Sally Hansen - Bride to Be

This colour looked so un-bride like to me that I just had to pick it up. It's a silver polish with a green tinge, and it was nice enough to wear, but definitely not a shade I will be drawn to often. I also haven't seen this colour on any of the nail blogs I regularly visit. This is 2 coats and it went on a little patchy, and this was a pain to remove so be patient with this one. It also dried slower than I'm used to.

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Essie - Da Bush

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I'd be busier than normal for a couple of weeks. Those couple of weeks finally ended yesterday and the sense of relief I felt waking up this morning was wonderful. I'm sorry I didn't post at all last week (I didn't even turn on my computer!), but I did photograph my nails every day so I'm catching up today. 

I picked up Essie's Da Bush from the resort collection last year, and it is a very 'me' shade. It applied easily in two thin coats and I really enjoyed wearing it. I did put this colour on my toes as well (my fingers and toes usually match) but it made my feet look a little ill-looking. I definitely recommend leaving this one for your fingers!

**There was no sun so all photos are taken in cloudy daylight. Also, if you enlarge the photos, you'll see bubbles. That was entirely user-error >_>

MAC - Salad Dressed

This is green enough that I expect I'll get a lot of use out of this colour. A lot of people seem to complain about MAC nail polish, but I haven't had a single problem with any of the ones I own (though maybe thats thanks to the nail blogs I read). This is an amazing teal that applied smoothly and opaquely in 2 coats, and it is a perfect polish for sunny days.

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Ulta3 - Kiwi Kaos

Not a colour I would wear daily (or for more than a day) but pretty for a lazy saturday. I seemed to have caught the only sun this morning, and the rest of the day is looking dreary and dull :( Anyways, this polish is smooth and opaque in 2 coats (as per usual with Ulta3) and was from the summer Gelato collection.

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OPI - Up Front and Personal

This polish looked so pretty in the bottle, it's a shame the sparkle isn't picking up on camera. I did think it would be more opaque than what is was (this is 3 coats on my nails and there is still vnl) but I think this would be a perfect topcoat for beige or grey polishes. 

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