Curious, Yellow Misfits

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Literary Lacquers - Curious Yellow, two coats
Glitter: Native War Paints - We're All Misfits, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Uh.. yellow, huh? Yep, that's definitely yellow. Nearly a gold, too. You really ARE just trying everything now, aren't you, Holly? Well, alright then.

Neither of these polishes really seem like me, do they? We're All Misfits is pretty close, though. It's a nice, sparse glitter, just a splash of festive color. I bet it would make any creme pop, and it even does great over this shimmer. I could have used more coats to make the glitter more apparent, but this sparse look is super cute.

Curious Yellow is the shimmery, yellow-gold version of those nice white-silvers I enjoy so much. It's a little bold, but ALMOST a soft, gentle. It's really great for summer, but I think it goes back to the swap. Here's a shot of it by itself. It dried to a satiny matte, which was rather nice.

Wear: Some lifting on Day 4, removed on Day 5. (Longer than I expected to wear this, for sure, but life.)

Make My Gray

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: KBShimmer - Make My Gray, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm.. not too sure what to think about this one. It's an adorable mix of grey, teal, and hot pink (I know it kinda looks coral. It's actually hot pink) hex glitters in a white jelly base, but it seems a bit... thick. Maybe it needs some thinner? Or maybe I just needed a layer of Gelous under the SV.

Wear: Glitter sticking out drove me crazy until I picked it off on Day 1. Removed on Day 2. Yep, definitely needed some Gelous. Plus it had somehow not completely dried down to the bottom layer...

Moonlit Waves

The Polish

BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat

Color: Rain City Lacquer - Moonlit Waves, two coats

TC: Seche Vite

Okay, not the best pictures today because I didn't get a good glitter distribution, but I love this polish. I love the light blue jelly and the mix of glitters--it's like a glittered version of Raindrops instead of a flakie-d one!

Wear: Removed on Day 3, wrecked from housework

Strut Your Stuff

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Essie - Strut Your Stuff, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

I love this color. It's almost surprising because of how completely a creme it is, but it's just such a great summer color. I don't even know where I got it from (must have been a local swap), but I've worn it on my toes probably three separate times already this summer. Digging it.

Wear: Removed on Day 5 with some chips (pretty good for an Essie creme!)

XOXO

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Sally Girl - XOXO, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Oh, okay, magenta today, huh? Not sure what convinced me THIS was a good idea. Oh yeah, I just grabbed a bunch of neons during a Sally's sale when they were all $0.15 each. Alright. Poor application because I don't care and don't expect to have it on long.

Wear: Some minor tip wear immediately on Day 1, removed on Day 2.

Crazy

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Sally Girl - Crazy, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Oh man, this neon orange creme! Bam! It screams at you until you wear it to a blacklight party. It is sooooo incredibly orange! It's a great summer color, especially for toes, but I think ultimately I have a friend who will love this more than I do.

SO Comments
Me: Look. *holds up hand*
SO: ... I'm not even sure what I'd call that color. Red? Orange? Pink? I think I'd call it R.O.P.
Me: Uh... it's actually orange, but okay. ^-^

Wear: Some minor lifting on Day 2 (the right pinkie nail again, what is the deal?), minor chips on Day 3, removed on Day 4.

Epic

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Sally Girl - Epic, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Oh MAN, this bold, blurple creme is adorable. I loved it a lot more than I expected to. SO kept calling it blue, but it's definitely blurple.

Wear: Didn't keep super close track because I was on vacation. Some lifting starting around Day 4-ish? Right pinkie nail lifted off around that time, and by the time I got around to using remover on Day 7, all nails had some chipping or lifting, bah.

Mystic

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Revlon - Mystic, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Okay, not the nicest application, and I got some bubbling going on, but IDGAF! I cannot express how awesome this polish is! If I were the person to cuss, aside from in letter abbreviations, THIS would be the polish to make me do it.

Wear: Minor tipwear and chips on Day 4 from cleaning, removed on Day 5 with lifting

Sugar Rush

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Sugar - Sugar Rush, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

I could have sworn there were pink hexes in this... right? Huh. Must have faded. From the looks of it, it must have happened sometime between February 2014 and June 2015. Gosh, I didn't realize how dated some of my stash is getting. Regardless, I don't think I'm digging this, and not because of the pink hexes. They've faded to a pale gold color, and it's not unpleasant. I'm just not feeling the lavender base, actually. So.. into purgatory with the rest of the giant box to deal with at some other time.

Wear: Slight lifting on Day 3, removed on Day 4.

After All This Vanilla?

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Base: KleanColor - Vanilla Villa, two coats
Topper: 365 Days of Color - After All This Time?, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Meh, not the best combination. I don't actually really like this topper much on many things, but I DO enjoy randomly remembering that it glows in the dark when I go to bed. Also, it's been stormy here, so a subpar indoor pic has to suffice today. (Those are actually holo hexes, regardless of how they look here.)

Wear: Some very slight lifting on Day 3, worse on Day 4, but life happened and I had to keep it on until Day 5. :c

Summer Seas

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: The Polish Bar - Summer Seas, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

These are some nice pictures today, and color accurate, but in the shade it's such a lovelier cornflower blue than in the sun. I really need to pair it with Feeling Gloomy; they would match perfectly!

Wear: Ugh, forgot to record >_< I think it was closer to 4-5 days than 2-3 days, though.

Excelsior's Table

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Undies: Different Dimensions - Excelsior!, two coats
Topper: Love, Angeline - Stone Table, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

I've mentioned my inability to capture the beautiful unicorn polish that is Stone Table, and today is another example of such, unfortunately. Let me assure you, she is beautiful, especially over Excelsior! I want to wear her alllll the different ways.. over grey, over blue, in a jelly sandwich, by herself again... She's just so cute!

Wear: Some slight lifting on Day 2, removed on Day 3

White Cap

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: China Glaze - White Cap, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Aaaah.. that's nice. A soft, gentle shimmer. Love. <3

Unrelated story: I was going to do my nails Monday evening, but my husband and I got back too late from dinner with his parents. He didn't want to go to bed yet, so he tried to encourage me to stay up with him by doing my nails, anyway.

Me: No, if I do nails right before bed, I'll get sheet marks.
Him: That's okay. Maybe it'll be the new thing.
Me: What? No, it's already a thing, and not a good thing.
Him: That's just because you haven't made it a fad yet. "Sheet nails." You can say, "These nails are the sheet!" and "Ahhh, sheet. This is mah sheet right here!" Think of how trendy you'll be.
Me: Hmm.. I'll consider it.

Wear: Some lifting on Day 4, removed on Day 6

Spellbound

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Glam Polish - Spellbound, two coats
TC: Seche Vite
Added a few hours later: American Classics - Gelous, Seche Vite

Still not 100% feeling this one. It's super pretty, but it's SUCH a hungry glitter. I only remembered after a while, so I'm not sure how it would have been if I Geloused it immediately. Maybe I'll keep it around to find out.

Wear: Picked off on Day 3 because of anxiety (probably started with some minor lifting that I couldn't leave alone)

Feeling Gloomy Again

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Fancy Gloss - Feeling Gloomy, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Aaah. There we go. Nice and grey again. *happy sigh*

Wear: Removed on Day 4, chips at Day 3

Crystalline Mirror

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Sally Hansen - Crystalline (Satin Glam line), three coats
Topper: Orly - Mirrorball, two coats
TC: Seche Vite (one coat over the SH and another over the Orly)

This is a bit better. It's still not quite what I want, but it's definitely better than what I tried last. Mirrorball is cool because it's both a linear AND scattered holo, and being over white really makes it pop. Maybe I still like it better as an accent? I just don't know what I want! Go away, dumb anxiety! Stay out of my polish!

Wear: Removed on Day 4 with little wear

Seagulls Screaming, "Crystalline!"

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Sally Hansen - Crystalline (Satin Glam line), three coats
Accent: Scofflaw Polish - Seagulls Screaming "Kiss Her, Kiss Her!", three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm.. all of that talk about how "I'm going to love every mani" with my smaller stash, and here I am with a mani I don't love. :/ Honestly, I think it's the contrast of the accent. I DO love both of these polishes, just maybe not together? Maybe I need some glitter or something over Crystalline? I'll decide what I want to do with it tomorrow.

Wear: Removed the Scofflaw on Day 2, but kept the SH for next mani

(Temporarily) Smaller Stash Pics

I've been feeling the urge to purge recently. I've also been through a depressive episode, so I didn't want to make any lasting changes until it passes completely and I know I'm 100% in charge of my decisions. But.. I really, REALLY wanted to get my stash down.. So, time for a temporary solution!

Step 1: Get a box.
Step 2: Pull ALL your polishes onto the floor and put them in a big pile. (Okay, not PILE, per say, 'cause I hate when polishes aren't right-side-up, but put everything in one big group.)
Step 3: Pick a handful of your very favorite polishes and put them to one side.
Step 4: Pick a couple of polishes that have been frustrating you lately, or are not-as-great sisters, and put then to the other side.
Step 5: Continue through the rest of the stash!

Here's what I wound up with:
62 polishes + 13 untrieds into the box
35 Indies + 41 commercial + 7 untrieds back on the shelf

That's a stash of less than 100! Eeek, I'm so excited!

The box will go at the bottom of my closet, and I'll check back in after a couple of months. I'm sure that some of them will come back when I start to miss them, but maybe a majority of them will end up permanently purged! We'll have to see!

Here's how my stash looks now. That's commercial on the left (with minis on the bottom shelf), indies on the right, and untrieds on the top shelf of the indies shelf.

Amazeballz Bikini

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Essie - Bikini So Teeny, three coats
Accent: Lacquistry - Amazeballz!, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

I think this is maybe the third time I've worn Bikini So Teeny recently. It's just such a cute summer color! Amazeballz, on the other hand, which got a lot of love on the MUA Nail Board... isn't really my thing. I guess because it's gold? I just much prefer silver. Why isn't there a silver version? That's okay; Mirrorball and other scattered holos work way better as an accent, anyway!

SO: *takes my hand while talking about something, then looks down and stops mid-sentence* HOLY CRAP! Now THAT is an accent nail! *tilts my hand back and forth to catch the light and makes some sort of sci-fi sound effect noises before going back to what he was talking about*

...guess HE liked it, at least. :3

Wear: Removed on Day 6. BST started chipping on Day 5, Amazeballz! started lifting on Day 6.

Heavenly Cloud

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Reverie Nail Lacquer - Cloud Burst, three coats
Glitter: Revlon - Heavenly, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Five pictures of this mani, even though I didn't enjoy it. I can never get Heavenly to look nice irl.

This is how it normally looks. Just kinda strange...

Much better in the shade.

I guess I need to try it over a dark color, but I just don't have that much patience recently.

Wear: Removed on Day 2

Sugared Air

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Sally Hansen - Air (Smooth & Perfect line), three coats
Glitter: Indecisive Lacquer - Sugar, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm... Okay, this isn't quite what I wanted, either. I wanted more sparkly silver, less blue. The sparkly blue is cute, though, I suppose. Cinderella-y. I probably could have used more coats of Sugar.

Regardless, I'm considering getting rid of my S&Ps, finally. They're not great polishes. They're only usable under glitter, I'm thinking, and then I still need three coats. Meh. I'll think of something.

Wear: Removed on Day 4 with little wear

Prosecco

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Sinful Shine - Prosecco, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Uhm.. hmm... my second time wearing Prosecco, I don't like it as much as before. It's got that lovely gold shimmer that's pretty irresistible, but the main color is so strange. Such a weird beige-mauve.

I mean, it's a fine color. It alright. I just don't love it. And I decided a while ago that my collection doesn't have room for polish I don't love. So.. into the swap box it goes. Maybe it can find someone who loves it.

Wear: Removed on Day 5 with minimal lifting

HD Bikini

The Polish
BC: CND - Stickey
Main: Essie - Bikini So Teeny, three coats
Accent: Milani - HD, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

It definitely feels like spring, and that calls for an elegant cornflower blue with silver holo accent. Yes! This is exactly what I need in my life right now. <3

Wear: BST started to chip on Day 3, removed on Day 4

Sidewalk's End

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Literary Lacquers - Sidewalk's End, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

We've been having a lot of partly cloudy days recently, so to match, a grey holo.

So pretty! One can never get enough of that holo!

Wear: Removed on Day 6 with minimal lifting