I was able to get the 3 colors I wanted and 3 bottles of silver shatter the other day from the pirates collection. I really am pretty happy with my selection. I got 1 skull and crossbones, 1 mermaid tears, 1 stranger tides, and 3 silver shatters. Not sure why I needed 3 but I did. I decided to swatch all of them for you tonight since I am feeling terrible and painting my nails makes me feel better.
Silver shatter
- Silver Shatter
I really like the silver shatter, what I have found is that it is much less temperamental than the black shatter. It works best with a medium coat applied fast. I put this on top of a black to see the cracks really well.
- Skull and crossbones
Skull and crossbones is a grey with a slight earthyness to it. It is a pretty nice creme. This was two coats and a third might have been good but it is a personal choice, since two wasn’t bad. Over all a very neutral and flattering tone.
- Mermaids Tears
Mermaids tears turned out to be different that I thought it would be. It is much more tealish green than I thought. I know it is classified as a jadish color but … I think it leans more blue green. Again same story with the coats. I didn’t find it streaky and it was really easy to apply.
- Strange Tides
This pale olivish green I think is my favorite. Same with the coats, and all the dry times were great. Dry time is very important to me since I can not sit still very long. All in all I love the colors I got from this collection.
Polished Components 