Movin' on to the second day of China Glaze Week! Today I have another polish from the Metro Collection - Midtown Magic, the color of a brownie...packed with golden shimmer. Opaque in two coats with a smooth formula.
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Sunlight |
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Shade |
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Indoors with flash |
I wish I had mad photography skills to capture this beautiful color. I didn't want to take it off after two days, but it was starting to chip. So I picked up my bottle of Barielle Buddha-ful, a milky flaky and...
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The milkiness makes it look....weird |
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So you can see how much it changed... |
But then I got to thinking that this polish looks a lot like OPI Midnight in Moscow. So I did a little compare...
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Midtown Magic, left, and Midnight in Moscow, right |
Midtown Magic is much more shimmery-er (is that a word?) Midnight in Moscow is really, very subtle. They are like cousins rather than siblings.
**DISCLAIMER** I was not paid for this review by anyone. I either purchased these polishes myself or were given gifts as friends because I could not find the particular shade I wanted myself. I am not a professional nail tech, nor do I want to be. I'm just someone who enjoys polishing my own nails :)