...and into
BLUE nail polish. Me. Wearing blue nail polish.
I don't really know now what I was so afraid of. Probably left over from the 70s and 80s where all we had were reds, pinks, mauves and neutrals. Blue nail polish was unheard of then. I'm not going to get over my fear of black polish as easily. But I won't say never.
So I started by sticking my toe in and testing the waters. Literally. I wore China Glaze For Audrey on my toes for a few days and it wasn't that bad! So I decided to pull out one of my untrieds in a scattered holo (because I love holos!) and put on Milani 3D Cyberspace. And I loved it! Who knew? The formula is great for a "holo." It's not a tight holo, but it's better than strictly a holo glitter. I'd call it a scattered holo. This is three light coats with a topcoat.
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| Milani 3D Cyberspace |
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| Milani 3D Cyberspace |
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| Milani 3D Cyberspace |
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| Milani 3D Cyberspace |
So with an easy blue under my belt, I got a little braver! Dior makes great blues, but I'm not going to shell out the price of a Dior when I don't know if I can follow through with it. So I picked up NYC Skin Tight Denim Creme and Sally Hansen HD Laser to test drive. The Sally Hansen definitely has a lot of depth and shimmer with flashes of purple and pink. It took 2 coats. I didn't do clean up on either the Sally Hansen or the NYC because I didn't know if I was going to leave them on. I usually have very little, if any, cleanup, but blues and reds seem harder for me to apply perfectly on the first swipe, for some reason.
The NYC Skin Tight Denim Creme is a little on the thick side, but for a $2 polish, it certainly had more depth and shine than I expected. It went on okay, not great, only because it's thicker than I am used to.
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| NYC Skin Tight Denim Creme |
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| NYC Skin Tight Denim Creme |
Then I decided to see how the Sally Hansen HD Laser would layer over it. Below I've layered it over the NYC polish on the middle and ring fingers.
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| NYC Skin Tight Denim Creme with Sally Hansen HD Laser layered over on middle and ring fingers |
I liked it, so layered the rest of the nails and I decided to leave it and see how it fares tomorrow. Can I make it through an entire day with such a BLUE blue? We will see!!! (Below I tried to capture the flashes of purple.)
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| NYC Skin Tight Denim Creme with Sally Hansen HD Laser layered on top |
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NYC Skin Tight Denim Creme with Sally Hansen HD Laser layered on top |
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Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
I wore blue nail polish once, many years ago and my father wanted to know if my nails were diseased. I never wore it again until just recently. My dad passed in April. Turns out I adore blue and combinations thereof.
ReplyDeleteMy husband was the same way about blue nail polish. He passed 6 years ago and I'm just now getting over my fear of blues. My condolences on the passing of your father.
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