Serum No 5 SS15 Part 1 Collection Swatches & Review

by Lisa Heath

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Now are you ready for some glow in the dark goodness that Serum No 5 is well known for? Good because you are in for a treat!

Serum No 5 is releasing her SS15 Part 1 collection on May 1st (just a couple more days!) and there are 7 shades that make up this collection.  6 are glow in the dark which are softer shades in daylight but have an intense glow when it gets dark, while 1 is a softer shade that ties into almost a wedding theme (along with a few more older shades I’ll be sharing with you tomorrow!)

Budding Light

Budding Light

Budding Light is the only top coat in the collection.  This is a mix of micro green and turquoise flakes in a glow in the dark base.  This glows green in the dark.  You’ll see the glow in the dark shade below and with just 1 coat there is a faint glow, but the bottle kind of overtook the photo, but if you look at my nails, you can see they are glowing a bit.

The bottle definitely wanted the spotlight though.

Budding Light glow

Budding Light macro

Guiding Light

Guiding Light

Guiding Light is a sheer white shimmery polish that glows light blue/white in the dark.  I am in love with the glow on this one.  I used 3 thin coats for these photos.

Guiding Light glow

Guiding Light macro

Highlight

Highlight

Highlight is a sheer beige with shimmer glow in the dark.  I used 3 thin coats for these photos and as you can see, there is still VNL.  This is a lovely neutral though.  It glows aqua in the dark.

Highlight glow

Highlight macro

Moonlight

Moonlight

Moonlight is a sheer light grey with shimmer that glows green in the dark.  I used 3 thin coats for these photos.

Moonlight glow

Moonlight macro

Starlight

Starlight

Starlight is a sheer shimmery baby pink that glows purple in the dark.  I used 3 thin coats for these photos.

Starlight glow

Starlight macro

Twilight

Twilight

Twilight is a sheer bluish grey with blue and silver shimmer that glows blue in the dark.  I used 3 thin coats for these photos.

Twilight glow

Twilight macro

Something Blue

Something Blue

Something Blue is a pale sheer grey blue crelly base with blue micro glitters and white small hex glitters.  I used 3 thin coats for these photos.

This shade does not glow in the dark and actually ties in with various shades from past SS collections that have a wedding like theme.

Something Blue macro

Overview

All 7 shades were lovely to work with if you are okay with sheerer polishes.  They were created with a softer look in mind and I used very thin coats when I paint, but they will have more opacity if you are a little more heavy handed than I was in application.  All of them look VERY sheer on first coat but they do build up nicely.  The glow on all of them is really nice and I like that they all pretty much have a different glow color!

Where To Buy:  Serum No 5 Website | International Stockists

Release Date: May 1st, 2015

Social Media Links: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Serum No 5 has also released some Cut It Out Nail Vinyls which I will be showing you in an upcoming post!

Are you a fan of glow in the dark shades?  What about shades with a softer look such as these? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!

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20 comments

Chelsea April 28, 2015 - 8:52 pm

I’ve never heard of this brand until now, but WOW. These are seriously cool polishes!! I love Budding Light!

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Kim April 29, 2015 - 6:23 am

I love starlight and twilight.

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jamie@makeuplifelove April 29, 2015 - 9:10 am

Ooohhhh were has this brand been all my life. I have never heard or seen it before. But WOW, I need some. Scratch that ALL of these in my life. Great swatches like always too!

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Allison @Never Say Die Beauty April 29, 2015 - 9:22 am

I often like sheer shades and the glow in the dark thing is so much fun. I like these!

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Erika April 29, 2015 - 9:58 am

Twilight and Something Blue! Yasssss! Your swatches. They are what mine want to be when they grow up. :D

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Cindy Ingalls April 29, 2015 - 11:12 am

Not familiar with this brand, but these polishes look interesting.

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Carleen April 29, 2015 - 1:35 pm

I love the idea of glow in the dark polish. Not sure I would actually wear it, but I do like the idea of it!

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BeautyJudy April 29, 2015 - 3:29 pm

I love Budding Light!

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Renu April 29, 2015 - 4:06 pm

I want all those bottles so they glow from my shelves at night and I can fall asleep looking at them! Love the glow-in-the-dark nails!

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Miranda | Slashed Beauty April 29, 2015 - 4:34 pm

I love the effect of Twilight! Glow in the dark nails are so rad

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Brooke @ Blushing Noir April 29, 2015 - 5:17 pm

I love Highlight and Moonlight! What cool polishes!

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NORAH LOVES MAKEUP April 29, 2015 - 5:36 pm

Budding Light looks stunning, I would rock this!

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MarciaF April 29, 2015 - 6:13 pm

These look fun but I doubt I’ll ever be in a place with blacklights again.

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Lisa Heath April 29, 2015 - 6:55 pm

No blacklights are used for my photos… it’s when the lights are completely off for glow in the dark.

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Phyrra April 29, 2015 - 7:16 pm

Some day I will try this brand! I love all the glow in the dark.

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Kath TheFabZilla April 29, 2015 - 8:36 pm

wow glow in the dark! pretty sure you can’t play hide and seek in the dark!

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Honeygirlk April 30, 2015 - 9:17 am

these are really awesome. Highlight is pretty :D I love polishes that do fun things, I’m adding this to my list

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Kendra May 1, 2015 - 6:32 pm

Those would be so fun for halloween!

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