Spa Ritual Howl~ Review

SpaRitual's Howl polish from the fall Wilde collection was the only shade I felt I needed in my life. All the blogger photos were gorgeous, it looks stunning in the bottle. A dark brown with copper shimmer throughout. However, on the nail is just seems to fall flat. Even in bright sunshine you can barely see the shimmer at times, and the dark brown base looks black in most lighting. Plus, if you want any hope of seeing the shimmer you need a super shiny top coat. I tried it first with an older topcoat I had hanging around and it pretty much killed the uniqueness of the polish. 

I tried very hard to show the shimmer in these pics, they were all in direct sunlight but as you can see there isn't very much. This makes me sad because the polish in the bottle looks so gorgeous! Or when I'm in the process of removing it and the base removes a little before the shimmer so you can see it more.
The formula itself was pretty good. It went on easily in two coats and wear was about average for me (which is 2-3 days before major tip wear and chips).

Overall, I'm kind of disappointed. I was really hoping for a more unique and glowy sort of polish but mostly it just looks black or black-brown. Sparitual is vegan though so that's a plus, and I love the bottle, not only is it shaped nicely the rubber cap rocks.

Sprite Rating: 5/10, lost points for the potential it had but didn't live up to and the need for a super shiny top coat.

Would I Buy it Again? No, I wouldn't. I liked the idea of it and other bloggers seem to be able to coax out it's hidden wonders but on me it just looks black most of the time. *sigh* And I had such high hopes.

Autumn Favourites

Firstly, I'd like to apologize for my lack of updates. Right now it feels like the world is falling down around my ears and I'm quite stressed just trying to keep things running. Anyways, here are some of the products and colours I just love to use in the fall. Autumn is my favourite season by far and it really shows when you look at where my shade preferences are seen. Hope you enjoy!

• Spa Ritual polish in Howl (a black-brown with bronze shimmer)
• Mac Mega Metal eyeshadow in Spectacle of Yourself (shimmery auburn shade)
• Eyeko Indigo polish (Deep shimmery blue)
• Wet n' Wild Inferno (Bright orange with gold shimmer)
• Mac Kissable Lip Colour in Love Peck (Dark berry red)
• Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain and Balm in Twilight and Beloved- a berry and a purple
• The Body Shop Autumn Leaves blush in Berry (Shimmery red blush)
• Mac Fluidlines in Rich Ground (Copper), Dark Diversion (Dark Red), Midnight Blues (Dark Blue) and Dark Envy (Dark green)
• Urban Decay eyeshadow in Lounge (Dark brick red with blue-green duochrome), Perversion (matte black), Twice Baked (Shimmery Dark Brown), Misdemeanor (Blackened blue-green)
• Nars eyeshadow duo in Cheyenne (Burgundy and rich orange)
• Venomous Cosmetics Lip Poison in Hypnotize (Coral almost red)
• Morgana Cryptoria Lip Stick in Rose Plum (Berry)
• Fyrinnae eyeshadow in Fire Opal (dark copper), Pumpkinfire (Black with orange shimmer), Dokkalfar (Black with green shimmer), Vodka (silver with green tinge), Damn Paladins (Taupe with green reflect)
• Morgana Cryptoria eyeshadow in Brew Haha (Dark grey with some shimmer)
• The Body Needs eyeshadow in Moonwalk (light grey)
• Eyeko Polish in Vampira (Black with red glitter)
• Venomous Cosmetics eyeshadow in Distant Planet (Dark blue-grey- very unique!)
• Stila eyeshadow in Eden (Red-based malt brown)
• Wet n' Wild Color Icon Single in Brulee (Nude shade)
• Mac eyeshadow in Sumptuous Olive (Kahki green)
• Mac Lipstick in The Faerie Glen (Nude), Slimshine Most Wanted (Bronzey-red)
• Color Club Polishes in Snakeskin (Green-grey with gold shimmers), I Always Get My Man-Darin (Neon orange with light green shimmer)
• Wet n' Wild Fast Dry in Sea Witch (Dark purple with blue shimmer)
• Nars Cream Blush in Penny Lane

Not all the things mentioned were pictured and I apologize for the craptastic photo, I ran out of daylight and was using my iphone. 

As you can tell I'm huge into sultry eyes and toned down lips or red lips and toned down eyes. I love dark jewel tones for Autumn and it's the only time of year I wear orange. I also included in the photo a pair of earrings I'm fond of especially this time of year. Here are some other quick shots of some of the items.

Top to Bottom: Mac The Faerie Glen, Mac Slimshine Most Wanted, Revlon Beloved, Revlon Twilight

L to R: Color Club I Always Get My Man-Darin, Color Club Snakeskin, Wet n' Wild Sea Witch

Spa Ritual Howl


Mac Fluidlines


Revlon Lip Stain

What are your favourite trends for Autumn?

Spa Ritual Fall Wilde Collection

Images from the Industry Source

I am loving loving loving these shades by Spa Ritual for fall! Look at all the amazing rich jewel tones! So pretty! It's described as "This collection is feminine, sensual and intense. The shades are jeweled with a mystical depth of color in each layer." 

Based off of the book Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. The shade names are:

• Spirit Child- shimmery red
• Running With Wolves- rich copper metallic
• Rhythm of Life- deep emerald shimmer
• Instinct- jewel-worthy purple
• Howl- unique golden black
• Sacred Ground- Sparkling Grey

And for a closer look at the polishes!

Howl

Running With Wolves

Rhythm of Life

Instinct

Spirit Child

Sacred Ground

I want so many of these polishes! I'm seriously lusting over pretty much all of them! What about you? Are you loving the Wilde Collection?

These should be released in September and cost around $10 USD. As a bonus Spa Ritual nail polishes are vegan and made with 50% recycled glass, how cool is that?