Barry M Dusky Mauve + funky french

I did another funky french - these are the best solution for tipwear ever, I swear. They look fun, they're simple, and they extend my mani another few days.


A few days ago I tried on Barry M Dusky Mauve, a dupe for Chanel Paradoxal. I can't compare myself since I don't have it, but the consensus is that it's a total, perfect dupe. You can find comparison pics here, here, and here.


Dusky Mauve certainly is an extraordinary color - in most lights, it varies between a slate gray and purpley mauve creme. But every once in a while, depending on how you look at it, you get a flash of magenta shimmer. It's gorgeous. I'm not generally a huge fan of dark polishes, but this one is special.


From the pics online that I'd seen, I didn't know how 'hidden' the shimmer really is. Most of the time, it looks just like a purpley-gray creme. But when it hits the light just right, you get the secret shimmer. I really like it, and I've never had a polish like it before.


I did a basecoat, two coats of Dusky Mauve #313, and a coat of Seche Vite - unfortunately the topcoat shrunk HORRIBLY on me, making my brand-new mani look days old. So the next day, I went over them with another set of funky french tips! These are done with Rimmel Lasting Finish 240 'Bling', which is a cooler and more silvery gold than my last set of tips which were much more orangey.


In the past week I've also tested out another dupeish drugstore polish, Accessorize Pink Spice - which is nearly a dupe for the fabled MAC Bad Fairy! Pics soon :)

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