Going Strapless Manicure

Howdy all!  I've got a quick swatch for you guys today.  The other morning, post-brunch, my friend and I headed to the nearby Walmart Express where, despite having the most dismal cosmetics section I have ever seem, I managed to grab a couple of really pretty Pure Ice polishes.   Take a peek at this one:

Yowza!  This is Strapless, a fine bright blue metallic glitter in clear base.  I could not wait to get this home and try it out and it did not disappoint.  To amp up the blue, I used 2 coats of Strapless over 1 coat of Revlon's Royal.  I've not been able to tear my eyes away from my nails since I put it on.  And, for $1.97, I'm not sure you can really beat it!  The blue glitter has a bit more of a turquoise hue than what you're seeing here.  I'm not sure if it's Royal or my camera that's causing the color shift here, either way, it's still a gorgeous color. 

 

Be sure to stop by on Wednesday to check out my next ABC Challenge manicure!

Thanks so much for reading!

Scalloped Jelly Sandwich Manicure

Howdy, everyone!  I know it's been a few days since my last post and I'm sorry for that.  I've been working some extra hours this week so I've been too pooped when I get home to post!  But I do have something new for you today.  Here's where I started with this one:

 

So I finally broke down and bought a bottle of Revlon's Royal at Ulta last week.  I've been coveting it simply forever and, even with their copyright issues, I just had to have it.  So here, I applied one coat of Royal, followed by a coat of China Glaze's Ray-diant and then another coat of Royal to make a lovely jelly sandwich.  Royal really is a beautiful polish...but, boy! does it stink!  Is it just my bottle that smells kind of like feet?  lol

Anyway, after wearing this for a day, I decided to jazz it up a bit, and here's the result:

 

I loved my Scalloped Manicure from the other day so much, I decided to try it again.  This time, I used Orly's Luxe over top and doesn't it look fabulous!?  I love, love, love this color combo!  And I think the glitter peeking through the blue just adds a little something extra.  Whaddya think?

Thanks so much for reading!