Sally Hansen - Clay, L'Oreal - I Like It Chunky

COATS | CAPAS:
2
TOPCOAT? |CAPA FINAL?:
Yes ** Si
SOURCE | ORIGEN:
Sally Hansen: Walgreens
L'Oreal: Walmart

L'Oreal - Lilac Cooler, Creme De Mint, and rub-ons

APPLICATION | APLICACIÓN:
Smooth ** Suave
COATS | CAPAS:
2
TOPCOAT? |CAPA FINAL?:
See photos ** Mira las photos
SOURCE | ORIGEN:
L'Oreal: Walgreens
Rub-ons: Dollar Tree

COMMENTS | COMENTARIOS:
It's been a while since I've used rub-on decals - and my application skills are not very good anymore!
**  Ha pasado un tiempo desde que he usado etiquetas "rub-on" - y mis habilidades de aplicación ya no son muy bueno!

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No topcoat:

With topcoat:

L'Oreal Jet Set - After Party

APPLICATION | APLICACIÓN:
Smooth ** Suave
COATS | CAPAS:
3
TOPCOAT? |CAPA FINAL?:
No
SOURCE | ORIGEN:
Big Lots

COMMENTS | COMENTARIOS:
This is a polish I've had for quite a few years. It was still easy to apply and very pretty!
**  Este es un esmalte que he tenido desde hace unos años. Todavía era fácil de aplicar y muy bonita!

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L'Oreal - Jazz Berry

APPLICATION | APLICACIÓN:
Smooth ** Suave
COATS | CAPAS:
2
TOPCOAT? |CAPA FINAL?:
No
SOURCE | ORIGEN:
Big Lots

COMMENTS | COMENTARIOS:

This was a simple manicure for spending the day with family. I cut my nails a little bit.  Unfortunately, as I prepared breakfast with bare nails the next morning, the knife cut my  fingernail. Now they are much shorter!
**  Esta fue una manicura simple para pasar el día con la familia. Me corté las uñas un poco. Lamentablemente, mientras preparaba el desayuno con las uñas desnudas la mañana siguiente, me cortó a mi uña con el cuchillo. Ahora son mucho más cortos!

L'Oreal - Mango-Get-Em and Wet N Wild - Blazed

APPLICATION: Smooth
COATS: 2 of each
TOPCOAT?: Yes
SOURCE: Both purchased from various drugstores.
COMMENTS: In an email exchange with Poetic Realist of the blog Life.Love.Nailpolish., she mentioned her love for Coral shades. I responded that I hadn't yet worn a coral that didn't look like orange on me. She then suggested these two colors - both of which I already had in my stash (seriously, this is why I need to stop buying nail polish!). I'm wearing both, and am happy to say neither looks orange on me. Thanks so much J!!

Left to Right below: Mango-Get-Em | Blazed | Mango-Get-Em | Blazed

I stamped this with a pattern of miniature fleurs de lis using Confetti - Vava Voom.

ABOP Franken - Get Your Own Sorbet!

APPLICATION: Smooth
COATS: 2
TOPCOAT?: Not until after Nfu Oh - 59 flakies added.
SOURCE: Abop franken for the jelly, www.fabuloustreet.com for the Nfu Oh - 59.
COMMENTS: I've been seeing the OPI Texas collection around the nail blog world, and didn't feel I had to have any of the colors. Then I saw the sorbet/jelly ones in person. Gorgeous! And the store salesperson was wearing one of each of the red/coral/purple ones on her fingers. Want!!  At $8.50 each, that wasn't going to work for me, and I didn't have any JCP coupons. I told myself I would create my own sorbets - even if they weren't exactly the same, something with a similar squishiness and shine. So, here is the first one.

Made of two polishes - an old L'Oreal - Stroke of Midnight, and Out the Door topcoat. Simple, quick dry, shiny:

Started the mani by applying rub-ons directly onto base coat. Less waiting, and I knew they'd still show through:

Topped with Nfu-Oh 59 the next evening:

I haven't seen swatches of the OPI sorbets on longer nails yet, but I wonder how many coats those take to obscure the nail line...

Wasn't able to change my mani, so I went dot crazy for a minimal-effort change using Color Club Worth the Risque.

L'Oreal Turbo Perle

Application: Smooth
Coats: 2
Source: Old Stash from Rexall Drugs years ago
Comments: This was one of the first creme -like polishes I ever tried. It does have a bit of shimmer. Accented my ring finger with Sally Hansen Planetary