Showing posts with label Maxim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maxim. Show all posts

23 September 2020

Nails: Top 5 Autumn / Fall Polishes 2020

As autumn arrived yesterday I thought I would share my top five autumn / fall nail polishes.
I have done similar posts in 201920182017201620152014, and 2013.


Dystopia Midnight's Mirror is a duochrome darker polish, going between a navy and a purple, duochrome's are hard to photograph but they do look stunning on the nails and this being darker makes it lovely for the autumn.

 

A England Maxim is a muted red shade, not something bright but fits in with the colour scheme of autumn leaves. The fact that Maxim is a holographic adds something extra to it, which I like.


Fancy Gloss Magma is new to my collection, it is a duochrome flakie topper polish. I have worn it over black in the photo below. It again fits in with the colour scheme of autumn, russet, yellow shades. Given this is a topper you could wear it over any of the other polishes I have posted about here.


OPI My Italian is a Little Rusty is the newest polish to my collection, it is a deep terracotta shade. Reminds me of something typical in the 1970's, not something I would tend to reach for year round but I didn't have one this particular shade and thought it would be ideal for autumn.


Barry M Spearmint could be a winter polish but I have been reaching for it more often in autumn. It is more of a muted cream polish which would make a nice base for some seasonal stamping, or with Fancy Gloss Magma over top.


  

4 December 2019

Nail Polish Battle 2019: Yellow, Gold, Brown

 I think today is the most eclectic of the battles!


Breaking down the eight polishes and choosing my top three was quite easy. Maxim is a neutral red holographic polish, it is quite a subtle holographic. Camden Town was the second A England polish I chose, this is quite difficult to describe, a plum brown holographic. The holographic flair in this one is stronger than Maxim.


Which of course means that the surprising winner is Butterscotch. I say surprising because this colour isn't holographic and it is a bit of an unusual shade. A 70's mustard colour, which is very unique to my collection, and having over 500 polishes now that is quite a feat!


  

21 March 2019

Swatch: A England - Maxim (Return To Manderley Collection)

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Colour | Cayenne Brownish Red
Finish | Holographic
Opacity | Two Coats Shown
Brush Type | Flat, Wide, Rounded Cuticle
How Much | 11ml

Vegan, Cruelty Free, Three Free

Comparing Maxim to Let Me In, while both are red Let Me In is deeper and less holographic than Maxim.