Tuesday 9 April 2013

Essence Nail Colour 3, Midnight Date


Hello! I have something simple today but still as lovely as ever! This was one of my untrieds, but I knew just how amazing it is. I stumbled upon a matte combination of blue flakies over a dark polish that was done by Erika of Chloe's Nails and was blown away by it. I went on a search for affordable blue flakies, and my search ends when I found this Essence Nail Colour 3, Midnight Date.

Lacqueerisa: Essence Nail Colour 3, Midnight Date

Lacqueerisa: Essence Nail Colour 3, Midnight Date
Lacqueerisa: Essence Nail Colour 3, Midnight Date

Midnight Date in general, is what everyone know as duopolish. I love these type of polishes because they are so easy to carry around, especially for travels. Midnight Date is the base colour and such a gorgeous shimmery navy blue too. It's a very pigmented, purplish blue with hints of red (may be seen under direct sunlight) and teal shimmers colour. My camera can't seem to capture the greenish part of this polish. On the nails are two thin coats.

Lacqueerisa: Essence Nail Colour 3, Midnight Date
Lacqueerisa: Essence Nail Colour 3, Midnight Date

Here's the layered effect, the flakies are called City That Never Sleeps. It has a sheer purple base with greenish-blue flakies and tiny glitter particles. What more can I say, so pretty! Two coats of flakies as well, they can be quite sparse. I did two coats for more depth (and more flakies, haha!).

Lacqueerisa: Essence Nail Colour 3, Midnight Date
Lacqueerisa: Essence Nail Colour 3, Midnight Date

After seeing Erika's matte version, I just had to matte them. And now I can't stop staring at them! I don't even know what nail art to do them with, they look so good on their own! I love shifting my hands just to see the colours of the flakies change from bluish to greenish. Oh, just in case you're wondering, I used Etude House Help My Finger Matte Top Coat. 

Toodles for now! :) 

18 comments:

  1. That looks amazing! You're so right! I wish Erika was still posting, she always had amazing combos and ideas...

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    1. Thank you! And yeah, I wish the same too. Hopefully she'd be back sometime this year. Haha! :)

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    1. Thank you! Yeap, it really is!! So in love with them ♥

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  3. I just love this collection! It maybe looks not so nice at first but on the nail the action begins :)
    I call it "a magic polish wand", it looks stunning in matte.
    hugs.

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    1. Hahaha!! I love the name you call them! I can hear Cinderella's Fairy Godmother singing! :) I do agree! They look pretty normal in the bottles, but when on the nails and layered together... sends polish sparkles up the skies!

      haha, I'm happy you're loving the matte version too :D

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  4. WOW this polish really looks amazing! I saw it in the stores but I didn't pay much attention but now that I've looked at your pictures... definitely have to check this out again! ^.^

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    1. Yeap it is! Thank you! Haha! You totally should give it a second chance ;)

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  5. Beautiful, clean, neat nails!! Started following on both GFC and Bloglovin! Hope you follow back so we can stay in contact!

    xx

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    1. Hi there! Thank you, and welcome on board!! ;) I'd be following you in both areas too :)

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  6. What a beautiful blue! And gosh, it looks amazing with the matte top coat! :-)

    ~ Yun

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    1. Thanks! So glad I found them! Matte sure does make the flakies show so much more! :)

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  7. Oooh, this looks so good with the matte topper!

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    1. Yeah! And the flakes shows so much more, as well as the colour shifts!

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  8. Oooh nice! I am liking the matte version.

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    1. Thanks! Glad you're liking it! I do love it very much! I think the matte gives a new twist to flakies :D

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  9. wow this is stunning, I am hoping to buy something like this by Revlon, I love the blue flakes. I haven't seen matte used before on glitter and you made that look great.

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    1. Hi Lisa! Ohh Revlon's Moon Candy collection, right? I wish I could get hold of that collection here. There are some that I'm eyeing, namely Orbit and Galactic but they are so similar.. Still catches my eyes though. Hahaha!! Thank you! I'm happy you love the look too! Though it was really the matte topcoat's magic *wink wink* ;D

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