Guest Nail Art

Nails by my sister, Melanie.
China Glaze Dress Me Up and China Glaze Liquid Leather

Essie Main Squeeze

Butter London All Hail The Queen

Oh, hello there. I was dealing with a federal court deadline on Monday (and dealing with the aftermath yesterday), but here I am! I've made it out alive. I've been (slowly) taking care of all the things I've had to push aside for the past week. Now that I'm not so insanely busy, I feel... off. Ever feel that way? Things are back to their normal pace but it feels extra-slow in comparison.

Let's check out this baby:

Yowza.

I think this was probably three coats. Also, what the hell is my problem for only taking ONE picture?! And a cell phone picture, at that.

AHtQ is one of those work-safe polishes I love. The scattered holo really keeps things interesting. It's not intense and in your face though, which is great for looking professional.

Butter London is a brand that doesn't really grab my attention. Sure, they might have a great formula, but at $14 a pop, I'm extremely picky with what I purchase from them. They just seem a bit basic to me.

Essie Jazz

2 careful coats - 3 is probably a better idea. I totally fell in love with Jazz ever since I saw k2k wear it -- twice. She totally fuels my neutral fire and I love that.

I'm not totally sure how I feel about the color of this when I'm actually wearing it. In some light, it looks awesome and totally compliments my skintone, and then sometimes it pulls way warm & clashes. I'm on the fence.

I really enjoy serching for nude polishes that work on me. It's so exciting - you don't know if it'll compliment or clash until you actually have it on, and those moments are wonderful (or maybe not so wonderful if it clashes). I can't wait to wear the nudes in OPI Germany. Anyone else love the hunt of trying to find the perfect nude?

CND Perfectly Bare Duo

 Two coats of Perfectly Bare

One coat of Perfectly Bare Shimmer added.

Essie Demure Vixen

Three coats. Terrible pictures for an awesome polish.

TMF + Dollhouse

My first introduction to hex glitter was China Glaze Dollhouse. I remember seeing it and thinking "This is so ridiculously gaudy...I must have it!" At the time, I was not a very experienced polisher, so I laid it on THICK to get as many hex pieces on the nail as possible. I've never seen so many bubbles in my life.

OPI Tickle My France-y

This was 3 coats because, at the time, I despised VNL. I don't think it's very flattering on me. I'm going to give it another shot eventually and use 2 coats to see how that fairs. TMF is one of the many OPIs that have fell victim to the infamous color changes. Usually the newer versions are worse. Think MPJ & NLTM. I think the newer version of this is more mauve-y. I don't know which version I have.