Elianto Indigo Shine & China Glaze Midnight Mission

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Elianto Indigo Shine: index and ring fingers (three coats)
China Glaze Midnight Mission: middle and little fingers (two coats)

The base of Midnight Mission is blue while Indigo Shine has a teal base. Because the glitter in both is silver, the base tints it. Both are similar but definitely not dupes!

Midnight Mission is more opaque, needing only two coats. Indigo Shine needs three but I think it’s worth it. Which do you prefer? Should I keep both?


Zoya Caitlin + Nubar 2010

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When I first saw this combination here I knew I had to try it! I haven’t really experimented with 2010 since I got it. I only have one bottle and I’m afraid I’ll use it all up! This is the first time I’m using Caitlin as a mani, but I loved it on my toes last month and I wanted to use it again!

Rainbow 05

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Light mauve holographic. Here’s another of the Rainbow holographics! I really love these as they’re beautiful and really easy to apply! No patchiness like the Nfu Oh holos (I can’t wait to try out my new babies 66 and 51!).

I’ve noticed that there are two colors of 05 and 03 floating around. I’ve seen this color labeled as both numbers. The other color has a golden beige base, also labeled as both numbers. A batch or two was probably mislabeled.



I know I haven’t been updating much this month. I change my nail polish every week and I also try to swatch at least once. However, it’s monsoon season in South-East Asia now. It's sunny one moment and rainy the next, so please bear with me. Also, I'd rather show a fresh manicure than one with tip wear so I usually don't take photos after the second or third day (there are exceptions though!).

Thanks for dropping by!

Polish sandwich:
• Rainbow 05 (3 coats)

Rainbow 02

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Medium pink holographic. Since I was only bitten by the holographic bug this year, I missed out many great polishes that are now discontinued and hard-to-find (HTF). But this is not one of those at all. It’s from Daiso and is $2 for 5ml. It might not seem like a lot but it’s still cheaper per ml compared to China Glaze, Color Club or OPI.



The formula gave me no problems and it dries rather shiny. I added Seche Vite on my other fingers and I’m happy to report that it didn’t dull the holo.

I’m not usually into pink but I’d take a pink holographic over a cream any day. I will definitely be buying backups of this because the bottle is so small I’ll probably finish it in five manicures. Plus, it’s affordable.

Thanks for looking!

Polish sandwich:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat (1 coat)
• Rainbow 02 (2 coats)

Nature Republic GR602

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In my previous post, I used this as base for my fimo nail art. But it wasn’t accurate color-wise, so I decided to swatch it to show how vibrant it is.



I found this polish to be thick even after I added thinner to it. Whenever I tried to do thin coats, it came out very streaky with plenty of bald spots. To prevent that, I discovered it was best to do thick coats with as little pressure as possible.

But it’s not all bad. It self-levels and is very glossy without any top coat. It also dries a bit faster than average despite the thick coats.

Thanks for reading!

Polish sandwich:
• Nature Republic GR602 (3 coats)