Friday, March 7, 2014

Flakies! Or My New Obsession

 Do you ever love something, but not realize it until it's too late? That's what happened to me with the 2012 Finger Paints flakies collection (officially called Special Effects Collection). I bought one color on a whim because it looked cool on the shelf, but by the time I realized what a gorgeous miracle flakies are my Sally's was all sold out. If you've never seen the whole collection do yourself a favor and check out these swatches from The PolishAholic. Great! Now that you've done that you can live a life filled with flakie-regret like me. 

When I saw Finger Paints was putting out a new collection this year, the Kaleidoscope Collection, I was determined not to make the same mistake twice. I eagerly Googled swatches, and was sad to see the new flakies just don't measure up to the old ones in brightness. Still, I couldn't pass up this opportunity a second time so I narrowed it down to my two favorites and bought them before they had a chance to go extinct (or sell for quadruple the original price on ebay). The first one I have to show you is Abstract Attraction which is a purple/blue flakie in a clear base. It's not particularly bright, but it's nice in its own subtle way. Despite my complaints I'm still totally in love with it. Purple and flakies- two of my favorite things.

Finger Paints Flakie Polish Abstract Attraction Kaleidoscope Collection

Finger Paints Flakie Polish Abstract Attraction Kaleidoscope Collection

This is two coats of flakies over black. It's still a little on the sparse side now that I'm looking at the pictures. I'm thinking three coats may be the way to go if you want your flakies to pop more.

Finger Paints Flakie Polish Abstract Attraction Kaleidoscope Collection

Finger Paints Flakie Polish Abstract Attraction Kaleidoscope Collection

Finger Paints Flakie Polish Abstract Attraction Kaleidoscope Collection

Now that I'm on the hunt for more flakies which ones are your favorite? 

4 comments:

  1. I just ordered some BRIGHT flakies from Indigo Bananas, can't wait to try them out! I like these, but you're right, they are a little underwhelming in terms of brightness.

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    1. I forgot about Indigo Bananas! I saw those a while back and they looked amazing.

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  2. I love flakies too :) My favourite is Essie Shine of the times but sadly it's not discontinued. I recently got Picture Polish Festival and really like it too! x

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    1. Thankfully the Finger Paints flakie I got last time looks a lot like Shine of the Times so I don't feel as sad about missing that one. I'll have to check out Festival. Thanks for the recommendations!

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