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