Happy Thursday everyone! Today, I’ve got an AWESOME new summer collection from Cadillacquer called Love The Music, consisting of 8 stunningly beautiful linear holographic shades inspired by some of the maker’s favorite songs!
Madeleine is the creative architect and owner of Cadillacquer, a Swiss indie brand. She’s also a total sweet heart. Her hand made polishes are known for their inspiration from pop culture, such as music, TV shows, video games, etc. I have always been impressed by the wonderful blend of uniqueness, creativity and consistent high quality behind her collections. If you’ve tried any of her polishes, you’ll know that she truly knows what she’s doing, from mixing perfectly smooth formula to combining just the right colors and textures to achieve truly unique and one of a kind creations. Since I’m a music lover myself, I had a blast swatching and editing my photos while listening to the songs that inspired each shade of this collection. Now, I know I’ve already reviewed another full holographic summer collection from FUN Lacquer a few weeks ago, so you might ask what’s the difference between them? Well, interestingly, just when I thought all holos are similar, I was pleasantly surprised and immediately impressed with the Love The Music collection. While the FUN lacquer holos have those ‘fun’ and in your face linear holos in bold saturated colors which I enjoyed, I found I adored the Cadillacquer Love The Music collection with the softer, more elegant linear holo infused with Madeleine’s signature sparkles and flakes. I believe this collection is a very unique set of holos for that very reason with much depth and visual interest in the overall finish. It’s great for everyone, from bold statement beauties to the more introverted wall flowers.
Formula & Application
All 8 polishes in this collection have flawless 2 coat formula. Some I could have done just one coat, but I applied 2 for all of them for consistency’s sake. They all finished with a glossy texture so every photo here is sans top coat. Another amazing thing is the brush that perfectly fans out and covers my cuticles with its slightly rounded and just a bit wider than the skinny brushes like Essie’s shape. I was able to achieve near perfect cuticle lines, hardly needing any clean up. That to me is a huge plus given I have extremely dome-y (curved) nail beds. One more thing that I noticed is the great color choices of light and dark tones of the same shade that give us 4 combinations from the collection of 8: pink/red, periwinkle blue/dark blue, grass green/forest green, and lilac/purple. I can see these would make beautiful color blocking nail art! Ok, enough chatter from me, let’s get on with the swatches!
Never Too Late: a periwinkle blue holo filled with blue and purple shimmer. It’s no surprise that I’m showing you a blue first, huh?
This shade was inspired by the song from Three Days Grace. Sigh…it’s just soooo gorgeous. I can picture myself going around town with Never Too Late, a light denim jacket and a simple white tee. Simple and carefree!
Savior: a teal blue holo with purple shimmer. This one is a sparkle beauty! It took my breath away on first coat! I think there’s a bit of duochrome in this one too as the result of the fusion between purple and teal. Ah…it’s a must have in my book.
The inspiration is the song from Rise Against.
All Sparks: a medium pink holo with dark pink shimmer that remind me of strawberries! It’s just so cute! LOVE!
It’s inspired by the song from Editors. This shade strikes the perfect balance of being a medium pink that I really think it’ll be great with any skin tone.
Spectrum: a yummy medium warm red filled with gold flakies.
This one’s inspired by the Florence + the Machine song. I don’t think I can ever get tired of reds like Spectrum!
Maybe Tomorrow: a dusty grayish purple with light pink shimmer and flakies. This one is surprisingly one of the MOST holo! Can you believe it? Such a unique shade of holo.
This is inspired by the song from Stereophonics.
Out Of This World: a stunning plum holo with blue shimmer and sparkles. This one packs a punch and is a one coater wonder.
This was inspired by the song from Bush.
Breathe Me: a light grassy green holo filled with coppery red sparks. It’s the most ethereal shade of the collection and perfectly represents Sia’s song. It also reminds me of Two Fingered Salute, one of the most unique shades from Butter London.
Dream On: a dark forest green holo filled with gold flakies. This is perhaps Madeleine’s favorite from the collection and I can see why! I love the name, I love the imagery it evokes, and this shade of green with the sparkly holo and flakies is simply perfection!
This was inspired by the Aerosmith song.
Overall Impression
I’m IN LOVE with the whole collection. I don’t think I can part with any of them! Madeleine really out did herself with her first linear holo collection. But if I had to pick a few for you, I’d say definitely for blue lovers, you’ll need both Never Too late and Savior. For the girly girls, All Sparks and Spectrum are sure winners. And for those green lovers and pairing with earthy tones, I wouldn’t miss out on Breathe Me and Dream On. Hmm….I just listed all 8 again! So, there you have it! I need them all!! LOL.
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13 comments
angelinyou says:
Jun 23, 2014
wow! so gorgeous! Just seeing your swatches, makes me in love with the collection! Super love the Dream On! I love the way you swatch as well! So detailed =D what lens you use to shoot so detailed? just curious 😀
lacquertude says:
Jun 25, 2014
Thank you, I’m glad to hear you liked my swatches since there are so many out there that are all the same in a way yet different in other ways! I used a 18-55mm kit lens 🙂
Naildith says:
Jun 13, 2014
Again, amazing swatches 🙂 I can’t believe that Madeleine did it again. I especially like the bolder shades. And All Sparks because of the name. I love that song 🙂 I’d love to purchase them all 😀
lacquertude says:
Jun 13, 2014
Thank you so much! I spent quite a long time photographing these beauties. The great thing with this collection is the perfect balance between soft and bold shades. All Sparks is a beauty. I’d love to hear what you decide to get! 😀
Naildith says:
Jun 16, 2014
I can imagine, but your pictures came out perfect 😀 I especially love that you post more than one picture from a polish (and the macros of course). I ordered all the bold shades plus Never Too Late (*buyalltheblues) and All Sparks 🙂 <3
lacquertude says:
Jun 25, 2014
Haha, I’m with you on *buyalltheblues!!! I’m so happy to hear that my pictures were helpful in making your decision 🙂 Enjoy!!! ♥
Adi says:
Jun 13, 2014
Hi Kate,
Great swatches, as always – thank you so much.
These are so beautiful. I am drawn more to the 4 softer shades at the moment but the 4 bolder ones are also amazing…. I might just have to get the whole collection 😉
Madeleine’s polishes are always stunning !!!!
Cheers,
Adi
lacquertude says:
Jun 13, 2014
Hi Adi! So great to see you again. I agree that the 4 softer shades are simply captivating. I also think there aren’t as many holographic shades out there with pastel/soft colors as base. But yes, I think you might need the whole collection. I certainly need them all! 😀 Have a great day, Adi xoxo
Adi says:
Jun 16, 2014
Ok I’ve done it again…. I bought them all !!!! I just couldn’t resist 😉
Have a great day too, Kate xxx
lacquertude says:
Jun 25, 2014
Wow well done! I’m sure you’ll love them all! Let me know if you find a favorite once you try them on your nails 😉 XOXO
wastinglifestyle says:
Jun 12, 2014
I swatched these beauties as well and I can agree with everything you just said – VERY unique shades and the formula is insanely good! I nearly wept when I took macro pics of these, the shimmers and flakies are just that gorgeous! 😀
lacquertude says:
Jun 13, 2014
Hi Emma, thanks for visiting! I LOVED your swatches. I especially enjoyed your macros since you captured both the holos and the flakies so well! And I definitely agree with the unique shades and the formula…sigh, Madeleine never fails to amaze us! 😀
wastinglifestyle says:
Jun 15, 2014
Thank you, that means a lot coming from you!! 🙂