Changeling - Hits Mari Moon Chameleon

I'm sad. Why did I decide on this post when the photos do Hits Mari Moon's Chameleon absolutely no justice? :(  It's too late now, because I have run out of time to prepare a new post for my Thursday entry! You'll have to use your imagination I think...

[Base: Ulta3 Black Satin
Duochrome: Hits Mari Moon Chameleon]

Like with most duo/multichromes, they need to be used as a topcoat over a dark colour to really bring out the colour shift. In this case, I have Ulta3 Black Satin as my base, which is a black creme polish, and one coat of  Hits Mari Moon's Chameleon over it.

In the bottle Chameleon looks like green oil slick. But on the nails, Chameleon is a duochrome that shifts from light grey-brown to a deep green. The change in colour is startling and the contrast is gorgeous. You can see a hint of the grey-brown in the middle of the nails here. It's lighter and more obvious in person.

[Base: Ulta3 Black Satin
Duochrome: Hits Mari Moon Chameleon]

The colour difference exists almost all the time, but more of either colour will show depending on how you angle your nails. My camera is really old, and it does tend to pick up brighter colours better, so it's really bringing out the green, but not the brown.

[Base: Ulta3 Black Satin
Duochrome: Hits Mari Moon Chameleon]

Now you can see a little of the brown at the tips of the nails. Really, this is such a gorgeous polish colour, I wish I had better photographic proof!

[Base: Ulta3 Black Satin
Duochrome: Hits Mari Moon Chameleon]

Indoors, the colour shift is actually more spectacular. I think the lower lighting really brings out the green, and makes it impressively vibrant. When I first put this on, I looked at it and only saw the brown. And I was disappointed until I moved my fingers and I was blown away by how bright the green was.

That second impression is obviously the lasting one, from how much I'm gushing. :P  I will now aim to pick up the other Hits Mari Moon shades! The only thing is that their bottles are only slightly bigger than mini bottles, which makes them a little pricy when you consider that.