I sort of continued my all-teal-all-month theme but in a much lighter vein this week with Femme Fatale Silent Snowfall.
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| indoor, CF lighting |
From the recent holiday exclusive trio for LLP, Silent Snowfall is a very pale grey (in bright lighting it will look nearly white) with a lovely aqua shimmer overlay. The shimmer is more prominent IRL than my pictures capture, but not as devastatingly glowy as the over-exposed sales pics from LLP would indicate.
In lower lighting, the shimmer and the pale background combine to look like a layer of pearl on the nail.
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| window-filtered overcast daylight |
While in bright lighting, there's a scattered holo sparkle.
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| bright direct sunlight |
Pastels can be notoriously tricky, and this was kinda in that zone. I needed 3 coats to get to the opacity you see here, with plenty of time to dry before painting that 3rd layer to prevent stickiness and dragging. And in some lighting, I got a subtle hint of lobster hands, so that was less than fab :(
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| window-filtered overcast daylight |
But, huzzah! Surprise duochrome, and we all know how I love that! The shimmer here shifts from aqua to fuchsia, rather like that in
Ethereal Whimsy (though far less shifty than other similar duochromes like Picture Polish Illusionist).
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| indoor, bright CF lighting |
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. Please note, again, that my pics don't show the shimmer quite as intensely as it was IRL - both my phone and standard cameras reduced the aqua flash to more of a glassy shine. I think if you "averaged" my pics with the official fancy sales swatches you'd end up with reality.
Where to buy: this is a store
exclusive for Live Love Polish.
~Michelle
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