Okay! Here is my quick and dirty comparison of Laura Mercier Twilight. I used two coats of each polish shown (although, admittedly, Neeka very well could have been a one coater). They are all quite similar in color and tone - with just color they looked really similar in my bathroom lighting.
Paradoxal is maybe a hair more brown than the others and Neeka is definitely just a little more blue-toned than the others.
I've included this awful, blurry flash picture because it reveals the differences a little better than just the fluoro shots alone. I hope this helps someone! Here is a link back to my original Twilight post.
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Why hello, lovely Chameleon Mari Moon! Aren't you pretty?!
This is two coats swatched over clear base coat with no top coat.
This one applied relatively well, despite the brush needing a nice little trim.
Stay tuned for more Mari Moon swatches!
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This is two coats of Cutie Pie, shown over a clear base coat with no top coat.
Are you wondering what the heck Mari Moon means, like I am? Well, apparently it's the stage name of a VJ on Brazilian MTV! It looks like Mariana sells clothes, has vibrantly colored hair, and that the actual name "Mari Moon" was inspired by the Japanese Sailor Moon. Cool!
To my dear Brazilian readers, feel free to add any pertinent or fun information in the comments! :)
Cutie Pie is just lovely. Blue, pink, and purple make me swoon.
Again, I would probably opt for three coats or to layer this over black for an actual manicure. It looks just fine at two coats for these quick swatch pics, though. Another beautiful Mari Moon awaits you tomorrow!
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Greetings, Nation!! I have Mari Moon swatches for you!
Yesterday was overcast and gloomy out (which is perfect for multichrome pictures, by the way), plus I was coming off of the week wearing Sally Hansen heart stickers, so, I figured a little swatch sesh was in order! I've had the Hits Mari Moons for a while, I just haven't gotten around to trying them out until now.
This here is two coats of Artsy shown over clear base coat and without top coat. If I was wearing this as a mani I probably would've added a third coat just to be sure there weren't any translucent areas. That, or layered it over black.
The brush on Artsy (along with every Mari Moon I have, save for one) was no fun and a challenge to work with. I find the shape to be difficult for getting close to the cuticle area. Also, there were splayed out bits and pieces. I trimmed off the offending bits with my trusty Tweezerman cuticle nippers, which helped.
Instead of showing you all the swatches at once, in one ginormous post, I'm going to stretch it out. :) Stay tuned for all the others!
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I recently wore this combination: NerdLacquer I Aim to Misbehave with Lynnderella Liquid Valentine.
I started with two coats of I Aim to Misbehave. Then I added one coat of Lynnderella's Liquid Valentine.
I had a horrible time using Glitter Tamer (which has happened to me before), so I ultimately did not wear this for long at all. As it was drying more fully, there were very noticeable streak marks. :(
I'm not exactly sure why this happens and why only sometimes, but I know I am not alone in finding Glitter Tamer very tricky to work with. It is awesome for lots of people, though, so I'm not knocking it. I just think for my own sanity, I should be using it much less (if at all!).
At least I managed to get these beautiful pictures before everything went yucko! :) I think the two polishes looked so perfect together.
Here are some indoor pictures of I Aim to Misbehave all by itself, two coats with top coat. It's a top coat hungry glitter, but so ridiculously pretty and complex. The thing that surprised me about this one is how it's amazingly complicated and enchanting to look at yet so seemingly simple, all at the same time!
Just look at everything going on in that bottle. It's a crazy mess of wonderful glitters and shimmers. I think it ends up looking slightly more plummy on the nail where it seems a bit more maroon in the bottle.
It's absolutely lovely to look at and wear. I highly recommend NerdLacquer! Color me obsessed. I must continue to have them all.
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Check this one out!
Two coats of Orly Rococo A-Go-Go (name, y u so silly?!).
The formula was a bit too thick and almost tricky for me - I definitely should have just thinned it right away.
Still, it's absolutely to die for, and it turned out just fine!
The next day, I added a coat of Inglot 202 flakes. Here are a few indoor pics first.
YIKES! SO BEAUTIFUL!
As you will see in a moment, the flakes look mostly orange in the bottle, so I was pleasantly surprised to see so much green come out to play!
It's rainbow-rific, that's for sure.
Now for some outdoor pictures.
Can you even stand it?!
I definitely need to wear more flakes. Definitely.
I really like the Inglot flakies because they come out so dense and easily. I just wish the bottle wasn't so tiny!
What are your favorite flakes?
It's nice to see so many companies jumping on the bandwagon now.
Hopefully we won't be having any more flakie polish shortages in the near future. :)
Thanks for taking the time to stop by!
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This is two coats of Laura Mercier Twilight.
It applied really nicely and I didn't have any problems with the brush, despite it being in the clunky square cap.
These sunny pictures really wash out the color and bring out the smoky gray tones more.
It actually looks even more shimmery in person!
I really like this color and am glad that I went to the trouble to hunt it down.
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Here's my second time using Hare polish. I'm wearing three coats of Pegasus.
It's a really lovely, milky, perfectly smooth pastel lilac with whitish-pinkish looking hexes in different sizes.
I really love how the hexes get sort of submerged in the milky polish and are seen at different depths.
It's so whimsical and just really, really dreamy!
Very sadly, as seems to be the case lately, this did not last long enough on me. I had major chipping and peeling in less than a day. I'm still enchanted by this polish, though, and would certainly try it again with perhaps a different combination of base and top coats. For more info on Hare polish, click
here.
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