Nail of the Day

OPI Sweetie Pie layered over Sally Hansen Wet Cement.

A quick little bored-with-my-manicure changeup. Not a natural pairing for me, but the bluish/lilac flash in the Sweetie Pie works well over the SH. For some reason it reminds me of moonlight?

For someone who's loved wearing pink nail polish as long as I have over the course of my life, I am really preferring the cremes right now.

On my toes, I just can't get enough of Suzi Skis right now. Gorgeous in the sun.

boredom is the mother of invention.

(or something like that)

At times, I have this weirdo memory that holds onto the most useless facts, tidbits, and (particularly vexing), product information.

For instance, I've never forgotten reading in a beauty magazine (Allure?) at least four or five years ago (and maybe much longer than that) about the splendid combination of NARS polishes that is Pussy Galore topped with Arabesque.



See, wouldn't that be pretty? Or at least rather interesting to try?

Alas, NARS polishes are $16 each, which makes trying that out a $32 whim. A little pricey.

So, while trying to decide what shade to apply next, I attempted instead a frugal little DIY with some polishes I already had on hand.

For my wannabe manicure, I used:

*one coat of Lippmann Collection Constant Craving
*one coat of China Glaze Good Witch?
*three coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Strobe Light

with Seche Rebuild as base and Vite for top.

The verdict? It's very, very, very pink. And the Sally Hansen is holo which is a little distracting from the look I was going for. But it's certainly fun, and perfectly summery.

Haul

Now that I have nail polish on the mind, of course I'm going to grab more when I can.

Here's what I've picked up lately:

*China Glaze Tinsel
*China Glaze Light As Air
*OPI Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees
*OPI Sweetie Pie
*OPI Honeymoon Sweet
*American Apparel Factory Grey
*Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Strobe Light

My Private Jet

Many blogs have already discussed this, but I'll go ahead and throw my hat in the ring.

My Private Jet - the chameleon of OPI. And not like a duochrome, either. There have been several iterations of this popular color.

I originally picked up one bottle that happened be a holographic version, and I fell for it. Fell hard. I ordered FOUR more bottles. Unfortunately, those four came from different stock.

You can see the difference here:

On the left, one of the four 'duds'. There is still some teal flash in this bottle. But compared to the bottle on the right...

I tend to make use of my dud bottles by doing the initial coat with them, and the second coat with my holo bottle. Even the dud bottles are lovable - the charcoal + holo just seems so wearable - much less harsh than just black. Sigh, this is the color that really got me hooked on polish.

Grey versus grey.

Just a quick little side-by-side bottle comparison pic:


Sally Hansen Wet Cement and China Glaze Recycle. SH is lighter and cooler.

HELMER!

Hello, my new organizational friend.

nubs.

It's going to be a little while before I can start posting pictures of my own nails.

As I realized for the billionth time this week, nail polish isn't just about aesthetics. It also keeps me from (ugh) biting my nails down to nothing. Anxiety much?

I've discovered it's a very simple equation:

*polish on = no nail biting
*bare nail = suddenly up for grabs

Well, onward and upward.