Agreed 💯 Their tiny "doll house" brush is what keeps me from purchasing from them. And I LOVE their colors, but that tiny brush is just too small for my taste.
@@dreamscape405 Glisten and Glow’s replacement paddle brush works with Cirque bottles but you need to buy the replacement caps from G&G as well. Honestly, buying 25 each of the brushes and caps is so much cheaper than the racket some other manufacturers have with paddle brushes (looking at you Zoya). The caps from G&G are look like the Cirque black caps so your bottles still look nice. I replaced the brushes on all my Cirque polishes and SO WORTH IT. Now if I could just find a replacement for ILNP…I would swear their brushes have gone from medium to tiny recently.
@@tdelphia1 I prefer wide brushes and usually yank out the skinny brush and pop in a wide brush like from KBshimmer, I haven't done it with Cirque but it works great with Holo Taco. Then since the cap is the same, it fits just like normal!
KBShimmer also sells replacement brushes, with or without caps, for hella cheap. They fit perfectly in Cirque polishes, but you have to get the cap too. I’ve replaced every Cirque polish with those brushes and caps. You can’t tell the difference, except they work much better. I believe prices are 15¢-33¢.
Omg I would love another jelly experiement video! You made one last year and it's what sold me on giving them a shot because I thought I would hate jellies. (I don't like 3 coats or visible nail lines.) I bought 2, loved it, and bought 6 more from cirque during their xmas sale. I'm 👀 on Bitten because it's my favorite color 💗
Saaaammme! That's literally the only reason I gave jelly polishes a chance was because of that video in the past with the Cirque Colors jelly sandwiches Kelli did!
Also, for the foils: if you use a water based top coat, the foil won't crinkle that much. You can still finish the mani with a nice thick coat of glossy/quick dry topcoat afterwards though.
To stop the foil from going wrinkly after top-coating it (that weird look after using a regular topcoat) you should instead use a water-based top-coat or even better use a UV gel top-coat. Using either will give the foil a perfect finish.
Thank you so much for the foil examples. I have some but never used them because I wasn't sure how to do it and now I can. I loved your magnetic jelly sandwich, so very pretty. Still practicing with jellies and they never come out as pretty as yours, so more practice needed. Have a great weekend Kelli
That topper is so fun, wow! Bitten jelly looks a smidge similar to berry jelly, maybe more saturated 🤔 Nail foils were my obsession years ago! I might have to dig them out again😅 Thanks for the review!
Great video! Using the magnetic polish with the jelly polish as a jelly sandwich is fantastic! Never thought to use a magnetic in this way.....LOVE IT and definitely going to try it!! ❤ Would love to see one of the jellies with the flakey polish AND the magnetic polish 🤔🤔🤔
Oh my gosh! I put my settings on high pixel and when you put the foil sheet on camera it nearly popped my 👀 out! Wow those are awesome! Love this entire collection! Thanks so much Kelli and yes another jelly experiment video please! ❤
A magnetic topper is a game changer!!! I need to have that to make all my cremes look magnetic! Such a great idea and thank you for showing that effect Kelli.
@@KelliMarissa can you please do that and make a short? Or heck...maybe a video of your favorite cremes and you using the magnetic topper. All the colorful auras!!!
When i saw the collection i thought meh i don’t need chemistry, but after seeing your review & jelly sandwiching it… darn it I NEED IT 😂 And i obviously want all those jellies they’re gorgeous 😍
When using foil glue over light coloured nail polish, you won't easily be able to see when it dries clear so set a timer for atleast 5 minutes then apply foil. The glue doesn't dry so you have loads of time to apply the foil, even if you wait for 10+ minutes. If you're having issues with foils, wait longer for the glue to dry and use a water-based topcoat or UV gel topcoat to finish.
Dude I'm drooling over the foils and that yellow! And I love that purple. I really love jelly polishes because I like how the nail line shows and looks translucent.
Those are nice, but I like your collab jellies better!!! I think that magnetic one is beautiful!!! Love the foils. I have a lot of foils and that makes me want to use my foils. I forgot about mine. Love your makeup my beautiful friend!!!
I love this new collection! Cirque always has the best combos of cremes, jellies and magnetics. I’m looking forward to trying the foil too. Total 2000 vibes 😂
Thanks for the swatches Kelli!! 😁 They look so fun, especially the foiled nails. I'll have to get Eros Jelly to test out the warm purple and see how it looks on me. 💜 I currently have Purple Mood and Lilac Soap jelly polishes from rom&nd (which I love), but they don't have a warm/berry purple.
Those foils are so cool! I’ve never tried them before. I just remembered that you used to review books! Loved that and you introduced me to some pretty cool fantasy stories!
I got my first Cirque polish (succulent garden) recently and love it so much! I'm very tempted to get this pink jelly and a black spotty polish for watermelon nails for summer.
I wonder there's a group for people who own jellies but never use them, because I feel like I could be the leader of that group. 🤣 I own most of the Cirque jellies and have never used them. One of these days....I do have to say, the sandwich you made with the magnetic turned out really pretty! And Nirvana is such a pretty yellow, I love it.
For foils, if you do a water-based topcoat first followed by a regular topcoat the foils will not wrinkle. I bet a transparent peel-off basecoat would work as a barrier before topcoating as well.
Cool collection from Cirque! Always have time for their jellies (❤the purple), yet the star for me is that foil kit. Perfect 'lazy person nail art' , so it's def. a kit for me 😂
I like to showcass products as people would use them, and I'd say most people don't own a water based top coat haha, so I don't want to mislead anyone or have them regret a purchase because my video doesn't let them know what to expect 😁
OM Goodness this was so great to watch Kelli you had way too much fun with this... I really like these very versatile more and more ideas...see now instead of wanting to buy Tutti Frutti you make me want to buy jelly polishes and stuff toppers in between them and on top! LOL!
use a magnetic top coat in a jelly sandwich?! genius! i love all the jelly ideas you come up with, and i would not have thought to do that until i saw it. i have a holo magnetic top coat that i don’t wear often because it’s mostly silver unless it’s in direct sunlight, but now i’m gonna need to experiment
Ooh I think it's a step in the right direction for Cirque to start selling separate wide brushes! It's a shame that they dont have the usual cream- colored clicky caps though 😭 and a review says that the new brushes don't fit in the old caps :(
It sucks how much Cirque is charging for their new wide round/paddle brush replacements. Apparently G&G and Kbshimmer wide round/paddle brush replacements will fit in the Cirque bottles if you replace the caps with them and it's like 25 cents to 50 cents per brush replacement. Way more reasonably priced in my opinion.
@Harlow_Khmer Agreed! If Cirque could find paddle brushes to fit the old caps and just sold those, they ought to be cheap. I actually just bought a bunch of KBShimmer's paddle brushes hoping to replace the Cirque brushes, but they don't fit :/ the whole cap does fit, but I just can't bear to get rid of the original Cirque caps haha :P
@@arctic2921 ya that's the only downside is you'll have to change the cap also. I never liked Cirque Colors simply because of their thin brush haha. I love Orly brushes and Loud Lacquer brushes. Those two are my favorite. I think Orly has one of the best wide paddle brush. Something seems a little cheap quality with all these replacement brushes I've bought. I just notice a little difference with them and the quality. I wish I could replace everything with Orly style brushes and their amazing rubbery cap.
@@arctic2921 I swap them but have kept all the Cirque caps! I’m hoping that at some point there will be a solution where I can swap the clicky caps back in… otherwise I’m hoarding caps for no reason. 🤣
Omg thank you so much for this! I already ordered from this collection and had a seriously hard time deciding. I got the foil transfer kit & Eros jelly, but right after I ordered I realized you’d be swatching these soon and I should’ve waited. Now I really, really wish I had! I’m going to have to go back and get the other jellies. I didn’t get NSFW bc I already have your Smoke jelly. I love them too and I adore jelly sandwiches! Thank you for that as well!
Love the nsfw jelly! Could you do a video on korean jelly polishes like romand? there aren't many swatches for those and I'm curious to how their black jelly compares
Whoa! That is such an awesome set!!!! I wonder if you had another bonding base if it would work? I bet it wouldn't be as good as what comes with the set, but perhaps something like the Orly bonder might work.
I almost got the black jelly, but then I remembered I already have 3 😅, which includes your collab with ORLY 😃 The other 2 I have are from zoetic nails (they have an Etsy shop) and MDJ Creations (also on Etsy). I can’t remember right off the top of my head, but one of them is definitely a sheerer black than the other two. Not gonna lie, although almost half the polishes are some of my go-to polish colors, I don’t really feel the need to get basically any of them this release. But now I see All Nighter in its full glory, so thanks a bunch for these swatches! I was wondering what the difference was between All Nighter and ILNP’s Love Triangle, and now I see they’re very distinguishable. To me they look more like mini shards instead of flakes or glitter, imo (I think their description calls it glitter). Gotta have some of those bling bling nails 🤑 hahahaha Also, I love yellow nail polish, so I was excited about Nirvana, but their mini swatch video was only 2 coats, which was still patchy, and that made me shy away from it. Seriously, this was super helpful!
okay i was unsure on this collection because the color story didn't really grab me but after your swatches i have to get the foils, they look soo cool! and yes i would love a jelly experiments video, i love watching your nail science haha :D
I didn’t think I would like the color story, but seeing you combining them and using them I definitely get the appeal. I wish they also did a yellow jelly because there aren’t that many magnetic yellow polishes (if any) and making a sandwich with that silver magnetic polish would be very cool. Thanks as always for the review!!
They actually have a really gorgeous yellow jelly from last year that's got a milky coloring to it and it looks similar to the tone of Nirvana! It's called Citron Jelly!!
Don't like the whole collection, but 'Bitten Jelly' is beautiful and the jelly sandwich with the magnetic polish was a pleasant surprise! I have to experiment with the jellys and magnetic polishes that I already have!
Kelli, do you think it's possible to keep the foil from shrinking & crinkling, to have it turn out smooth?? (I suspect this might not be possible with regular nail polish, only with gel, but I'm hoping you might have some suggestions.) What do you think about a water-based (aka no-smudge) top coat like what's used over stamped designs?? Thanks much!
Ooooh these are nice, and I love the combination of Bitten & All Nighter! I've also really gotten into jellies, but my biggest question is, how do you get them to not shrink? I've tried a couple of different top coats & always have shrinkage by the next day. Maybe no quick-dry top coat? But then there's the agony of waiting lol. Oh and I've got the new Cirque brushes on my desk right now, ready to pop them into bottles - soooooo glad they came out with these!
FANFIC REC: If you've played Stardew Valley you'll get better context but honestly it's such a great story you can do without. "For a Long Time Looking at Stars" by GingerD. It's hosted on AO3, that I know of, but might be available somewhere else. Both characters have experienced trauma and it gets steamy towards the end so be aware of that, but it's definitely not the weird kind of fic.
❤️❤️❤️ NSFW ❤️❤️❤️ I gasped. Im looking for a grungy nude look on my nails but its hard to match the shade 😭 but this looks like it! Might get it for a 1coat jelly 🤭😍
Hi Kelli, just wondering if you've ever tried MoonCat nail polish, or would you try it & review it. I've been thinking about trying it but would love to see what it's like before buying. Thank you. ☺️
This is a very pretty collection, TFS. I don’t know if it’s just me, but my jellies seem to take an eternity to dry, so it takes forever to do a jelly sandwich. I then end up ruining my nice sandwich because I don’t have the patience to let it dry fully. I find for that reason I don’t use my jelly polishes and am hesitant to add any more to my collection. Would love to know if it’s just me…
OMG TAKE ALL MY MONEY!! I can’t get the cat eye effect, you first done. I dunno what I’m doing wrong. I need the foils and the cat eye one. I bet I can’t get them in the UK 😢
I love these polishes and your experimentation. I would be totally down for a follow up video! I am a fanfic fan. I've been writing fic for half my life. I love how you thought so reflectively because I get squirelly when non fannish people discuss fic. I totally understand why you're not interested because I'm the exact opposite of you - except for that 'non-canon vibe. I too find stories that are out of character hard to digest. But my boundaries of' non-canon have widened considerably.
Cirque used to be my favourite brand, but honestly I start falling out of love with them because all they seem to release recently are jellies. I hate jellies, I honestly don't get the appeal. Love my polish opaque! And speaking of jelly/opaque... I think even for a jelly the black one is really, really sheer. It cozld've used some more pigment in it. I don't think Cirque have released anything really exciting for me personally in a very long time. And even as someone who always looks forward to the Vice collection, I was pretty dissapointed from it last year... ☹️
Hi Kelli - any staining after removing the yellow creme polish? I had a bad experience with another brand's yellow polish which terribly stained my natural nails. And have since stayed away from yellow polishes.
