It's still pretty cold here, but I got a new color on clearance at Kmart yesterday ($1.12!!) so I wanted to do a Spring-like polish anyway. The Seche Vite topcoat worked pretty well for me. One thin coat lasted two days at work with no touch-ups required. Today I managed to make a TINY chip in the top of one nail. But still much, much better performance than my previous brands. Also picked up some Orly Bonder which is hands down the best base coat I've used. It dries super fast and just a bit tacky. And it makes polishing a breeze :) Onto the colors!

The base is Sally Hansen Xtreme in Concrete. The lattice work is Sally Hansen Xtreme in White On. Tips are Revlon in Minted (LOVE this color!) and the flower is Sally Hansen Xtreme in Plum Burst outlined with Orly Luxe. The purple dots are Milani One Coat Glitter (this stuff REALLY works!) in Purple Gleam.

Now that Spring has sprung here in Ohio I've been trying to do brighter nails. I usually do somewhat monochromatic nails but I'm trying to branch out! I thought today I'd do some fun colored music notes :)

The base on all nails is Sally Hansen White On. The music notes are Sinful Colors in Dream On, China Glaze in Turned Up Turquoise, Revlon Fuschia Fever, and Maybelline Express Finish in Go Go Green. The tips are the same colors except the blue is Sally Hansen Xtreme Colors in Blue Me Away and the orange is CoverGirl in Candy Corn.

I got some of the new China Glaze crackle polishes in the mail last week. Having not seen them in person, and on the recommendation of some other nail polish addicts I picked up Crushed Candy, Cracked Concrete and Lightning Bolt. I found that the Crushed Candy is the most difficult to use and the Lightning Bolt seems to crackle the most. More experimentation will be necessary to determine if this is user error! I had a hard time getting motivated to do new nails tonight 'cause it's been a long week and I really liked the Pop Art nails. But, sadly, they were chipped and I didn't feel like repairing them. When I got home I found a Twilight movie in the middle of the floor. Guess the kitties got a craving for some one on one Edward Cullen time!! So I thought a Twilight-ish theme would be fun. Looks a bit like vampire teeth, no?


Base is Revlon All Fired Up with a thin coat of China Glaze Ruby Pumps over it. Then I did a quick coat of China Glaze Crackle Collection in Lightning Bolt. Easy. Fun :)