#31DC2015 Day 8- Metallic

Duochrome counts as metallic right? It totally counts. I decided. Plus, I just bought ILNP Bishop from a destash and I haven't had the chance to try it yet, so here it is.

Polishes used:
ILNP- Bishop (base color)
Golden Rose Color Expert- 69 (gold stamp)

Stamping plate- Mash 44
Triangle Decals- from Decopopshop on Etsy

An InLinkz Link-up

NOTD: ILNP Abundance

Recently ILNP (I Love Nail Polish) did an image overhaul, and switched to a new type of bottle. During the changeover they had a massive sale to use up the old bottle shape, and I picked up three beautiful polishes while that was going on. I've decided that instead of simply swatching them, I'd make a full NOTD out of each one, with some nail art to go along with them. I'm going to post them one at a time because of the nail art. There is a little bit of wear on these, because I wore each one as a full mani and sometimes I wasn't able to photograph it until a couple of days later (darn you rainy weather, gosh darn you to heck!). Hopefully you'll enjoy them, tip wear and all!

The first polish I got was Abundance, an absolutely incredible multichrome which to me seems like the personification of autumn itself. It shifts from a deep burgundy, almost berry color, through bronze and gold and finally olive green at extreme angles. But don't take my word for it, see for yourself:

Seriously, look at this beauty. I've captured a bunch of different angles and I'm still not sure I've done it justice. I think this is my favorite multichrome ever, and those who know me will tell you that I'm a multichrome freak, so that's saying a lot. This polish is gorgeous. If you decide to buy it you definitely won't regret it.

NOTD: Multichrome Water Marble

Since I recently got a whole giant nail mail from ILNP, what could I do but water marble them all together?

I know that my cleanup leaves a lot to be desired but I wanted to share it anyway :)

NOTD: Well, teeeeeechnically...

...I'm late. But it's still Thursday somewhere, right? I think this counts as a success. Two more days to go and I'll have completed my self challenge!

I actually posted this over on my instagram a couple of days ago, but the next nail art I have is something I want to dedicate a bit more time to, so I'm gonna post this now. Most of you guys don't follow me on instagram anyway ;)

So how do you like this new pose? I keed, I keed. Blogspot keeps glitching and posting my stuff upside down, but since people do actually pose like this and it looks just fine, I don't have the energy to fight with blogspot formatting to fix my photo orientation.

Anyway, it's almost 1 AM, so have a good night!

NOTD: Multichrome and studs

This is a fairly simple manicure I did a little while ago, using metallic Caviar beads as studs. Oddly enough, the caviar beads were vivid purple, but I guess the topcoat dissolved the color or something. Either way, I put them over a stunning multichrome I got from Polish Me Silly called Love the Hue. I'm not normally so great at capturing color shift, but I think I did these justice for a change.

Swatched: Ga-de Bold Blues collection (Part 2)

I am back with more swatches! Last time I swatched three out of the five polishes in the Bold Blues collection, but I saved my favorite two for last!

חזרתי אם עוד סוואצ'ים! בפוסט האחרון הראתי לכם שלוש מתוך חמשת הלקים של Bold Blues, אבל שמרתי את השניים האהובים עלי ביותר לסוף!

First I want to show you something else though: I mentioned before that Ga-de finally made a plain black and a plain white polish, and since I am always looking to fill out my basics, I tried them out:

לפני שאתחיל עם הקולקציה, רציתי להראות לכן משהו אחר: בפוסט האחרון אמרתי שסוףסוף גייד הוציא לק שחור ולק לבן פשוטים. כיון שאני תמיד מחפשת לי לקים בצבעי בסיסת החלטתי לסקור גם אותם.

Black Swan (486) & Purity (489):

Black Swan is a fairly nice black jelly- opaque in two coats, and dries to a nice glossy finish. For art I generally prefer one-coat blacks (like from WOW) but this one has a quality about it that just looks nice on its own, so I don't especially mind that it takes two coats.

Black Swan יש לו גימור ג'לי נחמד- אטום לאחר שני שכבות ומתייבש לגימור ממש מבריק. לצרכי אומנות אני בד"כ מעדיפה לק שאטום לאחר שכבה אחת (כמו השחור של WOW) אבל לBlack Swan יש איזשהו ערך שפשוט נראה יותר יפה לבד, אז לא מפריע לי שצריך בשבילו שתי שכבות.

Purity is a very sheer white jelly- this photo is four coats and you can still see through it a bit. It's not useless though- it applies very evenly, so it would be good for layering over something to tone down a look a little, or to create a milky jelly sandwich. I will probably use this one a lot!

Purity הוא ג'לי לבן מאוד שקוף- בתמונה שמתי ארבעה שכבות והוא עדין קצת שקוף. זאת לא אומרת שאין לזה שום שימוש! הלק נמרח בצורה מאוד חלקה, אז אפשר להשתמש בזה לעדן צבעים אחרים או לעשות "סנדוויצ' ג'לי" חלבי- שכבה אחת של Purity על מניקיור אחר יכול להיות מדהים. אני כנראה אשתמש בזה דווקה הרבה!

And now back to business.

ועכשיו חזרנו לתוכניות.

Vintage Silver (488)

This polish is distinctly different from any color I've seen, and I've seen a lot of polish. It's silver all right, but it's very dark- but not quite dark enough to be called gunmetal. It's not quite a foil- no risk of brushstrokes here- but very very fine glitter. These photos are three coats, but you could probably get away with two.

ללק הזה יש צבע שהוא בהחלט שונה מכל לק שאי פעם ראיתי- ואני ראיתי בחיי ה-מ-ו-ן לקים. הוא אכן בצבע כסף, אך מאוד כהה, אך לא מספיק כהה כדי להגדיר אותו "אפרפר". הוא לא foil, אלא גליטר דק דק. בתמונות שמתי שלוש שכבות, אבל אפשר להסתדר עם שתיים.

Blue Satin (493)

Blue Satin. Oh my lord, this polish. I love this polish beyond words. It is a bright, teal-based multichrome that shifts from forest green to dark blue depending on the light, but usually hovers somewhere in the middle. It's admittedly not a strong chrome effect, but it is just really pretty! And the shift is definitely distinct, it shows up in almost every light. These pictures are three coats alone, but next time my nails are bare I'll try a couple of coats over black and get back to you.

Blue Satin. אמאלה, איזה לק מדהים! צבע הבסיס שלו הוא טורקיז בהיר, והוא משתנה לפי הזוית והתאורה- לפעמים כחול כהה ולפעמים ירוק בקבוק. האפקט לא מאוד חזק, אבל כאשר הוא מופיע הוא מגניב בטירוף! תמיד אפשר לראות לפחות קצת את האפקט ה-multichrome אז תמיד יהיה לך מעניין בציפורניים. פה שמתי שלוש שכבות לבד, אבל יכול להיות שזה עוד יותר דרמטי על בסיס שחור- כשתהיה לי הזדמנות אני אנסה אותו ככה ואעדכן אותכן.

(הנה, הבטחתי שאני אחזור לסיים את התרגום, לא? ^_^)

When I first picked up Blue Satin I noticed a resemblance to another multichrome Ga-de had released last year- Green Sapphire (820).  I tried them out side by side, and while they are similar, they are far from identical. For a polish addict like me having both of them is definitely worth it!

בהתחלה כשקניתי את Blue Satin שמתי לב שהוא קצת דומה לעוד multichrome שג'ייד הוציא לפני שנה- Green Sapphire. ניסיתי אותם צד לצד ובאמת יש ביניהם דמיון, אבל הם לא זהים. בשביל אחת כמוני שמכורה ללקים, באמת שווה לקנות את שניהם.

Anyway, this little collection is a solid entry into the Ga-de lexicon. Even the black and white, although they're only honorary members, being staple colors and all. I hope you enjoyed reading about them!

טוב, בסה"כ זו קולקציה ממש חזקה מאת ג'ייד (אם זה בכלל נחשב לקולקציה!) אפילו השחור והלבן הם באיכות גבוהה. מקווה שנהניתן לקרוא!

NOTD: Inglot flakies

Technically I know this should fall into the "swatch" category, but these are just so pretty that I could wear them forever. I wore a combination of Inglot 202 (reddish orange to olive green shift) and 203 (bright green to deep indigo shift) layered over black, and I have honestly never seen a shift so dramatic. My nails literally never looked the same twice.

As you have probably gleaned from my copious gushing, this is going to be a picture heavy post. I don't have much more to say about these, but I have a lot more to show. For reference: My left hand is 203 on most nails and 202 on my ring finger, while my right hand is the reverse.

Without further ado, on to photos!

Courtesy cut, lots and lots (and lots) more photos after the jump!

Experiments with liquid sand

I have been putting off this post for a week, because I have been overwhelmed lately, and I can't think of a chatty way to encapsulate my recent life. So I'm going to skip the life bits and get to the polish bits.

I bought one, and only one, liquid sand. Not because I don't love the texture (I do!), but because the only brand that has it here is OPI, and OPI costs about $17 a bottle here!

Still, a lot of bloggers have been gushing about it lately, so I was curious to try it out. The thing is, based on the swatches I've seen, liquid sands are still a largely unexploited resource. I see some glitters, but mostly cream based colors, sometimes with a shimmer. This frustrates me greatly- you have a whole new kind of polish to play with, why are you making creams? And why are the shimmers you make almost exclusively one-note? Where are my holos, my multichromes, my blingy glitters?

So I decided to rectify this problem all by myself. The polish I have is "What Wizardry Is This?" which is a pretty crinkly texture, so a single coat of another polish on top still leaves the texture very visible. After a quick stash raid, allow me to present you with the best of my experiments:

Disclaimer: these swatches are very far from perfect. A number of these polishes are streaky or sheer with one coat, so the base shows through. The idea here is only to showcase the potential of liquid sands to work with a variety of finishes.

Creams:

Sunlight