Swatches | The There and Back Again Collection by Femme Fatale

Hey guys! Today I have the There And Back Again Collection from Femme Fatale inspired by The Hobbit! As soon as I saw these I knew I needed them, The Hobbit and the entire LOTR series have a super special place in my heart. Before I knew my husband in middle school we were both reading the same book in this series and my library was so tiny we literally only had one copy of each. We would have to compete with each other to get the next book before it was gone. It’s been love ever since! I purchased these myself from Beautometry and they retail for $10 each and shipped really quickly.

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First up is Heart of The Mountain, described as “A VERY pale silvery blue, it primarily looks like a slight silver-grey or pearl white but you will catch those blueish tinges on occasion. It’s a linear holo with fine ultra holo glitters, and a very strong red-to-yellow flash.” This one was almost completely opaque for me in 3 coats and had a buttery easy to use formula. Very light and ethereal, this is a perfect representation of it’s namesake.

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Next up is Wandering Wizard, described as “A sheer-based microglitter topper, full of holographic silvers with a hint of lavender, and a smattering of orange luminescence.” This one was a little on the thin side but came completely opaque at 3 coats. it could also definitely be used as a topper! I love the grey tints in this for Gandalf the Grey, this one does dry down a bit textured so will benefit from a topcoat.

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Next up is My Precious, described as “A clear topper filled with golden glitters and strong pink shimmers.” This one again starts out pretty sheer and will definitely make a beautiful topper but the pink shimmer base helps this one be opaque in 3 coats. The pink tones makes this one a really gorgeous warm gold. This one is going to dry a bit textured as well.

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Next up is Elvenking, described as “A gorgeous warm earthy bronze crelly, filled with soft glints of antique gold, shifting gold-green flakes and iridescence.” This one started out sheer as well and has a thinner buttery formula that wanted to pool a bit on me. This was such a gorgeously unique caramel polish, I am going to try it out with a matte topcoat as well. The flakes do make Elvenking dry down a little textured.

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Next up is Lonely Mountain, described as “A warm earthy brown that leans almost bronze-brown and an overly of bold green shimmers.” This is one of the only ones of this collection that was an easy 2 coater for me, the formula is amazing and buttery and dries quickly. I picked up some pink shimmer at an angle as well, such a unique polish! I think Lonely Mountain + matte topcoat + Autumn are going to be a winning combination!

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Next is The Last Great Fire Drake, described as “A strong plum-magenta jelly base, with turquoise flash and golden holo glitters.” This one had good coverage at 2 coats but benefitted from a third I believe, it also dried down a bit textured around the scattered holographic glitter. The shimmer in this one is so strong!

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Next up is one of my favorites, The Necromancer is described as “A brilliant pink jelly with hints of purple tones, and filled with cherry holo, blue shimmers and warm flakes.” This one again had good coverage at 2 but a 3rd adds a ton of depth to the flakes and more glitter! This one is so gorgeous and in the sun, forget about it!

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Lastly I have Thief In The Shadows, described as “A plum purple jelly with blue-to-pink shimmers and silver holographic glitters.” This one had great coverage at 2 coats, I went ahead and did 3 here and it got a little thick on the nail for me. I love the combination of the purple shimmery jelly with the large holographic glitters! This one will definitely benefit from a topcoat as well.

So that wraps up my swatch and review of the There and Back Again collection, I think these are going to be amazing polishes to transition into the fall with! Are any of these catching your eye?