The Hottie in my Dairy

The Polish:
BC: CND - Stickey
Under: Sinful Colors - Hottie, two coats
Over That: Sephora by OPI - Dear Diary, one coat
TC: Seche Vite
Second TC: China Glaze - Matte Magic, one coat

Well, this was an experiment. I'd already seen what happens when I layer Hottie over a sheer pink, but what would happen if I put the sheer pink over Hottie? Hottie's already pretty jelly-ish, but maybe it would be even more jelly sandwich-y.

Nope. Turns out it's barely noticeable. Oh well.

But! On day two, I added a matte layer over the Seche Vite, and ooooh my goodness. It's freaking gorgeous. My pictures just don't do it justice. I always forget about my matte top coats, but I need to use them more. Matted is DEFINITELY the way to wear Hottie. (First and fourth pictures are of matted, second and third are shiny.)

Wear: Small peels on day three, probably due to the matte. Mattes have given me problems with wear before, which may be why I never remember that I have them. These peels were really small, and I probably could have gotten another day of wear out of it, but I can't leave things alone once I know that peels are even starting.

BEGL's PDTS 3.7

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer - PDTS 3.7 (prototype), two coats
TC: Seche Vite

I've been aching to put on a holo lately. Aching, reader. I have a handful of untrieds that I normally try to get through ASAP after I buy them (Ulta sale), but I didn't even care. I knew what I wanted. Plus, 3.7 is a mini, so wearing it fits with my New Year's Resolution (use up the minis and play with frankens).

3.7 is such a sooooft, pretty blue color. I love it. Plus, check out that flame! *swoon* In normal light, the color leans a little more green. See the last post of this polish.

Uh.. five is more pictures than I normally try to put on one post, but forgive me. They were all so gorgeous, I just couldn't choose. The ones above and below are practically the same shot, but the above is slightly out of focus, showing just a slightly different color. Meh.. I know I don't really need both. Shhh.. >_>

And here's a farther away shot, too. Not really necessary, either, but I always find those interesting.

Wear: Peels and chips at day four.

Travel in Fog

The Polish:
BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2
Undies: Sally Hansen - Fog (Smooth and Perfect line), one coat
Topper: China Glaze - Travel in Color, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm.. pink shimmer. This is the second time I've worn Travel in Color, and I'm still not sure that I like it. I even put undies on this time, albeit sheer ones, but still enough to give it that weird naked look.

I like shimmer. I like sheers. They're delicate and pretty, and that's exactly what I want in my polish. But why would I ever choose a pink shimmer over a gold, especially if I have to layer this one and not Calla Lily? What would I ever even wear a pink shimmer over?

The only use I can even imagine for this polish is a shimmer skittles. I have a gold and a pink, and I gave away the green (Pure Ice - Mint Dream), but that's still only three.

Meh. Whatever. I'm over it. Purge.

Wear: Removed on day four with no tip wear.

Glitter Pointe

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: OPI - My Pointe Exactly, one coat on either side of the glitter
Glitter: Sally Girl - unnamed silver glitter, one coat sandwiched by MPE
TC: Seche Vite

The other day, The Daily Varnish posted swatches of Misty Morning, part of the Deborah Lippmann Whisper Collection, and I about died. In fact, my thought process went like this:

*-*!! 

No. No~.. *scolds* Breathe... nice deep breaths. 

We don't need this one, Holly. We've got both My Pointe Exactly and Raindrops. We don't need this one. 

*pats* Let's just keep moving on. You're okay...

So, suffice to say, I needed a nice dose of MPE to calm myself. I had worn Raindrops more recently, anyway.

Plus, I got to use a mini! It seems like I'll never be able to use up these Sally Girls.

Wear: Removed on day four. Slight peels on day three, larger ones on day four. I need to use my cuticle remover, as I assume that's what caused the short wear time. No complaints, though, because I'm on a kick again and was excited to change!

Glowing Iridescent

The Polish: 

BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2

Layer 1: Sally Girl - U Glow Girl, one coat

Layer 2: Sally Girl - Unnamed iridescent glitter in a pink base, two coats

TC: Seche Vite

Today on Holly's boring manis, a topper with no undies! I kinda feel like a little girl wearing this, two Sally girl polishes, a glow in the dark and a plain glitter.. hah. Definitely something I would give to a small girl that said she wanted to do her nails. But, meh, it'll work for a couple of days.

I was going to do white tips for a French mani, but I couldn't work up the nerve. Those things never work for me. So instead, I nubbed.

No pics because... well, it's really boring. And not a boring "my nails but better" look, either, just a "I'm wearing the polish of a five-year-old." I didn't even notice any glow! Bah. Disappoint. I'll need to layer it up next time.

Wear: Removed on day four with slight peeling. 

Hallucinating a Solitary Raindrop

The Polish:
BC: CND - Stickey (under accent only)
Main: OPI - Solitaire, two coats
Accent: Hallucinating Raindrops, a franken, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

First mani of the new year! What will it be?

Solitaire is another mini, so I may be wearing a lot of it coming soon, as I try to use up my minis. I also wanted to play with my frankens, though, so I consented to Hallucinating Raindrops as an accent. I recently decanted it into a new bottle and thinned it into a jelly using the excess liquid from a sunken glitter. I may use it more often, too, since it's now in a Megalast bottle.

Wear: Four days until the franken peeled. I was just going to remove it and add a different accent, but then the tip of one of the other nails chipped.