Star Bikini

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Essie - Bikini So Teeny, two coats
Glitter Topper: Rainbow Polish - Shooting Star, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Shooting Star was my first indie, and it's still getting love as I discover how it looks over allll the cremes!

This one isn't my favorite (I think maybe I prefer it over darker colors?), but it's still adorable!

Wear: Stars were all picked off by the end of Day 1, as usual. :/ Removed the rest on Day 3

Spellbound

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

Wear: Removed on Day 4 with some chipping on the sides

Shipload of Seamen

The Polish
BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2
Color: Glitter Daze - Shipload of Seamen, one coat
TC: Seche Vite
Glitter Food TC: American Classics - Gelous, one coat, added on Day 2

Woah, check out this blue shiny! I got it from a girl at the local swap and put it on right away. I can't tell if I like it or not, though. I mean, I definitely like it... but I don't know if I like-like it. :P It sure is a hungry glitter, but it was almost perfect at one coat. Think I'm gonna put it in the box and wear it again to make sure I actually like it.

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

Shooting Stars in the Sea

The Polish
BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2
Undies: E.L.F. - Sea Escape, two coats
Topper: Rainbow Polish - Shooting Star, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

New Years nails!! I know they won't last until NYE, but I just got too excited about the idea of this mani to put on anything else. I wanted something like last year's NYE mani, and when I talked to SO about it, he suggested the same topper over black. Worked out perfectly, and I love it! <3

Wear: Removed on Day 3 with some lifting exacerbated by anxiety picking

Wrapped in Azucar Wool

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Model City - Wrapped in Wool, two coats
TC: Seche Vite
Topper: Silly Bee's Chickadees - Azucar, one coat added a couple hours later
TC: American Classics - Gelous

Well, this is cute! I guess Wrapped in Wool is okay. It's no Feeling Gloomy, but I like it topped with Azucar. (It reminds me, strangely enough, of a mani with ANOTHER Fancy Gloss which I did NOT so much enjoy.) What I'm learning is that I just DON'T really like little, sparse, holo glitters. *shrug* Here's Wrapped in Wool on its own. Kinda cute, right?

And here, have a live swatch, too.


Wear: Removed on Day 3 with some anxiety picking at a very small amount of lifting

Spellbound

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Polish: Glam Polish - Spellbound, two coats
Glitter Smoother: American Classics - Gelous, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Oh gosh, I adore this color! <3 Irl, it's less purple than the photos show.. it's definitely just a soft blue. Also, I think this is the first time I've worn it with Gelous, and it DOES seem to help the hungry glitters a lot. Yay!

Also, check it out! Things my nails match: my bedroom wall paint in indoor lighting. XD

Wear: Removed on Day 4 with some slight lifting, exacerbated by my anxiety picking :/

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.

Light as a Mirrorball

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Undies: Glitter Gal - Light as a Feather, two coats
Topper: Orly - Mirrorball, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Aaaah, yes. It's been a little bit of a break for some brighter colors and some untrieds, but today I needed my go-to favorites. Zoya's Alicia is calling my NAME, but until I get her, I have a few soft, delicates that will suffice. I couldn't decide between LaaF and Mirrorball, so I chose both!

The pictures do no justice, but I adore it, as I always do this style. <3

And some live swatching, too! Yay!

Wear: Some lifting on Day 5, removed on Day 6 (with much sadness because I loved it!)

Etoiles d'eau Salee

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Scofflaw Nail Varnish - Etoiles d'eau Salee, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm... This polish... Google Translate says it means "Salt Water Stars," and it's a soft white-grey with... blue and holo microglitter? It's hard to discern, in the pictures and even on the nail. It's cute, but it's definitely got the formula of a white. I'm trying to decide if it's cute enough to be worth it, but if I have to think about it, that means it's not, right? I don't have time for anything I have to fuss with. I want to love everything I put on, so this one goes.... right into purgatory. >_> Okay, look, I can't just toss into the swap box after one wear... *sigh* I'm hopeless. ^-^;

Wear: Removed on Day 3 with a little chipping

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

Spellbound

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Glam Polish - Spellbound, two coats
TC: Seche Vite
Added a few hours later: American Classics - Gelous, Seche Vite

Still not 100% feeling this one. It's super pretty, but it's SUCH a hungry glitter. I only remembered after a while, so I'm not sure how it would have been if I Geloused it immediately. Maybe I'll keep it around to find out.

Wear: Picked off on Day 3 because of anxiety (probably started with some minor lifting that I couldn't leave alone)

Midnight Glitter

The Polish
BC: New York Color - Strip Me Off
Color: H&M - Midnight Mystery, one coat
Glitter: LA Colors - Glitter Bomb, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Midnight Mystery is actually a nice one-coater blue, similar to SC Rainstorm. I liked it more than I expected to, and the glitter over it gave a nice galaxy feel.

Wear: Lifted off on Day 2

Drops of Jupiter

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Different Dimensions - Drops of Jupiter, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Oh wow, a black? Seriously? Well, it's a black jelly.. and it's got those delicious holo glitters (there's some hexes, circles, stars, and shards in there, though of course I didn't bother to fish everything out). I was on a buying kick, and I just couldn't help myself! You understand, right?

It's really pretty, but I was done wearing black by the end of the first day. I somehow managed to make it three days! And then I put on a soft grey and breathed a sigh of relief. :P Here's a blurry shot to show those holo glitters better!

I also tried my hand at live swatching! This is my first video, though, so it's pretty awful. Here are 11 almost painful minutes of me complaining about how out of focus my camera is. But hey, you gotta start somewhere, right? The more I do, the better I'll be!

Wear: Removed on Day 3 with minimal tip wear

Shooting Stars in the Snow

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Undies: Fair Maiden Polish - Sleigh Bells in the Snow, two coats
Glitter: Rainbow Polish - Shooting Star, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

I don't normally wear a glitter just on top like this, especially on every nail, but New Year's calls for it. I knew everyone else would be going all out with glitzy, sparkly, gold and silver nails, and I wanted to participate, too.

Sleigh Bells in the Snow provided the perfect freshly-fallen-snow backdrop for my chosen holo glitter. Shooting Star was my first indie polish, so it holds a special place in my heart. Bam! Glitter!

And look how festive it is in the shade!

Wear: Some of those stars and large hex glitters got picked off before Day 1 was over. I'm horrible about keeping those pokey-up ones on. But it still lasted a while after that. Removed on Day 4, minor lifting beginning on Day 3

Celestial Sea

The Polish:
BC: Nail-Aid - Extreme Steel Hardener
Color: Sally Hansen - Social Sea-n, two coats
Glitter: Revlon - Celestial FX, two-ish fished and dabbled coats
TC: Seche Vite

I've had Celestial FX in my stash for a few years now and only worn it once or twice. I just hate fussing with it. It looks so pretty in the bottle, but it's so difficult to apply. And it doesn't even look that great once it's on!

Social Sea-n is alright. It's a fine sheer, shimmery silvery-blue. I just never reach for it. I have things I like way better, so there's no reason to keep it.

Purge both.

Wear: Removed immediately

Coal in My Stocking

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Lumina Lacquer - Coal in My Stocking, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

Coal in My Stocking is a dark grey linear holo with holo hex glitter. It wasn't quite as amazing on my nails as I wanted it to be, but it's still pretty lovely.

I had a difficult time getting the glitters on the brush, so I don't have many on. The formula in general gave me more of a struggle than expected, actually, but now I'm wondering if it has more to do with the weather than the polish itself.

Wear: Removed on Day 3 with slight lifting

Guided By Starlight

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer - Guided by Starlight, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm.. I had been avoiding wearing this one because it's finicky. I'd managed to wear it successfully as an accent once, but mostly I just didn't want to deal with it. Since I've been trying to purge lately, I thought I'd make a final decision about it.

It IS pretty cute. Last time I tried laying it on thick, so this time I thought I'd try going the thin route. That didn't work, either, though, because it's a streaky white. Meh.

But the glitters! So many glitters! Allllll of the glitters. Stars and moons and diamonds and circles and squares and hexes and micros.. holo gold and holo silver and iridescent.. oh my goodness! I wish it was easier to deal with, but I just don't care enough. Someone who cares more can deal with it. Not me. Purge.

Wear: Removed on Day 3 with slight lifting. Hmm.. I'm not getting nearly as good wear as I normally do.. I wonder what's going on. It's not just needing to use cuticle remover because I used it just before this mani. There must be something else messing with me.

Star's Whisper Dance

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Basecoat
Layer 1: Sally Hansen - Whisper (Smooth & Perfect line), two coats
Layer 2: Rainbow Polish - Shooting Star, one coat
Layer 3: OPI - Care to Danse?, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Hmm.. purple again? I'm still not sure how I feel about purples. This is a softer lavender, but still.. feels kinda awkward on me.

And I made sure to put a layer of jelly over the top of the glitter, because I still dislike glitter without it. It always seems like, "Well, you had a nice mani going there.. and then you spilled some gunk on it." Even with a top coat, glitter seems to just be sitting there on top of the nail. Looks much more complete with a layer of jelly over it. *nod*

Wear: Three days to peels, which means it's time to use some cuticle remover

Fairy's Calla Lily

The Polish:
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Revlon - Calla Lily (ColorStay line), two coats
Glitter: China Glaze - Fairy Dust, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Man.. Calla Lily is one of my favorite polishes.. so much so that I even bought a back up of it. So why am I just not feeling it today? It seems impossibly sheer, something I normally love, and boring. I must be in so much of a funk that even one of my favorites can't pull me out. Meh. I doubt I'll keep this on long. I need something bright.

Wear: Removed at three days with minimal wear.