Monday, September 19, 2011

Another dissapointing duo-chrome...

I'm not sure if the nail polish gods hate me, or if there is something in my body chemisty that makes duo-chromes simply fail. I was really excited by the prospect of Zoya's Ki, because it looked great in the bottle and even better on the swatch in the store. But while it was supposed to be a stealy-violet with a shamrock-green flash, this is what I got:

Looks like a pretty kick-ass purple huh? Which is all well and good, but where is my damn green flash!? I tried it under multiple light sources, all to no avail.
I like the color as it is, but I was hoping for a duo-chrome that didn't require me risking skin cancer to see.

Ratings:


Application: 6 out of 10. Kinda clumpy. I also had some issues due to it's transparency. It really needed 3 coats to reach full coverage, but that many coats lead to pooling at my cuticles.
Color: 7 out of 10. Awesome purple, but you might require a professional stage lighting crew to see the flash.
Clean-up: 7 out of 10. Acetone removed the color easily, but I was left with ragged edges where the excess polish had pooled.
Appearance: 8 out of 10. It has a nice shimmer AND shine without a top coat. It also leaves a really smooth surface if you've avoided the clumps carefully enough. Little to no shrinkage.

Overall a cute, trendy color at the moment. Next time I'll be re-visiting the burnt oranges from OPI's Burlesque collection to show off a half-moon manicure!

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