For this mani I let my boyfriend chose the polishes, and I think he did a really good job :-)
My base color is Essence Shopping @Portobello Road (Vintage District Trend Edition), a vibrant teal creme. The color is more green leaning than my pictures show, I wasn't really able to capture it with my camera. I used three coats for full opactiy. A little warning if you own this polish: don't forget the base coat! I did (I always wear basecoat, just this time I forgot) and it stained massively.
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On top of Shopping @Portobello Road I added one coat of Dollish Polish Mermaid Scales. "Part Of the Mythical Creatures set, Mermaid Scales is an under the sea, magical shade that has a duo-chrome base, flashing from an ocean Teal to Green with varying sized iridescent and turquoise/teal hexagon glitters that will be sure to take your fingertips on an aquatic adventure!"
(Source: Dollish Polish).
I had no issues with the formula, application was nice and easy. I finished this mani with one coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer.
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Dollish Polish are available at their store, at Llarowe and at Overall Beauty.
Sieht wirklich sehr meerjungfrauenhaft aus.
ReplyDeleteIch finde auch, der Name passt perfekt :-)
DeleteI'm still scared to use that Essence polish after I forgot basecoat one time...... This is a great combo!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it. Concerning staining polishes, I've really bad luck: every time I've finally managed to remove/grow out the stains (it often takes me several weeks) I use the next staining polish without knowing it. So my nails are constantly stained... :-/
DeleteI loooove glitters like these! They are just so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, they are :-)
DeleteThis is a gorgeous combo! Mermaid Scales is super pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Melissa! Yes, Mermaid Scales really is gorgeous.
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