China Glaze's Sunset sail (#955)

Hi!

For today's NOTD I used China Glaze's Sunset sail (from the 2011 Anchors Away collection), an opaque peachy nude with very discreet silvery white micro shimmer. I tried to capture the shimmer in the photos but it doesn't really show up too well... but believe me it's there!

The formula on this lacquer was rather on the thick side, even after having added a few drops of thinner, but nothing dramatic, I've seen a lot worse! I don't know if it's just my bottle, the hot and sticky weather here or just the formula itself. I will have to swatch this color when it's a bit cooler and I 'll see if it gets any better.

Enjoy!

Photo 1:   Daylight, late PM, no flash.

Photo 2:   Daylight, late PM, no flash.

Photo 3:   Daylight, late PM, no flash.

Photo 4:   Daylight, late PM, no flash.

Photo 5:   Daylight, late PM, no flash.

Photo 6:   Daylight, late PM, no flash.

Coats:       3

Topcoat:   Sèche Vite

Neon polishes

Hi,

Who doesn't like wearing bright nail polishes in Summer? 

Although I've been wearing a lot of pastels lately, I felt the urge the other day to sport a neon mani. Must be the rainy weather we've been having here the past few days. As you might have seen in my previous post, I chose to wear 2 China Glaze polishes: Pool party on my hands and Flip flop fantasy on my toes.

The neon wave that hit us a couple of years ago is still a current trend and the polishes I'm showing you today are just a few examples of the numerous neon lacquers you can find. 

Many brands make them but I find that China Glaze has the best color range.

Neon polishes don't photograph well so you have to imagine that these polilshes are so much more brighter than in the pictures.

Enjoy!

Photo 1:  (From left to right)

1. Shocking pink
2. Flip flop fantasy
3. Pool party

Photo 2:   (From left to right)

1. Celtic sun
2. Japanese koi
3. Color club's Ultra-Astral

Shatter/Crackle manis - Part I

Hi,

Here are a few quick pics of several shatter/crackle manis I have been doing for a few months.

Enjoy!

Photo 1:   Royal blue (Astor) + OPI's Black Shatter.

Photo 2:   China Glaze's Hey sailor (a vibrant classic red) + Crushed candy (Tiffany blue crackle polish).

Photo 3:   OPI's Black Shatter over clear polish.