Shades by Barielle Elle's Spell and Nfu-Oh 59

Shades by Barielle Elle's Spell and Nfu-Oh 59

It happened so quick! There was a sale and I had a coupon and next thing I knew I had a few new polishes from Barielle. That's my story. One of the polishes was Elle's Spell which has a red jelly base with red flakes that reflect green/gold. This is a bit picture heavy.

Here it is over China Glaze Rahvishing Dahling.











Here it is over black.







I knew before I bought it that it was a dupe for Nfu-Oh 59 but I was holding out that maybe I was wrong. I wasn't. The Nfu-Oh has a thicker formula so you only need one coat and they tend to do flake polishes really well. So if you have the Nfu-Oh you can pass on Elle's Spell.

Here is a bottle comparison.



Here they are over black. Nfu-Oh 59 on the left (top) and Elle's Spell on the right (bottom).







Nfu-Oh 59 on the botton and Elle's Spell on the top.

Spam: Nude Holos

Spam: Nude Holos

I was digging around and trying to see if I could find a dupe for All Hail McQueen from Butter London. You can see the post here. I didn't find anything but I decided to post some nude holos for your viewing pleasure.

Color Club Love Em Leave Em. Close but not an exact match. This may help with the Butter London craving.









China Glaze FYI. Not even close but a really nice office holo.









China Glaze Spin Me Round. Kind of in the same family as All Hail McQueen but, again, not an exact match.









Nfu-Oh 62. This is more pink and it's pretty but not a match.

Flake Spam

Flake Spam

I like Spam. I grew up with it and once in a bluemoon I get a craving for it. Yum! Anyway, flake spam sounds like a dish but it is actually some photos of various flake polishes that I own.

LA Girl Crowd Surfing. Not a traditional flake polish but it has little copper flakes in a sheer green base. I layered this one over OPI Green-wich Village.





Nfu-Oh 39 reminds me of that foil stuff you put in gift bags. It has blue flakes that have a slight green flash to them.





Nfu-Oh 56 is a shimmery green with green flakes. It also has a blue cast in certain angles. This isn't a clear base flake but a shimmery base. It's like having emerald jewels on your fingers.





Nfu-Oh 59 has a red base with flakes.





Nfu-Oh 60 has a black base with flakes.





NYX Purple Ave is in a sheer lilac base with blueish flakes. These are fun and cheap.





NYX Blue Ave is my favorite. It is in a sheer blue base with blue and orange/copper flakes. Very interesting. It reminds me of a stone.





You can get NYX and LA Girls at Cherry Culture and Nfu-Oh at Fabuloustreet.

Smackdown: Flakes

Smackdown: Flakes

I've been going through my stash and I was suprised when I discovered I owned so many flake polishes. I was even more suprised to discover that a few were dupes for each other. Ahh the life of an addict.

They are from left to right (or top to bottom) Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure, Nubar 2010, Nfu-Oh 38 and GOSH Rainbow. As always, photos can be clicked for a larger image.











My conclusions - they are alike. So much alike that I suggest you pick one you can easily get your hands on and call it a day. Unless you are like me and like the hunt. I will say that the formula on the Nubar is better. It's thinner and you can put a few coats on without it building up and looking thick.

Nfu-Oh 66

Nfu-Oh 66

The only difference between all of these holos is the base color. They all have an amazing holo effect and glow outdoors and indoors. The silver (61) is the most blingy of them all. So if you are going to purchase any of them I would pick 61 and then a color that you like for another. I really don't think anyone needs them all *cough* but they really are wonderful holos. I buy my Nfu-Oh polishes from Fabuloustreet.

Nfu-Oh 66 is a pale seafoam green.

Base color.



Indoors.



Outdoor shots.