Purple Mosaic

Hi Goddesses

So here we are, at the penultimate mosaic post.  There's just one more to go, the green, and let's just say - it's everything this is not.

To tell the truth, I really did not like this version.  It was the 2nd one I did, and I learnt a LOT from my mistakes.   First let's take a look at the polishes - 

* base - OPI Planks A Lot

* a-England - Lady of the Lake

* OPI DS Original

* Leighton Denny The Heiress

* Urban Decay AC/DC

* Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac

And of course ... a PURPLE striper.  This really was not a clever idea.  It might have worked better if the purple was blackcurrant-dark, but this insipid mediocre nastiness did not cut my mustard.  Learning of Lesson 1 - Black Striper Best.

Then there's the mix of polishes, or the congruence.  Purple is a VAST colour (I should know, I have oops 250 of them) and this led to real issues when making choices.  And I went wrong.  I tried to cover too many bases and it didn't work.  You will notice I managed to keep it all cool toned purples, but the metallic and the holo are just too similar AND they're darker than the striper.  Learning of Lesson 2 - Choose Wisely.

Then there's the holo overload.  Although vastly different, in this pattern, the polishes look too similar and totally over-dominate.   Then the metallic is similar too, meaning half the nail looks too tonally alike.  Learning of Lesson 3 - Less Is More.

After a while this mani did grow on me, and it's alikey mushiness gave it a camo style pattern. It also looked better from a distance - the closer you got, the more "meh" it became.   It totally lacks the POW WOW tho of the teal or the pink.   

I know!  Me, not liking a purple mani!  I will redo this at some point, and it will look waaaay cooler, but for now .... ack, who am I kidding - just WAIT til you see the green.

Enjoy xx :)

Urban Decay - AC/DC

URBAN DECAY – AC/DC

Hi Goddesses

I hope you are all well in your nail polish bubbles J  I have an Urban Decay for you today, the first I have bought from that brand in over 10 years!  When UD was still a fairly new brand in the UK, I bought loads of their colours as they were quite unique at the time – very swirly and iridescent.  I found they chipped quite quickly so fell out of love with them, but this little one recently caught my eye.

AC / DC is a metallic, but the metal is ingrained in the polish, like a pattern.  The base purple is a cold steel tone with a dusty grey tinge, and the metal is silver.  On the nail, this is just love love love.  It looks amazing.

From a distance, it looks fab – a dark steely purple blur.  Up close, it’s even more impressive, with the silver speckling the purple and adding so many dimensions.

This is not glossy, it has a flat finish, but it’s not dull, mainly because so much light bounces off it.

I am really in love with it.  It’s actually different to all my other purplishes – and seriously, how low are the odds of that – and I also think this will be a great stamping polish.

There have been similar colours released this year.  I didn’t like It’s My Year from OPI’s Miss Universe Collection because there was too much gold in it – this Urban Decay mix is much better.  I also own Zoya Rea which is metallic purple, but that one has a lot more brown in it.

So, an unexpected win, and probably a really easy “emergency” polish too, for something quick and easy to apply but a little bit different on the nail. 

Loves me this – purple steel J

Enjoy J 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.