OPI GoldenEye

Collection: Skyfall (2012 Winter)

Yellow gold foil flakes. This was my Chinese (Lunar) New Year mani a few days ago as I did red last year. Red and gold are considered auspicious colors to the Chinese.

As seen above, GoldenEye is incredibly shiny. My pictures show that the edges of my nail are not covered completely but no one will ever see beyond the shine in real life.

I applied this polish in thin coats really slowly. It’s best not to make any mistakes because the foil is a pain to clean up. Removal is not so easy – I had to do a foil wrap the last time – so I used PVA glue here.

Happy Lunar New Year! And thanks for looking!

Polish peels:
• PVA Glue (1 coat)
• OPI GoldenEye (3 coats)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)

Nfu Oh 66

Collection: Holographic

Linear light green holographic. I bought this in 2011 and it’s my only Nfu Oh holo to date. There was some issue with certain batches but mine turned out fine. Sure it’s not the most holo, but it’s still incredible.

While this might have been my first linear holo, it’s certainly not my last. You’ve seen my favorite Layla here, and I’ve definitely eying some Color Club Halo Hues and China Glaze Hologlams.

Nfu Oh 66 has a fussy formula so I paired it with the aqua base. The trick to using aqua base is to let it dry completely. If you don’t like waiting, I assume Layla’s method of buffing would work here too.

Thanks for looking!

Polish peels:
• Nfu Oh Aqua Base (1 coat)
• Nfu Oh 66 (2 coats)

Polish Days: Back to Nature

Where I live – near the equator – the weather can be simply labeled as either rainy or sunny. We don’t have four distinct seasons, but there are two monsoon seasons: December to March, and June to September.

My nails were inspired by the cloudy skies of the monsoon season. The blue and white show off a bright but cloudy day we often get during this month. It gets pretty windy too so I tried to make the clouds appear as though they were moving.

Tony Moly GS09 Shooting Star

Collection: Glitter (2012 Spring)

Sheer lilac jelly with multi-colored glitter. There’s small and medium hexes, plus a sprinkling of gold micro glitter. The lilac base reminds me of OPI Care To Danse? – not just the color but the opacity too.

I found that the glitter doesn't distribute evenly, there was some dabbing and pushing around to get a good spread. It’s not a deal breaker for me but I wish I love the finished look more. It's very delicate looking but I don't favor so many colors of glitter.

Polish peels:
• PVA Glue (1 coat)
• Tony Moly Shooting Star (3 coats)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)