Pearly Queen has a sheer lilac base with a pink-to-green shift.
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| over nude with accent over black |
All of these swatches are two coats over a nude base with a ring finger accent over black, but Pearly Queen's the only one that's sheer enough for it to be noticeable. It reminds me of Sinful Colors' sheer duochromes, but isn't quite a match for any of them. It's also less sheer and the base is obviously lilac, even over black.
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| over nude with accent over black |
I'm really impressed with the strength of the shift. Aside from the Sinfuls, Pearly Queen also reminds me of OPI Fireflies. There's only a little brushstroking, but I still sponged it just to see the result.
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| sponged over nude with accent over black |
Takes care of the brushstrokes and softens the definition of the shift. There's more shimmer this way too. I also mattified it. Looks a bit like a Layla Softouch when mattified.
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| sponged over nude with accent over black, mattified |
Gold Save The Queen is an old gold with a red-to-green shift.
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| over nude with accent over black |
This is also two coats over nude, with a black accent on the ring finger...not that you can tell. It might make the shift a little bolder. The color of Gold Save The Queen is really unique and interesting. The only thing I can think to compare it to at all is maybe a softer take on the Peridot dupes. Way more flattering.
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| over nude with accent over black |
Gold Save The Queen barely has brushstrokes at all, but I still sponged it and the result is really cool!
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| sponged over nude with accent over black |
It's also really interesting mattified.
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| sponged over nude with accent over black, mattified |
Bronze Princess is a multichrome that shifts through green, gold, red, and purple.
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| over nude with accent over black |
WOW!! Intense! Like the other shades, I used two coats over a nude base and a black accent on the ring finger. You really can't tell *at all* that there's black under there. Bronze Princess is the boldest, but the formula's a little tricky. It was VERY thick. I thinned it before putting it away, so hopefully it'll be better next time. Still, absolutely gorgeous!
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| over nude with accent over black |
While the other two are just duochromes, Bronze Princess is a true multichrome. Look at all of these colors!
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| over nude with accent over black |
Sponging fixes any brushstrokes and boosts the already bold shift just a little more.
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| sponged over nude with accent over black |
I need to wear this one again sometime for longer than just a swatch. I'm in love!
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| sponged over nude with accent over black |
Mattifying makes the green tones much more prominent.
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| sponged over nude with accent over black, mattified |
I'm just in awe!
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| sponged over nude with accent over black, mattified |
Bottom line: Wow are these great! I love all three! They're all wonderfully shifty, but Bronze Princess is by far the boldest and most intense. I didn't wear any of them on their own, but considering how they covered the black base I'm sure Bronze Princess and Gold Save The Queen would be opaque on their own in 2-3 coats. They're all on the thick side, but only Bronze Princess gave me any trouble. Nothing thinner won't fix.
This has only gotten me more excited than I already was for the other upcoming Fall, Halloween, and xmas polishes!! These will be hard to top though...
I picked these up from Kmart last night and love them as well! When I googled them, I noticed there are a couple more to this collection. I hope I can get my hands on them! I really liked all of the different ways you applied them.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :) Apparently there were a few more released in Australia a while ago. Wonder if we'll get them all here too...
DeleteThose are really neat looking!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteThose look amazing! I wish I had a Kmart nearer to me. How much were they?
ReplyDeleteI think the one here just put it out too early. lol They should be around more widely in a bit, I think. They were $2 each and the display has a $1 off coupon.
DeleteWow! Thanks for sharing these amazing polishes! Love the photographs and experimenting you did! I would never have thought to try to sponge a polish to get rid of brush strokes, so thank you for that, I learned something new!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :) I figured it out accidentally while doing a gradient. lol I did a gradient accent with some of the China Glaze New Bohemian collection last year and sponged the other nails to match...and they looked better that way.
DeleteI love these polishes :) I have purple reign, gold save the queen and royal blue and wear them on their own, two thick coats makes them opaque, or three thinner coats.
ReplyDeleteI really hope we get the other colors here too!
Deletewhats "sponging"? and how do you do it?
ReplyDeleteI usually link to my tutorial, but I forgot this time! Oops!
Deletehttp://www.prettygirlscience.com/2012/09/is-it-spongeworthy.html
I hope these come to Walgreen's/CVS soon! I want!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if any other stores will get them, but it wouldn't surprise me if Walgreens does.
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