Konad Plate M71 & Hidden Treasure

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today I have a couple of Konadicures using Konad plate M71 for you, as well as some bonus pictures of Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure.  The Konadicures are photographed in natural light, the Hidden Treasure pictures are me trying to find the right spot to use in the light box.

The first Konadicure is a base of China Glaze Something Sweet from the Up & Away Collection, two coats, stamped with Psyche Pink Konad Special Polish using a lace pattern from plate M71 and tip patterns from plate M19.

Konad Plate M71 over China Glaze Something Sweet, Two Coats, using Psyche Pink

The second is today's Nails of the Day, three coats of OPI Fiercely Fiona stamped with a lace pattern from plate M71 at the tips using Green Konad Special Polish.

Konad Plate M71 over Fiercely Fiona, Three Coats, using Green Special Polish

Now for the bonus pictures of Hidden Treasure... I have three because each different angle showed Hidden Treasure differently.  The manicure is two coats of Hidden Treasure over two coats of Rescue Beauty Lounge Mismas.

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Hidden Treasure Nail Polish, Number One

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Hidden Treasure Nail Polish, Number Two

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Hidden Treasure Nail Polish, Number Three

Pretty cool, huh?

That's it for now, Dear Reader.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!  

OPI Shrek Comparisons: The Blues

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I have more OPI Shrek Collection comparison swatches for you today, this time the blues.  I did them the same way as the purples - all are with base and top coat, dry, and thumb, middle and pinky are OPI, index and ring are the comparison color.  The pictures were taken in sunlight.

I'll start with What's with the Cattitude, the lighter of the two blues.  I compared it to Color Club Factory Girl (formerly Blue Light), Essie Shelter Island, and SpaRitual Full of Life (again, just using what was handy and seemed like it might be close).

Factory Girl was a close match, just a tiny bit lighter than the OPI.

OPI Shrek What's with the Cattitude and Color Club Factory Girl Comparison

Shelter Island is distinctly darker than the OPI.

OPI Shrek What's with the Cattitude and Essie Shelter Island Comparison

SpaRitual Full of Life was again quite close, bit a bit lighter.

OPI Shrek What's with the Cattitude and SpaRitual Full of Life Comparison

Clearly, the Color Club is the closest match, barely distinguishable from the OPI.

The darker OPI Shrek Blue, Ogre the Top Blue, I compared to Color Club Chelsea Girl (formerly 220 Volts), Nubar Hot Blue, and SpaRitual Crystal Eyes.  Each was a bit darker than the OPI.

Here is Chelsea Girl.

OPI Shrek Ogre the Top Blue and Color Club Chelsea Girl Comparison

This is Nubar Hot Blue.

OPI Shrek Ogre the Top Blue and Nubar Hot Blue Comparison

Finally, SpaRitual Crystal Eyes.

OPI Shrek Ogre the Top Blue and SpaRitual Crystal Eyes Comparison

Although they're not dead-on dupes, I think both the Color Club and the Nubar are close enough to the OPI to fill in for one another.

That's what I have for you this morning, Dear Reader.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!  

OPI Shrek Comparisons: The Purples

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I'm back with some comparison swatches of OPI Shrek's Funky Dunkey and Rumple's Wiggin'.  I just grabbed a few polishes that were that were handy to compare.  The pictures are all in sunlight, all with a base and top coat, and dry.  In all, the OPI is on thumb, middle, and pinky, and the comparison color is on index and ring fingers.

For Funky Dunkey, I used China Glaze Grape Pop, RBL Mismas, and SpaRitual Shoot for the Stars.

Compared to Grape Pop, there's a minor difference in direct sunlight, but just walking around in normal light they're almost identical.

OPI Shrek's Funky Dunkey and China Glaze Grape Pop Comparison

Rescue Beauty Lounge's Mismas is even closer to the OPI.

OPI Shrek's Funky Dunkey and Rescue Beauty Lounge Mismas Comparison

Shoot for the Stars isn't a match - it's redder than Funky Dunkey.

OPI Shrek's Funky Dunkey and SpaRitual Shoot for the Stars Comparison

For Rumple's Wiggin', I used Nubar Lavender, Revlon Gum Drop, and Illamasqua Wink.  All three are pretty close.

Nubar Lavender is pretty much a match for Rumple's Wiggin'.

OPI Shrek Rumple's Wiggin' and Nubar Lavender Comparison

Revlon Gum Drop is a bit lighter than the OPI, but not by much.

OPI Shrek Rumple's Wiggin' and Revlon Gum Drop Comparison

Finally, Illamasqua Wink is almost a match for Rumple's Wiggin', again just a hair lighter.

OPI Shrek Rumple's Wiggin' and Illamasqua Wink Comparison

I'll try to hunt down some blues to do comparisons for those next.  The greens are unique, so they won't be compared to anything.

That's all for today, Dear Reader.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!