So, in summary:
Formula: jelly-like (not gelly-like) - a little difficult to paint on smoothly, flakes need quite a bit of arrangement.
Flakes: pretty colours! A variety of shapes and sizes, a mixture of colours in each Splash.
Colours: Red Sea looks fine without a coloured base, but all the others really need some sort of colour underneath them as they're so translucent. My recommendation for a base colour is definitely black because it shows up the colours of the flakes best.
And here are the photos (click them to link to the swatch post):
Do you like the look of the Splash collection? Will you be heading to the Models Own Bottleshop at Westfield or their website to pick some up? On the website they're £20 for the collection with free p&p, at the Bottleshop you can pick up six polishes for £20.
I was really excited when I first heard about these but the more I see and read about them the more I'm certain that I just won't get them.
ReplyDeleteI have a flakie polish be model's own that I simply do not use because it's just too difficult to work. And I'm also disappointed that the base colours aren't pigmented enough to wear on their own as I now don't see the reason to have a coloured base in that case.
Ah well, my bank balance thanks me.
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Thank you for such a comprehensive review! I don't like Model's Own polishes much, but I'm kind of interested in the red and pink ones now!
ReplyDeleteOooh I really like the look of them, I happen to love flakies but not in a place to spend £20 atm :(
ReplyDeleteOh, I was actually looking so much forward to this collection, but seeing this has made me think again... The orange doesn't look much orange, and the purple looks blue? I will consider buying the red, though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the brilliant reviews :-)
ReplyDeleteI've just bought Mermaid Tears, Red Splash. Also the Pukka Purple which I wouldn't normally have bought - neons aren't really my thing. Plan to try them all out this weekend and will let you know how I get on.
When they arrived my other half said, "Ooh, they'd look good over black!" Can't lose really, can I?
Thanks again for the reviews!