Not too long ago, I did a(nother) swap with mrsrexy, and one of the surprises she included was Misa Hot Couture. I couldn't resist trying it first even though it arrived with a number of more conventionally beautiful nail polishes. Something about colors that are slightly odd like this just draws me in. Hot Couture is a mustard yellow creme, which doesn't seem like a good idea on someone with my complexion, but somehow this shade of mustard doesn't clash like Barielle Aura Angora did. In fact, in the light in the room where I did this mani, it blended into my skintone so well that I missed a horrifying number of areas when doing cleanup, so I apologize for the mess in some of today's photos. (Why I didn't notice it once I got my hands into better light, I cannot say. If this starts to be a trend, I'll worry about it then.)
Here's three coats of Hot Couture, unadorned:
I wanted to try another of the pretties in the package, so I added two coats of Nubar Opulent Pearl on top (plus top coat on top of that). Opulent Pearl is red, blue, and green flakies in a pearlescent base. Here how it looked in indirect indoor light:
And in indirect outdoor light the next day (by which time I'd done some more cleanup but still managed to miss some spots):
I liked looking at this when I wore it even though I never quite decided if it looked good on me. (In that, it's the yellowish version of Gray Suede, which I still go back and forth on.)
Oh wow I was looking up swatches of Nubar Opulent Pearl just a few hours ago! I think I'm going to get it. :P
ReplyDeleteYayayay flakies ! The color was gorgeous by itself though .
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you love Couture. I ADORE it. It absolutely suits you.
ReplyDeleteHow does Opulent Pearl compare to 2010? I'm not sure I can tell enough to get them both!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like the uniqueness of the Misa! It looks good with Opulent Pearl on top...a combo I never would have thought of!
ReplyDeleteI love how the colour transformed when you used Opulent Pearl on it! Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove it with the flakies, such an unusual colour :)
ReplyDeleteso beautiful! I need both of these in my life!
ReplyDeleteThanks, ladies!
ReplyDeletecrazyjkix, I don't have 2010, but Beautyburg did a comp. I'd say they're different enough to have both (I have SH Hidden Treasure so passed on 2010).
Thanks for the link! I'll check it out!
ReplyDeleteI love this type of color!
ReplyDeleteI got Opulent Pearl by mistake in an order but kept it. Glad I did!
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