Essie - Armed & Ready

This polish is a part of the Go overboard collection 2012, and it is the only one that caught my eye from the 3 polishes.

It's a dark grey to brown cream base, with gold shimmer which gives it an overall look of olive green. The shimmer is very visible in the bottle but no so much on the nails, at least with no sun shine.

Thhis was 2 coats, application is ok, the polish is not runny, and I consider this to be a very unique color, and a great addition to my collection.

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Sally Hansen - Grey Area

I am going to rave about this one!!
It is one of those colors that sit in my stash for months before being tried and when I finally do, I wonder why I haven't done so much earlier.
It looks grey in the bottle but it is more than that, it's a bit purple too, and a bit blue too. It's definitelly a cream, and I think you can get away with only one coat because it is pretty thick as formula, but easely manageble, and I love love the brush. I applied two coats and after that I thought it would look cool with a bit of sponging on the tip with Orly - Space Cadet.
This is truly a gem and I am sorry for not discovering it faster. This was one of the polishes Carolina from Colores de Carol sent me in our last swap. Thank you Carolina!!