Elianto Indigo Shine

Collection: Sparkling Diva

Dark teal jelly with silver glitter. When I first bought this polish, I thought it was blue. But when compared to a true blue based polish, it’s very obviously teal. The best thing I really like about silver glitter is how it reflects the base color beautifully. In Persian Indigo, it was purple, and here, it’s teal!

The formula was a bit thin and sheer, needing three coats for full opacity. Still, there are no bumps despite the glitter, and it dries with a high shine. Thanks for reading!

Polish sandwich:
• Elianto Indigo Shine (3 coats)

Fairy Wings

As mentioned in my previous post, I have two more Elianto polishes to show you. But before that, I wanted to show you how Elianto Lilac would look layered over another color. In my swatch post, I pointed out that Lilac is very sheer even at four coats. So I tried it over a beige cream.

This looks like off-white with light pink glitter in both direct and indirect sunlight (as in see the two photos above). But that is misleading as it hardly appears like that in real life.

While the particles in Lilac are a mixture of pink and gold, the pink appears more strongly because of the sheer lilac base. I can usually see the pink glow whenever any light hits my nails but my camera can’t seem to capture that properly. The glitter should be brighter and more vibrant than the picture above.

China Glaze Classic Camel

Collection: Vintage Vixen (2010 Fall)

Yellow-toned khaki with golden shimmer. There’s quite a lot of golden shimmer, but since the base color is similar, it doesn’t stand out. I can’t decide whether I like it on me, but I love how it looks in the bottle. Many of my friends thought it was gold, so I guess my skin tone makes it turn golden. (Please ignore the bubble on the index finger.)

It required a few drops of thinner for a smoother application. I painted my right hand before I thinned it and I needed three coats to cover the bald spots because it was so sticky. But on my swatch (left) hand, I managed with only two.

I still have two more Elianto polishes from the Sparkling Diva collection to show you, so please look forward to them! Thanks for looking!

Polish sandwich:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat (1 coat)
• China Glaze Classic Camel (2 coats)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)

Nfu Oh GS14

Collection: Glitter

Black jelly with small holographic hexagonal and square glitter. I have to admit, I bought this more for the bottle than the polish itself.

The cap is a corset with the tie strings at the back. The bottle itself is like the skirt of a gown and the back folds reveal the petticoat underneath. Isn't gorgeous?

Elianto Lilac

Collection: Sparkling Diva

Sheer lilac jelly with pink and gold glass flecks Lilac is the most delicate and sheer of all the Sparkling Diva polishes that I have tried. It is also the only one that has pink glitter; all the others have silver or just gold glitter. I bought this together with Shimmer Pink and thought it was really pretty! And it is if you’re into shades like this – which I am normally not.

I can still see my VNL even after four thin coats. When I did a full manicure though, I settled with three thick coats instead. I have put this on as a full manicure a couple of times but now prefer it as a layering polish. It dries smooth and shiny so it’s fine even when I skip the top coat.
Thanks for reading! What colors should I try layering this over? (:

Polish sandwich:
• Elianto Lilac (4 coats)