Growing up I was in love with ancient Egyptian mythology. All the gods and goddesses, part human, part animal, and with a deity for just about anything you can imagine, it was all so fascinating, I distinctly remember in 6th grade reading everything our textbook had to say on Egyptian mythology, not just the few pages that were assigned, and wishing there was a place in our society for a polytheist religion. It makes sense to me to delegate certain tasks to different people, let one god be in charge of one group of prayers and everyone is heard! Loved one passed away? Pray to Anubis for their safe passage to the underworld. Your sister is having a baby? Pray to Bes or Hathor for her safe delivery and joyful motherhood.
When I heard that Daphine Polish had a collection inspired by Egyptian goddesses you wouldn't even understand how excited I was. It was like one of the best parts of my childhood could finally join me in my adulthood!
I have two of the 6 polishes from the Goddess of the Two Lands collection so let's get right to it!
When I heard that Daphine Polish had a collection inspired by Egyptian goddesses you wouldn't even understand how excited I was. It was like one of the best parts of my childhood could finally join me in my adulthood!
I have two of the 6 polishes from the Goddess of the Two Lands collection so let's get right to it!
Hathor
Hathor, the cow-headed goddess, personifies the principles of joy, feminine love, and motherhood. Hathor, the polish, personifies joy and beauty! It has a slightly frosty emerald green base with gold holographic glitter and a hint of holographic sparkle. The sun decided to take a vacation from Vancouver when I wore Hathor so I wasn't able to get any photos of it shimmering, sadly :-(
I first tried Hathor with two coats on its own, as you see above, but I found that some of the larger gold glitters from the first coat got lost in the opacity of the second coat. What better time to try some lovely undies with this beauty! I found that one coat over CoverGirl Midnight Magic made for an even more gorgeous manicure. The mild amount of sheerness for Hathor allowed the duochrome of Midnight Magic to show through and I was simply stunned with what was left on my nails.
I'm going to love finding other coordinating colors to wear under this one! I'm thinking a dark creme would really allow the emerald base and gold glitters to pop.
Anuket
Anuket (the goddess) is the personification of the Nile river. Anuket (the polish) is a rich brown with orange glitter and a hint of holographic sparkle. It's also a one-coater. Yes, you heard me right, one coat for full opacity! And it's such a perfect Fall color, as well; now is the time to add it to your collection!
So of course my favorite part of Anuket is seriously, one coat! As someone who paints her nails so often it's really a relief to not need to dip in for that second coat and instead to be able to reach straight for the topcoat. My second favorite part of this polish, however: tiny rainbow shimmer! The sun was actually out when I was wearing this one!! See below for blurry rainbow goodness.
Final Score
Coverage: 5/5
Total: 10/10
I just learned of Daphine Polish but I am definitely impressed! The entire collection will be wonderful for Fall: dark but still muted shades that shimmer when the sun comes out to play.
Daphine Polish also has very nice, long caps for her bottles which made it very easy to adjust my grip and paint those hard-to-reach corners of my nails which was very nice.
Finally, Daphine Polish has a Daria collection. Yes, Daria, that show on MTV from the 90's with the smart, acerbic, misanthropic teen that I totally identified with. What can I say, I definitely wasn't one of the "cool kids" in high school!
Have you tried Daphine Polish yet? Which of the Goddess of the Two Lands collection is your favorite??
- Anuket was a one-coater and Hathor was opaque with two coats (though I preferred one coat over undies!)
- Wonderful application!
- $10 for a full size (16.5ml!) on Etsy and Storenvy. She also offers discounts for ordering the whole collection!
- I had such great wear time on this I actually lost track of how many days it lasted! 4 days, 5 days, who knows!
- I've never seen a collection inspired by Egyptian goddesses, I love it!
Total: 10/10
I just learned of Daphine Polish but I am definitely impressed! The entire collection will be wonderful for Fall: dark but still muted shades that shimmer when the sun comes out to play.
Daphine Polish also has very nice, long caps for her bottles which made it very easy to adjust my grip and paint those hard-to-reach corners of my nails which was very nice.
Finally, Daphine Polish has a Daria collection. Yes, Daria, that show on MTV from the 90's with the smart, acerbic, misanthropic teen that I totally identified with. What can I say, I definitely wasn't one of the "cool kids" in high school!
Have you tried Daphine Polish yet? Which of the Goddess of the Two Lands collection is your favorite??
*These items were provided to me for review. The above opinions are honest and unbiased, please see my disclosure page for more info*