Models Own Beetlejuice, Take 2 - Purple Blue

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MODELS OWN Beetljuice – PURPLE BLUE

Hi Goddesses

Let’s start with the good news, shall we?  This one I LIKE.  Let’s switch back to the bad news, shall we ?  This one’s a BITCH to photograph lol.  I have done my best, but blimey, this is a tricky one.

Ok, so it’s called Purple Blue, but it shouldn’t be.  Burgundy Blue would be more appropriate, although admittedly less cool.  Visually, there’s a LOT going on in this colour, mainly because the polish seems to be made not of liquid, but of dust particles.  The first coat is incredibly sheer, but it’s actually ok, because the polish looks really impressive here – you can literally see the blue, gold and burgundy dancing on your nail.

Let me try to break the colour down –

• This polish is blue AND burgundy, both at the same time
• It reminds me of a barely cooked steak, that looks reddy brown yet blue marbled, all at once
• It also reminds me of a MAC eyeshadow called Blue Brown – it IS 2 clashing colours, simultaneously
• This has a lot of fleck and sparkle, and much more colour bend than Aqua Violet – this has shades in between its two extremes
• In some lights this is bluey, in some lights it’s like dried blood, and in some lights it’s gold flecked rusty burgundy

I told you she was complicated !

Given the amount of blue in this polish, it’s a real surprise at how purple-brown she is.  Sometimes she looks like brown toned purple steel.  It’s a weird and almost indescribable combination.  I can’t think of another polish that’s a cold AND warm colour.

I wore 3 coats in all the photos (it is very sheer) and had no chipping after 2 days.  To be honest, Models Own polishes seem to have a lot of staying power, I’ve never been disappointed with them in this area.

I do really like this, but I am not sure that it’s a total love yet, possibly because of my deep and recent love for Hard Candy BEETLE.  It’s also because it is so hard to pin this colour down – this really does roulette through half a darkened rainbow.

If I had the super whizzy camera that TraceFace has, I would be able to show you a close-up of all the dancing particles on my nail …. But I don’t.  lol.  Suffice to say, that in the best way possible, this looks like someone tried to make a dark purple by mixing ruby red and blue, and forget to blend it finely enough.

So for now, I hope I’ve given you enough to …. 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.

Models Own - Aqua Violet from BEETLEJUICE

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MODELS OWN – Aqua Violet from the Beetlejuice Collection

Hi Goddesses

Well, the hype was high about this collection, and 1 of the colours even sold out.  So, was it worth the hoopla ?

I ended up buying 2 polishes (because Pinky Brown has sold out), Aqua Violet and Purple Blue.  I decided to try this one first because it had looked really arresting in some of the photos I’ve seen, and also cos it’s not my normal sort of colour.

And I hate it.  Waaaaaaah.  Not fair.  I had *such* high hopes for this colour, but I really do not like it on.  Which is not the same as saying everybody will hate it, just that it’s doing nothing for me.

But Why, Crumpet, Why ?

• As usual with Models Own, the 1^st coat goes on extremely sheer.  This took 3 coats and I *never* do 3 coats
• The aqua isn’t aqua so much as nuclear metallic nasty bitter turquoise.  It’s a really brash shade.  No subtlety, no beauty.
• The aqua is the dominant shade, the one you get in “resting” position.  The violet is what you get when you contort your hand. It would have been soooo much better the other way round
• The violet is not equal to the aqua.  By that I mean the violet is quite subtle and shy – it has no chance against the crassness of the aqua.  Very imbalanced.

Now, everyone at work LOVED it, and thought it looked ace, so maybe it is just me, but it’s not often I can’t WAIT to get home and get a mani off.  Also, although this is duochrome, it is different to say Hard Candy Beetle – this is either aqua, or violet.  Nothing in between, and no multi shades along the way.

Finally, don’t be fooled by my photos.  Unfortunately I’ve not been able to capture how bright and brassy the polish is on camera, which means that even I quite like what I see in these photos!  Think peacock-turquoise, and you’ll be on the right track, oh and a LOT less of the violet (don’t know how the camera is picking up so much when I can’t see it with my naked eye).  These photos look really subtle and beautiful.  When I look at my hand ?  The opposite - nasty, and hardly any violet.

So, I’m quite a disappointed Crumpet – this might be coming to a blog swap near you soon.  Let’s hope Bella & Edward can cheer me up … here twinny twinnies …

L  xx

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.