Lynnderella Ghost of a Chance

     I wanted to title this "On Wednesdays We Wear Pink," but I'm a few days late for that. I actually wore this earlier this week and received many compliments on it. I don't typically wear pink. 

     Essie Off The Shoulder is my go to bubble gum pink. It's a bright, hot pink with cool undertones. It doesn't give me lobster hands, and I think it works well for all seasons. Bubble gum pink is timeless, right? The formula on this is perfect. I love Essie cremes. This one went on smoothly and was opaque in two coats. 

      As an accent, I added Lynnderella Ghost of a Chance to my thumb and ring finger. Ghost of a Chance is filled with translucent white and pastel glitters in a sheer and shimmery base with a sprinkling of rainbow glitter.

      Ghost of a Chance was a little thick for my liking. I only used one coat for this look. It required a bit of dabbing to spread out the glitter. When I first applied the polish, the white squares were all on top of one another. 

Candy Lacquer Holiday Ornaments

     My first Candy Lacquer! I never really liked indie polish until recently, but it's all I want right now. I'm kicking myself for selling off my three Nerd Lacquers I had. Yes, I had THREE Nerds. They're all gone now. Please take a moment to mourn for my loss...      Now, for what you really want.

     Holiday Ornaments is a rainbow mix of medium hexes and small sparkling glitter. For these pictures, I used one coat of Cult Nails Nevermore, my go to black creme, as a base. The application for Holiday Ornaments was a bit tricky for me. This polish is really packed with glitters and the base seemed a tad on the thick side. I had to dab the polish here and there to get the larger hexes where I wanted them. Luckily, I only needed one coat of the glitter to achieve this look.

  

     To finish this off, I used a coat of Gelous topped with Seche Vite. It dried to a beautiful glassy finish. I can't stop staring at my nails. The floating glitter is mesmerizing . I'm glad that I went with black as the base for this. I don't think it gets much better than this. 

      What do you think?

12 Days of Nail Art

     Who wants in on a nail art challenge? I'm hosting my very first one in December! I'm hoping to get a few others involved with this. 

     This is really going to push me to try something new. I'm usually just one to paint my nails, do an accent or two, and move on. The lovely Jaclyn helped put this together with me. Feel free to join in. :)

Glitzology Raspberry Beret

     I know, I know. I've been MIA, but it's with good cause. It's the holiday season and I work retail. You do the math! (Does anyone else picture Betty saying that?) 

     Anyways, I've got a good one for you today. I recently came across Glitzology via some friends in a polish group on Facebook. During a $5 sale, I picked up today's polish, Raspberry Beret, and Stuck In The Chimney which will make an appearance at a later date. 

     Raspberry Beret is a lovely mix of  fine and medium raspberry hexes, blue "shreds" that are mostly square, and a few opal squares here and there. These photos show one coat over two coats of Illamasqua Jo'mina. I used one coat of Gelous followed by one coat of Seche Vite. The SV alone would have done the trick, but I really like super smooth look of the duo. Application was a breeze. The polish was PACKED with glitter. It applied evenly and easily. And who doesn't love Prince? Come on now! 

     I was so impressed by this polish that I ordered more today! Glitzology is currently running a special promotion for Small Business Saturday and it runs through Monday the 26th. $4.25 is a steal for the quality of these. Just enter SUPPORTSMALL50 during checkout. :)

OPI German-icure and Half Moon Attempt

     A few days ago, I wore OPI German-icure for the first time. I'm not typically a fan of red polish, but this one is perfect for me. It's a beautiful blackened vampy red shimmer. It's not too bright or too dark. In the light, it's reflective and almost metallic. I actually wore this for 3 days. It's extremely versatile and I received many compliments on it.