Thursday, August 11, 2011

Layering with Sally Hansen Midnight Sky


Here's the layering combination I did with Sally Hansen Midnight Sky:


This is a base of two coats of Sally Hansen Midnight Sky, one coat of Fright Night Claw Polish Pixie Sparkle Topcoat and one coat of Sancion Angel Flakies in Mary Poppins. You might have to enlarge the pictures to see the incredible blue flakes, but they look so amazing in real life. Mary Poppins might be my favorite flaky topcoat ever. A representative from Sancion Angel sent me a couple flakies to review and that was the one that jumped out at me. Blue subtle flakes in a clear base. Smaller than the flakes in the Nfu Oh flaky polishes.

The idea I had was to see if I could make Midnight Sky look more like Chanel Graphite by adding some gold sparkle. It looked great with the subtle gold holo microglitter from the Claw Polish and I wore it like that for a day. Then I couldn't leave well enough alone and added the Sancion Angel polish just to see what it looked like and BAM! Awesome happened. Blue sparkles make anything better.

Posted by Scrangie at 11:00 AM

28 comments:

  1. kpbAugust 11, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Mary Poppins is so cool! I love flakies that are different form the norm!

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  2. greeneyespinknailsAugust 11, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    This is gorgeous!

    To dupe Graphite, how about trying Chanel's Black satin (or any almost black polish), a layer of a sheer fine gold glitter polish (I'm thinking China Glaze but forgot the name of the lacquer) and then a thin coat of a sheer metallic dark silvery gray?

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  3. beachgalAugust 11, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    OOOH where was this blue flakey in a clear base when I was looking for just this around 4th of July??? I am going to see if I can find this one. Our SH anything is always really picked over - that is if we even get the line or the collection this is from.

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  4. beachgalAugust 11, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Where to buy Sancion Angel???? I am only seeing something on line from looks to be So. AM - maybe Brazil? Anyone in the US selling this brand?

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  5. ScrangieAugust 11, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Greeneyespinknails, interesting, thanks for the suggestion!

    Beachgal, they're from Brazil, they have a website you can order from but it's in Portuguese. I'm not aware of anyone else who carries these!

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  6. CaitlynAugust 11, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Oohh you know sancion angel? I came to know this brand a while ago, because they carry the most amazing holos!

    they named them after female heroines like alice (in wonderland), morgan (mists of avalon), ivy (poison ivy), luna (from harry potter) etc ...

    you said to not spam you with links, but maybe you would like to see their holos ... they look amazing.
    I only didn't order them because their formula still contains the "big bad 3" ...
    http://www.sancionangel.com/2010/07/holograficos-quem-quer.html

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  7. MintyAugust 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    I really love this! Great layering combination.

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  8. Magdelene Jude TanAugust 11, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    I really appreciate how you posted these pictures so quickly like you so said you would in your previous post. And the layering combo really does resemble midnight sky as its name suggest! Sooo cosmic and pretty! Hmmm I wonder how cosmic nails can be achieved.

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  9. collierAugust 11, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Grrr. Sancion Angel has like TEN flakies, three of which I'd buy right now - yet it seems they don't ship to the US (I put in my shipping zip code and it said "invalid"). Beachgal, would you settle for blue glitter in a clear base? I just ordered 5 L.A. Girl Glitter Addict polishes, and they are SUPER good. Clear base with microglitter plus big hex glitter - good distribution, enough stuff that 1 coat is a great accent, 3 coats is pretty solid. Also? $4 each! And free shipping on a $25 order!

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  10. ScrangieAugust 11, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Beachgal and Collier, have you tried Nfu Oh before? You can order them from FabulouStreet.com- the Shiny Opal range is all flakies. Wasn't sure if you had seen them before or not- ignore me if you're already familiar with them :)

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  11. Kim- For the Love of Polish!August 11, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    I loved this polish in your other post, but it just got better layered! Thank you so much :)

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  12. Liga dos EsmaltesAugust 11, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Ary Poppins is my favorite Flakie.. Sancion Angel is so good... \o/

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  13. VecaAugust 11, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Ohhh, that's so pretty!
    Sancion Angel is one of my favorite brands, here in Brazil! I have 5 of their flakies(including Mary Poppins), they're awesome!

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  14. AnaAugust 11, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    Scrangie:
    We were very happy with the post about Marry Poppins! I loved it!
    Your nails are so beautiful!
    Whenever you need, tell me! You know my email =)
    Thank you for everything.
    Ana

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  15. collierAugust 11, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    @ Scrangie -- A fabulous bestie sent me two Nfu-Ohs, one of which is a flakie (#52). It is indeed gooooorgeous, but the brush on both is SODDING ENORMOUS. Seriously, it's like the brush you get with the plastic watercolor sets in first grade. I even cleaned it off and gave it a haircut, and it's still ridic...plus, dry time was nuts.

    What's extra-appealing about many of the Sancion flakies is that they seem to be in a clear or clear-ish base - much more versatile. Sancion Angel, please find a US distributor!

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  16. Aline MagalhãesAugust 11, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    I loved Sancion Angel.

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  17. LucyAugust 11, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    This is beyond appealing in glitter heaven!

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  18. ScrangieAugust 11, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Thank you, everyone :D

    Collier, aha! I see! I never noticed anything odd about my Nfu Oh brushes, but if you hated that then wait until you see the Sancion Angel brush... It's a big hairy MOP! lol

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  19. AnonymousAugust 14, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Wow, thought I misread "sancion angel", wasn´t expecting to see a brazilian polish on your nails.

    I am not a fan of the brand, lots of girls here were disappointed when they advertised about they new holos with perfect pictures. They bought these polishes based on the release and when they came out they were beautiful but not holo at all. I have 3 of this line.

    Have you ever heard about another brazilian brand called Rivka? If you have a little time in your hands search flickr for Jenny, similar to revvvolution, gorgeous.

    The combination looks perfect on you, and that´s what matters, right? :)

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  20. collierAugust 15, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    ARGH, seriously? I have smaller-than average nails, and that ginormous brush is like... I might as well be using a paint roller, or just dip them in a freaking bucket. Maybe I ought to stock up on a bunch of empty bottles & brushes and decant the NfuOhs into something usable...

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  21. NY*NAIL*DIVAAugust 18, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    this is awesome! you always surprise me

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  22. Christine WilsonAugust 20, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Jealous! I tried to order a few Sancion Angel polishes a month or two ago and encountered the same zip code problem :(
    Tried contacting them, but I got a very jumbled online-translated response asking my if I tried my credit card :P

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  23. AntoniaJanuary 9, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    Hi, I'm here again because there are some problems with Sancion Angel polishes, and today SA is topic #1 on Twitter. If you want to know more about pretty holographic Brazilian polishes, try to order Rivka or Hits. High quality.

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  24. Manuall FemininoJanuary 9, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    More than Antonia's referring to the blog:
    http://www.manualfeminino.com/2012/01/resumo-sancion-angel-farsa.html

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  25. angelinaJanuary 9, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    Hits or Rivka have much more quality, like Antonia said. Swatches of the holographic polishes here: http://www.loucasporesmalte.com.br/2011/09/colecao-hits-no-olimpo/
    http://www.mulheresodeiam.com.br/2011/09/hits-olimpo-os-holograficos-lindos-da-speciallita/
    http://www.pausaparafeminices.com/esmalte/a-colecao-de-esmaltes-holograficos-hits-no-olimpo/
    http://www.9ml.com.br/9ml/comparando-holograficos-hits-x-rivka
    And the flakes polishes here:
    http://www.maofeita.com.br/index.php/2011/04/08/amostras-colecao-mundo-de-dancas-flocados-speciallitahits/
    http://www.loucasporesmalte.com.br/2011/05/mundo-de-dancas-hits/
    And the multi chromes polishes here:
    http://www.mulheresodeiam.com.br/2011/12/multichromes-hits-speciallita-mari-moon/

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  26. Jackie MeloJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:54 AM

    Sancion Angel is not trustworthy at all, you guys... Here in Brazil some scams are being brought to public, finally... They do stuff like sell other brand polishes in their name... Like said before, Rivka and Hits are MUCH better and honest... And seriously, Sancion Angel prices are veeery abusive...

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  27. UnknownJune 5, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    That layering is beautiful! I thought you had layered Chanel Illusion d'Or on top for a moment.

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  28. UnknownDecember 8, 2013 at 6:40 PM

    What exactly is claw polish? A brand of nail polish?

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