Blue Azucar

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Sinful Shine - Endless Blue, two coats
Glitter Topper: Silly Bee's Chickadees - Azucar, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Wear: Removed on Day 4

Let's Dew It, Debbie

The Polish
BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2
Color: Julep - Debbie, two coats
Accent Glitter: China Glaze - Let's Dew It, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Two untrieds from the swap! I really enjoy this color. It reminds me of what Sinful Colors's Beau Khaki used to look like before it faded and got all sad. Think I might purge that one and keep this.

Let's Dew It is... I keep going back and forth on it. To be determined later, I think.

Wear: Removed on Day 2 for a palate cleanser

Opals and Sea Lace

The Polish
BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2
Main: E.L.F. - Sea Escape, two coats
Glitter: Colors by Llarowe - Opals and Lace, two coats
TC: Seche Vite
Added a few hours later: Orly - Green Flakie Top Coat (Matte FX)

Hmm... this glitter... it has those pretty iridescent glitters, micro, hexes, and even cute squares.. and it has those delicate matte silver glitters (hex and square) like in Pirouette My Whistle. I recently purged PMW. This is definitely better, but is it better enough to keep? That remains to be seen. It certainly looks nice and galaxy-esque photographed here. We'll see where my mood leads me as I wear it.

Edit: I was all ready to purge it when I realized, "Hey, I should add a matte top coat!" And... well, that made it better. So.. I can't purge yet. Back to Purgatory Box.

Wear: Removed on Day 2

The Worst Possible Escape

The Polish
BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2
Main: E.L.F. - Sea Escape, two coats
Glitter: Rainbow Honey - The Worst Possible Thing, one and a half coats
TC: one coat of American Classics - Gelous followed by one coat of Seche Vite

Oh my goodness, you guys, THIS GLITTER! I bought it used when I first started collecting, back when I only wore light colors. I knew it would look best over black, but I could never bear to purge it. Apparently I was saving it for THIS DAY when I could finally, lovingly wear it! <3

It's a bit goopy because of its age (a Google search tells me this collection came out in 2012), but I'll put in a few drops of thinner to clean that right up because I am looking forward to wearing this combo a lot! Apparently Sea Escape has become my go-to black for now, hah.

Wear: Removed on Day 4 with a couple of small chips

Moonlit Waves

The Polish
BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2
Color: Rain City Lacquer - Moonlit Waves, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

It took me forever to decide what to wear today for the first mani of 2017. Nothing seemed right. I went through a number of different combination ideas and actually put one on, top coat and all, before taking it off and purging one of the polishes.

Anyway, Moonlit Waves! Only two coats today, so you can see how sheer it is, but it's also squishy, so it's fine. I may try to layer it over a similar blue creme (maybe Bikini So Teeny?) at some point, but it's fine like this for today.

Wear: Removed on Day 4 after picking at a few of the glitters

Pearl Storm

The Polish
BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2
Undies: Sinful Colors - Rain Storm, one coat
Topper: Maybelline - Precious Pearl, one and a half coats
TC: Seche Vite

I always forget how much I love Rain Storm. It's such a lovely, dusty blue shade, and it goes on in one, easy coat. I don't think I mixed Precious Pearl enough before opening it because I had to do a little fishing to get enough of the glitter and dabbing to get enough of it on the nail. Love the result, though. Snowy nails! <3

Wear: Removed on Day 6 with some chips

Wrapped in Plastic

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Hare Polish - Wrapped in Plastic, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Oooh, light box! My mother-in-law, or "back-up mother," as she likes to be called, got me a light box for my birthday, just in time for the winter. Yesterday I waited a little too long to take pictures of my nails, and it was dark by the time I realized, but never fear! Light box to the rescue! It.. kind of highlights flaws in my application, doesn't it? XD Does it also make my hands look weird? Eh, oh well. I'm sure I'll get used to it. :P

Wear: Removed on Day 4 with some chips

Masked Ceremony

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Orly - Masked Ceremony, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm, another black polish I think I like? Sure. This black creme has a strong silver shimmer, silver squares, and small purple hexes that almost disappear in most lights. Yeah. I think I'm digging it.

Three hours later: Nope. Not digging it. I know the hexes are barely visible in normal light and in the pictures, but.. I know they're there. And they're purple-almost-red and I don't like them. If I want a black, I have better choices. Purge.

Wear: Removed on Day 3 for something new.

Pink Yet Flush

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Undies: Orly - Flawless Flush, two coats
Glitter: OPI - Pink Yet Lavender, two point five coats
TC: Seche Vite

Meh, I am not satisfied with either of these untrieds today. Flawless Flush is a nude-leaning pink with a nice gold shimmer, but it's just rather boring. It almost needed three coats if I hadn't put a topper over it. Purge.

I was more excited for Pink Yet Lavender because it's a cute mix of pink hexes and holo microglitter, but it didn't wow me either. The glitter was super sparse for me, even after having been stored upside down for a few days prior to application. I needed some fishing just to get hexes out. It's kinda cute on the nail, but just not something I could ever expect to pick up over everything else I have. Purge.

Though here's a picture on Day 2 of how it looks in normal lighting. Okay, NOW purge.

Wear: Removed on Day 3 for something new, no visible wear

It's All Surfers Now

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Essie - Pret-a-Surfer, two coats
Accent: Tough as Nails Lacquer - It's All Over Now, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

I don't normally do purples OR Essies, but I've been liking Essie cremes more and more recently, so I thought I'd try this blurple. I THINK it's blue enough for me not to hate it on my nails! Also kept the accent from last mani, 'cause it's super cute irl.

Day 2, ignore the dry skin, but this is what it looks like normally.

Also, look! More live swatches! Whaaaat! :D

Wear: Slight lifting starting on Day 3, removed on Day 4

It's All Opal Now

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Gothic Gala Lacquers - Opal Jamila, three coats
Accent: Tough as Nails Lacquer - It's All Over Now, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Uhm, no. No, thank you. To begin with, check out this awful bottle. What is WITH that dumb, long handle? And... are you seeing this? They put the label... ON THE CORNER OF THE BOTTLE? UGH! My OCD is so furious at you right now! >_<

Okayokay. Okay. Let's judge the polish on its own merits, shall we? ... In which case, it still fails. Streaky, pearly, silverish white... just not gonna do it for me. Please get this thing far away from me.

It's All Over Now is pretty cute, though. Blue, purple, silver, and iridescent hexes and silver shards in a grey base. The base is more sheer than I expected, so I had to layer three coats to get it to look nice, but once it's there, it sure is cute. <3 Not that you can see it in this picture, though! Will definitely have to revisit.

Wear: Removed the offending polish on Day 2 but kept the accent for the next mani

Androgynous Al Frisco

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: OPI - Dining Al Frisco, two coats
Accent: Orly - Androgyny, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Two more untrieds today. Dining Al Frisco is a pearly ocean blue with sparse green micro-glitter. Androgyny is a black jelly with iridescent hexes and silver micro-glitter. I used Androgyny as an accent because I thought I'd like it less than Al Frisco, but actually the obverse was true! Al Frisco is cute with its color scheme (and it showed up nicely in the pictures!), but the pearl is just too much for me. Androgyny, on the other hand... I'm such a sucker for iridescents. <3

Wear: Al Frisco had some small chips on Day 3, a little lifting from both colors on Day 4, removed on Day 5

Proud Peacock

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: KB Shimmer - Proud Peacock, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Well, this is an interesting polish! We've got black, blue, aqua, purple, and holo silver hexes, as well as black micro glitter and holo silver bars in a teal jelly base. It's an alright look, but I have a friend who embodies this polish. These are her COLORS, so this is a gift that she would appreciate way more than I can. :)

Wear: Started stress-picking on Day 2 :( Removed on Day 3 to prevent more

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

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

Sugar Rush

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

I could have sworn there were pink hexes in this... right? Huh. Must have faded. From the looks of it, it must have happened sometime between February 2014 and June 2015. Gosh, I didn't realize how dated some of my stash is getting. Regardless, I don't think I'm digging this, and not because of the pink hexes. They've faded to a pale gold color, and it's not unpleasant. I'm just not feeling the lavender base, actually. So.. into purgatory with the rest of the giant box to deal with at some other time.

Wear: Slight lifting on Day 3, removed on Day 4.

After All This Vanilla?

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Base: KleanColor - Vanilla Villa, two coats
Topper: 365 Days of Color - After All This Time?, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Meh, not the best combination. I don't actually really like this topper much on many things, but I DO enjoy randomly remembering that it glows in the dark when I go to bed. Also, it's been stormy here, so a subpar indoor pic has to suffice today. (Those are actually holo hexes, regardless of how they look here.)

Wear: Some very slight lifting on Day 3, worse on Day 4, but life happened and I had to keep it on until Day 5. :c

Excelsior's Table

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Undies: Different Dimensions - Excelsior!, two coats
Topper: Love, Angeline - Stone Table, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

I've mentioned my inability to capture the beautiful unicorn polish that is Stone Table, and today is another example of such, unfortunately. Let me assure you, she is beautiful, especially over Excelsior! I want to wear her alllll the different ways.. over grey, over blue, in a jelly sandwich, by herself again... She's just so cute!

Wear: Some slight lifting on Day 2, removed on Day 3