Greys

Inspired by Sophia's post on grey polishes, I decided to do my own. I don't own as many true grey polishes as she does so I picked out the 5 polishes that best fit the bill!



Here, I'm wearing (from thumb to pinkie) China Glaze Pelican Grey, Essie Chinchilly, Misa Paint my Nails @ Work, Misa Pay Days Are Happy Days and Essie Playa Del Platinum. I didn't include Essie Body Language inside because I felt it was too light and pink.The above picture was taken in indirect sunlight.



This was taken in direct sunlight and this is probably the best picture I have that shows their true colour!

China Glaze Pelican Grey: This is pretty much a true grey in terms of colour. It's a dove grey and has some secret shimmer that is barely noticeable from a distance so it does appear to look more like a creme polish. It needed 3 coats here but I've can away with 2 coats normally. Its formula is neither too watery or thick so it is easy enough to apply.

Essie Chinchilly: I hope you can see how this has a hint of taupe in it! It looked like a pure grey in the pictures I showed you in my previous post but it really has a taupey hue to it. Again, this was 2 coats that went on rather easily. This one's the darkest of the bunch and I can't wait to wear a full mani with this colour!

Misa Paint My Nails @ Work: 2 coats that went on smoothly. The polish appeared thick in the bottle but when I painted it on my nail, it somehow applied rather fluid-ly. This colour is from Misa's 9 to 5 collection that has a whole bunch of very neutral colours that are extremely appropriate to wear to extremely coservative offices. Really siggin this colour!

Misa Pay Days Are Happy Days: Love the name of this polish! Another polish from Misa's 9 to 5 collection and this was also 2 coats. It seemed way thicker in the bottle (much like Paint My Nails @ Work but this was thicker)  but like its fellow sister polish, it applied really well. Compared to Paint My Nails @ Work, this colour is more tan-based while the former is has more taupe in it.

And lastly, we have Essie Playa del Platinum: It's the most tan-based grey out of the lot and it took 2 coats to reach opacity as well. It's from the same collection as Turquoise and Caicos but has a way better formula. How intriguing!

I really love all the colours from this comparison and yes, three of them are from the previous post, in case you're wondering. Might as well use them for another comparison so I won't have to remove and paint them again for this one! This is where planning comparison posts comes in handy! :D
Hope you like the swatches!