I decided that having promised MIKI swatches I should do them straight away or else they would never get done. They’re not the greatest photos, but hopefully they give an indication of what this range is like. The polishes cost $2.95 or 2 for $5 and can be found at random pharmacies.

So, 4 polishes, 4 nails, 2 coats, no base coat, no top coat.

In the bottles:

On the nails:

Unfortunately these don’t have shade names, only batch numbers printed on the bottom of the bottles, which for 3 out of the 4 polishes are illegible.

The dark green I think is probably the standout shade. I’m not a shimmer fan, but after admiring this in the shop a couple of times I decided to give it a go. The first time I applied it I was sitting in a pool of sunlight and when it hit my nails, wow. The base of this is a dark blue-leaning green and it’s packed with fine gold, green, and bronze shimmer. Like a crazy awesome beetle.

The photo on my nail really doesn’t do it justice. I’ll try to remember to take a picture when I’m wearing this on a sunny day. I even scored a spontaneous, “Wow, your nails look awesome!” from my boyfriend as we waited at a red light one day.

I love my greys, and have worn this one over and over again. I applied two coats here, but I usually just go with one. It’s also excellent under OPI’s all too sheer “Brand New Skates”.

The mint green is very springish. And not too starkly pastel. You can see my ridgey nail poking through in the picture so it probably really needs 3 coats.

The pink is a warm peachy leaning shade. The consistency is fairly thick, but not difficult to apply. I’m not really a pink kind of girl, so I’ve only worn this once. I eventually managed to find it under the bed when I decided to do these swatches, so at least it has found a use as a toy for the cat.

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