Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Dusky Rainbow NOTD



This polish combination was totally stolen from inspired by the wonderful Ashesela. I saw a post where she'd posted pictures of a polish by Revlon named Naughty, and I thought it looked quite similar to Barry M's Dusky Mauve which I haven't broken out in ages, so she gave me the itch to use that. Then, I scrolled down to see she'd layered Finger Paints' Flashy over the top of it, an orange-green flakie polish that looks remarkably similar to the now discontinued GOSH Rainbow. So that's exactly what I slapped on my nails next!



I can't believe how much better Rainbow looks over Dusky Mauve than it does over black. Don't get me wrong, it looks cool over black, but this is SO much nicer! You can compare by checking out this super old post about the polish.



I love how much of a chameleon this is. From some angles, as you can see above, you'll get a real hit of the green colours in it...



...but from others, you'll see more of the golden orange tones.

What's not to love?!

17 comments:

  1. Looks so gorgeous, and it kind of reminds me of Nubar 2010 :).

    xoxo

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    1. It is a lot like Nubar 2010, and also Finger Paints Flashy and Essie Shine of the Times. It's by no means original! x

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  2. This is dreamy, really really nice! Need to get some more flaky polishes

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  3. Gorgeous combination! I need to get some more polishes like this...

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  4. Oooooh, I was just thinking last night that I should layer Shine of the Times over MAC Dark Angel...and now I defs will once my current mani chips off!!! Thanks for the inspiration, Leanne! x

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  5. Lovely! xx

    http://bucketofcoffee.blogspot.com/

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  6. This is gorgeous! I need that Gosh polish to layer over my Dusky Mauve! :)

    Frances x
    http://francescassandra.blogspot.com (Giveaway now on!)
    Twitter: @Francesss__

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  7. I will have to steal this combo ASAP!

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  8. This is beautiful! Such a shame the rainbow polish is no more, I would like a bottle of it xx

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    1. Look for Nubar 2010, Essie Shine of the Times or Finger Paints Flashy - they're all identical to Rainbow! x

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  9. this looks so cool!
    love it!
    http://liana-beauty.blogspot.com/

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  10. the genius is not the top coat, the genius is the colour combination. this dusky rainbow is so going on my nails as well
    liloo/@tsunimee xx

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  11. Amazing :)

    http://ameliasallsorts.blogspot.com/
    xx

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  12. That is stunning! May have to search for the ones similar reccomended in previous comments!

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  13. So beautiful! Oh what I wouldn't give for a bottle of GOSH Rainbow...why would they discontinue such a beauty??! :(

    Love Aysh x

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