Sunday 6 September 2015

September Challenges - Green and Purple

My favourite combination of colours is green and purple so it made sense to combine these 2 challenges for #30daysofcolourchallenge.
Which green to use was an easy decision - I had ordered some of the new Esmaltes Da Kelly glitters from the Super Heroes and Villains Collection from Rainbow Connection and Green Lantern was the first one I saw swatches of and just had to have.
This is a perfect combination of emerald green glitter in a green base. I think you could use this as a topper over a dark shade but 2 coats is enough for full coverage. This is my first Esmaltes Da Kelly polish and I am pleased to say it applied nicely and dried well. The finish was rough and I did use 2 coats of top coat for a smooth glossy finish but I am really happy with it - looking forward to trying the others in this range.
The outdoor shots are reasonably colour accurate, the macro shots are a bit too blue but they do show how pretty the glitter is!
The next prompt was purple and as I didn't have any untried purples I decided to stamp Virtuous Polish Humility and Apipila P31 over my green glitter. Humility is a dark matte purple which stamps nicely but does dry quickly so not much time to think about placement.
Then I added more purple with SV by Sparkly Vernis Blurple Ice cubes and Apipila P31 again.
I am pretty pleased with these manis but the light this week has been rubbish, really hard to capture anything, it's so dull - I just want sunshine, or at least some decent daylight!
Esmaltes Da Kelly Green Lantern
Esmaltes Da Kelly Green Lantern
Esmaltes Da Kelly Green Lantern
Esmaltes Da Kelly Green Lantern
Esmaltes Da Kelly Green Lantern

Virtuous Polish Humility and Apipila P31
Virtuous Polish Humility and Apipila P31
Virtuous Polish Humility and Apipila P31

SV by Sparkly Vernis Blurple Ice Cubes and Apipila P31
SV by Sparkly Vernis Blurple Ice Cubes and Apipila P31
SV by Sparkly Vernis Blurple Ice Cubes and Apipila P31
SV by Sparkly Vernis Blurple Ice Cubes and Apipila P31
SV by Sparkly Vernis Blurple Ice Cubes and Apipila P31
SV by Sparkly Vernis Blurple Ice Cubes and Apipila P31






6 comments:

  1. Very nice color combo! You have a real knack for layering colors and patterns together. I don't know how much esmaltes de Kelly is on rainbow connection. However, just FYI on drk nails it sales for $6!

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    1. Thanks Myishia, they are £6.50 here but we don't have to risk paying any customs fees, shipping is free if we buy enough!! International purchasing is so risky now :(

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  2. LOVE!!!!!!!!

    Nice bottle shot too! x

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  3. I love the whole Green Latern superhero having a colour! I am a huge superhero fan as well ^.^

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    1. Cool!! It is a great polish, in fact the whole superhero range looks fantastic!

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