Je vais a Paris...

No posts for the next few days because the bf & I are going to PARIS! This is my first real holiday since moving to the UK, and I am so excited. We're taking the train and having a romantic little holiday, seeing the sights and eating fancy pastries and whatnot.

See you later!

Nailgirl

Porcelain NOTD

Sometimes, the simple looks are the most effective. I call this porcelain because it reminds me of the teacups my boyfriend's family has - they're white with a blue band exactly this color. These nails are, of course, blue with a white band.

You're not tired of Eyeko Rain yet, are you? Because I'm not. It's a perfect one coater in a lovely color with hidden shimmer. I can't, can't, can't get enough of it.

So this is a really simple look, just a cellotape funky french with a white creme. But I really really liked it. It's classic.

Nailgirl

GOSH Golden Dragon

This is not a duochrome. It isn't a green polish, either. This is GOSH Golden Dragon, master of illusion.

(cloudy day guys, soz!)

You think this polish is green? It is not green. In reality, it's a blue polish with gold glitter suspended in it, creating a green with tons of depth.

It looks amazing in the bottle, because you can see those gold flakes floating around in it. It isn't quite as impressive on the nail, but it's still pretty cool!

You learned in elementary school that blue and yellow make green, and here it is in action.

Nailgirl

When bubbles aren't so bad...?

So here's a strange conundrum for you. Polish lovers hate bubbles. They are the bane of our existence. They ruin perfectly decent manicures and once they're applied, there's very little you can do about them.
So why then... do I like the look of these bubbles???

These bubbles are like a design effect, albeit one I have no control over. I dunno, I think it looks cool!

Have you ever enjoyed bubbles in your polish? Am I crazy??

Nailgil

Accessorize Aztec - looks familiar...?

If you think this dark, indescribable foil duochrome polish looks familiar, you're totally right. It's not a total dupe, but it is dupeish for Orly Space Cadet and its kin.

It's genius, when you think about it - magenta duo foil glitter in a green base. You'd think it would turn out muddy, but it actually doesn't. Instead, the color shifts endlessly, and you can't really say what color it is.

Accessorize is a copy cat, we know that. This is from the same collection that brought us Pink Spice, dupeish for Bad Fairy. But they're copying good ones, that's for sure.

For the record, I did one coat of Aztec over some plum polish. I think layering the foils over coordinating bases gives a better sparkly effect - the foil isn't crowded against itself, but is allowed to reflect. Copycat or not, this is stunning.

Nailgirl

Eyeko Pastel NOTD

As I mentioned in my last Eyeko post, before I got Eyeko Pastel I was worried that it would be a little too similar to Eyeko Rain. I needn't have worried, though, because in person they are totally, totally different. Eyeko Rain is a very greyish blue with hidden shimmer. Pastel is a turquoisey blue with bright blue duochrome.

The duochrome shimmer is hard to capture, but it's more apparent in person.

Overall, I really prefer Rain to Pastel. Pastel is fun, but maybe a little garish for most occasions. Eyeko Rain just feels classier. Also, Rain is a perfect one-coater, and Pastel needed two coats to go on.

Nailgirl

A classy brown from Maybelline

This is a super nice shade - it's Maybelline Wet Shine in Spiced Cider. In the bottle, it looks way pinker than it actually is - it dries very slightly pinkish brown. I think it's pretty classy.

As such, I wore it during my extremely short career as a hand model. ;)

(I'm a knitter in my spare time, and I was modeling these gloves)

Nailgirl