CrowsToes ~ Merope

CrowsToes ~ Merope  

plum/denim blue duochromatic shimmer

Merope is Electra’s pretty sister (link here). Merope has got way more plum and red in her than Electra has though, so they are definitely very different.

I have read that it builds up – three coats is what it takes. It does get more vibrant over black though, and I love vibrancy as you know, so that’s exactly what I did. I started out with one layer of Essence “Black is Back”, my default black. I have used up several bottles of this darkness! Then I applied two coats of Merope. The formula is simply no less than great, and the drying time is really good too. Talk about Win-Win! (we won’t, but you get my point). I’m not sure that coat number two made that much of a difference to be honest, but at least I know that I gave this beauty the best conditions to pose in!

I applied a layer of Poshé topcoat to make this baby shine as much as possible. And here’s what Merope looks like; Two coats, one layer of Poshé:

The pictures are all taken under a light bulb in my bathroom. That seems to be the best place to catch all the colour shifts.

I can see some golden or yellow in the bottle too, but I can’t see that on my nails at all, neither in the pics or in real life. I don’t mind that at all!

The colour shift is really cool in this polish, and I love all the colours it flashes!

Merope is so much more than just blue and purple!

I wanted to spice it up a bit with some glitter, and I went for Rainbow Honey “Unstealable Jewel” that I got for a review from Norway Nails a long time ago (link to original blog post here). It’s pink, and I though the colour would be better with this duochrome than it actually is.

My apologies to Merope for pairing her up with this particular glitter – it won’t happen again, I promise!

Here’s the final mani – all sealed up with another layer of Poshé topcoat:

That’s Merope for you! Do you like the colour shift, or are you not impressed? I know I am! :)

Opacity: 6/10
Colour, prettiness: 8/10
Durability: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 7.5/10
Buy again: Yes

I bought Merope from norwaynails.com.

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