Embarrassing as it was, my last experiment with this kind of collage post was really helpful in motivating me to pare down my collection -- I kept 20 out of the 53 items shown.
So here's a nail polish edition, featuring the three groups I've been gravitating to lately: textured greens, smooth blues and purple-tinged neutrals.
All pictures taken in natural sun/light. Swatches are 2 coats with topcoat unless otherwise noted.
DC = discontinued
LE = limited edition
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So which would you ditch? :) Any shared favourites? Not sure why my brain would regard this kind of thing as a makeup rut MAYDAY MAYDAY but in nail terms, it's just a pleasant aesthetic wave to ride.
Apologies for not keeping up with posting/replying to comments/bloghopping lately: holidays = mad chaotic rush, always. I aim to post at least once a week for now, but will hopefully be back on a more regular schedule next year.
So here's a nail polish edition, featuring the three groups I've been gravitating to lately: textured greens, smooth blues and purple-tinged neutrals.
All pictures taken in natural sun/light. Swatches are 2 coats with topcoat unless otherwise noted.
DC = discontinued
LE = limited edition
Textured greens
left to right:
Butter London Trustafarian: pale lemon-sage holo (3 coats)
China Glaze He's Going In Circles: seafoam-mint holo (DC)
Butter London Swinger: multi-tonal glittery chartreuse
Essence Bashful: hunter green cream base with fine gold shimmer (LE)
Smitten Polish I Want It Now: green jelly base with teal, green and black sparkle (3 coats)
China Glaze Emerald Sparkle: deepened green base with...emerald sparkle
A-England St George: subtle rich holo, more pine green than teal
Butter London Jack the Lad: dark bottle green base with gold, turquoise and emerald glitter
Suqqu EX-08 Kujakudama: blackened sage with lighter, warmer green shimmer (DC)
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| Trustafarian, He's Going in Circles, Swinger, Bashful, I Want it Now, (Emerald Sparkle) |
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| Bashful, I Want It Now, Emerald Sparkle, St George, Jack the Lad, Kujakudama |
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| Jack the Lad |
Smooth Blues
left to right:
Kiko 336 Electric Blue: bright, clear electric blue, on the light side of IKB
YSL 18 Bleu Majorelle: a little deeper/more muted than Kiko
OPI Dating a Royal: sheer cobalt jelly (4 coats)
China Glaze Man Hunt: slightly richer and deeper than OPI, cobalt crelly
Kiko 335 Ink Blue: sheer parker-ink blue, looks more blue and less teal with layering (4 coats)
Illamasqua Propaganda: inky blackened blue (3 coats)
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| Electric Blue, Bleu Majorelle, Dating a Royal, Man Hunt, Ink Blue, Propaganda |
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Purple as a neutral
left to right:
Butter London Muggins: pale grey with lavender tint
OPI Done Out In Deco: lilac cream
Butter London No More Waity, Katie: lavender taupe base with brighter, warmer glitter (3 coats)
[no bottle pic] A-England Guinevere: neutral greyed lavender
Rescue Beauty Lounge Insouciant: dusty lilac-taupe base with subtle cool blue reflect
Sephora by OPI Metro Chic: looks ridiculously warm here but it's not, a dirty plummed taupe
Barry M Dusky Mauve: Chanel Paradoxal in a far superior formula :P
Rescue Beauty Lounge Recherché: warm grey-smoked plum
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| Muggins, Done Out In Deco, NMWK, Guinevere, Insouciant, Metro Chic, Dusky Mauve, Recherché |
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So which would you ditch? :) Any shared favourites? Not sure why my brain would regard this kind of thing as a makeup rut MAYDAY MAYDAY but in nail terms, it's just a pleasant aesthetic wave to ride.
Apologies for not keeping up with posting/replying to comments/bloghopping lately: holidays = mad chaotic rush, always. I aim to post at least once a week for now, but will hopefully be back on a more regular schedule next year.