Three Mainstream Duochromes

If you have delved into the realm of indies, you well know that the indie brands are very generous with their pigment and they know what it takes to make an impact.

Here are some duochromes that are just in need of a blog, but don't strum my heart so much.

Let's start with the really good.

China Glaze No Plain Jane 

This shifts from a purple to an amber shade. It is very pretty and at three coats I won't say I don't live for the purple. The color that it shifts to looks a little like a muddy bronze, but it's a tad bit more warm and that's ok. 

The metallic purple is a delight, though you can see brushstrokes, it's ok and seems to be offset by good coverage.

Easy to find online and at a price point that means affordable access to some color shifting.

Now the less than enthralling.

OPI Kermit Me to Speak

Also shifting into a kind of warm olive bronze shade, this one is sheer enough to layer.

I've got it over nothing and black, alternating nails.

It's not a favorite of mine, far to chintzy on the pigment, so without the flash, it tends to be a bit muddy.

Easy to find, but I purged mine.

Misa Shields Up

This is from one of the last collections I purchased of Misa, which was their Surreal Escape Collection. 

Won't lie, my utter disappointment at the sheerness of this polish is hard to hide.

Perhaps a good topper, but at the time of the swatching, I was just like "UNCLE!"

Misa has their site down for maintenance, so I couldn't see if it was available. 

Only recommendation would be if you found you needed a topper, otherwise, the heartbreak is real!

Let's just conclude by saying, the shields are collapsing, Captain!

This is all with my old Polygel enhancements on. I realize just how thick these were growing! The hard part was that I had to manually file, so thinning them down was a bit of a challenge.

I might have kept the Misa as a topper, but Kermit Me to Speak is a goner. No More Plain Jane I will try for a stamping polish, but the first coat wasn't that impressive, so we shall see!

Thanks for reading my little nail polish journal!