Oceania

My base color is Manhattan 36L, a duochrome shimmer shifting from light blue to aqua. I used three coats for the pictures. Something didn't seem to be right with this polish, in tthe pictures with the topper you can see, that it just melted away under the other polish, producing these weird wrinkles on my nails...





The glitter topper is Candeo Oceania, a clear base filled with white, grey and aqua hexes. I added one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

 Candeo polishes don't seem to be produced anymore.

Golden Oldie Thursday - Day 12 - Yellow/Peach

The theme for today's round of Golden Oldie Thursday is Yellow/Peach. As I don't own a single peach polish, yellow it is.I had to choose between the few yellow polishes I own (I think I own three) and chose the oldest (even if I've already shown it here) :-)





Candeo Jellybean has a light yellow crelly base with blue, purple and pink hexes plus pink, yellow and green microglitter. Three coats were enough for opacity, one coat of Rica Glossy Glam topcoat provided a smooth finish. The last time I wore it I criticised drying time, but this time I didn't notice it negatively.

Candeo Colors polishes are available at their own store.


Take a look at what the other participants created for today:

An InLinkz Link-up

Moonraker Mallard

After the big feasting of the last two days, I'm back with a new mani. I hope, you had a great Christmas celebration (if you do celebrate it).

As base color I used OPI Moonraker (Skyfall Collection), a steel colored metallic polish, named after the eleventh James Bond movie. I really like the color (there are some brushstrokes, but I'd say that's normal with metallic polishes), but I didn't like the formula at all. It's thin, leaning on runny, flooded my cuticles and pooled all around my nails. Plus, I still had some bald patches after three coats (they're not too visible in my pictures, but they were there).





On top of Moonraker, I added one dabbed coat of Candeo Colors Mallard. "Mallard has a shimmery semi-sheer lilac base and is loaded with purple shimmer, silver, lime, and green hex glitter."
(Source: Candeo Colors)

Honestly, I'd call the base clear, I can't see any lilac. Maybe Candeo Colors reformulated the polish, as my bottle is not really new, but in my version, there's no hint of lilac or purple shimmer. But there are a lot of tiny holographic glitters that make this polish really sparkly. I topped this mani with one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

Candeo Colors polishes are available at their own store.

Emerald Plumage

This mani is a copy of one I've seen ages ago (I think it was last summer or fall) on a blog, and I just can't remember where. As it is nothing special, just some simple layering, I hope the blogger won't be mad if I don't credit her (if you think it's your blogpost I copy, please comment, so I can still credit you).

As base color I used China Glaze Emerald Fitzgerald (Vintage Vixen Collection), a blackened base with lots of teal shimmer. Formula was good, a little on the sheer side, I used three thin coats for opacity.

On top of Emerald Fitzgerald I dabbed one coat of Candeo Colors Plumage. "Plumage has a sheer base and is loaded with silver shimmer, green, turquoise and dark blue hex glitter. A liberal amount of seafoam square glitter is also included."
(Source: Candeo Colors)

Application was good, all glitters came out of the bottle willingly and lay flat on my nails. I added one coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer for a smooth finish.

Then I added one coat of Essence Soft Touch topcoat to mattify it.

Candeo Colors polishes, including Plumage, are available through their own website. A few selected colors are also available through Llarowe.

Rock Steady, Immortal!

TGIF (thank God it's friday)! Friday's my favorite day of the work week :-)

My base color for today's mani is China Glaze Immortal (Wicked Collection Halloween 2012), a grey polish with a shimmer shifting from blue to purple. I used two coats for opacity.





Then I added one coat of Candeo Colors Rock Steady, "a mix of small garnet and navy hex with medium gold, navy and gunmetal hex in a grey tinted base."
(Source: Candeo Colors)

The grey base of Rock Steady is pretty sheer, you can still see the shimmer of Immortal through it, but I had no issues with application. Due to the sheerness of the base I recommend layering this one. I finished with one coat of Sally Hansen Insta Dry.

Candeo Colors polishes, including Rock Steady, are available through their own website. A few selected colors are also available through Llarowe.

Bangle Jangle Joker

You've probably realised by now that I love purple, so I have a new purple mani to show you.





As base color I used two coats of Essie Bangle Jangle, a slightly grey-toned pastel lilac creme. Banlge Jangle is surprisingly opaque far a pastel, I only used two coats. It dries really glossy, I used no topcoat on the picture below.





Then I added one dabbed coat of Candeo Colors Joker, "a clear base with blue, purple, lavender and periwinkle hex glitter.  A light sprinkle of large silver hex glitter completes the mix."
(Source: Candeo Colors)

There are also some tiny holographic glitters that make this polish really sparkly. Application was easy, and I finished with one coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and one coat of Cult Nail Wicked Fast.

Candeo Colors polishes, including Joker, are available through their own website.