Collection in Swatches # 1

Hey Y'all! You might remember in my last post I mentioned being fairly busy til after the New Year, but I don't want to neglect my blog either. So, I looked through my list of blogging ideas and decided now is the perfect time to show off my polish collection swatches! I have a video on YouTube that shows off the collection as it sits prettily on my wall shelf, but I had some requests for swatches. I think the best way to do that is going to be by color family. Today we will look at grey polishes.

First up is #330 'Grey Area' from Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear line. These pictures are 3 coats + topcoat.

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This is a warm grey cream polish with a hint of brown. The formula is very nice and smooth. It did need 3 coats to avoid streaking, but that could have been poor application on my part.

Number 2 is also from Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear, #310 'Gunmetal'. This is one of my favorite in my whole collection. It is pictured with 2 coats and topcoat.

This slightly blue tinted grey has a lovely soft shimmer finish. The first coat goes on very sheer and you think you will need 3-4 coats, but it is fully opaque in 2, which was a nice surprise when I first starting using it.

Next is another favorite of mine (can you tell I really like darker colors?) and is also Sally Hansen. This is from the Insta-Dri collection, #300 'Grease Lightening'. Pictures are 2 coats with a top coat.

This is a beautiful dark grey creme with a satin finish. The formula is magic! The only downside, in my opinion, is the brush. All of the Insta-Dri polishes have a wide, flat brush that I just don't care for but maybe I just need practice.

Last but not least is NYC's Long Wearing Enamel # 145 'Rock the Party!'. This is a beautiful shade, in the bottle at least. But I was very disappointed actually using it. This polish is so sheer I'm not sure you could ever achieve opacity without layering it over another color. The pictures are with 5 coats plus a topcoat and you can still see visible nail lines.

This polish does have 2 nice qualities despite of the lack of opacity. First is the dual iridescence. It looks grey in some light, green in other lights, and even purplish at the right angle. Second thing I really like is the nice shimmer finish. I am going to have to try layering this over another grey or black to see if that resolves the opacity problem without losing the iridescence.

That is all my grey polishes. Next will be green and yellows so come back on Wednesday to see those! Thanks for reading and have a Happy Monday!