My very secret eden

I'm sure you wish you knew what it is, but I won't tell - except this actual polish sorta was one, back when I wore it several months ago (!). Huge lemming for a long time, finally made available for overseas purchase, this is Our Secret Eden from Le Chat Dare to Wear.

Very difficult to photograph, but this is a blue jelly with pink shimmer. Actually, it's perfect. And that is all.

Green on green

Remember when I posted about Dare to Wear Poison Ivy? I mentioned that I layered over it later, and that I'd post the outcome another day, and that day is today. What did I do? I just added a subtle sparkle, the very sheer (not even I have the patience to build it up) Comet's Collar from Finger Paints' holiday collection of last year.

It doesn't really look like layering, but this is actually two coats of the Finger Paints over Poison Ivy. Those coats made it totally awesome, though. Poison Ivy is just on the verge of frosty, a little metallic, and prone to brush strokes if you aren't careful upon application. Comet's Collar took care of that and added some depth. I really really liked that.

I don't think I was prepared on the sheerness of Comet's Collar, and I once tried to apply it solo, but took it off before finishing. Scrangie of course made it look just awesome by itself, and apparently used only three coats, but I have a hard time seeing I would have managed that outcome with my bottle. Perhaps there have been different batches with varying formulations. I don't know, but using it this way satisified me enough to keep it as part of my over-abundant stash of greens. But I totally do not get the name. At all.

All products were purchased with own funds.

Swedish word of the day:
komet -noun comet
Space thingy.

Spam of complete randomness

Here's a post full of manicures that didn't get their own posts. Enjoy (if possible).

Ebalay 006/A08 over some medium purple.

Finger Paints Twisted over Essie Turquoise and Caicos.

Creative Limelight over OPI If You Moust You Moust.

H&M Brown, part of Spring Nails miniset from last year.

China Glaze Snow Globe gradient over Ruby Kisses Hot Pink Obsession.

Models Own Indian Ocean over some light blue.

H&M Mustard, from a fall miniset from last year.

Danged up and sunny OPI Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine!.

Flash lit photo of Dare to Wear Smokin' Diva (it's a very nice shade actually).

Duochrome stamping over duochrome: China Glaze Swanky Silk over Rimmel Hard Edged.

China Glaze Ride the Waves.

Color Club Shabby Drab.

Swedish expression of the day:
spara till senare save for later
It's what I did here...

Do you dare?

...to Wear? Okay, that was the worst blog post header ever. But of course we're talking Le Chat Dare to Wear polishes. I was quite satisfied when I realized that one of my favourite online shops was carrying parts of this line. I still haven't found my great lemming Enchanted Forest, but I have picked up a few other gems. Here are two.

Kiss the Rain. Three coats, I think. What's not to love here? A muted pale blue, like a rainy day, with pink and blue glassfleck sorta shimmer, and holographic or prismatic glitter. I can't tell which because it's rather micro.

Poison Ivy. Two or three coats - I can't remember anymore. Your standard gold shimmer in green base, a little streaky looking up close, but it's not painfully obvious from a normal distance. I used this one as a layering base... More on that another day.

Swedish word of the day:
våga -verb dare
I do.