Jack O'Lantern Nails

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

It was time for a color change, so today I did another Halloween manicure since I might not have a chance to change it tomorrow.  Since I haven't done the obligatory black and orange combination yet, I figured I'd do that today with the jack o'lantern pattern from nail stamping plate D03, one of the two Halloween D-Series plates.

I wanted a bright orange, and for that I chose Zoya Paz.  It took three coats, and I thought I'd extend the theme and cut the stamping by 60% by alternating nails between Paz and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out, the two coat black creme that was nearest Paz when I was gathering supplies for this manicure.  After allowing the base colors to dry, I stamped Paz with the Jack O'Lantern face in Konad Black Pearl.  I'd planned on stamping some additional Halloween patterns on the black, but after placing the first one on my pinky I thought the better of it and removed the stamp (this is the rare occasion when the decision that less is more was made at the front end of a manicure...).  I sealed the stamping and shined up the manicure with Sally Hansen Salon Speed Shine and called it finished. Here are my Jack O'Lantern nails.

Jack O'Lantern Nails with Stamping Plate D03

This is probably my favorite of this year's Halloween manicures.  It really doesn't leave open any questions about what the intent is!

That's another Halloween manicure and all I have for today, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!

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Jack O'Lantern Nails

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

It was time for a color change, so today I did another Halloween manicure since I might not have a chance to change it tomorrow.  Since I haven't done the obligatory black and orange combination yet, I figured I'd do that today with the jack o'lantern pattern from nail stamping plate D03, one of the two Halloween D-Series plates.

I wanted a bright orange, and for that I chose Zoya Paz.  It took three coats, and I thought I'd extend the theme and cut the stamping by 60% by alternating nails between Paz and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out, the two coat black creme that was nearest Paz when I was gathering supplies for this manicure.  After allowing the base colors to dry, I stamped Paz with the Jack O'Lantern face in Konad Black Pearl.  I'd planned on stamping some additional Halloween patterns on the black, but after placing the first one on my pinky I thought the better of it and removed the stamp (this is the rare occasion when the decision that less is more was made at the front end of a manicure...).  I sealed the stamping and shined up the manicure with Sally Hansen Salon Speed Shine and called it finished. Here are my Jack O'Lantern nails.

Jack O'Lantern Nails with Stamping Plate D03

This is probably my favorite of this year's Halloween manicures.  It really doesn't leave open any questions about what the intent is!

That's another Halloween manicure and all I have for today, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!

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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Teeny Greeny Bikini

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I'm continuing to work my way through the Fall 2011 Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears today with Teeny Greeny Bikini, a pale green shimmer with the same finish as the others from its display.  It applied well, and I needed three thin coats to make it opaque and even.  It dried nicely, so a third coat wasn't a problem at all.

This is Sally Hansen Teeny Greeny Bikini in the sun after it dried.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Teeny Greeny Bikini Nail Polish, Three Coats

So far, eveything from that display has been unusually nice.  I've long been a fan of Xtreme Wears, particularly the seasonal collections, but I think this release has bumped Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear to the front of the line of my favorite drug store nail polishes.

That's what I know about Teeny Greeny bikini, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!



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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Teeny Greeny Bikini

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I'm continuing to work my way through the Fall 2011 Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears today with Teeny Greeny Bikini, a pale green shimmer with the same finish as the others from its display.  It applied well, and I needed three thin coats to make it opaque and even.  It dried nicely, so a third coat wasn't a problem at all.

This is Sally Hansen Teeny Greeny Bikini in the sun after it dried.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Teeny Greeny Bikini Nail Polish, Three Coats

So far, eveything from that display has been unusually nice.  I've long been a fan of Xtreme Wears, particularly the seasonal collections, but I think this release has bumped Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear to the front of the line of my favorite drug store nail polishes.

That's what I know about Teeny Greeny bikini, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!



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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pumpkin Spice

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today I'm wearing Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pumpkin Spice, which is a very cool but kind of oddball glitter from the display that held Midnight Sky and friends.  It's a black jelly base with fine orange glitter, which sounds like the old Halloween standard, but Pumpkin Spice is a little bit different.

The black base is very lightly pigmented even for a jelly, and I ended up needing four coats to make it opaque and even.  It's not stark black at four coats, that's just enough for me to make it even without bare looking spots.  It seems like that could be by design - the result was that the glitter really got loaded up nicely, more than the Halloween polishes, and the impression I get from it is very late Fall, not Halloween.  I noticed applying it and again now that the glitter in Pumpkin Spice is very smooth, which is one of those factors that strongly affects the likelihood of me choosing a glitter polish over another when I go to change color.  I applied it last night very shortly before bed, so I used China Glaze Fast Forward to dry it.  Four coats of color right before bed is a bit ambitious and I was prepared to have it messed up this morning, but it dried quite nicely with only one flaw.  Unfortunately, that one flaw was the one that puts me off to various quick dry top coats - Fast Forward shrank the polish at my tips a bit.  I'd noticed some shrinkage with Fast Forward before, but I think it might be evaporating a little with use because it's more pronounced today.  Thinner might fix that right up, but that presents the question of where the heck I have thinner.

This is the finished Pumpkin Spice manicure in sunlight after it dried completely.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pumpkin Spice Nail Polish, Four Coats

I think it's a nice polish, but particularly nice for a Fall novelty polish.  In the picture, the spots where the sunlight really hits the polish show just how smooth the glitter in Pumpkin Spice is with only one coat of top coat.  There's no unevenness to the surface, and I hope Sally Hansen keeps using glitter from whoever made this stuff so nice and flat.

That's Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pumpkin Spice and just about all I have for you this morning, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!



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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pumpkin Spice

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today I'm wearing Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pumpkin Spice, which is a very cool but kind of oddball glitter from the display that held Midnight Sky and friends.  It's a black jelly base with fine orange glitter, which sounds like the old Halloween standard, but Pumpkin Spice is a little bit different.

The black base is very lightly pigmented even for a jelly, and I ended up needing four coats to make it opaque and even.  It's not stark black at four coats, that's just enough for me to make it even without bare looking spots.  It seems like that could be by design - the result was that the glitter really got loaded up nicely, more than the Halloween polishes, and the impression I get from it is very late Fall, not Halloween.  I noticed applying it and again now that the glitter in Pumpkin Spice is very smooth, which is one of those factors that strongly affects the likelihood of me choosing a glitter polish over another when I go to change color.  I applied it last night very shortly before bed, so I used China Glaze Fast Forward to dry it.  Four coats of color right before bed is a bit ambitious and I was prepared to have it messed up this morning, but it dried quite nicely with only one flaw.  Unfortunately, that one flaw was the one that puts me off to various quick dry top coats - Fast Forward shrank the polish at my tips a bit.  I'd noticed some shrinkage with Fast Forward before, but I think it might be evaporating a little with use because it's more pronounced today.  Thinner might fix that right up, but that presents the question of where the heck I have thinner.

This is the finished Pumpkin Spice manicure in sunlight after it dried completely.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pumpkin Spice Nail Polish, Four Coats

I think it's a nice polish, but particularly nice for a Fall novelty polish.  In the picture, the spots where the sunlight really hits the polish show just how smooth the glitter in Pumpkin Spice is with only one coat of top coat.  There's no unevenness to the surface, and I hope Sally Hansen keeps using glitter from whoever made this stuff so nice and flat.

That's Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pumpkin Spice and just about all I have for you this morning, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!



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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pink-y Ring

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I'm working my way through the Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears with today's being Pink-y Ring.  It's smooth fine fuchsia glitter in a clear base, and not quite as much of a hit as the last several.

The glitter in Pink-y Ring is pretty sparse, so I used an opaque base color under it, one coat of Misa's I'm Going to Love Myself (I'm really hoping that name means in the Free to Be... You and Me sense).  Then
I added three coats of Pink-y Ring, and it's all nice and sparkly.  The pictures show the color, glitter size, smoothness, and density, but the focus made the sparkle go away.    On the nail, it's just as sparkly as in the bottle.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pink-y Ring Nail Polish, Three Coats over an Opaque Base

The glitter in Pink-y Ring is perfectly smooth with one coat of Diamont, so that's a good thing.  I picked this polish up and put it back a couple of times because I was concerned it wouldn't be opaque, and I got it hoping it was, so overall this one's kind of a disappointment even though I was able to get a manicure I like out of it.

That's Sally Hansen Pink-y Ring and the next installment in the Xtreme Wear Saga, so until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!



Edited to Add: At 11:00 p.m. after wearing this  out and about on a sunny day and running around all evening, I love this manicure.  The glitter just glows throwing off fuchsia light and is flawlessly smooth.  I clicked the picture to see if it could give a sense of that on a 17" freshly calibrated monitor, and am pleased to report that it does.

The whole glitter photography thing drives me nuts, where the combinations of light, focus and shutter speed mean either I can get a picture to show glitter size, smoothness, and color clearly or the sparkle accurately, and the sun was so bright for this picture that out of the twelve I took, not one was the blurred version that would clearly show sparkle.  However, if you click on the picture for the great big version, there are glitter bits visible on my nails that show the fuchsia glow individually.  Since I didn't get the picture, here's the leap to how it looks in real life: see all the non-glowy glitter bits?  In person they do sparkle like the few, even in normal indoor light.  Between the girly color and the smooth, bright glitter, this one has won my heart whether it requires layering or not.

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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pink-y Ring

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I'm working my way through the Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears with today's being Pink-y Ring.  It's smooth fine fuchsia glitter in a clear base, and not quite as much of a hit as the last several.

The glitter in Pink-y Ring is pretty sparse, so I used an opaque base color under it, one coat of Misa's I'm Going to Love Myself (I'm really hoping that name means in the Free to Be... You and Me sense).  Then
I added three coats of Pink-y Ring, and it's all nice and sparkly.  The pictures show the color, glitter size, smoothness, and density, but the focus made the sparkle go away.    On the nail, it's just as sparkly as in the bottle.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pink-y Ring Nail Polish, Three Coats over an Opaque Base

The glitter in Pink-y Ring is perfectly smooth with one coat of Diamont, so that's a good thing.  I picked this polish up and put it back a couple of times because I was concerned it wouldn't be opaque, and I got it hoping it was, so overall this one's kind of a disappointment even though I was able to get a manicure I like out of it.

That's Sally Hansen Pink-y Ring and the next installment in the Xtreme Wear Saga, so until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!



Edited to Add: At 11:00 p.m. after wearing this  out and about on a sunny day and running around all evening, I love this manicure.  The glitter just glows throwing off fuchsia light and is flawlessly smooth.  I clicked the picture to see if it could give a sense of that on a 17" freshly calibrated monitor, and am pleased to report that it does.

The whole glitter photography thing drives me nuts, where the combinations of light, focus and shutter speed mean either I can get a picture to show glitter size, smoothness, and color clearly or the sparkle accurately, and the sun was so bright for this picture that out of the twelve I took, not one was the blurred version that would clearly show sparkle.  However, if you click on the picture for the great big version, there are glitter bits visible on my nails that show the fuchsia glow individually.  Since I didn't get the picture, here's the leap to how it looks in real life: see all the non-glowy glitter bits?  In person they do sparkle like the few, even in normal indoor light.  Between the girly color and the smooth, bright glitter, this one has won my heart whether it requires layering or not.

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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Very Cherry

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I'm digging the sparkly Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears so much that I have another of them to show you this morning, Very Cherry.  It's a pink red (or red pink) with a finish like that of Deep Blue Sea and Midnight Sky.  Like those two, it's perfect in two coats and really easy to apply neatly.

For today's manicure I use one coat of a Nutra Nail base coat (as I continue to use things up), two coats of Very Cherry, and one of Diamont to dry it.  Here's my Very Cherry manicure in morning sunlight.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Very Cherry Nail Polish, Two Coats

I have quite a few other things to show you that have been sent for review, but it was hard to pass up Very Cherry on a sunny day.  It's too pretty.

That's Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Very Cherry, so until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!


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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Very Cherry

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I'm digging the sparkly Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears so much that I have another of them to show you this morning, Very Cherry.  It's a pink red (or red pink) with a finish like that of Deep Blue Sea and Midnight Sky.  Like those two, it's perfect in two coats and really easy to apply neatly.

For today's manicure I use one coat of a Nutra Nail base coat (as I continue to use things up), two coats of Very Cherry, and one of Diamont to dry it.  Here's my Very Cherry manicure in morning sunlight.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Very Cherry Nail Polish, Two Coats

I have quite a few other things to show you that have been sent for review, but it was hard to pass up Very Cherry on a sunny day.  It's too pretty.

That's Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Very Cherry, so until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!


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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Blue Sea

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today I have another polish to show you from that display of glittery Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears,  Deep Blue Sea  It's a pretty faded denim blue with a silver super cool sparkly finish similar to that in Midnight Sky.  It only took two coats to be even and opaque, and it dried particularly fast.  Here's Deep Blue Sea in kind of cloudy sunlight.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Blue Sea Nail Polish, Two Coats

I took the picture about twelve hours after I applied the polish, so it stays really sparkly and shiny.  Both Deep Blue Sea and Midnight Sky sparkle a lot in normal indoor light, which is unusual and certainly a good thing.  You can see how well it applies, too - there was zero clean up to this manicure.  It's just really easy to make clean lines with this pairing of polish and brush.

That is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Blue Sea and also just abuot all I have to tell you about today, so until next time, love and nial polish to you!



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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Blue Sea

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today I have another polish to show you from that display of glittery Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears,  Deep Blue Sea  It's a pretty faded denim blue with a silver super cool sparkly finish similar to that in Midnight Sky.  It only took two coats to be even and opaque, and it dried particularly fast.  Here's Deep Blue Sea in kind of cloudy sunlight.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Blue Sea Nail Polish, Two Coats

I took the picture about twelve hours after I applied the polish, so it stays really sparkly and shiny.  Both Deep Blue Sea and Midnight Sky sparkle a lot in normal indoor light, which is unusual and certainly a good thing.  You can see how well it applies, too - there was zero clean up to this manicure.  It's just really easy to make clean lines with this pairing of polish and brush.

That is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Blue Sea and also just abuot all I have to tell you about today, so until next time, love and nial polish to you!



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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today is the first Fall day for me, so I picked a great Fall color, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky, one from a display of all glittery Xtreme Wears I recently came across. It's officially Fall for me because there's something I'm allergic to, I think tree pollen, that makes me ears buzz really loudly so I can hear nothing at all, and this morning I woke up to the start of it. It happens every August, so waking up this morning, it just felt like Fall. It's not a big deal at all, just a tiny bit annoying, but it generates a lot of really funny conversations!

Anyhow, in light of an early Fall feeling, I reached for Midnight Sky. I looked at the display I mentioned, and was really pleased when I found this one. It's about the grey of the graphite in pencils, which is a handy segue to the reason I was so pleased about it.

I'd avoided pictures of Chanel Graphite so I wouldn't be too tempted until the Revlon rendition came out, and when I looked at comparisons it was that grey with a whole lot of Chanel sparkly bits that got me, not the Revlon. When I saw Sally Hansen Midnight Sky, the reason I was excited about it is that it has a whole lots of pronounced sparkly bits, and since it was that grey with a lot of sparkle I was after, I'm able to dismiss Graphite. Not having used a Graphite, I'd never propose that anything was a dupe for it, it's that the elements of Graphite that really appealed to me are in Midnight Sky, so I'm content with it for $20 less.

I used a Nutra Nail base (I'm just using up what's around and doesn't cause troubles), two coats of Sally Hansen Midnight Sky, which applied beautifully and was great in two coats, then Diamont. Here's Midnight Sky in sunlight (that sounds like something from Late Lament!).

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky Nail Polish, Two Coats

Isn't that a nice one? I'm a big fan of the Xtreme Wear line - a lot of really nice colors of offered, and the quality of them is usually very nice for little cost.

That's Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky and just about all I know this morning, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!



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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today is the first Fall day for me, so I picked a great Fall color, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky, one from a display of all glittery Xtreme Wears I recently came across. It's officially Fall for me because there's something I'm allergic to, I think tree pollen, that makes me ears buzz really loudly so I can hear nothing at all, and this morning I woke up to the start of it. It happens every August, so waking up this morning, it just felt like Fall. It's not a big deal at all, just a tiny bit annoying, but it generates a lot of really funny conversations!

Anyhow, in light of an early Fall feeling, I reached for Midnight Sky. I looked at the display I mentioned, and was really pleased when I found this one. It's about the grey of the graphite in pencils, which is a handy segue to the reason I was so pleased about it.

I'd avoided pictures of Chanel Graphite so I wouldn't be too tempted until the Revlon rendition came out, and when I looked at comparisons it was that grey with a whole lot of Chanel sparkly bits that got me, not the Revlon. When I saw Sally Hansen Midnight Sky, the reason I was excited about it is that it has a whole lots of pronounced sparkly bits, and since it was that grey with a lot of sparkle I was after, I'm able to dismiss Graphite. Not having used a Graphite, I'd never propose that anything was a dupe for it, it's that the elements of Graphite that really appealed to me are in Midnight Sky, so I'm content with it for $20 less.

I used a Nutra Nail base (I'm just using up what's around and doesn't cause troubles), two coats of Sally Hansen Midnight Sky, which applied beautifully and was great in two coats, then Diamont. Here's Midnight Sky in sunlight (that sounds like something from Late Lament!).

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky Nail Polish, Two Coats

Isn't that a nice one? I'm a big fan of the Xtreme Wear line - a lot of really nice colors of offered, and the quality of them is usually very nice for little cost.

That's Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Midnight Sky and just about all I know this morning, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!



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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear VIP Pink

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today there's more layered glitter polish in store with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear VIP Pink over China Glaze Sugar High.  I don't know much about VIP Pink other than that I had it in a box of polishes and it's a pretty pink with glitter, but it looked a little sheer for me to wear alone.

I don't know if I ever showed you a picture of what I think is the easiest way to get an idea of the opacity of a polish without having to open it, so I took one to show you today.  I just hold the bottle a little bit tilted and above eye level, then roll the mixing ball around a little.  How well I can see the mixing ball is an indication of how sheer it is.

Mixing Ball in Sally Hansen VIP Pink Bottle

That's pretty sheer since I can see it so well, so I grabbed a creme that was a good match for the shade, China Glaze Sugar High, to put under it.  Here's two coats of Sugar High, a two coater, alone.

China Glaze Sugar High Nail Polish, Two Coats

I topped it off with two coats of VIP Pink and top coat.

Sally Hansen VIP Pink Nail Polish over China Glaze Sugar High

That's much better.  Now that I'm all pink and sparkly, it pretty much has to be a good day today.  That's just about all I have for you, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear VIP Pink

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today there's more layered glitter polish in store with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear VIP Pink over China Glaze Sugar High.  I don't know much about VIP Pink other than that I had it in a box of polishes and it's a pretty pink with glitter, but it looked a little sheer for me to wear alone.

I don't know if I ever showed you a picture of what I think is the easiest way to get an idea of the opacity of a polish without having to open it, so I took one to show you today.  I just hold the bottle a little bit tilted and above eye level, then roll the mixing ball around a little.  How well I can see the mixing ball is an indication of how sheer it is.

Mixing Ball in Sally Hansen VIP Pink Bottle

That's pretty sheer since I can see it so well, so I grabbed a creme that was a good match for the shade, China Glaze Sugar High, to put under it.  Here's two coats of Sugar High, a two coater, alone.

China Glaze Sugar High Nail Polish, Two Coats

I topped it off with two coats of VIP Pink and top coat.

Sally Hansen VIP Pink Nail Polish over China Glaze Sugar High

That's much better.  Now that I'm all pink and sparkly, it pretty much has to be a good day today.  That's just about all I have for you, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling & H4

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today, I've just added to the Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet I applied yesterday.  I started with Chez-Delaney plate H4, using the tip pattern I showed you from it, in Konad Green Special Polish.  That worked out well, but I thought the whole thing could use some sparkle, so I added two coats of Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling, then quick dry top coat.

Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling & H4 over Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet

Now, I think it's fair to say that Bring on the Bling is a little more assertively named than is descriptive, but at the same time, I understand that Bring on the Subtle Shimmer just isn't as catchy.  In any case, as you can see, the Lippmann is good for adding some sparkle, but it's not the over the top kind.

So that's my new and improved manicure for today.  Until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling & H4

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today, I've just added to the Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet I applied yesterday.  I started with Chez-Delaney plate H4, using the tip pattern I showed you from it, in Konad Green Special Polish.  That worked out well, but I thought the whole thing could use some sparkle, so I added two coats of Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling, then quick dry top coat.

Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling & H4 over Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet

Now, I think it's fair to say that Bring on the Bling is a little more assertively named than is descriptive, but at the same time, I understand that Bring on the Subtle Shimmer just isn't as catchy.  In any case, as you can see, the Lippmann is good for adding some sparkle, but it's not the over the top kind.

So that's my new and improved manicure for today.  Until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!  

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

Today I tried out yet another of the Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears from the recent display, Mint Sorbet.  It's a very pale mint green creme, and a great one at that.  Like its sister Lacey Lilac, Mint Sorbet is extremely pigmented, so one coat looked like it would be sufficient as a base for a glitter, and two was completely opaque and even.  Both of these are exceptional pale pastels, especially for $3.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet Nail Polish, Two Coats

On its own it's quite nice, but a little on the plain side for me.  I'll likely add some glitter or Konad to it tomorrow.

That's the update for today, Dear Reader.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!  

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

Today I tried out yet another of the Sally Hansen Xtreme Wears from the recent display, Mint Sorbet.  It's a very pale mint green creme, and a great one at that.  Like its sister Lacey Lilac, Mint Sorbet is extremely pigmented, so one coat looked like it would be sufficient as a base for a glitter, and two was completely opaque and even.  Both of these are exceptional pale pastels, especially for $3.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet Nail Polish, Two Coats

On its own it's quite nice, but a little on the plain side for me.  I'll likely add some glitter or Konad to it tomorrow.

That's the update for today, Dear Reader.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!