Don't Burst My Pearl

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Undies: OPI - Don't Burst My Bubble, two coats
Glitter: Maybelline - Precious Pearl (Jewels collection), one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm.. I remember liking Don't Burst My Bubble a lot more the last time I wore it. I had a little trouble playing around with it. But then again, I've been out of my element for some time now. It's still very pretty.

And it makes a lovely undies for my pretty new snowy glitter! Sure, I have other matte white glitters, and I didn't really need to buy this one... but I don't think I have one with so many different size hexes, you know? Alright, any excuse to get a new glitter. With winter coming up, it's probably just a necessity. :P

Wear: Five days, peels and chips at four

Sweet on London

The Polish:
BC: None
Main: Nicole by OPI - Blue-berry Sweet on You (Gumdrops line), two coats
Accent: Zoya - London (Pixie Dust line), two coats
TC: None

I was going out Friday night, but my mani was peeling! I couldn't just leave it, so I removed everything but the accent and applied a quick texture. Excuse the dry cuticles and hands--like I said, I was in a hurry.

Wear: Five days, noticeable tipwear on four

Something Polar in London

The Polish:
BC: Sinful Colors - Base Coat (under all but accent)
Undies: Sally Hansen - Polar Bare (Salon Complete Manicure line), two coats
Glitter: Initial Lacquer - Something Simple, one coat
Accent: Zoya - London (Pixie Dust line), two coats
TC: Seche Vite (on all but accent)

Aha! I finally did it! I found the best way to wear Something Simple. All it needed was undies. And now it can shine! <3

This shot is blurry, but it shows the pretty iridescents better. And boy, do I love the mix of glitters in this polish. Those grey hexes are adorable, and iridescents are my weakness, of course.

Wear: Three days until peels. After the wear I've been having lately, that's kinda short... :/ I blame the basecoat.

Heavy Raindrops

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Illamasqua - Raindrops, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Note to self, I prefer Raindrops at two coats. At two coats, Raindrops is a lovely, sheer blue-grey shade that actually sort of resembles its namesake. At three, it just seems like any other creme. It's not an unpleasant color, but it's not the gorgeous Raindrops that I love. It seemed like it was patchy when I put it on yesterday, so I opted for the third coat. Lesson learned. Next time, stick with two.

Also, I got a remover pen from Sally's, but I've yet to use it because I'm so afraid of messing the whole thing up and having to start over, like I've done several times before with a clean up brush. Gotta suck it up and just try it one of these days.

Wear: Five days until peels

Calla Lily's Pirouette

The Polish:
BC: Revlon ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Revlon - Calla Lily (ColorStay line), two coats
Accent Glitter: OPI - Pirouette My Whistle, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Soft, pretty Calla Lily. Sheer white that appears light pink on my nails, with a delicate shimmer. I added an accent of Pirouette My Whistle to mix it up this time, though it's hardly noticeable in real life and looks weird in pictures.

Wear: Five days, chips starting on day four

Lush Heaven

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: LA Colors - Lush Lavender (Color Craze line), two coats
Glitter: Revlon - Heavenly, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Someone posted a picture of Heavenly over a nude recently, and it was so pretty that I had to try it. My attempt isn't awesome, but it works. (That's like a theme of my manis, isn't it? Hah.)

Let's start with Lush Lavender, since I don't think I have a picture of it by itself yet. It's not the most flattering color on me, definitely more of a yellow-leaning nude than lavender. It's sheer and shimmery and just a little frosty. I don't think I would ever wear it on its own.

Heavenly is pretty, but like most iridescents, it's hard to photograph. It also has a tendency to... I don't know how to put it... sink into the polish it's layered over? Somehow. And I never seem to remember to give the polish under it extra dry time before layering.

I'm considering whether or not I want to purge Lush Lavender. It's not a bad polish, it's just not awesome. And shouldn't I only have awesome polishes in my collection? We'll see how I feel after looking at it for the next couple of days.

Wear: Bah, I forgot to record this one. I wanna say that I removed it before it started peeling or chipping, though, because I didn't really like it on me.

Light as a Mammoth

The Polish:
BC: Sinful Colors - Base Coat
Main: Glitter Gal - Light as a Feather, two coats
Accent: Super Chic Lacquers - Mammoth, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

It has begun. Today was the first day that it was not possible to take nail pictures outside. Well, good ones, anyway. It didn't stop me from doing it, but they just didn't turn out well at all. Meh.

But these colors are soooo pretty! So light and delicate. I love them. <3 If only there was enough sun to see the holo...

Wear: Five days, chips on four