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Thursday, September 8, 2011

s-he 466 and Blair

I did a swap over the summer with Ivana of Ivana Thinks Pink and just recently had some time to try out a couple of the pretties she sent. My hand went to s-he Stylezone in 466 (if it has a name in addition to the number, I couldn't find it) first because I was so intrigued by the combination of grey with gold shimmer. The base is a greenish blue-toned grey, which I wouldn't think to pair with gold, yet the combination really works. Two coats and it was good.





The shimmer is pretty in regular room light and really pretty in direct light:



It almost seemed wrong to mess with 466, but Ivana also sent some glitters, and I couldn't resist trying one of them on top: Essence Nail Art Twins Blair. Blair has silver hex glitter in a couple sizes sharing a clear base with small holo glitter. As bling goes, it's pretty restrained. I used only one coat of it so as not to cover up too much of 466, and liked the effect quite a lot.





I know I am fortunate to have so many polishes easily available around here, but these swap goodies make it clear that some brands are holding out on me. Thank goodness for internet buddies like Ivana!
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18 comments:

  1. AlexSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    I love love love essence and each time I see a post containing it my heart drops because they are not so easily available to me!

    That being said I love S-he 466 a lot!! That shimmer gets to me! It's gorgeous!

    xoxox

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  2. nail crazySeptember 8, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    great combo, i love this mani :-D

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  3. GailSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    I love this combo!

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  4. Alexa1202September 8, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    I love S-he 466! One of my favorite color!

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  5. Polish AMORSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    oh this one is amazing & I love the glitter!!! I want international buddies :-P

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  6. Une Ruxi à ParisSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    this she looks amazing!! I love the subtle shimmer.

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  7. Polish and CharmsSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    That color is so pretty! The glitter is good too!

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  8. mrsrexySeptember 8, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    That combo looks great! I only have a couple s-he polishes...received from swapping too as not in my neck of the woods!

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  9. Olivia C.September 8, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    I love that color! And the glitter makes it so awesome! :)

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  10. BeautyBehavedSeptember 8, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    love the combo!
    thats a nice glitter!
    love the hex glitters!
    (:

    <3 BB

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  11. LauraSeptember 8, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    I approve of the subtle blingage! I wish that my Ulta sold Essences other than the Colour & Go's. These polish twins look pretty cool!

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    That shimmer is so pretty! Love the glitter top coat. It really made the manicure!

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  13. LarieSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    I really love the shimmer in that polish - the gold really works!

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  14. polishlovingSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    love it with the glitter :)

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  15. LeeloSeptember 9, 2011 at 2:15 AM

    Very pretty combo!

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  16. With love, Ana.September 9, 2011 at 3:49 AM

    Nice combination!

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  17. Sara ♥September 9, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    Ooh that polish is so pretty! The glitter you'v layered over it is stunning too =]
    I'm so grateful for swap buddies too, it's such a great idea =D

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  18. s.September 10, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    what a nice combo. I'm not a huge fan of greens either but the gold shimmer is great and blair on top makes it fab

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