New-Fallen Snow

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: LynBDesigns - New-Fallen Snow, two coats
TC: None

Ugh, another streaky white. I'm about done trying with these. They look so pretty in the bottle but just don't play nicely with me. At least I got this in the local swap and didn't pay for it. Meh.. Purge.

Wear: Removed immediately

Challenger

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Different Dimension - Challenger, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

A multichrome today, so apologies in advance for many pictures.

Challenger, which is from a set all named for spacecraft!, is a green/gold-to-red/purple-to-brown multichrome with holo glitter and glass flecks. How's that for a description?

I can't quite decide if I like it or not. It's not really a color I would normally pick up, but it IS pretty.. The red/purple isn't very apparent in most lights. Most of the time it just appears to be a glittery dark brown.

But maybe it looks a little messy? We'll keep it on for a while and see what I think.

Hey~! I finally got the green to show in the car! You can see some glass flecks in this one, too.

Wear: Removed on Day 2 with the decision... to purge. Honestly, I probably would have preferred it without the glitter, just as a multichrome creme. *shrug* Hopefully someone else will like it.

Dancing? My Pointe Exactly

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Jelly: OPI - My Pointe Exactly, one coat on either side of the glitter
Glitter: The Lady Varnishes - Catch Me Dancing, one coat between layers of jelly
TC: Seche Vite

I haven't ever been super fond of Catch Me Dancing. It just never lived up to the image I had of it. Last time I wore it, I finally got it to look alright in a pink jelly sandwich. This time I thought I'd try it in a grey sandwich, but I still don't love it. Again, it's just alright.

And I've been trying to purge lately, so it's not with a heavy heart that this one goes into the purge box. I've given it enough chances to wow me, but I'd always just rather wear something else. It's a fine polish, but I won't ever reach for it. I want to get to the point where I only own my favorite polishes, and this belongs only in a collection of good polishes.

Wear: Slight peels on Day 2, which is fair, as I haven't used a cuticle remover in a while. Removed on Day 3.

Snowfall (franken)

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Snowfall, a franken, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm.. This wasn't quite what I was hoping for. It's just rather... boring.

Snowfall is roughly 2/3 an unnamed The Color Workshop glass fleck in a pink duo-chrome-y base with 1/3 Orly Au Champagne. The glass flecks are nearly invisible on the nail. It's got a nice shimmer, but that's about it, and it doesn't quite make up for the slight streaky-ness the Orly adds to it. It also dries slightly satin-y because of the Orly, but I chose to top coat it, anyway.

I don't love it, so it doesn't need to stay in my stash. Thankfully a friend really enjoyed it, so it can have a new home at her house. :)

Wear: Removed on day two for something new.

Ain't No Excelsior!

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Contrary Polish - Ain't No Sunshine, two coats
Accent: Different Dimensions - Excelsior!, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

No frankens, minis, or untrieds today. My untrieds are back at zero, and I've been getting bored with the other colors for now. I'm not putting my stash back together just yet because I think I've accumulated too many new ones to fit on my two shelves. Thus, I have two new tasks! Wear the ones I've only worn once and purge where possible.

And meh. I just don't love Ain't No Sunshine as much as I did when it was on my lemming list. It's not that great of a color (more green-leaning than I like), and I don't love the formula, either. I've been holding onto it because I want to like it. I found it on a blog sale and was very excited for it, so I've been telling myself I like it. But the fact is that I just don't. So, quick, before I change my mind! Into the swap box it goes!

Excelsior!, on the other hand, is very cute. It has a faint linear holo, but you can only see it in the sun. Most of the time, all you can see is its pretty pink shimmer. It doesn't have an awesome formula like my stronger holos, but it's cute, so that makes up for it.

Wear: Five days until slight peels

Ain't No Sunshine

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Basecoat
Color: Contrary Polish - Ain't No Sunshine, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Ain't No Sunshine is one of the polishes I put on my wishlist to try in place of Raindrops. I never got around to getting it, but when I saw it on a blog sale, I went ahead and caved. Turns out it's not at all what I wanted, and it definitely wouldn't have sufficed for Raindrops itself, but it's kinda cute. It's got a nice color, and the glass flecks are nice, but... well, it's a creme. And I don't really do cremes. *shrug* Oh well, I'm sure I'll wear it occasionally.

Wear: I DID get 5 good days out of it, though, with only minor tip wear. I'm always so afraid to wear darker colors because chipping shows so prominently with them, but I didn't get any chips at all. I only had to remove at day five because the basecoat started to peel.

Raindrops!

... What's this? ...

... No, it can't be ...

... IT IS! *swoon*

The Polish:
BC: Duri - Rejuvicote
Main: Illamasqua - Raindrops, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Raindrops has been my biggest lemming most of the year. It was hard to come by before my polish time, but shortly after I started getting into the hobby, it was rereleased, giving everyone another chance to grab it. Still, the $18 price tag scared me off. Seriously? Twenty dollars for a single polish? I wasn't THAT far gone. Yet.

So I lemmed and lemmed. Everyone on MUA NB tried to convince me that it was too sheer, but I didn't care. I like sheer. Then they tried to sell me on near-dupes, like Contrary Polish's Ain't No Sunshine. I put them on my wishlist, but still Raindrops called to me. They tried to tell me that it was dupable with Sally Hansen's Glass Slipper, so I put in my hand at the franken dupe business and made two not-so-great franken dupes. None of this did anything to satiate my hunger.

And so my gracious aunt bought it for me for Christmas. Isn't she lovely? *wiggles fingers* I am super thrilled to finally have it and very satisfied that it stands up to all of my high expectations. *happy sigh*

Wear: Six days. <3

Catch Me in Satin Sheets

The Polish:
Duri - Rejuvicote as base
Revlon - Satin Sheets (Sweet Nothings collection)
The Lady Varnishes - Catch Me Dancing (I'm Not Finished collection)

Mid-week I was looking for something super sheer, so I decided on Satin Sheets, which is basically nothing but a faint red shimmer. With one coat, it's just barely noticeable, as you can see. Simple and perfect for what I needed at the time.

And then on Friday, I got my latest nail mail, Catch Me Dancing, delicate glass flecks in a milky white base. I couldn't help but put it on right away, without even taking Satin Sheets off. You can still see the red shimmer shining through.

The Lady Varnishes lets her customers choose a scent for her polishes, and she has quite a wide range, too. I chose a jasmine scent to be mixed in with Catch Me Dancing, but it smells more... grape? Meh, oh well, it's still so pretty! Like a white version of Illamasqua's Raindrops. <3 Maybe one day I'll be able to capture how lovely it is in my pictures. *sigh*