Moon Glow

The Polish
BC: Nailtiques - Formula 2
Color: Lilypad Lacquer - Moon Glow, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

I'm on a low-buy these days, but when I saw this on a blog sale, I HAD to have it. Look at that soft, gentle green holo.. *swoon*

And it shines blue in normal lighting! Aaah.. so peaceful! <3

Edit: One more because it was so pretty while I was walking outside! You can see the blue in this shot better! <3

Wear: Wore it camping, so removed on day Day 7 looking.. well, like I went camping and used my hands a lot.

One-by-one Stash Sorting

Oh my gosh, Holly!! What happened to your stash!? Were you robbed!? :o

No no, guys, it's okay. It's all still right here, see?

Recently I've been dealing with some stress, and coupled with the extra humidity around my parts lately, I've been having a real difficult time with polish. I put on three different manis in a row, one after the other, for three days, hating ALL of them.

"WHAT DO I EVEN LIKE ANYMORE~!?" I found myself asking. "I really thought I liked this one.." I said about polishes I've had for years.

Finally, in almost an act of desperation, I scooped everything off my shelves and put them into purgatory-land box. They're not going away yet, until I try them on, one by one, and decide how much I enjoy them and put them back on the shelves. So far I have a handful that I've worn very recently and specifically remember thoroughly enjoying. So eventually I'll get through all of them and be left with only my favorites. For sure this time! <3

Lunar Glow

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

I haven't worn Lunar Glow in a while because I didn't actually like wearing darker shades until recently. I was a little sad to see that the holo had sunken in the bottle and didn't recover upon shaking, but it applied just fine. Good to know! I definitely don't need Color Club's Crystal Baller because I have this one.

Wear: Removed on Day 4 with some chipping.

Altruism

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Mentality - Altruism, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

I really do love this polish. Three easy coats and such a delicate, soft-grey holo with purple-pink shift. I was having a tough day, and Altruism made it better. Thank you. <3

Wear: Removed on Day 5 with some lifting

Serene Sky

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: The Polish Bar - Serene Sky, two coats
TC: Seche Vite

I don't wear Serene Sky very often because Summer Skies is right next to it.. and blue will always win against purple! But with that in mind, I made a conscious decision to put this on today.

She really is a nice, soft, pastel, greyed-lilac, isn't she?

Wear: Removed on Day 6 with some lifting

Unemotional Jerk

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Native War Paints - Unemotional Jerk, two coats
TC: None

With the coming fall season, I've been wanting a nice, deep brown, but.. I don't think this is it. Unemotional Jerk is.. kind of yellow-leaning? Maybe gold-leaning? In a way that doesn't work for me, I think. Or maybe it's somehow that holo microglitter again. Meh. Anyway, I have a friend that I think will love this more than I do. Purge.

Wear: Removed on Day 4 with a little chipping and a place where a peelie peeled off. But no anxiety picking!

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

Trenzalore's Mirrorball

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Ellagee - Trenzalore, three coats
Accent: Orly - Mirrorball, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Aaaah, I love these two. <3 I stress-picked at my polish, so I removed the rest of it and put this on to help me feel better. It worked. Here it is in the evening light.

Wear: Removed on Day 5 after some anxiety picking on Day 4. I REALLY need to get that under control...

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

Beguile

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Revlon - Beguile (Brilliant Strength line), two coats
TC: Seche Vite

What a cute dark polish! Beguile reminds me of Sea Escape, an ELF polish I wore and adored recently, but it's definitely blue. To my eye, Beguile is a deep blue with teal shimmer. It really probably needs three coats, but I layered my second coat on pretty thick. So pretty!

Wear: Removed on Day 5 with some lifting on Day 4. Stained a little, especially on removing.

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 :/

Pink Sugar

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Main: Sinful Colors - Glass Pink, two scoats
Topper: Indecisive Lacquer - Sugar, one coat
TC: Seche Vite

Something simple and delicate to wear during an extended weekend vacation. I couldn't decide which one, so I picked both!

I thought at first that the Glass Pink didn't seem to add much, but in just the right light, it DOES look more pink than usual. Super cute. <3

Wear: Some slight lifting starting on Day 4, was able to leave it until the morning of Day 6! Go me!

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.

Foggy

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Mentality - Foggy, two coats
TC: None

Hmm.. no. This grey is too much of a silver for me. I like the shimmer, but I almost wish it were more pronounced. And for being a matte polish, it's ridiculously shiny.. :/ Purge.

Wear: Removed immediately. I tried to like it, I really did. I even did my other hand! But I couldn't last half an hour.

Green Holo

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: Urban Outfitters - Green Holo, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Wait-wait.. summer's almost over? Don't get me wrong, I'm THE MOST excited about that. It's just.. I've been wearing a lot of untrieds and haven't worn many holos this season. Let's remedy that.

The creatively named Green Holo always surprises me how it needs three coats. There's a little bit of dragging at two, so three is definitely necessary to even everything out. I'm surprised at how well this mani turned out, too, actually, because I did it quickly before going out on Saturday. But just look at that flame! <3

Wear: Removed on Day 3 when I started anxiety picking 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!)

Shining Sea

The Polish
BC: Revlon - ColorStay Base Coat
Color: KleanColor - Shining Sea, three coats
TC: Seche Vite

Oh, this is cute! Shining Sea is a dense blue (and silver?) microglitter in a blue jelly base with an iridescent shimmer. It simply GLOWS at two coats, so much so that I'm tempted to call it metallic. I did add a third coat just to make sure that it would be completely opaque, but I think I could easily get away with two, especially if the second is thick. This is my favorite thing I've worn in a while!

Wear: A chip on Day 2, some lifting on Day 3, removed on Day 4

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.

Ocean Breeze

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

Ugggh, what? Pearly? Whyyy? Why do pearls exist? I wore this metallic, pearly teal for two weeks on my toes, and it was super cute. I. Just. Can't. Do pearls on my nails.. :/ But.. keep for my toes? Yes. Keep for toes. I should post a pedi sometime.. when I get my toes looking nice. :P

Wear: Removed on Day 4 with lifting (even though I was enjoying it more by that point!)

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