Petal Vortex

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Color Club - Polar Vortex, two coats
Glitter: OPI - Petal Soft, one point five coats
TC: Seche Vite

I was looking forward to this mani with two untrieds from the most recent swap, but now that I have it on, I'm not so sure about it.

Polar Vortex is a really nice blue-dark grey-black color, but it's pearly. I'm getting better at application, so it's not that much of a deal breaker as it once was, but I still don't prefer the look of it. I think I would only wear it under something else. Into purgatory for now.

Petal Soft isn't as much of a pain as I thought it would be. It's super adorable with its three sizes of small, pastel pink hexes and white flower shape-y glitters. I DID have to fish for the flower, but it's staying on really well and isn't annoying me at all! I did get a bunch of excess base on that nail that turned out looking wonky once the SV dried over it, but.. I could just consider this as a pink glitter and forget about trying to fish out the flowers. Still cute. It gets to stay with the rest of the stash.

Wear: Removed on Day 4, ruined from house work

Mermaid Dream

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Northern Star - Mermaid Dream, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm.. not sure how I feel about this one, either, honestly. Mermaid Dream is a green-leaning teal linear holo with almost unnoticeable blue and green (gold?) microglitters sparsely scattered throughout. It IS cute, but maybe not my favorite. I'll keep it around for a little bit and see if it grows on me.

Wear: Removed on Day 5 with a couple of chips from housework.

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.