I am amazingly wiped out. Walking to school yesterday, and back two hours later, necessitated a nap. Putting on nail polish seems like a chore. (Buying it, not so much, it seems.) I think I was all wired up on anticipation and adrenaline for my Job Interview, and now that it’s over, my strings have been cut, and I am tired.
I wasn’t that impressed with the Maybelline Color Show Brocades collection. (Too many words!) But I eventually picked one up, which led me to looking at swatches, which led to the inevitable purchase of…
Maybelline Emerald Elegance.
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Big green glitter, smaller green glitter and teeny-tiny gold and green glitter, and it was easier to find that out on the internet than by looking at the actual polish, by the way |
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Rather truer color at half-dark, 5 minutes after previous picture. Thanks Seattle! When I need “darkness” you are there for me |
Two coats. Thick and gloopy as all hell, but not actually hard to work with. The addition of teeny gold glitter makes it lean towards a yellowish green.
I feel like “brocades” is surprisingly apt (especially given the history of cosmetic companies on this). These are glitter polishes, but not sparkly; they end up giving the sense of complexity and something-happening without being glittery or obvious about the mix of colors.
From six inches, anyway. Beyond that, they look “green”. This is the tragedy of fancy nail polish. Le Sigh.