Saturday, April 16, 2011

Golden Rose Scale Effect Collection : Flaaaaaakies!!!

I wasn't familiar with the Golden Rose Scale Effects until a few weeks ago and since I just got them in the mail, I thought I had to try and take proper pictures because I couldn't find any myself when I needed them.
There are 15 nail polishes in the collection, they don't have names, just numbers from 01 to 15. They're all very sheer, even those who look pretty dark. They're also quite dense and dry very fast but a bit dull so I swatched them all with topcoat, over black and white.
























Overall :
Depending on what you're planning to layer them on, mainly dark colors, there are a few you might want to pass because they're very similar.
Otherwise, I really like them, especially over pastels or medium toned nail polishes and I can't wait to try them over greens, blues, purples, pinks,...


Availabiliy : I haven't seen them in the Golden Rose online store... These were sent to me from Holland and I believe they're easily available in Eastern Europe.


*Edit*

Since I had a lot of questions, I  decided to add a quick recap to help you decide which ones to pass.


01 & 13 : same flakies
01 clear base
13 very subtle sheer blue base.

02 & 15 : same flakies
02 clear base
15 orange base, invisible on the nail.

04 & 06 : same flakies,
04 clear base
06 very subtle sheer blue base.

11 & 14 : same flakies,
11 very subtle sheer pink base
14 almost invisible yellowish base.

03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10 & 12 : same flakies,
03, 05 & 08 : clear base
07 very subtle sheer pink base
09 slight blue based pink base
10 blue based pink base
12 sheer warm pink base



Overall :
The only ones with significant base colors are 09, 10, 12 and 13.
Otherwise, you can get either one of the same flakies group.

I hope this helps!

41 comments:

  1. holy wow, need.all.of.these. lol

    ReplyDelete
  2. I guess I like them better on a pale base :) like pale pink, pale aqua and so on. I have never seen anything like this before, it's really cool!

    Thank you for this post! Awesome as always! n.n
    -Ana

    ReplyDelete
  3. really want these in the states :D

    ReplyDelete
  4. Wow, part of me wishes I didn't see this. I want all of these! :P

    ReplyDelete
  5. Simply incredible. Now those I want on my wishlist.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I need this. Any of them. Just one. MUST BUY. :P

    ReplyDelete
  7. I was thinking a pale bas as well. Very fun colors. Love flakies!

    ReplyDelete
  8. wow! looks like nfu oh has some competition....
    Nice.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Thank you for swatching!
    Can I ask you where is Golden rose online store?

    ReplyDelete
  10. I NEED these!! I guess I now have one more excuse to visit Holland! hahaha

    ReplyDelete
  11. Wow I want. Could be great if you could post what to get and what to pass, because you said that some are very similar.

    ReplyDelete
  12. wow!! beaucoup de flakies!! grosse bave!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. @LacquerSmack You totally cracked me up with your comment! Obsessive Compulsive np buyers, hello ;-)
    @Ida Pie I'll get back to you on that matter. I need to check them all very closely first.
    @pchelka217 the golden rose online store is in the US : http://www.goldenroseusa.com/
    @Biba I'm so happy you finaly got you AA pretties, that really took a while.

    xoxo girls!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Oh... I know it, but they don't ship internationally((((

    ReplyDelete
  15. They sell them here in Holland for around 3 euros.. So it's very cheap! Don't own any of them, but might do that some time. :)

    ReplyDelete
  16. I splurged and got all these too. Now I have a gorgeous flakie army! Thanks for your swatches. I actually prefer the flakies on colors other than black and white, but it's so hard to capture how pretty they are in photos.

    ReplyDelete
  17. dont you think a lot of them look excatly the same?? would it be so "smart" to get them all???

    ReplyDelete
  18. Ack! I want these!!!! And I don't care, I want them ALLLLL!!!

    ReplyDelete
  19. OMG!!! I need all of these.. WHere can i get them????

    ReplyDelete
  20. very pretty, but are they as alike as they look on the pics? Coz then I only need to get one :)

    ReplyDelete
  21. I think a really important thing to note is they will probably look different on different colored polishes. I'm sure a lot of them are similar, but my guess is on a different base, some will look way different. Also, as with any flakies, they always seem to transition from red/orange to green, it just depends on the angle. At least that's what I've noticed in blogs.

    ReplyDelete
  22. OMG!!!
    This is amazing, I actually have never seen anything like that and It looks so much better on dark polish.
    Just love them

    ReplyDelete
  23. Terrific! Thanks so much for making these swatches! There really aren't too many floating around!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Some of these look very similar. I like them over the black base. Some are really special looking.

    ReplyDelete
  25. encore du rêve pour mes petits noeils !
    je vais te harceler encore si tu continues à me montrer tes merveilles inaccessibles...
    ils sont splendides, je préfère sur teintes foncées !
    bizes

    ReplyDelete
  26. Does anyone know where to get these if you live in the states!! I just have to have them, they are so stunning!!! If you know of any websites or anything please let me know!!!!!! Thank you :)

    ReplyDelete
  27. @Ida Pie @Lucy @goodlacknail @Ru$h I updated the post. You can check out which ones to pass.
    xoxo

    ReplyDelete
  28. For people in europe you can buy them online at www.enchantra.eu. It's a dutch site so if you don't understand or can't translate dutch, they speak very well english so i think you can send them emails. I used the google translator function.

    ReplyDelete
  29. whereeeeeeeeeee can i find a store to send these to me in CA????? its so frustrating!!!

    ReplyDelete
  30. Thanks! You helped a lot with this post!

    ReplyDelete
  31. where can i buy the number 04 or 06!!! i waaaant them, they are so aaaaaaaaaamaziiiiiiing

    ReplyDelete