Cirque ColorsTequila Sunrise - Red to Yellow Thermal Temperature Changing Mood Nail Polish - 0.37 Fl Oz (11 mL) - Vegan & Cruelty-Free

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.

Changes color so well and when used with OPI infinity shine top and base coat, easily lasts more than a week!

Very nice polish

Great polish. Goes on easy and NO UV light needed. Changes colors very quickly.

Quick delivery. Nice packaging. Even got an adorable Pride sticker. I was shipped the incorrect color. I'm going to keep it because it's great product. Hope my next order turns out correct.

It's a pretty color and goes on nicely but the color does not shift with temperature at all. I can stick my nails in steaming hot water or ice water and it doesn't change. I have other thermal nail polishes that work well so I don't think it's me.

This was the first time I tried Cirque nail polish and I haven't been disappointed by the product. It really does change colors, but it takes a decent temperature change to make it stay - you're never going to get it to stay the way it looks in the photos with half dark and half bright. But I don't mind that. It's a really beautiful somewhat-bright red when it's warmer and a beautiful dark red when cool. The formula seems nice and smooth, but it doesn't self-level very well. It took me 3 coats to get full opacity and it was still streaky if I wasn't careful. I was supposed to receive it in 2 days with Prime shipping, but it didn't show up and I saw that they ended up reshipping it (without telling me) and it took 11 days to get to me. The company should have let me know there was a problem because I bought it through Amazon to get the faster shipping, but I could have bought it through their website and gotten it just as fast. But I like the polish. Don't know if it's worth $14 for the novelty of it, though, because the shades aren't unique.

Gives 90s nostalgia. One thick coat, or two normal coats leave a perfect finish. Lasts longer than you’d expect for a deep or bright red polish—just use a top coat.