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Pretty Serious Naileontology Collection Swatches

March 3, 2015 By Michelle 8 Comments

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The latest Pretty Serious collection Naileontology is smaller than usual, but that’s because it’s an ongoing collection which will feature new polishes over the coming months. If you’ve read founder Kaz’s blog Pretty Random, you’ll know that she’s a massive vintage polish fan. The Naileontology collection contains polishes inspired by discontinued classics – I think I know which polishes these are based on, but I’m not enough of a vintage polish nerd to be entirely confident so I’ll keep my dodgy novice opinions to myself!

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All three polishes released so far have sophisticated work-safe finishes which is totally my jam right now. Here are the swatches…

Eye of Copernicus is an inky navy blue jelly with silver microglitter. It was the polish I thought would be the most boring, but I think it’s my favourite – jelly-based microglitters always suck me in big time, and I am so in love with navy blue right now. I love how the glitters aren’t entirely covered up by subsequent layers – instead, you end up with glitters peeking through to various degrees, giving a gorgeous depthy night sky effect. And of course I love the nerdy name!

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The Dragon’s Curse is a pale jade creme with tiny gold shimmer, with some slightly chunkier bits of shimmer mixed in. It has a sort of dusty, glowy, mysterious finish. It was the polish I was most drawn to, but unfortunately in artificial lighting it doesn’t work well with my skin tone, which is a shame because it’s gorgeous! It would be great on someone less yellow-toned than me (i.e. pretty much everyone).

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Khepri’s Amulet is a bright teal jelly with gold-green shimmer. The polish is named after the ancient Egyptian Scarab God, who according to Egyptian mythology pushed the sun up and down. The bright jewel base is stunning – I love how vivid Pretty Serious polish bases are, it makes them so fun to apply. It actually reminds me of one of the first nail polishes I bought when my obsession started.

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As usual, all of these have fantastic formulas and great opacity – all of these swatches show 2 coats.

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These three Naileontology polishes are available now on the Pretty Serious webstore.

These products were provided for review, which did not affect my opinion. For more information, see Disclosure Policy.


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Comments

  1. Jessica says

    March 3, 2015 at 9:34 am

    The Dragon’s Curse is my favorite – I wonder which polish it is based on!
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    • Michelle says

      March 4, 2015 at 8:46 pm

      I *think* it might be based on an old OPI!

      Reply
      • Linda says

        March 5, 2015 at 9:40 am

        I guess it’s OPI Creme de Menthe!

        Reply
  2. Lauren says

    March 14, 2015 at 10:09 am

    Wanna give us a hint as to what you think Khepri’s Amulet may be based off of? I’m pretty sure of the other two, but that one looks so familiar and it’s driving me nuts!!!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      March 15, 2015 at 5:10 pm

      My very untrained vintage nail polish eye thinks it looks a lot like Streetwear Hippy Dippy 🙂

      Reply
  3. Denise says

    March 16, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    I would buy these polishes on names alone.
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    July 17, 2015 at 11:57 pm

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    February 2, 2016 at 8:44 pm

    […] darker, more teal, and generally duskier and more muted. Pretty Serious The Dragon’s Curse (swatch), another indie polish, is greener and the shimmer isn’t duochrome but plain gold. I only own […]

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