Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Nails Inc the Lily Gossip Girl Collection Swatches and Review


I'd better say it right away, I'm a sucker for packaging! The minute I saw the Limited Edition Nails Inc Gossip Girl flakie duos, I knew I had to get them but £20/$30 is a lot, right? And I'm not even a true fan of the series LOL.
Still, I couldn't resist. So today, I'll be showing you my favorite : the Lily Collection. I should have kept the best for last.. Maybe...





Lily is a dark cool toned brown creme that applies very nicely in 2 coats. I really like its vampy look and I think it works perfectly with the flakie topcoat in the set.



High Society is an orange to gold and bold green flakie topcoat. I have a LOT of flakies in numerous colors but nothing begins to compare to High Society in terms of color change, that's really wiered (that I don't have a dupe, not the polish LOL). I think I have found my favorite "Fall" flakie. I used one coat over Lily and topcoat for these swatches.





Overall :
I have a huge crush on this set. I can only regret that it's a bit pricey but you can always go for the cheaper alternative and perfect dupe Nails Inc "The Donmar Collection" that retails for $20 at Sephora. 
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18 comments:

  1. IvanaJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    I loooove Lily (in the GG)! :) Such a lovely combination, dark colors work great with flakies. <3

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  2. BiaJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:25 PM

    Love the glossy effect of it before the flakie topcoat! :D

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  3. S.Art by S.M.January 18, 2012 at 6:28 PM

    I love Gossip Girl, so I belive I would love these polishes as well :)

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  4. Liz (Beauty Reductionista)January 18, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    Didn't even know about these and I am a "true" fan. lol

    Lily is a gorgeous, gorgeous colour.

    p.s. Love the edits to the blog, Sam!

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  5. Maggie from Private School PolishedJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    I love this!

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  6. fashionpolishJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:51 PM

    Thanks for your lovely comments girls!
    @Liz (Beauty Reductionista) you're actually the very first (apart from my friends) to mention it! I really thought they went unoticed ;-)
    xoxo, Gossip Girl. Sorry I couldn't resist LOL

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  7. SarahJanuary 18, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    your pictures are amazing!! and the topcoat is really lovely!

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  8. AngieJanuary 18, 2012 at 7:12 PM

    Wow, that is an interesting flakie! Love it!

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  9. drinkcitraJanuary 19, 2012 at 2:04 AM

    I saw this flakie in another blog and it loved it. You really showcased it here! Looks beautiful!

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  10. MarionneJanuary 19, 2012 at 2:27 AM

    Yum yum, looks like candy to me! And I must admit, I've never seen the GG series LOL

    Absolutely in love with your naisl at this length!

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  11. UnknownJanuary 19, 2012 at 3:58 AM

    Gosh, this combo rocks! The base colour is amazing, and the flakies looks awesome over it :D

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  12. Tuli from PrettifyourNailsJanuary 19, 2012 at 5:02 AM

    The final effect is in fact beautiful, but the price...
    Tuli

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  13. tytynetteJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    I love this,
    now, I need to find a way to get those polishes

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  14. fingersJanuary 19, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    This Lily is stunning! I live for brown polish!

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    this is gorgeous! Love the yellow flakies. Do you have the Blair collection? A swatch would be brilliant!!

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    Your nails are really gorgeous, but maybe you shoul let them dry a bit before you take pictures, cos I can see the lightbulb in them. :)

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  17. fashionpolishJanuary 20, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    @Anonymous I wish I could but I swatch massively during the weekend and I couldn't get much work done otherwise

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