Words cannot express
how I feel for this color and polish and really it could possibly be my
favorite polish of all time and I would also say that I’ve found this year. It
is just…95% perfect. When you hear “bottle green,” this is slightly bluer and
deeper, but it is a jelly, so it gives that sheer layered look of depth and does
give an effect of glass and a little squish. I think it tended to look a tiny bit darker on my nails than in the bottle, unless I was in the sun or other bright light. In some darker lights to me it almost appeared black, but a green black.
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| Deep Bottle Green |
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| Bottle Green |
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| Mint Jellies |
The formula oh the
formula—it is also like some sort of strange glass and melts onto your nails in
a not too thin, not too thick viscosity. The first coat is a miraculous
paradigm of non-streaky jelly. And then, the formula, OH, the formula—has
formaldehyde resin in it and that makes me sad for my little kitten who is
probably breathing the fumes :(
The brush was getting
to me at first but then I realized it is cut at an angle, which actually makes
it perfect for getting the curved sides of my nails and I am able to angle it
to fit right down into the round edges where nail meets cuticle. I’m
considering this brush as one of my new favorites.
One issue I’m now
having with Illamasqua is price point versus colors that would flatter my skin.
Blues, purples, and blue-based red and pinks are not so great on me and maybe
I’m just imagining it, but it seems like they have so many of those compared to
other colors AND that within that spectrum lie some of their more interesting
colors. If I didn’t have to pay $15+ each ($14+ our 9% sales tax) it might not
matter as much to buy more mundane colors and/or dupes simply because I love
the formulation and the package. Here’s to more Illamasqua lacquer in the new
year.
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| Illamasqua Rampage. Indoor, sunlight from window. Short middle nail :( |
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| Illamasqua Rampage. Outdoor, overcast day. |
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| Illamasqua Rampage. Artificial light. |
PS. I decided I wanted to do a little green "series," inspired by my bnpf, who so generously and thoughtfully sent me a beautiful green I will soon have up and who was one of my very first followers and comment-ers <3
This green is AMAZING on you! And this post does not help in keeping me away from the Illamasquas lol. PS: Your nails are looking awesome!
ReplyDeleteOMG, thank you so much, that means a lot coming from you, too! They got so long and then I was helping clean out my dad's garage and broke some :( meeeehhhh. But already growing back!
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