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Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Mermaid's Dream experiment part deux

You'll recall from yesterday's post I did a little experimenting with polishes I own to see if I could recreate DL's Mermaid's Dream, however, I couldn't compare it to the actual polish to see how well I did. Today whilst out shopping House of Fraser amazingly had the real deal in stock. I looked at it for a long time but managed to resist and walk away with just a swatch! After comparing it with my version on the nail wheel with the swatch I can confirm they look nothing alike. Well they could belong to the same family perhaps distant cousins?! Anyway with MD on my index finger I thought I'd see if I could come up with anything better. Here is what I managed...
  • Index: Deborah Lippmann - Mermaid's Dream
  • Middle - CC - Perfect Molten, SC - Hottie, Essence, OPI - Spark de Triomphe
  • Ring: Essie - Mint Candy Apple, OPI - Spark de Triomphe, Essence
  • Little: H&M - Lady Luck, SC - Hottie, Essence, Sponge on CC - Pefect Molten and S'he Stylezone -  471

In terms of colour my ring finger is the closest. I think if I had a polish with small blue glitter it would have worked even better but I'm happy with the result nonetheless, in fact I'm liking all the different versions. What about you, which is your fav?
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12 comments:

  1. Unknown20 June 2012 at 18:05

    What if you combined Mint Candy Apple with Spark the Triomphe and CG Lorelei's Tiara..? I wonder! xx

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    1. Anna21 June 2012 at 09:52

      I wonder too! Unfortunately I don't have LT so may be you should try :)

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  2. Laura20 June 2012 at 18:12

    Ooh these are all really pretty! I can't pick a favourite!

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  3. Marisa20 June 2012 at 18:33

    I love them all!! Though it's not as close, the ring finger is my favorite.

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  4. A Polish Addict20 June 2012 at 19:09

    I love your creation on the middle finger the most :)

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  5. Frances20 June 2012 at 19:18

    I think I like the ring finger better than the actual DL polish! I think it's the bigger glitters...

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  6. Denise Gutierrez20 June 2012 at 20:34

    honestly I like the mani w all the combos!

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  7. Victoria21 June 2012 at 04:47

    I love them all!! I think you mean Mermaid's Dreams though! Mermaid's Tears is an OPI from the pirates of the carribean collection :)

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    1. Anna21 June 2012 at 09:50

      Hehe thanks for pointing that out. I was obviously half asleep when I wrote the post. Will change now :-)

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  8. jazzqueen6421 June 2012 at 16:41

    Wow, you're very clever and I love what you've come up with, deffo in love with the ring finger version x

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  9. Anonymous23 June 2012 at 16:35

    Mermaid's Dream is just so pretty! I really should just take the plunge and buy it :D

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  10. Anonymous24 June 2012 at 12:53

    DL's Mermaid's Dream is amazing but your combos are awesome too ;)

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