Friday, 11 October 2013

Pahlish Lady of Raynham Hall

In my first post of my Pahlish Week I mentioned that Pahlish does next to its core collection and seasonal collections Limited Editions - the Duos I already introduced but every so often there comes a single polish that will not be revealed until you open your package!!! I love this kind of surprises and when I saw Pahlish offered a Friday 13 special I didn't have to think for a second about getting it.

The secret was lifted when I found out that the Friday 13 special named Lady of Raynham Hall, a pale grey cream base filled with gold and turquoise micro shimmer that is visible in ANY lighting and doesn't get swallowed by the base.



the pictures above are taken indoors in daylight, the photos below outside in the shade 



 and here in artificial light:

I applied three thin coats of Pahlish Lady of Raynham Hall over Essence Hardening Nail Base. The consistency is a tad sheer - well you do want to see that shimmer, don't you? About the formula I get repetitive here - it is just perfect - I save you from the always same adjectives but trust me, it is GOR-GE-OUS!!! Lady of Raynham dries quickly and dull and yes, a Top Coat is needed for a glossy finish.

Final thoughts: I just cannot resist a surprise polish and I was more than pleased in finding this pale grey in the bubble wrap - at first I was like - hmmmm what did I order HERE? But then I remembered Friday 13……… The nice aspect is that I probably wouldn't have ordered it if I would have seen the polish because I wear those lighter colors not as often as boldies and vamps.

Now about the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall - she is one of the most famous ghosts in Norfolk after photographer's of Country Life claimed to have taken her picture while doing a photo series in Raynham Hall. The photo is of 1936 and shows a translucent grey figure like thing in the middle of the picture. I find that Pahlish exactly met that grey translucent feel of the photograph.

Of course Lady of Raynham Hall is sold-out by now but Pahlish regularly offers surprise Limited Editions and Mystery Polishes, so if you like a surprise like me you certainly will enjoy ordering. Those are exclusively available on the Pahlish Bigcartel e-shop here.

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for visiting!!!
Christine
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11 comments:

  1. Melissa11 October 2013 at 17:35

    Now, you can wear grey!! This is so cool and unusual! I already like it when somebody makes a grey polish and puts gold shimmer in it, but the turquoise is an added bonus. Great post! <3

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    1. Polished Marvels12 October 2013 at 10:00

      Hi Melissa - LOL, thank you dear <3!! I believe with the greys it is all about finding the right tint - a smidgen to the one or other decides over Zombie or piggy claws with me :-P!!!

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  2. Essie Rae11 October 2013 at 17:57

    Ooooh, very neat grey! I love layering different glitter toppers over grey and this is great because it's all in one pretty bottle:) Have a great day!

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    1. Polished Marvels12 October 2013 at 10:02

      Hi Essie, aaaaah great minds think alike - thank you :-)!!! The nice thing with this one is, that despite the small sized shimmer particles, they never sink into invisibility!!! Have a wonderful Saturday with your family - *hugs*

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  3. Gelic11 October 2013 at 19:28

    Cool, I like when the shimmer shines through on polishes like this. It's totally work appropriate or well, very sutble but the shimmer/glitter really makes it special. :P

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    1. Polished Marvels12 October 2013 at 10:05

      Hi my dear Gelic - thank you so much. You are right, it is totally work appropriate yet that added bling gives so much "je ne sais quoi" to this lady. xxx

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  4. Aglaya11 October 2013 at 21:43

    Oh, what a gorgeous grey! Love the golden shimmer/glitter, a very nice surprise color <3

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    1. Polished Marvels12 October 2013 at 10:07

      Thank you so much - I was indeed totally smitten with this surprise polish!

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  5. Little Miss Nailpolish11 October 2013 at 23:11

    Hi pet! I loooooooooooove this polish!! I'm a big fan of grey and the shimmer is gorgeous to this grey base!!! Considering the name of this polish it would be perfect for Halloween! ;) Viele Küsschen!!! xxx

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    1. Polished Marvels12 October 2013 at 10:09

      Hi doll, I know you looooooooove grey nail polish :-)!!! You are so right, a perfect Halloween polish - a very elegant and historic Halloween at that!!! Enjoy YOUR day my dear friend, my thoughts are with you xxx

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  6. Liesl13 October 2013 at 06:54

    Amazing! Polish surprises are fun and so few and far between, so cool that this company had this feature. I love grey but can only seem to pull off the darker shades... You wear this beautifully. I loooove the ne and the history behind it, too, I'm with you and Little Miss Nailpolish, it's a perfect and "smart" Halloween polish.

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