Day 8 – Metallic

Today is already the eight day of the challenge. And our motif for today is Metallic.

This is Catrice Iron Mermaid. This is by far the most expensive polish that I got. I purchased this before I left Holland. I love that it looks violet and green at the same time.

It also look similar to Essence Where is the Party? It’s base color is violet. When the light shine on it, it changes its color to green.

But unlike Where is the Party? it’s secondary color is more of a greenish / grayish one. You’d also need a lot of light for the color to come out and be evident. So it’s harder to capture its color.

I decided not to do a design or accent nail on this polish because I love it on its own. And this is the first time I was able to wear this color.

Do you also like metallics?

Essence Where is the Party

blogger's note: this is a repost. original blog found here.

I’m scouting for a cheap (or at least on sale) nail polish for my birthday (Aug 17) with my mom. She wouldn’t let me buy expensive ones since she said that I already have enough. But since it was my birthday, she let me buy something for myself, but of course it should be cheap or at least on sale. So we went to “drug store hopping” to look for a polish. There were quite a few that is on sale, but she still thinks its expensive, so I didn’t buy them.

We stopped by at Kruidvat. Essence is at 50% off on selected polishes. Unfortunately, since its on sale, and only good while supplies last, everything is sold out. I then found Essence Where is the Party. I fell in love with its purple color, that I can’t let it go since it was the last piece. I’m still weighing things if I should purchase it or not, since it was not on sale. After some “should I buy, should I not buy” moments, I finally gave in, went to the cashier and paid for my essence.

I was not able to try it on until last Wednesday (Aug 24). And I fell in love even more after applying it on my nails.

Essence Where is the Party

I love its shine and the color itself. Believe me, the photo did not gave justice to its color.

What I love more is that it does have a different color when the light shines into it.

Essence Where is the Party on light

Essence Where is the Party on light

  I did have a hard time capturing the color. I don’t know how to angle my hands or the camera so that the color will not be purple. And just the same, the photo does not really gave justice. But I love the “greeniness” of it that I can’t stop staring at my nails in sunlight.