Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish Review, Photos, Swatches
Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish is described as a “speckled green.” It’s a pale, pastel green with very subtle yellow undertones with small black glitter and larger, hexagon-shaped black glitter pieces. I couldn’t even think of a dupe for the base color, let alone one with both components! I was totally stumped. A few readers have mentioned thatHard Candy has dupes for Illamasqua’s speckled polishes. I haven’t seen Hard Candy’s in person, but from promo photos, it looks like the glitter is smaller and more circular with a combination of white and black glitters (and it seems to vary depending on the base color), but both brands are using pastel base colors with glitter to give it a speckled/sprinkled effect.Deborah Lippmann’s Staccato Collection also features three pastel-hued colors with small black glitter (bottle photos suggest that Deborah Lippmann and Hard Candy’s are closer to each other). I haven’t seen Deborah Lippmann’s in person either. You may prefer the effect or composition over the other, so pick your poison! 
Mottle is incredibly pigmented in one coat, though not opaque, I still thought it worth showing and left my pinky fingernail with a single coat, so you could see how much color is deposited in one coat. You can also see how there’s almost no streaking to speak of, which is always a relief after working with a pastel color! The consistency of the formula wasn’t too thick or too thin, and it applied evenly and fluidly. I didn’t have any issues with it pulling, pooling, or bubbling. It has an interesting finish that seems like a cream, but there’s a slight squishy look to it, too, that makes me think of jelly polishes. Illamasqua’s formula is one of the longest-wearing polishes on me (as long as fourteen days with minimal tip wear and no chipping).
THE GLOSSOVER
It has an interesting finish that seems like a cream, but there's a slight squishy look to it, too, that makes me think of jelly polishes. Illamasqua's formula is one of the longest-wearing polishes on me (as long as fourteen days with minimal tip wear and no chipping).
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Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Mottle Nail Varnish
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