Chelsea Psycho Green

Chelsea Psycho Green

I did such a bad paint job with this and it was all user error. Sometimes there are days when no polish will go on right. Ah well, I am only human. I do love this one but I think there may be variations on this since I have seen swatches where it is more of a true green. This is a deep, deep blue based green with subtle hidden blueish shimmer.

Chelsea is one of those brands that I stumble across in little shops and I have never seen a full display. Pity because it's a brand I would like to be able to explore more.

Smackdown: Duochromes

Smackdown: Duochromes

Warning: Photo heavy post. Click for a larger photo.

It's raining and dreary today so I thought I would pull out some duochromes that look like they may be dupish and have a smackdown. It's my version of a pretend tea party. The contenders are GOSH Purple Heart, Nubar Peacock Feathers, Chelsea Kaleidoscope and Nubar Purple Beach. All these photos are using my Ott light but color is accurate.

Here they are in their bottles. Left to right they are GOSH Purple Heart, Nubar Peacock Feathers, Chelsea Kaleidoscope and Nubar Purple Beach.





GOSH Purple Heart.





Nubar Peacock Feathers.





Chelsea Kaleidoscope.





Nubar Purple Beach. Don't mind the bump - I smudged it before it was dry. Opps!





Here they are on the hand. Left to right (top to bottom) they are GOSH Purple Heart, Nubar Peacock Feathers, Chelsea Kaleidoscope and Nubar Purple Beach.









Here you can see the base color better. The order is revered here so left to right they are Nubar Purple Beach, Chelsea Kaleidoscope, Nubar Peacock Feather and GOSH Purple Heart.





So who wins?

Chelsea - Two More!

Chelsea - Two More!

I want to show you two more Chelsea polishes.

Chelsea Red Roseberry is a metallic red that is more of a rosey red without being too pink. Very glowy and shiny!





Chelsea Quasar is a brown that reminds me of suede. I bought this for the name but I'm really pleased that I like the color. It has a touch of red to it and some shimmer.





Both of the above polishes are two coats.

Chelsea Tropic of Cancer

Chelsea Tropic of Cancer

I really like this one. Tropic of Cancer is a glowy purple with slight pink sparkles and it's a duochrome! Yummy! It has a subtle flash of green with a sort of greyish tinge as well. It's a subtle duochrome and it's not frosty either.

These two photos are color accurate.





Indoors showing the flash of color.



Outdoors and not so color accurate. These show the glow though.

Chelsea Kaleidoscope

Chelsea Kaleidoscope

Chelsea makes some nice polish. Unfortunately Chelsea is one of those brands I don't see often but when I do I grab what I can! I usually find them in tiny little places too.

Kaleidoscope is a purple/green duochrome that also has a grey/lilac flash. The great thing about this one is that it is not frosty or overly metallic. Two coats and it dries really fast - like so fast it suprised me. The duochrome is really obvious in both outdoor and indoor light.

Indoors.



Outside in semi cloudy weather. The sun kept hiding.

Chelsea Salsa

Chelsea Salsa

I found this in a dusty nail supply place. This bottle was covered in dust and hidden. I saw a picture of this once and liked it. It had slipped my mind until I saw it in that shop. This reminds me of Maybelline Vanishing Venus, which I have some huge lust for but don't have. *pout* I dug around trying to find another bottle but couldn't.

Chelsea Salsa is a brownish burgundy with a green shimmer. I love it. If you come across this color - grab it!