Wheel W15: Golden Shimmers

 

1. SinfulColors Dripping in Pearls (3 coats)
2. SinfulColors 24 Karat (3) [seems like I should have put this on a wheel with toppers]
3. Dr's Remedy Sincere Snow (3) [this was white when it was new, and has been kept out of the light, but it turned yellow anyway]
4. SinfulColors The Royal Me (3)
5. Finger Paints Midas Touch (3) [almost a 2-coater; probably should be on a textures wheel]
6. SinfulColors Gilded Goddess (3)
7. Wet n Wild MegaLast Studio Glitter & Gold (3)
8. Essence Ticket to Paradise Tropical Heat (3) [still not quite opaque at 3 coats]
9. SinfulColors About Last Night (3)
10. Bonita unlabelled shade (3)
11. Sally Hansen Insta Dri Metallic Sunburst (2)
12. Sally Hansen Insta Dri Gold Rush (2) [matte finish, expected]
13. Beautifully Disney Forever Young (2) [matte finish, unexpected])
14. Milani Gold Lamé (2)
15. Revlon Gold Touch (2) [matte finish, and my favorite on the wheel]
16. Milani Signature Gold (2)
17. Esssence Twilight Breaking Dawn A Piece of Forever (2)
18. Bonita Salon Golden Florence (2) [verging on a texture]
19. Sally Hansen Insta Dri Go for Gold (2) [cooler toned than most on this wheel, oops]
20. Butter London Marbs (2)

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Shifty Duo from Great Lakes Lacquer

Today I have two beauties from Great Lakes Lacquer that have been languishing in my stash waiting for their day to shine: Making Peace With Past Indiscretions and Resolve.

 

Making Peace With Past Indiscretions is a multichrome shimmer that's deep green shifting to purple, with shades of blue and even gold in between depending on the light. It has scattered holo microglitter, too, to add even more interest.

 

I used two coats for my swatch and that was plenty. Straight on in indirect light, it mostly showed its rich green base, with hints of purple at the edges.

 

Start changing the angles and the shifts appear:

 

 

 

Out of the lightbox under direct light, it looked like a gorgeous night sky:

 

Resolve has small shifty glitter pieces that go green to blue to purple along with a holo microglitter scatter in a clear base, so it pairs very well with Making Peace.

 

I put one coat of Resolve over Making Peace and added clear topcoat. Loved this combination!

 

Resolve is so sparkly and it seemed to really enchance the shift in Making Peace.

 

 

 

One more of the combo in direct light:

 

On the one hand, I have so many pretties I haven't worn, so at least swatching them so I get to enjoy them for a little while is a good thing. On the other hand, seeing them on my nails just makes me want to go look for more pretties. We shall see if my commitment to a low buy survives the post-Thanksgiving rush.

Wheel V15: China Glaze Glitters

Nail Wheel Wednesday is finally back! This installment is more glitters from China Glaze. It's been a while since I bought from that brand but I sure did stock up on them back in the day.

 

(all have clear topcoat in addition to glitter coats noted below) 1. China Glaze Glitter All the Way (3 coats)
2. China Glaze Holo at Ya Girl (3)
3. China Glaze Grinchworthy (3)
4. China Glaze Winter Holly (3)
5. China Glaze Teal the Fever (3)
6. China Glaze I Soiree I Didn't Do It (3)
7. China Glaze Graffiti Glitter (3)
8. China Glaze Emerald Sparkle (3)
9. China Glaze Deliciously Wicked (2)
10. China Glaze Water You Waiting For (2)
11. China Glaze Mosaic Madness (2)
12. China Glaze Bling It On (2)
13. China Glaze I Just Canterlot (2)
14. China Glaze Fang-tastic (2)
15. China Glaze Brand Sparkly New Year (3)
16. China Glaze Howl You Doin' (2)
17. China Glaze Grover It (2)
18. China Glaze All Wrapped Up (2)
19. China Glaze Coal Hands Warm Heart (2)
20. China Glaze Moonlight the Night (2)

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