Spring Fever

Happy first week of spring, polishists!

Here in New York, we are about to sue Puxatony Phil for false advertising! It's currently 44 degrees, and warmer weather is nowhere in sight :( Despite the reality of the situation (it's coooooollldddd!!), it is, in fact, springtime. And I decorated my nails to celebrate its arrival!

I wanted to go for a subtle mani for this week, after the colorful one I had for St. Patrick's Day.

I picked up these Sally Hansen Salon Effects in All A- Flutter nail decals a few weeks ago, and I wasn't sure if I would wear them. They looked a little juvenile, but I still copped them. When I was thinking about my manicure for this week... the week before Easter, first week of spring- they seemed completely appropriate.

I decided to pair All A-Flutter with Wet n Wild's Break the Ice. Back when I was just starting my polish habit, I loved Wet n Wild's Megalast formula because they lasted longer than other polishes I was using. I'm changing my polish more often now, but I do still love Megalast! Break the Ice is a pearl off- white that is perfect for professional settings.

I definitely see myself wearing this again.

So, polishists, how's the weather where you are?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Polishists!!

Sorry for the late posting- my weekend to-do list is about a mile long! I haven't mentioned it on the blog, but I am actually a doctoral candidate who is working part time and trying to finish my dissertation! Whew! A lot is going on. I appreciate your patience and loyalty :) Hopefully this dissertation roller coaster will be over soon!

Anyway, on to my festive nails!

I was trying to keep it simple, but... that didn't exactly work out.

Here is the cast of characters.

I used Essie's Mojito Madness as my main color. It's a vibrant kelly green that goes opaque in two coats. The formula is a little thin, but I like the results.

On my index finger, I toped Mojito Madness with Orly's Sashay My Way. It's a festive glitter with hexagonal and rectangular pieces. It's not my favorite, but it is really unique.


I tried a striping manicure again and am crazy about the results! The underwear is a butterscotch gold from Color Club. There wasn't a name on it, and I bought it at a local discount store (Lot Less, for you New Yorkers). It's a pretty color, but it dries a little streaky. I like it as a base color for a tape mani, and perhaps a good color for stamping...? We shall see.

I used the Color Club polish as the base color for my ring finger and accented it with green striping tape . I sealed the design with two coats of Seche Vite.

Finally, I did a glitter gradient on the pinky finger. I used e.l.f.'s Gold Star over Mojito Madness for this look. I am LOVING the glitter gradients. This will not be my last one :)



I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out. Not exactly work- appropriate, but cute nonetheless!

How did you spend your St. Patty's Day?

Ay, Que Rica!

Today I am bringing you something short and sweet :)

This week I kept it simple. Nothing fancy, no special tools, no multiple colors or layers. Just this:

Zoya Rica. And, sí, es muy rica!!

Rica is a tangerine color with a glass fleck overload! I love it!! It reminds me of if tangerine soda existed. Wait, does it?

I just Googled it. It does.

Moving on...

This is two coats, topped with Seche Vite. Lovely.

I may add some art later on this week, but I like how this looks for right now! What do you think?