I'll start with my awfully belated MAC Liberty of London Blue India, a rich teal color. I thought it would be a bit more grayish or muted, but it was full on teal blue.
This was the first MAC polish I have used and I was very impressed with the formula. I had heard that some people have issues with application & streakiness, but I had none of those.
Next up, we have the guest nails of my darling daughter E, who was sporting a layered combo of OPI Thanks So Muchness, topped with 1 coat of Mad as a Hatter. (Occasion was her final basketball game of the season, nails to match the red team jerseys.)
What a fun combo! She loved it. Here's the full story on the polish - Summerilla wanted Mad as a Hatter but was only able to find the minis and quickly realized that they just were a pain to apply on grown up fingernails. So I found a full size bottle of MAAH (thank you to the Trade Secret at White Flint) and we swapped. Turns out that the OPI minis are the *perfect* size for little girl nails. Thanks, Summerilla!!
And to close, a semi-disappointing Essie spring polish. I've said before that I find a lot of their cremes, esp the lighter colors, to be very streaky. Some of them are ok, such as the J Crew Russian Roulette - I didn't love the color on me, but the application was great. And Risky Business, which I got last year, was good, too. (It's a fun orange-y spring color, so I'll probably put on and post about that one soon-ish.)
Essie Neo-whimsical. It's a pretty color - but the application was not great. And since I do my own nails fairly regularly, I need to be able to apply the color instead of relying on someone else's expertise.
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I love OPI - so much that I havnt even bothered to try Essie. Tho with names like High Maintainance I am itching to get my hands on some lol!
I pretty much stick to OPI, too. that peacock teal color is sooo pretty though!
I cannot wait to get a mani/pedi Saturday. I need it so badly and then I can start wearing some peep toes again!!!
I ventured from french into the dark colors this winter and could never get my nail guy to get my nails quite short and round enough. I am quite certain he was saying bad things about me in Vietnamese to all his other nail-doing friends. I really should have brought in a picture from a magazine but I would probably have a hex on me and that just isn't good. I gotta have my nail guy on my side.
Suburban Princess - High Maintenance does sound fun - I love nail polish names!
Pamela - In spite of the fact that I usually do my own nails, I do really want to go get a mani/pedi soon. maybe after my meetings on Thursday...
Jillian, Inc - it is nice to take a break from the darks, much as I love them. I know what you mean about length - we were talking about this on Sweet Tea's blog over the weekend, I think? It's so hard to get nail techs to shorten my nails enough - I guess long nails is their aesthetic, but I can't stand it. I usually try to clip mine the day before I go and then let them file them. And I'm always sure they are saying mean things about me. :)
Maggie & I love to paint our nails! Usually I just do my toes, but sometimes fingernails are fun too. Thanks for the reviews- I need to get to ULTA and get some OPI to try!
agree that OPI is a better texture/consistency formulation than ESSIE--but I LUVE neon-whimsical--currently sporting it on my toes! :)
I love the blue nail polish. So fun!
love the nail polish posts!OPI is my favorite too.I rarely use it on my fingernails though, mostly for pedicures because I can't stand having long nails (I guess that's what 20 years of piano does to a person lol). Hope you have a great weekend!
Oh I love all these colors, of course the Mad as a Hatter is my fav. I love the LOL blue India but I definitely think it's a good toe color. I usually go more muted with my finger nails.
So happy to hear the mini bottles were the perfect size for E. Now I want to go finger nail polish shopping!
Peggy - it is a fun mother-daughter thing to do, definitely!
yogagirl - I need to post it, but I tried the OPI Panda-monium Pink and it is virtually identical to Neo-Whimsical in color, but a MUCH better formula.
Rosa in DC - thanks!
tres tippy - I can't stand long nails either. I actually went and got a mani/pedi last week (first time since last summer, I think) and the girl doing my fingernails actually trimmed my nails short enough...after I pulled out the clippers and showed her how short I like them, of course.
Summerilla - more muted on your fingers? Really? the girl wearing mint green? I kid because I love...and yes, E is loving "her" Alice in Wonderland polish. Right now she has green leftover from St Patty's - got to get that off before we visit my parents later this week.
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