Miyo ~ Venus

Miyo ~ Venus

Shimmery red with a coral tone to it

This is my second Miyo, and this one was also bought in Sweden. The shimmer attracted me, but the lighting in the shop must have been different than the lighting at home, because I certainly didn’t noticed the coral tone it has. I wouldn’t have bought it if I had noticed that in the shop. This is a problem with shops and ambient lighting – you can’t always see the true tones until you get into daylight.

Anyway - the formula is very nice and application was easy, and it did actually almost look like a one coater. Two was perfect though.

Here’s what two coats look like, without top coat:

I wanted to do an easy mani, so I went for a glitter gradient. I picked a new glitter from H&M called “Rooftop Party”. It’s a clear base with magenta and silver glitter. I am pretty sure that it’s meant for layering.

I sponged the tips, except for the ring finger, which I inverted and sponged on the base. I like the idea of sponging like that, but it didn’t quite work for me today.

The colours aren’t quite right together, the red isn’t my kind of red, and I couldn’t get the glitter to act like I wanted it to, so all in all it was a very disappointing experience.

I’m wearing a layer of Seche Vite top coat on the last two pics, btw.

What do you think of this? Would you have even thought of putting pink and coral-y red together?

 

Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 2/10
Durability: 7/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 5.5/10
Buy again: No

Miyo ~ Mars - sponged with Icing glitter

Miyo ~ Mars

Shimmery multichrome that shifts between green, purple and teal

I bought this polish in Sweden. The brand is new to me, but the display attracted my attention. I only bought this one polish though, because all of the others were crèmes, and a bit boring in my opinion. But the multichrome effect in Mars looked very promising.

The formula is good and application was easy, although the first coat looked like a streaky mess. The second coat was almost self applying, and evened out every streak and bald spot. And the colour is even more beautiful on the nails than in the bottle!

Here’s what two coats look like, without top coat:

It flashes both teal, green and purple, although the green was excessively shy when I turned on my camera. But hey – I assure you that the green is there! :D

I decided to go for a glitter gradient today. I chose a “double ended polish” from Icing called “Force of Love”. It’s a darkened base with silver glitter and larger teal hexagons. I bought it very cheap in a blog sale, and I think the previous owner has had it for a while, because it’s very thick and gloopy. But it’s nothing that a bit of thinner can’t fix, and besides, it’s perfect for this purpose: Sponging!

I sponged it halfway up on each nail, covered it all up with a layer of Seche Vite, and my mani was done:

Here’s a pic taken with flash. I really like the final result.

 

So that’s my newest polish bought in Sweden. Do you know this brand? Are you also a multichrome fan?

Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 8/10
Durability: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 8.5/10
Buy again: Yes