This morning I changed my polish to L'Oreal Blue Marine, the sparkly blue from the L'Oreal Summer Siren Collection, after wearing my Fourth of July manicure for three days. I'll tell you, the red OPI did not hold up spectacularly well - I had quite a few chips, which is what prompted me to change it. Anyhow, the need to change it gave me the opportunity to try out Blue Marine, so that's alright...
Blue Marine is really a three-coater for me, after two I could still see through my tips a bit. The coats were very thin, but the pigment in this polish (the kind that seems like tiny flakes) doesn't seem to appreciate thick coats, so three it is. I topped it off with some quick dry top coat and went to take pictures in the sun.
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| L'Oreal Blue Marine Nail Polish, Three Coats |
Although I like this one quite a bit, there is some disappointment. When I showed you a bottle picture of Blue Marine, I'd mentioned that there was a purple duochrome effect in the bottle that wasn't showing up in the picture. Well, it ain't showing up on my nails, either, not in any light at all. I applied it in a bright room with morning sun shining in through sheer curtains and could see it on the brush, but not on my nails at all, it clearly doesn't show in the sun, didn't in the shade, and doesn't here in a room with low natural light. Now, in the post with the bottle picture, I recall at least one comment assuring me the duochrome shows up when the polish is applied, so I think this one might be a little trickier than most to get the purple to show up. All I can think of that would make it show up for others and not me would be the curve and shape of a person's nail bed. Mine have an unusually strong C curve (the curve left to right over the nail bed), which usually makes duochromes show up really well, but it's not helping me any here. Regardless of the cause, my own experience is disappointment that zero purple show for me, but I know that others have had a better outcome.
That's just about all there is to tell you about today, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!
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