NOTD: L'Oreal Pink Shells + Sally Hansen Ink Spatter

Here's the manicure that I wore in the crackle/shatter comparison vid - I started out with L'Oreal Pink Shells, from their Summer Siren collection:

 

 

Which turned out to be a bit bright for me - very VERY pink LOL.  So I added a coat of Sally Hansen's black crack, Ink Spatter:

  

& I finally, FINALLY got around to doing the orange Addicted to Color - hope to have that posted tomorrow =)  Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

FAQ: Crackle/Shatter Comparison

It's really too bad that I don't have any of the crack polishes from back in the day, live Revlon, but I do have 4 different brands (China Glaze Crackle Glaze, OPI Shatter, Sally Hanson Crackle Overcoat & Kelier Crack Polish) & I finally got around to shooting this on Friday, editing yesterday & now uploading today =)  Enjoy:

 

 

Crack polishes are not my favorite, but they're kind of growing on me.  What do you think of them?

 

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

FAQ: Orange Sticks

You would not BELIEVE how many questions about orange sticks I get on YouTube ... is this some kind of regional slang do you think, like the difference between soda & pop?  What do you call them?  I only realized after I specifically looked at the package that it didn't say orange stick on it, that they were being called  "nail care sticks" ... whatever, it's still an orange stick to me LOL

 

If you're one of the people who don't know what an orange stick is - well I finally caved in & explained:

 

 

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: Zoya Reva

From the Summertime collection, Zoya Reva is a beautiful red with gold sparkle.  I really wasn't quite happy with how any of the pics turned out, they make the red look much brighter than it was IRL, so picture this a little deeper & darker:

 

 

I broke my pinky nail deep into the quick on both sides while wearing this =( 

 

My own clutziness to blame, I  put in my air conditioning unit Monday with no mishaps & then somehow managed to bend it backwards while I was stretching in my chair at work.  I still don't know exactly how I did it.  Polish remover sucked big time but I managed to get through it & give it some support with a patch.

 

Thanks for reading =)

 

~Colette

NOTD: Zoya Loredana + bm212

I took a couple shots of Zoya Loredana matte, although (of course LOL) I didn't actually wear it that way:

 

 

I added stamping with China Glaze Devotion & Bundle Monster plate bm212 - not my best effort & my right hand actually came out better I think than my left.  I thought it would be a little more contrast, but I still liked this version:

 

Trying hard to at least not fall any further behind posting ... been too busy to marble lately but I do have one planned - was going to do it tonight but forgot that SYTYCD would be on until 9.  Tomorrow I have an appointment so it depends on when I get back from that if I'll have time.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette