Thursday, September 30, 2021

77 Nail Lacquer: Aliens?!

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77 Nail Lacquer: Aliens?!
Described as an indigo base that shifts red to green to blue to purple with purple to red shifting large particle pigment and gold geometric pigment

“Aliens?!” is from Polish Pickup from April 202. This polish was inspired by an alien like jellyfish living deep in the Mariana Trench.

The formula is quite sheer and also a bit patchy. I ended up with FOUR coats before I was happy with the outcome. The drying time was really good though, which was a huge plus, now that I needed that many coats.

I added floral stickers onto my nails, and then I brushed a bit of glitter over the flowers with CND Creative Play’s “Bling Toss”.

Here’s the final result. This photo is taken under a lamp.

77 Nail Lacquer: Aliens?!
 77 Nail Lacquer: Aliens?!


This photo is taken in daylight.

77 Nail Lacquer: Aliens?!
 77 Nail Lacquer: Aliens?!


Here’s “Aliens?!” alone; four coats and no topcoat yet. The shimmer is nice – but the shift is not very prominent.

77 Nail Lacquer: Aliens?!
 77 Nail Lacquer: Aliens?!


Here are the things I used today.



I have to be honest: I am not impressed. Four coats is way too many for a dark polish like this. I was happy that the drying time was really good. And then I wasn’t really wowed about the colour shift.



Number of coats: 4
Drying time: Really good
Finish: Duochrome with shimmer
Overall impression: Very sheer, patchy formula. Not impressed with colour shift, but really great drying time
Buy again: Nope

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Orly: Total Diva revisited

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Orly: Total Diva revisited
Deep magenta shimmer

It has been a year and a half since I last wore this beautiful deep magenta shimmery polish. The formula is a bit tricky because it will flood your cuticles if you’re not careful. I tried to be very carefull this time.

I made two white stripes on each nail and painted a little turquoise heart on top of the stripes.

This is the final manicure including a layer of topcoat.


Orly: Total Diva revisited
Orly: Total Diva revisited


I must admit that I think this is super cute!

Orly: Total Diva revisited
Orly: Total Diva revisited


This is “Total Diva” alone; two coats and no topcoat.

Orly: Total Diva revisited
Orly: Total Diva revisited


And here are the polishes I used today.

Orly: Total Diva revisited, Colors by Llarowe: Turq'd, OPI: Angel With A Leadfoot
Orly: Total Diva revisited, Colors by Llarowe: Turq'd, OPI: Angel With A Leadfoot


I loved this the first time I wore it, and I still do. It’s super gorgeous!


Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good
Finish: Shimmer
Overall impression: Great colour and shimmer. Tricky formula.

Buy again: Yes