Monday Blues: Illamasqua Caress

Hello lovelies! I have no idea where the weekend went. Time sure flies when you're doing nothing. Luckily, I'm on vacation so that will continue for a while. For those of you that are going to work or school today I've prepared some photos of a polish that will instantly take your Monday Blues away. Enter Illamasqua Caress! 

Illamasqua Caress indoors, artificial light

There are no words to describe the beauty of this blue creme. Illamasqua is one of my favorite brands, even though the polishes are crazy expensive. The colors are unbelievably gorgeous and the quality of the polishes is beyond perfection. I was very happy to be able to purchase a couple of these babies in this year's sale. I picked up Load, which was a long time lemming of mine and Caress, this beautiful, dreamy blue. 

Illamasqua Caress indoors, artificial light

Caress is a very light baby blue pastel creme. It's actually the lightest blue that I own, but it's not too light, so you can clearly see that it's a blue color. It's so pretty on the nails! I wore this for a whole week because I didn't have time to do my nails before my exam and let me tell you it wore like iron. And I didn't get bored at all! 

Illamasqua Caress indoors, artificial light

The formula on this was a little tricky, but it's totally understandable for such a light color. It was on the thinner side and so it had a tendency to flood the nail and apply thicker. Pigmentation was good, so I only did 2 coats, but they were thicker than I normally do them. This is probably why it dried a little slower too. All in all I think that if you are a bit careful this goes on just fine. I really loved the fact that it doesn't look chalky like pastels sometimes do, and the fact that it only needs 2 coats to reach opacity. 

Illamasqua Caress indoors, artificial direct light

I'm totally in love with my Illamasqua polishes and can't wait for other sales so I can get more. Please don't forget to check out the rest of today's Monday Blues from these ladies: 

Gosia from Life in Color

Marisa from Polish Obsession

Joanna from The Treasure Chest
Mandy from Chameleon Stampede

Have a great week!