Lit from Within: Seeing the Forest Green for the Trees
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Seeing the Forest Green for the Trees

Hello, Fireflies!

One of my fave holo colors is green.  I've shown you minty ones earlier in the week, and today I want to go darker.

This.Is.Gorgeous.  It might as well be called that, but it's actually Lilypad Lacquer Emerald City.

Lilypad Lacquer Emerald City

I love how it is just a *touch* blue.

just a little bit of blue!

Moving from green with a bit of blue to green with a bit of olive and brown, this is Lilypad Lacquer Wild at Heart.

Lilypad Lacquer Wild at Heart.

It is a pretty cool jungle green!

cool jungle green

This one isn't a holo, and it's way more blue than green, but the base colors look so similar in the bottle.  I had no idea it would be this blue on the nail!  This is Lilypad Lacquer Great Galaxy.

Lilypad Lacquer Great Galaxy

This has so much shimmer!  I've layered it over black on my thumb, which really makes the glitter pop.
It looks great on its own, too.

layered it over black on my thumb

This polish *looks* like it's layered over black, but it's not.  It's not layered at all, and it's only ONE COAT.  This is Carpe Noctem Woodland Camo.

Carpe Noctem Woodland Camo

I love when a polish gets those blackened edges and really shines in the center, like it glows.  The formula was perfection.

I love when a polish gets those blackened edges

Leaning a little more olive again, is Cameo Colors Lacquer This Is War.

Cameo Colors Lacquer This Is War

This one I layered over black on my thumb.  By itself, it takes 3 or so coats to get opaque, and it's still a little watery-looking, but it has great shimmer.

good layering polish

Here's the bottle shot:  Lilypad Lacquer in Emerald City, Wild at Heart, and Great Galaxy, followed by Carpe Noctem Woodland Camo and Cameo Colors Lacquer This Is War.

bottle shot:  Lilypad Lacquer in Emerald City, Wild at Heart, and Great Galaxy, followed by Carpe Noctem Woodland Camo and Cameo Colors Lacquer This Is War

Side-by-side comparison - no dupes here, not even close.

Lilypad Lacquer in Emerald City, Wild at Heart, and Great Galaxy, followed by Carpe Noctem Woodland Camo and Cameo Colors Lacquer This Is War

They are all so gorgeous, it's hard to pick a fave.  I was really surprised how blue some of them are!  What's your favorite?

2 comments:

  1. Love the first one too! There all pretty though :)

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    1. Yeah, Emerald City is hard to beat! I can't believe how different they all look!

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