Sleigh Bells in the Snow

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main Color: Fair Maiden Polish - Sleigh Bells in the Snow, two coats
Accent: Hare - Wrapped in Plastic, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Last year, I think I spent somewhere between $50 and $70 on indie polishes during Thanksgiving-time sales. This year I only bought one polish--this one. I'm such a sucker for white holos, and Fair Maiden was having a sale, so... I went ahead and got it.

It's a really lovely polish. It's pretty self-leveling, which is saying a lot for a white. And it has this beautiful teal shimmer that refused to be photographed. The only thing I disliked was the brush. It's a long, unweildy thing. I'm pretty sure she won't spend her entire life in that bottle. I'll have to decant her into something better eventually (probably a Megalast bottle).

I tried to match the shimmer with an accent, but I misjudged the color. I don't think I actually have anything that shade of teal. Oh well, Wrapped in Plastic is so pretty that it works, anyway.

Wear: Four days to peels on main color. (Hare was fine.) Hmm. I was hoping it would stay longer. Meh. :/

HD

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

I was busy the day I applied this and somehow forgot to take pictures. No matter, I suppose, because when I went to take pictures on day two, I got very frustrated. I just can. not. make the scattered holo come out. Grr! So.. whatever. Here are some very sub-par pictures, 'cause that's all I got. *scowl*

Wear: Removed on day five to put on something else, though I could have worn it for at least another day, probably, before it would have started peeling off.

Special Snowflake

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Maya Cosmetics - Special Snowflake, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Yep. Still one of my absolute favorites. Those iridescent glitters... that soft, perfect blue... Gaaaah. Isn't she gorgeous? (The pictures just don't do her justice.)

Three coats probably would have shown the color better, but I still adore it sheer. <3

Wear: Four days to peels, which rather disappointed me.

Pink, Sweet Taffy

The Polish:
BC: Duri - Rejuvicote
Undies: Wet n Wild - Pinkie Sweet (Megalast line), two coats
Accent glitter: Rainbow Polish - Taffy
TC: Seche Vite

Not much to say here. Pinky Sweet is one of my favorite Megalasts, a sheer, soft pink with delicate gold shimmer. I gave Taffy to a glitter-loving friend who would get more use out of it than me, and she let me borrow it for this mani. As an accent, it adds an aura of playfulness to the princess nails.

Note to self--stop using gloopy Seche Vite! It never ends well! I have both Seche Restore and a BIG bottle of Seche Vite on my Christmas list, so hopefully I can make it 'til then!

Also, yeesh, take care of that peelie. >.>

Wear: Six days to peels. Minor wear on four.

LWP

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Polish: Initial Lacquer - LWP, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

I distinctly remember being infatuated with LWP when if first came out. I adored it.

So where are all of these feelings of dislike that I'm feeling now coming from? I didn't enjoy the application, but, to be honest, I couldn't tell you why. Maybe it just needs some thinner? I'm not sure, but I don't really care to think about it now. I'll put it back on the shelf and fix it later. When I come back, maybe those initial feeling of adoration will return, as well.

Wear: Removed after two days because I was tired of it

Silver Lining

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Maya Cosmetics - Silver Lining, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Yay, one of my beautiful dusty blues. Like I remembered, it's more of a creme than I prefer, but it's fine. I needed the blue. <3

Yes, I know these two pictures are very similar. I didn't know which one was better, so I just uploaded them both.

Wear: Seven days! Four days until minor tipwear, six until minor peeling.

After All This Fog?

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Undies: Sally Hansen - Fog (Smooth & Perfect line), one coat
Topper: 365 Days of Polish - After All This Time?, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

What, only one picture today? Yeah, I hated all the others. It's been overcast here. But I love the pretty polish! After All This Time is so very nice over just one, thin, coat of white. It's a lovely color, super delicate and sheer, got some sparse holo glitters, and even glows in the dark. Yay!

Wear: Six days, minor tip wear starting on day four. Note to self, remember to use cuticle remover every so often. I went from constant 3-4 days of wear to 6 days, and I think using cuticle remover is the reason.