Monday, January 28, 2013

Duochrome Vintage Vault - L'oreal Jet-Set 026

I love duochromes, I really can't get enough of them, there's just something special about having a polish on my nails that is more than one colour, it's like magic on my nails.

Since I started collecting polish just over a year ago I've gained a lot of duochromes, there are so many out there that I'm still lusting after by either more expensive or non UK brands, but I don't mind not having them too much because I have some awesome ones that I've got dirt cheap through ebay, pound shops and my local market and are probably alot rarer.

This week I thought I'd show you polishes that I couldn't find any swatches or any mention of, and I hope you'll like what you see.

Today's polish is L'Oreal 026. I didn't know L'Oreal had done any duochromes in the old Jet-Set line, so I was happy to find this, the sellers photos were dreadful, so when it arrived I was waving it at my boyfriend saying "it's a duochrome!", needless to say he wasn't as impressed as me. :-)

Get ready for some photo spam...

L'Oreal Jet-Set 026 Nail Polish Swatch


L'Oreal Jet-Set 026 Nail Polish Swatch

L'Oreal Jet-Set 026 Nail Polish Swatch

L'Oreal Jet-Set 026 Nail Polish Swatch

Isn't it pretty, it starts off as a pinky copper and changes to orange, and at certain angles you can catch a greenish gold.. This was 2 coats, the formula was a bit thick, and it dried with a satin finish. The only thing I could find fault with was the flared Brush, but this is a problem with a lot of old L'Oreals, and oh my goodness, it sure showed up my ridges (makes mental note to buy ridge filler)!

So that's my first vintage duochrome of the week, I hope you liked it, and I'd love to know if it's been added to your wishlist.

Cheerio for now,

Heather. :-)

4 comments:

  1. pretty sunny polish! I'm not a big lover of oranges and coppers, but this color looks very pretty! and I also like the old L'oreal series, there was many great colors.

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    1. I've just got some more old L'Oreal's to add to my collection, and you're right about them having great colours, some are really cool and funky.

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  2. What an absolute stunner! LOL Jeff has actually come to learn exactly what a duochrome is LOL!

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    1. It's great isn't it, I'm so happy I found it. Our poor fellas, not only do they have to put up with our ever growing collections, they have to put up with us waving our hands in front of their faces trying to show them the duochrome goodness whenever a duochrome hits our nails LOL!

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