So as I'm running low on my CND Blackjack (my first bottle of nail polish to have emptied!), I decided to pull another black that I have - China Glaze Liquid Leather from the Core Line. This is just a simple black creme - a little watery for me... but it is still opaque.
I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 thick coats of Liquid Leather and a top of Seche Vite. When I was making my pick for this color, it took 4 thin coats of Liquid Leather to cover the nail and it still wasn't as opaque as my CND Blackjack, but again on the nail, it was only two.
Granted, I have a coat of Seche Vite over this but look how shiny this color is! As far as the "watery" goes, check near the cuticles, especially on my ring and pinkie finger - you can just barely see the nail under the polish.
In the shade, it's all about reflecting everything (mainly, my camera and my fingers, haha). I don't wear black alone - I always tend to pair it with something like a sheer shimmer or glitter or flakie.
Indoors with the flash and well, this picture just kind of makes everything run into each other... bottle, nails... whatever. :P
Kind of continuing the whole peacock idea, I thought I'd try out OPI Blue Shatter over China Glaze Cha Cha Cha. This is a bright cyan blue shatter/crackle polish.
I think instead of "peacock" this just translated into "80s dinosaur egg" look. I still like it but not nearly as much as I thought I would. I did use a top of Seche Vite over it for shine and protection.
Still loving how Cha Cha Cha lightens up so much with a dark color over it.
Indoors with the flash - you can see a little shrinking of the shatter on a few places ... need to make sure it dries completely before adding a top coat.
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Continuing with my friend's wedding theme - which is peacocks - she asked me to see what Turquoise Shatter by OPI looked over yesterday's China Glaze Cha Cha Cha. I applied one layer of Turquoise Shatter and then topped with Seche Vite.
When layered over Cha Cha Cha, Turquoise Shatter tends to take on a bit of a duller blue effect and makes Cha Cha Cha look much more yellow than green. Still, it looks like a peacock, no?
Oddly enough, it's just because of the base color. Check out what it looks like over black.
Quite a difference. Same with the shade pictures.
A bit of wrinkling here in the index finger (didn't wait long enough) but otherwise super pretty.
But much darker over black (and almost a duochrome effect of green and blue!).
Finally indoors with the flash.
So this might be a wedding manicure for us - you'll definitely know and see pictures of it later.
OPI is available at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and Ulta, for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer. Please visit their website for details [official website].
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Today's color is Cha Cha Cha from Island Escape - the 2011 Summer collection by China Glaze. My friend Victoria is obsessed with this color & already wants to use it for her wedding next year. It's a "vivacious shimmer green" but it's more of a pearl finish. I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Cha Cha Cha and a top of Seche Vite. I should have used 3 coats.
Hello visible nail line on my middle finger. This is a yellow based green but still pretty (and non-staining I'd like to report).
More VNL, more yellow based green - nothing new to report in the shade.
Indoors with the flash shows that the color is mostly opaque on the other nails - not sure what's up with my middle finger. It's just being a rebel I guess.
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