China Glaze Immortal

Unfortunately, I am still suffering from multiple nail break down. Soon my poor nails will have reached above my smile line and then I will be able to share my actual notw with you, but alas, not yet.

So to bring you a post today, I had to dig deep down in my archive.

This is China Glaze Immortal. Two easy coats, no clean up required. SV top coat as usual. 

The polish is  a cold grey and it has an adorable secret shimmer. I wore it last fall and the weather was really foul, I had to wait a couple of days for the sun to show so I could take my pictures. I think the polish held up well, this is day three or four.

I am not an overly religious person, but as we are now celebrating Easter Monday, I think the name of the polish is very fitting indeed.

Maybelline Colorama Steel Wheeling

Let me do a quick post about an oldie that's been in my archive forever. Actually the reason for it to appear here is a swap group on Facebook. I put this polish up for swap (well, my back up - I am slowly accepting that I will not need any back up's for the next 350 years or so..).

I wanted to link to my blog post and found out I never wrote one. So excuses about the photos, even in my early blogging days I probably thought them so crappy I never posted them.

But by omitting to publish because of the crappy photos, I really did this lovely polish wrong. It needs to be shown as I am certain there are still bottles lurking in dollar stores and on ebay auctions.

This is two easy coats of Maybelline Colorama Steel Wheeling 160. Basecoat and top coat as usual. Great holographic glitter in a greige shimmer base. Endurance was good, I wore the polish for at least five days working with my usual mani-stressful job. 

  If you should run in to this little gem I suggest you get your greedy polished fingers around it asap. And if you're in the facebook group Lacka-Byt, well hurry up before someone beats you to it! ;-)

Wet'n Wild Gray's Anatomy

So, like I promised, I'm back. I'm home from my spring business travels and finally, I'm starting to catch my breath and see the summer coming to my part of the world. So beautiful!

This week, I was on call 24/7 monday to friday except for one single night. I thought it was just the right choice to wear Gray's Anatomy because of this. I have no trouble recalling a time when I spent as much waking time studying the d*mned book. Thankfully, I've passed that point in my life. :-)



Wet'n Wild Gray's Anatomy is a wonderful polish. Since it is a true multichrome, it had my heart from the first streaky coat. Showing is 3 coats over my usual basecoat of Nubar foundation. One coat of SV on top. I did this manicure just before bed time and I got some sheet marks on my left hand, that is why my pointy doesn't show. I do think this was a handlers error though.



If I would say something negative about this truly awesome polish, it is a little sheer. I could probably used 4 coats for even greater appearance, but I'm quite happy with the result in three coats (and it was way past bedtime anyway...)

Cult Nails My Kind of Cool Aid

A couple of months ago, Maria, nail addict and blogger behind the blog 3Daily decided to start her own nail polish brand. This is the first polish from Cult Nails. As a long time follower of course I had to order a bottle. I probably would have done so no matter what color she presented, it takes a lot of courage to follow your dream and I admire her.



Lucky for me, the color is absolutely gorgeous. It is a greyed out lavender with a discreet shimmer. In the bottle it looks like a silver shimmer but look closely on the nail and it is actually blue and pink! The shimmer is subtle, in inside lightning it looks like a very shiny lavender creme, outside it looks more grey and the shimmer is just barely noticeable.

Application gave me a little trouble. The polish is very thick and tended to stick to the brush in an awkward way. It is very well pigmented and after a few drops of polish thinner the second coat went on pretty smoothly. Showed is two coats over Nubar Foundation, Seche Vite on top.



Now, I have read good things about the lasting power of this polish and I aim to put it thoroughly through the test this coming week. I will work in tight rubber gloves all the coming week, with about 30 hand scrubbings a day. Any polish that lives through that is up there with the best of them. Ladies, I will keep you posted.



In the meantime, why don't you check out Cult Nails? I pre-ordered the other polishes as well and I look forward to them very much. Maria will ship internationally for a very reasonable fee and the shipping is lightning fast.

(this polish was bought and payed entirely by me and I am not affiliated in any way with Cult Nails. Actually, I don't think Maria knows I have a blog.)

Deborah Lippman Waking Up in Vegas

Just a short note to let you know I didn't (sleep) walk off the edge of the world.

This is Deborah Lippman Waking Up in Vegas. I know it is not perfect up close, but from a normal viewing distance it looks just great!
Two coats over base coat, SV on top. Fabulous color and covering, almost a one coater! I've seen a few swatches and notd's with this polish and I always thought it was a more cool gray. On my hands it has a clear beige undertone and I love the color. This is the first Lippman I try out and it has great wear. Remember my nightmare manicure? Well I just painted it over with another coat of Waking up in Vegas and I'm still wearing this on the second week.



Don't forget to enter my crackle give away, only one day left :-)

A Scary Manicure Story

So, last night I went to bed on an empty stomach. I had fed the kids early and by the time they were in bed I was whipped. Before I went to bed I unpacked a recent internet haul, including Sally Hansen Night Lights and Cover Girl City Lights. I thought briefly that both these polishes could work for layering over my current notd, Deborah Lippman Waking Up In Vegas.

This morning, I didn't wake up in Vegas at all, but in my bed as usual. The nails on my right hand felt a little gritty.

This is one (I presume) coat of CG City Lights on my pinky and one coat of SH Night Lights on the rest of my fingers. Layered on top of Lippman Waking Up in Vegas. I know this is a terrible looking manicure and it shows one day heavy work tip wear as well, since I didn't have time to do anything about it this morning, I just had to roll with it.

Ladies, I did this with my non dominant left hand in my sleep! That is a little scary, right? God knows what I will do the next time I sleep-walk, paint the house red?

Let me tell you, I'm never going hungry to bed again!

A Fling with Mr Wrong!

Back to my theme, at least sort of..

As regular readers of my blog will know I am newly separated after a long marriage. Well, as every counselor will tell you, be very careful regarding a relationship when you are in my position.

So, entering Mr Wrong!
I gave him two rather careless strokes and he was all over my fingertips, not a bald spot, not any streaking to be seen. He wore me out like iron. He was not boring in the night, not disgusting in the morning, he was flirtatious, gleaming, but quite manly with his dark base and subtle glitter.





After a week I told him we should part, but he didn't listen. Instead, he coaxed me into stroking him again on day ten, covering up some minor tip wear and a small chip.

This is Mr Wrong on day 17!



After three full weeks I finally got rid of him, but ladies, this guy just stole my heart!!
If he ever comes to your neighborhood, watch out!

Essie Body Language

Now, this is not going to be a long post.
Great news is the polish I'm wearing does not need that either. Essie Body Language is a straight up nude, opaque in 3 coats color. The picture is taken in the setting sun, so normally the polish is a little cooler in color. Three coats, but I grew more and more happy with it...

The Only Grey I Need

Zoya Harley!

Wow, this is really a super perfect polish! Light dove grey, with a fine shimmer both silver and gold. Very subtle, it probably depends on the light conditions whether you decide if it is dominantly silver or gold.

Any which way, this is gorgeous! I did 3 coats + top coat. I didn't have time for much clean up, the picture is taken in the winter sun on my lunch break.

I'll probably need many more grey polishes if I really think about it. I can not part with either Recycle or Stormy and if I start searching my stash, I surely will find others as well.

I will keep on loving Zoya Harley though. That is a fact!