Wheel V: Golds

Since I had just that one last straggler snowman to swatch, today's wheel is golds in a mix of finishes (unlike silvers, I don't have a ton of these so couldn't just do shimmers or foils).



1. Sally Hansen New Lengths Gold-Digger Frost (3 coats)
2. Revlon Street Wear Halo (3)
3. Unnamed gold microglitter snowman (3)
4. Sally Hansen New Lengths Fil-A-Greed Frost (4)
5. Maybelline Express Finish Gold Dee-light (3)
6. Sally Hansen New Lengths Sequin Frost (3)
7. Revlon Gold Get 'Em (3)
8. Maybelline Express Finish Gold Aluminum (2)
9. Maybelline Express Finish Diva Gold (2)
10. Ulta Professional Tilted Halo (2)
11. Orly Luxe (2)
12. Milani My Network (2)
13. Borghese Trevi Gold (3)
14. Nina Ultra Pro Velveteen Rabbit (2)
15. Petites Universe (5—yep, it's sheer)
16. Sally Hansen Salon unnamed mini (3)
17. Sally Hansen Salon Tassel (3)
18. Borghese Ipnotico Gold (3)
19. Maybelline Express Finish Matte Gold (3)
20. Orly Solid Gold (2)

I neglected to take any detail shots in my lightbox, so instead I have a few I did in the warm glow of my desk lamp. The colors aren't true, but you can at least have a closer look at some of the finishes. All of these are without topcoat, though some definitely could benefit from it.








Bottles 1 through 4 (back in the lightbox):


5 through 9:


10 through 14:


15 through 20:


When I get around to getting serious about pruning my stash, a bunch of the polishes on this wheel can go. Numbers 8, 9, and 16 through 19 are just not that flattering with my skintone, and 2, 3, 15, and 16 are borderline. I can't make a case for keeping all four cool-toned foils (10 through 13) so some of those will have to move on to other homes at some point. I was surprised by how similar Orly Luxe and Milani My Network (11 & 12) are out of the bottle, because in the bottle the Orly looks much more cool-toned.