Soft blue/green jelly
This may be the newest Vintage Valentine I'm going to share but I don't feel too bad as Mary Quant is a very vintage brand!
This polish is, I think from 2008, but Mary Quant has had a cosmetics line, off and on, since 1966 and the lady herself opened her first shop in 1955!
I remember when the bottles looked like this...
But sadly don't have any...
But the signature black daisy is still around. In fact on the version I have the (removable) cap is shaped like the daisy.
The bottles have changed again since I bought these and are now an even less interesting design..
Here's the brochure I picked up when I bought them - toy soldiers with nail polish hats?!
Anyhow, on to the swatches
Sadly the polishes don't have names, only numbers.
B-11 is a soft sage green jelly that I think looks more blue in my pics.
It's very shiny and slightly squishy. Application was good, if a little scarily thin on the first coat.
Swatches shown are 3 coats, with no top coat.
I bought this and 3 others from the Mary Quant store in London, before it moved to it's current location in Chelsea.
The cosmetics company is now wholly owned by a Japanese company and there are many stores in Japan, but I believe the shop in Chelsea is the only one outside Japan.
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Friday, 25 September 2009
Taupe-ish Comparisons
Prompted by some disussion in the comments on the amazing Helen & Sheenie's Nice Things blog here are some comparison shots I took several months ago of my collection of mushroomy/taupey colours, primarily $OPI Metro Chic and Nails Inc Jermyn Street.

From l-r $OPI Metro Chic, Nails Inc Jermyn Street, Mary Quant B-23,Zoya Pasha

Bottle shots

I tweaked the colour on this shot, increasing the warmth and I think this is a more accurate colour shot.
Jermyn Street & Metro Chic are definitely similar but not dupes. Metro Chic is a tad darker and on me has less of a lavender hint, whereas Jermyn Street is lighter and slightly more purpley - on me at least!
I love them both though, they're slightly edgy and different but not too out there.
From l-r $OPI Metro Chic, Nails Inc Jermyn Street, Mary Quant B-23,Zoya Pasha
Bottle shots
I tweaked the colour on this shot, increasing the warmth and I think this is a more accurate colour shot.
Jermyn Street & Metro Chic are definitely similar but not dupes. Metro Chic is a tad darker and on me has less of a lavender hint, whereas Jermyn Street is lighter and slightly more purpley - on me at least!
I love them both though, they're slightly edgy and different but not too out there.
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