Stainless Steel

Revlon, Steel-her Heart
Revlon, Silver Dollar
Silver Striper

Revlon, Emerald
China Glaze, Glittering Garland 

I love this colour so much, but it doesn’t photograph well.
It’s not red, but a deep magenta and it’s gorgeousss.

Revlon, Cherries in the Snow
Sally Hansen, White On
Sally Hansen, Blue Me Away!
Sally Hansen, Mellow Yellow
Sally Hansen, Lacey Lilac 

disney princess? 
aha pretty much the girliest nails I’ll ever do..

Revlon, Pink Lingerie
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear, Disco Ball 
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear, Strobe Light

Revlon, Tuscan Sun
China Glaze, Ruby Pumps
China Glaze, Liquid Leather 

Revlon, Jaded

felt like putting my striper to work! 

I should probably chill with the dotting…

Revlon, Silver Dollar
Revlon, Guava
China Glaze, Evening Seduction 

Revlon, Facets of Fuchsia
I think it’s love. 

*to note, this is after 2 days wear, so the colour is a little dull* 

Tribal.
I need to try some variations on this, I tend to play it safe.
I’m happy with the colour pairing though!

Revlon, Posh Pink
Essie, Chinchilly
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen, Black 

*plz try not to stair at the cotton fuzz =/ oops 

Revlon, Steel-her Heart

I love this polish.
love love love.
It’s a dark gun metal and for the most part shows up as an ink-y black, but its silver/grey shimmer catches the light perfectly and gives it depth. 
I also have Sally Hansen’s Xtreme Wear Gun Metal  but it’s a lighter, more blue-based colour.
(I’ll swatch a comparison tomorrow)
I think I’m starting to play favourites with my closely-hued polishes.

Also, I felt like adding an accent so I went for leopard print…
=/ instagram was not kind to the appearance of my cuticles/hangnails…
still, quite pleased =] 

 Revlon, Hot for Chocolate
*sorry for the lack of clean-up! 

Day 10: Gradient

 So I hadn’t done this before, and though I realize my results aren’t perfect, I know what I have to fix and how to make it better. I’m already thinking of new colours and finishes! I really do love this and it was much easier than I thought it would be.

Step one: choose your colours.
Most gradient nails will have a lighter base with a darker tip. Find a colour sequence that you can follow from light to dark.
Revlon, Pink Lingerie
OPI, Not So Bora-Bora-ing Pink
OPI, Meet Me on the Star Ferry
Claire’s, Mystical

Step two: start with your lighter colour

side note, I hadn’t worn this colour in ages and I just fell in love with it all over again.

step three: You will need a makeup sponge.
this is an area I could definitely improve on because I use brushes and not sponges for my makeup. So instead of running off to buy a makeup sponge or two, I just grabbed a fresh, kitchen sponge from under my kitchen sink. Aha definitely had an impact on my application.

step four: choose your second colour, and paint a small amount onto the sponge edge. Apply this colour, starting at the top and working your way down, leaving some of the original colour. Repeat this step, stopping higher and higher, until your final colour. 
I used this video for reference.  

step five: add a top coat!

et voila!
 

Day 02: Orange

Brush Strokes
I take back all my other complaints about past colours being difficult to photograph.
This was by far the hardest. The orange just turned neon in the pictures and streaked out all the other colours. BAH. anyways

Base colour
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, Snappy Sorbet

Stripes (left to right)
H&M, Orange
China Glaze, For Audrey
Revlon, Guava
Sally Hansen, Gilty Pleasure
China Glaze, Coral Star 

*also, please ignore the disaster cuticles