Nails I Love
HALLOWE’EN – Part 1
of 4
CHINA GLAZE – Ick-A-Bod-y
Hi goddesses.
This is the first of 4 themed posts looking at CG Ick-a-bod-y, Sally Hansen PUMPKIN SPICE, and CG
Fortune Teller. I bought all 3 polishes
over the summer, and saved them for swatching until we got nearer Hallowe’en. Being the duh I am, I had no idea when I bought
them how similar they were …
So,
Ick-A-Bod-y. In the bottle, literally
all you can see is orange sparkly glitter, giving it an oooooh on the
amazingness scale. It’s not til you put
it on that you realise just how much orange they crammed in there – this literally
explodes onto the nail.
In all these
pictures, I have Icky on the 4 fingers, and a comparison of SH Pumpkin Spice on
the thumb. You can tell quite easily
that SH PS has HALF the glitter of Icky.
Both polishes have been painted
on top of SH Black Out.
Icky also sits in a
slightly different base colour – it’s really hard to tell (even on the nail
wheel) but this doesn’t sit in a sheer browny black, but in more of a murky
colour. The base has tones of brown,
green and just MURK lol, giving it an extra Hallowe’enyness.
Icky applies really
well – it’s quite smooth going on, for a glitter. The orange is a nice bright burnt orange
brassy bronze colour – pretty much perfect.
For some reason this also reminds me of tiger’s eyes! There’s just something in the orange and how
much of it there is that makes me think of feral things J
Just for fun, I then
put some KleanColor Chunky Holo in POPPY on the middle finger to see what would
happen J I LOVE
how it picks up green in the light – this just adds to the whole Hallowe’en
vibe imo.
So, there’s part 1,
stay tuned for a swatch of Pumpkin Spice and Fortune Teller and then a good ole
comparison of the 3.
Enjoy J
Top Tip – if you’re
ever unsure what a nail colour looks like, go to Google images, which will give
you plenty of contrasts and compares.