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Nfu Oh #56 – review and swatches

Look at that. It's gorgeous! It's Nfu Oh #56, the last out of the four I bought a while ago from Nail XL. I definitely saved the best for last, though it was unintentional. Well, let's start off with the colour all by itself. Like #54, it has a green base. But where #54 was a turquoise green and very very sheer, #56 has more of a yellowish spring green kind of colour for a base, that's not quite as sheer either. In three to four coats, it's more or less a solid green, so no Zombie Polish effects this time. I personally don't like this type of green much, though, but that's a matter of taste. I don't think it suits my skin tone very well either. See for yourself:

Three to four coats of Nfu Oh #56 by itself, sun first, then shade. The flakies in this are duochrome bright green to blueish turquoise, with emphasis on the green, and there's also a little bit of bright green microglitter. I took this off after about a day and replaced it with the Nfu Oh over China Glaze Emerald Sparkle. Emerald Sparkle is a very deep green base with bright green microglitter.

Two coats of Nfu Oh #56 over two coats of China Glaze Emerald Sparkle. Same combo as at the top of this page. Oh wow. The pictures? They might look quite pretty already, but they do not do this combo justice. Emerald Sparkle is a fairly pretty colour by itself, but it's relatively dark. The Nfu Oh brightens it up a bit and adds the gorgeous flakies, of course. What with it being four coats of polish in total, the flakies seem to be suspended through the various layers and they give the whole thing an amazing depth. It looked as if my nails had been removed and replaced with glittery multi faceted pieces of jade. I wore this mani for five days straight -- and I tend to get bored with a colour within two days, mind you -- and I could not stop staring at my own nails. Okay, okay, I'm getting overly enthusiastic here, I'm gushing -- but I can't help it, I've fallen in love.

Oh, and because of the duochrome-ness of the flakies, it flashed a bright turquoise, sometimes, too. But only if the light hit it at just the right angle. This evening, I had to take it off, unfortunately. After putting it on on Sunday afternoon, it had finally started to chip as of this Thursday evening. To complete the set of swatches, I replaced it with the Nfu Oh over China Glaze Midnight Ride, two coats of each. It's still quite pretty, but not as good as my new favourite Emerald Sparkle/#56 combo. Then again, I wonder when I'm going to find something to top that...