NOTD: Sinful #56 Pink Diamond

This is such a gorgeous polish. It has a really nice duochrome and gorgeous shimmer as well. I used three coats for complete coverage.

NOTD: Nfu-Oh #65

I have yet to find a nail polish more holographic than the Nfu-Ohs. They are the most gorgeous polishes I have ever seen. They are also a pain to apply, and they don't wear very well, but I'm ok with that.

Just look at that holo!

NOTD: Oops! J Gallexy NL G14

OMG, it really is called "Gallexy". How awesome! The polish itself is awesome as well. Different sized multicolored glitter in an opaque dark blue base. Friggin amazing. It's like a starry night WITH fireworks. What is not awesome is the state of my nails at the moment. I'll have to take care of them in the new year.

I'm really not sure where you can buy Oops J! and if it's even available anymore. I'd love to get some more.

NOTD: Sally Hansen Nail Prism in Lapis Amethyst

Wow, this photographed so much better last time I wore it :( It's a very pretty shimmer with a bit of a duochrome effect.

NOTD: Nubar Indigo Illusion

Indigo Illusion is one of Nubar's classical duochromes. I love this color! The shimmer seems like it's pink most of the time, but appears golden in certain lights. I've gotten so many compliments on this polish, and people at work usually never notice my nails.

NOTD: OPI Ink

One of the best OPI colors ever! Ink is just gorgeous. The shimmer in this polish can't be beat. I love it.

NOTD: Nubar Baby Blue

Another gorgeous Nubar pastel. This one was pretty easy to apply because it was less chalky than the pastels usually are. I used three coats for my mani.

Konad Inspiration Week Day 3: Bling Flower!

Sorry for the late posting of this! The auto publish setting was not set correctly.

Welcome to Konad Inspiration Week: A week of me pretending I know how to use the plates and polishes from the Konad B kit. I hope this will provide inspiration for the OC Nail Art contest. I'm usually not very adventurous with Konad, but I'm going to make an effort to try some new things this week.

Day 3: "Bling Flower!" with Konad plate m8 and rhinestones

I got the idea for the manicure from the OC Nail Art website. Kathleen recommended using rhinestone in combination with the flower from m8. I also used Konad Special Polish in white over a base of Color Club Pure Energy. I love the result. I always used to think that rhinestones were tacky, but I'm finally ready to admit that I love tacky!

NOTD: Color Club Pure Energy

You might remember me having trouble applying Tangerine Scream from Color Club's Electro Candy collection a little while back. Today I figured I'd try another Electro Candy polish and the same thing happened! The polish was incredibly streaky, didn't stick properly to the nail, and generally pissed me off. I ended up using four coats. I have to admit that this evil polish photographs beautifully. I'll try a different basecoat next time. I seem to be the only person having trouble with these.

NOTD: Misa Decadent Drifter

Another Zombie Pearl look-alike! This one has gorgeous golden pink duochrome shimmer though. It's really sheer just like my Zombie Pearl. I was hoping it would be more opaque. The picture is three coats. Application was great as always with Misa.


I don't know why I keep picking all these sheers when I don't even like sheers on long nails....

NOTD: China Glaze Adore

Hmmm. I don't know why my pictures of these lovely Romantique polishes always come out looking so "brush-stroky". It doens't look like that in real life at all. In fact it's gorgeous. I love the shimmery metallic finish and the amazing pigmentation. It really is a shame to only use these for Konad.

NOTD: SpaRitual It's Raining Men

I haven't had much luck with my SpaRituals, but this one is a hit in my book. It's a very unique light blue sheer with a pinkish gold duochrome shimmer. Application was very nice. In some lights it looks opaque, and in some lights it's sheer. The duochorme is very noticable and quite lovely. The picture is 3 coats.
Oh and I cut my claws. I still need to do a bit more work on shaping them, but hopefully they'll look good tomorrow :)

NOTD: Eyeko Pastel Polish

I was really excited to try out the Eyeko polishes. They had applied incredibly smooth when I put them on a nail wheel. Application to my nails wasn't quite as good. The polish had the typical issues that pastel polishes have - steaky and chalky. The bottle and brush aren't horrible, but they could be better. I am very happy with the result though. At first glance this polish looks like a creme, but it has subtle blue shimmer. The picture is 3 coats.

NOTD: Sinful #214 Fiji

Don't forget the Fauxnad giveaway!

Beautiful color, terrible (no... TERRIBLE) application. While I love this color (it is a little more purple than the pictures show) I was still very tempted to throw it against the wall. The formula is just awful. It is too thick and too thin at the same time, it drags, it pools around the cuticles (a problem I very rarely encounter), and it dries with snail speed. I'm not 100% happy with the final result, but I didn't feel like redoing it. It's going to take some time before I wear this again. I need to forgot how much it sucked!

NOTD: Sally Hansen Nail Prism in Lapis Amethyst

In my opinion this color is simply magical. I can't stop staring at my nails. I had to use 4 coats to get good coverage, but it's so worth it. The color is a little more green than the pictures show. The shimmer is a gorgeous light blue-green color.


A problem I have with the Nail Prisms is that they all seem to dry very slowly - even with a fast drying top coat like Poshe. I make sure I apply them at least a couple of hours before I go to bed to avoid waking up with sheet marks.

NOTD: China Glaze Blue Sparrow

I asked my boy friend to pick a color, and he picked blue. China Glaze Blue Sparrow from the Ink Collection definitely screams "blue". It's a lovely blue neon with light blue glitter. I don't even want to imagine what a pain it will be to take it off.

Application was quite good. This is two coats. It does dry matte and bumpy so you will need a couple of coats of top coat if you want the surface to be even and shiny.

NOTD: China Glaze Caribbean Blue.. yuck?

I love the finish of this polish. The little glass fleck glitter particles are gorgeous. The only problem is that I'm not sure this color works for me. It could be that I'm just not used to bright blues. Or maybe it's my paleness, and I can imagine it would look better with tanned skin, but right now it's just not working as I want it to :( Guess I can use it for pedis.