From the Vault: Wet n Wild Waves of Enchantment

This is my favorite Wet n Wild ever!! It's similar to OPI Rally Pretty Pink but I love this shade so much! I think it's because the metallic particles are larger? I even used this as the main ingredient for a skittles franken I made a while back before I knew it was hard to find. But I don't like frankening with hard to find polishes. /sad panda

The formula is so good! Shown is two coats plus topcoat.

The only thing I didn't like was the stiff brush. It made for wonky application near the cuticle, but that has to do a lot with user error as well.

Ahhhh! If Wet n Wild wanted to make this world a better place, they would 1) make their LE polishes easier to find! 2) make Waves of Enchantment a core color!

Rally Pretty Pink Layered Plus Crackle

I topped yesterday's mani with one coat OPI Rally Pretty Pink. I haven't shown this by itself because I'm not too fond of it. In fact, I'm still working out a way to love this in a way that doesn't involve flakes. No flakes because ain't that sort of cheating?

Sunshine at different angles:

It flashes a very strong gold... I'm not sure I like that.

Every time I see someone use crackle I want to go play with mine, but it's usually instant regret, haha! This is one coat of China Glaze Oxidized Aqua under the lamp. Still trying to love this one as well.

Happy polishing, everyone! Hopefully I'll have more luck tomorrow. *snickers*

Jelly Franken Matte and Subtle Stamping

This one didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. I mixed N.Y.C. Manhattan, a dark plum creme, with lots of clear. The rule of thumb for jellies is one part creme to two or three parts clear. It's that simple. Manhattan is crazy pigmented so, what you're seeing is one part creme to six parts clear. Crazy! I poured some into my palette and added more clear. The ring finger is splotchy. I have that problem with single-batch frankens. I was actually trying to avoid this problem by mixing a whole bottle. Boo! Once I use up some of the bottle, I will add more clear because this still isn't jelly enough for me. This is three coats plus topcoat.

I added a coat of matte. This is weirdly suede-like. I don't know why.

And stamped with clear and a design from plate m63.

NotD: School of Hard Rocks + I Lily Love You

It's so rare that I post a current manicure. The lag time between taking the picture and posting is (almost hilariously) months. This is also what I wore on Halloween. No time for a themed mani this year. /sad panda

This is two coats of Essie School of Hard Rocks (a dusty teal) topped with OPI I Lily Love You which made SoHR look grey with a blue undertone. I'm not sure I like that.

Weird angle to better show the iridescent glitter?

 

Hm, and I'm aiming to post every day this month. I don't know how long that resolution will last, but in by the hair of my chinny chin chin!