Cirque Colors Bisou Bisou

I find this to be a quality nail polish. Not only does it change colours back and forth quickly when I get my fingers warm or cold through out the day but it is lasting on my fingernails super well. I'm very active and I usually mess up my fingernail polish very quickly and need to re-do them in a day or so, but I did my nails 5 days ago and they still look good! I definitely will try some of their other colours. I am thoroughly enjoying watching the colours change AND they are very pretty colours at that. I bought Luna, it changes from a very light blue to a darker purplish blue.

New favorite polish! It changes color fairly easily (some thermals require extreme temps to show the change). Slight sparkle/shimmer to the polish is so good. I got many compliments and my friends want it now.

Effectively changes color. I just wished that it would be purple when warm. Instead it's the pastel blue. Purple looks great on most hands but the pastel blue is a little iffy. Other than that, it stays on without chipping (I don't even use a top coat for this) and it changes instantly when in cold or hot temperature change on the body. I have anemia so my finger tips are always cold and always pastel blue but turn purple after a hot shower. Pretty great nail polish!

The media could not be loaded. This review is for the "Lone Star" color. I'm a fan of Cirque, I always love their stuff. (Except their terrible skinny brushes!) I'm pretty happy with this one but it's not as *amazing* as some of their other polishes. (They have amazing magnetics!)Color accuracy and layering:It's not as vibrant as it looks in the product images, I'd say it's like a dusty periwinkle to various denim-like shades, to a muted dark navy. (Even over white. I did try that, and it doesn't change much). All the shades are nice colors, just softer and muted, not very vibrant or saturated. It is sort of a jelly, so it's a bit sheer, which I wanted. I wanted to experiment with the color changing over other colors showing through. And with no base color, I like how the warmest color is so sheer it is very light and subtle and has a true jelly look, while the coldest/darkest shade becomes a dark navy and isn't sheer anymore. But layering with other colors doesn't work super well because you don't really get a perfectly even layer. It does self level pretty nicely, so it isnt streaky, but with the sheerness you often see some slight pooling visible no matter how smooth you get your coat. So i always end up with it a bit thicker/more opaque at the tips, even if I specifically try not to let it pool there when applying. (See my photo layered with cirque's "lucky jelly" red. Instead of a true mix, you see both the red and the blue, depending on how the blue coat pooled. Maybe a cool 4th of July look, but not the type of layering I wanted.)Formula:I think this polish shrinks a bit as well (you can sort of see in my photo with the french tip look- a sliver of the white edge of my nail is showing. It was not like that when I first painted them, and I didnt file them or anything, that's the shrinkage.) As for the formula, it dries with a weird matte finish, but not totally matte that would look intentional. You definitely need a top coat. But I know that's often the nature of thermals.Color changing:The color change works very well and I do often get the french tips effect, even with my somewhat short nails.

It’s not my first Cirque Colors polish, but it is a favorite! The colors are vibrant at 2 coats! Though it’s a little more purple than blue.

While it is a lovely shade of red, I did not notice a color change and I used a base, 2 coats and a topper. I have a drawer full of other thermal nail polishes that are all quite easy to see when there’s a change. I could have saved money to get a plain red polish. Like I said, it’s a pretty shade and I’ll use it but I wouldn’t expect a big change in its shade.

The media could not be loaded. It is pretty cool. There is a little bit of sparkle, and it look almost matte at first. I did 3 coats with Essie Here to Stay base coat, and Seche Vite top coat. The water was hot at first (blue/teal), and then cold is purple/blue.

Doesn’t change colors at all. The color is a very pretty red but never changed.