Since duochromes seem to be making quite a return right now, I thought I'd show you one of my favorites from the Sally Hansen Nail Prisms line, Emerald Amethyst. The sun is absolutely not cooperating today, so the best I can do is give you a sense of how cool this one is.
Since Nail Prisms seem to be pretty sheer, I picked a charcoal shimmer base for it, which I find to blend a little better than a black creme, and the one I used was Sally Hansen Haunted, which is a New Lengths from a few years ago, and I think it was a Canadian exclusive. Haunted needed two coats over a base, and while I gave it a few minutes to set, I took a picture of it alone.
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| Sally Hansen Haunted Nail Polish, Two Coats |
I added two coats of Emerald Amethyst to it, waited a few minutes, then added Sally Hansen Salon Speed Shine to dry it all. Here are a few pictures under a completely overcast sky to give you a hint at what it really looks like in decent light.
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| Sally Hansen Emerald Amethyst Nail Polish, Two Coats, Straight On View |
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| Sally Hansen Emerald Amethyst Nail Polish, Two Coats, Angled View |
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| Sally Hansen Emerald Amethyst Nail Polish, Two Coats, Close Angled View |
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| Sally Hansen Salon Emerald Amethyst Nail Polish, Two Coats, Final Angled View |
You can see that straight on, it's kind of a purple mauve, but from any angle it's really green, which make it a lot of fun to play with in the light. I'm glad to see a return of duochromes, and hope that some of the new ones coming out are as cool as the old ones with some different color combinations. I haven't seen any yet that strike me as unique, but hope springs eternal.
That's my ode to Emerald Amethyst, so until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!
All Rights Reserved, Siobhan@The Nailphile. If you're reading this elsewhere, it's stolen from a real nail polish blog.
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