Imagination In Colour UK Nail Polish Blog
So this year China Glaze have been a bit boring for me, the last full collection that really excited me was the Cirque du Soleil collection back last December! However I have been picking and choosing one or two from each collection as and when, and here is my choice from the 2013 Monsters Ball Halloween Collection :). I have to admit this isn’t normally a ‘me’ type of polish but something about it really drew me in – I’m glad it did because it turns out this is a very versatile glitter. You can use it with a dark base to look autumnal/wintry, or you can use it over a brighter base to look edgy and modern. I love it!
I’m pretty pleased with this combination, I would never have picked the two polishes out to wear together but I just happened to spy Boo-gie Down whilst looking for a topper for the purple base (Nella Milano Violet – blogpost soon!).
Boo-gie Down (what an annoying name to type!) consists of three colours of glitter: copper, black, and white. The copper is three sizes of hexagonal glitter, the white is one size of hexagonal glitter, and the black is four sizes of hexagonal glitter, as well as the black shreds/bar glitter. I don’t know if it’s the white that attracts me in this polish, but somehow it gives the glitter an edgy feel. I like that there’s not too much white as it’s easy to overpower a glitter mix with white. I also LOVE this over lilac!
Application:
The polish was easy to apply – just make sure you don’t go over the same spot too many times as it will drag, as with all glitters. Each brushload gives you a lot of glitter – the pictures all show one coat of Boo-gie Down over the base colour. The glitter seemed to apply pretty evenly, although I did push a couple of the pieces into my preferred placement with the brush. The polish dries relatively quickly, to a fairly shiny finish, although I would recommend using a topcoat to make it sparkle.
I really love this. I think next I am going to layer it over Butter London Wallis as I think it will really pop! Do you own this polish? You can find it at various places all over the web – I bought mine for £4.95 from Nail Polish Direct, as they often have good deals on.
What would you pair Boo-gie Down with?
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