I love nail polish in general, but there's a certain type of nail polish that I absolutely can never pass up, and that's a duo chrome polish. I just think they're so interesting to look at, because in one light they'll be one color and then you flip your hand, and it's another color. Too cool, right?
I rounded up all my duo chrome polishes here to show you the awesomeness.
Firstly we have the Maybelline Downtown Brown. This color was limited edition for Fall 2012, so it might not be available now unless you really search for it (the formula isn't great though, so I wouldn't recommend it anyway). The color is a green to brown duochrome. It is cool, probably not my favorite duochrome though.
I also have the Sally Hansen HD polish in Laser. Again, I don't know if you can still find it, but I know that Butter London has a color that's very similar called Scouse, and the Butter formula is way better. This is a very shimmery blue/purple duochrome. To get full opacity I have to paint on four coats, but I like to wear this over one coat of the Sally Hansen Pacific Blue to get the duochrome effect without the time commitment.
Another Sally Hansen option that I do think is still available is the Insta-dri polish in Grape. It's blue to purple and opaque in two coats. As the product name may suggest, the drying time is really quick.
Another limited edition one I've got in my stash (sorry, y'all) is the Chanel Peridot. It's a green to gold duochrome. I do have some dupes for you though, including OPI Just Spotted the Lizard (limited edition, too, but if you can find it or have it, it's the same thing) and Deborah Lippmann Swagga Like Us (NOT limited edition).
Swagga Like Us, which I just picked up on sale from beautybrands.com for $7 for when the Chanel Peridot runs out, is very similar. It's more gold/bronze to green than gold to green, but I actually like it better, as it looks more dimensional. I also like the Deborah Lippmann formula more than the Chanel. I'm almost out of the Chanel color because I use it so much, and I always get compliments and questions about it, like "Is that gold or green???," when I wear it (even from guys).
I have some Deborah Lippmann Duochrome options, too, of course. First up is Private Dancer, a dirty gold to purple duo chrome, then Sugar Daddy, which I just ordered online and is not pictured, a bright gold to rose. I just ordered Swagga Like Us as backup for Peridot, and next on my shopping list is Wicked Game, which is like Butter London Knackered without the glitter.
Butter's Knackered is a lavender to green duochrome with silver micro glitter. I'm almost out of this polish as well because I wear it so much. However, I've discovered that instead of using four coats to reach full opacity, I can layer one coat of my Revlon Colorstay in Provence under one coat of Knackered and still get the same effect.
My last two duo chrome polishes are from Model's Own's Beetle Juice collection. I got them on sale at urban outfitters a really long time ago, but you can still find them online. They're really pretty and opaque in two coats. Aqua violet is a turquoise to violet, Purple Blue is a blackish purple to reddish purple. They do smell toxic, however, so just a word of caution.
Do you love duochrome polishes, too? What are your favorites?
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