GLITTER GAL
– Fuchsia
Hi
Goddesses
You might
remember that I was a little disappointed with Glitter Gal Fuchsia. Not because it’s hideous or because it lacks
holo, purely for the fact that it’s quite sheer, and not fuchsia toned at all.
It’s very
nudeness then gave me an idea, and I decided to see what it looked like as a
pink-tinged topcoat.
For my
skittles we have –
* A thumb of
SH Delphinium, a beautiful lilac
* An index
finger of Barry M Dusky Mauve (fairly dark)
* A middle
finger of SH Back To The Fuchsia (oh sooooo much irony)
* A ring
finger of OPI Parlez Vous OPI
* And a
pinkie of just Glitter Gal fuchsia
Can I start
with the sarcasm ? Yippee. You would think GG Fuchisa would look the
same as a nail polish with fuchsia in the title, wouldn’t you ? I’m not being
unreasonable, am I? Holy moly, could
there BE more difference ?
Phew, that
feels better. You’ll notice this works
quite well as a top coat, especially on the 2 lilacs, where it really blends
with the base colour. On the darker
colours (like the one that’s also called fuchsia? YES. But … Shut up, we’ve moved on) I feel like it
sits on top of the polish rather than becoming one with it. There’s just something about the way the holo
moves – you can tell the holo is not taking the colour with it.
I still
like how this looks, and I am definitely going to keep it up my sleeve as a
neat day 2 trick, but just bear it in mind.
The paler the base colour, the more effective this is as a layering
polish. The 2 darker nails still look lovely,
just not so joined up.
I also
think this would look great over a pale grey like Zoya’s Dove or over a
taupe. A great way to add a little
something extra that’s still relatively subtle.
Coming back to these photos a few days after I took them, I really REALLY like the effect, and I think from now on, I won't be taking my GG Fuchsia neat - she's a cocktail girl! Mix her up and layer her on :)
Enjoy xx J
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.
