Models Own Mushroom - Swatches and Review

Good morning! Today I have an old standby for you. Models Own Mushroom. There are so many new collections for Fall coming out right now as well as wonderful indie polishes that it seems I've been overlooking some of the staples lately. I consider this one a staple. It's not flashy or blingy and it doesn't have a catchy name. But it's certainly worth a look.

Mushroom is just that...a great mushroom creme. It's a nice medium-to-dark greyed out taupe with slight purple undertones. Application was perfection - "like butta." Two coats for full opacity. It dries to a shiny finish - shown in the photos with no top coat. Of course, to keep that shine going I applied a coat of Poshe later.

Models Own Mushroom

Models Own Mushroom

Models Own Mushroom

Models Own Mushroom

Models Own Mushroom

Models Own Mushroom

What do you think of this one? I think it's a great "palate-cleanser" after a glitterbomb. Or just a chic, classic, go-anywhere color. I am so glad I gave Models Own another shot. I'd first tried the Models Own Pro line, which was scented and caused nausea and headaches. It took me a while to try their regular line and thankfully, it's not scented. It just smells like nail polish.

Models Own polishes are available on their UK website, Ninja Polish,  Harlow & Company and a few other US e-tailers and retail for around $8.00 here in the US.



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Model's Own Pro Moulin Rouge - Swatches and Review

I was so excited to get a brand I hadn't tried before, let alone 3 different brands in one day! The others will wait, though. Today I have Model's Own Pro Moulin Rouge to show you. Those of you in the UK are probably laughing at me for never having tried Model's Own, but it's not that easy to get in the US! Thankfully more and more shops are willing to ship here now.

It's a gorgeous color in one of my favorite color families - berry/plum! It's a Limited Edition deep berry plum and I picked it because it was PRETTY! And a creme. I'm a sucker for a great creme.

Unfortunately, that's where the love stopped.

The application wasn't great and it took 3 coats for full opacity. The brush is okay, but I had a little issue with it pooling at the cuticle and then I had to be careful with the 3rd coat because of cuticle drag, which I'll admit could be because I got impatient.

If it had just been that, I could have sucked it up because it really IS gorgeous. But the smell. Not a fumey nail polish smell, a smell like they added scent to it on purpose! I don't know if all Model's Own polishes have this smell, but I'm sensitive to it and after a few hours it started to make me nauseated. I put lots of top coat on after I took the photos but it didn't help. Even my man noticed it and said something about it.

But...here are the photos anyway. Three coats and no top coat.

Models Own Moulin Rouge

Models Own Moulin Rouge

Models Own Moulin Rouge

Models Own Moulin Rouge

I really really wanted to love this brand and this polish. I'm hoping to get feedback on whether all Model's Own polishes have that scent added. If not, I will certainly give some other colors and finishes a try. If so, I guess I'm going to save a lot of money!


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