Converted to Nail Polish : Nfu Oh

martedì 22 gennaio 2013

Illamasqua "Prosperity" vs Nfu Oh FS17

Both Illamasqua "Prosperity" and Nfu Oh FS17 are rich red-based purples, very saturated (especially the Illamasqua), but let's see the difference:

Pictured here are 3 coats plus one coat of Mavadry topcoat for both. With the Nfu Oh you could easily get away with 2 coats, but I did 3 for more precision (my 3 coats are not precise by any stretch of the imagination but my 2 were a bit worse). The formula is on the thick side in this one. The Illamasqua dries to a rubbery finish and it tends to be ever so slightly streaky (not a streaky mess, just a tiny bit streaky), hence the 3 coats which levelled everything out. I topped it with Mavadry to give it a glossy look. As you can see, the Illamasqua is darker than the Nfu Oh.

And now the mandatory blurry pictures:

Nfu Oh FS17, while being red-based, leans a bit more blue than the Illamasqua under certain lightings. Hope it makes sense.

I love both of them!

Glitter skittles

Glitter skittles today!

- Thumbnail: Lush Lacquer "Party Rockin" over Nails Inc "Belgrave Place": a carnival on your nails, Party Rocking consists of medium to small hex/round glitter in orange, fuchsia and blue plus blue bar glitter and iridescent particles in a clear base;
- Index: Cirque "XX" over Illamasqua "Nomad": beautiful iridescent glitter of different shapes and sizes (large, medium and small hex, square and round glitter plus tiny iridescent particles in a clear base);
- Medium: Nails Inc "Portobello Place" over Illamasqua "Cameo": black and silver medium to small hex/round/bar glitter with tiny blue particles in a clear base;
- Ring: Lush Lacquer "Salt n Peppa" over Nfu Oh JS15: medium to small black and white hex/round/bar glitter with iridescent particles in a clear base;

- Pinky: Lush Lacquer "Hottie Tottie" over Illamasqua "Jo'mina": medium to small blue, fuchsia and silver round glitter in a clear base.