Giving a Green Another Chance

I'd put Confetti's My Favorite Martian in my blog sale, but then pulled it out when I wanted to try a layering idea.

In fact I rather love the color, but it's sheer. You know the kind of sheer: not sheer enough to be a topper and do much for another polish below, but too sheer to build coverage.

Then I figured, why not see if another polish can modify or prop up My Favorite Martian?

Hmmm! Not bad! Exactly what I always wanted to see with this polish!

The recipe:
Two coats of Sally Hansen Insta Dri Mint Sprint (I have two of these and it's such a workhorse)
Two coats of Confetti My Favorite Martian
Two coats of Pure Ice Heartbreaker

I wanted SH Mind Sprint to bring up both density and cool down the rather yellowish My Favorite Martian.
Pure Ice has this amazing green micro glitter that flashes even more than this photo shows.
Lovely!

Here are the ingredients:

Some general thoughts:
Sally Hansen really is very dense, a strong cool green that dries well so it's nice for layering. Blogged here.
My Favorite Martian is a little slow to dry, but it has a beautiful blue green shimmer that is pretty unique in my collection.
Pure Ice is a classic that is both a unique topper and an affordable one. Worth owning.
There was some noise about discontinuing it, but it still is on offer at Walmartland's website.

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Blue Shimmer Semi-Dupe, Dupe-y, Or Some Such

Quick post!

Claire's Tranquil
Confetti Blue Bombshell
Claire's Tranquil
Confetti Blue Bombshell

All three coats over black.

I think Tranquil is a touch darker, but if you have one, you probably don't need the other.

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Another Sheer Gets Its Groove Back

I received Confetti Blue Bombshell in a swap package. Great blue!

When I put it on, four coats later, I had this:

Whaaat? Perhaps worse than the sheer-factor, were the bubbles. Yes, you can enlarge it to see how many there are.



So, I cracked out my bottle of WetnWild Black Creme, two coats later...

One coat of Confetti Blue Bombshell and you get some groove on.

Pow! Pop!

Cue the music: I believe in miracles, you sexy thing, you sexy thing you!

Really redeemed this polish. At first I thought it was going to do the rounds in the donation box, but a black base created a monster of a shimmer in a deeper, richer blue.

Get down on it!

All right, stale disco references and all...

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