Mumma Bovary has long been raving about the Sally
Hansen Miracle Gel formula, and so when Spice Age arrived I took
more notice of it than I otherwise would have. The colour is definitely
beautiful to look at in the bottle but the chocolate tones aren’t something I’m
too comfortable with when it comes to nail colours, I tend to veer towards deep
blue tones when it comes to dark shades like this. It wasn’t until I tried it
on the nail that the true beauty was revealed though, cliché though that may
be!
This is stunning, and something that I definitely recommend
using a high shine topcoat with as the gloss factor will definitely ramp up the
appeal of this shimmer-laden shade. It’s got that deep set shimmer that I find
quite hypnotizing in a nail shade, and I quite like how it appears to be naught
more than a warm black from a distance, but intense and complex up close. As
much as I enjoyed wearing this shade, I know Mumma Bovary will wear it more
frequently and adores the formula, so this is on my desk ready to give to her
soon.
This post has reminded me that I really need to collaborate
on a post with Mumma Bovary soon – what sort of post would you like to see? Her
favourite nail polishes? What’s in her makeup bag? A makeup look for autumn?
Let us know!
-Emma
*Polish provided for consideration. Honesty, always.
What a gorgeous colour! Love the very very subtle shimmer
ReplyDeleteIt's a gorgeous type of shimmer isn't it? Very surprising and pretty
DeleteThat is MY kind of colour! Perfect for the colder season too. But you know me, I'm always all-in when it comes to darker shades for my nails. My inner emo talking there :p.
ReplyDeleteThis would look so much better on you than me Norlin, do give it a go! Navy nails are def your specialty, too!
DeleteWoah, this is so not what I'd usually go for but holy moly, it's beautiful! I love it! x
ReplyDeleteI admit, I would never have picked this up on the shelf to try but gosh I'm glad I got a chance to try out something so cool and unique :)
DeleteI love these shades when the weather cools down! You've inspired me to sit down and do a nice mani tonight. :)
ReplyDeleteI need another cool mani now, this one was so much better than I thought it'd be
DeleteI had a shade like this from Natio back in the Noughties (gulp!) and I used up the entire bottle! I have such an affinity with good shimmery browns and they're so hard to find. I'd love to see what your mum has in her makeup bag - what are the things she can't be without?
ReplyDeleteHaha love it Vita, I don't think I owned very many polishes at all back in the 90's...am I making myself sound very young? I got asked for ID while buying wine the other day! ha!
DeleteI will definitely pop that on our post list, thank you so much for the request:)
It's a lot nicer on then in the bottle, I'm glad you did a swatch of this becuase in the shops I wouldn't have gone for it, but it looks so good on! Great for autumn
ReplyDeleteMumma Bovary is super excited at the thought of owning this one, so stunning on the nail :)
DeleteThis is the kind of nail polish that I would have bought just cause the way it looks in the bottle. Im a huge fan of murky, dark and "ugly" polishes. The fact that it looks that nice on the nails is a huge plus :) Need to see if I can find this :)
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Haha I love 'ugly' ones too but this one just seemed so...bland in the bottle? on the shelf it looks a lot darker than my shots here as I put it in full sun for a better look at it, lol
DeleteI would love to hear HOW MUCH Mumma Bovary has, handbags, shoes, etc lol
ReplyDeleteoooh good one anonymous - why do I get the feeling you know Mumma Bovary well? ;)
DeleteThis is a very very gorgeous shade! I swear I've seen something like this from a high end brand. Sally Hansen really has great polishes despite other brands being so popular like OPI, Essie, china glaze...I still will happily buy sally hansen!
ReplyDeleteI could see Essie having something like this - I have a paler frostier shade that still reminds me of this from them, but it isn't my favourite :) I adore the SH formula over most others also - fun shades, trendy ones, classic ones, better price point (particularly when on sale) and tend to last longer than expensive shades, too!
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