Experimental Layering Post

I've been meaning to do this post for ages, as I've accumulated requests for the last month or two. Anyways, finally it's here! 

Top to bottom we have Lynnderella Chocolotta Love over a white base, Ozotic 505 over black (which makes the colour shift look incredible!), Picture Polish Mask-a-rade over black, and Up Colors Beijo na Boca also over black. 

On the thumb you can see Nails Inc Cheyne Walk over black, which doesn't really discernibly change the look of it so much; with one more coat it would look the exact same as it would without any base colour.

I hope these layering swatches were helpful for you! Out of these, I think Ozotic 505 and Picture Polish Mask-a-rade benefit the most from being layered over black- it really brings out the colour shift.

Ozotic 505 + Picture Polish Mask-a-rade = Multichrome Madness!

Combining two of the most multichromatic polishes known to humankind? Yep, you're gonna see that here.

Let's start with Ozotic 505, on it's own (3 coats): 

As you can probably tell, Ozotic 505 is a very sheer polish, and next time I'll definitely be layering it over black so the multichrome shows up more dramatically. Even despite that, this is pretty amazing! It blows me away how chameleon-like this is. It's even more jaw-dropping in person.

So, having applied this, I decided to indulge myself and layer Picture Polish's Mask-a-rade overtop for twice the multichrome madness. This was the result of two coats of Mask-a-rade overtop of Ozotic 505:

And because I've seen Kas at the Varnished Valkyrie use this technique to great effect, here is an underwater photo to convey the full multichromatic range this has!

Pretty amazing, right? This ended up being a few too many coats of lacquer for my liking, but I'm really happy I tried combining these two because it resulted in a multichromatic extravaganza.

I purchased Ozotic 505 from Llarowe, and Picture Polish Mask-a-rade from Harlow and Co, but both websites carry both of these lines. Harlow and Co. ships from Canada, so that's something to keep in mind if you're Canadian- shipping is quite cheap, and very quick. I've been very happy with my experience ordering from both websites in the past. 

What do you think of my Ozotic 505 and Picture Polish Mask-a-rade combination? Do you have any awesome duochrome/multichrome combinations you'd like to share? 

Ozotic 507 (...more like "Chanel Peri-don't need it any more"!)

Okay. Prepare yourselves for an onslaught of awesome:

This is hands-down the most amazing duochrome polish I've EVER laid eyes on. It shifts from blazing chartreuse yellow to olive green to teal.  It's unbelievably reflective and shiny and futuristic. How freaking cool is this? The duochrome is present in all lights, from all angles, and changes from looking sparkly and almost foil-like (second last picture), to looking completely smooth and reflective and mirror-like (last photo) depending on the lighting.

The formula was a little challenging, kind of runny, and took a long time to dry, but it's SO worth it.

A lot of people have talked about how this is similar to Chanel Peridot, which has been a lemming of mine for a while now... and I know this isn't a dupe for Peridot, but I think it must be even better. From what I've seen in swatches, the duochrome is much more dramatic in Ozotic 507.

In conclusion- this is totally awesome, and if you love duochromes, or have been lusting after Chanel Peridot, you should probably get Ozotic 507. I ordered mine from Llarowe, and I'm always pleased with how carefully my lacquers are packaged; in addition, shipping to Canada is very reasonable.

"Chanel Peridot"? More like "Chanel Peri-don't need it anymore!"

How about you? Do you have Ozotic 507? Are you as crazy about it as I am?