Gold Overdrive - China Glaze Goldie But Goodie, Sally Hansen Gilded Lily

You know what makes a shiny polish even better? More shiny, of course!

[Bling it on!]

 And there's nothing quite like a nice set of gilded nails to brighten up your day!

[Bottle to nail: China Glaze Goldie But Goodie (1-2 coats)]

Here's what I started out with - China Glaze Goldie But Goodie, what an adorable name! This polish is a metallic gold foil but with bonus gold and silver flakes which lightens up the colour some.

[1-2 coats: China Glaze Goldie But Goodie]

Strangely, it's still a bit of an antique gold finish. Nice and opaque, I can't remember if I used 1 coat or 2, but anyway, no problems at all with application. Good dry time and relatively smooth finish as well. But what next...?

[Bottle to nail: Sally Hansen Gilded Lily (1 coat)]
Base: China Glaze Goldie But Goodie (1-2 coats)

A bright shiny rich gold flake to go over the top! This is Sally Hansen Gilded Lily from the Complete Salon Manicure Range. This polish is a dupe for many others such as OPI Goldeneye and Orly Glitz and Glamour. It could probably be built up to a full manicure but I just used one coat over the top of CG Goldie But Goodie here.

[Base: China Glaze Goldie But Goodie (1-2 coats);
Topcoat: Sally Hansen Gilded Lily (1 coat)]

Super pleased with the added shiny! No fishing around for flakes required, decent dry time and dries smooth, so overall a good purchase and likely cheaper than the OPI/Orly. I did stamp over this manicure, so check out next week's post for that!