), which includes a collection for eyes, lips, and nails bundled into a black holographic evening bag. Unfortunately this color is not sold alone, but hopefully that will change soon. Pretty please Avon!
Hands down, Sequined Turquoise is clearly the Rock Star and honestly one of the best colors I've seen from Avon to date (that's why it's such a tragedy this isn't perm!). It's a gorgeous blue-green jelly packed with glittering silver glass flecks.
Looking at the bottle, I thought Sequined Turquoise was going to be "another" Charla, Catch Me In Your Net or Halley's Comet dupe (among the million others). As you can see, it's definitely not another one of those shades - thank goodness! It's much deeper and leans towards a green/teal. But not as green as perhaps Iceberg Lotus, Utopia or Shimmering Sea. Just the perfect balance between green and blue!
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Violetta is one of my favorite colors from the Matte line - except it falls flat without a glossy top coat, so I'm happy they've brought it back in a sparkle version.
Violetta Sparkle is a deep purple jelly with gold glass flaky shimmer. It does apply thin and squishy like Sequined Turquoise, but builds up nicely with 2-3 layers. I actually prefer this in two coats opposed to three (if that's possible!). It's not nearly as deep or blackened and you can still see some purple in it.
Overall, both Violetta Sparkle and Sequined Turquoise are total wins in my book! The only true disadvantages are the thin formula and ultra limited edition status of Sequined Turquoise. Average wear time usually runs me 3- 5 days with base coat and top coat, although I haven't tested these particular shades.
The holiday shades are available online for a limited time only and retails for $5.00/ea (currently on sale for $2.99/ea). What do you think of Violetta Sparkle and Sequined Turquoise? I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving!
