London Pixie

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Orly - Pixie Dust, two coats
Accent: Zoya - London (Pixie Dust line), two coats
TC: Seche Vite

While planning, I had considered wearing Tomoko as an accent, but I wound up with London instead, and I'm so glad I did. They go perfectly together, and the combination is a perfect transition to fall. (Not that that matters much to me, since I just wear whatever I want, whenever I want. Just try an' stop me! Muahah!)

Sure, I could have gone with a third coat of Pixie Dust to alleviate a few little patchy bits, but that would have been at the risk of too many layers. Including top and base coat, four is just about perfect for me. Also one of these days, I'll learn to wrap my tips. Whatevah, I do what I want! :P

Wear: Six days to peels.

Whistling Blue Sands

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Shimmering Sands franken, two coats
Accent: Sally Hansen - Something Blue (Diamond Strength line), two coats
Accent Glitter: OPI - Pirouette My Whistle, one generous coat
TC: Seche Vite

I've been in a bit of a polish rut lately and not sure of what to wear, so I just grabbed these ones kind of at random. Something Blue was more similar to my franken than I'd like for an accent, so I topped it with glitter. Not that the pictures show it or anything. Maybe PMW wasn't the best glitter over a sheer silver. Meh.

So I wound up with yet another merely acceptable mani. I mean, it's pretty enough, just not awesome. Oh well. I'll get back into the groove of things soon enough.

Wear: Four days until chips and peels that I couldn't help but pick at.

Catch Me Dancing

The Polish:
BC: Sinful Colors - Base Coat
Polish: The Lady Varnishes - Catch Me Dancing, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Meh... well, this isn't what I wanted. I didn't have any thinner with me when I went to apply this one, though it needed it, but I was already committed to the mani.

But I'm not sure if thinning it would make it any better--I think I would still hate it. I wore it last over another polish (though still a sheer one), but it's still not great. (Zoh my goodness, that peelie in the link! Eeek!) Plus that "jasmine" scent is terrible. Bleh.

My instinct is to purge it immediately, but I suppose I'll give it one more chance. I sure was excited about it a year ago. *shrug*

Wear: Two days. I used my hands a lot on day two and chipped my polish immediately. That night, the polish on my pinkie nail peeled off in one piece. Usually a base coat that doesn't agree with one's body chemistry causes that, but I've used my friend's SC before without event. Huh. *shrug*

Celestial Dairy

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Jelly: Sephora by OPI - Dear Diary
Glitter: Revlon - Celestial FX
TC: American Classics - Gelous, Seche Vite

Sandwich went like this: one coat of SOPI, two fished coats of Celestial, one coat of SOPI, one coat of SOPI, one coat of Celestial (fished on ring finger), one coat of SOPI (two on ring).

Hmm... not sure this turned out like I wanted it to. I dunno. I was playing with layers and think I added too many. Nine coats (eleven on my ring finger!) are WAY too many coats for me, personally. I kinda just want to take it off immediately.

Wear: Three days to peels.

Adorable Bomb

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Undies: L'Oreal - B. Adorable (Bijou Facets), two coats
Glitter: LA Girls - Glitter Bomb (Color Craze), two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Just kinda threw this together when I wasn't quite sure of what to wear. It's not awesome, but it works. I should have taken pictures of B. Adorable by itself, since I don't have any pictures of it alone yet. Next time.

Wear: Peels on day four prompting removal.

Wrapped in Plastic

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Basecoat
Color: Hare Polish - Wrapped in Plastic, two coats
TC: one coat of American Classics - Gelous, one coat of Seche Vite

Wrapped in Plastic, from Hare's Twin Peaks collection, is a pale blue jelly with a mix of white and iridescent copper square and hex glitters and some teal-ish microglitter thrown in. I was soooo excited to put this polish on, you guys! It's so super pretty! My photos don't do it justice!

But what's this? Chips on day two? Huh. That hasn't happened in a while. I wonder if I should try a different base coat next time I wear it.

Wear: Chips continued to get worse from day two. Removed at day five.

Sidewalk's End

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Basecoat
Polish: Literary Lacquer - Sidewalk's End, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Sidewalk's End is a medium grey linear holo, my first Linear Lacquer. Application was smooth; polish, sheer--just like I've come to expect with linear holos.

I debated for a long while whether to grab this one or not. It seemed like it might be a little dark for me. It is maybe slightly darker than what I normally wear, dark enough to look awkward with one or two coats, like I can normally get away with, but it's still pretty. I like greys, and I like holos, so Sidewalk's End is a winner. I think I may try it next time over a white.

Wear: Removed on day five with slight wear.

Blue-berry Sweet on You

The Polish:
BC: None
Polish: Nicole by OPI - Blue-berry Sweet on You, two coats
TC: None

Textures are so great when you just need to throw something on and go. Getting ready for a vacation, I didn't have enough time to put on a regular mani, so I had to go with a texture. Apply and go, yay!

Wear: Well.. honestly, because of vacation, I wore this for six days... even though it started to chip on day three and just got worse every day. Shhh, don't tell anyone... :/