Nail of the Day - 06/02/12

A little while ago I took these pictures of my manicure, and I thought I'd share it with you!

I love the effect of an accent nail, and in this case I used a gold polish (I believe it's "2030" - there is no sticker on the bottom, but Scrangie has a post here that has a picture pretty similar) by China Glaze on my ring finger, and a deep blue (OPI Yodel Me On My Cell from the Swiss Collection) on the rest of my fingers.

I absolutely love the effect and impact that this has and I definitely will be wearing this combination again in the future!

What are you currently wearing on your nails?

Nail of the Day - 04/14/12

I finally took off my Sally Hansen Nail Strips (review here!) and I repainted my nails, so I thought I'd show you all what I used.

The nail polish I picked is my most recent purchase and I love it. People seem to love telling me, "that's quite the polish you've got on there". The polish in question is China Glaze's Flip Flop Fantasy. I have quite a few pros and cons for this product.

First of all, I love the colour. It's a bright highlighter pink and it is the kind of colour that makes even the palest skin (ahem - mine) look incredibly tanned and glowing. It's also really fast drying.

The cons - it's quite streaky. The first two coats I did were not very good because it was so streaky, but the third was quite good. One thing that I would watch out for - this actually dries more matte than most nail polish, which is a result of its rapid-dry capabilities. If you don't like top coats and you only wear high shine nail polish, then this isn't one for you. When a top coat is applied on top, however, it has a beautiful glossy sheen and looks amazing on the nails.

I'm quite a big fan of this nail polish, especially for summer. What's your favorite one currently?

Nail of the Day - 02/05/12

Hooray, another nail of the day post! I love doing these because they're quick, easy, and fun to write up.

So today I have for you all a polish that is a little bit different than the ones I'd been wearing earlier. This is China Glaze's "Flyin' High", and it's a beautiful, creamy, blue-turquoise colour. In the bottle, the polish looks a bit more like a sky blue, but it's a little more green-toned once applied.

As for how it applies, this is ONE COAT. That's it. I love this polish because it's just thick enough to cover your nail with a nice, opaque finish, but it's not so thick that it's streaky and difficult to work with.

China Glaze's "Flyin' High", one coat

In all, this is an amazing polish. What do you think? Would you wear bright blues like this in the winter?

Nail of the day - 06/02/11

New series - nail of the day? Like outfit of the day, but with nails? Hahaha.

My new favorite nail trend - that one, with the all the nails painted one colour, and then one painted another colour... Let me just show you.

So... yeah. The colours I used?

Essie's Turquoise and Caicos and this gold one of China Glaze that doesn't have a name anywhere on the bottle. I picked these two colours because I absolutely love the way they look together and the way that the matte polish compliments the shimmery gold. I also really love this trend because it's so unexpected and interesting - in fact, I've already gotten a few weird looks on it. I think it's gorgeous, however. But what do you all think?

This look can also be achieved by having the same colour of polish on all 10 nails but adding a glittery top coat on top of only one nail - I personally prefer the ring fingernails, but it's really all about personal preference.

Thanks for reading :)