The Man with the Golden Gun comes in its own presentation box, which is nice and sturdy. I will probably end up using the box for something (nail varnish rings or something, I expect). It is a clear base, with gold leaf flakes suspended in it. They can sink to the bottom after a while, and shaking doesn't move them about much, so I recommend holding the bottle upside down for a few minutes before using.
This is what it looks like over Essie Skirting the Issue:
and over China Glaze Escaping Reality:
And in close up:
I like how this looks - elegantly shiny without being blingy and overly glittery. And I really like how the flakes are suspended in the clear base, so not lying entirely flat on the nail.It dries very smooth - no roughness or sticky out pieces. Maybe pink isn't the best base for it; I want to try it over dark colours next, perhaps a dark blue or green...
Very pretty! I don't tend to wear gold stuff that much so can't really justify it haha. Far more of a silver person x
ReplyDeleteI like silver too :)
DeleteI absolutely love this polish. Sadly I paid top dollar for it. £19.99 is pretty decent!
ReplyDeleteYes, I wasn't going to get it originally, but I thought that was a bit of a bargain to be honest. And it's pretty!
DeleteIt looks really good with the Essie, makes it look very Christmassy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, it's not bad, is it?
DeleteI'm with you, I totally want to layer this over green! I'm thinking Nars Zulu.
ReplyDeleteI got the $OPI version; the flakes a micro, very subtle. But I want to combine it with Zoya Guilty (which is coming in the mail, scored it yesterday with a flash promo =).
I'm thinking Barry M Racing Green for me.
DeleteI don't think I could justify two gold leafs! I'm not sure how much I'll even wear this one to be honest. I think it'll be an occassional thing.
For $6.00 I could... (I'm bad ;-)
DeleteOh well for $6 that's allowed!
DeleteIt's lovely, more subtle than you'd expect for Real Gold On Your Nails OMG! I'm another vote for the green base, pure Christmas.
ReplyDeleteOk, I might try that this week. I'm a bit allergic to Christmas, but I suppose I could do Christmassy nails at some point.
Deletei absolutely love this nail polish, it's on my wish list. it looks great over dark colours so i think it would look wonderful with blue polish :)
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. I'll have to do another post over a variety of darker colours!
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