First of all, bottle pics of both of them! I'm really digging these two.
Sharp Tailoring is a very edgy neutral greige (you know, a cross between a grey and a beige), and is one of those colours that I LOVE to death. This one isn't like the rest of them - it doesn't have any pink in it (unlike the other greige-y colours), and that's what makes it stand out. It also has gold shimmer that really amps up the colour.
Velvet Tuxedo is a blackened-grey, or is it a black? that has beautiful multidimensional shimmer:
I love those two colours, and I decided to do a KOTD with them, in attempt to replicate the "Lace Manicure" look that's been so popular lately. The KOTD itself turned out to be a massive fail due to my inability to stamp and align properly, but here you go anyway. I believe the plate is M57.
As you can see, in natural sunlight, Sharp Tailoring is a lot more grey, and a lot less beige.
In indoor lighting, you can really see it's beige-y-ness, and it's gold shimmer (which my @#$@% camera can't seem to capture. I think my camera has issues with shimmer). I do think it stands out best indoors, as opposed to outdoors:
Application-wise, both of them were a little mixed. Velvet Tuxedo gave me no problem whatsoever - it was opaque in one coat, and good enough to konad with. Sharp tailoring was a little sheer and streaky, but two coats took care of everything, so it's not a big deal. However, I do wonder if it was the polish or my lack of skillz that made this a little tricky to work with. But anyway, I've yet to see a dupe of this pretty little colour, so if anyone knows of a dupe with less application issues, let me know!
That is not a fail, I actually really love the concept!
ReplyDeleteFail?! Where?? I don't see it, I think it's lovely :-)
ReplyDeletepretty color! <3
ReplyDeleteI didn't think it was a 'fail'
Looks like you made it work! <3
KOTD is the nail art thingies, right? What are they called again, and how do you use them?
ReplyDeleteI think it looks really good!!!
ReplyDelete@Paloma: It's called Konad, and I'm not very good at explaining how it's done, but there are many youtube/blog posts on how to do it. Here's one of my favourites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84mgBvT6YZY
ReplyDelete@bowsnhearts: Thank you!
@kay: I don't think my konading skills are there yet, but colour-wise I quite like this one..
@Michele: well the konad got blurred and the image didnt transfer totally, but I guess it looks better in photos than in real life :P
@gildedangel: Thank you so much, you're too kind :)
img nooo those nails are super. naaaw EPIC win!!
ReplyDeletehey babe, thanks for dropping by my blog
ReplyDeleteI love the nail polish colour. Those are very unique colours. I usually don't purchase those shades of nail polishes. THanks for sharing. i really like the Sharp Tailoring.
is KOTD refering to kondad? lol. They are SOO tricky to USE! and the videos make it look like a breeze :(
@xbbkay: KOTD is a Konad Of The Day, so yup, it's a konad! They're a little tricky - and I'm still getting the hang of it, but I LOVE the designs so I keep trying although I'm not that great at it. I agree that the youtube pros make it look easier than it is!
ReplyDelete@Saving Capulet: You are too kind girl! :)