Update on Liquid Sand + NOTW

So, I changed my nail polish last night. I managed to survive a few days and a Disneyland trip with the Liquid Sand on. It drove me nuts, but I found that as the days went by, much like matte nail polish, it started to kind of turn in to a satin-y finish and almost felt smoother... or I got used to it. Either way, the grittiness got better but I still hate these polishes. I'm not sure if I will actually ever wear this again, but I probably will with lots of topcoat over it.... we'll see how it goes!

I had some time to kill last night and decided to do a Valentine's Day mani and then I realized that my best friend still has my stamping plates... and since I'm terrible at free-hand nail art, I decided I wouldn't try to draw anything on my nails freehand. I just got a bunch of Valentine's colors and mixed them together and  got somewhat of decent Valentine's mani. Its not the greatest, but with the little time I had, it works for me! Here's what I came up with:

Thumb -  OPI If you Moust, You Moust with Sally Hansen HD Byte over it
Index - OPI Excuse Moi
Middle - Color Club Hot Like Lava with Essie A Cut Above
Ring - Seche Red with China Glaze Ring in the Red
Pinky - OPI If you Moust, You Moust with Color Club Tru Passion over it

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30 Days of Untrieds - Day 24

Today's post is another color from Essie's new Luxeffects collection... a gold flakie!

Sunlight

Shade

Sunlight

Essie As Gold As It Gets. 2 coats over 1 coat Wet n Wild Black Creme. Gold Flakie. I really like this and I have some awesome holiday ideas for this :) I'm glad I was able to find this one last bottle at my nail supply place! Shine of the Times is still my favorite from this collection, but this is definitely gorgeous!

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Currently on my nails: Mermaid effect

My current manicure kind of reminds me of a mermaid, hence the title. Check it out:

Sally Hansen Jade Jump 2 coats, with one coat of Essie Shine of the Times on top. Shine of the Times is a flakie multichrome... dupe to Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure and Nubar 2010. I love this combination. In certain lights, shine looks orange and green simultaneously, and it really reminds me of all the colors a mermaid's fin flashes. Love this!

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30 Days of Untrieds - Day 4

Today's color I've had for a few months and have been putting off trying. I'll explain after the picture.

Turquoise and Caicos by Essie. 3 coats. Love the color, hate the formula. I really just don't like the Essie formula. I have tried 3 other colors and I still have issues with the formula, which is why I've been putting off trying this one. I loved the color so I was *hoping* the formula was good, but it was hard to work with. Is there a trick to Essie polishes that I'm missing? Anyone have any idea?? I would love to wear this more often but I just can't put myself through the application.

Anyways, Thanks for reading and until next time!