Essie Shine of Times

Sećam se da je, pre nego što sam ušla u lakoholičarske vode, Essence imao toper sa ljuspicama koji mi se izuzetno svideo, ali je bio TE i nedostupan u Srbiji. Posle nekog vremena su ga ubacili u standardnu postavku Special Effects topera pod imenom Night in Vegas, i znala sam da ga moram uzeti tada. Uzela sam i rezervnu bočicu, ali mi nije bilo dosta. Merkala sam Inglot 202 (uvek rasprodat) i Nfu.Oh i onda mi je uletelo da uzmem Essie Luxefects Shine of Times.

I remember how, before my polishaholic times, Essence had a flakie topper I liked, but it was TE and unavailable in Serbia. Some time after that, they rereleased it as part of Special Effects toppers line, and named it Night in Vegas, and I knew I had to have it. I got a spare bottle as well, but that was not enough. I was eying Inglot 202 (which was always sold out) and Nfu.Oh, and then I got an opportunity to get my hands on Essie Luxeffects Shine of Times.

Essie Shine of Times je toper sa zeleno-zlatno-bakarnim multihromatskim ljuspicama. Najbolje izgleda preko tamnih lakova, u ovom slučaju Flormar Matte Dark Purple. Ljuspica u bazi ima dosta i mogu se dozirati. Jedan sloj je dovoljan za upečatljiv efekat u kome je baya dosta vidljiva, dva su za jači utisak, a verujem da bi se sa tri mogla postići i puna pokrivenost, ali se plašim da bi svi ti slojevi bili neatraktivni. Što se debljine samih ljusipica tiče, čini mi se da su nešto tanje od onih u Essence Night in Vegas jer mi nadlak nije bio potreban. Sem za matiranje, naravno.

Essie Shine of Times is a flakie topper that shifts from green to gold to copper. It looks best over dark polishes, in this case Flormar Matte Dark Purple. Flakies are abundant and their amount on the nail can be controled. A single coat is good for an effective look with base being quite visible, two are for a more dramatic look, and I think three could give full coverage, but I fear that that many layers would end up looking quite unattractive. The flakies themselves seem to be thinner than the ones in Essence Night in Vegas because I didn't need to use top coat. Except to matte all the flakies, of course.

Slike su snimljene na dnevnom svetlu. Imam dva sloja Shine of Times preko bazne boje i nemam nadlak. Na poslednjoj slici imam sloj Morgan Taylor Matte nadlaka. All photos were taken in natural light. I have two coats of Shine of Times over base colour and I have no top coat. In the last photo I have a layer of Morgan Taylor Matte top coat.