notds' jumpin jade and sexy silhouette

i hate sally hansen's insta-dry polish. not because of the formula, because that in itself is pretty great. SUPER fast drying, rich color, etc. because of the design of the bottle and the brush. stupid stupid stupid. clumsy and chunky and bleeeccch. the awesome result is only because of a tremendous amount of clean-up. i'm de-bottling this baby as soon as possible. this pretty dark green is called jumpin' jade.

*Edited: i no longer love this polish. i decanted (or whatever it's called) it and it got on my hands of course and it has stained them. STAINED. like won't come out. i've been bathing them in acetone. awesome. and my nail beds now hate me and are calling me filthly things under their breath. yep, i like to personify my body parts sometimes.

this next color is from china glaze, called sexy silhouette. it's a pretty glowy fuchsia pinky reddish color that i jazzed up with some nail stickers. i got excited and used two thick coats and thought it dried quickly, but it ended up bubbling later. boo. oh well, it is still pretty pretty.

cherry whisper notd

hello hello readers! it's a nice cool evening here in the west US and i'm feeling a nail post coming on. i did this mani last night and have gotten so many positive comments on it i HAVE to post pics. i wasn't going to, not because it's not amazing or anything, but because it's a NuSkin NC2 polish that is discontinued. and really REALLY what is the point of putting out the pictures of something beautiful and fun and lustworthy if someone can't go out and get their hands on a bottle of it after reading about it??? well, i guess nothing. except amusement. so here goes, nothing special except a beautiful frosty hot princess pink. the color is actually darker and more fuchsia than the picture makes it seem but eh what can you do. no sunlight. the application is so flawless with this brand, thin and bubble-free. the color is called cherry whisper, ta da!

eww the side of my cuticle looks so chomped and heinous, sorry sorry <3

nude & holo notd's

the nail look i put on my tips this evening was one of my favorite nudes in existence. OPI's Skinny Dippin' in Lake Michigan from the chicago collection. it's a pure nude with sparkles. LOVES it! i actually ran out of my first bottle and saw this in a discount bin at beauty express or trade secret or something like that and had to snatch it up. and i do believe it is the very first time i have EVER repurchased a nail polish color specifically. it's very work appropriate and just lovely. it's nothing super exciting but if you're looking for a nude with a little something extra, this is your guy!

the next look is gonna be for my tootsies and yes, you'll get to see all ten little piggies. i used china glaze 2Nite, which is a bright blue holographic sparkly thing. very pretty. i tried it on my tips when i first bought it a few weeks ago, but used a top coat and it severly diminished the holo effect so i ended up removing it. i just used a clear base coat this time on the toes and no top coat but had to use my trusty drying drops of course. please don't mind the toe separators :)