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...)

Movin' Out

Because he is doing that today.

This is two coats of OPI Movin' Out over two coats of Eyeko Lilac Polish. I did plan to use OPI Do You Lilac It, but when I tried to open it, the hat was stuck. Luckily for me, the Eyeko looks like a total dupe.

Movin' Out is a fantastic polish! I can't start to tell you about the awesome duochrome flashes in green and gold, the glitter effect in the sun and the dusty feel in the shade. You just have to experience this polish yourselves. It is really worth the hunt!

There is no way I can picture this great polish accurately, but you can get a sneak peek. So lovely!

The Eyeko Lilac Polish is two coats, no top coat. A little streaky but as a base for Movin' Out it worked out just fine.



And since this is a nail blog, I will try not to get too personal. Still, sometimes my feelings will flood even this space.

If you want to listen, I might tell you the story in the polish language (and yes, that was a really corny joke ;-p )

A Reason For Divorce!

I declare, if this polish was a man I would kiss it, pick it up and elope with it, fly to Las Vegas and marry it in a drive-through chapel the day after!

Lucky for me it is just a polish and the only thing I really, really have to do is to find me a back up bottle.

This is Nubar Gem from the Prisms collection. Two coats over Nubar Foundation and Seche Vite on top. It is a true duochrome, mauve and grey, with a holographic glitter.
I'm in love with this polish!

Where a Picture says more than a 1000 words

Nubar Midnight Glory.

This is a hard polish to capture. I tried in flash light, in "natural" indoor halogen light and finally in very cloudy natural light outside. One thing every one can agree on I think, is that this is a remarkable beautiful polish. Multi chrome, sometimes pink, sometimes gold. sometimes with a strong baby blue flash and sometimes more lavender. Just fascinating!

3 coats + top coat. It could easily had been enough by two coats, but it was a little lumpy and I wanted to make it perfect..

The polish with a secret..

The favoured manicure this weekend was the gorgeous Color Club Wild and Willing, from the autumn collection called Wild at Heart.

This is really a stunning colour, a pink-gold duochrome with a strong shine, and not a single brush stroke. I had to wait a couple of days for a wee bit of sun, something that is needed to show this polish of to its best advantage. I really love this polish! I might even need a back up of this bottle.

In the pictures, there are 3 coats and top coat, but really, the third coat is only there because I got a little chip on one of my nails, waiting for the sun..

So what is the secret?
I’ll tell you if you promise to keep it a secret between you and Wild and Willing. Every Saturday night after dinner, if the polish is on your nails, it will get this terrible craving for a brandy. You will notice because suddenly, it will become all sparkly, and take on the colour of brandy like a chameleon. And if you don’t believe me, here is picture proof! ;-)

Misa Foxy & Folksy

This weeks mani was really a surprise polish! I picked it out Sunday evening, in the lamp light it looked like a light brown, bronze colour with a slight lavender iridescence. It looked the same in the bottle as it did on my nails, and I went to bed content with my neutral manicure.

I commute quite a distance by car every day, and I have to start early, so come Monday morning I went on my merry way. Halfway to work, the sun rose, and I started staring at my polish. It was no longer a work safe neutral with a little twist, it was now a lilac bordering on purple!

Oh, well, I guess I cannot hide my true polish self from my work mates any more. I really like this polish, it gives the word duochrome a whole new meaning.

Ghetto Girl

I recently spied in one of my favourite blogs (ALU) that Hard Candy is planning a return on the (american) market.

Ever since I found out about this discontinued brand it has been one of my favourite "hunting objects" on e-bay. I love both the colour range and the tounge-in-cheek names. Today I did not have the time to do a proper manicure so I bring one from the vault.

Here is HC Ghetto Girl, wonderful to apply, quite opaque in two thin coats and a little bit smug "catch-me-if-you-can" douchrome!