Etude House Petit Darling polishes are pretty nice – they’re cute, affordable and are fairly easy to apply. They do chip easily though..here are some swatches.
I couldn’t resist this sweet trio set which is part of the Miss Tangerine kit. You get three orange polishes which you can wear together:
I the set is a sheer peach, a glittery light orange and a brighter tangerine with fine gold glitter….The Petit Darling polishes I find quite easy to use although they can be on the thick side. Also once they are on they need a stellar topcoat otherwise they chip very quickly.
Swatches – this is quite a light photo, the shades are a tad stronger than this but not much more. So these oranges are highly wearable, they are all quite sheer and sparkly – nothing neon here:
On the back of the box is a guide – you apply the peach all over, the medium shade half way and the darkest shade at the top. It’s a graduated look, like what you can do with the Dnails graduation kit (which I still haven’t mastered!).
This is my extremely rubbish attempt at doing the graduated nail. I think that there should’ve been ONE bolder orange, either neon or just more opaque so that the effect is more obvious. This set is a little bit too samey for me:
Verdict:
A super cute set for those who want to paint their nails orange but in a wearable way.
I bought this from eBay and paid £9 for the set.
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Omg, i want these. These are exactly what i’ve been after! In orange and pink. where did you grab these?
Hi Lucy
Ebay! Check out the seller: Zinopark
Hurrr im stupid, missed the bit at the bottom! Lol
Still, they look great! You didn’t do a bad job, it’s so cute!
Hi Lucy
Aww thanks ! I’m not great at doing my nails!
I used two coats of each color, it certainly helps building up a bolder final effect without ruining the gradation effect. I love this set <3 I really like gradations but I rarely can pull them off with the polishes I have, this little kit is almost a no-brainer for me for a very affordable price
So pretty and a subtle way to wear orange nails! I love to do graduation nails, I’d probably mix it up with a bolder shade though
Hi Jen
Yeah I am looking for a bright garish orange now! x
Sorry for the double comment, but I wanted to ask you something that I only remembered now. Are you still buying things from Asia? I’m a bit worried about buying right now, because of the radiation problem on Japan, and I wonder if I’m the only one…
Back on topic, I’m going to try doing the gradation with a yellow base now XD
Hi Ines
Ok I will try ith yellow! It will look very tropical!
Yes I am still buying from Asia. Not from Japan but from HK it’s just a bit slow lately and fine from korea. x
wow I love those colours! they look awesome alone and together <33 thanks for the swatches and instructions
Hi Mint!
Do you like? I thought it was a bit sheer!
lol I’m pretty sure Barry M would do bright garish orange!