OPI Sugarplum Yum

I've been revisiting a few old favourites recently, particularly the duochrome polishes. I love the fact that the colour is never static, that as I move my hands my nails will flash different colours.

One such colour is OPI's Sugarplum Yum. Like all duochrome colours it is hard to describe, but here goes. It's a light blue-grey shimmer with a pink-champagne shine. I hope that's clear, but I doubt it is. Look at the pics and see for yourself:

The blue base is easy to see from an oblique angle.

Face on, the pink hue can be seen.

OPI Black Tie Optional

Aah, Black Tie Optional: a polish I have a love/hate relationship with. Why? Firstly, I think I may have a dud bottle. I have seen on other blogs a beautiful beetle-carapace black that shines pink and green depending on the angle of the light. Mine does not do this. The green-gold colour is only visible when washing my hands. Having said it, it is still a very nice polish. It is black, but with tiny pink and green-gold glitter. The effect is an 'interesting black'. People say, "Oh, you've got black polish, no wait, it's not really..." It looks like black, deep purple, deep brown or deep green- it's very difficult to decide. It's very disconcerting to find a colour the brain cannot adequately define.

Oh, and it's impossible to photograph well! My first picture shows the green-gold hue:

The second shows the pink/purple shimmer, along with a very black thumb nail!

Green nails:

Brown nails:

Purple nails:

See what I mean?