Red Delicious - Maybelline Color Show Brocades Rosy Rosettes

I do love me some bling! And these new Maybelline Color Show Brocades definitely hit the spot!

[Bottle to nail: Maybelline Color Show Brocades Rosy Rosettes (2 coats)]

Today I've got Rosy Rosettes, a gorgeous pink-leaning red base chockers with pale pink hexes and heavy gold shimmer. Such a gorgeous combination!

[ 2 coats: Maybelline Color Show Brocades Rosy Rosettes]

At first I thought the "Brocades" name was kinda gimmicky and an effort to refresh ye olde glitter polish, but after trying it out, I can sort of see where they're coming from. Somehow the way the glitter pieces layer over and the slight 3D effect does give the look of brocade. Wow, well done, Maybelline!

[ 2 coats: Maybelline Color Show Brocades Rosy Rosettes]

Application-wise, it was easy and dried relatively quickly. These photos show it at two coats. The glitters spread easily and don't need fishing. Because of the textured finish , you do need a thick layer of topcoat (or two!) but the effect is certainly worth it! One of my favourite purchases of the past few months, definitely!

Dominoes on Grass - Nyx Girl Algae, essence 101 dalmations

My blog post naming skills are being stretched to their limit of late...

[Glitter: essence 101 dalmations
Base: Nyx Girl Algae]

Anyway, I really like this combo. Nyx Girl Algae has always been one of my favourite dusky colours. And essence 101 dalmations is so pretty! Other than the fact that I love the name, 101 dalmations is just chock-full of glitter, which makes application easy. There's black and white hex glitter in slightly varying sizes, and silver microglitter. The silver microglitter just adds a delicate touch to the glitter topper. I love it and I think it makes quite the distinction from regular black and white glitter.

Dusk Tones - Essence Into The Dark

A short while ago, I posted a denim-inspired cling-wrap mani. One of the polishes I used was Essence Into the Dark, from the Vampire's Love collection. I thought that I'd post it on its own today just because it's anything but plain just by itself!

[Bottle to nail: Essence Into The Dark (1 coat)]

Into The Dark is a dusty navy blue creme with lots of fine silver flecks throughout. If you have short nails like I did here, it's perfectly opaque in one coat.

[1 coat: Essence Into The Dark]

The formula is slightly on the thick side, as cremes tend to, but in no way gluggy. It evens out really well. Definitely one of my favourite no-fuss polishes to use.

[1 coat: Essence Into The Dark]

Less diffuse lighting to show the silver flecks. On the nail, the blue is definitely not that bright, more of a muted deep gray-blue. Understated, but different!

Orchid Bouquet - Revlon Tanzanite

Is there enough purples in the world? No, I don't think so. :D

[Revlon Tanzanite]

This is Revlon Tanzanite from the Chroma Chameleon collection. This is a duochrome polish that transitions from purple to gold. Surprisingly, what I really liked about it was actually how purple it was, especially since the colour is a little dull in the bottle.

But the duochrome is too bad either:

[Revlon Tanzanite]

The purple to gold duochrome isn't very flashy, but the hint of gold against the rich purple is definitely noticeable at angles.

Night Lights - Gold Old Buffy

Here's a goldie oldie, as reflected in the name! It's Gold Old Buffy from the Essence Vampire's Love trend edition a few years back.

[Bottle to nail: Essence Gold Old Buffy (2 coats)]

It's a green-leaning darkened antique gold with heavy gold shimmer running throughout. Very (dare I say it!) vampy and mysterious!

[2 coats: Essence Gold Old Buffy]

I've said it before but I love the formula of polishes from this collection. They're all super-opaque creme-shimmers and this one was no different. I think I used two coats for this to really deepen it.

[2 coats: Essence Gold Old Buffy]

Overall one of favourite no-fuss polishes to use, it works well on its own or as a base for nail art!

Ink Spill - OPI Black Spotted

I forgot I did this until I went through my photos again!

[OPI Black Spotted over a rainbow mani]

This is OPI Black Spotted over the rainbow mani I posted about here. Black Spotted was my dream polish for awhile, and Ev bought it for me last year! :D  You need to apply Black Spotted in real thin coats to get nicer circles, and you need to overlap your strokes as little as possible.

[OPI Black Spotted over a rainbow mani]

I'm so jealous of people who can make it split into really round gaps. I obviously need more practice, but honestly, I like how it looks anyway. What a fun way to goth up a cheery mani!