You know you're off the polish uncharted deep end when you belong to not one but seeeevvveral facebook polish groups. And now, all of them have begun offering group exclusives - one pour and done, never to be heard from again, grab 'em while they're hot.
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| indoor, bright CF lighting |
Aqueous Realms was an exclusive duo for the Color4Nailistas group last month. We all had just one swatch photo of each of the pics to make a decision, with only 50 sets available. The swatch photo for AR was a glorious cobalt blue with a saturated emerald flash - not having a true blue-to-green duochrome, obviously, MUST BUY NOW.
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| outdoor, cloudy daylight |
I was totally unable to recreate that blue & green look in any lighting situation, so honestly, I originally was extremely disappointed in this polish. The formula was very nice, though, and I got tons of compliments on it - turns out it's really pretty just where it is, even though it's not what I thought it'd be. Aqueous Realms is a bright royal blue with an aqua to purple shifting shimmer. The purple was near impossible to catch on camera, and the closest I got was the subtle tinge to the index finger above, and this office shot below.
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| bright office fluorescents |
Since this polish background wasn't distractingly busy, I also tried out a little bit of stamping. Hold on to your horses, it's my first stamping adventure!
I recently bought a handful of very affordable plates from
Born Pretty, along with some of their store brand stamping polish in gold and silver. This is BP-56, a pretty floral vine pattern.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars for good wear time, nice formula, and a color that really is nice.
Where to buy: prowl some blog sales for this one, I don't believe it'll be restocked. Join the
C4N Nailistas group to catch the next time something cool comes around.
~Michelle
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