The madness continues.
Illudo over Essie Ballet Slippers.
Over ChG Emerald Sparkle. My second-favorite combination!
Excuse the frazzle. Over Color Club Uptown Girl.
Aaand my current NOTD: Illudo over Sally Hansen's Green with Envy.
Final notes: Illusion D'or is pretty over cremes, but I like it over particle-d polish: Emerald Sparkle, Groupie, Vampy Varnish. It lends a foil-like texture to the layer under it, which I like. It tends to be somewhat lackluster (as one coat) over cremes. Also, the color has a tendency to lighten and warm up with a coat of Illudo.
I know, I know, I know that I haven't covered well-roundedly a bunch of colors. What about metallics? Duochromes? Blues? straight-up glitter? But do not tempt me. I had to put this polish away so I could stop compulsively layering it over everything I wore. Given time and self-control, more swatches may come up!
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Where does the blue come from in Illudo? He he. Illudo. Good one! In the bottle it looks....gold.
ReplyDeletejaljen: lol, Illudo is what I call it when we're alone <<
ReplyDeleteThe blue comes from the little gold speckles in the bottle--it's sort of like those iridescent pastelly glitters. It shifts into blue, I think, when the color is darker and under certain lighting/angles. :D
Omg, I've been sticking to my I'm not buying Illusion D'or guns, but these pictures are slowly breaking my resolve. :(
ReplyDeleteChaosButterfly: dooo iiiiit (xD). Apparently, it's pretty dupeable! Check out the nail board on MUA; they covered it several times over.
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog and its awesome!!
ReplyDeleteLove all your mani's and I just got opitical illusion...can't wait to try it :)
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Thank you :)
rmcandlelight: aww, thanks! Please let us know how Optical Illusion is--I really, really want it. Bad. :)
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