Aly Loves Lacquer

Hey, guys and gals! Sorry for the delay in posts -- I am nearing final exams at college so it has been pretty busy!

When I first went to apply Essie Beach Bum Blu, I had some buyer's remorse looking at it in the bottle. I was a bit worried that it would be a frosty mess. However, Beach Bum Blu ended up being a great surprise! The aqua blue color is gorgeous and the finish is metallic, NOT frosty. Thank the nail polish gods!

Here is another classic blue polish. Dating a Royal is one of my most favorite OPI's. It is a medium royal blue jelly crème that applies wonderfully in 2 coats. I really like the color because it is bright without being too attention-grabbing. Like a neutral blue, if there is such a thing!

I added a bling accent nail with Kleancolor Afternoon Picnic. Kleancolor makes some amazing (and cheap!) glitters, and this is one of them. Afternoon Picnic has a super sheer gray base and TONS of glitter. Multiple sizes of hex glitters, and lots of different colors. I see silver, pink, blue, gold, green, and orange! I kind of dabbed it on, as opposed to your traditional painting motion of nail polish application. What you see is 2 "coats" of the glitter over 2 coats of OPI Dating a Royal.

I am so in love with Afternoon Picnic. The glitter is stunning! So many different shapes and colors of hexes! I will say that Kleancolor polishes take a while to dry on me. Because this glitter has some larger hexes, I added 2 coats of Seche Vite to help with drying and to make it smoother.

- Aly

Today I am starting off the week with a new brand called Nail the B.Y.T.C.H. Founded by 2 cousins, the brand is definitely a lot more serious than the name might make you think. Their moniker stands for Be Your True Creative Heroine. The line is all about being bold and expressive, and the colors are definitely fitting.

So, I forgot that I already had posted this color and re-photographed it! However, I think that it is pretty enough to warrant another post :)

Color Club Otherworldly has a very unique type of glitter. The glitter dries matte, instead of resting on top and being shiny. The color is very bright blue that also dries matte. However, when I added Seche Vite, Otherworldly almost becomes jelly looking. Very unique polish!

I definitely consider this polish and the rest of this collection to be odd ducks. Pretty, but a bit odd. However, I was really happy with the overall look when I wore this. I mean, I photographed it TWICE! Haha :)

- Aly

Hey, guys and gals! Happy Hump Day!

Today's polish, Revlon Waterfall, is a mini bottle that was given to me in a set by my lovely Grandma B. The set also contains 2 other minis, a gorgeous light green and a silver holo glitter topcoat. I believe this set is out of most Walgreen's stores by now, but you might get lucky and find it in the clearance aisle!

Revlon Waterfall is a light blue polish with shimmer. The shimmer seems to be blue, silver, and maybe purple in the bottle. Sadly, most of that gets lost on the nail. :( Still, the shimmer adds some depth to Waterfall. Here I am wearing 3 thin coats.

Today's blue is my absolute favorite navy polish: China Glaze First Mate. This dark blue crème is awesome! It applies evenly in 1 thick coat, or 2 thin ones. Everyone loves a one coat wonder! Plus, the color is just that perfect, classy shade of navy blue.

You may notice my nails are shorter :( I had a bad break on one and had to file them all down and round them off. But I figure you're here for the beautiful colors, not the length of my nails, so take a look at this lovely navy.