Nail Polish Swatch: Tonic Polish - Dragons at Dusk

Dragons at Dusk is one of Tonic Polish's best sellers, it is a very shifty duochrome polish and as such I have struggled to take a photo showing all three of the main shifts.

[Daylight, No Flash]

Colour | Blue, Purple, Cyan

Finish | Multichrome

Opacity | Two Coats

Brush Type | Flat and Wide

How Much | 15ml

Collection | Tonic Debut

Purchased From | Rainbow Connection

Five Free + Cruelty Free

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Nail Polish Swatch: Tonic Polish - Jinx

I used my original GOSH Holographic again and I am getting low on it and so wanted to find a similar polish to that one. Born Pretty Store Zeus Sword is a good one as well as this one. Neither of which are exact dupes, the holographic pieces are a lot finer in GOSH Holographic, but both this and the BPS one are very good.

[Indoors, Flash]

Colour | Silver

Finish | Holographic

Opacity | Two Coats

Brush Type | Flat and Wide

How Much | 15ml

Purchased From | Rainbow Connection

Five Free

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Nail Polish Swatch: Tonic Polish - The Answer is 42 (Rainbow Connection Exclusive)

The Answer is 42 is a duochrome polish which I struggle to photo, it also has flakies and scattered holographic pieces. 

[No Flash, Outdoors]

Colour | Purple to Navy

Finish | Duochrome / Flakie / Holo

Opacity | Two Coats

Brush Type | Flat and Wide

How Much | 15ml

Purchased From | Rainbow Connection

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Nails: Peacock Tartan

These nails were the base of some festive ones I did in December, I think I prefer them without the tree.

Base Polish | Tonic Polish - Peacock Parade

Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - White

Stamping Plate | Beauty Big Bang 5

  

Nail Polish Battle 2020: Winner!

Finally I am reaching the end of the 2020 battle!

The last round we ended up with the top three polishes, Jinx, Magma and Eclipse;

For me the first polish to eliminate was Jinx, it is a stunning polish, strong holographic silver.

Choosing between the top two polishes was very difficult! In the end coming in at number two was Magma, I like all of the different autumnal colours the flakies show. Only came second because it is a topper rather than a polish you can wear as is.

 

Which means that the winner of 2020 nail polish battle is ILNP Eclipse. I think it was the first of a kind with its multichrome deep red pigment. It is incredibly distracting when wearing it as it changes colours in different lights, and different finger positions. 2020 was a year that called for distraction and that is why Eclipse won.

 

 

  

Nail Polish Battle 2020: Top 3

Having completed all of the seven colour categories the following polishes won each round;

Tonic - Jinx // UberChic - If You've Got it Haunt it // Barry M - French Rose // Fancy Gloss - Magma // Danglefoot - The First Avenger // ILNP - Eclipse // UberChic - Say Boo and Scary On

Harder to chose my top three as they were all already up there in favourite tier. Jinx is a very holographic silver polish and the other two are both darker shifty duochromes.

Tonic - Jinx // Fancy Gloss - Magma // ILNP - Eclipse

  

Nails: Pegasus Snowflakes

Base Polish | Tonic Polish - Pegasus Parade

Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - White

Stamping Plate | Nicole Diary L13

  

Nails: Tartan Tree

Base Polish | Tonic Polish - Peacock Parade

White Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - White

Green Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Atlantic Green

Red Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Chilean Fire

Gold Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Emperors Gold

Tartan Stamping Plate | Beauty Big Bang 5

Tree Stamping Plate | Born Pretty Store L032

  

Nail Polish Battle 2020: Green and Yellow

Today is a battle of green, yellow, nude, gold and silver. The hodgepodge of polish colours!

Barry M - Wild Mint // Barry M - Pistachio // Barry M - Rainforest Green // Barry M - Iced Latte // Barry M - Lemon Sorbet // Orly - Glowstick // OPI - Many Celebrations to Go // Tonic Polish - Jinx

Choosing my top three wasn't too difficult in this category. First of all is Iced Latte, something I have been reaching for a lot for nail art.

Glowstick is very much a highlighter yellow, very bright and something I specifically had to go look for this year when I realised I didn't own a shade like this.

Which means that Jinx is the winner, another one I had to specifically look for as I almost used up my original GOSH Holographic. While this isn't a dupe it is pretty stunning all the same.