January Catch-Up

When last we spoke, I was flailing around, very excited about SNOW!

Now that I've survived the numerous bridge closings and terrible traffic while moving (yes, I moved during snowmagedon...), I figured I should post the manis I skipped in all the hullabaloo.

When last we spoke, I was flailing around, very excited about SNOW! Now that I've survived the numerous bridge closings and terrible traffic while moving (yes, I moved during snowmagedon...), I figured I should post the manis I skipped in all the hullabaloo.

 First up is a satin polish from Julep called Noelle. I wore it with the matte/satin finish for a few days:



This was Revlon Gel Smooth base coat plus Noelle x2.  There is still some VNL, but in-person, it wasn't so apparent.  Three coats definitely would have cleared that up, though.

I then got the stamping urge (so rare for me, I'm dying for my Vivid Lacquer squishy stamper, but I can't quite convince myself to get my package sent to me- what if she releases some new color I must have?!)  I tried out my Klean Color Metallic Navy.  I've heard other people complain about this as a stamping polish, but man was I blown away- I seriously did all 10 nails in one shot, I didn't wipe my plate down at all.  Normally, after one or two nails, I have to clean off the plate or I won't get good image pick-up.

Spam, because I loved this mani so so so much:







Never mind the fact that the stamping looks fab, but the two coats fo top coat smoothed it out and really brought out the shimmer in the Julep!

Then I broke out one of my most recent Zoya purchases, Zuza.  I got this with the Godiva promo.  This is Revlon Gel Smooth, Zuza x2, and Seche Vite.  I'm not going to include pictures, but I finally got my hands on the F'ngers spotted top coat and did a test run on this mani before removing it and it, too, looked fab.  The spotted peels like nobody's business, though, so it would probably be beneficial to do multiple layers to really seal it in.  when it peeled, it was like latex coming off my nails.



Next up, I tried out Revlon Italian Leather- it's one of the new polishes from their scented line and let me tell you- I actually LOVED the smell of this.  Not overpowering at all, but when I was diving, I would suddenly catch a whiff of something and think, "Man, that's a nice smell!" and then realize it was coming from my nails. OMG, love.



In the shade above, Revlon Gel Smooth base, two coats of Italian Leather, and one of top coat.

much chic
shiny x200
very scent
wow

That is how I feel about this polish.

Sunlight shows the lovely shimmer:



Next up was a Cover Girl Glosstini in Hawiian Blue.  I had trouble applying this.  It just seemed... gloopy.  I loved the color and top coat made it a lot better, but application was not fun.  I did my Gel Smooth base, Hawaiian Blue x2 (I think) and on ring and thumbs, I slapped on some Darling Diva Wild Child for fun.





And that brings us up to the snow mani, which I shall remind you was based on Zoya Liberty because we can all spare a moment to look upon this lovely color: