Swatches, review and nail art Catrice Limited Edition Carnival of Colours

I was really looking forward to this colorful limited edition.

When I saw it in stores I just had to grab them :D

This limited edition comes with 7 nail lacquers.

I only got 6 of them because C07 Black For Gold is just a plain black and I have enough blacks for the moment.

Here are the lacquers I got:

From left to right:

- C01 Team Blue

- C02 Viva Brasil

- C03 Burning Down The Arena

- C04 When I Say Li, You Say Lac

- C05 Go Yellow, Go!

- C06 Feel The SpiRED

Swatches

All the pictures are taken outside in the shade as this shows the colors most truly.

C01 Team Blue

Team Blue is a deep blue.

Very pigmented as it only took 1 coat for good coverage.

C02 Viva Brasil

Viva Brasil is the kind of green from the Brazilian flag.

This is another 1 coater.

C03 Burning Down The Arena

What can I say...Burning Down The Arena is the perfect orange for all the Holland supporters :D

I'll definitely use this for my next Dutch nails.

I used 2 coats for this swatch.

C04 When I Say Li, You Say Lac

The name of this polish When I Say Li, You Say Lac isn't really suited for this polish.

Definitely not a lilac. 

It's a deep purple. Not vampy, but dark.

This is 1 coat.

C05 Go Yellow, Go!

Go Yellow, Go! is another hit with the Brazilian flag.

Quite dark again.

This is 2 coats.

C06 Feel The SpiRED

Feel The SpiRED is the kind of red that I want to see when I buy a red.

I have bought so many supposed to be red polishes that turned out to be orangy or pinkish.

This is a true sexy red.

This was the only polish that had a watery look.

I used 3 coats but you can still see the tip line.

This one would be great for a sandwich/stampwich nail art.

Review

Let's start with all the good points: 

- The pigmentation is great! They all took about 1-2 coats for good coverage.

- Fast drying.

- Glossy finish.

- I love how this edition is linked to the World Cup Brasil.

What I didn't like and/or what didn't meet with my expectations:

- The colors. I expected them to be more bright but they are all kinda dark.

- The addition of the black??? Catrice already has a great black (Black to the Routes) in their collection. Which is cheaper and it doesn't really suit the Carnival of Colours...

- The brush! Now, I love a wide, round brush but what shape is this?

The best comparison I can make is with this sign:

Did I miss something?? Is this the future?

Now, if the hairs were in a smooth line I could live with it but even that isn't the case.

It almost looks hand cut. I even checked if all the brushes had it.

It's not dramatic in use but I hope they'll improve it!

Nail art

I used the promo as inspiration and tried to hand paint the pineapples as good as I could.

Each limited edition comes with a Catrice nail design which you can find on YouTube.

This time it's a more simple version of the pineapple. Tutorial can be found here.

Here is my version: