Field of Greens

What says I'm ready for spring more than yellow and green?

Barielle Lemondrops, Wet N Wild Field of Greens

Barielle Lemondrops, Wet N Wild Field of Greens

Barielle Nail Rebuilding Protein

Barielle Lemondrops

Wet n Wild Field of Greens

Seche Vite

When I was looking for a layering glitter, I found Sinful Colors and Wet N Wild with very similar looks. I only did one coat on a nail stick, but they look pretty similar. Wet N Wild Field of Greens obviously is more dense and Sinful Colors Call You Later has more golden glitter in it.

I'd say Wet N Wild Field of Greens is the winner here since you get more polish for the  same cost, and is cruelty free!

Jenny

It's been a little while since I've worn a Shimmer Polish. I sure love these, as long as I have a peel off base coat! Or Elmer's glue in a bottle, which is what I personally use.

Shimmer polishes are always a beautiful blend of base and glitter that go on fantastically (is that a word?) without any problems.

Elmer Glue as a peel off base coat
Shimmer Jenny (3 coats)
Seche Vite

Shimmer Polish is available through the main website or Etsy.

Delphinium

Delphinium is part of the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure collection. It's a lovely lilac grey, very neutral and flattering.

Color is lovely, just enough lilac to be feminine, enough grey to be business casual, and enough pastel to be delicate. The formula was a little runny so it liked to bleed into the cuticles and not stay put, but it's a creme so cleanup was pretty straight forward and easy to accomplish.

Be warned with any polish with a white base - they are harder to clean up since the white likes to be left behind and the color on the edges will become chalky and uneven so applying with a steady hand is better than acetone and a brush afterwards.

Gelous base coat

Sally Hansen Delphinium (3 coats)

Seche Vite top coat

A silly picture to boot. It started chipping so I opted to try a monochromatic french tip manicure using Sally Hansen Lavendar Cloud. I think the colors look nice but the tips are waaayyyyy too thick. I shouldn't have used the polish brush to do them. My bad. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted, all three minutes of it!

Geometric Design

As much as I enjoy Barielle Smarty Pants Pink, I needed a little fun on top. I tried my hand at some geometric designs and it proved harder than I thought. Definitely need to practice. 

I'm not sure if I like it more with the outlines or without.

Products Used:
Barielle Smarty Pants Pink
Deborah Lippman Footloose
Barielle Big Apple Red
Orly Faint of Heart mixed with Finger Paints Haute Taupe
Black Acrylic Paint
Tape
Striping Brush

Smarty Pants Pink

My nails have been recovering recently from being chopped off. I was at work and felt they were a little too long for what I was doing but I was in such a hurry I clipped them down shorter than I intended. I've been letting them grow out a little and felt like wearing something bright and cheerful.

Barielle Smarty Pants Pink is part of the Brilliant Colors Collection. It's a gorgeous warm pink creme that is opaque in two coats, but I used three out of habit.

Dries a little darker and brighter than in the bottle.

Used:
Gelous base coat
Barielle Smarty Pants Pink (3 coats)
Seche Vite top coat

Fantastic formula, thick enough to be easy to use and doesn't run. Barielle is a great brand. Love every polish of theirs that I have!